Court asks for Orange Line bid files

The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases has asked the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) to submit a number of documents which the court will need to consider the complaint filed by the Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC) relating to bidding for the Orange Line’s western extension.

BTSC, which operates the BTS Skytrain and the Bangkok BRT, is currently pursuing a legal case against the MRTA over its decision to cancel the bidding for the Orange Line’s western extension, after a dispute over bidding terms.

As the court has to wait for the MRTA to submit the documents before it can rule on the dispute, the final ruling will now be delivered on May 5, said BTSC’s chief operating officer, Surapong Laoha-unya, adding the court has asked the MRTA to submit the documents within 30 days.

Among the documents the court has asked to see…