IN RESPONSE TO THE GROWING NEED OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IN THE AREA OF TRANSPORTATION

Duration: February 2013 - November 2013 

Client: Asian Development Bank

Lead Firm: Halcrow

The technical assistance (TA) will provide advisory services to the government and to the city of Davao to support a program to modernize public transport within the city. 

The Department of Transportation and Communications will be the executing agency for the TA and the city government of Davao will be the implementing agency. The outcome of the TA is to improve the integration of the city’s public transport system, broaden its coverage area, and enhance efficient services for passengers. 

The key output of the TA is the design and implementation of a public transport strategy and an associated reform and modernization program. The reform program will define public transport routes and services, the coverage area, and hours and frequency of operations. 

The services will be delivered through the implementation of a new franchising mechanism driven by performance indicators to ensure passenger satisfaction. The program will bring about system integration and enhanced enforcement to carry efficiencies over into operations. 

The project will build on previous work such as that undertaken by the Asian Development Bank for the Implementation of Asian City Transport–Promoting Sustainable Urban Transport in Asia Project and review current public transport operations and services, including regulatory and operational conditions. The TA will include a substantial capacity development program and stakeholder participation program for government officials, public transport operators, and civil society to ensure the broadest support for public transport modernization. 

Duration: March 8, 2012 – May 16, 2012 

Client:  Green Spot Development, Inc.

Technical Advisory to Green Spot Development, Inc. (GSDI) for the preparation of an Unsolicited Proposal for the financing, construction, operation, and maintenance of Asphalt Batching Plant Facility under a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Contractual Arrangement.

The main objective of the advisory services of TTPI (the Consultant) is to assist Green Spot Development Inc. or GSDI (the Client) in preparing and packaging an Unsolicited BOT Proposal for the development and operation of an Asphalt Batching Plant for submission to and approval by the Quezon City Government (QCG). 

Duration: February 15 2011 - April 15, 2011 

Client:  Japan Bank for International Cooperation

The objectives of the Study are:

• To provide proper guidance for all concerned of the risks associated with the project, from conceptualization, tendering, development/construction, implementation and post-implementation; 
• The identified risks can be shared appropriately by all concerned: a) the government, b) private sector, and when needed, the beneficiaries (users) of the project; 
• Proper categorization of said risks can be done; 
• Where appropriate, applicable and cost effective, the risks can be mitigated prior to tendering;
• The identified risks, concerned entities responsible for addressing/mitigating them, appropriate mitigating schemes and approaches, and the proper documentation of these will be stipulated in the contract; and the viability gap will be identified beforehand and as such how to reduce this will be suggested or recommended.