ECRL to proceed at smaller scale, lower cost KONG SEE HOH / 07 APR 2019 / 17:11 H. ECRL to proceed at smaller scale, lower cost The original proposed route for the ECRL on March 8, 2017. The new route has yet to be revealed. — Bernama FOLLOWING months of negotiations, Malaysia and China have reached an agreement to resume the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, which was suspended last July.
It will be carried out on a smaller scale, and at a lower cost with some changes to the route, Sin Chew Daily reported today.
The daily learnt that the cost of the project, which was originally tagged at RM66 billion, will be slashed by more than RM10 billion.
A well-placed source told the daily that what the two parties had arrived at was a win-win solution as the re-negotiated project includes new commercial elements, which will bring about greater benefits to local entrepreneurs and people.
It is learnt that an agreement will be signed prior to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s visit to China at the end of this month, marking the resumption of the project.
The source said Council of Eminent Persons chairman Tun Daim Zainuddin, who is representing Malaysia in the negotiations, will fly to Beijing soon to sign the agreement.
Mahathir is scheduled to visit China from April 24 to 28 at the invitation of Chinese premier Xi Jinping to attend the second Belt and Road Initiative summit.
It is understood that Mahathir will address the summit and emphasise Malaysia’s support for the Belt and Road Initiative.
According to the report, environmental considerations are the main reason that changes will be made to the ECRL route.
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Construction on the RM9bil light rail transit (LRT) line and the RM9.6bil Pan Island Link 1 (PIL 1) are scheduled to start in June next year. The Star learnt that the PIL has received approval from the Department of Environment – the federal regulator overseeing the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report – in March while the LRT is expected to receive a conditional approval from the Transport Ministry in May.
Both mega projects will be tendered to local and international companies at the end of the year.
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The research house said on Wednesday that while there was no change to its earnings forecast, it raised its target price slightly from RM3.75 to RM3.90 after rolling over its valuation horizon from mid-FY19 to end-FY19.
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Last month, a consortium was formed between GKent and four European names (Siemens, Alstom, Italian State Railways and PORR) to bid for the high-speed rail (HSR) asset company role. Management expects bidding competition from Chinese, Japanese and Korean consortiums. The tender will close at end-June.
Other potential jobs include Singapore MRT track works (S$150 million or RM446.25 million), a hospital (RM500 million), East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) systems (RM1 billion) and water-related jobs.
Gamuda and MRCB expected to tender for Penang LRT project. Since Gkent is the sub contractor for MRCB, then Gkent price should go up inline with MRCB. So buy Gkent fast.
While it may shed some light in revival of HSR, but this is merely opening tender for Technical Advisory Consultant before the construction suspension ends in 2020 , not tendering for the railway work.
An agreement has been reached by Malaysia and China for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project to resume following its suspension last year, The Sun Daily quotes a report by Sin Chew Daily.
Initially priced at RM66 billion, the ECRL will have its costs cut by more than RM10 billion. The report added that both countries had come to a resolution for the re-negotiated project that includes new commercial elements which will bring added benefits to local entrepreneurs and people.
An agreement will be signed ahead of prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s visit to China at the end of this month, the publication was told by its source. The chairman of the Council of Eminent Persons, Tun Daim Zainuddin, Malaysia’s representative in the negotiations, will travel to Beijing to sign the agreement.
Mahathir has been scheduled to visit China – at the invitation of Chinese premier Xi Jinping – to attend the second Belt and Road initiative summit, and the Malaysian prime minister is expected to address the summit and emphasise the country’s support for the Belt and Road initiative, the report said, adding that environmental concerns are the main reason for changes to the ECRL route.
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