Compensation by Government Agencies to Construction Firms for Full Price Fluctuations for Materials Used in Construction Projects

Debated in Parliament on 3 Aug 2021.

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Gerald Giam questioned how the Ministry ensures government agencies fully compensate construction firms for material price fluctuations and whether any shortfalls will be reimbursed.
The Ministry responded that agencies use the Public Sector Standard Conditions of Contract, which includes a fluctuation clause tied to key material price indices like ready-mix concrete and steel rebars.
Government agencies are contractually bound to adjust contract prices based on these indices during projects, addressing price fluctuations.
The response implies that adjustments are made according to the specified indices, but it does not explicitly state whether full compensation or reimbursement of shortfalls is guaranteed.

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Gerald Giam Yean Song

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for National Development (a) whether and how does the Ministry ensure that all Government agencies compensate construction firms for the full price fluctuations for materials used in construction projects; and (b) whether the Ministry will ensure that any shortfalls in such adjustments will be reimbursed to construction firms.

Desmond Lee

Government agencies are required to use the Public Sector Standard Conditions of Contract (PSSCOC) for their construction contracts. The PSSCOC includes a fluctuation clause that allows contract prices to be adjusted according to the prevailing material price indices of key construction materials, that is, ready-mix concrete and steel rebars. This means that Government agencies are contractually bound to adjust their contract prices according to the changes in these price indices during their projects.

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Gerald Giam questioned how the Ministry ensures government agencies fully compensate construction firms for material price fluctuations and whether any shortfalls will be reimbursed.
The Ministry responded that agencies use the Public Sector Standard Conditions of Contract, which includes a fluctuation clause tied to key material price indices like ready-mix concrete and steel rebars.
Government agencies are contractually bound to adjust contract prices based on these indices during projects, addressing price fluctuations.
The response implies that adjustments are made according to the specified indices, but it does not explicitly state whether full compensation or reimbursement of shortfalls is guaranteed.

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Compensation by Government Agencies to Construction Firms for Full Price Fluctuations for Materials Used in Construction Projects

Debated in Parliament on 3 Aug 2021.

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Gerald Giam questioned how the Ministry ensures government agencies fully compensate construction firms for material price fluctuations and whether any shortfalls will be reimbursed.
The Ministry responded that agencies use the Public Sector Standard Conditions of Contract, which includes a fluctuation clause tied to key material price indices like ready-mix concrete and steel rebars.
Government agencies are contractually bound to adjust contract prices based on these indices during projects, addressing price fluctuations.
The response implies that adjustments are made according to the specified indices, but it does not explicitly state whether full compensation or reimbursement of shortfalls is guaranteed.

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Gerald Giam Yean Song

Desmond Lee

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Gerald Giam questioned how the Ministry ensures government agencies fully compensate construction firms for material price fluctuations and whether any shortfalls will be reimbursed.
The Ministry responded that agencies use the Public Sector Standard Conditions of Contract, which includes a fluctuation clause tied to key material price indices like ready-mix concrete and steel rebars.
Government agencies are contractually bound to adjust contract prices based on these indices during projects, addressing price fluctuations.
The response implies that adjustments are made according to the specified indices, but it does not explicitly state whether full compensation or reimbursement of shortfalls is guaranteed.

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Compensation by Government Agencies to Construction Firms for Full Price Fluctuations for Materials Used in Construction Projects

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Compensation by Government Agencies to Construction Firms for Full Price Fluctuations for Materials Used in Construction Projects

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Gerald Giam Yean Song

Desmond Lee

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