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Prequalification of sewage treatment and disposal facilities
The Drainage Services Department is inviting tenders to prequalify for the design and construction of the Sham Tseng Sewage Treatment Works and Submarine Outfall.
The project will involve the design, construction and commissioning of a sewage treatment works with a capacity of 14,000 cubic metres per day, together with associated sludge handling facilities, civil building works and a 350-metre submarine outfall.
The design and construction of the sewage treatment works is scheduled to begin in March 1997 for completion in about 32 months.
This contract forms part of the Ting Kau and Sham Tseng Sewerage, Sewage Treatment and Disposal Facilities Project.
When completed, all sewage in the coastal area from Ting Kau to Tsing Lung Tau will be collected and treated at the new sewage treatment plant before discharged into the sea. This will help improve the water quality along the western coastline of Tsuen Wan.
A notice inviting prequalification submissions was published in the Government Gazette today (Friday).
Pre-qualification documents can be obtained from Montgomery Watson Hong Kong Limited, 1911 Windsor House, 311 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay.
Completed prequalification submissions should be submitted before noon on August 23 this year.
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