HDB, URA hand car park enforcement over to private service
providers
SINGAPORE : Enforcement functions at Housing and Development Board
and the Urban Redevelopment Authority car parks will be handled by
private service providers from August.
The HDB and URA said this was in line with the Government's
direction for public agencies to focus on their core businesses and
to outsource the other functions to the private sector.
The outsourcing exercise will affect 356 staff from HDB and 102
from URA.
They will leave under the Special Resignation Scheme for officers
made redundant due to restructuring within the Public
Service.
Their last day will be on July 31st.
The two agencies have been working closely with the staff unions,
NTUC, Singapore Workforce Development Agency and self-help groups
to find suitable alternative employment for the affected
staff.
Job fairs were held in May to allow them to meet potential
employers.
Many had also taken up retraining programmes sponsored by HDB and
URA.
The HDB said its earlier exercise of outsourcing 30 percent of its
carpark enforcement function two years ago showed the private
sector can carry it out efficiently and effectively.
It will outsource the remaining 70 percent to The Commercial &
Industrial Security Corporation or CISCO and SembCorp Environment
Management Pte Limited.
URA has awarded its contract to United Premas Ltd.
There will be no change in parking charges or parking fines.
And while the service providers will issue the parking offence
notices, HDB and the URA will continue to follow up with the
issuing of formal notices to affected motorists for settling
parking fees and handle all enquiries, payments and appeals. - CNA
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