ITEM FOR PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE
OF FINANCE COMMITTEE
HEAD 703 - BUILDINGS
Education - Secondary
201ES - Secondary school in area 59, Tseung Kwan O
Members are invited to recommend to Finance Committee the upgrading of 201ES to Category A at an estimated cost of $67.0 million in money-of-the-day prices for the construction of a secondary school in area 59, Tseung Kwan O.
There will be a shortfall of 148 secondary school classes in the territory by 1998.
2. The Director of Architectural Services (D Arch S), with the support of the Secretary for Education and Manpower, proposes to upgrade 201ES to Category A at an estimated total cost of $67.0 million in money-of-the-day (MOD) prices for the construction of a secondary school in area 59, Tseung Kwan O.
3. The proposed school will be of standard design, which comprises -
- 26 classrooms;
- 14 special rooms;
- three remedial teaching rooms;
- a guidance activity/interview room;
- two interview rooms;
- a staff common room;
- a student activity centre; and
- an assembly hall and ancillary facilities.
4. The Director of Education forecasts that there will be a shortfall
of 148 secondary classes in the territory by 1998. As a temporary measure to meet the shortfall, we are adopting floating classes in secondary schools. In accordance with the Government policy to phase out floating classes in Secondary One to Secondary Five, we propose to construct a secondary school in area 59, Tseung Kwan O to reduce the shortfall. We are planning more schools to meet the remaining shortfall.
5. We estimate the capital cost of the project to be $67.0 million in MOD prices (see paragraph 6 below), made up as follows -
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$ million
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(a) Piling
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10.5
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(b) Building
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26.5
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(c) Building services
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6.8
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(d) Drainage and external works
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6.3
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(e) Contingencies
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5.0
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(f) Housing Authority on-cost
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1.1
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Sub-total
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56.2
(at December
1995 prices)
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(g) Inflation allowance
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10.8
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Total
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67.0
(in MOD prices)
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6. Subject to approval, we will phase the expenditure as follows -
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Year
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$ million
(Dec 1995)
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Price
adjustment
factor
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$ million
(MOD)
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1996 - 97
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8.2
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1.07500
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8.8
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1997 - 98
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36.0
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1.18250
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42.6
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1998 - 99
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12.0
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1.30075
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15.6
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56.2
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67.0
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A comparison of the standard cost of building a secondary school with the project estimate is at the Enclosure.
7. We have derived the MOD estimate on the basis of the Government's forecasts of trend labour and construction prices for the period 1996 to 1999. We will entrust the project to the Housing Authority, which will implement the works under a fixed price lump sum contract because we can define the scope of works in advance, leaving little room for uncertainty.
8. We estimate the annually recurrent expenditure for the school to be $30.5 million. As the new school will be an aided school, the sponsoring body will bear the costs of furniture and equipment, estimated at $5.0 million.
PUBLIC CONSULTATION
9. We consulted the Community Affairs Committee of the Sai Kung District Board in February 1996. The Committee supported the school project.
10. The Director of Environmental Protection (DEP) has conducted an Environmental Review on the school project. DEP envisages that the school will be subject to traffic noise impact in excess of the standards stipulated in the Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines. The Director of Territory Development (DTD) has undertaken to use low noise surfacing and to construct noise barriers along Road P2 as noise mitigation measures for the school and other affected residential buildings. DTD will implement these measures under 7277CL "Tseung Kwan O development, phase II, remaining engineering works" at an estimated cost of $25.4 million at December 1995 prices.
11. For short term construction impact, we will control dust and site run-off nuisance during construction to within established guidelines/standards through the implementation of mitigation measures in relevant contracts.
12. This project does not require land acquisition.
13. We included 201ES in Category B in September 1995.
14. We have completed site investigation works. We are finalizing the working drawings and tender documents using in-house staff. We plan to start construction works in November 1996 for completion in May 1998.
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school with the project estimate of 201ES
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Standard
Cost*
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201ES
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$ million
(at Dec 1995 prices)
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Piling
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8.2
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10.5
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(see note A)
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Building
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26.5
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26.5
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Building services
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6.8
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6.8
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Drainage and external works
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6.9
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6.3
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(see Note B)
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Contingencies
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4.8
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5.0
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Housing Authority on-cost (2%)
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-
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1.1
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(see note C)
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53.2
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56.2
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* Assumptions for standard cost
1. No site formation work/geotechnical work is required as it is normally carried out under a separate engineering vote.
2. Piling cost is based on 130 nos. of steel H-piles of an average depth of 30 metres.
3. Cost for drainage and external works is for a standard school of 6 950 square metres built on a flat site. No diversion of existing utilities or noise mitigation measures are required.
4. No consultancy services are required.
5. Furniture and equipment cost is excluded as it is usually borne by the sponsoring body.
Notes
A. Piling costs are higher because site conditions will require the use of about 135 nos. of steel H-piles of an average depth of 35 metres.
B. The cost for overall drainage and external works is lower due to smaller site area of about 5 900 square metres. It has already included the cost for the construction of a retaining wall because of the difference in road level and part of the school site level.
C. 2% Housing Authority on-cost is required.
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201ES - Secondary School in area 59, Tseung Kwan O
(a) Necessity to go to PWSC
PWSC's endorsement is necessary for upgrading the project to Category A.
(b) Authority
The provision of secondary school places on a territory-wide basis to meet the shortfall is an established policy.
(c) Funding
An amount of $61.913 million at December 1995 prices has been earmarked for this project in the 1995 RAE.
(d) Political assessment
We consulted the Community Affairs Committee of the Sai Kung District Board in February 1996. The Committee supported the school project.
(e) Clearance with District Officer
As the District Board supports the project, SEM considers that clearance with District Officer is not required.
(f) Consultation with LegCo Panel
No consultation is required.
(g) Lobbying requirements
No lobbying is required.
(h) Fallback option
It is unlikely that the project is not supported by Members. We propose this project to be put to vote if there are some objections.
(i) Attendance at PWSC meeting
The following officers will attend the meeting -
Director of Architectural Services
Mr. Kenneth Chan
Principal Assistant Secretary (Education and Manpower) 2
Miss Annette Lee
Assistant Director of Education (Allocation and Support)
Mr. Anthony K H Tong
(j) Special Consideration
Nil
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Last Updated on 8 December 1998
