Thirty-six private companies have bought the tender documents for the construction of five dual-track rail routes through an e-auction organized by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT). The five dual-track rail routes up for tender are: Nakhon Pathom – Hua Hin; Lop Buri – Pak Nampho; Map Kabao – Chira junction; Hua Hin – Prachuap Khiri Khan; and Prachuap Khiri Khan – Chumphon.
The SRT will dicuss the projects with the companies in detail. After that, they will be given 15 days to prepare and submit technical proposals for consideration.
A list of the firms qualified to bid for the projects will be announced on 20 February. The e-auction will take place on 1-2 March. Contracts could be signed by the end of March, after which construction could begin right away.
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