Four groups submitted yesterday their pre-qualification documents to the Philippine Department of Public Works and Highways' Special Bids and Awards Committee (DPWH-SBAC) formalizing their interest to bid for the P35.42-Billion (US$820 million) expressway project that will connect the provinces of Cavite and Laguna.

The four groups that submitted their pre-qualification documents for the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) Project are:

• Alloy MTD Philippines Inc.;
• Team Orion, the consortium AC Infrastructure Holdings Inc., Aboitiz Land Inc., Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings Philippines, Bouygues Travaux, Egis Road Operations and Korea Expressway Corp.;
• Consortium of Metro Pacific Tollways Development Corporation (MPTDC) and Leighton Contractors (Philippines) Inc.; and
• Optimal Infrastructure Development Inc. (San Miguel Corp.)

DPWH is set to announce the list of prequalified bidders for the project on November 4, 2013, while a Pre-Bid Conference will be held on November 19, 2013. The submission of bids is tentatively set for January 2014.