DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday said he wanted to eliminate the bidding process for public work projects because it has only caused delays in the completion of government projects and bred corruption. Under the Swiss challenge system, a government agency that receives an unsolicited proposal for a project from a private group invites third parties to match or offer a better proposal. ADVERTISEMENTHe warned public works contractors that he would not tolerate excessive delays in their projects and bring them to court if they were delinquent. He said he was directing the Department of Public Works and Highways to tell contractors to speed up existing projects. Over the past two decades, several major infrastructure projects have been completed and others were undergoing construction following the Swiss challenge method.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 27, 2018 23:03 UTC