The Highways Department (HyD) today (February 22) invited tenders for "Lift and Pedestrian Walkway System between Castle Peak Road and Kung Yip Street, Kwai Chung" (Contract No. HY/2019/02).
 
     The works are expected to commence in the second quarter of 2019 and will take about 42 months to complete. The works will mainly include:
 
(a) construction of a lift tower of approximately 40 metres in height with two lifts at Kung Yip Street;
 
(b) construction of a lift tower of approximately 12m in height with one lift adjacent to the western footpath of Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung;
 
(c) construction of a lift tower of approximately 40m in height with two lifts adjacent to the eastern footpath of Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung;
 
(d) construction of a covered elevated pedestrian walkway of approximately 3m in clear width and 75m in length to connect the lift towers mentioned in items (a), (b) and (c);
 
(e) construction of a covered elevated pedestrian walkway of approximately 3m in clear width and 50m in length to connect the lift tower mentioned in item (c) and Shek Lei (I) Estate;
 
(f) construction of two staircases to connect the elevated pedestrian walkway mentioned in item (d) and Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung; and
 
(g) ancillary works including associated geotechnical, road, drainage, utilities, landscaping, public lighting, and electrical and mechanical works.
 
     The HyD has appointed WSP (Asia) Limited as the consultant to design and supervise the construction works. Interested contractors can obtain the tender forms and other particulars from the office of WSP (Asia) Limited at 7/F, One Kowloon, 1 Wang Yuen Street, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong.
 
     The invitation to tender was gazetted today. Submission of tenders will close at noon on April 12, 2019 (Friday). Tender submissions should be placed in the Government Secretariat Tender Box situated at the lobby of the Public Entrance on the Ground Floor, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong.
 
     For enquiries, please call the consultant at 2579 8899.

Ends/Friday, February 22, 2019
Issued at HKT 11:23

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