The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has given potential bidders an extended deadline to prepare offers for the Davao Sasa Port modernisation project. DOCT revealed that the submission date for bids on the Aquino administration’s first seaport public-private partnership (PPP) deal has been moved to 26 February 2016.This is the second time the deadline has been moved, having previously been pushed back to 11 January 2016 from December this year.“It has been extended to give prequalified bidders more time to conduct technical, financial and legal due diligence,” explained the DOCT.The PPP deal will include the new apron, linear quay, expansion of the back-up area, container yards and warehouses.