Contract galore

The Macau SAR Government announced via official dispatch yesterday that it had approved a MOP34 million (US$4.2 million) contract with PAL Asia Consult Ltd to develop the plan for the first and second construction phases of the Centre for Driving Lessons and Exams in Cotai.
This year the Transport Bureau stated it would conduct a tender for the construction of a larger learning centre for all vehicle categories next to the current one, nearby the Macau International Airport.
According to the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) website, the contract was granted to PAL Asia in April of this year, with the company proposing to finish the project within 248 days.
A MOP30 million contract with Companhia de Construção e Engenharia Kwong Yu, Lda. for the improvement and expansion works of the Taipa Municipal Market was also approved yesterday, according to a dispatch.
Meanwhile, two waste management contracts were approved, namely a MOP12.6 million contract with the Institute for the Development and Quality, Macau, for supervising the quality of waste water and solid waste treatment facilities until 2018, and a MOP5.9 million contract for the collection and transport of large construction and demolition materials waste with Ultra Clean – Serviços de Tratamento de Resíduos, Limitada.
A MOP5 million contract with the Macau Laboratory of Civil Engineering (LECM) was also approved to provide water infiltration inspection services from September of this year until August 2018.