The SRT board approved an order for a contract for 4-5 high-speed “Thai-China” 1 03 billion baht, clearing the contract signing while waiting for HIA to adjust the layout of Ayutthaya Station. Resolve a protracted high-speed joint venture agreement for 3 airports The joint structure of the 4-1 contract between Bang Sue and Don Mueang has stumbled, postponing NTP to June 2023, winning the 3-1 contract. The Supreme Court has decided. expected to be built soon
Mr. Anant Pho Nimdang, Deputy Governor of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) revealed that the meeting of the Board of Directors (Board) of the SRT with Mr. Chirut Wisalchit was the chairman on March 23. 2023 has resolved to approve the construction contract Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project, Phase 1, route Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima, distance 250.77 km, investment budget of 179,412.21 million baht, in part of contract 4-5, civil works, Ban Pho-Phra Kaew section, distance of 13.3 km, with Boonchai Company Panich (1979) Co., Ltd. (Civil Engineering Public Co., Ltd.), who was the third bidder and confirmed the construction price. with a contract value of 10,325.96 million baht (10,325,962,964.46 baht). The SRT will submit the draft contract conditions to the Attorney General for review. carefully. It is expected that the Attorney General will consider the draft contract within 1-2 months, and then the construction contract will be signed.
Since it is a signing of a contract that requires additional conditions in the case of Ayutthaya Station, it is in the process of studying the impact of cultural property (HIA) reports on World Heritage Sites. Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Historical City If the study is concluded, Ayutthaya Station will need to be modified. can change the contract conditions If there is a limit increase It will be considered an additional improvement work (Variation order – VO) that must be submitted to the Cabinet (Cabinet). In the auction, the work and construction cost of Ayutthaya Station are clearly separated. and auctioned according to the design received from the original EIA which the station was larger than the station design in the World Heritage Study which will try to control the construction cost not exceeding the contract frame
However, the guidelines for signing contracts 4-5 with the 3rd bidder can proceed according to the law to solve the problem and not cause the work to be delayed out of the contract.
For the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project, Phase 1, on the Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima route, there are 14 civil works contracts, of which there are currently 3 contracts that have not yet been signed by the contractors, namely contracts 4-5, which the SRT Board of Directors has approved to hire the company. Boonchai Panich already There is still a contract at 3-1 during Kaeng Khoi – Klang Dong. and Pang Asoke – Bandai Ma, a distance of 30.21 km, with a credit limit of 9,348 million baht (mid price 11,386 million baht), which has recently been ruled by the Supreme Administrative Court by Italian-Thai Public Company Limited under the name ITD- Joint Venture. CREC No.10 JV has been selected. The board has not yet been presented in this round.
@Protracted resolution of joint venture agreement for high-speed 3 airports Joint structure disrupted, NTP postponed June 2023
Another contract is the 4-1 contract between Bang Sue and Don Mueang. which has issues solving civil structural problems in conjunction with the high-speed rail project linking three airports (Suvarnabhumi – Don Mueang – U-Tapao), a distance of 220 km, a budget of 224,554 million baht, which the SRT board acknowledged the progress report. of the resolutions of the Eastern Economic Corridor Policy Committee (EEC) meeting no.
Mr. Anant said Currently, the SRT is trying to speed up the joint structure of the Thai-Chinese railway and the high-speed train connecting 3 airports, which is expected to resolve the joint structural problems. and the construction of a railway linking 3 airport contracts and installments of joint venture royalties to manage the Airport Rail Link (ARL) project in order to amend the Joint Venture Agreement with Asia Erawan Co., Ltd. as the concession party of the project And scheduled to deliver the area and issue a letter to the private sector to start work (NTP: Notice to Proceed) within June. 2023, which was postponed from originally expected to issue NTP on 4 Jan. 2023
“According to the recent evaluation of the construction plan As for the Thai-Chinese railway project, there are 14 contracts of civil works expected to be completed by the end of 2026 and there is a train operation test (Contract 2.3 System Works and Trains) to be officially opened in 2027 and bring the plan to be evaluated in conjunction with the high-speed rail project connecting 3 airports that will begin construction in June 2023
News reports revealed that Construction progress of the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project, Phase 1, Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima route, distance 250.77 km, investment amount 179,412.21 million baht, civil works 14 contracts as of February 2023, with an overall progress of 18.56% (plan set at 51.20%) with 1 contract completed, namely, 1-1 contract, mid-dong-Pang Asoke, a distance of 3.5 km. 10 contracts are in the process of rushing construction and 3 contracts have not started construction yet.
by 10 contracts, consisting of contracts 2-1, Sikhiu-Kud Chik period, performance 96.54%, delayed 3.46%, contract 3-2, Muak Lek Tunnel and Lam Ta Khong, performance 13.38%, delayed 44.56%, contracts 3-3, Ladder Ma – Lam Tak Ong performance 20.86% delayed 58.19% contract 3-4 period Lamtakong-Sikhiu and the Kut Chik – Khok Kruat period, the performance was 50.18%, delayed by 25.24%.
Contract 3-5, Khok Kruad – Nakhon Ratchasima, performance 3.71%, delayed 68.99%, contract 4-2, Don Mueang – Navanakorn, performance 0.14%, delayed 4.46%, contract 4-3, Navanakorn – Ban Pho, performance 7.80%, delayed 59.96%
Contract 4-4 Chiang Rak Noi Maintenance Center Performance 0.05 % Late 2.66 % Contract 4-6 Phra Kaeo – Saraburi Performance 0.22% Late 7.56% Contract 4-7 Saraburi – Kaeng Khoi Phase 35.69% Late 33.38 %
