The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is pleased to announce the award of the second batch of civil works contracts, worth approximately S$313 million, for Stage 3 of Circle Line (CCL).

The contract for the construction and completion of Bartley Station has been awarded to Wan Soon Construction Pte Ltd for the price of S$63,544,328.40.

This contract involves the civil, structural, architectural, plumbing, drainage and reinstatement works for the station. Other works such as the provision of commuter facilities, bus stops and taxi stands, are also included in the contract.

Wan Soon Construction Pte Ltd has completed projects such as the underpinning/advance works for the HarbourFront Interchange Station, construction of Labrador 400/230kV Substation and the associated cable tunnel beneath Pasir Panjang Road, and deep basement works for the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is currently undertaking the upgrading of the Keppel Road/Ayer Rajah Interchange.

The contract for the construction and completion of Marymount Station including the tunnels has been awarded to Taisei Corporation for the price of S$167,682,728.01.

This contract involves the civil, structural, architectural, plumbing, drainage and reinstatement works for the station including the twin bored tunnels. Other works such as the provision of commuter facilities, bus stops and taxi stands, are also included in the contract.

Taisei Corporation has completed projects such as the Raffles Place and Tanjong Pagar MRT stations, including the twin bored tunnels. It is currently undertaking the tunnelling works for the Kallang/Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE).

The contract for the design, construction and completion of Bishan Interchange Station has been awarded to Econ Corporation Ltd and Eng Lim Construction Co Pte Ltd Joint Venture for the price of S$82,252,235.00.

This contract involves the civil, structural, architectural, plumbing, drainage and reinstatement works for the station, as well as the upgrading of the existing North-South Line Bishan Station. Other works such as the provision of commuter facilities, bus stops and taxi stands, are also included in the contract.

Econ Corporation Ltd has completed projects such as Serangoon and Woodleigh Stations, as well as Chinatown Station, while Eng Lim Construction Co Pte Ltd has completed projects such as the Ministry of Education Headquarters and the Air Freight Terminal No. 6 Building.

Costing S$6.7 billion, the CCL is an orbital line linking all radial rapid transit system (RTS) lines running into the city. It will interchange with the North-South, East-West and North East Line. It will be a fully automated system and will be built in stages.

The Stage 3 of CCL is 5.7-km long with five stations, running from Bartley Road to Marymount Road, with interchange stations at Serangoon (with the North East Line) and Bishan (with the North-South Line).

The Stage 3 of CCL will cost about S$1.2 billion to build. The first civil works contract for the construction of Lorong Chuan Station, as well as three contracts for electrical and mechanical works, were awarded in June and early July 2003 comprising Tunnel Ventilation & Environmental Control System, Electrical Services and Fire Protection Systems. With this latest award of contracts, most of the major contracts for this stage of the Circle Line are now in place. Physical construction of Stage 3 of CCL is targeted to start sometime in the third quarter of 2003, and is expected to complete by early 2008.

Contracts for civil as well as electrical and mechanical works have already been awarded for Stages 1 and 2 of CCL, as follows:

The Stage 1 of CCL will cost about S$1.39 billion to build. Two civil works contracts worth about S$617 million have been awarded for this project. The contract for the electrical and mechanical systems was worth S$282 million.

The Stage 2 of CCL will cost about S$1.55 billion to build. Three civil works contracts worth about S$958 million have been awarded for this project. The contract for the electrical and mechanical systems was worth S$233 million.

"The award of these civil works contracts for Stage 3 of CCL marks another milestone in the construction of Circle Line, and strongly demonstrates LTA's commitment to develop the rapid transit system as the backbone of public transport. So far, civil contracts worth about S$2 billion have been awarded for Stages 1, 2 and 3 of Circle Line. The award of these contracts will also give a boost to the construction industry in this economic climate. We will continue to work closely with our contractors to ensure that the Circle Line system is delivered in a satisfactory and timely manner," says Mr Ho Meng Kit, Chief Executive, LTA.