Agency Projects
Major Infrastructure Works
In Financial Year (FY) 2022, HDB ramped up the supply of new flats substantially to meet the housing needs of first-time home buyers. In preparation for these new flats, HDB will be implementing 81 infrastructure projects with a total value of $671 million to serve HDB towns across various areas, such as Bidadari, Tampines North & South, Punggol North, Tengah, Kallang/ Whampoa, Woodlands, Ang Mo Kio, Yishun, and Sembawang.
Land Reclamation Projects
HDB is the agent to MND to carry out land reclamation works. Ongoing land reclamation projects include a $1.02 billion contract for the Construction & Management of Staging Grounds & Infilling Works (Phase 2 and Phase 3), which are estimated to be completed by November 2023 and August 2026 respectively. Other ongoing land reclamation projects include a $1.23 billion contract for the Construction of Polder at Areas A & C of Pulau Tekong, which is estimated to be completed in December 2024.
Environmental Monitoring & Management Plan contracts are put in place to mitigate any environmental impact caused by land reclamation works.
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. Ongoing projects include developing a new strategic stockpile site at $90 million by December 2024, and the relocation of existing strategic stockpile sites at $8 million by December 2023.
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. Since 2014, HDB and the Economic Development Board (EDB) have jointly led the SolarNova programme 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, achieving greater economies of scale for solar energy purchased. Since the programme’s initiation, HDB has launched 7 SolarNova Tenders.
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 2 GWp by 2030, HDB increased our commitment to install 540 MWp of solar PV across HDB buildings by 2030. Including the seventh SolarNova tender, HDB has committed a total solar capacity of 3801 MWp so far. This is equivalent to powering around 95,000 4-room flats with solar energy. HDB is currently the largest stakeholder in the installation of the solar PV system in Singapore.
1 Includes HDB’s efforts prior to the SolarNova programme, when HDB ran pilots on solar initiatives.
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 was called in July 2022. 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.
Injecting greenery and waterbodies at Tengah South
Tengah, Singapore’s newest town, is envisioned as a place where residents can experience being at home with nature. HDB is leading a project with PUB and NParks to integrate parks, greenery, and waterbodies at Tengah South. Following the award of design consultancy in 3Q2022, the preliminary design is estimated to be completed by mid-2023.