Thursday, July 19, 2012

Koh Brothers says Downtown Line Bugis Station is 'structurally sound'

Koh Brothers Group said the area affected by the collapse of temporary scaffolding used for the construction of a roof slab is localised and the Downtown Line Bugis Station is substantially completed and structurally sound.

The DTL Bugis Station is the site of Soletanche Bachy – Koh Brothers Joint Venture, a 55:45% joint venture between Soletanche-Bachy Singapore Branch and Koh Brothers’ wholly-owned subsidiary, Koh Brothers Building & Civil Engineering Contractor (Pte.) Ltd.

Investigations are currently being carried out by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and theBuilding & Construction Authority (BCA) on the cause of the incident which led to the death of two workers and injured eight others.

In the meantime, the MOM has ordered a cessation of all works relating to two areas at the worksite, namely, formwork and concreting.

Koh Brothers said work will resume upon the satisfaction of two conditions – a Recovery Plan that is endorsed by a Professional Engineer for the safe removal of the collapsed framework structure and materials as well as the submission of revised Risk Assessments and Safe Work Procedures.

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