DOTC moves submission deadline for LTFRB IT infra project bids to Oct 12

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has moved to Oct. 12 the date for the submission of qualification documents for the P298 million Road Transport Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure Project Phase II of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

The previous submission date was on Oct. 2.

The project, which would be carried out under the public private partnership (PPP) program, involves the upgrade of the existing IT infrastructure of LTFRB.

This would cover the computerization of the LTFRB’s manual processes, as well as development and supply of its network infrastructure (hardware), database, and applications (software).

The computerization of LTFRB’s processes is meant to organize the agency’s existing data as well as enhance data collection and processing.

The project is also expected to facilitate the integration of the LTFRB and related agencies.

Through the project, the processing time for transactions with the LTFRB would be reduced.

The project would also lead to improved public information access and provide a feedback mechanism.

Earlier, the PPP Center said 28 firms have expressed interest for the project by attending the pre-bid conference held last month.

Apart from the LTFRB’s IT project, the government is also bidding out another IT deal under the PPP program, the P1.59 billion Civil Registry System (Phase II) of the Philippine Statistics Authority.

Launched in 2010, the PPP program aims to address the country’s infrastructure gap, deliver public services and generate jobs.

Since the program’s launch, the government has awarded 10 projects amounting to a total of P189 billion.