TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1975
NEW CONTRACTS FOR SIX FORMER PAUL LEE PROJECTS
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CONTRACTUAL A REEMENTS HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED, PENDING THE COMPLETION AND SIG. ING OF FORMAL CONTRACTS, FOR THE COMPLETION OF WORK ON SIX MORE PROJECTS FORMERLY UNDERTAKEN BY THE PAUL LEE ENGINEERING COMPANY.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY APPROVAL OF THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD HAD BEEN OBTAINED FOR THESE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS. +THEY ARE IN FACT VALID CONTRACTS ON THEIR OWN RIGHT,+ HE ADDED.
THE PROJECTS ARE: THE CHING CHEUNG ROAD EXTENSION TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY PAUL Y. CONST. CO. LTD. AT A CEILING PRICE OF $28,880,000- THE NAM CHEONG INTERCHANGE BY FOOK LEE CONST. CO. LTD. AT A CEILING PRICE OF $9,070,000 THE FUNG MO STREET INTER- CHANGE (STRUCTURE) AND SHA TIN PASS ROAD PEDESTRIAN OVERPASS BY HSIN CHONG CONST. CO. LTD. AT A CEILING PRICE OF $2,340,000- THE TAI WOH PING INTERCHANGE BY HARBOUR ENGINEERING CO. LTD. AT A CEILING PRICE OF $4,410,000- THE MAIN TUNNEL SECTION OF THE AIRPORT TUNNEL ROAD BY GAMMON (H.K.) LTD. AT A CEILING PRICE OF $56,500,000 AND THE AUSTIN ROAD EXTENSION AND ASSOCIATED WORKS BY PAUL Y. CONST. CO. LTD. AT A CEILING PRICE OF $6,800,000.
TWO CONTRACTS FOR THE COMPLETION OF WORK ON TWO OF THE PROJECTS FORMERLY HANDLED BY THE PAUL LEE COMPANY WERE SIGNED EARLIER THIS MONTH.
THE FIRST, WHICH WAS AWARDED TO GAMMON (HONG KONG) LTD., WAS FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE ELEVATED ROAD BETWEEN PRINCE EDWARD ROAD AND LAI CHI KOK ROAD AND THE ASSOCIATED LINK TO SAI YEE STREET, WHILE THE SECOND WAS FOR SEWERAGE AND DRAINAGE WORKS IN CHAI WAN ROAD. IT WAS AWARDED TO FOOK LEE CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD.
ONE OF THE THREE REMAINING PROJECTS - THE GRADE-SEPARATED (OR FLYOVER-TYPE) ACCESS ROAD INTO THE AIRPORT - WAS COMPLETED BY THE P.W.D. UNDER A MAINTENANCE CONTRACT AND WAS OPENED TO TRAFFIC IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS MONTH.
THE TWO OTHERS ARE THE PO KONG INTERCHANGE (STAGE 1) AND THE ROBINSON ROAD/CASTLE ROAD JUNCTION IMPROVEMENT SCHEME.
THE BALANCE OF WORK TO BE DONE ON THE PO KONG INTERCHANGE (STAGE I) IS NOW TO BE INCLUDED IN A NEW CONTRACT FOR THE SECOND STAGE OF THE PROJECT.
A RESUMPTION OF WORK ON THE ROBINSON ROAD/CASTLE ROAD FLY- OVERS WILL HAVE TO AWAIT THE COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION WORK ON AN ADJOINING SITE.
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