Duenas, Camacho, & Associates (DCA), a Guam-based firm with contracted works in Guam and the CNMI, kicked-off the parcel-survey on Tinian. DCA was selected by the Department of Public Lands (DPL) amongst three other bidders late last year, under the announcement RFP21-119 and RFP21-120, for the “Parceling Surveying Services” (for Kastiyu and Marpo Heights Phase II). The total award for Kastiyu and Marpo Heights Phase II is at $134,522.48 and $63,771.16, respectively (for a total of $198,293.64).
The procured service of DCA is expected to be completed between April to May of next year, 2023. The Marpo Heights Phase II Village Homestead site was initially identified back in 2009 by DPL and was later surveyed with an A&E design by PEGS (Pacific Engineering Group & Services). The Kastiyu Agricultural Homestead site, on the other hand, was not identified until 2016. The DPL surveying team alone did the A&E survey for Kastiyu. Now, due to time constraints on all the other projects, DPL outsourced to DCA via the RFPs for the parceling and markings of the two sites on Tinian. DCA completed the parceling and surveying markings for the Marpo Heights Phase II village homestead on April 15, 2022 and parceling and survey markings for the Kastiyu agricultural homestead will begin the second or third week of June, inclusive of the rights-of-way.
Meanwhile, the DPL Surveying Team continues to catch-up on all the other backlogged projects. Because of the availability of ARPA funds in the last general appropriation act, the surveyors were able to return to Fina’Fa, Rota, to retrace the village homestead boundaries. The DPL Planning Division is expected to revisit Fina’Fa before the end of this fiscal year, to assist in clearing the access roads for the water infrastructure development.
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