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The Highways Department today (March 20) invited interested tenderers of Tseung Kwan O Further Development - Design and Build of Infrastructure Works for Tseung Kwan O Stage I Landfill Site (Phase I) to apply for prequalification.
The contract (Contract No. HY/2009/05) includes the design and construction of an approximately 2km long footpath and an approximately 1.6km long cycle track at the landfill toe and in Town Centre South; an approximately 140m long bridge for pedestrians and cyclists across the eastern channel, with approximately 335m long approach roads and a lift; an approximately 1km long grasscrete paved access along the landfill toe; landscaping works including a landscape area and walking trails; and associated slope, drainage and ancillary works.
The works are expected to begin in August and will take about two years to complete. The works will be designed and constructed by the selected contractor and will be supervised by the Works Division of the Highways Department.
The prequalification document can be obtained from Works Division of Highways Department at 16/F, Skyline Tower, 39 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon Bay. Completed prequalification applications should be submitted to the above address not later than noon on April 29.
Ends/Friday, March 20, 2009
Issued at HKT 16:32
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