First segment of Penang LRT contract could cost up to RM8.31bil

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The civil and structural works contract for the first segment of Penang’s first Light Rail Transit (LRT) project which was awarded to the Gamuda Bhd-led SRS Consortium Sdn Bhd (SRS Consortium) could cost up to RM8.31bil, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke.   The cost could also be subject to further revisions.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/uehymcp7  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Thank you, thank you, thank you.

00:30I would like to reaffirm this contract to the SRS Consortium through the Single Sourcing Request for Proposal mechanism.

00:38This offer is based on a request from the state government, Purwominang,

00:42which has appointed the SRS Consortium as a project delivery partner for the Penang Transport Master Plan including the LRT Laluan Butiara

00:51through an open tender in August 2015.

00:56That is why I would like to reaffirm that this is not a direct award.

01:01So, what we are doing here is a Single Sourcing Request for Proposal

01:07because the SRS Consortium has gone through an open tender process for the implementation of the Penang Transport Master Plan

01:15at the beginning of 2015.

01:18That is why when the government took over this project from the state government,

01:23we continued with this tender decision, but we have another process,

01:29which is the Single Sourcing Request for Proposal.

01:32That is why we look again at the scope and also the cost and so on.

01:40The decision of this Cabinet is not just a payment commitment,

01:43but it is an assurance from the state government to ensure that Penang gets the benefits

01:49through financial and technical support that is needed for the implementation of this project.

01:54Through this new project structure,

01:57MRT Corp will play the role of project manager, project developer, and owner of LRT Laluan Butiara Penang assets.

02:04This LRT Laluan Butiara project will include three main package tenders.

02:10Today, we have the first tender, or the main contract package,

02:16which includes CMC, the main contract of the civil sector,

02:22which will connect Recremasi Island, south of Penang Island A, or PSA A, to Komtar.

02:29The route of this route, or this route, is 24 km.

02:35The value of the contract is RM8.31 billion,

02:39but it is still subject to the value management and so on.

02:43So this is to facilitate and speed up the process,

02:46we will implement and start this project first

02:50with the value of the contract with ceiling RM8.31 billion,

02:55but it is still subject to the value management.

02:59What will be the deadline for the second package?

03:03As I said, the second package will be opened in the second half of this year.

03:09After that, there will be several processes.

03:12So we expect that it will be awarded by next year, by early next year.

03:17But it will not affect the current work, because this is ongoing.

03:21So the most important package is package A, because this will take at least six years to be completed.

03:27But I assume the second package will not take up to six years,

03:30because that is a shorter alignment, just a few kilometers.

03:34We are talking about 24 km, it will take up to six years to complete this project.

03:40So even though we will award the second package much later,

03:44but it will not disrupt in terms of the overall completion of the project.

03:48Will the second half be as early as July?

03:55The third package is already ongoing.

03:59The tender has been called.

04:01The deadline for submission is April.

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