in the turnkey contract c151b, 3 tenderers were shortlisted – kawasaki heavy industries ltd/kawasaki heavy industries (singapore) pte ltd consortium, crrc zhuzhou/siemens, and construcciones y auxiliar de ferrocarriles. on 23 august 2012, the land transport authority (lta) awarded the tender to kawasaki heavy industries at a price of s$281,508,884.00. subsequently, the tender results were released to the public on 27 august 2012.