AGENCY PROJECTS
Major Infrastructure Works
In Financial Year (FY) 2020, HDB ramped up the supply of new flats substantially to meet the housing needs of first-time home buyers. In preparation for the development of these new flats, 75 infrastructure projects were implemented across various towns/ estates such as Bidadari, Tampines North & South, Punggol North, Tengah, Kallang, Whampoa, Woodlands, Yishun and Sembawang, at a total expenditure of $110 million.
Land Reclamation Projects
HDB is the agent for the Ministry of National Development (MND) to carry out land reclamation works. Ongoing land reclamation projects include the $1.03 billion contract for the Construction & Management of Staging Grounds & Infilling Works (Phase 1) which is scheduled to be proclaimed as reclaimed land by 2021. The $602 million and $481 million contracts for Phases 2 and 3 of the project are concurrently in progress.
Other ongoing land reclamation projects include the $1.23 billion contract for the Construction of Polder at Areas A and C of Pulau Tekong.
Environmental Monitoring & Management Plans (EMMP) are also ongoing to mitigate the impact of these reclamation works on the environment.
The land reclamation at Changi East was carried out successfully, creating a total of 48ha of land. The reclaimed land has been proclaimed by the President as state land in 3 plots, with the first 2 plots proclaimed in June 2019 and the third in November 2019.
National Strategic Stockpiles
As the appointed agent by MND to carry out infrastructure and development works related to the national strategic stockpiles, HDB manages sand stockpiling contracts and develops stockpile sites.
Solar Initiatives
In line with the HDB Green Towns Programme which aims to harness green energy and bring sustainable living to all HDB towns, HDB has embarked on a solar capability building programme for public housing. The programme, which began with wide-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) test-bedding in new and existing precincts, now includes a solar leasing model. Under this model, HDB leases solar PV systems from private solar system developers who will design, finance, install, operate and maintain the solar PV systems, and recover cost from the solar energy sold and consumed by the Town Councils, at a preferential rate that is not higher than retail electricity tariff rate.
To further spur the growth of the solar industry in Singapore, HDB and the Economic Development Board (EDB) launched the SolarNova programme in 2014 to encourage government agencies to come together and harness solar energy to power their activities. Under the SolarNova programme, HDB aggregates solar PV demand from Whole-of-Government (WOG) and allows other government agencies to ride on our solar leasing tenders, therefore achieving greater economies of scale for solar energy purchased. Since the programme’s initiation, HDB has launched 6 SolarNova Tenders with a combined capacity of 366 MWp across 5,885 HDB blocks and 221 government agencies’ sites.
HDB’s own initial target to commit 220 MWp of solar PV capacity across HDB blocks in Singapore by 2020 was met in December 2018. With the government’s announcement of a new target of 2GWp by 2030, HDB has also increased our commitment to install 540 MWp of solar PV across 70% of HDB buildings by 2030. To date, HDB has committed a total of about 330 megawatt-peak (MWp) of Solar PV systems for 6,900 public housing blocks across Singapore. Of these, more than 2,400 HDB blocks have been installed with solar PV systems so far. HDB is currently the largest stakeholder in the installation of the solar PV system in Singapore.
Mount Vernon Funeral Parlour Complex (MVFPC)
HDB has been appointed by the National Environment Agency (NEA) as the agent to call for the design and construction of the MVFPC. The design consultancy was awarded in October 2020, while tender for construction is estimated to be called at the end of 2021. Working together with NEA and the consultants, HDB aims to deliver a well-designed funeral parlour that is sensitively integrated with the topography and surrounding greenery.