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Tenders invited for slope upgrading work
The Civil Engineering Department is inviting tenders for upgrading works of 30 slopes and retaining walls throughout the territory under its accelerated landslip preventive measures (LPM) programme.
The works are expected to commence in November for completion in 24 months' time.
Chief Geotechnical Engineer of the department's Geotechnical Engineering Office, Mr Allan Watkins, said the contract would be the ninth to be offered under the 5-year accelerated LPM Programme which commenced in April last year.
"A total of six contracts which involve the upgrading of about 140 slopes and retaining walls will be let this year," he said.
"Under the accelerated LPM programme, upgrading works to government- owned man-made slopes in the 1977 Slope Catalogue will be speeded up.
"Studies of private slopes and retaining walls have also been accelerated considerably and over 300 slopes will be studied in the current fiscal year.
"A statutory notice will be served by the Buildings Department requiring owners to carry out upgrading works if a slope or a retaining wall is identified by the studies as not meeting the required standards."
Tender forms for the slope upgrading works contract and further particulars can be obtained from the office of Chief Geotechnical Engineer/Works, Geotechnical Engineering Office, LG1 floor, Civil Engineering Building, 101, Princess Margaret Road, Kowloon.
Tender offers will close at noon on August 23.
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