KL-Singapore High Speed Rail project gets 150 RFIs

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The proposed Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project has received an estimated total of 150 requests for information (RFI) from several consortia and companies, The Star reports. The market-sensing exercise has so far witnessed several entities from Singapore, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America and, of course, Malaysia.

“Companies that have yet to register their interest in the RFI exercise are still welcome to do so. All responses to the RFI must be received no later than 12 pm on November 18 2015,” said the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) and Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) in a joint statement.

“We are pleased by the market’s positive response to the RFI exercise. We look forward to receiving their feedback next month. This feedback will be critical in helping us with the commercial model of the project, and will help ensure that this project starts off on the right note,” commented both parties in said statement.

Of the numerous companies that have expressed interest in the HSR project, a South Korea-based consortium has emerged as one of the more notable candidates. The notion was first brought to the attention of deputy transport minister, Datuk Abdul Aziz Kaprawi, by S. Korea’s vice transport minister, Yeo Hyung Koo.

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The South Korean “mega” consortium is comprised of around 50 public and private firms and will be represented by the Korea Rail Network Authority (KR), as confirmed by a spokesperson for South Korea’s Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT).

Said consortium will be made up of seven construction companies as construction investors, five railway system suppliers, 29 railway design engineers and two financial institutions as monetary investors. Also, more companies are expected to be added into the roster “as soon as possible.”

Earlier on, it was reported that a new company, dubbed MyHSR Corp, will be spearheading the entire project towards its completion. Pre-qualification for the HSR tender is expected to go live in the second half of 2016 with the second phase planned for the later part of the year.

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Comments

  • Malaysian Style of Business on Oct 19, 2015 at 5:51 pm

    I hope those seeking RFI realise, doing business in Malaysia is different than doing business in First World. here, duit kopi talks. Hampers and Chocolate boxes don’t work anymore.

    Duit kopi runs into hundreds of millions and there is no tender process. here, the bigger your duit kopi, the higher your chances of getting the contract.

    And also, once you get the contract, you must get certain materials and services from RM2 dollar companies owned by the sisters of the wives of Ministers. They “must” be the sub contractor.

    Those seeking RFI also must realise, if initial cost is RM20 billion, final cost is RM40 billion. That is Malaysian style. Every project in Malaysia is like that.

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    • IF you think Malaysian projects are screwed up, take a look at ‘oversea’. They not just infuriate their rakyat, they oso pissed off their bidders.

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  • Bodoh Punya Kerajaan on Oct 19, 2015 at 5:57 pm

    government should abandon this project. Use it for important things like putting aircon in government classrooms so that in future years, even with haze, classes can still go on.

    Now, children are becoming stupid. Everyday got no school cause of haze.

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    • John John on Oct 19, 2015 at 9:17 pm

      Why install aircond in schools? Those are luxury items, which are readily available in private or international schools. If you install aircond in SRK or SMK, then later hospitals 3rd class wards also want; then every tom dick and harry departments also want. And to pay for the electricity bill, income tax is increased, toll hike, …etc And everyone complain again!

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  • 150 RFI…how many from RM2 paid up local company ^^V

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