Duong Van Sang, Assistant General Director, South Transport Engineering Design Joint Stock Inc (TEDI South), Vietnam (Delegates attending the conference including team from South Transport Engineering Design Joint Stock Inc [TEDI South]. TEDI South, a State-owned consultant company under Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport. Amongst others, TEDI South secured lucrative contracts for metro rail projects, including as Implementation Consultant [IC], in charge of prequalification and issuing bidding documents for HCMC Metro Line 2. The contract was awarded on 17 January 2012. In addition, as a state-owned consultant company under priority in selection of Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport clients, as well as the foreign consultants in the transport infrastructures consultant domains, TEDI South plays a major role in the implementation and delivery of Vietnam’s major infrastructure projects, including as project's consortium of consultants for Vietnam’s North-South high-speed rail project that is projected to cost more than US$58 billion, as well as Vietnam’s metro rail projects. As such, moving forward, TEDI South offers plenty of options for all forward-thinking companies looking to secure an opportunity as consortium of contractors towards successful implementation during planning and construction phase of metro rail projects across Hanoi, HCMC and Danang. Currently, with HCMC first metro line’s trial run expected to take place by October 2020, this provides ample opportunities for industry players to participate in subsequent phase of the project, including integrated mobility networks and infrastructure for greater efficiency and improved commuter experience, providing valuable predictive data on potential train overloading, and contributing respective expertise and services to support metro rail operations, including system work packages involving power supply, communication, supervisory control and data acquisition, as well as signaling and ticketing systems. All this is geared to deliver greater convenience and comfort to commuters throughout their journey). |