For the 23.6km southern extension of Bangkok’s Purple Line metro, the Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) of Thailand has signed three contracts for project management and construction supervision.
Construction began in June 2022 and 6 construction contractors have already been issued notices to proceed.
The extension, which can open in 2027 and can serve 17 underground and above-ground stops, stretches from Tao Poon to Rat Burana. The project will cost 2.6 billion baht ($75.4 million).
According to the MRTA, “not one of the proposals met the necessities,” making it unattainable to rent a project implementation consultant for the Purple Line expansion. In the case of this contract, a brand new procurement procedure can be carried out.
According to the MRTA, which agrees with the six construction contractors who got notice of termination on April 25, project management and construction supervision consultants are ready to begin work immediately.
In March, six construction contracts for the Purple Line Extension were awarded with a complete value of 82 billion baht.
Contract 1 is value 19.4 billion baht and covers the design and construction of three metro stations, excavation and covering of tunnels and bored tunnels on the 4.8 km Tao Pun to National Library section. It was awarded to the Sino-Thai company Engineering & Construction and CH Karnchang, a joint company of CKST-PL.
Additionally, CKST-PL was awarded Contract 2 value 15.9 billion baht, which can include three metro stations, architectural works and underground construction works on a 2.4 km long section between the National Library and Phan Fa.
Contract Part 3 – Phan Fa – Memorial Bridge, which is 3.1 km long, includes underground construction works value a complete of 15.1 billion baht, covering two metro stations. The contractor is a joint partnership between Italian-Thai Development and Nawarat Patanakarn, referred to as ITD-NWR MRT.
Under Contract 4, costing 15 billion baht, underground construction works are to be carried out on a 4.1-kilometer section between Memorial Bridge and Dao Khanong. They can be built by Unique Engineering and Construction and can include transition structures, bored and canopy tunnels, bored tunnels and two underground stations.
Contract No. 5 is for civil construction on the 9-kilometer elevated Dao Khanong – Khru Nai section and was awarded to the Italian-Thai development company at a price of Bhat 13.1 billion. The agreement also includes the development of overpasses, seven elevated stations, 4 park-and-ride parking lots with a complete capability of 1,920 cars near Rat Burana and Bang Pakok, in addition to a train staging area on Kanchanapisek Road.
Contract 6, value 3.6 billion baht and covering track works from Tao Pun to Khru Na, including busbar and other related works, was also awarded for the Italo-Thai development.
Source: RailJournal.com, NationalThailand.com, BangkokPost.com
