Another great example of govt transparency

4getmenot SG

yup, the building looks transparent alright.. Rolling Eyes

Gazelle SG

Obviously the sheep in this forum have choosen not to talk about why Singapore government didnt award this tender to the top bidder of this project, which is $300m more than CDL, and coming from a GLC. They are not become design and urban development critics... Laughing

If our ministers are as greedy and corrupted as what the sheep are saying then I am sure they would have gone for the additional $300m isnt it?
For that amount, we could pay for 150 years of PM salary isnt it?

Trump_Card SG

GLC to Government sounds right to you ?

LazerLordz SG

Maybe he just lost out on his performance bonus..that's why the niggling lil chap is bitter. Laughing

Gazelle SG

If our ministers and government are as greedy and corrupted as what the sheep have described then why should the government care where the money comes from. $300 million is not a small sum.
Further more, the bidder is a JV between two private companies and GLC and Capitaland is also a public listed company. (Pontiac Land Group and Morgan Stanley; CapitaLand)

Fingolfin_Noldor SG

Tell me now, what has corruption got to do with this? Why, are you insinuating that taking the larger bid is an act of corruption?

If you are going to accuse us of acting like idiots, at least find some suitable logical connection to formulate an argument, instead of grasping loose straws.

redstone SG

Low heat trasmission glass can be used. It would cut down heat transmission without cutting down light reaching the bottom.

URA not only judges tenders based on price, but design concept and marketing concept as well.

Atobe SG

Originally posted by redstone:

Low heat trasmission glass can be used. It would cut down heat transmission without cutting down light reaching the bottom.

URA not only judges tenders based on price, but design concept and marketing concept as well.

Yes, while 'Low Heat Transmission Glass' can be used to cut down heat transmission INTO the building without cutting down light reaching into the building - it does not help to reflect heat to the neighboring environment.

An 'Analysis and simulation of curtain wall reflection glare' conducted by the Department of Architecture, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology has highlighted this seldom considered point during the construction of modern buildings featuring glass facade that will surely reflect light to the neighboring environment.

While the extensive use of ''new technology'' glass in this South Beach Project can help to reduce the amount of energy use within its building, it may result in the higher use of energy in neighboring buildings built earlier based on designs from different environmental criteria.

Green Buildings need not necessarily feature glass panels, and can feature a whole panapoly of basic features that help in creating an immediate comfortable and energy efficient space for its tenants and also to its neighboring environment.

Atobe SG

Originally posted by Gazelle:

If our ministers and government are as greedy and corrupted as what the sheep have described then why should the government care where the money comes from. $300 million is not a small sum.
Further more, the bidder is a JV between two private companies and GLC and Capitaland is also a public listed company. (Pontiac Land Group and Morgan Stanley; CapitaLand)

What is $300 million to this Government, when they can simply explained the loss of US$500 million in the wasted investment in Micropolis Hard Disk Drive manufacturing facility ?

Is the $300 million a larger sum than the $3 Billion loss in the Shin Corp purchase that is totally left unexplained till this day, and will probably be buried in the next Temasek annual report when other profits will cover up this loss.

Can transparency exist in a ONE-Party state that is uncomfortable with too much questions asked from a population that is becoming too intelligent ?

When monetary values of 5 figure in a COE system is not even transparent, how much more transparent can any contracts worth 10 figure value be ?

''Filling the stomach and dull the mind'' - can work with a population that is ''not too well educated'', can it still be applicable when an educated population will soon be exposed to a 4th University ?

4getmenot SG

*yawn*... obviously they are far more questions that are unanswered by the gahmen... wats tis little 'tender transparency' when they are far more questions that are still be avoided by the gahmen.. Rolling Eyes

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