By Violet Ooi
Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) has appointed Arup Jururunding Sdn Bhd as the underground reference design consultant for Klang Valley MRT Line 2.
MRT Corp in a statement today announced that the contract amounts to RM44.4 million and is the first one to be awarded for MRT Line 2. The contract duration is 32 months.
MRT Line 2 or the MRT Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line (SSP Line) is 59.5km long and consists of 40 stations. The elevated alignment runs a total length of approximately 49.3km while its underground section covers a length of 10.2km.
According to MRP Corp, Arup Jururunding’s scope of work covers the reference design for the underground section of the SSP Line. This includes eight new underground stations and fitting up of the Tun Razak Exchange Station. The station is built as part of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line (MRT Line 1) and will be the interchange station between the two lines.
Besides, Arup Jururunding will produce the reference design for all other operational buildings and structures namely tunnels, portals, shafts, cross-overs, sidings and ventilation.
Arup Jururunding will also assist MRT Corp with the tender process for the underground works package for the SSP Line. The tender process includes drawing up tender documents, evaluating technical submissions from tenderers and carrying out the design and technical review of the Civil Design and Build Contractor’s design development and submission.
MRT Corp’s CEO Azhar Abdul Hamid said that the contract signals the start of preliminary work for the SSP Line, especially with progress for the Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line having past its midway point, it is vital that preparatory works for the SSP Line to start too.
According to MRT Corp, Arup Jururunding was one of seven companies to have submitted tenders for the contract. It said that the engineering design consultancy came out successful based on their “technical and financial submissions, as well as strong global track record in MRT and related previous experiences”.
Construction of the SSP Line was approved by the government in February and MRT Corp was appointed the line’s developer and asset owner. The government has also recently named MMC Gamuda KVMRT (PDP) Sdn Bhd as project delivery partner of the MRT project.
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