The 3rd NCR OBO (Office of the Building Official) held on 14 June 2013 at the PCA office in Ortigas was another success. Although it was only attended by three cities, Makati, Valenzuela and Pasig together with DOLE-NCR, DPWH-NCR and DILG-NCR, there was meaningful discussion on a variance of topics. The NCR OBO conference is an initiative of PCA Metropolitan and DOLE-NCR.
PCA Metropolitan presented project sites without DOLE approved Construction Safety and Health Programs (CSHP) and the impact ...
The contract awarded to Royal Blood Construction based on a fake PCAB license is being terminated by the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Municipality of Alitagtag, Batangas. This happened after PCA Metropolitan notified the BAC that Royal Blood Construction is not licensed by PCAB and that a fake PCAB license submitted for the purposes of bidding.
Alitagtag Mayor, Anthony Francis G. Andal wrote to Royal Blood Construction on 4 June 2013 and stated: “ln this regard, it came to our kn...
Fake PCAB licenses are becoming prevalent, especially when it comes to Government projects. Some examples of of fake licenses are included below in order in order to inform the general public what they look like. License certificates must be checked against the Official PCAB list of Licensed Contractors. This list can be accessed at the DTI portal at http://www.dti.gov.ph/dti/index.php?p=493 of the PCA Metro website at either www.pcametro.ph or http://pcametro.ph/pcab/.
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Using a fake PCAB license, unlicensed contractor, Royal Blood Construction, was awarded a project by the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Municipality of Alitagtag, Batangas.
The foregoing was confirmed when a copy of the PCAB license submitted to the BAC was sent to PCA Metropolitan by the BAC Secretary at its request. This request was initially made on Monday, 3 June 2013 when PCA Metropolitan, as PCAB Public Assistance Help Desk, filed a complaint against unlicensed Royal Blood Construc...
Unlicensed contractor, Royal Blood Construction, was able to secure a Government contract. This came to light when PCA Metro investigated a report made to it through its “Report an Unlicensed Contractor” initiative.
The Bids and Awards Committee of the Municipality of Alitagtag, Batangas awarded a contract to Royal Blood Construction. Part of the documents submitted to the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) was a PCAB license showing a validity date of up to 30 June 2013. However, when both the cur...
PCAB Chair, Engr Ramon Allado, gave an inspiring talk on the efforts PCAB has made to instill a culture of safety in the construction industry during the free COSH (Construction Occupational Safety and Health) course facilitated by DOLE-NCR from 20 to 24 May 2013.
The free COSH (Construction Occupational Safety and Health) training conducted by DOLE-NCR from 20 to 24 May 2013 at the Occupational Safety and Health Center in Quezon City was a success. 43 participants graduated from this event.
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The third NCR OBO (Office of the Building Official) Round Table Conference is set for Friday June 14 2013 at the PCA office in Ortigas Center, Pasig City. All National Capital Region Building Officials are invited to attend as well as officials from DTI/PCAB/CIAP, DILG, DPWH, DOLE and PRC. This conference is the initiative of PCA Metro in conjunction with DOLE-NCR.
High on the agenda will be the implementation of DOLE Department Order 13 as well as the full implementation of NBCDO Memorandum Cir...
No temporary licenses will be issued after the June 30 deadline for PCAB license renewal according to PCAB Chair, Engr. Ramon Allado. He also advised that there will be no extension of the June 30 deadline for the renewal of licenses this year.
These announcements were made by Engr. Allado during the PCA Metropolitan General Membership Meeting held on Monday 6 May 2013 at the Camp Aguinaldo Golf Club. He lauded PCA Metropolitan for its strong licensing policy and reporting of unlicensed contract...
Fake PCAB licenses: “Verify the PCAB license of your contractor against the official PCAB listing” is an appeal made to both Government and Private Sectors by PCA Metropolitan President Olan Dimaano. This appeal is made amid rumors of an ever increasing number of fake PCAB licenses in circulation and the apparent success of the use of these fake licenses in public biddings by unlicensed contractors.
The Government and Private Sectors should verify all submitted PCAB licenses against the official...
The DOLE-NCR Construction Safety Orientation which was set for 14 May 2012 was postponed. The reason for the postponement is a conflicting schedule. The Safety Orientation will now be held in June on a date to be announced by DOLE-NCR and will be published in the PCA Metro website – in both the News Desk and DOLE-NCR News section.
The Free 40 hour COSH (Construction Occupational Safety and Health) course offered by DOLE-NCR on May 20 to 24 at the Occupational Safety and Health Center on Agham Ro...
There will be no extension of the license renewal deadline for CFY 2013-2014 and no Temporary Licenses issued.
PCAB License early renewal - PCAB encourages Contractors to file for License renewal as early as now. Contractors may file for early renewal even if it is not their turn in the Early Renewal Schedule. For details visit http://pcametro.ph/blog/pcab-schedule-early-renewal/.
