Value of PPADB awarded tenders fall
Friday, November 04, 2016
According to the 2016 annual report, tenders awarded by the board during the period amounted to P3.91 billion as opposed to P5.04 billion for the 2014/15 financial year, which represents a 22% drop.
The board adjudicated 527 submissions in 2015/16, which was a 28% decline compared to 735 submissions during the 2014/15 financial year.
Whilst the project received mixed reactions from members of the public, the project is indeed a welcome development, which needs to be implemented as soon as possible. Many shared their opinion, with those against the project decrying that if implemented, it will kill the already struggling public transport industry.Many countries around the world have state-run public transport, and those who have travelled to such countries will give testimony...