The project has been plagued with delays and work stoppage.
In a statement on Friday, May 16, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said that it has already issued a notice of termination against BF Corporation and Foresight Development and Surveying Company (BFC-FDSC) Consortium, the contractor for the Common Station project.
Citing excessive construction delays of the project, this notice came a few months after Transport Secretary Vince Dizon lamented the lack of progress in the works.
Once again, Sec. Dizon also stressed that the Common Station could have already benefited commuters if not for the construction delay.
“Now that we have terminated the contract with BF Corp. and Foresight Development and Surveying Co, we can finally move on with the construction. And next step ay mabapilis natin ang construction nito para mapakinabangan na ng mga komyuter dahil malaking bagay sa kanila ito,” Dizon said.
The move to terminate the consortium follows President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directives to speed up and finally complete the construction of the common station, which has been ongoing since 2009, and to ease and reduce travel time for commuters.
Meanwhile, Dizon expressed optimism that the construction for the transit train hub could restart immediately to fast track the process through the New Government Procurement Act or the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Code.
The Common Station, located at a spot on the bustling North Triangle district of Quezon City, aims to link the the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1), Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3), and the upcoming MRT-7—which is scheduled to open in the latter part of the year or early 2026.