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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1992

33 AIRPORT ENGINEERING CONSULTANCIES AWARDED

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GOVERNMENT

DETAILS OF

ENGINEERING AND CONSULTANCY AGREEMENTS FOR THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME RELEASED IN TABULAR FORM TODAY (WEDNESDAY} BY THE PROJECTS CO-ORDINATION OFFICE (NAPCO).

ASSOCIATED (ACP) WERE

NEW AIRPORT

OF

"WE HAVE PRODUCED THIS INFORMATION, WITH DETAILS CONSULTANCY PERIODS AS WELL AS ESTIMATES AND AWARD PRICES, IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FROM MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, A SPOKESMAN FOR NAPCO SAID.

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OUT OF THE 33 CONSULTANCIES AWARDED BY THE GOVERNMENT, 28 WERE AWARDED USING THE PRE-JUNE 1991 SYSTEM OF SELECTION WHERE CONSULTANTS WERE SELECTED PRIMARILY ON THEIR TECHNICAL CAPABILITY.

"FEES WERE NEGOTIATED WITH THE MOST TECHNICALLY COMPETENT CONSULTANT AND WERE BASED MAINLY ON A PERCENTAGE SCALE APPLIED TO THE COST OF THE CONSTRUCT LON WORKS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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THE OTHER FIVE WERE SELECTED ON 4 NEW SYSTEM INTRODUCED IN JUNE 1991 WHICH AIMED AT BASING REMUNERATION ON A FIXED LUMP SUM FEE INDEPENDENT OF THE COST OF THE WORKS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE.

"THE NEW SELECTION METHOD TAKES FULI ACCOUNT OF TECHNICAL CAPABILITY WHILE SEEKING ALSO TO INTRODUCE AN ELEMENT OF COMPETITION, AND THUS HELPS TO CONTROL COSTS, HE SAID.

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FEE

"WHEN THIS INFORMATION IS TAKEN TOGETHER WITH THAT RELEASED IN MID-NOVEMBER ON GOVERNMENT WORKS CONTRACTS AWARDED SO

FAR. IT SHOWS THAT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC HAVE BEEN GIVEN A FULL AND UP-TO-DATE PICTURE ON THE POSITION WE HAVE REACHED ON ACP WORKS.

"IN LINE WITH OUR POLICY OF BEING OPEN ABOUT PROGRESS ON THE ACP, WE SHALL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THESE REPORTS FROM TIME TO TIME ΤΟ ENSURE THAT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC CAN FOLLOW PROGRESS ON THE ACP IN THE FUTURE, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

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