OVER the weekend, the government made the announcement that the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) project will undergo a rebidding. The decision had apparently been reached notwithstanding President Aquino’s earlier statement that he, himself, entertained doubts about the authenticity of the claim made by disqualified bidder San Miguel Group regarding the “bid premium” it allegedly offered for the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) project.
We recall that while in China for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, President Aquino expressed to media the apparent uncertainty he had over the P20-billion bid premium which the Ramon Ang group claimed it made, compared to the P11-billion plus offered by the winning bidder, Ayala-Aboitiz consortium.
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