12 private firms, including foreign entities, have now bought the term of reference documents for the bidding, the State Railway of Thailand reported yesterday.
The companies are: BTS Group Holdings Plc, Charoen Pokphand Holdings Co Ltd, Italian-Thai Development Plc, Unique Engineering and Construction Plc, Energy Complex Co Ltd, Itochu Corporation Co Ltd, Sino Hydro Corporation Ltd, Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction Plc, Bangkok Expressway and Metro Plc, Fujita Corporation (Thailand) Ltd, China Railway Construction Corporation Co Ltd, and Ch Karnchang Plc.