Published
November 18, 2016, 10:01 PM By
James A. Loyola
Premier builder D.M.
Consunji, Inc. (DMCI) is looking for foreign partners as it gears up for the
soon-to-be-launched P8-trillion Duterte Infrastructure Plan, touted as the
biggest infrastructure push in Philippine history.
DMCI President Jorge A.
Consunji said they have already been speaking with a number of possible
technology partners to complement their construction expertise. Some of the
potential partners are major players in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
DMCI is also looking
for strategic partners who can add value in terms of efficiency, cost design
and methodology.
“There are new technologies
being developed and adopted all over the world that can be used in the
Philippines to make our infrastructure more cost-efficient and responsive to
end-users,” said Consunji.
However, he noted that
all the discussions are in the exploratory stage as the company is still
awaiting bid documents for the big-ticket infrastructure projects which include
roads, bridges, airports and mass urban transport.
“Based on our
experience, building the infrastructure is the easy part. Getting the projects
off the ground is the real challenge,” said Consunji.
In the meantime, DMCI
is beefing up the skills of its manpower through additional and regular
trainings. The company is likewise reviewing its equipment inventory to help
facilitate equipment and personnel mobilization later on.
DMCI has a long history
of building key infrastructure in the Philippines, including the EDSA- Santolan
Flyover, South Metro Manila Skyway Project (Stage 2), Tarlac-Pangasinan-La
Union Toll Expressway and the recently opened Phase 2A of the Ninoy Aquino
International Airport Expressway.
The company is also
building the portion of the Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3 that will connect
Buendia in Makati to Nagtahan and Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard in Manila.
By next year, DMCI
expects to proceed with the construction of the Laguna side of the
Cavite-Laguna Expressway.
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