PWSC(97-98)142
For discussion
on 17 February 1998
ITEM FOR PUBLIC WORKS
SUBCOMMITTEE OF FINANCE COMMITTEE
HEAD 708 - CAPITAL SUBVENTIONS AND MAJOR SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
Education Subventions
19EC - Improvement works to existing secondary schools based on the recommendations of the Education Commission Report No. 5, phase 4
20EC - Improvement works to existing primary schools based on the recommendations of the Education Commission Report No. 5, phase 4
Members are invited to recommend to Finance Committee the approval of new commitments of $166.0 million and $235.4 million in money-of-the-day prices under 19EC and 20EC respectively, for site investigations and engagement of consultants to carry out feasibility studies, detailed design, contract documentation and associated project management to enable improvement works to be eventually carried out at 70 aided schools under phase 4 of the School Improvement Programme.
PROBLEM
Many of the existing aided schools were built to old planning
standards which cannot meet the requirements imposed by changes in curriculum and teaching approaches in recent years. These schools require additional space and facilities to meet the new standards.
PROPOSAL
2. The Director of Architectural Services (D Arch S), with the support of the Secretary for Education and Manpower, proposes to create commitments of $166.0 million and $235.4 million in money-of-the-day (MOD) prices under 19EC and 20EC respectively for undertaking site investigations and for engaging consultants to carry out feasibility studies, detailed design and contract documentation to enable improvement works to be carried out at 70 aided schools (30 secondary and 40 primary schools). He also proposes to engage a project management consultant to undertake the project management of the feasibility studies, detailed design and contract documentation.
PROJECT SCOPE AND NATURE
3. There will be a total of 70 aided schools in phase 4 of the School Improvement Programme (SIP), including 13 schools transferred from phase 3. Feasibility studies have already been completed for these 13 schools (8 secondary and 5 primary schools). We will carry out feasibility studies for 71 schools (57 schools plus 25% additional to allow for withdrawals and non-feasible schools) to enable the selection of 57 schools (22 secondary and 35 primary schools) plus the 13 phase 3 schools, to proceed to the project design and contract documentation stages. If it is found that more than 57 schools are considered feasible for improvements, we may consider carrying out the improvement works for all these schools under phase 4 of the SIP.
4. The improvement works in question fall within two categories, i.e. addition/alteration works within the existing school buildings and construction of extensions to the existing school buildings (either in the form of an annex or a roof-top extension). We will also provide access for the disabled to these schools, where technically feasible.
5. Under 19EC and 20EC of phase 4, additional facilities will be provided to aided secondary schools (standard and non-standard) and primary
schools (standard and non-standard) to upgrade their standards as far as practicable to fall in line with the latest schedule of accommodation for new schools to be completed from the year 2000. Depending on the site constraints of each school, these additional facilities will comprise as far as practicable the following -
- Secondary schools (standard and non-standard) -
additional classrooms, computer-assisted learning/computer rooms, a preparatory room for computer subjects, a multi-purpose room, a conference room, a language room, a staff room, a staff common room, a deputy headmaster's room, two interview rooms, a student activity centre and multi-purpose area; and
- Primary schools (standard and non-standard) -
a computer-assisted learning room, a preparatory room for computer subjects, a language room, additional classrooms, a library, two remedial teaching rooms, a staff room, a Discipline Master's office, a staff common room, two interview rooms, a conference room, a student activity centre and multi-purpose area.
JUSTIFICATION
6. The SIP was one of the recommendations of the Education Commission Report No. 5 (ECR5) endorsed by the Executive Council in February 1993. In his Policy Address 1997, the Chief Executive pledged that Government will continue to enhance existing schools under the SIP. The proposed improvement works, when completed, will provide additional space and facilities for teaching, out-of-class activities and supporting services for both teachers and students.
7. As D of E plans to implement the first phase of the improvement works for these schools in phase 4 of the SIP in September 1999, we need to proceed with investigations and pre-contract preparatory work in April 1998. As we do not have sufficient in-house staff resources, we propose to engage consultants to carry out the pre-contract preparatory work and feasibility studies for the proposed improvement works. For the same reasons, we also propose to engage a project management consultant to undertake the project management of the pre-contract preparatory work and feasibility studies.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
8. Based on the estimated total construction cost [ The estimated total construction cost of $650.0 million and $875.0 million for 19EC and 20EC respectively is based on the scope of works carried out under previous SIP projects. Cost implications for the provision of further additional facilities e.g. computer-assisted learning/computer rooms, a language room and etc. for both secondary and primary schools for phase 4 of the SIP to be in line with the latest standards of the schedule of accommodation for new schools can only be established upon completion of the feasibility studies by the consultants.] of $650.0 million and $875.0 million (at December 1996 prices) for 30 secondary schools and 40 primary schools respectively, and taking into account the need to conduct feasibility studies for 14 additional schools to allow for withdrawals and non-feasible cases and the 13 schools transferred from phase 3, we estimate the total cost for undertaking site investigations and for engaging consultants to carry out feasibility studies, detailed design, contract documentation and project management associated with these tasks to be $166.0 million and $235.4 million in MOD prices under 19EC and 20EC respectively (see paragraph 9 below), made up as follows -
|
19EC
(Secondary
Schools)
|
20EC
(Primary
Schools)
|
|
|
$ million
|
$ million
|
|
|
(a) Site investigation
|
6.8
|
10.8
|
|
|
(b) Consultants' fees
|
114.5
|
162.0
|
|
|
(i) feasibility studies
|
25.6
|
42.1
|
|
|
(ii) detailed design
|
25.2
|
34.0
|
|
|
(iii) contract documentation
|
63.7
|
85.9
|
|
|
(c) Contingencies
|
6.1
|
8.6
|
|
|
Sub-total
|
127.4
|
181.4
|
(at Dec.
1996 prices) |
|
(d) Inflation allowance
|
38.6
|
54.0
|
|
|
Total
|
166.0
|
235.4
|
(in MOD prices) |
A breakdown by man-months of the estimates for consultants' fees for 19EC and 20EC is at the Enclosure.
9. Subject to approval, we will phase the expenditure of 19EC and 20EC as follows -
|
Year
|
$ Million
(December 1996)
|
Price
adjustment
factor
|
$ Million
(MOD)
|
|
19EC
|
20EC
|
|
19EC
|
20EC |
|
1998 - 99
|
22.5
|
36.6
|
1.16358
|
26.2
|
42.6 |
|
1999 - 2000
|
45.7
|
64.9
|
1.26830
|
58.0
|
82.3 |
|
2000 - 01
|
59.2
____
|
79.9
____
|
1.38244
|
81.8
____
|
110.5
____ |
|
127.4
|
181.4
|
|
166.0
|
235.4 |
10. We have derived the MOD estimates on the basis of the Government's forecast of trend labour and construction prices for the period 1998 to 2001. We will award the proposed consultancies on a lump sum basis with provision for inflation adjustment.
11. The proposal will not give rise to any additional annually recurrent expenditure on both 19EC and 20EC.
PUBLIC CONSULTATION
12. In June 1992, we conducted extensive public consultation on the recommendations of Education Commission Report (ECR) No. 5 which was endorsed by the Executive Council in February 1993. The general public reaction on the recommendations of the ECR No. 5 was favourable. The SIP is one of the recommendations of ECR No. 5 and has been implemented since 1994.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS
13. The proposed site investigations and consultancies will not have adverse environmental implications.
14. The projects will not have any long term environmental impact. For those additional rooms in schools that will be subject to adverse noise impact, we will provide window insulation and air conditioning as recommended in the "Noise Abatement Meausres in School Programme". For short term impacts during construction, we will follow the "Recommended Pollution Control Measures for School Improvement Programme" as recommended by Director of Environmental Protection.
LAND ACQUISITION
15. The proposed consultancies do not require land acquisition.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
16. We plan to engage a project management consultant in April 1998 to enable the appointment of the lead consultants to carry out site investigations, feasibility studies, detailed design, contract documentation and associated project management for the improvement works. We expect that all pre-contract preparatory works will be completed by July 2000. We plan to proceed with the first phase of the construction works in September 1999 for completion of the whole Phase 4 aided schools portion in October 2001.
Education and Manpower Bureau
February 1998
Enclosure to PWSC(97-98)142
19EC - Improving works to existing secondary schools based on the recommendations of the Education Commission Report No. 5 - phase 4
20EC - Improving works to existing primary schools based on the recommendations of the Education Commission Report No. 5 - phase 4
DETAILS OF CONSULTANTS?FEES
Breakdown of estimates of consultants' fees
|
19EC - Improving works to existing secondary schools based on the recommendations of the Education Commission Report No. 5 - phase 4
20EC - Improving works to existing primary schools based on the recommendations of the Education Commission Report No. 5 - phase 4 |
|
DETAILS OF CONSULTANTS' FEES
|
|
Breakdown of estimates of consultants' fees
|
|
|
|
|
19EC
|
20EC
|
|
Consultants' staff cost
|
|
Average MPS
salary
point
|
Multiplier factor
|
Estimated
man
months
|
Estimated
fee
($million)
|
Estimated
man
months
|
Estimated
fee
($million) |
|
(I) Architectural discipline
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Feasibility study
|
Professional
Technical
|
40
16
|
3.0
3.0
|
36. 1
46.6
|
6. 0
2.6
|
59. 6
75.3
|
9. 9
4.2 |
|
(b) Detailed design
|
Professional
Technical
|
40
16
|
3.0
3.0
|
53. 6
68.1
|
8. 9
3.8
|
72. 2
91.4
|
12. 0
5.1 |
|
(c) Contract documentation
|
Professional
Technical
|
40
16
|
3.0
3.0
|
93. 3
120.1
|
15. 5
6.7
|
125. 8
161.3
|
20. 9
9.0 |
|
|
Sub-total
|
43.5
|
|
61.1 |
|
(II) Landscape discipline
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Feasibility study
|
Professional
Technical
|
40
16
|
3.0
3.0
|
3.6
5.4
|
0.6
0.3
|
6. 0
7.2
|
1. 0
0.4 |
|
(b) Contract documentation
|
Professional
Technical
|
40
16
|
3.0
3.0
|
5.4
7.2
|
0.9
0.4
|
7. 8
9.0
|
1. 3
0.5 |
|
|
Sub-total
|
2.2
|
|
3.2 |
|
(III) Building services engineering discipline
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Feasibility study
|
Professional
Technical
|
40
16
|
3.0
3.0
|
15.6
19.7
|
2.6
1.1
|
25. 9
32.3
|
4. 3
1.8 |
|
(b) Detailed design
|
Professional
Technical
|
40
16
|
3.0
3.0
|
19.9
39.4
|
3.3
2.2
|
27. 1
53.8
|
4. 5
3.0 |
|
(c) Contract documentation
|
Professional
Technical
|
40
16
|
3.0
3.0
|
34. 9
69.9
|
5. 8
3.9
|
46. 9
93.2
|
7. 8
5.2 |
|
|
Sub-total
|
18.9
|
|
26.6 |
|
(IV) Structural engineering discipline
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Feasibility study
|
Professional
Technical
|
40
16
|
3.0
3.0
|
24.7
50.2
|
4.1
2.8
|
40.9
82.5
|
6.8
4.6 |
|
(b) Detailed design
|
Professional
Technical
|
40
16
|
3.0
3.0
|
6.6
35.9
|
1.1
2.0
|
8.4
48.4
|
1.4
2.7 |
|
(c) Contract documentation
|
Professional
Technical
|
40
16
|
3.0
3.0
|
25.9
114.7
|
4.3
6.4
|
34.9
156.0
|
5.8
8.7 |
|
|
Sub-total
|
20.7
|
|
30.0 |
|
(V) Quantity surveying discipline
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Feasibility study
|
Professional
Technical
|
40
16
|
3.0
3.0
|
13.8
10.8
|
2.3
0.6
|
22.9
17.9
|
3.8
1.0 |
|
(b) Contract documentation
|
Professional
Technical
|
40
16
|
3.0
3.0
|
39.1
116.5
|
6.5
6.5
|
53.0
156.0
|
8.8
8.7 |
|
|
Sub-total
|
15.9
|
|
22.3 |
|
(VI) Project management
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Feasibility study
|
Professional
Technical
|
40
|
3.0
|
15.6
|
2.6
|
25.9
|
4.3
|
|
(b) Detailed design
|
Professional
Technical
|
40
|
3.0
|
23.5
|
3.9
|
31.9
|
5.3
|
|
(c) Contract documentation
|
Professional
Technical
|
40
|
3.0
|
40.9
|
6.8
|
55.4
|
2.9
|
|
|
Sub-total
|
13.3
|
|
18.8 |
|
|
Total
|
114.5
|
|
162.0 |
* MPS = Master Pay Scale
Notes
1. A multiplier factor of 3 is applied to the average MPS point to arrive at the full staff costs including the consultant's overheads and profit, as the staff will be employed in the consultant's offices (At 1.4.96, MPS pt. 40 = $55,390p.m. and MPS pt.16 = $18,595p.m.).
2. The figures given above are based on estimates prepared by the Director of Architectural Services. We will only know the actual man months and actual fees when we have selected the consultants through the usual competitive lump sum fee bid system.
