PRIMEX is providing the services of a Lead International Resettlement Expert (Mr. Michael Alcazaren) and an international Procurement Expert (Engr. Rolito Rillo) for the Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (Line 5, Southern Route) in Bangladesh. This assignment is a sub-consultancy under the Consortium of Egis (Lead Firm), SMEC, and Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd. (OCG) from 15 April 2021 to 31 March 2023.
The three-year assignment will involve the (i) preparation of a feasibility study with engineering design framework, (ii) development of engineering design packages based on the said framework, and (iii) provision of procurement support and review management, operational, and maintenance requirements. The project is funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with the with the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited of the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges as the executing agency.
The project will ease traffic congestion and improve air pollution in Dhaka City by building a 17.4-kilometer railway from Gabtoli in the west side to Dasherkandi in the east side. The mass rapid transit system will help the Greater Dhaka Region achieve economic and social development and improve the urban environment.
“We are pleased to bag another international railway project. It will help the venture we started in 2012 to be more involved in local and international infrastructure projects.”
Engr. Estelita Y. Gutierrez, PRIMEX Senior Vice President.
PRIMEX ventured into infrastructure projects in 2012. Since then, PRIMEX has completed several transport projects in the Philippines such as the Transaction Advisory Services for the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX), Project Preparation and Transaction Support Services for Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Engineering Geological and Geohazard Assessment for the Proposed San Ramon Newport Project of the Zamboanga City Economic Zone and Freeport Authority, and the Feasibility Study on the Mindanao Railway Project, among others.