Kuala Lampur, Aug. 2 -- The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) developer is set to issue tenders for civil works projects for the said mega railway construction in the fourth quarter of this year, Malaysia Rail Link (MRL) Sdn Bhd said today.
In a statement issued, MRL said that the China Communications Construction East Coast Railway Link (ECRL) Sdn Bhd (CCCECRL) would also retain its previously hired contractors who were then temporarily suspended, after Pakatan Harapan (PH) halted the project for a review of its cost.
MRL said that to date, 331 local construction companies have been shortlisted as potential tenderers, after a pre-qualification (pre-q) exercise.
"CCCC had earlier called for submission of pre-q documents on May 29 and May 30, 2...