By Sharen Kaur
sharen@nstp.com.my
Published in NST on December 27 2011
The government has budgeted nearly RM1 billion on new trains for the Ampang light rail transit (LRT) line extension project and KTM Bhd, sources said.
The contract is expected to be awarded by April,” the source said. CSR ZELC is one of the major electric locomotive
manufacturers in China and a subsidiary of China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corp Ltd.
The company has a RM1.9 billion contract from the government to supply 38 units of sixcar electric train coaches for KTMB.
This is a government project under the National Key Results Area programme to improve public transportation in the Klang
Valley.
CSR ZELC has so far delivered six units. The trains are undergoing testing and commissioning at the KTMB Batu Gajah Depot in Ipoh, Perak and are expected to operate next month.
For the Kelana Jaya LRT line extension project, Prasarana has awarded a RM1.2 billion contract for the supply of 22 six-car train sets to Bombardier-Hartasuma Sdn Bhd.
Meanwhile, the source said the RM350 million KTMB budget is to upgrade its existing fleet in accordance with the new electric train sets. The existing trains are manually operated.
The source said Prasarana is expected to call for a tender for the refurbishment exercise in the first quarter of next year.
sharen@nstp.com.my
Published in NST on December 27 2011
The government has budgeted nearly RM1 billion on new trains for the Ampang light rail transit (LRT) line extension project and KTM Bhd, sources said.
The government, through Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd, is setting aside RM600 million for the supply of trains for the Ampang LRT project.
It has also allocated another RM350 million to upgrade KTMB’s existing fleet, the sources added. It is learnt that tenders for the supply of 20 sets of six-car electric commuter trains for the LRT project closed on December 12, attracting six bidders.
They are Bombardier Transportation/Scomi Rail Bhd, Caf Spain/Tranz-i Sdn Bhd, China North Railway/EmRail Sdn Bhd, Rotem Korea/ CMC Engineering Sdn Bhd, Romania Astra/Smh Rail Sdn Bhd and China South Railway/Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co Ltd (CSR ZELC).
A source told Business Times that their bids range between RM550 million and RM780 million, adding that the lowest bidder is CSR ZELC. “The trains are meant to service the existing LRT network, and the new line-up to Putra Heights.
It has also allocated another RM350 million to upgrade KTMB’s existing fleet, the sources added. It is learnt that tenders for the supply of 20 sets of six-car electric commuter trains for the LRT project closed on December 12, attracting six bidders.
They are Bombardier Transportation/Scomi Rail Bhd, Caf Spain/Tranz-i Sdn Bhd, China North Railway/EmRail Sdn Bhd, Rotem Korea/ CMC Engineering Sdn Bhd, Romania Astra/Smh Rail Sdn Bhd and China South Railway/Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co Ltd (CSR ZELC).
A source told Business Times that their bids range between RM550 million and RM780 million, adding that the lowest bidder is CSR ZELC. “The trains are meant to service the existing LRT network, and the new line-up to Putra Heights.
The contract is expected to be awarded by April,” the source said. CSR ZELC is one of the major electric locomotive
manufacturers in China and a subsidiary of China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corp Ltd.
The company has a RM1.9 billion contract from the government to supply 38 units of sixcar electric train coaches for KTMB.
This is a government project under the National Key Results Area programme to improve public transportation in the Klang
Valley.
CSR ZELC has so far delivered six units. The trains are undergoing testing and commissioning at the KTMB Batu Gajah Depot in Ipoh, Perak and are expected to operate next month.
For the Kelana Jaya LRT line extension project, Prasarana has awarded a RM1.2 billion contract for the supply of 22 six-car train sets to Bombardier-Hartasuma Sdn Bhd.
Meanwhile, the source said the RM350 million KTMB budget is to upgrade its existing fleet in accordance with the new electric train sets. The existing trains are manually operated.
The source said Prasarana is expected to call for a tender for the refurbishment exercise in the first quarter of next year.
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