Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link awards M&E contract
25 July 2018Hong Kong – A joint venture of Balfour Beatty and Gammon Construction has been an M&E contract on the Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok project. The USD 350M contract is for the Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link – Northern Connection tunnel buildings, electrical and mechanical works.
The works include the provision of electrical and mechanical (E&M) facilitation to serve the newly constructed 5km-long, 14m-diameter tunnel from Tuen Mun to Boundary Crossing Facilities Island and will include the tunnel’s ventilation, road lighting, central monitoring and control systems.
The contract also requires the provision of civil and building works for the construction of a number of tunnel buildings including the administration, toll control, maintenance depot and satellite control buildings, as well as the landscaping works on the landfall at either end of the tunnel.
A spokesperson for the joint venture added, “Design for Manufacture and Assembly methods and an Integrated Digital Project Delivery approach will be adopted to ensure a safe and efficient delivery of the contract. At least 70% of the E&M works will be of modular construction and drone photogrammetry for 3D mapping and surveying will be used to assist in delivering the works to the highest standards of accuracy. Other solutions include a ‘flying factory’ to facilitate off-site production, tailor-made cable laying trucks and off site construction of the tollbooths.”
Works had begun as Tunnels and Tunnelling went to press, with completion expected in late 2020.
