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Tenders invited for Inter-reservoirs Transfer Scheme - Water Tunnel between Kowloon Byewash Reservoir and Lower Shing Mun Reservoir
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     The Drainage Services Department (DSD) today (August 17) invited tenders for the Inter-reservoirs Transfer Scheme - Water Tunnel between Kowloon Byewash Reservoir and Lower Shing Mun Reservoir.
 
     The works mainly comprise:
 
* construction of a water tunnel of about 2.8 kilometres with a 3-metre diameter from the Kowloon Byewash Reservoir to the Lower Shing Mun Reservoir;
* construction of an intake structure at the Kowloon Byewash Reservoir;
* construction of an outfall structure at the Lower Shing Mun Reservoir; and
* ancillary works, including slope upgrading works, landscaping works and associated roadworks.
 
     The works are scheduled to commence in January 2019 and are expected to take about 38 months to complete.
 
     The DSD has commissioned Black & Veatch Hong Kong Limited to design and supervise the works. Interested contractors may obtain the forms of tender and further particulars from the company at 43/F, AIA Kowloon Tower, 100 How Ming Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, or contact the company at 2601 1000 during office hours.
 
     The invitation to tender was gazetted today. The closing time for the tender is noon on October 26.
 
     Details of the tender notice are available at the DSD's website (www.dsd.gov.hk/EN/Tender_Notices/Current_Tenders/index.html).
 
Ends/Friday, August 17, 2018
Issued at HKT 15:00
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