PRIMEX has successfully concluded the Final Performance Evaluation of the USAID-funded Biodiversity and Watersheds Improved for Stronger Economy and Ecosystem Resilience (B+WISER) Program. The evaluation was conducted from July to December 2018 and covered the Cordillera Autonomous Region, Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape, Kaliwa Watershed Forest Reserve, Mount Kitanglad Range Natural Park, Regions 6, 10, and 11. B+WISER started in 2012 and ended in 2018. “PRIMEX is pleased that our Team has been able to satisfactorily conclude the final performance evaluation of B+WISER. The members of the Consultant Team were also involved in the Mid-term Evaluation of B+WISER which was also conducted by PRIMEX in 2015 so they are highly familiar with the project, the stakeholders, and the Theory of Change that USAID is using,” said Leo R. Pura, Vice President for Technical Services. Dr. Lope A. Calanog served as Team Leader for the FPE. He was supported by Dr. Diomedes A. Racelis (Biodiversity and Watershed Management Specialist), Mr. Luis P. Eleazar (Senior Evaluation Specialist), Dr. Imelda Pagtolun-an (Statistician), and Ms. Lourdes Margarita A. Caballero (Junior Evaluation Specialist). They were supervised by Dr. Albert Aquino, USAID’s Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and Ms. Bernadette Carriaga, Alternate COR. PRIMEX has a strong track record in conducting different types of project evaluation. Among the projects that PRIMEX has evaluated are the Participatory Irrigation Development Project (PIDP) of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), the Mindanao Rural Development Project, Phase II of the Department of Agriculture (DA), and the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) of DA, all funded by loans from the World...
PRIMEX President and CEO Elvira C. Ablaza was chosen by ADB to serve as one of six speakers from ADB’s most successful consulting firms (in terms of value of contracts awarded over the last five years) at the High-Level Panel on Doing Business with ADB at the opening session of the 10th Business Opportunities Fair (BOF) held at the ADB headquarters in Manila, Philippines, on 27 March 2019. The BOF is a one-stop forum for consultants, contractors, manufacturers, suppliers, and civil society organizations looking to provide goods, works, and services for ADB projects. Now on its 10th year, the BOF had the largest participation ever, with over 1,700 participants from 59 countries, of whom around 76% were first-timers interested in doing business with ADB. Ms Ablaza was the only panelist from an ADB developing member country; the five others were from large consulting firms from Australia, Canada, Finland, France, and the USA. The audience broke out into applause after she said that “PRIMEX is a small, 100% Filipino-owned, woman-led consulting firm that made it to the top through hard work, courage, and a strong commitment to quality.” Ms. Ablaza also shared practical tips on how new consulting firms can win contracts with ADB. “The key to our success is partnering with local firms, NGOs, and international firms that are strong in a sector or country. It took some years for PRIMEX to be the lead firm in ADB contracts because we had to first establish our track record. Taking the...
Recognized as the Most Influential Businesswoman in Consulting, Philippines, by the Asia-Pacific (APAC) Insider Awards in 2017, Ms. Elvira C. Ablaza, PRIMEX President and CEO, recently spoke at the 2019 Australian International Development Opportunities Forum held at the Joy-Nostalg Hotel and Suites in Ortigas Center, Pasig City on 26 March 2019. The forum was organized by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) for the 50-plus Australian delegation to the ADB Business Opportunities Fair...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) awarded Pacific Rim Innovation Management Exponents Inc (PRIMEX), in joint venture (JV) with the Engineering Development Corporation of the Philippines (EDCOP) and Key Engineers Co (KEC), the contract for consulting services for the formulation of a Master Plan for Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Development project in Metropolitan Tuguegarao in December 2018. It will run until December 2019. The project aims to guide decision-makers in preparing and approving plans,...
PRIMEX celebrated its 29th anniversary with a Thanksgiving Mass and a...
PRIMEX President and CEO, Elvira C. Ablaza, participated at the Inception...
Several PRIMEX specialists have been selected by the Asian Development Bank...