Pöyry`s Urban Business Group has been awarded a contract to provide services for the design, tender documentation and site supervision phases for Line 2 of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro, Vietnam. The assignment will be carried out with Helsinki-headquartered Pöyry as the technical leader of a consortium that includes ILF Beratende Ingenieure, Germany, Obermeyer Planen + Beraten, Germany and Tedi South, Vietnam. Pöyry's share of the contract is approximately US$16.7 million.
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 one depot; 9.3 km of the line will be underground and 1.8 km will be on an elevated track.
