CONSTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDINGS ...

Appendix A
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Shatin Government Offices
May 1998
The BD issued PNAP No. 224 on “Superstructure Works — Measures for
Public Safety”. PNAP No. 224, among other enhanced precautionary
measures, required the construction of a double-deck hoarding with a
projected, up-turn catch-platform.
December 1998
The FC approved the upgrading of the project “Shatin Government Offices
Building” to Category A of the Public Works Programme.
December 1998
The ArchSD invited tenders for the STGO Contract and incorporated its
hoarding requirements, which were based on the ArchSD’s standard
drawings, into the tender documents as part of the Employer’s
Requirements.
July 1999
The ArchSD awarded a design-and-build contract, the STGO Contract, to
Contractor B for the construction of the STGO.
September 1999
The construction of a single-deck hoarding was completed in accordance
with the Employer’s Requirements.
July 2000
The ArchSD discovered that there was a discrepancy between the
ArchSD’s standard hoarding and the hoarding required by PNAP No. 224.
December 2000
For safety reasons, the ArchSD decided to upgrade the hoarding
immediately to comply with the latest requirements of building works, i.e.
PNAP No. 224.
January 2001
The ArchSD issued a variation order to Contractor B to modify the
hoarding which had been constructed.