Tenders for 31 Sg Buloh-Kajang MRT line packages to be called this quarter

PETALING JAYA: Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp)
is considering inviting tenders for the 31 packages of the Sungai
Buloh-Kajang mass rapid transit (MRT) line in the current quarter.
Strategic Communications and Public Relations Director Amir Mahmood Razak
said on Wednesday 85 contracts have been made available, 33 worth
RM15.5bil have been awarded, 21 are being evaluated and 31 have yet to
be called.
"We are planning to award four packages in the
current quarter, with the biggest tender being the RM1.6bil rolling
stock deal, which will be announced soon.
"All the packages will be awarded by year-end," he told a media briefing.
It was reported that three companies have tendered to supply the rolling stock, namely Changchun Railways Vehicle Co Ltd, Siemens SMH Rail Consortium and CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co Ltd.
Besides
the rolling stock project, Amir said MRT Corp was also considering
awarding the Taman Mesra-Kajang viaduct package and the Kajang depot
package in the current quarter.
The Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line, the first of the mega MRT infrastructure project, is estimated to cost RM30bil.
Work on the 51km line, which will pass through 31 stations and serve 1.2 million people along the route, was on track.
He
said MRT Corp was confident that all the tenders can be awarded by
year-end and the massive project can be completed within the given
timeframe.
Asked whether it was possible to award the remaining
48 packages within the last three months of this year, Amir said that
it was possible as most of the remaining projects were small in terms
of size and value. - Bernama