Detail Narrative Description of Project
The Government of Malaysia was desirous to revamp the Public Transport system for the State of Penang and had mandated SPNB (a company incorporated as the subsidiary of the Ministry of Finance) to enhance the public transportation system for Penang. Forming part of the efforts to develop the transportation system, SPNB intended to undertake the development and construction of a monorail system for the State of Penang on the design and build concept/ turnkey contract. The system would include elevated guideways over a length of 37 km with 31 stations.

Detail Description of Actual Services

• Preliminary engineering study of infrastructure requirements
• Preliminary horizontal and vertical alignment design
• Conceptual designs of stations
• Conceptual designs of guideway, piers and foundations
• Preliminary engineering report
• Estimate cost of property acquisition
• Socio-economic study / Social impact assessment
• Social impact assessment
• Socio economic study report
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Interfacing with engineering requirements of rolling stock, electrification, signaling, depots and stabling lines
• Preliminary project cost estimate
• Implementation schedule for the design and build contract (Advisory)
• Preparation of Performance Specifications for RFP2

Project Completion
December 2007