JURONG Primewide Secures First LTA Project!
 JURONG Primewide was awarded the first civil contract for the Tuas West
Extension (TWE) by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) for
$237mil. This is an extension of the East-West Line from Joo
Koon station, consisting of a 7.5km long twin tracked MRT
viaduct and four above-ground stations.
LTA awarded this contract to us based on our alternative design
option, coupled with a competitive pricing package. We bidded
against several local and international firms like GS Engrg,
Hock Lian Seng Infra, KOH Bros, KTL Civil Engrg and Samsung/
Tiong Seng Joint Venture.
The construction is for a 26-hectare MRT depot at Tuas, which
will provide stabling and maintenance facilities for the
additional 13 North-South-East-West Line trains that will be
purchased for the 7.5km Tuas-West Extension.
Construction of the depot will start at end of the year and is
expected to complete in 2016.
SMM Lights Up F1 Singapore!
 SMM
was commissioned by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) to design
and construct a lighting system which primarily enhances
Singapore’s nightscape and the appearance of its iconic
buildings around the Marina Bay Street Circuit on broadcast, at
the 2011 FORMULA 1 Singapore Grand Prix held at the Marina Bay
Street Circuit.
These buildings included the City Hall and the former Supreme
Court, the Benjamin Sheares Bridge, the Merlion, The Esplanade,
Victoria Concert Hall, the Civilian War Memorial and the Pit
Building rooftop. SMM partnered with lighting design consultant,
Light Cibles, for this project.
The installation process revealed that many special arrangements
had to be made in order to cast lights onto the various
structures for optimal effect. For instance, to overcome the
ongoing refurbishment works at the City Hall and the former
Supreme Court, two towers of 15-metre each were erected at the
Padang to project lights across the race track onto the two
buildings to achieve the desired lighting effect. Four 10-metre
towers were built from a distance of 40-metres from the
Esplanade to create an impressive lighting effect which enhances
the building’s façade made up of ‘fins’ tilted at different
angles.
JURONG Consultants Wins 3 Projects in China!
To conclude the first half of the FY on a sweet note, JURONG
Consultants has secured three new projects in China!
Firstly, the consultancy team inked a planning design
contract with Tianjin Tanggu Marine High-Tech Development Zone
to carry out a conceptual urban design plan for an area of 32 sq
km in the development zone. Upon completion, the development zone
is set to attract high-end industries to make their headquarters
there.
The second project is an agreement with Shanxi Provincial
Government to provide master planning and urban design services
for Changzhi Media Park. Spanning across an area of 6.7 sq km,
the design will focus on using green building methods to
encourage energy saving, low-carbon emission and recycling. This
follows after our urban design services for a 67ha start-up area
in the park.
 Last but not least, JURONG Consultants’ was appointed by
Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Investment and Development Co
Ltd to provide Project Management service for its Low Carbon
Living Lab (LCLL) project located within the Sino-Singapore
Tianjin Eco-City. The new lab aims to reduce operational carbon
and optimize energy saving and renewal energy. It will be
showcased as a green building in the Eco-City. With a total area
of more than 12,000sqm, the project is set to be completed in
2012.
BCA Green Mark Certification
 JURONG
International has strived continuously to strengthen its team of
professionals to meet with current demands in the market and to
provide green urban development solutions for its clients.
As a result, we are pleased to announce that two staff from our
facilities management arm, SMM, were conferred with BCA’s Green
Mark Facilities Manager (GMFM) certification. With that, the
Group is now staffed by professionals with all three of BCA’s
certifications, the others being, Certified Green Mark Manager
(GMM) and Green Mark Professional (GMP).
We have now joined a group of people who are certified by BCA
for their good foundation and knowledge in environmentally
sustainable building methods. These individuals also have the
professional capacity to give advice in the designing of such
green buildings. |
JURONG Consultants Collaborates With IES
 JURONG
Consultants partnered with a Scotland-based company, Integrated
Environmental Solutions (IES) to develop an assessment tool for
BCA’s Green Mark Scheme – the national green certification for
buildings. With the support of BCA, both companies worked
together to develop a tool which utilizes IES’s unique
VE-Navigator technology. It is set to simplify the Green Mark
assessment process for architects, engineers and building
designers.
The tool concept made its debut at BEX Asia, held in Singapore
in September and will be open for testing in November. This
user-friendly tool aims to target both experienced and novice
users to perform quality controlled assessments. The new tool
will be available for purchase through JURONG Consultants which
will also provide direct local support to its customers.
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JURONG
International was presented the Community Chest SHARE Gold Award
for the third consecutive year in recognition of staff's
generous and regular contributions to the SHARE Programme.