Due to the numerous minor projects involved in the AFP Modernization Program's Capability Upgrade Program of the Philippine Army and of all other branch services, Philippine Defense Resource decided to combine them to resources pages based on their classification according to Department of National Defense (DND) official documents.
In this case, we focus on Minor Mobility Projects under the AFPMP Capability Upgrade Program of the Philippine Army, which are projects classified under Force Protection Projects that are less than Php100 million in value.
The project names would still be individually listed in the MaxDefense Philippines' AFP & PCG Modernization Resource Portals and on Philippine Defense Resource's List of Modernization Projects, but will be linked into each of the grouped resource pages of each branch service. Philippine Defense Resource will follow numbering based on its listing from DND documents.
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MOBILITY PROJECTS OF THE PHILIPPINE ARMY UNDER THE AFPMP CAPABILITY UPGRADE PROGRAM:
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3. Armored Recovery Vehicle Acquisition Project
Overview:
The Philippine Army has requirements for armored recovery vehicles to support its mechanized forces, although did not have enough funds.
Instead, the service pushed for the acquisition of just one vehicle, and was specified to be using an M113 tracked armored vehicle or a derivative of the vehicle as the base platform. This would allow commonality with the vehicles in service with the Philippine Army which include the M113A1 and the AIFV.
The project was acquired via Public Bidding and had an Approved Budget for Contract (ABC) worth Php72,000,000.00., with the project tendered in 2002.
7 bidders were reported to have submitted a bid, but it was Turkey's FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.S. which was awarded the project after offering their proposal worth Php55,757,986.00, receiving a Notice of Award from the Department of National Defense in 2002.
FNSS offered an ARV variant of their ACV-300 tracked armored vehicle, which was derived from the FMC AIFV.
The delivery was said to have been completed as of January 2004.
The procurement of the ACV-300-based ARV led to the Philippine Army to reconsider the ACV-300 series a few years later when it tendered for the acquisition of 6 tracked armored personnel carriers.
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| The Philippine Army's ACV-300 ARV. Photo credits to Philippine Armed Forces Unofficial II. |
Project Summary:
Armored Recovery Vehicle Acquisition Project:
Note: Edited as of 24 April 2024.
* End User: Philippine Army (Armor Division)
* Quantity: 1 no.
* Modernization Phase: Capability Upgrade Program of the AFP Modernization Program (RA 7898)
* Project ABC: Php72,000,000.00
* Acquisition Mode: Public Bidding
* Source of Funding: GAA Funds through AFP Modernization Program Trust Fund
* Winning Proponent: FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.S. (Turkey)
* Product for Delivery: ACV-300 armored recovery vehicle
* Contract Price: Php55,757,968.00
* Residual Difference (Savings): Php16,242,032.00
* Status: Project awarded to FNSS in 2022, product delivery completed as of January 20004. PROJECT COMPLETED.
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11. Assault Watercraft Acquisition Project
Overview:
The Philippine Army identified the requirement for at least 20 new riverine assault boats for the Special Forces Regiment, to supplement its existing fleet of wooden boats acquired several years earlier.
The new boats will be made of fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) aka fibreglass and are meant to be more robust and more rigid, can carry more troops, and are faster and more reliable.
The project was acquired via Public Bidding and had an Approved Budget for Contract (ABC) worth Php70,590,000.00.
The public bidding was opened on 28 February 2007 wherein 3 bidders expressed interest and submitted bids.
The joint venture of Filipinas Fabricators Sales Inc. and Colorado Shipyard, both Filipino companies, was declared as the Lowest Calculated Bidder.
As part of qualifications, the joint venture went through Post-Qualification Inspection and conducted sea trials of a sample boat from 07 to 11 May 2007 in Cebu, which the joint venture successfully passed. The joint venture received a Notice of Award (NOA) on 21 June 2007.
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| The sample boat used by Filipinas Fabricators - Colorado Shipyard JV during Post Qualification Inspections. Photo credits to Adroth's website. |
Based on the photos, all 20 boats were delivered with a trailer to carry it over land. The boats have outboard motors and appears to have some slight difference over the sample boat tested during qualification inspections.
Riverine troops have placed bipod-mounted light machine guns above the boat's bow, although this is no actual mounting on the boat itself.
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The deliveries were said to have been completed as of December 2008, with the DND also declaring the project completed.
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| Some of the delivered assault watercrafts. Photo credits to Wikipedia. |
Project Summary:
Assault Watercraft Acquisition Project:
Note: Edited as of 24 April 2024.
* End User: Philippine Army
* Quantity: 20 units
* Modernization Phase: Capability Upgrade Program of the AFP Modernization Program (RA 7898)
* Project ABC: Php70,590,000.00
* Acquisition Mode: Public Bidding
* Source of Funding: GAA Funds through AFP Modernization Program Trust Fund
* Winning Proponent: Filipinas Fabricators Sales Inc. - Colorado Shipyard JV (Philippines)
* Product for Delivery: 9-meter Riverine Assault Watercraft
* Contract Price: Php65,049,800.00
* Residual Difference (Savings): Php5,540,200.00
* Status: Public bidding opened on 28 February 2007, with Filipinas Fabricators - Colorado Shipyard JV declared lowest calculated bidder. Post-Qualification Inspection and sea trial of sample conducted on May 2007, and Notice of Award released on 21 June 2007. All boats have been delivered as of late 2008, with the DND declaring the project completed as of December 2008. PROJECT COMPLETED.
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18. Motorcycles Acquisition Project
Overview:
The project involved the acquisition of 271 units of new light motorcycles to be used for utility purposes for the Philippine Army.
The project was originally planned to be acquired via Public Bidding and had an Approved Budget for Contract (ABC) worth Php17,330,450.00.
But 2 consecutive bidding failures delayed the project, and giving the DND a reason to pursue the project via Negotiated Procurement with select motorcycle companies.
The project was awarded to Kawasaki Motors Philippines Corp., which was among the bidders from the two earlier failed biddings. It is believed that Kawasaki Philippines offered their Fury 125cc light motorcycle, which appears to be what was also shown in the DND's annual report for 2007.
We were not able to monitor the delivery of these motorcycles, although the DND has reported that deliveries were completed with the Philippine Army as of August 2008.
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| A Kawasaki Fury 125cc light motorcycle. Photo credits to Moto Mag Philippines. |
Project Summary:
Motorcycles Acquisition Project:
Note: Edited as of 24 April 2024.
* End User: Philippine Army
* Quantity: 271 units
* Modernization Phase: Capability Upgrade Program of the AFP Modernization Program (RA 7898)
* Project ABC: Php17,330,450.00
* Acquisition Mode: Initially through Public Bidding, moved to Negotiated Procurement after 2 bid failures
* Source of Funding: GAA Funds through AFP Modernization Program Trust Fund
* Winning Proponent: Kawasaki Motors Philippines Corp. (Philippines)
* Product for Delivery: believed to be Kawasaki Fury 125cc light motorcycle
* Contract Price: Php17,330,450.00
* Residual Difference (Savings): Php0.00
* Status: Initially opened for public bidding, but two consecutive bidding failures pushed the DND to pursue the project by Negotiated Procurement. Project was awarded to Kawasaki Motors Philippines Corp. DND reported that product delivery was completed as of August 2008. PROJECT COMPLETED.
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20. Light Support Watercraft Acquisition Project
Overview:
The project involves the acquisition of 4 units of new Light Support Boats for use by the Philippine Army's Special Forces Regiment, as part of their needs for new assets to support its Riverine operations.
No information was made available regarding this project, except for the Approved Budget for Contract (ABC) worth Php38,830,000.00, and that the unknown winning proponent submitted a bid worth Php25,300,000.00.
The deliveries were said to have been completed as of August 2010.
Project Summary:
Light Support Watercraft Acquisition Project:
Note: Edited as of 24 April 2024.
* End User: Philippine Army
* Quantity: 4 units
* Modernization Phase: Capability Upgrade Program of the AFP Modernization Program (RA 7898)
* Project ABC: Php38,830,000.00
* Acquisition Mode: unknown, TBC
* Source of Funding: GAA Funds through AFP Modernization Program Trust Fund
* Winning Proponent: unknown, TBC
* Product for Delivery: unknown model of light support watercraft
* Contract Price: Php35,300,000.00
* Residual Difference (Savings): Php3,530,000.00
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* Status: No details were available regarding this project. The DND has reported that the product delivery was completed as of August 2010. PROJECT COMPLETED.
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29. Truck, 5-ton Prime Mover for 155mm Howitzer Joint Acquisition Project
Overview:
The Philippine Army and Philippine Marine Corps raised a requirement for 5-ton Prime Mover trucks that will be assigned to tow their new M-71 155mm towed howitzers.
Both services requested for 6 units each, which is 1:1 ratio with their new towed howitzers.
The project was procured through Negotiated Procurement / Government-to-Government (G2G) as they intended to acquire a truck model that was already in service with the AFP, which is the Kia KM500. Both services allocated a budget of Php38,900,000.00 each, or a total of Php77,800,000.00.
The timing of the procurement also made it more reasonable to go directly with a G2G procurement with South Korea as part of a bulk buy, as there are also other procurement requirement for specialized variants of the Kia KM450 by the Philippine Army and Philippine Air Force (discussed separately in the next project below), as well as more Kia KM450 trucks and Kia KM450 field ambulances for both the Philippine Army and Philippine Marine Corps (discussed separately in their own resource pages).
The project was awarded to Hyundai Motors of South Korea, which owns Kia Motors, with a contract price of Php38,880,000.00 for each service, or a total of Php77,760,000.00 for both services combined.
The DND has reported that both the Philippine Army and Philippine Marine Corps received their trucks and confirmed the completion of delivery as of January 2013.
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| The Kia KM500 trucks of the Philippine Army (top) and Philippine Marine Corps (above). Photo credits to Philippine Defense Forces Forum's Facebook page. |
Project Summary:
Trucks, 5-ton Prime Mover for 155mm Howitzer Joint Acquisition Project:
Note: Edited as of 18 March 2023.
* End User: Philippine Army (Army Artillery Regiment) and Philippine Marine Corps (Field Artillery Battalion)
* Quantity: 6 for Philippine Army, 6 for Philippine Marine Corps
* Modernization Phase: Capability Upgrade Program of the AFP Modernization Program (RA 7898)
* Project ABC: Php77,800,000.00 combined
* Acquisition Mode: Negotiated Procurement / Government-to-Government with South Korea Ministry of National Defense
* Source of Funding: GAA Funds through AFP Modernization Program Trust Fund
* Winning Proponent: Hyundai Motors (South Korea)
* Product for Delivery: Kia Motors KM500 5-ton 6x6 trucks
* Contract Price: Php77,760,000.00 combined
* Residual Difference (Savings): Php40,000.00 combined
* Status: As part of a greater effort to acquire several trucks for the Philippine Army, Philippine Marine Corps and Philippine Air Force, it was decided to procure these trucks through Government-to-Government (G2G) process with the South Korean Ministry of National Defense. The DND has reported that the trucks were delivered, and the project completed as of January 2013. PROJECT COMPLETED.
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First edit and release: 24 April 2024
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