Promoter MyHSR Corp has selected a mix of international and domestic firms to work as Reference Design Consultants on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high speed line project, the company announced on April.

The consultants will be responsible for preparing the reference designs for the infrastructure alignment and civil works, including bridges and tunnels, plus the international stations at Bandar Malaysia and Iskandar Puteri and the five domestic stations at Putrajaya, Seremban, Melaka, Muar and Batu Pahat.

The 335 km route from Bandar Malaysia station on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur to the international border between Malaysia and Singapore has been divided into six work packages. These have been awarded to Systra, Jacobs Engineering Services, Ranhill Consulting, HSS Integrated, and AECOM Perunding. The competitive international tender process which began in August 2016 generated strong interest from the market, according to MyHSR, attracting participation from a range of local and international engineering consultancies.