(Seated from left) CIC Vice President for Finance Elnora D. Rumawak, CIC President and General Manager Raul L. Ignacio, Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) President and CEO Rogelio D. Singson, �鶹��ý Senior Vice President for Contracts and Commercial Division Anna Payawal Figuera and Christopher F. Esguerra, Vice President for Commercial Division, EEI; (Standing from left) Marpee S. Gabuat, EEI Group Supervisor (Commercial Division); Kris Kathreen C. Huele, EEI Senior Manager (Commercial Division); Roman M. Lapuz, EEI Vice PresidentInfrastructure; and Federico S. De Vera, EEI Senior Manager (Commercial Division).

Construction giant EEI Corp. recently made it official with Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation (CIC) by signing the P1.79 billion project contract for the construction of CAVITEX-CALAX link segment four.

The contract signing was attended by �鶹��ý Senior Vice President for Contracts and Commercial Division Anna Payawal Figuera, EEI Vice President for Commercial Division Christopher F. Esguerra, CIC President and General Manager Raul L. Ignacio, CIC Vice President for Finance Elnora D. Rumawak and Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) President and CEO Rogelio D. Singson.

In an earlier report submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), EEI disclosed that the company received the Letter of Acceptance issued by the CIC for the construction of the CAVITEX-CALAX Link (Segment 4 Extension) Project for a total contract price of P1,791,542,140.01. MPTC unit CIC stated that the segment four extension is set to connect Cavitex (Manila-Cavite Expressway) and Calax (Cavite-Laguna Expressway).

Under the contract, EEI’s scope of work covers remeasurement and the construction of the 1.2 kilometer, 2x2-lane carriageway from the terminus of Segment 4 in Tirona Highway to connect to CALAX. The scope of work also covers the Kawit Toll admin compound and access road. In the detailed scope of works, component includes a main alignment ramp, a main alignment elevated viaduct, Roads 1-3, and an intersection improvement in the affected portion of the Centennial Road. The duration of the project is 450 days.

“EEI, as one of the country’s leading and most established construction firms, remains committed to our role in nation-building. This latest win is a vote of trust and confidence in EEI’s expertise and experience from our partners MPTC and CIC. It is doubly meaningful not just because it’s a welcome business development but also because it enables us to share and synergize with our partners when it comes to this shared vision of doing projects that help support economic growth, improve connectivity and uplift the quality of lives of Filipinos. It is an honor to serve the private sector and the public,” EEI Corp. President and CEO Henry D. Antonio stated.

EEI is a 93-year-old company which has a broad range of construction and engineering services, with expertise in the construction of infrastructure, buildings, and industrial and electromechanical facilities. Years of contracting and collaborating with global contractors, particularly in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific countries, have enabled EEI to achieve world-caliber project management expertise and competencies in all fields and disciplines of construction. EEI currently has 24,000 employees working across its several construction projects in the Philippines and overseas.