Use of Private Consulting Service.
Section 8
SEC. 8. Use of Private Consulting Service.—For any public works project with an estimated cost of P200.000 or more, the Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications may hire the services of Filipino or associated Filipino and foreign consultants or consulting firms whenever available, for a fee not exceeding two and one-half per centum of the estimated cost to review the project or plans and specifications devised by the bureau or office concerned, or for a fee not exceeding six per centum of the estimated cost to prepare the projects including plans and specifications thereof: Provided, That except for projects financed by loans from international lending institutions or projects financed in pursuance of bilateral agreements with foreign governments or their instrumentalities whose foreign consultants services are required, the participation of the Filipino consultants and/or implementing agency concerned in such, combined services shall be maximized.