By Sharen Kaur
sharen@nstp.com.my
Published in NST on October 19, 2012
KOTA DAMANSARA: Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) expects to call tenders for the Klang Valley MY Rapid Transit (MRT) Line 2 (Circle Line) and Line 3 packages by the end of 2013.
MRT Corp strategic communications director Amir Mahmood Razak said firms that previously won contracts for Line 1 from Sungai Buloh to Kajang can bid for the packages.
"If the contractors have been pre-qualified for Line 1, they should have no problems bidding for Line 2 and 3," Amir said yesterday after announcing the start of the viaduct work package by Gadang Engineering (M) Sdn Bhd.
The MRT Line 2 and 3 are currently under final planning and evaluation.
Amir said the government will announce the alignment and station locations in the first half of next year, after which, there would be three months of public display for feedbacks.
"We are not sure how much it would cost to build Line 2 and 3. We will have an idea once we know where the alignments run, the geographic's of it and the number of stations required," Amir said.
"The government is still conducting studies. If the new lines are announced by early next year, we will be able to award some of the contracts by end-2013. That would be a fair estimate," Amir said.
The MRT project comprising Line 1, 2 and 3 fall under the Greater KL/Klang Valley Land Public Transport Master Plan.
While Line 1, which runs 51km, will be operational by 2017; Line 2 and 3 are expected to be completed by 2020. Together, the three will extend the MRT network track to 150km, serving an estimated of 10 million people in Greater Kuala Lumpur.
Based on the master plan, Line 2 would cater for orbital movements in Kuala Lumpur, covering hotspots at KLCC, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Tun Razak Exchange (TRE) and KL Metropolis at Jalan Duta.
Line 3 would cover areas between Kota Damansara and Cheras, including Sungai Buloh, Kepong, Selayang, Kampung Baru and TRE.
Meanwhile, Gadang Engineering is expected to complete the viaduct work package, involving 5.14km of alignment works from Taman Industri Sungai Buloh to Dataran Sunway, by February 2016.
The company was awarded the job worth RM863.4 million in June. The contract includes building three MRT stations.
sharen@nstp.com.my
Published in NST on October 19, 2012
KOTA DAMANSARA: Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) expects to call tenders for the Klang Valley MY Rapid Transit (MRT) Line 2 (Circle Line) and Line 3 packages by the end of 2013.
MRT Corp strategic communications director Amir Mahmood Razak said firms that previously won contracts for Line 1 from Sungai Buloh to Kajang can bid for the packages.
"If the contractors have been pre-qualified for Line 1, they should have no problems bidding for Line 2 and 3," Amir said yesterday after announcing the start of the viaduct work package by Gadang Engineering (M) Sdn Bhd.
The MRT Line 2 and 3 are currently under final planning and evaluation.
"We are not sure how much it would cost to build Line 2 and 3. We will have an idea once we know where the alignments run, the geographic's of it and the number of stations required," Amir said.
"The government is still conducting studies. If the new lines are announced by early next year, we will be able to award some of the contracts by end-2013. That would be a fair estimate," Amir said.
The MRT project comprising Line 1, 2 and 3 fall under the Greater KL/Klang Valley Land Public Transport Master Plan.
While Line 1, which runs 51km, will be operational by 2017; Line 2 and 3 are expected to be completed by 2020. Together, the three will extend the MRT network track to 150km, serving an estimated of 10 million people in Greater Kuala Lumpur.
Based on the master plan, Line 2 would cater for orbital movements in Kuala Lumpur, covering hotspots at KLCC, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Tun Razak Exchange (TRE) and KL Metropolis at Jalan Duta.
Line 3 would cover areas between Kota Damansara and Cheras, including Sungai Buloh, Kepong, Selayang, Kampung Baru and TRE.
Meanwhile, Gadang Engineering is expected to complete the viaduct work package, involving 5.14km of alignment works from Taman Industri Sungai Buloh to Dataran Sunway, by February 2016.
The company was awarded the job worth RM863.4 million in June. The contract includes building three MRT stations.
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