Bulim Depot

azharjj SG

"Future SMRT Wenya Depot" Thread expired. I wanted to update something so i create new one, k?

What I saw from far is the building structure is up

carbikebus SG

Probably another 2-3 months fully completed

BusAnalayzer SG

No way to reopen thread. It was good thread tracing development from inception to building... And from Wenya to Bulim.

i know I am late in asking "does anyone know why the name was changed from Wenya to Bulim"?

carbikebus SG

Because the former forest there itself is Bulim..

Question is who will get the honour of operating this depot?SMRT(50%),SBST(30%) or new operator(20%)...

Sggs 2004 SG

but how come that happens

JurongWestresident SG

Hi. Here are some pictures of Bulim Bus Depot.

BusAnalayzer SG

Hi. Here are some pictures of Bulim Bus Depot.

Thanks for sharing. Where have you taken the pictures from?

JurongWestresident SG

No way to reopen thread. It was good thread tracing development from inception to building... And from Wenya to Bulim.

i know I am late in asking "does anyone know why the name was changed from Wenya to Bulim"?

'Bu Lim' (武林) is all along the name of this area. Long long time ago, before the expressway was constructed, there is this village called 'Bulim village'.

When the expressway was constructed, Bulim village was divided into two. The area where Westwood Secondary School, Corporation Primary School and Bulim Bus Depot is was actually the part of Bulim village where a cemetery once existed.

This was the map of Bulim village, in 1975.

This is where Bulim village is in today's map, in 2015.

This is Wenya/Bulim in today's map, in 2015.

In 1978, the map of this area shows a cemetery.

JurongWestresident SG

Thanks for sharing. Where have you taken the pictures from?

from blk 276d.

however, that is not the best location.

I just realise that the multistorey carpark (276 MSCP) nearby may be a better location to view Bulim depot.

carbikebus SG

How is the progress for Bulim currently?

wsy1234 SG

still buliding.

wsy1234 SG

today news 18-03-15, look like smrt might get the tender if base on the lowest bid of the contract according to LTA way of selecting the operators

carbikebus SG

Based on LTA sympathy its higher chance that SMRT might win the tender..Along the way i heard rumour that LTA might add 2 more Clementi svc into the package..Wah lao if its true why like no integrity ah?Last min can change many things?

JurongWestresident SG

According to a video by LTA, it says that to win a GCM contract, the bus company has to propose the best possible strategy to operate bus services, with the lowest possible costs.

I hope whatever decision is made, it is not a biased one, but instead one based on an equal analysis on the proposal submitted, through the same set of factors used and the same amount of attention used to analyse the proposals.

by the way,

@wsy1234, may I know where did you get the news from?

dupdup77 SG

today news 18-03-15, look like smrt might get the tender if base on the lowest bid of the contract according to LTA way of selecting the operators

Hi mr wsy1234, yes it is good to give to smrt. Singapore companies should win! Cheers!

wsy1234 SG

today the straits times news paper. but i still think it will defeat the idea of fair tendering. i don't think smrt or sbst will get the tender even it is low. i think one of the oversea company or local transport company will get it. LTA has to take head count as one of the condition. of cos the industrial will foul if the tender go to the present operator. next time LTA might have problem asking for tenders

JurongWestresident SG

In my opinion, I feel that to get the best possible deal, the government should consider other factors other than costs. Similar to writing situational writing in O level english.

Maybe can further narrow to the three lowest bids, then re-look at the bids and consider around three factors, with costs being one of them. The bid that is the best in most (or all) of the factors will win the contract.

Whereas for the prospect of the GCM losing attractiveness if a local company wins, I think this can be avoided by simply publicising the winning bid online. In the subsequent tender, prospective bidders can use that as a benchmark to create bids for contracts.

This being the first contract, it would tend to favour the incumbents because they know how to run public bus services here, unlike the other companies which still do not know how to run. Once the first contract is awarded and if the winning bid is publicised, it could intensify the competition to attract (even) more competive bids in future contracts.

lemon1974 SG

In my opinion, I feel that to get the best possible deal, the government should consider other factors other than costs. Similar to writing situational writing in O level english.

Maybe u wan to read the other thread again. They first evaluate the proposal without looking at the bid price. smrt can submit lowest bid but their proposal might not be good.

JurongWestresident SG

Maybe u wan to read the other thread again. They first evaluate the proposal without looking at the bid price. smrt can submit lowest bid but their proposal might not be good.

I know. Notice I wrote the word "re-look".

Yes, two envelopes. First is on the strategy. Second is on the costs.

They may probably have looked through the First envelope already, and this is the shortlisted one.

Now proceeding with Second envelope.

Well, let me correct my statement a bit.

I think it is quite likely that they will analyse every component of the costs, because even if the bid is the lowest cost, there may be components inside that may be under-valued or over-valued.

So when they review, I think 'cost' will not be factored, but instead 'cost' is the topic and within the 'cost', it's the components of the costs that will be factored and compared, to determine the ultimate winner.