Another great example of govt transparency
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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?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)
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. -
Low heat trasmission glass can be used. It would cut down heat transmission without cutting down light reaching the bottom.Originally posted by Atobe:With so much glass being used for this project - is the environment being considered ?
How much heat will be reflected or refracted to the neighboring environment from the vast glass surfaces covering the entire project - vertically and horizontally ?
From the artist photo, the low level mall area will feature transparent glass roof that cover the entire low level mall area. In our equatorial environment, how much energy will be needed - and how much waste heat will be emitted into the environment - in the required effort to cool the interior space of the vast glass covered low rise mall area ?
The Esplanade was a typical project with the primary design being a collaboaration between a foreign and local architect - and the initial foreign input having little idea of the local environment.
This has required late modification to its original all-glass design, by fitting triangular shades to each individually framed glass roof panel that will provide cover to prevent sunlight from heating up the interior of the Esplanade.
The late additions resulted in the Esplanade looking less complimentary to its cultural elistist image with an external image of it being like the multi-facetted eye of a Fly, or the the eggs of a c0ckroach. SM GCT had hoped to soften the criticism of the design by likening it to the local king of fruits; unfortunately, his suggestion had the smell of the fruit being associated with the negative aspects of the Esplanade.
Why will the Government not accept bids higher than this winning bid ?
Who are the members of the selection committee in deciding this Winning Bid ?
Are they qualified professionals from Singapore, or simply Ministers or Civil Servants with hardly any clue concerning design, engineering functions and impact to our environment ?
Transparency in a ONE Party Political Environment ?
Is this not another wayang kulit show ?
Is this not another characterisitc shadow play - Singapore Style ?
In any shadow plays, the flitting shadows will be projected behind a less than white screen, when one will only see what has been decided for the plot of the projected shadow play; while the essential light is kept low and the mechanisms kept out-of-sight.
Only the easily impressionable one-dimensional mind will find entertainment and will be absorbed by such shadow plays.
URA not only judges tenders based on price, but design concept and marketing concept as well. -
Originally posted by redstone:
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.
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.
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. -
Originally posted by Gazelle:
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 ?
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)
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 ? -
*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..Originally posted by Gazelle: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...
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?