<p>去年在香港三個公共住房輕型建築工地上發生的施工失誤的承包商已被禁止參與公共項目的投標，禁令最長可達一年，政府表示。\n 負責監督工作質量的公司 Able Engineering 也被要求支付修復問題的額外費用。該公司還面臨因 “在施工工作中嚴重失職或不當行為” 而進行的紀律聽證會，以及警方可能的刑事調查。\n 這些懲罰措施是在政府對去年 11 月完工的三個工地（小欖、屯門和柴灣）建築問題進行調查後實施的。\n 發展局表示，已向相關公司發出通知，告知對其施加的制裁。\n 這些案件在去年九月曝光，當時當局在上個月的檢查中發現小欖項目存在施工違規。\n 問題涉及至少 23 個連接用於澆築混凝土核心牆的模板的螺絲，發現這些螺絲未經批准被剪短。\n 隨後，當局對同一承包商 Able-Chun Wo 聯合企業管理的屯門和柴灣的另外兩個工地進行了檢查，發現了類似的違規行為。\n 當局表示，問題僅限於現場螺絲安裝，與使用的模塊化集成建築（MiC）方法無關，該方法是在工廠內建造預製模塊，然後在現場組裝成完整建築。\n 當局表示，建築物的結構安全未受影響。\n 根據局方在週五發佈的聲明，Able Engineering 將被禁止參與公共工程項目的投標，禁令為期一年。\nAble 在該項目中的商業合作伙伴 Chun Wo Construction and Engineering 未受到處罰，因為當局認為其角色僅限於提供施工規劃建議，並未參與現場工作或監督。\nAble 聘請的負責提供和管理居民結構工程師的公司 C M Wong and Associates 也被禁止參與政府項目的投標，禁令為期一年。\n 政府聘請的項目管理公司 Wong Tung and Partners 則被處以六個月的禁令。\n 政府表示：“六個月的暫停期是經過充分考慮的，因為並非所有其管理的項目工地都發現了監督缺陷。”\n 與此同時，建築署（ASD）也要求 Able 採取補救措施並承擔所有相關費用。\n 聲明中指出：“此外，如果補救措施導致合同完成日期的任何延誤，Able 將承擔違約金。”\n“此外，ASD 已要求 Able 更換所有現場監督人員，包括現場代理、工程監督和居民結構工程師。”\n 根據聲明，部門還通過派駐全職政府工作人員加強了對工地的監督，並安排其結構工程師進行額外的現場抽查和審計，以確保項目的嚴格質量控制。\n 聲明補充道：“根據初步證據，Able 涉嫌在施工工作中嚴重失職或不當行為。ASD 已要求建築管理局將此案轉交註冊承包商紀律委員會。”\n 在最嚴重的情況下，Able 可能會被 “取消其董事、高級人員或個人” 的相關注冊資格。\n 聲明補充道：“由於調查顯示該事件可能涉及提供虛假陳述的刑事行為，ASD 已將此案報告給警方。”\n 香港測量師學會副會長 Kenny Tse Chi-kin 表示，嚴厲的制裁表明政府對此事非常重視。\n 他説：“考慮到當前的市場環境，如果一家公司無法參與政府工作投標，這對其來説是相當大的打擊。”\nTse 還呼籲加強現場監督和更多的工人教育。\n 他説：“有時，工人為了方便或節省時間，會試圖繞過一些規定。當他們發現某些螺絲與相應的預鑽孔不匹配或存在間隙時，他們會用自己的方法來解決，而不是向現場監督報告。\n“在合理設計的安全係數下，結構不會因為幾顆安裝不合格的螺絲而倒塌。但在建築安全方面，我們不能過於馬虎。\n“現場管理團隊應該加強檢查，並向工人簡要説明工作流程或在遇到意外問題時該如何處理，” Tse 説。</p>

<p>涉及香港三個公共住房工地建設問題的承包商已被禁止參與公共項目投標，禁令最長可達一年。負責監督的公司 Able Engineering 面臨額外的維修費用和因涉嫌疏忽而進行的紀律聽證會。檢查發現螺絲安裝存在違規，但結構安全仍然完好。其他參與的公司則受到不同程度的處罰。政府強調需要改善工地監督和工人教育，以防止未來出現類似問題</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>去年在香港三個公共住房輕型建築工地上發生的施工失誤的承包商已被禁止參與公共項目的投標，禁令最長可達一年，政府表示。\n 負責監督工作質量的公司 Able Engineering 也被要求支付修復問題的額外費用。該公司還面臨因 “在施工工作中嚴重失職或不當行為” 而進行的紀律聽證會，以及警方可能的刑事調查。\n 這些懲罰措施是在政府對去年 11 月完工的三個工地（小欖、屯門和柴灣）建築問題進行調查後實施的。\n 發展局表示，已向相關公司發出通知，告知對其施加的制裁。\n 這些案件在去年九月曝光，當時當局在上個月的檢查中發現小欖項目存在施工違規。\n 問題涉及至少 23 個連接用於澆築混凝土核心牆的模板的螺絲，發現這些螺絲未經批准被剪短。\n 隨後，當局對同一承包商 Able-Chun Wo 聯合企業管理的屯門和柴灣的另外兩個工地進行了檢查，發現了類似的違規行為。\n 當局表示，問題僅限於現場螺絲安裝，與使用的模塊化集成建築（MiC）方法無關，該方法是在工廠內建造預製模塊，然後在現場組裝成完整建築。\n 當局表示，建築物的結構安全未受影響。\n 根據局方在週五發佈的聲明，Able Engineering 將被禁止參與公共工程項目的投標，禁令為期一年。\nAble 在該項目中的商業合作伙伴 Chun Wo Construction and Engineering 未受到處罰，因為當局認為其角色僅限於提供施工規劃建議，並未參與現場工作或監督。\nAble 聘請的負責提供和管理居民結構工程師的公司 C M Wong and Associates 也被禁止參與政府項目的投標，禁令為期一年。\n 政府聘請的項目管理公司 Wong Tung and Partners 則被處以六個月的禁令。\n 政府表示：“六個月的暫停期是經過充分考慮的，因為並非所有其管理的項目工地都發現了監督缺陷。”\n 與此同時，建築署（ASD）也要求 Able 採取補救措施並承擔所有相關費用。\n 聲明中指出：“此外，如果補救措施導致合同完成日期的任何延誤，Able 將承擔違約金。”\n“此外，ASD 已要求 Able 更換所有現場監督人員，包括現場代理、工程監督和居民結構工程師。”\n 根據聲明，部門還通過派駐全職政府工作人員加強了對工地的監督，並安排其結構工程師進行額外的現場抽查和審計，以確保項目的嚴格質量控制。\n 聲明補充道：“根據初步證據，Able 涉嫌在施工工作中嚴重失職或不當行為。ASD 已要求建築管理局將此案轉交註冊承包商紀律委員會。”\n 在最嚴重的情況下，Able 可能會被 “取消其董事、高級人員或個人” 的相關注冊資格。\n 聲明補充道：“由於調查顯示該事件可能涉及提供虛假陳述的刑事行為，ASD 已將此案報告給警方。”\n 香港測量師學會副會長 Kenny Tse Chi-kin 表示，嚴厲的制裁表明政府對此事非常重視。\n 他説：“考慮到當前的市場環境，如果一家公司無法參與政府工作投標，這對其來説是相當大的打擊。”\nTse 還呼籲加強現場監督和更多的工人教育。\n 他説：“有時，工人為了方便或節省時間，會試圖繞過一些規定。當他們發現某些螺絲與相應的預鑽孔不匹配或存在間隙時，他們會用自己的方法來解決，而不是向現場監督報告。\n“在合理設計的安全係數下，結構不會因為幾顆安裝不合格的螺絲而倒塌。但在建築安全方面，我們不能過於馬虎。\n“現場管理團隊應該加強檢查，並向工人簡要説明工作流程或在遇到意外問題時該如何處理，” Tse 説。</p>
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承包商的失誤導致其被禁止參與香港公共項目的投標