Supply and Installation of Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Uprating of Sha Tin Salt Water Supply System

The contract mainly comprises the supply and installation of three electrically driven pumpsets, valves, pipework, electric overhead crane, surge vessels, aeration plant, electrochlorination plant and electrical equipment at Sha Tin Seafront No.2 Salt Water Pumping Station and the replacement of existing four pumps, valves and pipework at Sha Tin Salt Water Booster Pumping Station.

Form of tender and further particulars are obtainable from Water Supplies Department, Sha Tin Office, 5th floor, Sha Tin Government Offices, No.1 Sheung Wo Che Road, Sha Tin, New Territories. (Telephone No.: (852) 2634 3568, Fax No. : (852) 2634 1770)

Tenders must be clearly marked with the tender reference and the subject of the tender on the outside of the envelope (but should not bear any indication which may relate the tender to the tenderer) addressed to the Chairman, Public Works Tender Board, and placed in the Public Works Tender Box situated in Room 4128f on the 41st floor of the Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong. Late tenders will not be accepted.

Contractors on the List of Approved Suppliers of Materials and Specialist Contractors for Public Works under the category of "Supply and Installation of Pumpsets and Associated Pipework" are invited to tender. Contractors will be liable to have their names removed from the approved list if they fail or refuse to implement an accepted tender.

In the event a typhoon signal No. 8 or above or a black rainstorm warning is hoisted between 9 a.m. and 12 noon on the tender closing date, the tender closing time will be postponed to 12 noon on the first working day of the following week. An announcement of the change will be made through the radio.

A charge will be levied for the delivery of tender documents where the delivery of tender documents is requested by a tenderer. A written request must be made.

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region does not bind itself to accept any tender irrespective of whether the tender is the lowest bid or, where the assessment of the tender is based on a marking scheme or formula approach, the tender has the highest overall mark.

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region reserves the right to negotiate with any tenderer about the terms of the offer.

Details of award of this contract will be published in the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette and made available on the Internet.

Tender notice uploaded date : 20/6/2008