Int’l airport , seaport, school to commence construction in 2020

COTABATO City is about to see the biggest infrastructure projects to be constructed in the year 2020.

These major projects include the International Airport of Cotabato City, seaport, and the China-Cotabato  Friendship Technical School.

All of these three projects will be undertaken by the China Engineering and Construction (Shenzen) Company, Incorporated and the city government of Cotabato through a Private Public Partnership (PPP) scheme.

After more than a year of negotiations and study, the ground-breaking of the International Airport will be conducted before the year 2019 ends.

City Mayor Frances Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi said these projects are a product of  the long-time relationship between  the people of  Cotabato City and China.

She said that relationship is not merely a business partnership, but  that of  brotherhood and sisterhood deeply rooted through the years.

“Many Cotabateños, including myself, have Chinese blood in them and that is what connected us with our friends from this construction company. These projects will surely bring more projects and change our lives,” she added.

Once the construction of these three projects will begin, needed are approximately  15,000 skilled workers like carpenters, masons, laborers, and other jobs that will be of help in the construction of buildings and roads.

Mr. Yi Bin Liu, the head of delegation who arrived with Ms. Tingting Yang and the others last October 27, said they will remain dedicated in helping Cotabato  City and that the projects they are willing to undertake  are only the beginning of their long-term commitment.

The company has recently sent  engineers and other experts to the City to conduct their own survey of the areas where the projects will be established. They also brought with them their project designs and showed these to their counterparts in the city government.

The international airport will be established at Tamontaka 3, 4, and 5 while the seaport at the area of Timako hill and the Technical School at Tamontaka Mother.  (HALIMA SATOL-IBRAHIM / MINDANAO EXPOSE’)