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Marking Sounding

Exercise (MSE)

28 April 2020

Briefing Session

Provision of Services for Temporary Yard

Waste Processing Centre at Tsang Tsui

Environmental Protection DepartmentThe Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Food Waste Management Group

Agenda

Introduction

Contract Overview

Preparation Works Period

Operation and Maintenance Services Period

Decommissioning Period

Q & A

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Municipal yard waste statistics in

2018

• Disposed of about 170 tonnes per day (tpd) of

municipal yard waste at landfills

• Recycled only about 2 to 3% of the yard waste

from Government departments

INTRODUCTION

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Disposal in 2018

Wood / Rattan

( ~450 tpd)

Yard Waste *

(~340 tpd)

Other MSW

(~10,600 tpd)

* Excluding the yard waste generated after the attack of super typhoon

Mangkhut in September 2018, about 170 tpd of municipal yard waste were

disposed of at landfills in 2018

A Stop-gap measure

A Temporary Yard Waste Recycling Site in EcoPark

Under Planning

Temporary Yard Waste Processing Centre at Tsang Tsui (the Centre)

Processing yard waste into useful recyclable products e.g. wood chips, sawdust, wood logs, wood boards and wood beams

Resources Centre

Marketing and Promotion Services

Tentative Schedule of Tendering the Service Contract

Tender

Invitation

Award of

Contract

Operation of

the Centre

2020/Q2 May 2020 2020/Q3 2021/Q1

Tentative

tender period

of 6 weeks

Purposes of MSE

Understand market’s:

• level of interest in the Contract;

• capability and experience in undertaking the Contract;

• views on the equipment and facility set up for the Centre;

• views on the services included in the Contract; and

• ideas on the Contract implementation aspects; including

waste collection, recyclable products production, and

marketing and promotion.

EPD will keep the information received confidential.

Decommissioning

Period

Preparation

Works Period

Operation and Maintenance

Services Period

4 months 42 months 2 months

The whole 48-month contract period is subject to extension and early termination.

CONTRACT

OVERVIEWScope of the Contract

T·PARK

WENT Landfill

the Site

The Site

• Located on a government land at Tsang Tsui,

Tuen Mun and near T·PARK

• A total area of 4 hectares with non-sloping

area of about 2.5 hectares

Tuen Mun Town Centre

Black Point

Power Station

T ·PARK

The Centre

EcoPark

T ·PARK

WENT Landfill

T·PARK

WENT Landfill

Existing

Unpaved

Area

Existing

Paved Area

Existing

Chainlink FencingExisting Main Access Road & Existing Temporary Access Bridge

Z

Existing Site Conditions

Existing Site Office

Existing Facilities

A 6m x 5m single-storeytemporary training room

Covered Carparks

A 48m 9m two-storey temporary site office

Two underground sewage storage tanks

T·PARK

WENT LandfillZ

Reserved

Area

Recyclable

Products

Production

Area

Temporary Yard Waste

Processing Centre – MSE

Designated Areas in the Centre

Recyclable

Products

Storage and

Distribution

Area

Yard Waste

Reception and

Storage Area

Designated Areas Sizes (m2)*

Administrative Area 3,600

Yard Waste Reception and

Storage Area

6,800

Recyclable Products

Production Area

5,200

Recyclable Products Storage

and Distribution Area

6,900

Reserved Area 2,500

* Except for the Reserved Area, the sizes of the

other designated areas are for reference only.

Administrative

Area

Contract Payment

• The Contractor shall be paid fixed fees for setting up the

Centre, and for decommissioning the Centre.

• The fees for Operation and Maintenance Services include a

fixed monthly fee for operating and maintaining the Centre,

and variable fees in relation to the types and amount of

recyclable products produced and successfully distributed

to users.

• Payment for transportation services, marketing and

promotion programmes shall be trip or event based.

• 4-month period

• The Contractor is required to complete:

(a) general site works, civil engineering and building

works;

(b) deploying and installation of necessary E&M

installations, plant and equipment to set up the

Centre; and

(c) the performance tests for the whole set up.

PREPARATION WORKS PERIOD

(a) General Site Works, Civil Engineering and Building Works

• Refurbish, repair, renovate and retrofit the Existing Facilities;

• Construct internal access road network connecting the five designated areas;

• Pave all the designated areas except the Reserved Area with concrete;

• Provide / construct temporary sewerage and drainage system;

• Provide temporary utility services;

• Provide and install architectural and landscaping features;

• Construct the 100m2 3-side enclosed temporary shed and 1,400 m2 4-side open

temporary shed;

• Install CCTV system, site lighting, guard house, a drop bar and a pedestrian gate;

• Provide furniture, appliances, computer facilities, etc for the EPD site office and

Contractor’s site office; and

• Certify structural safety of all the Existing Facilities and new structures.

Green Features

(e.g. Solar panels

and green roof)

CCTV, guard house and pedestrian gate

100 m2 3-side enclosed temporary shed

1,400 m2 4-side open

temporary shed

1 no. of diesel-driven industrial grade wood shredder

2 nos. of diesel-driven 18” wood shredders

1 no. of diesel-drive 9”wood shredder

Plant and Equipment to be provided by the EPD

(b) Deployment and Installation of E&M Installations, Plant and Equipment

1 no. of wood chipper with screw or blades choice 1 no. of hammer mill

36” electric wood cutting

machine

1 no. of wheel washing

facilities

24” forest harvester head with

excavator

2 nos. of 10m3 Wood

Drying Kilns 1 no. of weighbridge

Plant and Equipment to be provided by the Contractor

1 no. of excavator

• 3-day performance tests

• Not less than 90 tonnes of yard waste in total

satisfactorily handled and processed

• Not less than 70 tonnes of recyclable products

produced including a minimum of 5 tonnes of

wood boards and wood beams

(c) Performance Tests for the Whole Set Up

Questions for Preparation Works Period

2.1.1 Referring to the Table 1 above, please advise if the

reference size of the Yard Waste Reception and

Storage Area is sufficient to store up to 3,000 tonnes

of sorted yard waste. If not, please advise the

maximum storage capacity or the minimum area

required.

2.1.2 Referring to the Table 1 above, please advise if the

100m2 3-side enclosed temporary shed in the

Recyclable Products Production Area is sufficient to

accommodate the wood cutting machine and

necessary accessories to produce wood boards and

wood beams up to 5 tpd. If not, please suggest the

minimum area required.

2.1.3 Referring to the Table 1 above, please advise if the 1,400m2 temporary

shed in the Recyclable Products Storage and Distribution Area is

sufficient to store up to 2,000 tonnes of recyclable products. If not,

please suggest the minimum area required.

2.1.4 Please advise if ALL general site works, civil engineering and building

works, and deployment and installation of E&M installation, plant and

equipment above-mentioned can be accomplished within the 4 months.

If not, please list out the works that cannot be completed, and state the

required extra time.



2.1.5 Further to question 2.1.4 above, please advise if ALL

the plant and equipment shown in Table 2 above can

be made available for operation within the

Preparation Works Period. If not, please list out the

plant and equipment that cannot be made available

and additional time required.

2.1.6During the Preparation Works Period, the Contractor shall be paid fixed

fees for each main item of works to be set up in the Centre. For instance,

upon satisfactory installation of weighbridge system, the Contractor will

be paid separately the relevant fixed fee. Please advise the approximate

range of the estimated price for the whole Preparation Works.

☐ HK $10M or below ☐ above HK $10M – HK$15M☐ above HK $15M – HK$20M ☐ above HK $20M – HK$25M☐ above HK $25M (Please specify the approximate range: HK$ )


2.1.7 It is suggested capping the total price for the Preparation Works within

certain percentage of the total Contract price for whole term of the

Contract. Please advise the percentage.

2.1.8 Any other suggestions regarding the Contract scope of the Preparation

Works?

☐ 10% ☐ 15% ☐ 20% ☐ 25%☐ above 25% (Please specify: %)

• 42-month period

• The Contractor is required to:

operate and maintain the Centre for receiving and

sorting yard waste;

process yard waste into different kinds of

recyclable products, e.g. wood chips, sawdust,

wood logs, wood boards and wood beams;

store and distribute the recyclable products for

local use; and

carry out marketing and promotion activities.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

SERVICES PERIOD

Reception and Pre-treatment Process

Yard Waste Reception and Storage Area

• Receive and process

at least 30 tpd of yard waste (1st year)

at least 60 tpd of yard waste (after 1st year)

unsuitable substance

(e.g. stones/rubbish)

weighbridge

sorted

yard waste

Φ > 300 mm

sorting + pre-treatment

Prioritised to make

wood boards and

wood beams

Φ ≤ 300 mm

Making various

recyclable products

wheel washing

facilities

Recyclable Products Production Area

Processing of Sorted Yard Waste

Tree Trunks

with Φ > 300 m

Wood boards and

wood beams

Processed Under100m2 3-side enclosed temporary shed

Up to 50 tpd of recyclable products including 5 tpd of wood boards and wood beams

Tree trunks with

Φ ≤ 300 mm Bulking agent

ca. 30-50 x 20-50 mm

Growing medium & compost ca. 10-20 5 mm

Production of biochar

ca. 20-30 20-30 mm

Mulch

ca. 20-40 20-40 mm

Wood Logs Sawdust

Wood chips at the sizes

requested by the EPD

Recyclable Products Storage and Distribution Area

Storage and Distribution of Recyclable Products

Wood boards and

wood beams

Wood drying kilns reaching

the moisture content of no

greater than 15%

Planar

Dried and flattened

wood boards

Dried and flattened

wood beams

Stored up to 2,000 tonnes of recyclable products

in the 1,400m2 4-side open temporary shed

Wood chips and other recyclable products

Distribution to

End-users

Other Duties of the Contractor

• Site Management (e.g. security, site cleanliness and tidiness, environmental and

pollution control, OSH and fire safety)

• Administrative Works (e.g. record keeping and reporting, handling public enquiries

and complaints)

• Maintenance Services (e.g. all plant and equipment, the Existing Facilities, temporary

sheds, weighbridge, wheel washing facilities, new structures)

• Marketing and Promotion

(e.g. sourcing yard waste, market and promote recyclable

products to local users)

Contractor Personnel

Key Personnel

• Project Manager

• Site Operation Manager

• E&M Plant Manger

• Marketing and Promotion

Manager

• Safety and Environmental

Management Officer

• Woodwork Officer

Other Personnel

• 8 nos of qualified and experiencedshredders, plant and equipment operators,technicians, truck drivers and woodworkers

• Enough full-time workers to provideservices and support to the yard wastereception, sorting, processing, recyclableproducts production and storage,distribution, and unsuitable waste disposaloperations

• Suitable and competent personnel forgeneral maintenance of the Centre e.g.clerical, cleansing and security services

Questions for Operation and Maintenance Services Period

Please advise if the plant and equipment listed in Table 2

above are suitable and sufficient for the Contractor to

operate the Centre for receiving and processing 60 tpd

of yard waste, producing up to 50 tpd recyclable

products including 5 tpd of wood boards and wood

beams. If not, please specify the plant and equipment to

be removed and/or added.

Please advise if the layout shown in the Attachment B

and the plant and equipment list shown in Table 2 have

optimised the footprint and maximised the energy

efficiency of the Centre. Please supplement your advice

with your own layout and work flow.

2.2.1

2.2.2


Tree trunks with a diameter > 300mm will be prioritised formaking wood boards and wood beams. Please advise if suchselection criterion is appropriate. If not, please suggestother or additional selection criteria (e.g. length of treetrunks or type of trees)

Please advise if the size requirements of wood chips shownin Attachment C can match with the respective localbeneficial uses. If not, please suggest other or additionalrequirements.

Apart from the recyclable products listed (i.e. wood chips,sawdust, wood logs, wood boards and wood beams), pleaseadvise if there are any other types of recyclable productsthat the respondent would like to suggest to include in theContract. Please briefly mention the reason(s) of thesuggestion(s) and supplement with size and otherspecification requirements of the newly suggested recyclableproduct(s).

2.2.3

2.2.4

2.2.5


2.2.6Please advise the marketing and promotion activities that you consider

suitable and effective under the Contract to promote local use of the

recyclable products.

2.2.7 Please advise if the moisture content of no greater than 15% for the

wood boards and wood beams is appropriate. If not, please suggest

appropriate moisture content.

2.2.8 In addition to drying treatment of the wood boards and wood beams,

please advise if any other additional or specific treatment of the

recyclable products should be considered in the Centre under the

Contract. An example is sterilisation of wood chips for using as mulch

for landscaping purpose. Please clearly state the treatment method,

specify the recyclable products involved and explain the reasons.


Please advise if the establishment of the key personnel of the Centre (i.e. Project

Manager, a Site Operation Manager, an E&M Plant Manager, a Marketing and

Promotion Manager, a Safety and Environmental Management Officer, and a

Woodwork Officer) is appropriate. If not, please make suggestion.

Please advise if eight (8) numbers of qualified and experienced shredders, plant

and equipment operators; technicians, truck drivers, and wood workers, are

sufficient to ensure that the plant and equipment shown in Table 2 above are

operated and maintained properly. If not, please suggest the minimum number.

In addition to questions 2.2.9 and 2.2.10 above, please advise the minimum

number of full-time workers required to provide services and support to the yard

waste reception, sorting, processing, recyclable products production and storage,

distribution, and unsuitable waste disposal operations at the Centre.

2.2.9

2.2.10

2.2.11


Please advise minimum number of suitable and competent personnel for

general maintenance of the Centre, including office attendance, clerical

services, cleansing and security services, etc.

The fees for Operation and Maintenance Services Period include a fixed

monthly fee for operating and maintaining the Centre, and variable fees

in relation to the types and amounts of recyclable products produced

and successfully distributed to users. Disregarding the variable fees,

please advise the approximate range of the fixed monthly fee for the

whole Operation and Maintenance Services Period.

☐ HK $50M or below ☐ above HK $50M – HK$60M

☐ above HK $60M – HK$70M ☐ above HK $70M – HK$80M

☐ above HK $80M (Please specify the approximate range: HK$ )

2.2.12

2.2.13


Regarding the variable fees, please advise the approximate unit rate for

production of each ton of the recyclable products.2.2.14

Wood

Chips

☐ HK $ 400 or below (Please specify: HK$ )

☐ above HK$ 400 to 600


☐ above HK$ 800 to 1,000

☐ above HK$ 1,000 (Please specify: HK$ )

Sawdust ☐ HK $ 400 or below (Please specify: HK$ )



☐ above HK$ 800 to 1,000


Wood

Logs




☐ above HK$ 800 to 1,000


Wood

Boards




☐ above HK$ 800 to 1,000


Wood

Beams




☐ above HK$ 800 to 1,000



Among the recyclable products produced by the Contractor, certain

percentage of the recyclable products produced can be retained as

products owned by the Contractor upon instruction by the EPD. The

Contractor shall have the discretion to upgrade such retained recyclable

products or turn them into new products and retain the revenue

generated from the sale of such recycled products. Please advise the

percentage.

Any other suggestions regarding the Contract scope of the Operation

and Maintenance Services?

2.2.15

2.2.16

☐ 10% ☐ 20% ☐ 25% ☐ 30%☐ above 30% (Please specify: %)

• 2-month period

• The Contractor is required to:

remove all plant and equipment provided by the

Contractor;

conduct an end-of-Contract condition survey

(including residue life assessment) for all shredders

provided by the EPD;

remove all utilities, structures and facilities (excluding

the temporary access bridge) taken over by the

Contractor;

remove the structures, installations and facilities (e.g.

temporary sheds, weighbridge and wheel washing

facilities) provided by the Contractor; and

reinstate the Site.

DECOMMISSIONING PERIOD

Questions for Decommissioning Period

Please advise if the works of Decommissioning above-mentioned can be

completed within 2 months. If not, please suggest the required duration.

During the Decommissioning Period, the Contractor shall be paid fixed

fees for each main item of works to be completed. For instance, upon

satisfactory decommissioning and removal of the weighbridge system,

the Contractor will be paid separately the relevant fixed fee. Please

advise the approximate range of the estimated price for the

Decommissioning Period.

Any other suggestions regarding the Contract scope for the

Decommissioning Works?

2.3.1

2.3.2

2.3.3

☐ HK $2M or below ☐ above HK $2M – HK$3M

☐ above HK $3M – HK$4M ☐ above HK $4M – HK$5M

☐ above HK $5M (Please specify the approximate range: HK$ )

Miscellaneous Questions

Do you foresee any significant risks that EPD should take into

consideration in the Contract? Please elaborate more on the risks

identified and the impact.

Do you have any other comments or suggestions that could make this

project a success?

3.1

3.2

Disclaimer

• The MSE is intended for the purpose of collecting market information

and this document is for reference only.

• This is not a prequalification process of tenderers. Any parties who

have not responded to this MSE will not be barred from bidding for the

Contract.

• This document does not constitute any offer or invitation/ solicitation

of any offer in connection with the Contract described herein. Neither

this document nor any activities in connection therewith shall create

any legal obligations or liabilities in any way on the part of the EPD or

the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Neither

this document nor anything contained herein shall form the basis of

any contract or commitment whatsoever.

Q & A

Responses to the market sounding questions should be returned to the EPD on or before 8 May 2020: Either by email to:

[email protected]

Or by post to: Food Waste Management Group, 7/F, Chinachem Exchange Square, 1 Hoi Wan StreetQuarry Bay, Hong Kong(Attention: Ms Haydee OR)

For further information and enquiries, please contact Ms. Haydee OR of the EPD at Tel. 3741 1852 or by email to [email protected]

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