Contractors of the Bunawan Bridge (Daang Maharlika) widening project will take on the cost of its repair after the retaining wall of the said bridge recently collapsed.
Engr. Ma. Gloria Sorrero, spokesperson of the Davao City District Engineering Office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), told media that the contractors Rely Constructions and Supply joint venture with Rakki Corporation has not yet achieved the structural strength of the retaining wall the reason it collapsed following rains in the previous days.
“The repair of the wall will be shouldered by the contractors at their own expense,” Sorrero said.
Dean Ortiz, spokesperson of DPWH XI, also explained further that the project is still ongoing, and following bad weather conditions experienced by the city it resulted in the saturation of the base.
Ortiz said the repair of the project will cost around P10 million.
With a contract amount of P61,778,380, the Bunawan bridge project is scheduled to be completed on April 18, 2022, however, a delay is expected due to the damage.
“As of the moment the contractors incur an accomplishment of 95 percent but due to damage, that is why ma-delay ang completion ng project. Supposed to be ang trabahuin na namin ay yung road concreting kasi ang tulay tapos na, ang retaining wall na ang na-collapse,” Sorrero said.
Ortiz assured that the repair is at no cost to the government.
“The project involves the widening of the Bunawan Bridge. As you can see ang Bunawan Bridge is two-lanes pa. So we widened it to three kay three lanes man pud sa pikas and that would compensate into six lanes in Daang Maharlika highway,” he adde
