By Sharen Kaur
sharen@nstp.com.my
Published in NST on October 16, 2012
The contract for track laying works had three shortlisted bidders including Balfour Beatty Rail Sdn Bhd and Leighton-Lion Pacific.
KUALA LUMPUR: DRB-HICOM Bhd is tipped to win this week a contract worth between RM800 million and RM900 million to lay railway tracks for the Sungai Buloh-Kajang MY Rapid Transit (SBK MRT) project, people familiar with the matter said.
Business Times understands that the contract is part of several jobs worth more than RM1.2 billion that Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) will be awarding soon.
The contracts will be awarded after a sitting of the One-Stop Procurement Committee (OSPC) in Putrajaya, to be chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak or Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah.
The contract for track laying works had three shortlisted bidders including Balfour Beatty Rail Sdn Bhd and Leighton-Lion Pacific.
DRB-HICOM had bid for the job with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics group.
In mid-September, the three bidders were requested by MRT Corp to re-submit 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 joint venture at RM8.2 billion.
"MRT Corp has done a thorough evaluation on their respective commercial clarification and the closest to win is DRB-HICOM-Mitsubishi. The final decision will be made by the OSPC," a source said.
The other contract to be awarded by MRT Corp is a job worth around RM100 million for platform screen door system.
The system is to prevent accidental falls off the platform onto the lower track area, reduce wind felt by the passengers caused by the piston effect, and improve security.
Sources said several companies were shortlisted for the job and the frontrunner is Singapore Technologies Electronics Ltd, which is part of Temasek Holdings, Singapore's investment arm.
Read more: DRB-HICOM frontrunner for MRT track job http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/20121015234058/Article/index_html#ixzz29NxLcpDK
sharen@nstp.com.my
Published in NST on October 16, 2012
The contract for track laying works had three shortlisted bidders including Balfour Beatty Rail Sdn Bhd and Leighton-Lion Pacific.
KUALA LUMPUR: DRB-HICOM Bhd is tipped to win this week a contract worth between RM800 million and RM900 million to lay railway tracks for the Sungai Buloh-Kajang MY Rapid Transit (SBK MRT) project, people familiar with the matter said.
Business Times understands that the contract is part of several jobs worth more than RM1.2 billion that Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) will be awarding soon.
The contracts will be awarded after a sitting of the One-Stop Procurement Committee (OSPC) in Putrajaya, to be chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak or Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah.
The contract for track laying works had three shortlisted bidders including Balfour Beatty Rail Sdn Bhd and Leighton-Lion Pacific.
In mid-September, the three bidders were requested by MRT Corp to re-submit 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 joint venture at RM8.2 billion.
"MRT Corp has done a thorough evaluation on their respective commercial clarification and the closest to win is DRB-HICOM-Mitsubishi. The final decision will be made by the OSPC," a source said.
The other contract to be awarded by MRT Corp is a job worth around RM100 million for platform screen door system.
The system is to prevent accidental falls off the platform onto the lower track area, reduce wind felt by the passengers caused by the piston effect, and improve security.
Sources said several companies were shortlisted for the job and the frontrunner is Singapore Technologies Electronics Ltd, which is part of Temasek Holdings, Singapore's investment arm.
Read more: DRB-HICOM frontrunner for MRT track job http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/20121015234058/Article/index_html#ixzz29NxLcpDK
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