JAKARTA - The construction of the Jakarta Integrated Moda Raya (MRT) phase 2A (HI-City Roundabout) is certain to be delayed due to contract package constraints.
According to the President Director of MRT Jakarta William P Sabandar, this delay was caused by a number of things due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which made it difficult for contractors to prepare for bids due to uncertainty in activity.
"The construction of the MRT phase 2A is experiencing a slowdown due to COVID-19. The contractor asked for the tender time to be postponed and also several matters related to access permits because during the pandemic, travel access was restricted," William said in an online press conference, Monday, October 19. .
Furthermore, he explained that at least the second phase of the obstacle was experienced by the procurement of the CP202 Harmoni-Mangga Besar contract package, CP 205 for rail and rail systems, and CP 206 for the procurement of trains (rolling stock). In addition, the factor of the minimal involvement and interest of Japanese contractors has resulted in a very high bargaining position, especially for the railway systems and rolling stock packages.
"So the operational stages of MRT Jakarta Phase 2A have been divided into two, namely segment 1 of the HI-Harmoni Roundabout which will be completed planned in March 2025," he said.
Meanwhile, related to the operational stages of Segment 2 Harmoni-Kota, it is likely that it will shift to mid-2027.
"As of September 30, 2020, the CP 201 contract package working on the construction of the tunnel from the HI Roundabout Station to the Harmoni Station and building two stations, namely the Thamrin Station and the Monas Station, has reached 8.38 percent," he said.
In addition to constraints regarding infrastructure development, William also explained that there are other obstacles faced in relation to the development of this phase. Including train procurement constraints. Although there have been a number of offers made by MRT Jakarta, William said that Japanese train manufacturers seem interested in taking jobs in Indonesia.
He got this conclusion during the first market sounding of the CP 206 package on 26 February. At that time, MRT Jakarta offered to work on six train sets or series of trains. However, the existing market responded to their disinterest in the offer.
Likewise, when the offer was submitted again in July-August. Even though they have increased the number of train series to 14 units because they are combined with the Phase 2B plan, manufacturers and trading companies have also responded negatively and stated that they are not interested in the procurement plan. As a result, last September the Jakarta MRT submitted an application to JICA.
"We write to JICA asking for the support of the Japanese government to encourage Japanese market participation," he said.
Now, his party is waiting for a response from the letter and subsequently, the joint procurement of phases 2 and 2B will be carried out with a Government to Government (G to G) approach starting this October and the target of starting the project will be in December 2020.
As for the reasons why Japanese producers are reluctant to participate in this tender, explained the Director of Construction of PT MRT Jakarta, Silvia Halim, because of several things such as the Tokyo Olympic 2020 which made them focus on this. In addition, there are many other projects that are being carried out by the train manufacturer, such as making a train that will be operated in Manila, Philippines.
"Manila, just ordered 300 trains and there are also some projects and orders from the US. That's just part of what I mentioned and made the Japanese market occupied and added to our small orders, compared to their orders. So it made them unattractive towards them. this MRT project, "he concluded.
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