The
government is looking at the possibility of using the so-called progressive
payment scheme for the Department of National Defense’s (DND) P18-billion
frigate program.
This was
confirmed by Commodore Roland Mercado, Navy technical working group head, in a
text message to the Philippines News Agency.
“The issue
that has to be resolved is the progressive payment scheme because this will
affect proponents’ financial proposals,” he said.
Mercado
also stressed that the GPPB or Government Procurement Policy Board must also
give its go-ahead for this setup to speed up the frigate program.
Sources
earlier said that the DND is looking at the possibility of making eight
payments for the two ships, which will give the Navy a much-needed boost in
surveillance and firepower capability.
This can be
broken down into the following:
15 percent
during the awarding of the contract.
15 percent
for the finalization of the contract.
10 percent
for the laying of the keel of the ships.
10 percent
for the construction of the vessel.
15 percent
for installation of engines, weapons, communications, sensor systems, and
auxiliary machinery.
15 percent
during the acceptance trials.
10 percent
during the delivery of the frigates to the Philippines
10 percent
for the completion of the warranty period.
Building of
the two ships is expected to be completed within two years.
Technical
specifications of the DND’s P18-billion frigate program include a capability to
conduct air-to-air warfare, anti-surface warfare, antisubmarine warfare, and electronic
warfare.
Aside from
this, these naval vessels should be able to do extended maritime patrol with an
embarked helicopter and operating up to Sea State 6.
It must
also have a range of 4,500 nautical miles at 15 knots, endurance of 30 days in
tropical condition, and capable of running up to 25 knots of continuous speed.
Navigation
equipment of the two ships, at a minimum, must consist of two navigation
radars; GPS, depth sounding set, and vessel tracking system compatible to PN’s
existing system.
The
frigates’ weapon system, at a minimum, should consist of a 76-mili-meter gun;
stabilized secondary gun; four .50-caliber machine guns; surface-to-surface
missile launchers; surface-to-air missile launching system; and anti-submarine
torpedoes.
Earlier,
two more foreign shipbuilders have joined the Navy’s P18-billion frigate
program. These are Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. of India
They were
allowed to join in the bidding after their motions for reconsideration were
considered by the DND’s Special Bidding Awards Committee.
They were
earlier excluded from the project due to deficiencies in documentary
requirements.
These
companies now join Navantia Sepi (RTR Ventures) of Spain
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/index.php/en/news/nation/37550-progressive-payment-scheme-eyed-for-p18-billion-frigate-program
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