Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A total of 10 consortiums or joint operation contractors have passed the prequalification tender for the construction of the first phase of the Jakarta Mass Rapid Transport (MRT) project, an official said.

"The MRT project will link Lebak Bulus in South Jakarta with the Hotel Indonesia Traffic Circle in Central Jakarta (the north-south phase)," PT MRT Jakarta President Director Tribudi Rahardjo said here recently.

Based on data at PT MRT, 13 consortium bidders took part in the prequalification tender.

Of the 13 bidders, five were said to be qualified for the next MRT elevated project tender and five others for the MRT`s underground section, while the other three failed the prequalification.

Tribudi said the ten consortiums were expected to follow the next tender which would be called for the physical construction of the project in January next month.

Five consortiums which passed the tender for the construction of the underground segment were Kajima-Waskita Joint Operation (JO), Obayashi-Shimizu-Jaya Konstruksi-Wijaya Karya JO, SMCC-HK JO, Taisei-PP JO and Tokyo-Adhi JO.

"The five consortiums for the elevated section of the MRT incude Hazama-Murinda Iron Steel JO, SMCC-NK JO, Sunitomo-Adhi JO, Tekken-Hutama-Marubeni JO and Tokyo-Wika JO," Tribudi said.

"The 10 consortiums have the right to take part in the tender of the MRT physical projects. They will compete to win 6 packages of the MRT physical construction," he said.
(Uu.A014/HAJM)

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