Singapore and Malaysia signed the original agreement for the KLHSR on the 13th of December 2016. Under the agreement, a consortium was established comprising WSP Engineering Malaysia, Mott MacDonald Malaysia, and Ernst and Young Advisory Services, who would act as the Joint Development Partner for the project beginning in February 2017. The consortium would provide project management support and technical advice, develop technical and safety standards for the HSR and assist with preparing all relevant tender documents.
Under the agreement, the Land Transport Authority of Singapore (LTA) appointed AECOM Singapore to provide architectural, engineering and other design services for the infrastructure on the Singapore side of the HSR. MyHSR Corporation of Malaysia (MYHSR) appointed a joint venture of Systra and Meinhard in May 2017 as reference design consultants for the Malaysian side of infrastructure development works.
