HCMC has decided to end cooperation with the primary consultant for metro line No. 2 after failing to reach agreement on renewing an independent consultant contract. - VnExpress International
Saigon metro line investor slammed for failure to renew consultant pact
By Trung Son March 16, 2021 | 09:23 pm GMT+7
Local people dismantle their houses to give up space for the construction of metro line No.2 in HCMC s Tan Binh District, August 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Huu Khoa.
The HCMC administration has severely criticized the investor of metro line No.2 for failing to renew an independent consultant contract in time for the project to proceed.
The criticism was made following advice from the municipal Department of Home Affairs.
As investor of the Ben Thanh – Tham Luong Metro Line, the second metro line of the city that will run 11 kilometers between districts 1 and 12, the HCMC Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR) was late in signing an Independent Consultant (IC) Agreement contract, causing capital disbursement delays that have affected the project’s progress, quality as also reflected badly on the city.