City needs additional funding for new City Hall
The city government still needs additional funding for the construction of the eight-storey new City Hall building.
The latest budgetary estimates made by the Pacific-Orient Consultant & Management Co. Inc. pegged total construction cost to P378,987,675.
However, the budget for internal partitioning and air-condition system, site development, fit-out works (furnitures, modular partitions, blinds, carpet, etc); architect and engineering fee were not included in said estimate which is believed to reach millions more.
Currently, the city has for its disposal a total of P382 million -- P350 million loaned from Land Bank of the Philippines and P32 million collected from various Government Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCCs).
The estimates which was signed by Conrado P. Goco, Pacific-Orient Consultant & Management Co. Inc. also said the additional cost for partitioning is P16,386,000. And for the aircon system is P30,000,000. "The additional works also affects our general requirements with additional cost of P3,247,020.
The estimates was requested by W.V. Coscolluela & Associates. The Coscolluela & Associates got the contract for the design. The lot area for the new city hall building is 2,162 square meters and the total floor area is 14,530 square meters.
The architectural works amounted to P116,240,000 and P49,402,000 for the electrical works. The plumbing and sanitary works is P13,803,500 and fire protection which is P10,897,500. The mechanical works is estimated to P31,638,600.
The estimates for the four elevator sets is P14,000,0000 and general requirements which includes mobilization, demobilization, temporary facilities, permits, BONDS, insurances, indirect, supervisor, office supplies, safety and security.