Open the timeline behind the SkyTrain mogul Qingdao Orange Line Metro Before falling off the auction board
After being stuck in a lawsuit BTSC-Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc. Filed a lawsuit with the Administrative Court in the case of MRTA – Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand Has changed the new auction criteria halfway From the original criteria, the playoffs at “price” were taken by the scores of “technique” and “price” together. Stay for several months Until making the project timeline unstable
Finally, the Selection Committee under Section 36 of the Joint Venture Act 2019 has “Kittikorn Tanpao”, Deputy Governor for Engineering and Construction of MRTA. Chaired the meeting on Feb. 3 ago. Smashed the table for the auction of the Orange Line project, Bang Khunnon – Minburi period, where “MRTA” opened for private investors to invest in PPP net cost for 30 years, with a budget of 128,128 million baht by allowing the MRTA to open a new auction.
The cause of the auction.
“The Committee has considered that Cancellation of bidding and expedite the new auction process. Will be the best solution It does not affect the overall project. Because if waiting for the administrative court to consider the ruling Will not be able to predict whether it will be fast or slow I don’t know what the project goals will be. “
“Now the project has been delayed for 2 months. If new bidding is open at this time Will have a clear time frame And is most beneficial to the project MRTA must expedite various actions Proposed to the Board for consideration again. Will the old criteria or not be considered by MRTA. The MRTA will take over the operation, ”said Kitikorn.
While “Phakaphong Sirikantaramas”, the MRTA Governor Said MRTA had to start a new auction It will take approximately 1-2 months from now. Because it must be open to listen to the ideas of the private sector To be used in determining the draft TOR that will be launched for new bids, such as the technical score criteria.
“Right now there are no old bids considered individually or new criteria to consider the technical envelope with the financial envelope. For we will start all over again “
Pressure to use the price technique
To “Big Farm” will not decide Which criteria are used to cut the rope, but it is said that the flag of “Big Farm – Big Transport” is, however, must use new criteria to determine this auction field. Otherwise, it would not be able to contest before the court ruled.
There is also an eye on How will the “BTS Group” make moves? With this auction board crash operation To sue or not Because the things that have been fought all along must use the same criteria, namely the deciding on the “price” as the general project auction used
It is said that … It should not end easily.
When looking back on the timeline before the bidding date, the MRTA issued a public-private investment (RFP) invitation for the Orange Line train on 3 July 2020. 10 Jul-24 Jul 2020
There are 10 companies buying envelopes: 1. Expressway and Bangkok Metro Public Company Limited (BEM) 2. Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTSC) 3. BTS Group Holdings Plc. 4. Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction Plc. 5. Italian-Thai Development Plc. 6. Raj Group Plc. 7. Raj Group Pcl. Karnchang 8. Gulf Energy Development Public Company Limited 9. Sino Hydro Corporation Limited and 10. Woranitat Development Co., Ltd.
ITD requests change to new criteria.
On the date of submitting the envelope on September 23, 2020, it turns out that the big brother of the contracting industry “Italian-Thai” sent a letter to the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sor Kor. Find the winner of the project selection
By bringing other factors and benefits that are relevant, such as proposals on technical operations. Trust, Potential, and Competence of the Offeror To take into account Not just financial offers And asked to bring the said matter to the meeting of the State Private Investment Committee under Section 36 as well
In which “MRTA” brought a complaint to the meeting of the Committee, Section 36 Until a resolution approves the new criteria Use the “technical” proposal as a criterion in conjunction with the “finance” in the proportion of 30% because the project is a high-technical construction. Construction of a tunnel along the route Pass the Chao Phraya River Across Rattanakosin Island The government sector must have a quality structure that will benefit the long term. And extend the time to submit the envelope for another 45 days to 9 Nov 2020
BTS calls the Administrative Court
As a result of changing the new criteria, “BTS” went ahead and went on a journey to submit a letter of Sor Kor Sor, the MRTA Board of Directors and the Anti-Corruption Organization (Thailand) filed with the Administrative Court. And on 20 October 2020, BTS won the first round when the Central Administrative Court issued an order to stay compulsory according to the amended assessment criteria of MRTA and stated that the bidding process could continue. By using the same criteria, while MRTA filed an appeal against the relief order to the Supreme Administrative Court in early November 2020.
2 The electric mogul held an envelope
Despite the lawsuit filed in the court, the MRTA continues to open the auction envelope as scheduled on November 9, 2020 and does not turn around.
First of all, Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM), which Mr. Witoon Hathairatana, Deputy Managing Director of Rail Operations and Engineering, briefly stated after submitting an envelope that he was on behalf of BEM. Karnchang Public Company Limited in any way, however, BEM has to cooperate with CH. Karnchang, of course, which should work together as CH. Karnchang as a sub contract.
The second one is BSR Joint Venture, led by BTSC, BTS Group Holding PCL (BTS) and Sino Thai Plc. The four packages are features, techniques, finance, and additional offers.
MRTA slid open the envelope indefinitely
Despite having received the offer envelope But with the appeal process, the rest of the orders pending at the Supreme Administrative Court Not including the main cases that have not yet been sentenced Combined with the news that the BTS group offered to petition for justice Make this matter even more, MRTA thinks not.
Therefore, the feature envelope has been opened indefinitely from 17 Nov 2020. Until a resolution failed to bid on February 3, 2021 to restart the interrupted project
The path forward. Will be diligent as expected or not Not less interesting because this event “2 Big Skytrain” said that no one would give up !!
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