Bid for light rail system in Chiang Mai expected next year

[webfact]

Bid for light rail system in Chiang Mai expected next year

 

 

Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) is expected to call a bid for the development of the light rail system or Red Line tram (Nakornping Hospital-Mae-Hia Saman-Samakkee Intersection) in Chiang Mai next year.

 

MRTA deputy governor Theeraphan Tachasirinugune said there were many local and foreign private companies keen on jointly investing in the system.

 

He made the remark after presiding over a market-sounding event of the project on Wednesday (February 12), attended by more than 100 representatives from the private sector.

 

He added that the MRTA was expected to finish a study on the project's investment under the Public-Private Partnership scheme in April this year.

 

It is expected to be proposed to the cabinet in the middle of next year, after which an auction will take place immediately.

 

Construction is expected to begin in mid-2022 for completion in 2027.

 

The tram route will be 15.8 kilometres in length at a cost of Bt27 billion, under a 30-year concession. 

 

The government will be responsible for land title management cost, while the bid winner will invest in civil works, rail system, operation and maintenance cost.

 

Most of the route will be underground. Ticket prices will be set between Bt15 to Bt30 per person per trip. It is expected to see 16,000 passengers daily in the first year.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30382028

 

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[cardinalblue]

Why underground? Run it on the road surface w/o massive entry/exit stations - keep it simple

 

go look at the MAX light rail system in Portland Oregon. Best system I have ever been on....

Edited February 12, 2020 by cardinalblue

[legend49]

Is this the system Yinluck promised us years ago, its finally on the projects board!

[alant]

So it is 2 years of even sorting bids out never mind awarding contracts.

Will it fade away like the high speed train and the new airport?

[AhFarangJa]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

It is expected to be proposed to the cabinet in the middle of next year, after which an auction will take place immediately.

So who will get the contract folks..........CP or King Power.??????

[Iron Tongue]

My take on this:

Winner will be a Chinese consortium whose bid will push repayment out for 30 years.  Thais will jump on this only to discover they won't be able to repay when time is up.

China will restructure debt into leasing of sea port or airbase to the PLA.

Typical infrastructure debt-trap.  They will even exclusively use Chinese crews & laborers instead of hiring local Thais for the project.

 

 

[Srikcir]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) is expected to call a bid for the development of the light rail system or Red Line tram (Nakornping Hospital-Mae-Hia Saman-Samakkee Intersection) in Chiang Mai next year.

 

 

10 hours ago, webfact said:

He added that the MRTA was expected to finish a study on the project's investment under the Public-Private Partnership scheme in April this year.

 

It is expected to be proposed to the cabinet in the middle of next year, after which an auction will take place immediately.

No time table for an environmental assessment study? That's not usually part of a project investment analysis. Maybe do EAS after contract award like EEC infrastructure projects, if at all.

 

[thaibeachlovers]

On 2/13/2020 at 12:57 PM, cardinalblue said:

Why underground? Run it on the road surface w/o massive entry/exit stations - keep it simple

 

go look at the MAX light rail system in Portland Oregon. Best system I have ever been on....

Because closing the roads to allow construction would result in chaos. I lived through the skytrain construction on Sukhumvit and it was bad enough with multi lane road- in C M with small roads it would be horrible.