TIM eMagazine Vol.3 Issue 10
Batangas land developer to reclaim
40 hectare as mixed use facility
beside international port
A
local port planner and
developer to the tune of an
initial investment of P3billion
is set to reclaim and develop
a 40-hectare port and
mixed-used facility project
in Batangas City and will be
strategically located beside the Batangas
International Port, the only international port
in southern Luzon and one of the busiest
ports in the country.
The Batangas Port Planners and
Development Inc., (BPPDI), a subsidiary of the
Leviste group of companies, has partnered
with Melekon Contractors Inc., (MCI), a local
reclamation and construction specialist, to
be its co-owner and main contractor for the
mega project. MCI together with Frabelle
Shipyard Corporation will be doing the
Former Batangas Governor Antonio Leviste ( 4th from left) and Chairman of the
Leviste group of companies pose for posterity with the Melekon Contractors
Inc. people L-R:- Engr. Jervy Sabino; Engr. Silvino Lambino Jr.; Engr. Lib Palafox,
Associate, VP for Operations; Bettina Yu Reyes, Vice President for Marketing and
Charles Fernandez, Executive Vice President.
According to Ms. Bettina Yu Reyes, MCI Vice President for Marketing, the project was
recently granted its Notice to Proceed (NTP) by the Philippine Reclamation Authority
and its Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) by the Department of Environment
and Natural Resources.
dredging works of the said project as well.
According to Ms. Bettina Yu Reyes, MCI Vice President for
Marketing, the project was recently granted its Notice to Proceed
(NTP) by the Philippine Reclamation Authority and its Environmental
Clearance Certificate (ECC) by the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources.
“We hope to start the project immediately by the first quarter of
2019,’’ Reyes said.
The project already includes all the civil works such as land
reclamation and construction of the administrative buildings,
bridges and roads. The future looks bright as the project’s
masterplan will include a port facility, a commercial zone, an
industrial zone and a mixed-use hotel and condominium zone.
With the promising team behind the project is Engr. Liborio
Antonio Palafox, MCI’s own Associate Vice President for Operations,
who is also optimistic that MCI can finish the project by 2020, which
according to him is a feat in itself by industry standards.
Melekon Contractors Inc., is a Filipino-owned engineering,
procurement and construction company that has capabilities
in power projects, underground construction, dredging and
reclamation, roads, bridges and electro-mechanical works. It
specializes in delivering turn-key solutions for hydro, wind, solar
and biomass renewable energy projects. It’s main office is at the
Philippine Stock Exchange Center in Ortigas Center. MCI also
engaged Meadowland Developers Inc. for the completion of its
feasilbility studies. [email protected]
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