11.120 All lowland pumping stations except Kei Ling Ha were completed and ready for service. At Kei Ling Ha, the pumping station was nearing operational-readiness but construction of catchwater and access road remain to be completed.
Raising of Plover Cove Dams, Uprating and Extension of Sha Tin Treatment Works and Pumping Station and Tai Po Tau Pumping Station
11.121 The installation of all instrumentation and controls was completed. Rectification of defects progressed satisfactorily.
11.122 The tunnel gate at Tai Mei Tuk (Gate J) was checked for operation jointly by W.W.O. staff and the Joint Engineers and details of necessary repair and maintenance work were established.
11.123 The preparatory civil engineering, electrical and mechanical works for the erection of the additional extension pumpset at Tai Po Tau pumping station progressed satisfactorily.
11.124 All site work on all electrical contracts was completed.
Plover Cove Water Scheme
Stages I & II
11.125 The arbitration proceedings on P.W.D. Contract No. 72 of 1963 commenced on 1st March 1976 and the hearing of the contractor's claims ended on 12th June 1976. An interim award was made by the arbitrator during July and, following negotiations between the contractor and the Legal Department during August, the dispute was settled in the total sum of HK$42M.
CONTRACTS & CLAIMS UNIT
Contracts & Claims Adviser:
J.B. STAUNTON, C.Eng., M.I.C.E., M.I.W.E.S.
Contracts Adviser:
CHAN Yan-kee, B.Sc. (Eng.), C.Eng., M.I.C.E., M.I.W.E.S.
11.126 The Contracts & Claims Adviser is responsible for examining standard forms, Conditions of Contract and other standard procedures, and advises on the preparation of contract documents. The purpose is to minimize the number and effect of claims from contractors.
11.127 Claims arising on projects managed by Waterworks Office and the consulting engineers were examined and liaison was maintained with the Legal Department to ensure that Government's best interests were being served.
11.128 The Contracts & Claims Adviser served on the Standing Committee on Conditions of Contract and on Working Parties concerned with reviewing the methods of reimbursing contractors for price fluctuations and the employment of consulting engineers.
11.129 The High Island and Desalter projects again absorbed the greatest proportion of the Contracts and Claims Adviser's time.
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11.120 All lowland pumping stations except Kei Ling Ha were completed and ready for service. At Kei Ling Ha, the pumping station was nearing operational- readiness but construction of catchwater and access road remain to be completed.
Raising of Plover Cove Dams, Uprating and Extension of Sha Tin Treatment Works and Pumping Station and Tai Po Tau Pumping Station
11.121 The installation of all instrumentation and controls was completed. Rectification of defects progressed satisfactorily.
11.122 The tunnel gate at Tai Mei Tuk (Gate J) was checked for operation jointly by W.W.0. staff and the Joint Engineers and details of necessary repair and maintenance work were established.
11.123 The preparatory civil engineering, electrical and mechanical works for the erection of the additional extension pumpset at Tai Po Tau pumping station progressed satisfactorily.
11.124 All site work on all electrical contracts was completed.
Plover Cove Water Scheme
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Stages I & II
11.125 The arbitration proceedings on P.W.D. Contract No. 72 of 1963 commenced on 1st March 1976 and the hearing of the contractor's claims ended on 12th June 1976. An interim award was made by the arbitrator during July and, following negotiations between the contractor and the Legal Department during August, the dispute was settled in the total sum of HK$42M.
CONTRACTS & CLAIMS UNIT
Contracts & Claims Adviser:
J.B. STAUNTON, C.Eng., M.I.C.E., M.1.W.E.S.
Contracts Adviser:
CHAN Yan-kee, B.Sc. (Eng.), C.Eng., M.I.C.E., M.I.W.E.S.
11.126 The Contracts & Claims Adviser is responsible for examining standard forms, Conditions of Contract and other standard procedures, and advises on the preparation of contract documents. The purpose is to minimize the number and effect of claims from contractors.
11.127 Claims arising on projects managed by Waterworks Office and the consulting engineers were examined and liaison was maintained with the Legal Department to ensure that Government's best interests were being served.
11.128
The Contracts & Claims Adviser served on the Standing Committee on Conditions of Contract and on Working Parties concerned with reviewing the methods of reimbursing contractors for price fluctuations and the employment of consulting engineers.
11.129 The High Island and Desalter projects again absorbed the greatest proportion of the Contracts and Claims Adviser's time.
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