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A total of five tenderers have been selected in a prequalification exercise for the Tamar Development Project, results of which were announced in the gazette today (December 18).

A Government spokesman said a total of eight submissions were received from August to November this year under the prequalification exercise for the design and build contract for the project.

A Special Selection Board chaired by the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Donald Tsang, assessed the applications in accordance with the marking scheme as published in the prequalification document.

The Board comprises the Hon. Mrs Rita Fan, the Hon. Mrs Selina Chow, Professor Alex Lui, Mr Alan Lai and Mr John Tsang as Members.

"The Board has evaluated the prequalification applications based on five assessment criteria. These include technical capability; management capability; financial capability; capability to undertake the project in time and with quality in accordance with prescribed site parameters and user requirements; and capability to manifest the characteristics of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region," the spokesman said.

"The Board was impressed by the efforts put into the submissions by the applicants and the very high quality of the applications," he added.

The five prequalified applicants are (in alphabetical order):

China State - Hip Hing Joint Venture

DRC Tamar Joint Venture

Gammon Skanska Limited

Hsin Chong - Obayashi Joint Venture

Paul Y. - Shun On Joint Venture

Four out of the five prequalified applicants are joint ventures. The five prequalified applicants comprise a total of 11 companies.

"We will invite the five prequalified applicants to tender for the design and build contract for the Tamer Development Project in the second quarter of 2003," the spokesman said.

The construction work will commence in early 2004 for the project to complete in 2007.

The Tamer Development Project covers the design and construction of a new Central Government Complex, Legislative Council Complex, Exhibition Gallery, Civic Place, associated carparking spaces and pedestrian footbridges at the Tamar site.

Both the prequalification and the subsequent tender exercises are covered by the Agreement on Government Procurement of the World Trade Organisation.

End/Wednesday, December 18, 2002

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