Tenders invited for Central Kowloon Route – Kai Tak East

     The Highways Department (HyD) today (September 28) invited tenders for the Central Kowloon Route – Kai Tak East (Contract No. HY/2018/02).

     The works are scheduled to commence in March 2019 and will take about 70 months to complete. The works mainly include:

* construction of an approximately 700-metre dual 2-lane Central Kowloon Route mainline in Kai Tak, including at-grade roads and bridges;
* construction of Kai Tak Interchange, including bridges, an underpass, and associated at-grade slip roads, connecting the Central Kowloon Route with the existing road network;
* construction of a footbridge, and demolition or backfilling of an existing subway across Kai Fuk Road;
* realignment of existing Kai Fuk Road, Kai Cheung Road and Kai Cheung Road/Kai Fuk Road loop road;
* reconstruction of an approximately 30m existing multi-cell box culvert;
* construction of an approximately 130m underground ventilation and electrical and mechanical adit;
* construction of a ring road underpass, connecting the Central Kowloon Route mainline and the Central Kowloon Route Administration Building;
* junction improvement works at existing Wang Kwong Road/Kai Cheung Road and Wang Kwong Road/Lam Hing Street junctions;
* arrangement and implementation of cross boundary disposal of construction and demolition materials; and
* associated roadworks, drainage, waterworks, landscaping works, geotechnical works, and electrical and mechanical works.

     The HyD has appointed Arup-Mott MacDonald Joint Venture as the consultant to design and supervise the construction works. Interested contractors can obtain the tender forms and other particulars from Arup-Mott MacDonald Joint Venture at Level 5 Festival Walk, 80 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong.

     The invitation to tender was gazetted today. Submission of tenders will close at noon on December 14, 2018 (Friday). Tender submissions should be placed in the Government Secretariat Tender Box located at the lobby of the Public Entrance on G/F, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar.

     For enquiries, please call the consultant at 2268 3560.