Debated in Parliament on 25 Feb 2013.
Asst Prof Tan Kheng Boon Eugene asked the Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) whether a new tender or an open Request For Proposal (RFP) has been called for the former Farrer Park Swimming Complex; (b) if not, what are the reasons for the delay; and (c) whether the valuation on the prevailing market rent for the complex can be made public for tender and RFP purposes.
An open tender for the operation of former Farrer Park Swimming Complex was called by the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) from 7 September 2012 to 1 October 2012. There was no delay.
The tender was awarded on 8 January 2013 with the winning bidder given a two-year tenancy for the site, with an option to renew the tenancy for another two years.
A valuation of the prevailing market rent for the complex was used by SSC to set the reserve price for the tender. This information is generally not published in our public tenders to avoid the situation where bidders submit bids around or just higher than the reserve price, which might result in the Government not getting best value for the tender.
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