Danessa Rivera (The Philippine Star)
- June 2, 2018 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — State-run
Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) has declared
Mindoro Grid Corp. as the lowest bidder for the one-year contract of
650-megawatt (MW) Malaya Thermal Power Plant in Rizal.
In a statement, PSALM said Mindoro
Grid offered P227 million for the one-year operation and maintenance service
contract (OMSC) of the Malaya plant, beating the P258 million offer of Soosan
ENS Co., Ltd., the other bidder that participated in the bid opening activity.
The Malaya TPP OMSC has an approved
budget of P264 million which will be sourced from PSALM’s 2018 and 2019
Corporate Operating Budgets.
In accordance with the Implementing
Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform
Act, the bidder will need to undergo post-qualification evaluation before the
contract can be awarded.
Part of the responsibilities under
the service contract include the day-to-day upkeep, management and maintenance
or repair of the power plant and its equipment.
The Malaya TPP is being managed by
PSALM through an OMSC. The current operator of the power plant is STX Marine
Service Co. Ltd. whose contract will expire on Aug. 25.
Located in Pililia, Rizal, it
consists of a 300-MW unit with a once-through type boiler and a 350-MW unit
fitted with a conventional boiler.
It was last rehabilitated in 1995 by
Korea Electric Power Corp. under a 15-year rehabilitate-operate-manage-maintain
agreement.
The Malaya power plant was
designated as a Must Run Unit (MRU) by the Department of Energy (DOE) to
address supply deficiency when operating power plants in the grid suddenly bog
down or become unavailable.
It will operate as a MRU until the
DOE finalizes its privatization schedule.
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