The project is funded by the National Government through the DoTr. The Tagum City government, the procuring entity for the project, invited interested bidders or suppliers to bid for the P114.48-million design and build contract. The deadline to submit bids was March 29, according to the invitation to bid posted on the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System.
Under the special conditions of the contract, completion of the project must be within 270 days upon receipt of the notice to proceed.The Mindanao Railway Project is a 1,544-kilometer railway system connecting Davao, General Santos, Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Cotabato, Zamboanga, Butuan, Surigao, and Malaybalay. It is financed through official development assistance from the Chinese government.
Current status of resettlement sites for the mindanaorailwayproject