PTTRM sole bidder for M6 rest area; M81 project gets no bids

MGR Online•Economy•5d ago

Reader Briefing

PTT Retail Business Management Limited is the sole bidder for the Motorway M6 rest area project, while the M81 project received no bids.

•PTT Retail Business Management Limited (PTTRM) submitted bids for both contracts of the Motorway M6 rest area project.
•No private companies submitted bids for the Motorway M81 rest area project.
•The Department of Highways opened RFP sales from April 3 to May 5, 2026, with bid submissions on August 3, 2026.
•The Motorway M6 project has a total value of 3,520 million baht, while the M81 project is valued at 2,380 million baht.

•PTT Retail Business Management Limited (PTTRM) is the only company that submitted bids for the two contracts of the Motorway M6 rest area project.
•No private entities submitted bids for the Motorway M81 rest area project on the Bang Yai-Kanchanaburi route.
•Private companies may have lacked confidence in traffic volume for the M81 route due to it being a new path and the risk of loss.
•PTTRM was able to evaluate the investment as worthwhile because it owns its own gas stations and convenience stores.
•The selection committee will proceed to consider PTTRM's proposal for M6 as it follows the Public-Private Partnership Act 2019 rather than the Procurement Act.
•The Department of Highways may adjust the Request for Proposal (RFP) conditions for the M81 project to make it more attractive.
•The bid opening process for the M6 project is expected to be completed in September 2026.
•Contracts are expected to be signed around February, with services gradually opening from the year 70 and completing within 2 years.

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Department of Highways(กรมทางหลวง)

The government agency that opened the bidding for the development and management of rest areas on Motorways M6 and M81.

PTT Retail Business Management Limited(บริษัท ปตท.บริหารธุรกิจค้าปลีก จำกัด)

A subsidiary of OR that served as the sole bidder for both contracts of the Motorway M6 rest area project.

PTTRM

Abbreviation for PTT Retail Business Management Limited, the sole bidder for the M6 project.

PTT Oil and Retail Company Limited(บริษัท ปตท. น้ำมันและการค้าปลีก จํากัด (มหาชน))

The parent company of PTTRM, also referred to as OR.

Abbreviation for PTT Oil and Retail Company Limited.

Motorway M6(มอเตอร์เวย์ M 6)

The Bang Pa-in-Nakhon Ratchasima route featuring 15 rest area sites across two contracts.

Motorway M81(มอเตอร์เวย์ M 81)

The Bang Yai-Kanchanaburi route with a rest area project consisting of 6 sites in one contract.

Public-Private Partnership Act 2019(พ.ร.บ. การร่วมลงทุน ปี 2562)

The law governing the selection process for the rest area projects, allowing the process to proceed even with a single bidder.