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21-07-2023, 11:22 AM
Michelle Ng
Housing Correspondent
UPDATED JUL 20, 2023, 8:17 PM SGT
SINGAPORE - Buyers of 991 Build-To-Order (BTO) flats in Punggol will face a further delay of three months, on top of an already delayed completion timeline, after the Housing Board terminated the services of the project’s main contractor.
The services of CKR Contract Services, the main contractor for the Punggol Point Cove BTO project, were terminated due to unsatisfactory progress and a repeated failure to meet necessary construction targets
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The completion dates of these units were already delayed by between six and nine months because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Five of the six blocks will be further delayed by three months following the latest termination of the main contractor’s services
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CKR is the main contractor for another ongoing project, the Toh Guan Grove BTO project in Jurong East, which is estimated to be completed in 2026.
HDB said it is still on track to be completed by the committed project completion date given to flat buyers.
CKR has also completed the blocks in the Eunos Court BTO project, although the commercial facilities such as shops and community spaces are still undergoing construction work.
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HDB’s most recent termination of a construction contract was that for Harmony Village @ Bukit Batok BTO in January. Despite a change in the main contractor, there was no delay in the probable completion date.
In August 2021, five BTO projects and two public projects were affected when a main contractor, Greatearth, went bust after it ran into financial difficulties.
In August 2020, HDB terminated the services of a building contractor for Waterway Sunrise II, a BTO project in Punggol, and buyers were hit with a one-year delay. HDB paid out around $5 million in compensation as the project was delayed beyond its delivery possession date.
The contractor, Lian Ho Lee Construction, has since shut down.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/h...y-progress
Housing Correspondent
UPDATED JUL 20, 2023, 8:17 PM SGT
SINGAPORE - Buyers of 991 Build-To-Order (BTO) flats in Punggol will face a further delay of three months, on top of an already delayed completion timeline, after the Housing Board terminated the services of the project’s main contractor.
The services of CKR Contract Services, the main contractor for the Punggol Point Cove BTO project, were terminated due to unsatisfactory progress and a repeated failure to meet necessary construction targets
......
The completion dates of these units were already delayed by between six and nine months because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Five of the six blocks will be further delayed by three months following the latest termination of the main contractor’s services
......
CKR is the main contractor for another ongoing project, the Toh Guan Grove BTO project in Jurong East, which is estimated to be completed in 2026.
HDB said it is still on track to be completed by the committed project completion date given to flat buyers.
CKR has also completed the blocks in the Eunos Court BTO project, although the commercial facilities such as shops and community spaces are still undergoing construction work.
......
HDB’s most recent termination of a construction contract was that for Harmony Village @ Bukit Batok BTO in January. Despite a change in the main contractor, there was no delay in the probable completion date.
In August 2021, five BTO projects and two public projects were affected when a main contractor, Greatearth, went bust after it ran into financial difficulties.
In August 2020, HDB terminated the services of a building contractor for Waterway Sunrise II, a BTO project in Punggol, and buyers were hit with a one-year delay. HDB paid out around $5 million in compensation as the project was delayed beyond its delivery possession date.
The contractor, Lian Ho Lee Construction, has since shut down.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/h...y-progress
