Six of the short-listed companies are from India. Railway Construction Project (RCP), which will soon be upgraded as Department of Railways, has said it will finalize the firm to prepare DPR from among the short-listed companies by mid-July.[break]
According to the project, Chungsuk Engineering Company of Korea, Kerbs and Keifer Beratende Ingenieure Fur Das Bauwesen GmbH and Zerna Ingeniwure GmbH of Germany, RITES Limited (India), Scott Wilson India, Systra F A of France and Yoshini Engineering Corporation of India have been short-listed for conducting DPR of the section of East-west railway.
Similarly, Chungsuk Engineering Company of Korea, MMM Group Canada, RITES Limited (India), Scott Wilson India, SYSTRA F A of France, and TEAM Consulting Engineering and Management have been short-listed to carry out feasibility study of Mass Rapid Transit (underground and elevated railway) in the capital.
Ram Kumar Lamsal, chief of RCP, told Republica that the project would seek Request for Proposal (RFP) along with technical and financial proposal from the short-listed companies before finalizing the best aspirant firm.
"We will complete the process of selecting qualified firms by mid-July this year and get DPR and feasibility study completed by the end of fiscal year 2011/12," Lamsal informed.
According to him, technical proposal includes study procedure, manpower, experience and ethical commitment of the company, whereas financial proposal comprises of project cost and financial strength of the company for the implementation of the projects.
A total of sixteen companies had registered their expression of interest (EoI) to prepare DPR of the 136 km stretch of Bardibas-Simra-Birgunj section of Mechi-Mahakali railway line. Similarly, 16 companies had registered EoI to conduct feasibility study of Mass Rapid Transit (Underground and Elevated Railway) system in the capital.
RITES Ltd (India) had submitted feasibility study report of the proposed East-West railway line (1,300 km) to the government in August last year. The total cost of the project, including Kathmandu-Pokhara Electrical Railway, has been estimated between Rs 700-800 billion.
The proposed metro project in the capital envisages laying down 75 km railway track, including 27 km along the Ring Road. Similarly, it plans to construct eight radial lines connecting selected places along the Ring Road with Ratna Park area to ease traffic congestion in core city area.
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