CEBU CITY—The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has notified a private contractor about the scrapping of a P711.8-million deal to build an underpass in Mandaue City, Cebu province because the contractor had falsified its track record.
The contractor, B.M. Marketing, however, ignored the notice sent by the regional office of the DPWH and continued with the project, a 952-meter, four-lane underpass on UN Avenue in Mandaue leading to the Marcelo Fernand Bridge that connects Mactan island to the Cebu mainland.
Edgar Tabacon, DPWH Central Visayas chief, said his office. had already notified B.M. Marketing that its contract with the govern…
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