In a Facebook post on Thursday, Democrat Party deputy leader Samart Ratchapolsitte questioned why each section of the MRT Orange Line had different bidding criteria and urged the authorities to open the line as soon as possible.
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MRTA seeks input on line extension
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published : 27 Feb 2021 at 05:00
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The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) is gearing up for a new round of bidding for the construction of the 120-billion-baht western extension of the MRT Orange Line.
MRTA governor Pakapong Sirikantaramas told the media on Friday that the agency will hold an online market sounding on Monday and the input will be used in the drafting of a request for proposal (RFP).
An MRTA committee had held a meeting to discuss fresh bidding for the Orange Line and investment issues for the Purple and Yellow Lines.
The MRTA last month scrapped the bidding process for the construction of the western extension, linking the Thailand Cultural Centre in Huai Khwang district to the Bang Khun Non area in Thon Buri, after it became mired in legal wrangles in the Administrative Court.
MRTA scraps Orange Line bidding
Legal dispute ties up western section
published : 4 Feb 2021 at 04:00
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Bidding for the construction of the western section of the MRT s Orange Line, which will run from the Thailand Cultural Centre to Bang Khun Non, has been cancelled following a legal dispute.
The decision was taken yesterday by the contractor selection committee of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA), the project owner.
The MRTA said it had indefinitely postponed the process to pick a contractor because the dispute on the bidding criteria was still far from resolved.
The western section of the Orange Line was designed to run underground for 13.4 kilometres to link the centre of Bangkok to the capital s western suburbs.
Orange Line bidding contest scrapped
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published : 3 Feb 2021 at 16:44
7 The Mass Rapid Transit Authority activates a tunnel-boring machine for the eastern section of the Orange Line under Ramkhamhaeng Road in Bang Kapi district, Bangkok, in March last year. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard)
Bidding has been cancelled for the western section of the Orange Line in Bangkok, running from the Thailand Cultural Centre to Bang Khun Non area, after a legal dispute over bid criteria.
The contractor selection committee of the Bangkok’s east-west electric railway project made the decision on Wednesday.
The Mass Rapid Transit Authority, the project owner, said that a legal dispute on the project was no closer to resolution and thus blocked it from setting a timeframe for the selection of the contractor. That could delay the selection and affect the whole Orange Line.