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Otis Singapore wins S$156m contract to install lifts, escalators for Thomson-East Coast Line

SINGAPORE — The Land Transport Authority has awarded Otis Elevator Company (S) a US$120 million (S$156 million) contract to supply and install nearly 600 elevators and escalators for the northern stretch of the Thomson-East Coast Line MRT project.

SINGAPORE — The Land Transport Authority has awarded Otis Elevator Company (S) a US$120 million (S$156 million) contract to supply and install nearly 600 elevators and escalators for the northern stretch of the Thomson-East Coast Line MRT project.

Otis, the world’s largest manufacturer and maintainer of elevators and escalators, is a part of UTC Building & Industrial Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. The contract is its highest valued new-equipment project win in its 161-year history.

Under the contract, Otis Singapore will install 411 escalators and 167 Gen2 elevators.

The firm has also provided vertical transportation systems for other segments of Singapore’s rail network system, including the North-South, East-West and North-East lines, and the newly completed first stage of the Downtown Line.

“We are delighted to be selected by the Land Transport Authority for the Thomson Line project, and look forward to playing an integral role in helping to keep people in Singapore on the move,” said Mr Patrick Blethon, president, South Asia Pacific, UTC Building & Industrial Systems.

The Thomson section of this new line will link the northern part of Singapore to the central business district and Marina Bay area.

The first stage of the Thomson-East Coast Line project is scheduled for completion in 2019, with overall completion scheduled for 2021.

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