Local and foreign companies compete in smart car parking tender in Yangon

Local and foreign companies compete in smart car parking tender in Yangon
Traffic jam in Yangon (Photo-Kyi Naing)
Traffic jam in Yangon (Photo-Kyi Naing)
Published 7 March 2019
Pyae Phyo Aung

A total of 18 local and foreign companies are submitted tender to build smart car parking in Yangon Region, said MP Than Naing Oo of No.1 Pabedan Constituency on March 6.

“A total of 60 applicants bought the tender proposal form and 18 of them are selected for the expression of interest. Some proposals are incomplete and some are not registered in office of the regional government. Sumitomo Company from Japan submitted the EOI. I don’t know how the authorities specify the requirements,” said the MP.

A total of four companies from China, Israel and Singapore made joint-ventured with local companies and applied for the tender. Engineers, IT experts and MPs are included in the smart car parking tender selection committee.

The first phase of the smart car parking will be carried out in six downtown townships and it will later be implemented in townships where traffic jam is heavy. The tender selection committee will scrutinize based on the documents, company registration and organization structure, investment, three-year telecommunication license term, five year experiences and no criminal record.