5 Million Driver’s License Cards to be Delivered Over 12 Month-period

Manila – The current shortage of driver’s license cards at the Land Transportation Office (LTO) is set to be addressed, as the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has awarded the project for the supply of 5,000,000 pieces of driver’s license cards to Allcard Plastics Philippines, Inc.

Allcard Plastics bagged the project after submitting the lowest bid of P 336.868 Million. Under the contract, Allcard Plastics will deliver the license cards in equal monthly tranches over a one-year period counted from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed (NTP).

“We are pleased to report that license cards will soon be available at all LTO offices. We will strive to ensure that the implementation of this project will run smoothly in order to reinstate these basic services provided by the LTO,” said DOTC Secretary Jun Abaya.

Allcard’s bid is 25.3% lower than the original approved budget of the contract – which was set at P 450-Million – thereby generating government savings of around P 113 Million. The cost of the card is roughly around P 67.37 per piece, well below the cap of P 90.09 per piece.

Procurement of the LTO License Cards supply project opened last May 22, wherein three (3) bidders qualified: Allcard, current driver’s license card supplier Amalgamated Motors Philippines, Inc. (AMPI), and the joint venture of DVK Philippines Enterprises and Cardz Middle East Trading LLC.

The financial bids of AMPI and the DVK-Cardz JV were P 373.880 Million and P 428.8 Million, respectively.

The LTO may now coordinate with Allcard Plastics for the efficient deployment of the license cards to the various LTO offices nationwide.

Source: www.dotc.gov.ph