THE operations and maintenance (O&M) of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) and Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2), should get solicited bids, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said that solicited proposals can get a better chance in getting “a good winner."

"You really don't know what's a good proposal until you see all the proposals on the table. You miss that when it is unsolicited," he said.

"I think our direction is to get the operations and maintenance done by the private sector. So we are studying that. I don't think that the DOTr (Department of Transportation) already submitted a proposal to the NEDA board, but they are studying that," Balisacan said.

Likewise, Balisacan noted that the proposal is needed to be submitted to the NEDA.

"Then we will present it to the NEDA Board or NEDA secretariat. We'll see the pros and cons of the proposal. But of course, we prefer solicited versus unsolicited, because if it's solicited you tend to get better chances of getting a good winner," he said.
 

The MRT-3 is operated by Metro Rail Transit Corp. (MRTC) while the LRT-2 is under the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA).