HONG KONG.
PROPOSED
TUNNEL.
ESTIMATE OF COST.
38
Messrs. Armstrongs Tender.
£200,000
Deduct (not required)
Excavation in trench
dredged in harbour.
29,818
20,100
172
345
Concrete
8,550
Ball & Socket Joints
(part) 10 retained.
13,175
72,160
127,840
Add cost of Tunnel at
60,000
Total
£187,840
Reduction in cost of about £12,000.
The iten in Messrs. Armstrongs tender for
"Preliminaries" £9780 has not been deducted, but retained in estimate to cover the cost of plant and any concrete lining required in the tunnel.