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Apo Agua Ramps Up: More Skilled Workers To Be Recruited

In line with its commitment to fast track the delivery of safe and sustainable water to Davaoeños, Apo Agua Infrastructura, Inc. (Apo Agua) is ramping up construction works for the Davao City Bulk Water Supply Project (DCBWSP) of the Davao City Water District (DCWD). The company is set to hire over 3,000 additional workers by November this year, which would augment the 1,500 workers already deployed across the project.

Apo Agua, an Aboitiz infrastructure unit, is a joint venture company between Aboitiz InfraCapital, Inc. and J.V. Angeles Construction Corporation (JVACC).

We are ramping up our construction activities while implementing the appropriate health protocols in our offices and project sites per government guidelines. As we confront the challenges brought by this pandemic, we are set on delivering this project by 2021 while keeping our people’s health and safety a priority.

Shake A. Tuason, Operations Head, Apo Agua
Workers practice social distancing while doing the rebar installation of the project’s Powerhouse.

In compliance with the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Davao City, construction for the project was put on hold in April and Apo Agua immediately focused on work programs that can be done through a work-from-home set-up.

Construction activities resumed in May following the issuance of the Omnibus Guidelines on the Implementation of the Community Quarantine in the Philippines, which allows construction works for water service projects to continue.

Tuason added that the additional manpower would help expedite the completion of “Part A” of the DCBWSP, which involves the construction of raw water facilities as well as its hydroelectric power plant, water treatment plant, treated water pipelines, and facilities for various off-take points in the city.

“We are glad to assist our fellow Davaoeños during this challenging time by helping provide a much-needed source of livelihood,” he shared.

Tuason said the company is on the lookout for skilled laborers including carpenters, masons, steel men, rebar fitters, pipefitters, machine and equipment operators, signalmen, watchmen, and utility personnel. Interested applicants may contact the company’s engineering, procurement, and construction contractor, JVACC, through dbw.recruitment@jvacc.com or may call (082) 285-5400. Alternatively, applicants may access Apo Agua’s website at apoagua.com/hiring for a full list of the job opportunities and JVACC contact channels.

In 2015, Apo Agua entered into a bulk water supply agreement with DCWD to shift the Davao City's dependence on groundwater wells to the more sustainably-sourced surface water from the Tamugan River. Once operational, the DCBWSP will provide over 300 million liters of safe water per day to more than one million Davaoeños.

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