A shortlist of seven plans has emerged from the initial 34 bids submitted for the government’s Bt350-billion flood prevention projects. The seven short-listed bidders will submit draft plans with cost and construction details by November 23, with the final selection to be announced on January 31, 2013. The seven bidders: 1 Korea Water Resources Corporation […]
Continue ReadingThe Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has hired Panya Consultants and Phisut Technology to map out the earthquake-risk zones of the city, Deputy Governor Wallop Suwandee announced yesterday. Although Bangkok isn’t on a fault line, soft soil makes the high-rise structures vulnerable to faraway quakes, Wallop said, citing a recent Myanmar quake that caused high-rises in the […]
Continue ReadingAustralia-based engineering and project services company Clough has won a $60m contract from Mubadala Petroleum affiliate Pearl Oil for the Manora oil field located in the G1/48 concession of the Gulf of Thailand. Under the contractual terms, Clough will be responsible for procuring equipment and bulk materials, fabricate the wellhead processing platform, transport and install […]
Continue ReadingKorea Midland Power Corp. joined a Thai renewable energy project to build an 8 megawatt solar power plant in the Southeast Asian country, according to the unit of Korea’s monopoly power distributor. Korea Midland signed a contract yesterday with Toyo-Thai Corp. PCL (TTCL), a Thai construction company, and Siam Steel Grating Group, a Thai utility […]
Continue ReadingA “land bridge to link the new seaport in the Andaman Sea and Songkhla port in the Gulf of Thailand. A visit by a House committee member to study the planned construction site of the Pak Bara deep-sea port brought out protesters in droves who are opposed to the project . About 300 people gathered […]
Continue ReadingA “land bridge to link the new seaport in the Andaman Sea and Songkhla port in the Gulf of Thailand. A visit by a House committee member to study the planned construction site of the Pak Bara deep-sea port brought out protesters in droves who are opposed to the project . About 300 people gathered […]
Continue ReadingOn Friday, Deputy Transport Minister Chatt Kuldiloke said he he had ordered a study on the ministry’s proposal to terminate the first section of the line, running from Rangsit in Pathum Thani to Bang Sue in Bangkok. The main reason the ministry wanted to terminate the Red Line project at Bang Sue was that it […]
Continue ReadingTest running has commenced over the first section of the Red Line suburban railway in Bangkok, ahead of a planned launch of revenue services by the end of the year. The 15·3 km starter section links Taling Chan with Bang Sue on a new alignment that largely follows existing lines. Like most of State Railway of […]
Continue ReadingGunkul Engineering Plc has projected 60% year-on-year revenue growth to 4.3 billion baht this year on strong equipment sales and new revenue from solar-farm business. For 2013, the power engineering company aims to increase revenue by 20%, said managing director Sopacha Dhumrongpiyawut yesterday. She said electrical equipment trading, Gunkul’s core business, has grown fast in […]
Continue ReadingBangkok’s rapidly expanding Skytrain will add another 464 km of transit routes in the future. A total of 28 construction projects are either in the planning stages, under construction, or have just been completed. The new routes will extend Skytrain’s coverage from central Bangkok to surrounding provinces, as well as link Bangkok’s airports. Three Skytrain […]
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