MRT Corp awards RM1.6bil jobs to WCT and MTD

PETALING JAYA: Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) has awarded two MRT viaduct work package contracts worth RM1.58bil to units of WCT Holdings Bhd and MTD ACPI Engineering Bhd.

The Minister of Finance Inc unit said in a statement that it gave Work Package V204 for the construction of the viaduct guideway and other associated works for the MRT Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya (SSP) line to WCT Holdings. The contract for the Bandar Malaysia South Portal-Kampung Muhibbah job is valued at RM896.41mil.

Meanwhile, MTD Construction Sdn Bhd has clinched Work Package V208 for the construction and completion of the viaduct guideway and other associated works from Taman Pinggiran Putra to Persiaran Alpina. The contract sum is RM678.68mil.

The tender for Work Package V204, which is in the open category, began on June 2 and closed on Aug 16. A total of six companies had submitted tenders.

As for Work Package V208, the open tender for bumiputra companies started on June 28 and closed on Sept 6. A total of three tenders were submitted for this work package.

MRT Corp chief executive officer Datuk Seri Shahril Mokhtar welcomed the two successful contractors, saying that their involvement would bode well for the MRT project.

“The two contractors are well-known in the construction industry due to their track record. This is a boon for the project, as their experience will benefit the construction of the SSP line,” he said.

MRT Corp is already familiar with MTD Construction as it was also a work package contractor for the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang line. MTD Construction handled Work Package V7 for the construction of the guideway between Bandar Tun Hussein Onn and Taman Mesra near Kajang.

MRT Corp said the award for the two packages were made following a one-stop procurement meeting chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

According to Shahril, both the successful tenderers were chosen based on the best evaluated tender, where the tenders were assessed on their technical as well as commercial submissions.