Transport Department invites tenders for agreements of public transport interchanges

Transport Department is now inviting sealed tender for two agreements for the management, maintenance and cleansing of public transport interchanges. The deadline for submitting tenders will be Friday, October 18, 2002.

A notice of tender invitation is published in the Government Gazette today. The duration of the agreements shall be three years commencing January 27, 2003 or on a date as the Government shall specify. Under no circumstances will a tenderer be awarded both agreements.

Tenders must be clearly marked with the tender reference, subject of the tender and addressed to the "Chairman, Central Tender Board" outside the envelope (but should not bear any indication which may relate the tender to the tenderer) and be placed in the Government Secretariat Tender Box situated in the lift lobby on the lower ground floor of the Central Government Offices (East Wing), 20 Lower Albert Road, Hong Kong before 12:00 noon on Friday, October 18, 2002.

Late tenders will not be accepted.

Interest parties may obtain the tender documents starting from today during office hours at the Business Management Section of Transport Department at Room 3404, 34/F., Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

To facilitate preparation of tenders, a briefing session will be arranged on September 20, 2002 for prospective tenderers. Tenderers interested in attending the briefing session may contact Transport Department at telephone number 2829 5484.

End/Friday, September 6, 2002