Can hijack Prayut, order the MRTA using the same criteria as the Orange Line BTS.
On March 4, Mr. Samart Rachapolsit, Deputy Leader of the Democrat Party Commenting on the new criteria Orange line auction for 2nd round stated that
Although the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has announced to receive opinions from private individuals who are interested in investing in the Orange Line project in the second round of the auction using the new criteria recently, but not Easy MRTA will use the new criteria as desired. Because there are legal actions such as “sharp cuts” that must be attached, do not blink.
After MRTA changed the bidding criteria, Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited or BTS, a buyer of the auction envelope filed a request for fairness to the Central Administrative Court. Subsequently, the Central Administrative Court ordered to temporarily suspend the new criteria until the court gives a judgment or an order otherwise. In which the court stated in the verdict that Changing the criteria for bidding “So it is an order that there should be a problem with unlawfulness.” MRTA disagrees. Therefore continued to fight by submitting an appeal to the Supreme Administrative Court by requesting the court to suspend the stay of the Central Administrative Court’s order But not in time for the Supreme Administrative Court to order it down MRTA has won the auction first.
After MRTA knocked out the first bidding questionable, on February 3, 2021, MRTA submitted an appeal with the Supreme Administrative Court. MRTA also requested the Central Administrative Court to distribute the case. In order not to have to consider the case any more
Reasons for the collapse of the first auction MRTA claims that if waiting for the Supreme Administrative Court to order to come down Will delay the implementation of the project But what will be the facts? No one knows. It is interesting to think that if the Supreme Administrative Court has an order to stand by the Central Administrative Court Will give an opportunity MRTA is very difficult to switch to the new criteria.
Although MRTA withdrew the appeal to the Supreme Administrative Court and asked the Central Administrative Court to dispose of the case. But BTS knew. Therefore has sued additional lawsuits to the Central Administrative Court before MRTA will request the Central Administrative Court to dispose of the case By filing for damages from MRTA changed the bidding criteria of just 500,000 baht, which was assessed from the time consuming BTS in preparing the auction documents.
When this is Therefore, the Central Administrative Court has to consider this case further. If the Court orders MRTA to pay damages to BTS, it shows that changing the bid criteria may be unlawful. This will make the reason BTS filed a lawsuit against the management. MRTA and related parties to the Central Criminal Court, the Central Criminal Court cases of corruption and misconduct have increased. Will consider whether or not to accept BTS’s indictment on March 15.
More importantly, if the Central Administrative Court orders MRTA pays damages to BTS before The MRTA will open the second round of bidding with new criteria that will make it difficult for MRTA to use the new criteria anymore. To the court Can change the judiciary Or may use other methods that delay the judicial process.
All of this can be seen that the auction for the Orange Line project is a very addictive game of “sharp cut”. This may delay the project for several years. General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister, considered ordering the MRTA uses the same criteria which are already well suited. Will make the most of the people and the nation
The aforementioned doubts and observations are therefore the skepticism that I and all people like to ask for clarification from the responsible agency directly. This is to protect the interests of the nation and the people. With the intention of allowing the public to benefit from this program to the fullest Without any doubt Only all
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