"Orange Line"

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Tuesday submitted 1,940 pages of documents to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to follow up on an investigation into a case involving possible corruption in the bidding for construction of the Bt128-billion Orange Line western train section.

The Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC) filed a lawsuit at the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases on Monday against the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) and related parties regarding the MRTA’s cancellation of bidding for construction of the Bt128-billion Orange Line western train section, a news source revealed on Tuesday.

The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) on Friday responded to allegations of irregularities in its cancellation of bidding for the Bt128-billion Orange Line west construction.

In a blow to Bangkok’s mass-transit plans, bidding for the Orange Line to link the east and west of the city was cancelled on Wednesday.

Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) announced recently that fares for the Orange Line will start from Bt15 and be charged at an average of Bt2.50 per station.

The Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) is threatening to go to court after Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) changed its evaluation criteria for bids on the MRT Orange Line.

The bid selection committee of the MRT Orange Line project -- Bang Khun Non - Min Buri (Suwinthawong) section -- has agreed to amend bidding criteria on technical and price proposals to guarantee highest profit to the government, Pakapong Sirikantaramas, governor of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA), has said.

Nine companies have picked up bid documents for construction of the Orange Line from Bang Khun Non-Min Buri, said Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand governor Pakapong Sirikantaramas. The documents are available from July 10 to 24.

Four companies have expressed interest in bidding to build and operate the Bt140-billion Orange Line extension linking the Thailand Cultural Centre with Bang Khun Non.

Four major players in the transport system have picked up bid documents for the MRT Orange Line which runs from Bang Khun Non to Min Buri.

The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) will call bids for the extension of the Orange Line mass transit system next month and expects the contract signing to be completed within December.

The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) will call bids for the extension of two mass transit systems within this year, the MRTA governor Pakapong Sirikantaramas said.