Land for sale at Choa Chu Kang Avenue 1 for Church development - Tender Briefing 10 January 2019 - HDB

Land for sale at
Choa Chu Kang Avenue 1
for Church development
      Tender Briefing
         10 January 2019

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Content
Introduction
New Tender Framework
   Pre-Qualification Criteria and
    Submission Requirements
Tender Submission
Questions & Answers Session

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INTRODUCTION

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Introduction
• Objective is to ensure that our limited land for Places of
  Worship (PW) is allocated to religious groups that have
  a genuine need for space
• Earlier tender framework for PW sites was based solely
  on price, with sites going to the highest bidder
• Government embarked on review to refine tender
  process
    E.g. refine eligibility requirements, introduce non-
     price considerations

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Introduction

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Introduction
                        Site Details
Location                       Choa Chu Kang Ave 1

Proposed Development           Church

Land Area                      2,875.3 sq m

Maximum Permissible GFA        4,601 sq m [1.6]
[GPR]

Lease Term                     30 years

Project Completion Period      48 months from the date of
                               acceptance of tender
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NEW TENDER FRAMEWORK
- Pre-Qualification Criteria and
     Submission Requirements

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Overview of New Tender Framework

Stage 1 / Envelope 1                  Stage 2 / Envelope 2

 Pre-Qualification
     criteria           Pre-Qualification
- Registered for            criteria                         Price
advancement of         Ability to fund the               Award site to
religion                    land and                     highest bidder
- Community            development costs                among qualified
support and             without foreign                    tenderers
involvement                donations
- Need for space

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Pre-Qualification Criteria
                                    • Registered societies under Societies Act
              Registered for        • Companies limited by guarantee under Companies
          advancement of religion     Act
                                    • Registered or exempt charities under Charities Act

                                    • Provide evidence of regular religious activities,
Stage 1

          Community support and       volunteer activities, and community events
              involvement             organised that involve / benefit the wider
                                      community in Singapore over the past three years

                                    • Provide sufficient evidence to demonstrate need
              Need for space
                                      for a new site

               Adequate and         • Provide sufficient evidence of sustainable sources
Stage 2

           sustainable sources of     of local funding for acquisition, development and
                local funding         operation of the site
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Registered for Advancement of Religion
Stage 1
• Tenderer must be established or constituted for the advancement of
  religion, and registered as one of the following entities:
    • a society registered under the Societies Act (Chapter 311); or
    • a company limited by guarantee incorporated under the Companies
      Act (Chapter 50); or
    • a registered or exempt charity under the Charities Act (Chapter 37).

Submission requirements:

• Name of organisation(s)
• Society/Company registration number
• Address

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Community Support and Involvement
Stage 1
• The tenderer should have organised regular activities that involve /
  benefit the wider community in Singapore over the past 3 years. This
  may include religious activities, volunteer activities and community
  events (e.g. inter-faith harmony events).
Submission requirements:

• Details, supported with evidence*, on three past activities organised by the
  tendering organisation in Singapore in the past three years, that best demonstrate
  the organisation’s involvement in the wider local community.
    • Objective and description of event
    • Date, duration of event, venue
    • Attendance figures
    • Impact of contribution that impacts the wider community e.g. number of
       beneficiaries impacted and funds raised
• Average number of activities that involve / benefit the wider community in Singapore
  per year over past three years
*e.g. photographs/videos, attendance lists, accounts of funds raised/donations received, letters of support
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Need for Space
Stage 1
• The tenderer should demonstrate the need for a new Church site, such
  as to cater to a growing number of followers or worshippers, or that its
  existing premises have been fully utilised.

Submission requirements:

Description of how the site being tendered out will be used for religious worship
(activity, and allocated space for activity)
• Written explanation, supported with evidence, of why the site is required to support
   the tendering organisation’s religious worship activities
     • Number of registered members in the past 3 years;
     • Average weekly/monthly attendance in the past 3 years;
     • Existing property(s) where religious activities are being conducted, whether
         they are owned/rented/leased, and how well they are utilised;
     • Attendance at major PW celebrations in the past 3 years (to indicate name of
         event, date);
• Any other relevant evidence that demonstrates need for the site
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Adequate and Sustainable Sources of Local Funding
Stage 2
• The tenderer should demonstrate adequate and sustainable sources of
  local funding to acquire, develop and operate the proposed Church
  site being tendered out.
Submission requirements:

•   Signed undertaking and statutory declaration*, to undertake the following:
      • Have adequate and sustainable sources of local funding to acquire the site and to
         develop the Church;
      • Will not fund the land bid and development cost of Church using foreign donations;
      • Will submit annual financial accounts, records of foreign and local donations (of
         amounts $10,000 and above) and statements of bank loan undertaken for the tender (if
         any) throughout the Relevant Period
•   Audited annual financial accounts for the three years preceding the tender
      • To the best of the tenderer’s knowledge, submit any known records of foreign funding
         for the three years preceding the tender
•   Proposed sources of funding to acquire, develop and operate the Church site
•   Projected development and operational costs for the Church
*The Successful Tenderer will also be required to submit a statutory declaration at the end of the Relevant
Period.
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TENDER SUBMISSION

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Tender Submission
Stage 1 / Envelope 1

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Tender Submission

Stage 1
  Form for Pre-Qualification and Fixed Amount
  Deposit Envelop
    •Form for Pre-Qualification
    •Fixed amount deposit of $150,000
    •All supporting documents required under
     Stage 1

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Tender Submission
Stage 2 / Envelope 2

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Tender Submission

Stage 2
 Form of Tender Envelop
   •Form of Tender
   •Additional amount deposit (if any)
   •Undertaking and Statutory Declaration
   •All supporting documents required under
    Stage 2

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Tender Submission

Key dates and timeline
  Tender Launch Date: 27 December 2018
  Tender Enquiry Deadline: 14 February 2019
  Tender Closing Date: 6 March 2019

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Questions & Answers Session

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Thank You

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