Consulting Services for Program Management, Construction Management, and Capacity Building for Philippine National Railways (PNR) Capital Improvement Projects

Sector: Transportation

Country: Philippines

PRIMEX provided the services of four specialists who have prior experience in working within the railroad environment and are trained in and familiar with all railroad safety regulations and procedures. They were involved in inspecting or overseeing work performed within the railroad right-of-way. The following specialists were: (i) Land Valuation Specialist, who determined the fair market value of selected PNR properties; (ii) Field Inspector (Civil Works), who oversaw and inspected civil works construction. The civil inspector demonstrated experience in civil work construction oversight and inspection. In general, field construction inspector demonstrated construction engineering experience on railway projects and/or other major Public Works projects inspecting facilities, safety, features, or activities they are assigned to oversee and was primarily responsible for assuring the work to which they have been assigned is performed in accordance with the requirements of the plans and specifications; (iii) Financial Management Specialist, who took charge of evaluating the financial and business models; and (iv) Legal Expert, who reviewed, recommended, and provided legal principles.