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Tenders invited to manage Govt multi-storey car parks

The Transport Department today (Friday) invites tenders for the management and operation of Government multi-storey car parks, abandoned vehicle surrender centres and the design, production and distribution of tickets for Government tunnels and Tsing Ma Control Area.

Two packages of contracts comprising three agreements are available:

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Contract for Agreement A which involves the management and operation of the following seven Government multi-storey car parks and two abandoned vehicle surrender centres:

Star Ferry, City Hall. Murray Road. Aberdeen, Middle Road, Kwai Fong and Tsuen Wan Transport Complex multi-storey car parks; and

To Kwa Wan and Sha Tin Abandoned Vehicle Surrender Centres.

(b) Contract for both

agreement B which involves the management and operation of the seven Government multi-storey car parks at Garden Road, Rumsey Street, Shau Kei Wan, Tin Hau, Yau Ma Tei, Sheung Fung Street and Tsuen Wan MTR Station; and

agreement C which involves the design, production and distribution of toll tickets for Government tunnels and Tsing Ma Control Area.

Commencing on May 1, 1997 or a date within six months after. these three agreements would be for a period of four years with an option for extension by the Government for a further period of up to six months, a spokesman for Transport Department said.

"Interested parties including joint ventures may tender for one or both of the packages. However, under no circumstances will a single tenderer be awarded both contract packages. The Government shall have the absolute discretion to determine whether two tenderers, because of any form of partnership, should be treated as one tenderer.

"As a pledge of bona fides, each tenderer is required to make a tender deposit of $100,000 with the Hong Kong Government for each package of contract," he added.