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BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG. 13BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 13 - AN ACT
APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAY PROJECTS AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
Section 1. Appropriation of funds. — The following sums, or
so much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated out of the
General Fund in the National Treasury, including the proceeds of
authorized bond issues and/or loans and grants from local or foreign
institutions, to implement public works and highway projects of the
National Government, as specified hereunder:
TITLE A — TRANSPORT PROJECTS
For the construction, improvement, rehabilitation, reconstruction,
and/or completion of the following projects, including detailed
engineering and acquisition of sites, equipment, materials, supplies,
and services to be used directly for the projects"
(a) HIGHWAYS
National Capital Region
1. Manila South Diversion Road
Interchange (Pasay City P20,000,000
2. Circumferential Road C-3 and
Radial Road R-10 (Regionwide)
100,000,000
3. Various local roads in support to
Regional Development Plans
(Regionwide 50,000,000
4. Various national roads and bridges
(Regionwide) 80,000,000
5. Road restoration and rehabilitation
program (Regionwide) 50,000,000
Region I
6. Rosario-Laoag Road (La Union,
Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte)
100,000,000
7. Laoag-Allacapan Road (Ilocos
Norte) 50,000,000
8. Ilocos Norte Rural Development
Project (Ilocos Norte) 50,000,000
9. Luzon Road Package, Olongapo-
Bugallon (Pangasinan) 50,000,000
10. Various projects roads in support
to Regional Development Plans
(Regionwide) 10,000,000
11. Major bridges (Regionwide)
10,000,000
12. Various national roads and
bridges (Regionwide) 15,000,000
13. Road restoration and
rehabilitation program
(Regionwide) 20,000,000
Region II
14. Ilagan-Palanan Road (Isabela)
50,000,000
15. Chico Irrigation Project, road
component (Isabela) 30,000,000
16. Laoag-Allacapan Road (Cagayan)
50,000,000
17. Various local roads in support to
Regional Development Plans
(Regionwide) 10,000,000
18. Major bridges (Regionwide)
10,000,000
19. Various national roads
(Regionwide) 15,000,000
20. Road restoration and
rehabilitation program
(Regionwide) 20,000,000
Region III
21. Capaz-Botolan Road (Tarlac and
Zambales) 50,000,000
22. Luzon Road Package, Olongapo-
Bugallon (Zambales) 80,000,000
23. Various local roads in support to
Regional Development Plans
(Regionwide) 10,000,000
24. Major bridges (Regionwide)
10,000,000
25. Various national roads (Regionwide)
15,000,000
26. Road restoration and
rehabilitation program
(Regionwide) 20,000,000
Region IV
27. Mindoro Integrated Rural
Development Project, road
component (Mindoro Oriental
and Mindoro Occidental 60,000,000
28. Luzon Road Package, Tagaytay-
Batangas Road (Tagaytay City
and Batangas) 80,000,000
29. Various local roads in support to
Regional Development Plans
(Regionwide) 25,000,000
30. Major bridges (Regionwide)
20,000,000
31. Various national roads
(Regionwide) 20,000,000
32. Road restoration and
rehabilitation program
(Regionwide) 30,000,000
Region V
33. Third and Fourth IBRD Package
(Albay) 30,000,000
34. Various local roads in support to
Regional Development Plans
(Regionwide) 10,000,000
35. Major bridges (Regionwide)
10,000,000
36. Various national roads
(Regionwide) 15,000,000
37. Road restoration and
rehabilitation program (Regionwide)
20,000,000
38. Secondary and feeder roads, Bicol
River Basin (Camarines Sur)
80,000,000
Region VI
39. Third and Fourth IBRD Package
(Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan and Negros
Occidental) 250,000,000
40. Various local roads in support to
Regional Development Plans
(Regionwide) 20,000,000
41. Major bridges (Regionwide)
20,000,000
42. Various national roads
(Regionwide) 25,000,000
43. Road restoration and
rehabilitation program
(Regionwide) 20,000,000
Region VII
44. Third and Fourth IBRD Package
(Cebu) P120,000,000
45. Various local roads in support to
Regional Development Plans
(Regionwide) 10,000,000
46. Major bridges (Regionwide)
10,000,000
47. Various national roads
(Regionwide) 15,000,000
48. Road restoration and
rehabilitation program
(Regionwide) 20,000,000
Region VIII
49. Samar Integrated Rural Development
Project, road component 200,000,000
50. Various local roads in support to
Regional Development Plans
(Regionwide) 10,000,000
51. Major bridges (Regionwide)
10,000,000
52. Various national roads (Regionwide)
15,000,000
53. Road restoration and
rehabilitation program
(Regionwide) 20,000,000
54. Palo-Carigara-Ormoc-Maasim
Sogod Road (Leyte and Leyte del
Sur) 100,000,000
Region IX
55. Various local roads in support to
Regional Development Plans
(Regionwide) 10,000,000
56. Major bridges (Regionwide)
10,000,000
57. Various national roads
(Regionwide) 20,000,000
58. Road restoration and
rehabilitation program
(Regionwide) 20,000,000
Region X
59. Mindanao secondary and feeder
roads (Misamis Oriental and
Agusan del Norte) 100,000,000
60. Various local roads in support to
Regional Development Plans
Regionwide) 10,000,000
61. Major bridges (Regionwide)
10,000,000
62. Various national roads
(Regionwide) 15,000,000
63. Road restoration and
rehabilitation program
(Regionwide) 20,000,000
Region XI
64. Mindanao secondary and feeder
roads (South Cotabato) 150,000,000
65. Various local roads in support
to Regional Development Plans
(Regionwide) 10,000,000
66. Major bridges (Regionwide)
10,000,000
67. Various national roads
(Regionwide) 10,000,000
68. Road restoration and
rehabilitation program
(Regionwide) 20,000,000
Region XII
69. Mindanao secondary and feeder
roads (Sultan Kudarat) P45,000,000
70. Various local roads in support to
Regional Development Plans
Regionwide) 15,000,000
71. Major bridges (Regionwide)
15,000,000
72. Various national roads
(Regionwide) 20,000,000
73. Road restoration and
rehabilitation program (Regionwide)
25,000,000
Nationwide
74. Major bridges 40,000,000
75. Road restoration and
rehabilitation program 80,000,000
——————
TOTAL FOR HIGHWAYS P2,900,000,000
(b) RAILWAYS
National Capital Region
Light Rail Transit System P200,000,000
TOTAL FOR RAILWAYS P200,000,000
(c) PORTS
Region I
1. Sual Fishing Port Project
(Pangasinan) 37,000,000
Region IV
2. Lucena Fishing Port Project
(Camarines Sur) 99,000,000
Region V
3. Camaligan Fishing Port Project
(Camarines Sur) 60,000,000
Region VI
4. Philippine Rural Infrastructure
Project, port components
(San Jose de Buenavista,
Antique; Culasi, Capiz; and
Dumaguit, Aklan) 32,000,000
5. Iloilo Fishing Port Project (Iloilo
City) 161,000,000
Region VIII
6. Samar Integrated Rural Development
Project, port components (San Jose,
Northern Samar; Catbalogan,
Samar; and Guiuan and
Dolores, Eastern Samar) 12,000,000
Region IX
7. Zamboanga Fishing Port Project
(Zamboanga City) 72,000,000
Region X
8. Port of Cagayan de Oro
(Cagayan de Oro City) 63,000,000
Region XI
9. Port of Davao (Davao City and
Davao del Sur) 53,000,000
——————
TOTAL FOR PORTS P589,000,000
(d) AIRPORT AND AIR NAVIGATIONAL
FACILITIES
Region I
1. Laoag International Airport
(Laoag City) 46,000,000
Region IV
2. Puerto Princesa Airport
(Puerto Princesa City) 13,000,000
Region VI
3. Kalibo Airport (Aklan) 10,000,000
Region VII
4. Dumaguete Airport
(Dumaguete City) 11,000,000
Region IX
5. Pagadian Airport (Pagadian City)
11,000,000
6. Cagayan de Sulu Airport
(Tawi-Tawi) 11,000,000
Region XI
7. General Santos Airport (General
Santos City) 22,000,000
8. Bislig Airport (Surigao del Sur)
10,000,000
TOTAL FOR AIRPORTS AND AIR
NAVIGATION FACILITIES P134,000,000
TOTAL FOR TRANSPORT P3,823,000,000
TITLE B — WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS
For the construction, improvement, rehabilitation reconstruction,
and/or completion of the following projects, including detailed
engineering and acquisition of sites, equipment, materials, supplies,
and services to be used directly for the projects:
(a) IRRIGATION
Region I
1. Ilocos Norte Integrated Development
Project, including Palsiguan
River and Quiaoit (Quiom-May
palig) Multi-Purpose Projects,
irrigation component (Ilocos
Norte) P705,000,000
2. Philippine Rural Infrastructure
Project, irrigation component
(Abra) 12,000,000
3. National Irrigation System,
Improvement Project (Regionwide)
20,000,000
Region II
4. Chico River Basin Project, irrigation
component (Isabela and Kalinga
Apayao) 540,000,000
5. Upper Pampanga River Project
Watershed Development (Nueva
Vizcaya) 15,000,000
6. Cagayan Integrated Area
Development Project, irrigation
component (Cagayan) 65,000,000
7. Philippine Rural Infrastructure
Project, irrigation component
(Kalinga Apayao) 19,000,000
8. National Irrigation System
Improvement Project (Regionwide)
20,000,000
Region III
9. Upper Pampanga River Project
Watershed Development Project
(Nueva Ecija) 15,000,000
10. Tarlac Irrigation System
Improvement Project (Tarlac)
26,000,000
Region IV
11. Laguna de Bay Development Project
irrigation component (Mabitac,
Pagsanjan, Cabuyao, and San Pedro,
Laguna; and Baras, Tanay, and Pililla,
Rizal; and Cavite) 70,000,000
12. Amnay (Asis River) Irrigation
Project (Mindoro Occidental)
18,000,000
13. National Irrigation Systems
Improvement Project (Regionwide)
20,000,000
14. Mindoro Integrated Area Development
Project, irrigation component
(Mindoro Oriental and Mindoro
Occidental) 22,000,000
15. Upper Pampanga River Project
Watershed Development (Quezon)
15,000,000
Region V
16. Baliuag-San Vicente Area Development
Project, irrigation component
(Camarines Sur) 90,000,000
17. Rinconada Area Development
Project, irrigation component
(Camarines Sur) 42,000,000
18. Bula-Minalabac Irrigation Project
Camarines Sur) 22,000,000
19. National Irrigation Systems
Improvement Project (Regionwide)
20,000,000
Region VI
20. Philippine Rural Infrastructure
Project, irrigation component
(Aklan, Antique, and Capiz)
27,000,000
21. National Irrigation Systems
Improvement Project (Regionwide)
20,000,000
Region VII
22. Philippine Rural Infrastructure
Project, irrigation component
(Bohol) 19,000,000
Region VIII
23. Samar Integrated Rural Development
Project, irrigation component
(Northern Samar) 142,000,000
24. National Irrigation Systems
Improvement Project (Regionwide)
20,000,000
Region IX
25. Philippine-Australian Development
Project, irrigation component
(Zamboanga del Sur) 140,000,000
26. National Irrigation Systems Improvement
Project (Regionwide) 20,000,000
Region X
27. Agusan del Sur Irrigation Project
(Bunawan-Salvacion, Agusan del
Sur) 50,000,000
28. Pulangui River Irrigation Project
Valencia, Bukidnon) 39,000,000
29. Agusan II Irrigation Project (Cabadbaran,
Agusan del Norte; and
Solibao-Gibong, Agusan del Sur)
60,000,000
30. National Irrigation System Improvement
Project (Regionwide) 20,000,000
Region XI
31. Tago River Irrigation Project (Surigao
del Sur) 138,000,000
32. Davao del Norte Irrigation Project II
(Libuganon-Lasang, Davao del
Norte) 78,000,000
33. National Irrigation System Improvement
Project (Regionwide) 20,000,000
34. Allah Valley Irrigation Project
(South Cotabato) 220,000,000
Region XII
35. National Irrigation Systems
Improvement Project
(Regionwide) 20,000,000
——————
TOTAL FOR IRRIGATION P2,663,000,000
(b) FLOOD CONTROL AND DRAINAGE
National Capital Region
1. Manggahan Floodway (Rizal)
P132,000,000
2. Napindan Hydraulic Control Structure,
flood control component (Rizal)
66,000,000
3. Marikina Multi-purpose Project,
flood control component (Rizal)
88,000,000
Region I
4. Tina-Gasgas Flood Control and Twin
Impounding Reservoirs (Ilocos
Norte) 200,000,000
5. Catchment basins and impounding
reservoirs, flood control component
(Regionwide) 50,000,000
6. Construction and reconstruction
of railroad and highway bridges
with inadequate waterways
(Regionwide) 75,000,000
7. Dredging of main rivers and outlets
(Regionwide) 15,000,000
8. River training and bank protection
of various rivers (Regionwide)
5,000,000
9. Local flood control, drainage and
related activities (Regionwide)
5,000,000
Region II
10. Magat Multi-Purpose Project, flood
control component (Isabela)
200,000,000
11. Cagayan River Control (Cagayan and
Isabela) 82,000,000
12. Matuno Food Control and
Impounding Reservoir (Nueva
Vizcaya) 100,000,000
13. Sta. Cruz Flood Control and
Impounding reservoirs, flood control
component (Regionwide) 40,000,000
14. Catchment basins and impounding
reservoirs, flood control component
(Regionwide) 40,000,000
15. Dredging of main rivers and outlets
(Regionwide) 3,000,000
16. River training and bank protection
of various rivers (Regionwide)
35,000,000
17. Local flood control, drainage and
related activities (Regionwide)
12,000,000
Region III
18. Labangan Floodway (Bulacan)
10,000,000
19. Catchment basins and impounding
reservoirs including sabo works,
flood control component
(Regionwide) 15,000,000
20. Construction and reconstruction
of railroad and highways bridges
with inadequate waterways
(Regionwide) 150,000,000
21. Dredging of main rivers and outlets
Regionwide) 50,000,000
22. River training and bank protection
of various rivers (Regionwide)
30,000,000
23. Local flood control, drainage and
related activities (Regionwide)
20,000,000
Region IV
24. Mindoro Flood Control and
Schistosomiasis Control Project
(Mindoro Oriental) 12,000,000
25. Cavite Flood Control and Drainage
(Cavite) 15,000,000
26. Catchment basins and impounding
reservoirs, flood control component
(Regionwide) 3,000,000
27. Dredging of main rivers and outlets
(Regionwide) 4,000,000
28. River training and bank protection
of various rivers (Regionwide)
3,000,000
29. Local flood control, drainage and
related activities (Regionwide)
2,000,000
Region V
30. Mayon Volcano Sabo Works and
Related Projects (Albay and
Legaspi City) 18,000,000
31. Sorsogon Schistosomiasis Control
Project (Sorsogon) 10,000,000
32. Lake Bato-Pantao Bay Diversion
Channel (Camarines Sur)
230,000,000
33. Catchment basins and impounding
reservoirs, including sabo works,
flood control component
(Regionwide) 50,000,000
34. Construction and reconstruction
of railroad and highway bridges
with inadequate waterways
(Regionwide) 50,000,000
35. Dredging of main rivers and outlets
(Regionwide) 20,000,000
36. River training and bank protection
of various rivers (Regionwide)
10,000,000
37. Local flood control, drainage and
related activities (Regionwide)
10,000,000
Region VI
38. Panay River Control (Capiz and
Roxas City) 18,000,000
39. Catchment basins and impounding
reservoirs, flood control and
component (Regionwide) 20,000,000
40. Dredging of main rivers and outlets
(Regionwide) 8,000,000
41. River training and bank protection
of various rivers (Regionwide)
6,000,000
42. Local flood control, drainage and
related activities (Regionwide)
4,000,000
Region VII
43. Catchment basins and impounding
reservoirs, including sabo works,
flood control component
(Regionwide) 30,000,000
44. Dredging of main rivers and outlets
(Regionwide) 8,000,000
45. River training and bank protection
of various rivers (Regionwide)
4,000,000
46. Local flood control, drainage and
related activities (Regionwide)
8,000,000
Region VIII
47. Sab-a Basin Schistosomiasis Control
and Drainage Project (Leyte)
17,000,000
48. Catchment basins and impounding
reservoirs, flood control component
(Regionwide) 30,000,000
49. Dredging of main rivers and outlets
(Regionwide) 8,000,000
50. River training and bank protection of
various rivers (Regionwide)
3,000,000
51. Local flood control, drainage and
related activities (Regionwide)
9,000,000
Region IX
52. Saaz River Control and Drainage
(Zamboanga City) 10,000,000
53. Catchment basins and impounding
reservoirs, flood control component
(Regionwide) 15,000,000
54. Dredging of main rivers and outlets
(Regionwide) 5,000,000
55. River training and bank protection
of various rivers (Regionwide)
6,000,000
56. Local flood control, drainage
and related activities
(Regionwide) 4,000,000
Region X
57. Catchment basins and impounding
reservoirs, flood control component
(Regionwide) 120,000,000
58. Dredging of main rivers and outlets
(Regionwide) 30,000,000
59. River training and bank protection
of various rivers (Regionwide)
30,000,000
60. Local flood control, drainage and
related activities (Regionwide)
20,000,000
Region XI
61. Davao River Control, drainage and
related projects (Davao City)
52,000,000
62. Tuganay River Control (Carmen
Davao del Norte) 15,000,000
63. Catchment basins and impounding
reservoirs, flood control component
(Regionwide) 40,000,000
64. Dredging of main rivers and outlets
(Regionwide) 10,000,000
65. River training and bank protection
of various rivers (Regionwide)
10,000,000
66. Local flood control, drainage
and related activities
(Regionwide) 10,000,000
Region XII
67. Catchment basins and impounding
reservoirs, flood control component
(Regionwide) 200,000,000
68. Dredging of main rivers and outlets
(Regionwide) 65,000,000
69. River training and bank protection
of various rivers (Regionwide)
30,000,000
70. Local flood control, drainage
and related activities
(Regionwide) 30,000,000
_____________
TOTAL FOR FLOOD CONTROL
AND DRAINAGE P2,930,000,000
(c) WATER SUPPLY
1. Rural Water Supply Communal
Systems (Nationwide) 40,000,000
TOTAL FOR WATER SUPPLY P40,000,000
===========
TOTAL FOR WATER RESOURCES P5,633,000,000
===========
GRAND TOTAL P9,456,000,000
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Sec. 2. Detailed Plans and programs of Work. —
Prior to the actual construction, improvement, rehabilitation and/or
reconstruction of the projects covered in whole or in part by
appropriations in this Act, approval of detailed engineering plans and
programs of work by the Minister of Public Works, Transportation and
Communications or the Minister of Public Highways, as the case may be,
shall be obtained for every project with an estimated cost greater than
P1,000,000; by the Bureau Head concerned for every project with an
estimated cost greater than P500,000 but not more than P1,000,000; by
the Regional Director concerned for every project with an estimated
cost greater than P200,000 but not more than P500,000; and by the
District or City Engineer concerned for every project with an estimated
cost of P200,000 or less. The program of work shall include, among
other things, estimates of the work items quantities and costs, a
PERT/CPM (Program Evaluation Review Technique/Critical Path Method)
network of the project activities, and monthly cash flows. The program
of work shall cover at least a usable portion of the project and no
construction shall be started for portions of the project that are less
than usable, except projects requiring stage construction, provided
that continuity of construction up to the completion of a usable
portion is assured. Once the program of work is approved, it shall be
serve as the basis for the implementation of the project and the
corresponding expenditure of funds. No project shall be divided into
smaller portions for the purpose of circumventing the provisions of
this Section .
Sec. 3. Local Labor. — In the implementation of
projects covered by appropriations in this Act, the required unskilled
labor shall be procured, where available, from the sitio, barangay,
poblacion, municipality or city where the project is located, and, for
this purpose, a certification from the City or Municipal Mayor or
Barangay Captain, as the case may be, shall be secured as to the
availability of the unskilled labor. Skilled labor shall be procured,
where available, from within the province where the project is located.
Specialized skilled labor may be procured outside the province where
the project is located.
Sec. 4. Labor-Intensive Methods. — Whenever
technically and economically feasible, labor-intensive methods shall be
used in the prosecution of the projects authorized in this Act:
Provided, That (a) the estimated financial cost of each project done by
labor-intensive methods does not exceed the cost of the best
alternative construction method defined by the agency concerned by more
than ten per centum (10%), (b) the estimated duration of the project
done by labor-intensive methods does not exceed the duration of the
best alternative method defined by the agency concerned by more than
fifty per centum (50%), and (c) the employment of workers in the
projects will not unduly impair the labor requirements of agricultural
production: Provided, finally, That before any such project is
prosecuted, the agency concerned shall prepared at least two
alternative methods of construction based on the same plans and
structural standards, one being labor-intensive together with a
comparative evaluation of projected financial and economic costs,
employment generation, and technical quality; such comparison shall be
the basis for selecting the most advantageous construction techniques
to be employed in terms of the criteria aforestated. The District or
City Engineer concerned shall certify in the program of work that he
has maximized the use of labor-intensive methods in accordance with the
foregoing criteria. The purchase of hand tools and other work
implements for undertaking projects by labor-intensive methods may be
charged against project funds not exceeding five per centum (5%) of the
estimated project cost. These implements may be turned over to the
laborers with the payment therefor deductible from their wages on
reasonable installments during the duration of their employment in the
project.
The agencies concerned shall refer to and take into consideration the
relevant studies of the Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and
Communications and the Ministry of Public Highways for the
identification of project work items or activities suitable for
labor-intensive methods of construction.
Sec. 5. Pre-Construction Activities. — In the
implementation of the work, a general plan of operations shall be
prepared to indicate the methods and the procedures to be followed.
This plan will cover and organize all relevant fields of study,
delineation of responsibilities for undertaking each phase, specifying
or analyzing all analytical procedures and resources to be required for
conducting the studies.
Sec. 6. Purchase of Materials and Supplies. — The
Minister of Public Works, Transportation and Communications or the
Minister of Public Highways, as the case may be, is authorized, subject
to bidding and auditing requirements, to procure the necessary
materials and supplies for the construction, reconstruction,
improvement, repair and/or rehabilitation of any project covered by
appropriations in this Act. When these materials and supplies are
obtainable locally in the province or city where the project is
located, the same may be procured by the District of City Engineer or,
in the case of special projects, the Project Manager, without prior
authority, from the Minister of Public Works, Transportation and
Communications or the Minister of Public Highways, as the case may be,
subject to bidding and auditing requirements. No surcharge shall be
imposed for the service of procuring such materials and supplies. The
expenditures for these materials and supplies shall not exceed the
estimated cost for the same as stated in the approved program of work.
Sec. 7. Prosecution of Projects by Administration.
— Any project covered by appropriations in this Act with a cost of
P500,000 or less, based on the approved program of work under Sec. 2
hereof, may be done by administration or force account by the bureau or
agency concerned without benefit of public bidding. Every project with
a cost of more than P500,000 shall be advertised for public bidding,
provided that, if there are no acceptable bids for such project, the
project may be prosecuted by administration by the bureau or agency
concerned after securing the approval of the Minister of Public Works,
Transportation and Communications or the Minister of Public Highways,
as the case may be, if the project cost is P2,000,000 or less; and the
approval of the President of the Philippines, upon recommendation of
the Minister of Public Works, Transportation and Communications or the
Minister of Public Highways, as the case may be, if the project cost is
more than P2,000,000. In case of urgent necessity or emergency,
however, a project costing more than P500,000 may be prosecuted by
administration, without prior public bidding, the bureau or agency
concerned, subject to the approval by the Minister of Public Works,
Transportation and Communications or the Minister of Public Highways,
as the case may be, if the project cost is P2,000,000 or less; and to
the approval of the President of the Philippines, upon recommendation
of the Minister of Public Work, Transportation and Communications or
the Minister of Public Highways, as the case may be, if the project
cost is more than P2,000,000.
Sec. 8. Negotiated Contracts. — Pursuant to the
general policy of undertaking projects by contract after public
bidding, no project covered by appropriations in this Act shall be
prosecuted by negotiated contract except: (a) in cases where public
bidding has failed to produce bids acceptable to the bureau or agency
concerned; or (b) in case of urgent necessity or emergency or danger to
life and property; or (c) in case of a project which is contiguous to
an on-going project under contract, in which case the agency concerned
may negotiate with the contractor of the on-going project to undertake
the additional work under the same contractual terms and conditions of
the non-going contract less credit for mobilization, except in cases of
extraordinary inflation or state of recession declared by the
government; Provided, That no negative slippage is incurred by the
contractor in any of his on-going projects: Provided, further, That the
additional works is within his contracting capacities. Authority to
negotiate contracts for projects under these exceptional cases shall be
subject to prior approval by the Minister of Public Works.
Transportation and Communications or the Minister of Public Highways,
as the case may be, if the project cost is P2,000,000 or less; and to
approval by the President of the Philippines, upon recommendation of
the Minister of Public Works, Transportation and Communications or the
Minister of Public Highways, as the case may be, if the project cost is
more than P2,000,000.
Sec. 9. Engineering and Administrative Overhead. —
Appropriations authorized in this Act shall be used solely for project
implementation which may include direct engineering and administrative
overhead expenditures incidental thereto. These expenditures shall be
reflected in the individual project program of work provided for in
Sec. 2 of this Act and shall not exceed five per centum (5%) of the
amount actually released for the project. The expenditures shall be
reduced to the extent of any personnel and other services that are
already supported by regular appropriations of the agencies concerned.
Sec. 10. Reports. — The head of the bureau or
agency concerned shall submit to the Minister of Public Works,
Transportation and Communications or the Minister of Public Highways,
as the case may be, quarterly accomplishment reports, copies of which
shall be furnished the President (Prime Minister), the National
Economic and Development Authority, the Ministry of the Budget, the
Speaker of the Batasang Pambansa and the Chairman of the Regional
Development Council of the Region where the project is undertaken. At
the end of the calendar year, the Minister of Public Works,
Transportation and Communications and the Minister of Public Highways,
shall submit their annual accomplishment reports which shall include
the appropriations released as of the end of the calendar year, the
extent of the work accomplished, further works to be done to complete
the program of broad categories of public works and public highway
projects and recommendations, if any, for transfer of appropriations or
changes of program to be incorporated in the succeeding appropriations
measure, to the President (Prime Minister), with copies furnished the
National Economic and Development Authority, the Ministry of the Budget
and the Batasang Pambansa through the Speaker.
Sec. 11. Separability. — If any provision of this
Act is declared unconstitutional, the remaining provisions shall remain
in force.
Sec. 12. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect
immediately upon approval.
Approved: December 22, 1978.
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