KUALA LUMUR, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's MyHSR Corporation Sdn Bhd (MyHSR Corp) said here on Wednesday it will call for a tender on Friday to appoint the final survey consultants (FSC) for the Kuala Lumpur to Singapore High Speed Rail (KL-SG HSR).
The Malaysian government's project delivery vehicle said in a statement that the tender, which will be called on March 9, will be divided into six packages.
The main scopes of the FSC are to conduct land survey and provide land administration support for the land acquisition process for the KL-SG HSR project within Malaysia, with three packages reserved for Bumiputera firms, meaning firms with indigenous Malay origins.
MyHSR Corp also said that the land acquisition application is expected to commence in June with the first land to be acquired for the main infrastructures, such as stations, maintenance facilities and tunnel portals.
The availability of the land for construction works is essential for the KL-SG HSR project, it said.
Upon approval of the Railway Scheme for the project, the identified land will be acquired by Malaysian government in accordance to Section 8 of Land Acquisition Act 1960.
"We encourage local firms with relevant experience to participate in the tender to provide expertise on land survey works and to assist with the land acquisition activities," MyHSR Corp's chief executive officer Mohd Nur Ismal said.