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Received by SMC MRT7

REC-21-180
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By : Mado Fernandez
Date : March 17, 2021
17 March 2021 Time : 5:00 PM
Uploaded Date/Time:
Mar. 17, 2021 11:11 AM
SMC Mass Rail Transit 7, Inc.
4/F, 808 Building
Meralco Avenue Car. Gen. Lim St.
Pasig City 1605
Metro Manila, Philippines

Attention ATTY. CARMELA SOCORRO C. BERGADO

Project Director, SMC7

ENGR. NORBERTO A. CONTI

Authorized Representative, SMC7

Subject THE MRT-7 PROJECT - Variation Order- Conversion from

Ballasted to Ballastless Track Rev.OS

Sir/ Madam :

Reference is made to the Owner's letter with Ref. No. MRTT-REC-LTR-21-0264

dated 03 March 2021 regarding the above captioned subject.

In addressing the two (2) items raised by the Owner in the aforesaid letter, kindly
refer to the Contractor's comments in respect thereto:

1. Base Course:

The Contractor would like to requests the Owner to provide the parameters and
basis of its recommendation in relation to the base course requirements in order
for the Contractor to revisit its technical and design considerations accordingly.
The submitted cross-section between ballasted and ballastless is already
satisfying design requirements.

2. Derailment Containment:

The Contractor (Rotem) reiterates that derailment protection is not considered

in the design of ballasted track. Such a structure is not a requisite in any
ballasted track worldwide. The Contractor's basis for designing the tracks is in
accordance with AREMA wherein it does not require for such requirement, and
likewise based from good Industry practice. If the Owner insists in the inclusion
of this item, we request that we be advised on how this will be installed, for our
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_ a_n____p_o_s_si6Ie inclusion in- t e cross section. We i ewi-se- re_q_u'-e-st~ t _e_ _ _ _ __
Owner to show any engineering code or any basis that would fully support their
request for the same.
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We trust the Owner has been clarified about the foregoing items and issue the
necessary approval thereto. The Owner should have final decision on the above
matters to prevent further delays.

Thank you.

Very truly yours,

ROTEM-EEI CONSORTIUM

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SEUNGMIN CHEON
Authorized Representative
Hyundai Rotem Corporation
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SMC Mass Rail Transit 7 Inc.

Reference No.
MRT?-REC-LTR-21-0264
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03 March 2021

ROTEM-EEI CONSORTIUM (REC)

3/F Kayumanggi Center Building
Commonwealth Ave. cor. Luzon Ave.
Brgy. Matandang Balara, Quezon City

To MR. SEUNGMIN CHEON

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Project Di.rector
March 03, 2021
Hyundai-Rotem Company
3:20 PM

MR. DANTE G. DESEMBRANA

Project Director
EEi Corporation

Subject MRT 7 PROJECT - Variation Order - Conversion from Ballasted to

Ballastless Track Rev.OS

Gentlemen:

We refer to your letter with Reference No. REC-21-102 dated February 11, 2021 regarding
the subject matter.

The Owner acknowledges receipt of the document and has reviewed it accordingly. We
note that the Contractor submitted their quantification for the Civil part of the Ballast to
Non-ballast variation. However, we wish to clarify that the Owner has outstanding issues
raised thru the following correspondence.

- MRT7-REC-LTR-20-1328 dated November 18, 2020.

- MRT7-REC-LTR-20-1464 dated December 20, 2020.
- MRT7-REC-LTR-21-0132 dated January 31, 2021.

The Contractor failed to address two (2) items mentioned in the above documents for the
Ballasted Track cross-section which are the following:
1. Base Course
2. Derailment Containment