Monday, 1 October 2012

Construction Sector RM1.5b MRT job awards soon


Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) will award soon several jobs worth over RM1.5bil, including a contract for track works, for the Sungai Buloh-Kajang MY Rapid Transit (SBK MRT) project, people familiar with the matter say.

For the track works, which is estimated to be worth some RM850mil, it is understood that the frontrunner is DRB-HICOM Bhd-Mitsubishi. There are three shortlisted bidders for the job, which include Balfour Beatty Rail Sdn Bhd and Leighton-Lion Pacific. A source close to MRT Corp said the evaluation is still ongoing after the award of the contract (for track works) was deferred last month (September).

Business Times reported that MRT Corp had requested the bidders for track works to resubmit their commercial clarification, including the final price, to lay tracks between Sungai Buloh and Kajang, totalling 41.5km.

Although the stretch from Sungai Buloh to Kajang involves 51km, the job excludes the 9.5km underground tunnel work awarded to the MMC Gamuda JV at RM8.2bil.The bidders had resubmitted their bids in mid-September following the request from MRT Corp.

– Business Times 

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