SunCon wins RM1.21b MRT viaduct project contract
THE STAR
KUALA LUMPUR: Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) has awarded the viaduct work package V201 for the construction of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya (SSP) line to Sunway Construction Sdn Bhd.
The contract is worth RM1.21bil.
MRT Corp said under the work package, the successful contractor would construct and complete the viaduct guideway and other associated works for a 4.9km stretch of the SSP Line’s elevated alignment from Sungai Buloh to Persiaran Dagang.
The award was made following a One Stop Procurement Committee (OSPC) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak.
MRT Corp chief executive officer Datuk Seri Shahril Mokhtar said the pace that work packages were being awarded was very good.
“This is the second viaduct work package to be awarded for the construction of the SSP Line after the award for Work Package V202 last week to Ahmad Zaki Sdn Bhd. Both contractors will very soon be clearing their sites and mobilising machinery to begin construction work.
“This is a very good development for the project. I am confident that we will be able to follow closely to the schedule for the project to ensure that phase one of the SSP line begins operations in the second quarter of 2021, and the rest of the line in the second quarter of 2022,” he said.
Shahril said all successful tenders were selected on the basis of the best evaluated tender, with tenders being evaluated on technical and commercial aspects. This meant that the successful tender might not always be the one with the lowest price.
“However, I can state that the best evaluated tender for this work package was also the one with the lowest price among the four tenders submitted,” he said.
Sunway Construction is currently the work package contractors for Package V4 of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line. On that basis, the company was pre-qualified to tender for work packages for the MRT SSP line.
The SSP Line is 52.2km in length, of which 13.5km will run underground. It will have 37 stations, 11 of them underground stations.
MRT Corp said under the work package, the successful contractor would construct and complete the viaduct guideway and other associated works for a 4.9km stretch of the SSP Line’s elevated alignment from Sungai Buloh to Persiaran Dagang.
The award was made following a One Stop Procurement Committee (OSPC) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak.
MRT Corp chief executive officer Datuk Seri Shahril Mokhtar said the pace that work packages were being awarded was very good.
“This is the second viaduct work package to be awarded for the construction of the SSP Line after the award for Work Package V202 last week to Ahmad Zaki Sdn Bhd. Both contractors will very soon be clearing their sites and mobilising machinery to begin construction work.
“This is a very good development for the project. I am confident that we will be able to follow closely to the schedule for the project to ensure that phase one of the SSP line begins operations in the second quarter of 2021, and the rest of the line in the second quarter of 2022,” he said.
Shahril said all successful tenders were selected on the basis of the best evaluated tender, with tenders being evaluated on technical and commercial aspects. This meant that the successful tender might not always be the one with the lowest price.
“However, I can state that the best evaluated tender for this work package was also the one with the lowest price among the four tenders submitted,” he said.
Sunway Construction is currently the work package contractors for Package V4 of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line. On that basis, the company was pre-qualified to tender for work packages for the MRT SSP line.
The SSP Line is 52.2km in length, of which 13.5km will run underground. It will have 37 stations, 11 of them underground stations.
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