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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1979

TENDERS FROM PREQUALIFIED CONTRACTORS

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MAY INVITE TENDERS WITHIN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS FROM PREQUALIFIED CONTRACTORS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROAD, DRAINAGE AND BUILDING WORKS OF PHASE ONE OF THE SHEK WU HUI SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS.

THE SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS IS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT

IN FANLING AND SHEK WU HUI AND WILL BE BUILT ON A SITE OF ABOUT 10 HECTARES, ADJACENT TO AND INCORPORATING THE EXISTING PILOT TREATMENT PLANT.

THE PROJECT WILL SERVE A POPULATION OF ABOUT 127,000 AND THE ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES IN THE NEW DEVELOPMENT, AND TREAT SEWAGE BROUGHT BY A SYSTEM OF SEWERS AND PUMPING STATIONS FROM ALL THE URBANISED AREAS OF FANLING AND SHEK WU HUT, USING THE LATEST METHODS OF SEWAGE TREATMENT.

CONTRACTORS WITH PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE OF MAJOR SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS CONSTRUCTION WHO WISH TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PREQUALIFICATION FOR THE CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUILDING WORKS SHOULD CONTACT MESSRS. MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA, 2 TUNG LO WAN HILL, FIRST FLOOR, SHA TIN, NEW TERRITORIES.

SEPARATE CONTRACTS ARE TO BE LET FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, FOR WHICH TENDERS WILL BE INVITED OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS FROM INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTORS.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE CONTRACT FOR STAGE ONE OF THE ROAD, DRAINAGE AND BUILDING WORKS WILL START IN SEPTEMBER AND BE COMPLETED BY MAY 1982, ALTHOUGH PARTS OF THE WORKS WILL BE IN OPERATION BY JANUARY 1982.

THE WORKS ARE BEING DESIGNED, AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY, MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA IN ASSOCIATION WITH WATSON (HONG KONG) ON BEHALF OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

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