BMTA puts off NGV bus auction indefinitely

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BMTA puts off NGV bus auction indefinitely

 

 

BANGKOK, 20 June 2017 (NNT) - The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) has postponed an auction for 489 NGV buses indefinitely as more deliberation is needed. 

Deputy Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Transport Somsak Hommuang, who is the acting BMTA director, said the decision to put off the auction was due to conflicting opinions within the BMTA. 

The BMTA committee board members wanted the bidding process to be rescheduled until the Comptroller General’s Department has determined a medium price for the purchase of 489 NGV buses while the BMTA executives wanted the auction to take place soon. 

Until the matter can be resolved, the BMTA will notify 12 bidders that the auction will be put off until further notice. Consequently, the NGV buses will not be delivered to the BMTA on October 31st as previously scheduled. 

As for the procurement of 200 electric buses, Deputy Director of Bus Operation Prayoon Choykeo said the BMTA will propose the procurement details to the Ministry of Transport for consideration before seeking the cabinet’s approval in July. 

The first 50 electric buses are expected to be delivered to the BMTA in December and the rest will be delivered no later than June next year. The Ministry of Transport is currently seeking cooperation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency in an effort to improve the BMTA’s organizational management, bus routes, and budget management.

 

-- nnt 2017-06-20

[funandsuninbangkok]

No hope

[Goanna]

Not too long now for the submarine auction.

[DavoTheGun]

What is wrong with these people, this has been going on for a Year now, now they are talking about Electric Buses, what a bloody Fiasco! they could not organise a Brothel in an Army Camp!

[CLW]

3rd world
Wasn't Volvo the bidder in 2nd place? Why they just don't transfer the contract to them?

[trogers]

1 hour ago, CLW said:

3rd world
Wasn't Volvo the bidder in 2nd place? Why they just don't transfer the contract to them?

Backfires...when that little glimmer of hope is lost for the lowest bid.

 

All skeletons would be exposed.

 

 

[off road pat]

2 hours ago, Goanna said:

Not too long now for the submarine auction.

Hmmm,...no chance, they will be rusted and abandoned until then !!!!

[fxe1200]

2 hours ago, CLW said:

3rd world
Wasn't Volvo the bidder in 2nd place? Why they just don't transfer the contract to them?

As far as I know Volvo backed out of the bidding process because of the bidding process itself. It did not meet their standards: " We would prefer submitting sealed bid and then to negotiate specifications with the buyer."

[Classic Ray]

I think the Government could do with a small trip to Europe to see how procurement works in the EU for these big projects. An advert in the European Journal (OJEU) is followed by  expressions of interest from all the bidders. They get issued with a set of tender documents, sealed bids are then submitted, opened all together and independently examined and scored for compliance against the award criteria. The most suitable bid, not necessarily the lowest price, is awarded the contract.

 

But no brown envelopes are allowed, so may not be Thailand 4.0 compliant.

[phil2407]

They have all these busses - meant for BK as I understand it but the company cheated on tax imports as not originally stated - was Malaysia but ended up China with just pass through- charge the original company with tax import tax etc and let the buses be used 

otherwise will just be waste of money and many years in courts arguing