DPWH responds to SN gov’t on road widening project

By Dominic B. dela Cruz

Staff reporter

DEPARTMENT of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 2^nd engineering district chief Engr. Mathias L. Malenab confirmed that they received the letter from San Nicolas Mayor Melanie Grace P. Valdez concerning the road widening project.

The said letter, which contains a resolution passed by the Sangguniang Bayan, requests the DPWH to preserve the sidewalk along the vicinities of San Nicolas Elem. School, Sta. Rosa Academy, the public plaza and the Municipal Hall.

The said resolution also requests the DPWH to put a drainage system along the affected sites and to require contractors to put up warning devices and signage during the implementation of the road widening project.

Mr. Malenab thanked the San Nicolas mayor and the municipal council and assured that he would respond to the letter officially immediately.

He said he would send a project engineer to determine the extent of the areas mentioned in the letter as he also promised that they will not touch the specific sidewalks.

Likewise, Mr. Malenab also promised to look for funding for the establishment of a drainage system.

As for the warning devices and signage, the engineer said they have sufficient material for them.

He also disclosed that his project engineer and the engineer of the winning contractor paid a courtesy call to Ms. Valdez to discuss the said project.

However, he said the project engineer failed to discuss the scope of the project to the mayor and this later became a problem.

As a result, Mr. Malenab said this would serve as a lesson for them to further improve their coordination with local government units on DPWH projects.

San Lorenzo Bridge still not completed.

Meanwhile, Mr. Malenab confirmed that the San Lorenzo Bridge, also in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, still only has two lanes.

In view of this, he said the DPWH will start computation for the contractor’s penalty on March 1.

He said that the liquidated damages will only be computed until the project is 100 percent complete.

Record shows that the project should have been completed on February 27, 2015 and penalties will be computed for every day of the delay based on Republic Act 9814’s provisions.

Mr. Malenab estimates that two percent remains to be completed and is hopeful that the project would be finished soon.

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