The City Economic Enterprise Office is preparing the 494 vendors-awardees for the upcoming turnover of the Agdao Farmers Market.
Funded by the Department of Agriculture (DA) and implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWD), the conversion of the Agdao Public Market (renamed Agdao Farmers Market) into a three-story building with portions of air-conditioned offices of the City Economic Enterprises and the City Environment and Natural Resources (CENRO) commenced in 2018.
Maximo Macalipes, Jr., OIC of the City Economic Enterprise, said that the project is now at 92.3 percent complete and is currently at Phase 2 of the project.
“Currently we are in Phase 2 of the project na 92.3 percent and we are just awaiting the turnover. Initially, Phase 1 is composed of the building nahuman na siya and we continue on Phase 2 na funding. On the ground amo nang gina ready ang mga awardee or vendors sa Agdao Public Market and we conducted an orientation and reviewing on their lease contract para if ever na ma turn over na si Agdao Farmers Market ready na atong mga vendors to sit in sa ilahang respective na mga stalls,” Macalipes said during I-Speak media forum on Thursday.
The new Agdao Farmers Market houses 18 stalls for the meat section, 20 stalls for the dressed chicken, nine stalls for storage, and 19 special spaces on the ground floor. On the second floor, there are 134 stalls and 33 are for dry good sections. The third floor is intended for miscellaneous spaces such as clinics or boutiques or office spaces including two function halls.
Agdao Farmers Market is among the eight public markets being managed by the City Enterprise. Other markets are Bankerohan Public Market, Bunawan Public Market, Calinan Public Market, Tugbok/Mintal Public Market, Lasang Public Market, and Tibungco Public Market.
It is also among the plans of the city for the repair and rehabilitation of the market stalls in the city-owned and operated public markets to be leased to interested applicants.
