KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): The joint venture of MMC CORPORATION BHD [] and GAMUDA BHD []’s (MMC-Gamuda JV) clinched the underground package for the Sungai Buloh-Kajang MRT line with the bid of RM8.2 billion.
Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) said on Tuesday it had awarded the package to the MMC-Gamuda JV because of the consortium’s strengths in design, CONSTRUCTION [] plant and tunneling equipment, tunneling and station construction methodology.
“The consortium also offered the most competitive price at RM8.2 billion to design and build the 9.5km MRT underground tunnel and seven underground stations,” it said.
MRT Corp said the final evaluation showed that MMC-Gamuda JV was the best evaluated tenderer that offered the technical criteria and the best bid which was 3.4 per cent lower than the second lowest offer.
It said the decision was made at a one stop procurement committee meeting chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at Parliament on Monday.
Elaborating on the factors why the MMC-Gamuda JV was picked, MRT Corp said the JV was selected based on the consortium’s strengths in design, construction plant and tunneling equipment, tunneling and station construction methodology especially in the challenging karstic limestone formation, and for the construction plan and resources it committed.
“MMC-Gamuda JV also stood out because of its past experience in handling underground works in the same ground conditions and for putting together the same team which handled the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART) project,” it said.
Works for the underground package will be directly supervised by MRT Corp.
The MMC-Gamuda JV was one of five companies or joint ventures which pre-qualified under a stringent set of criteria to tender the underground package of the MRT project. The other tenderers were Hyundai-Gadang-Chengal Jaya Joint Venture, Taisei Corp, Sinohydro Group Ltd, and the China Railway Group Ltd.
Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) said on Tuesday it had awarded the package to the MMC-Gamuda JV because of the consortium’s strengths in design, CONSTRUCTION [] plant and tunneling equipment, tunneling and station construction methodology.
“The consortium also offered the most competitive price at RM8.2 billion to design and build the 9.5km MRT underground tunnel and seven underground stations,” it said.
MRT Corp said the final evaluation showed that MMC-Gamuda JV was the best evaluated tenderer that offered the technical criteria and the best bid which was 3.4 per cent lower than the second lowest offer.
It said the decision was made at a one stop procurement committee meeting chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at Parliament on Monday.
Elaborating on the factors why the MMC-Gamuda JV was picked, MRT Corp said the JV was selected based on the consortium’s strengths in design, construction plant and tunneling equipment, tunneling and station construction methodology especially in the challenging karstic limestone formation, and for the construction plan and resources it committed.
“MMC-Gamuda JV also stood out because of its past experience in handling underground works in the same ground conditions and for putting together the same team which handled the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART) project,” it said.
Works for the underground package will be directly supervised by MRT Corp.
The MMC-Gamuda JV was one of five companies or joint ventures which pre-qualified under a stringent set of criteria to tender the underground package of the MRT project. The other tenderers were Hyundai-Gadang-Chengal Jaya Joint Venture, Taisei Corp, Sinohydro Group Ltd, and the China Railway Group Ltd.
