JV wins billion-ringgit work package for MRT2

The JV has been awarded the work package for trackworks, maintenance vehicles and work trains for the entire 52.2-kilometre Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya (SSP) mass rapid transit alignment, also known as MRT2.
CCCC holds 51 per cent of the JV while George Kent holds 49 per cent.
The Malaysian engineering firm’s first notable foray into rail engineering works was in 2012 when it secured the 1.1 billion ringgit Ampang LRT systems contract.
This was followed by the appointment of its JV with Malaysian Resources Corp as project delivery partner for the 36km LRT 3 from Bandar Utama to Joha Setia in Klang in September last year.
The latest contract win will be a huge boost for the firm as it is set to gain recurring income from the project, as the contract includes maintenance of the completed track.
Mass Rapid Transit Corp (MRT Corp) said yesterday that Package SSP-SY-204 for the engineering, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning of trackworks, maintenance vehicles and work trains was awarded after |a meeting by the One-Stop Procurement Committee.
MRT Corp chief executive officer Shahril Mokhtar said the work package was among the biggest for the construction of the SSP Line.
CCC had good technical know-how, having handled many infrastructure projects, while George Kent had a strong presence in the Malaysian railway industry, he said.
On the tender evaluation process, Shahril said the JV, which was one of seven tenderers, had fared well in the technical portion of the evaluation.
Among the criteria for technical evaluation were compliance with specifications required by MRT Corp, proposed solutions, performance level, track record, works programmes and compliance with key dates, project execution plan, maintenance plan, quality as well as site safety, health and environment assurance.
“The successful tenderer is selected on the basis of the best evaluated tender, which means the successful tenderer may not have quoted the lowest price.
“However, for this work package, I am pleased to announce that the successful tenderer had quoted the lowest price,” he said.
Under the SSP Line, all systems work package contractors would have to ensure that 35 per cent of the works would be awarded to bumiputra companies, an increase from the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line where it was 30 per cent.