Manila Water Company

Vendors

Vendor Program

Manila Water takes pride in its vendor program. It aims to provide contracting firms and suppliers not only growth and development in their business activities but financial assistance as well, for them to reach their ultimate potential of being world class contracting firms and suppliers equipped with the highest level of technical, business and managerial skills.


The program aims to:

  • Develop good performing contractors as partners of Manila Water Company
  • Address immediate needs/requirements of the company
  • Fast track project implementation
  • Support economic progress through the development of SMEs

Contracting firms and suppliers undergoes a rigid accreditation process that will categorize them as follows:


1. Non-Suki contractors - the initiation stage for accredited contractors. At this stage small and medium contracting firms undertakes a variety of small scale civil works such as leak repair, network improvements and water service connections.


2. Suki contractors - Hereunder, the contracting firms have passed the initiation stage with no adverse report on performance/workers behavior, endorsed appropriately by the Business Area Management Core Team, have maintained at all times safety and quality standards and lastly, worked exclusively for MWC.


This stage ensures further growth of the contracting firms as they will undergo training programs on technical and non-technical standards, will acquire projects through negotiation and will be provided with a loan package from Banco de Oro based on competitive market rates.


While MWC continually support them in their development, the company's expectations arise as well. MWC demands that Suki contractors at this stage, conduct business at the highest level of integrity, complies with technical standards and customer standards, executes projects on time and gives support at all times the Business objectives of MWC.


3. Corporate Suki contractors - the crème de la crème of our Accredited Vendors. This stage enables the chosen contractors first option in the bidding and negotiation of major ticket projects, have reached financial stability, adopted quality standards as a habit and is well-equipped with technical standards. They have proved to be at last a lasting partner of MWC.


Through the Vendor Program, Manila Water have embraced its vendors to become their partners in providing water and sewer services in the metropolis, as MWC grows it likewise sees the growth of its vendors.

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