KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — Gamuda Bhd has clinched a RM3.30 billion contract for the Kaohsiung Metropolitan Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Xiaogang-Linyuan line civil works and electromechanical facilities project, marking its 10th infrastructure project win in Taiwan to date.
In a statement today, the engineering and construction group said the project was awarded by the Taiwan Kaohsiung City Government Mass Rapid Transit Bureau.
“The latest contract further strengthened its footprint in Taiwan’s rail infrastructure sector, following its ongoing delivery of the Kaohsiung MRT Yellow Line Package YC01 and earlier success with the city’s MRT Orange Line Package C04.
“The project was awarded to an unincorporated joint-venture (JV) between Gamuda, which holds a 70 per cent stake, and Taiwanese-based Shang Ting with the remaining 30 per cent stake,” it said, adding that Gamuda’s share of the contract value stands at RM2.31 billion.
Shang Ting is an established Taiwanese construction company specialising in public infrastructure projects, including the Kaohsiung Port Seventh Container Centre and several government civic buildings across Kaohsiung and Pingtung.
Gamuda said that the seven-year-and-four-month project comprises the construction of three underground stations, one elevated station, 3.88 kilometres of underground twin-bound railway tracks, and six cross passages.
“The latest win came less than a year after it secured its ninth project in Taiwan, namely the Kaohsiung Port Intercontinental Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal wharf and connecting roads project, underscoring its growing presence in the Taiwanese infrastructure market.
“Since entering Taiwan in 2002, the group has expanded its portfolio across railway systems, marine infrastructure and underground transmission line projects,” it said.
Among Gamuda’s notable projects in Taiwan are the Xizhi Donghu MRT, Taoyuan City Underground Railway, Guantang Marine Bridge, Seawall-Taipei Port and the 345kV Gangfeng-Zhongke, Zhongke-Hengshan Underground Transmission Line (Third Section).
