PDF《For discussion on 9 May 2011》

For discussion on

9 May

2011 Legislative Council Panel on Health Services Redevelopment of Caritas Medical Centre, Phase Two Purpose This paper updates Members on the current status of the capital works project on the phase two redevelopment of the Caritas Medical Centre (the Project), and seeks Members' support for the Administration's proposal to increase its approved project estimate (APE).

Background 2. On

11 May 2007, the Finance Committee approved the upgrading of the Project to Category A at an estimated cost of $1,218.1 million in money- of-the-day (MOD) prices. The approved project scope comprises C (a) demolition of the existing Wai Ming Block for the construction of a new ambulatory/rehabilitation block on the same site, to accommodate

260 convalescent/rehabilitation beds, ambulatory care and clinical support facilities;

(b) site formation and excavation;

(c) piling works;

(d) refurbishment of Wai Oi Block to accommodate tele-health service, nurse specialist office, community nursing office, maintenance department, central domestic services, security and transport services, a training and conference centre, a library, Red Cross School and staff changing facilities reprovisioned from Wai Ming Block, Wai On Block and Wai Yan Block;

(e) construction of two link bridges connecting Wai Shun Block with the new ambulatory/rehabilitation block and Wai Oi Block -

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(f) demolition of Wai On Block, Wai Tak Block and Wai Yan Block for the construction of a rehabilitation garden, external landscaping, and improvement works of access road and hospital entrances;

and (g) consultancy services for contract administration and site supervision of the main works. The existing and future layout of Caritas Medical Centre upon completion of the Project is shown at Enclosures

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2 respectively. 3. We last updated Members on the status of the Project on

20 April

2009 and reported the following C (a) since the actual tender prices of all the conforming tenders were significantly higher than the original estimate for the works contract, the Hospital Authority (HA) had cancelled the tender exercise in November 2007. After a review, HA concluded that the higher-than-expected tender outturn price was attributable to the following factors C (i) rapid price inflation under a booming construction industry in 2007;

(ii) marking-up of tender price by bidders to provide safety cushions against the risks of a long construction period;

and (iii) inadequate allowance in project cost estimation by HA's consultants to fully reflect market situations. (b) HA had conducted a design review exercise involving extensive consultation with hospital end-users to incorporate the latest environmental and operational considerations (such as the provision of a washroom in each ward cubicle which was introduced as an enhanced infection control measure after the completion of the original design of the new ambulatory / rehabilitation block) and to enhance the efficiency in the use of space while maintaining the project scope. Through this design review exercise, the construction floor area of the new ambulatory / rehabilitation block has been reduced from around

59 100m2 to -

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54 500m2 and the number of storeys from

15 to 12, resulting in a more compact building form. (c) HA had explored an alternative procurement strategy by implementing the project through several smaller contracts in lieu of one single contract, and concluded that such an approach could increase the competitiveness of the tenders;