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MRTA says Orange Line bid to resume

The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) is going ahead with the second round of bidding for the construction of the Orange Line's western extension, as it appeals a Central Administrative Court verdict which ruled its decision to scrap the first round of bidding as unlawful.

The court had earlier in the month ruled in favour of the plaintiff, Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), saying the MRTA's decision on Feb 3 to scrap the first round of bidding, which the BTSC took part in, was against the law.

In addition to cancelling the first round of bidding, the MRTA also sent out an invitation to tender under revised terms, which led to the lawsuit by the BTSC.

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