New Sengkang wet market and food centre at Sengkang Central

938LIVE GETS YOU TALKING - New market and food centre for Sengkang planned


Sengkang residents can look forward to a new market and food centre come 2010.

The Housing & Development Board has launched a tender for a Market and Food Centre Development at Sengkang Square/Sengkang East Road.

The land parcel is located opposite the Sengkang MRT/LRT station and bus interchange.

The project will offer residents an estimated 40 market stalls selling a variety of fresh market produce and 50 cooked food stalls.

This development arose from the Forum on HDB Heartware, led by Senior Minister of State for National Development, Ms Grace Fu last year.

Amongst others, the Forum recommended to resume building of wet markets and hawker centres, promote community bonding and strengthen local identity.

Tender For new market & food centre in Sengkang Town Centre

1. Sengkang residents can start looking forward to a new market and food centre come 2010. The Housing & Development Board is inviting tender for a land parcel at Sengkang Square/Sengkang East Road for "Market and Food Centre Development" today. The tender will close on 17 Feb 2009. The successful tenderer will build, maintain and manage the Market and Food Centre during the tenancy period.



2. The land parcel is located opposite the Sengkang MRT/LRT station and bus interchange. It has a centralised location and is easily accessible. The project will offer residents an estimated:


• 40 market stalls selling a variety of fresh market produce such as seafood, meat/poultry, fruits, vegetables etc


• 10 lock-up market stalls for trades complementary with traditional market concept such as sale of dried goods, groceries, kitchen wares, aquarium fish, plants and flowers.


• 50 cooked food stalls





3. The operator is also required to provide parking lots as well as a drop-off porch.



Background



4. This development arises from the Forum on HDB Heartware, led by Senior Minister of State for National Development, Ms Grace Fu. Last year, the Forum recommended to resume building of wet markets/hawker centres, to promote community bonding and strengthen local identity. They can be privately run and operated at estates assessed to be commercially viable.




5. HDB is therefore piloting a standalone, naturally-ventilated market and food centre at Sengkang, to be built and run by a private operator. Sengkang has been selected for the pilot project because it is a new town and many residents there have requested for additional market and food centre.



Details of Land Parcel



6. The particulars of the land parcel are as follows:


Location : Sengkang Square/Sengkang East Road
Allowable Use : Market and Food Centre Development
Site Area : 6,000 sq m
Maximum GFA : 4,000 sq m
Tenure : 5 + 5 + 5 years (Initial term of 5 years with an option for a second term of 5 years with a further option for a third term)
Project Completion Date : On or before 31 Dec 2010

Its location map and preliminary artist impression are in Annex A.


Tender Procedures



7. Tenderers will be asked to submit their design proposals including the layout plans for evaluation together with the tender bids. The design proposals should follow the design parameters stated in the tender documents and the materials used should be of comparable standard and quality. For enquiries, tenderers can email hdblandsales@hdb.gov.sg, call 64903037/64903446 or fax 6490 3005, or make use of the enquiry form in HDB InfoWEB http://www.hdb.gov.sg/hdblandsales.

Preliminary Artist Impression

The artist impression is meant to guide the tenderers in their design proposal and may differ from the actual building to be built by the successful tenderer.

Reference:
1. HDB InfoWEB : Press Release

See also:
1. Sengkang Swimming Complex or Sengkang Sports and Recreation Centre