INGENIEUR
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI): JOINT MARKET SENSING
EXERCISE FOR THE KUALA LUMPUR – SINGAPORE HIGH SPEED
RAIL PROJECT (HSR) BY SPAD AND LTA
A market sensing exercise via a Request for Information (RFI) was jointly called by the
Governments of Malaysia and Singapore in order to seek views in connection with the Kuala
Lumpur – Singapore HSR project. Table below shows the timeline of the RFI process.
Launch of RFI
October 7, 2015
Close date for registration of interest by interested parties
October 16, 2015
Close date for receipt of response submission
November 18, 2015, 12:00 noon
Objective
The RFI intended to gauge market interest and gather industry opinion on selected commercial
and technical aspects of the project. The feedbacks received were used to inform the on-going
bilateral discussions and subsequent formal tender process.
Joint Statement by Malaysian Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Dato’ Sri Abdul
Wahid Omar and Singapore’s Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister of
Transport Mr Khaw Boon Wan
“This market sounding exercise marks a major milestone in our HSR journey. It is important for
us to be properly informed of the industry views. We want to use this exercise to gauge market
interest in the project and solicit views on different models and approaches. The feedback is
crucial in helping us refine and validate our options, which will in turn help ensure a successful
tender process subsequently.”
Participation eligibility
Participation in the RFI was open to companies and/ or consortiums with experience within the
HSR value chain and other similarly large infrastructure projects.
To deem their eligibility, both SPAD Malaysia and LTA Singapore assessed the following
information provided by the companies and/ or consortiums during registration:
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Name of submitting party
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Name and description of joint parties represented
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Company profile
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Reference to relevant project experience
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Signed NDA
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