Pöyry's share of the assignment is approximately €13m and work covers the design, tender documentation and site supervision phases.
Pöyry is the technical leader of a consortium, which also incldue ILF Beratende Ingenieure and Obermeyer Planen + Beraten of Germany and Tedi South, Vietnam.
The project is being managed by MAUR - Management Authority for Urban Railways of Ho Chi Minh City. The consulting services are being financed by German KfW, which finances economic and social progress in developing countries. The project will start in February, and the duration of the design and tender documentation phase will be 18 months. The site supervision phase will last an additional 5 years.
The project includes both the civil work and the system-related services. When completed, the metro line will be 11.1 km long and have 11 stations and a depot; 9.3 km of the line will be underground and 1.8 km will be on an elevated track.
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