Dubai Train Project picks up momentum

The three-day meeting will begin on Monday at the municipal headquarters. This came up in a routine meeting of the Higher Committee for the Dubai Train Project, which was held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Qassim Sultan, Director-General of the Dubai Municipality, who also heads the committee. The meeting discussed ongoing preparations for the project, including technical details and phases of implementation of the project.

The committee was briefed by Nasser Ahmed Saeed, co-ordinator of the project, on several details of the project, and on some technical remarks expressed by members of the committee. It also discussed implementation of the second phase of the preliminary engineering studies of the project. This phase involves qualifying civil works contractors, which will begin on May 18 later this year.

Besides, the schedule for this phase also includes qualifying suppliers, choosing the consortiums, tendering, completion of contract documents, contract signing, final designing and implementation, and operation of the first and second phases of the project.

The meeting was attended by Abdullah Al Sayed Mohammed Al Hashmi, Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Saeed Mohammed Al Sharid, Major General Sharafuddin Al Sayed Mohammed Hussein, and Dr Khalifa Mohammed Hareb, all members of the committee.

The panel is tasked with studying the existing laws governing mass transit in the emirate and suggesting appropriate amendments, if any, in order to ensure accomplishment of the project's objectives.

This includes implementation of the project, preparing budgets, specifying designs, plans and technical specifications, tendering, and inviting reputed companies to submit their quotations for the same, studying them and picking up the most suitable offer.

The higher committee will also undertake full administrative, financial and technical supervision of the project's various phases.