Among the shortlisted (CIMB)

Prasarana has shortlisted 28 individual and JV companies that are eligible to bid for various elevated civil works, stations and depot packages under the MRT project. The tenders comprising works packages for elevated civil works (eight packages), stations (eight packages) and depots (two packages) would be called in stages, beginning next month until Dec-12.

• “The tender for the first stage, which involves two civil works packages will be issued early next month,” Grp MD Shahril Mokhtar said. He said the two packages are a 5.4 km stretch from Taman Bukit Ria to Plaza Phoenix in Cheras and the other covering a 5.2km stretch from Taman Suntex to Bandar Tun Hussein Onn.

• The 18 works packages are divided into two categories (i) open and (ii) Bumiputera. For the JV submissions, he said technical and financial evaluations were carried out.

• 28 shortlisted companies were chosen from among 195 who submitted applications.
Among the companies shortlisted in the open category are Sunway Construction, Muhibbah Engineering, IJM Construction, Gadang Engineering and Loh & Loh Construction.

• In the Bumiputera category, Naim Engineering, Trans Resources Corporation, TSR Bina, Ahmad Zaki, HRA Teguh, and Syarikat Muhibah Perniagaan & Pembinaan. (Bernama)