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Tenders invited for slope upgrading works

The Civil Engineering Department is inviting tenders for upgrading 21 slopes and retaining walls throughout the territory under its Accelerated Landslip Preventive Measures (LPM) Programme.

The works are expected to be completed in 24 months' time.

Of these 21 slopes, five are under the maintenance of Highways Department, three with Water Supplies Department, one each with Architectural Services Department, Housing Department and Agriculture and Fisheries Department, and 10 are on unallocated government land.

Chief Geotechnical Engineer of the department's Geotechnical Engineering Office, Mr Allan Watkins, said the contract would be the eighth 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 private slope or 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 16.

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