SRP Needs P58.4M for Equipments

Days after the Cebu City government received P134 million from Filinvest Land Incorporated for the payment of lots that it purchased at the South Road Properties, the SRP management is requesting P58.4 million-worth of various equipment.

SRP manager Roberto “Bo” Varquez explained that the equipment that his office had requested is intended for security, safety and for the maintenance of the SRP roads and lots.

Varquez is requesting the city to purchase P3.6 million worth of surveillance cameras, a Global Positioning System (GPS) system worth P3.5 million, two units of vehicles to be used as patrol cars worth P1.9 million.

He also asked the city to purchase P14 million-worth of asphalt, 25 digital handheld radios worth P2 million and seven metal barriers worth P250,000 and a bulldozer worth P6.5 million, a tractor with blade beam worth P4.8 million, a boom truck worth P4 million.

The SRP management said they also need a water tanker worth P3 million, a skid loader worth P3.5 million, a mini dump truck worth P4.8 million, service van for SRP personnel worth P880,000, a Mitsubishi Strada worth P950,000, and 25 fire extinguishers amounting to P1.13 million, including office equipment and supplies amounting to about P1 million, among others.

SRP Executive Assistant Sheldon Vincent-Kintanar said “With the growing demands at the SRP, we feel that these items are of vital importance to the day-to-day operations to upkeep various facilities and to maintain the security and peace and order in the area.

Among the reasons why the SRP Management Office requested for the equipment is to stop the spate of vehicular accidents at SRP, including a recent smashup of vehicles that claimed five lives.

Varquez explained that the procurement will be timely for the upcoming events, such as the soft opening of SM Seaside this September, the development of the Filinvest Land Inc. properties and the International Eucharistic Congress next year, among others.

City Treasurer Diwa Cuevas certified the availability of funds, while City Budget Officer Marietta Gumia also made a certification that the appropriation balances under lump sum appropriation for Capital Outlays for SRP Management.