Consortium appointed to oversee KL-Singapore High Speed Rail

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s MyHSR Corporation Sdn Bhd (MyHSR) and Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) have awarded the Joint Development Partner (JDP) contract for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project to the consortium comprising WSP Engineering Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Mott MacDonald Malaysia Sdn Bhd, and Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd.

The joint JDP tender was called on August 22, 2016 and closed on October 17, 2016. A total of eight bids were received.

In a statement on Thursday, MyHSR and LTA said the JDP will provide project management support and technical advice on HSR systems and operations.

The JDP will also develop the technical and safety standards to be adopted for the project. 

In addition, they said, the JDP will assist the Joint Project Team (JPT) established between MyHSR and LTA with the preparation of documents for the forthcoming tenders relating to the joint aspects of the project, such as the appointment of the AssetsCo and OpCo International.

MyHSR CEO Mohd Nur Ismal Mohamed Kamal said the appointment marked the start of a challenging and exciting journey to bring the HSR project to reality.

He said the consortium will join the project teams of MyHSR and LTA in further developing the project. 

LTA Chief Executive Ngien Hoon Ping said they, together with MyHSR, will be able to kick-start the preparation of upcoming joint tenders for the project with the collective expertise and extensive experience of the consortium in HSR projects internationally.