MANILA, Philippines - The bidding for the Food Terminal Inc. (FTI) property in Taguig City will finally begin this month after years of delay, according to the Privatization Management Office (PMO).
In a statement, PMO chief Karen Singson said the office plans to publish the invitation to bid notice by next week at the latest.
"Everyone is invited to bid for the parcel. This is a straightforward property sale. Other parameters such as the minimum target selling price and prequalification requirements will be detailed at the bidding notice to be published on national newspapers," she said,
FTI has long been in the list of properties up for privatization. The government had planned to sell it in 2009 and March last year, but was held back by unfavorable market conditions.
Several big property developers such as SM group, Megaworld Corp., Robinsons Land Corp., Ayala Land Inc., and Filinvest Land Inc. have expressed interest in the FTI agro-industrial commercial estate.
However, Singson said only 74 hectares of the 120-hectare property will be opened for auction. The remaining lots to be retained by the government for various purposes.
"The government will study its options for the unprivatized special economic zone area located within the FTI Complex, including the utilization of the same by the Department of Agriculture for food-sufficiency projects," Singson said.
Proceeds from the sale of FTI will go to the Department of Agriculture and the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program initiatives.
"We expect economic activities in Taguig City and nearby areas to flourish as employment increases and transport linkages in the complex improves," Singson said.
The FTI Complex lies 2.4 kilometers north of the Bicutan Interchange, 2.3 kilometers southeast of the Fort Bonifacio overpass, and about 4.4 kilometers southeast of EDSA. Top property developers remain keen on FTI | ABS-CBN News Bidding for FTI complex rescheduled | ABS-CBN News
I'm betting it's another failure of bidding. The DOTC has reserved for its Integrated Bus Terminal Project a 5 ha. portion of the FTI property coming from the service road. You'll practically have no entrance coming from South Super Hi way as they said they won't provide a right of way coming from the bus terminal entering FTI.
sa developer na makikipagbidd im sure my mall at condos jan...high end kaya...well better development parin yan...masmagiging maayos ang FTI
un 50% sana ng PNR ipa-bidd narin sana nila...
Not sure kung maraming mga Kababayan natin na Kristiyano at Muslim ang maapektuhan ng development na ito... Pero, sana ay maging maayos ang pag-uusap nila at walang maging kaguluhan,- kung apektado nga sila at paaalisin sa kinatitirikan nila...
Hindi katulad sa kabilang side ng Taguig BGC ngayon) na Military Base ang karamihan, - tama ba?....
The company will develop the area in a manner similar to the upscale housing, office, hotel and shopping mall projects it has set up in other parts of the capital and across the country, Ayala Land spokesman Jorge Marco said.
"It's going to be another business district and it will have all our product lines: residential, retail, office and hotels," he said.
Yes sa Maharlika Village, may isang gate diyan na dun labas. Malapit sa Silangan Elementary school. Sa mga looban ng Maharlika na yan. Madaming loko, kaya try niyo minsan sumakay ng taxi na papuntan example, Lower Bicutan/Signal Village, Taguig. Tatanong lagi ng driver ng cab kung malapit sa Maharlika. Kasi sabi daw pag pumasok taxi dun yung iba di na nakakalabas ng buo ang cab.
Ayala Land wins FTI property with P24.33B bid
Posted at 08/14/2012 2:50 PM | Updated as of 08/14/2012 4:12 PM
Ayala Land Inc. made the winning bid for the government's Food Terminal Inc. (FTI) property in Taguig City, offering P24.33 billion.
Ayala Land beat rival property firms Gokongwei-led Robinsons Land and Andrew Tan's Empire East. Ayala's bid was more than double the bids submitted by the 2 other companies, and exceeded the property's P10.2 billion floor price.
Gokongwei-led Robinsons Land made a P14.67 billion bid, while Andrew Tan's Empire East bid P11.2 billion.
Karen G. Singson, Privatization and Management Office (PMO) executive director said that Ayala Land's bid will still be subject to post qualification requirements.
"Post qualification process is just authentication and validation of documents. We're very happy with the result. The upfront cash of P19.465 billion is something the government can take comfort with," she said.
The upfront cash should be paid within 60 working days, while the remaining balance should be settled a year from the closing date.
"We don't really care with the nominal amount, we're more concerned with the net present value," Singson said. Ayala Land's net present value offer was P23.889 billion.
Proceeds from the sale of the FTI complex will go to Department of Agrarian Reform's Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program and the Department of Agriculture.
Seven property firms were pre-qualified to make a bid for the FTI property, but only 3 submitted bids.
Rockwell Land Corporation, Century Properties Group Inc., Filinvest Land Inc. and SM Land did not submit offers.
In a disclosure to the stock exchange on Tuesday morning, Filinvest Land said it did not participate in the FTI property bidding, since the property did not fit with its land banking strategy.
"The due diligence on the property, the existing leases, the possible development timeframe, as well as the minimum bid price and the payment schedule, FLI felt that acquiring the FTI property under the current terms does not conform to its land banking business model and its return criteria," Filinvest said.
The government has been trying to sell the property for years, but there have been delays and failed biddings. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/...rty-p2433b-bid
Arca South (Food Terminal Inc.), sana madevelop na ung lugar para di sayang ung araw-araw na P10.00 entrance/parking fee. Wala naman makikita sa loob, sunshine mall at bus terminal lang. Sana ayusin nila alternate road para sa mga walang arca south - FTI sticker.