<p>去年在香港三个公共住房轻型建筑工地上发生的施工失误的承包商已被禁止参与公共项目的投标，禁令最长可达一年，政府表示。\n 负责监督工作质量的公司 Able Engineering 也被要求支付修复问题的额外费用。该公司还面临因 “在施工工作中严重失职或不当行为” 而进行的纪律听证会，以及警方可能的刑事调查。\n 这些惩罚措施是在政府对去年 11 月完工的三个工地（小榄、屯门和柴湾）建筑问题进行调查后实施的。\n 发展局表示，已向相关公司发出通知，告知对其施加的制裁。\n 这些案件在去年九月曝光，当时当局在上个月的检查中发现小榄项目存在施工违规。\n 问题涉及至少 23 个连接用于浇筑混凝土核心墙的模板的螺丝，发现这些螺丝未经批准被剪短。\n 随后，当局对同一承包商 Able-Chun Wo 联合企业管理的屯门和柴湾的另外两个工地进行了检查，发现了类似的违规行为。\n 当局表示，问题仅限于现场螺丝安装，与使用的模块化集成建筑（MiC）方法无关，该方法是在工厂内建造预制模块，然后在现场组装成完整建筑。\n 当局表示，建筑物的结构安全未受影响。\n 根据局方在周五发布的声明，Able Engineering 将被禁止参与公共工程项目的投标，禁令为期一年。\nAble 在该项目中的商业合作伙伴 Chun Wo Construction and Engineering 未受到处罚，因为当局认为其角色仅限于提供施工规划建议，并未参与现场工作或监督。\nAble 聘请的负责提供和管理居民结构工程师的公司 C M Wong and Associates 也被禁止参与政府项目的投标，禁令为期一年。\n 政府聘请的项目管理公司 Wong Tung and Partners 则被处以六个月的禁令。\n 政府表示：“六个月的暂停期是经过充分考虑的，因为并非所有其管理的项目工地都发现了监督缺陷。”\n 与此同时，建筑署（ASD）也要求 Able 采取补救措施并承担所有相关费用。\n 声明中指出：“此外，如果补救措施导致合同完成日期的任何延误，Able 将承担违约金。”\n“此外，ASD 已要求 Able 更换所有现场监督人员，包括现场代理、工程监督和居民结构工程师。”\n 根据声明，部门还通过派驻全职政府工作人员加强了对工地的监督，并安排其结构工程师进行额外的现场抽查和审计，以确保项目的严格质量控制。\n 声明补充道：“根据初步证据，Able 涉嫌在施工工作中严重失职或不当行为。ASD 已要求建筑管理局将此案转交注册承包商纪律委员会。”\n 在最严重的情况下，Able 可能会被 “取消其董事、高级人员或个人” 的相关注册资格。\n 声明补充道：“由于调查显示该事件可能涉及提供虚假陈述的刑事行为，ASD 已将此案报告给警方。”\n 香港测量师学会副会长 Kenny Tse Chi-kin 表示，严厉的制裁表明政府对此事非常重视。\n 他说：“考虑到当前的市场环境，如果一家公司无法参与政府工作投标，这对其来说是相当大的打击。”\nTse 还呼吁加强现场监督和更多的工人教育。\n 他说：“有时，工人为了方便或节省时间，会试图绕过一些规定。当他们发现某些螺丝与相应的预钻孔不匹配或存在间隙时，他们会用自己的方法来解决，而不是向现场监督报告。\n“在合理设计的安全系数下，结构不会因为几颗安装不合格的螺丝而倒塌。但在建筑安全方面，我们不能过于马虎。\n“现场管理团队应该加强检查，并向工人简要说明工作流程或在遇到意外问题时该如何处理，” Tse 说。</p>

<p>涉及香港三个公共住房工地建设问题的承包商已被禁止参与公共项目投标，禁令最长可达一年。负责监督的公司 Able Engineering 面临额外的维修费用和因涉嫌疏忽而进行的纪律听证会。检查发现螺丝安装存在违规，但结构安全仍然完好。其他参与的公司则受到不同程度的处罚。政府强调需要改善工地监督和工人教育，以防止未来出现类似问题</p>

<p>Contractors at the centre of construction botches at three Hong Kong light public housing sites last year have been banned from bidding for public projects for up to a year, the government has said.\nThe firm responsible for overseeing work quality, Able Engineering, has also been ordered to pay the extra costs for fixing the problems. It also faces a disciplinary hearing for alleged “serious negligence or misconduct in the construction works”, and a possible criminal investigation by police.\nThe punitive measures followed a government probe into building problems at the three sites in Siu Lam, Tuen Mun and Chai Wan, completed last November.\nNotices had been served to the companies involved about the sanctions imposed on them, the Development Bureau said.\nThe cases came to light last September when authorities discovered a construction violation at the Siu Lam project during an inspection the previous month.\nThe issue involved at least 23 screws connecting formwork used for casting the concrete core walls. They were found to have been cut short without approval.\nAuthorities subsequently inspected two other sites in Tuen Mun and Chai Wan managed by the same contractor, Able-Chun Wo Joint Venture. Similar violations were discovered.\nAuthorities said the problem was limited to on-site screw installation and had nothing to do with the Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) method used, where pre-finished modules are built in factories and then assembled on-site into complete buildings.\nThe structural safety of the blocks was unaffected, authorities said.\nUnder the bureau’s measures, announced in a statement on Friday, Able Engineering will be banned from bidding for public work projects for a year.\nAble’s business partner in the project, Chun Wo Construction and Engineering, was not penalised because authorities were satisfied its role was to provide advice on construction planning and was not involved in the site works or supervision.\n\nThe company hired by Able to provide and manage resident structural engineers, C M Wong and Associates, was also banned for one year from bidding for government projects.\nA six-month ban was imposed on the government-hired project management company, Wong Tung and Partners.\n“The six-month suspension period was set with due consideration that not all of the project sites under its management were discovered with deficiencies in supervision,” the government said.\nThe Architectural Services Department (ASD), meanwhile, also asked Able to carry out remedial measures and bear all the related costs.\n“In addition, should the remedial measures result in any delay in the contract completion dates, [Able] will be liable for liquidated damages,” the statement said.\n“Moreover, the [ASD] has required [Able] to replace all site supervision personnel, including site agents, works supervisors and resident structural engineers.”\nThe department has also strengthened its supervision by deploying full-time government staff to monitor the sites and has arranged for its structural engineers to conduct additional on-site spot checks and audits to ensure strict quality control for the projects, according to the statement.\nIt added: “Based on preliminary evidence, Able is suspected of serious negligence or misconduct in the construction works. The [ASD] told the Building Authority to refer the case to the Registered Contractors’ Disciplinary Board.”\nIn the worst case, Able may have “its directors, senior personnel, or individuals” removed from the relevant registers.\n“As the investigation revealed that the incident may involve criminal acts of providing false statements, the [ASD] has already reported the case to the police,” the statement added.\nKenny Tse Chi-kin, vice-president of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, said the heavy sanctions showed the government took it seriously.\n“Given the current market environment, it is a rather big blow to a company if it cannot bid for government work for a year,” he said.\nTse also called for tighter site supervision and more workers’ education.\n“Sometimes, the workers try to get around things for convenience or to save time. When they see that some screws do not fit their corresponding pre-drilled holes or there is a gap, they will use their own ways to fix it instead of reporting to the site supervisors.\n“Given a properly devised safety factor, the structure will not collapse just because of several substandardly installed screws. But we can’t be too careful when it comes to building safety.\n“The site managing team should step up inspection and also brief the workers on the workflow or what they should do when they encounter unexpected problems,” Tse said.\n</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>去年在香港三个公共住房轻型建筑工地上发生的施工失误的承包商已被禁止参与公共项目的投标，禁令最长可达一年，政府表示。\n 负责监督工作质量的公司 Able Engineering 也被要求支付修复问题的额外费用。该公司还面临因 “在施工工作中严重失职或不当行为” 而进行的纪律听证会，以及警方可能的刑事调查。\n 这些惩罚措施是在政府对去年 11 月完工的三个工地（小榄、屯门和柴湾）建筑问题进行调查后实施的。\n 发展局表示，已向相关公司发出通知，告知对其施加的制裁。\n 这些案件在去年九月曝光，当时当局在上个月的检查中发现小榄项目存在施工违规。\n 问题涉及至少 23 个连接用于浇筑混凝土核心墙的模板的螺丝，发现这些螺丝未经批准被剪短。\n 随后，当局对同一承包商 Able-Chun Wo 联合企业管理的屯门和柴湾的另外两个工地进行了检查，发现了类似的违规行为。\n 当局表示，问题仅限于现场螺丝安装，与使用的模块化集成建筑（MiC）方法无关，该方法是在工厂内建造预制模块，然后在现场组装成完整建筑。\n 当局表示，建筑物的结构安全未受影响。\n 根据局方在周五发布的声明，Able Engineering 将被禁止参与公共工程项目的投标，禁令为期一年。\nAble 在该项目中的商业合作伙伴 Chun Wo Construction and Engineering 未受到处罚，因为当局认为其角色仅限于提供施工规划建议，并未参与现场工作或监督。\nAble 聘请的负责提供和管理居民结构工程师的公司 C M Wong and Associates 也被禁止参与政府项目的投标，禁令为期一年。\n 政府聘请的项目管理公司 Wong Tung and Partners 则被处以六个月的禁令。\n 政府表示：“六个月的暂停期是经过充分考虑的，因为并非所有其管理的项目工地都发现了监督缺陷。”\n 与此同时，建筑署（ASD）也要求 Able 采取补救措施并承担所有相关费用。\n 声明中指出：“此外，如果补救措施导致合同完成日期的任何延误，Able 将承担违约金。”\n“此外，ASD 已要求 Able 更换所有现场监督人员，包括现场代理、工程监督和居民结构工程师。”\n 根据声明，部门还通过派驻全职政府工作人员加强了对工地的监督，并安排其结构工程师进行额外的现场抽查和审计，以确保项目的严格质量控制。\n 声明补充道：“根据初步证据，Able 涉嫌在施工工作中严重失职或不当行为。ASD 已要求建筑管理局将此案转交注册承包商纪律委员会。”\n 在最严重的情况下，Able 可能会被 “取消其董事、高级人员或个人” 的相关注册资格。\n 声明补充道：“由于调查显示该事件可能涉及提供虚假陈述的刑事行为，ASD 已将此案报告给警方。”\n 香港测量师学会副会长 Kenny Tse Chi-kin 表示，严厉的制裁表明政府对此事非常重视。\n 他说：“考虑到当前的市场环境，如果一家公司无法参与政府工作投标，这对其来说是相当大的打击。”\nTse 还呼吁加强现场监督和更多的工人教育。\n 他说：“有时，工人为了方便或节省时间，会试图绕过一些规定。当他们发现某些螺丝与相应的预钻孔不匹配或存在间隙时，他们会用自己的方法来解决，而不是向现场监督报告。\n“在合理设计的安全系数下，结构不会因为几颗安装不合格的螺丝而倒塌。但在建筑安全方面，我们不能过于马虎。\n“现场管理团队应该加强检查，并向工人简要说明工作流程或在遇到意外问题时该如何处理，” Tse 说。</p>
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承包商的失误导致其被禁止参与香港公共项目的投标