MEGADOME PROJECT: Do you want it in Cebu or Mandaue?

[slakker]

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Modified Megadome to rise
in February - Gov. Garcia
Published: 5 January 2006

by Dale G. Israel


CONSTRUCTION of the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC), formerly known as the megadome, would start in February, but with some modifications, said Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia.
The governor said the CICC would now house a convention area below the multi-purpose arena.

She said architect Alex Medalla would still use the original "spinning disc" design that would make the CICC look like a coliseum. The lower floors, however, would be raised three meters higher to accommodate the convention area.

The governor said the convention area was specifically inserted into the design suit the needs of the delegates to the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit this December.

While the whole structure wouldn't be entirely usable by December, she said the convention area would be finished in time for the summit.

As for who would construct the building in time, Garcia said the Government Procurement Reform Act (Republic Act 9184) offers several options that would allow little bureaucracy in choosing a contractor.
"Republic Act 9184 would give us the capacity to fast track the choice of competent contractors that will start the substructure construction," Garcia said.

She said a competent bidding process would still be used.

The governor said she had also issued an executive order for the creation of a "Megadome Task Force."

The group, she said, would make sure that the CICC would be constructed in time for the ASEAN Summit.

The task force will be divided into legal and technical committees. The legal committee will "look into procedures by which we can fast track, first of all, the choice of the contractor that will do the substructure," Garcia said.

The governor did not say who would compose the task force, but would likely include the her infrastructure consultant Apollo Enriquez, architect Medalla, Vice Gov. Gregorio Sanchez, and the vice governor's infrastructure consultant Pedro Adonis Compentio.

All four met with the governor yesterday to discuss the CICC.

"We discussed the modifications on the design in order to focus on the convention center that needs to be completed by November of this year," Garcia said.

"Architect Medalla presented a concept that... would incorporate the convention center and the sports arena... which may be constructed at a later date," she said. "Our focus will be on the construction and completion of the convention center, which will be on the ground floor. We will finish the shell with the same design, the spinning disc."

She said they were aiming for a completion date of Nov. 6 for the convention area and the shell.

Garcia said she intends to present the CICC's situation to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to ask the President on how to expedite the building's construction.

Funding for the construction of the convention area and outer shell would be done using the P250 million already allocated for the CICC.

For the rest of the building, the governor said they would have to look for a private investor.

"After something as historic as the 12th ASEAN Summit, I am very sure that this facility will be very, very attractive to private investors who might want to complete the entire structure. It will have the added historic value of being the facility that was the venue of the prestigious event," Garcia said.

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the article does not mention where the site will be, i assume didto gihapon sa mandaue.

[LytSlpr]

i emailed john pablo & texted the governor to put provisions for both, multi-purpose & a convention center since this thread started. what a coincidence!

[ant0n!]

nice inputs!

[arnoldsa]

The Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) formerly known as the megadome cannot be built at the SRP since it is a project of the province, and Cebu City is not a part of Cebu Province; it is independent from it.

The most feasible site would be at the Mandaue Reclamation area as originally planned. More from here -----> https://www.istorya.net/forums/index.php?topic=42580.200


Below are some pics of the defunct Uniwide Sales Building -- a very, very big structure. The megadome was supposed to be built here but when hopes for it waned down a year ago, the proponents of the CITEC came into the picture and advocated for the existing structure's conversion into a trade and exhibition center ala PICC. Now since Cebu is going to host the ASEAN Summit, the megadome will get another chance to be realized and the visionaries of the CITEC have yielded in favor of it (the megadome).


MY ANALYIS --> I guess they would utilize the existing structure given the fact that it is no longer a megadome (a megaroof perhaps!) but more of a convention center. And also, they have less than a year to do it..!
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[lestat1116]

naa na pud naog ni teddy dha.. ay sus.. model na pud..

[jumps_zilla]

arnoldsa , that looks like a viable place for the megadome.

[LytSlpr]

The Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) formerly known as the megadome cannot be built at the SRP since it is a project of the province, and Cebu City is not a part of Cebu Province; it is independent from it.

i think this technicality can be waived least we forget that the provincial capitol is in the city of cebu.Â* politically, the garcias cannot win over the osmeñas in a political war as proven. tom just doesn't to find trouble personally with gwen.Â* but who knows? if its for the betterment of Cebu, anything can happen...

i still prefer the SRP for accessibility, area, aesthetics and better management.Â* cebu city leaders have more political will and ability over mandaue city even lapulapu city, the 2 most corrupt cities/mayors in Cebu and i know this for a fact and experience.

[ant0n!]

basi shabu lab na cya..

[estor_boot]

i dont know how long would it take to waive that technicality LytSlpr had mentioned but for sure that would delay the construction of the megadome. of course, the provincial capitol is in cebu city because the cebu province was founded 437 years ago, 368 years before Cebu City was placed on the map. we only have 11 months to have the megadome stand.

for accessibility, as far as the ASEAN Summit is concern, still Mandaue City is the viable place. area and aesthetics pareha ra man cguro nandg SRP ug NRA. for management, wherever the megadome would erect, i dont think the local government on the area will have ahand on it, it is still an investment of the Cebu Provincial government, dapat lang ang Cebu Province will do the management.

[jerx d great]

why are we debating on the place where to put the megadome project well in fact this will benefit the people of mandue,cebu,lapu2x and all the filipinos. this building is the venue of the ASEAN summit. i am excited to see the finish product of this project and hoping that the ministers that would visit our place will be happy to be here.!!!!!!