36 firms vying for 5 dual-track rail route contracts

36 firms vying for 5 dual-track rail route contracts

Thirty-six private firms have shown interest in bidding for the construction of five dual-track rail routes worth altogether 95.8 billion baht through an e-auction, according to an informed State Railway of Thailand (SRT) source.

The 36 firms purchased bidding envelopes which were put on sale from Dec 14 - Jan 5.

The SRT will take representatives of the firms to see the construction sites and hold a meeting to explain the projects to them in detail.  After that the firms will be given 15 days to prepare and submit technical proposals for consideration.

A list of the firms qualified to bid for the projects will be announced on Feb 20.

Bidding will be by e-auction  on March 1-2.  The names of those with the lowest bids will be forwarded to the SRT board and the cabinet for final approval.

Contracts  were expected to be signed by the end of March, after which construction could begin right away,  the source said.

The five dual-track rail routes up for tender are: the 169 kilometre Nakhon Pathom - Hua Hin tracks (median price - 19 billion baht); 116km Lop Buri - Pak Nampho route (23 billion baht); 132km Map Kabao - Chira junction (28 billion baht); 84km Hua Hin - Prachuap Khiri Khan (9.8 billion baht); and, 167km Prachuap Khiri Khan - Chumphon route (16 billion baht).

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