EC Harris Appointed to Deliver Singapore’s First PPP Sports Infrastructure Project New Sports Hub Positions Singapore as Leading International Sports Hub

(31 August 2010)

International Built Asset Consultancy, EC Harris, has been appointed by the Singapore Sports Hub Consortium and the Singapore Sports Council to support the delivery of Singapore’s largest Public Private Partnership (PPP) project.

EC Harris will be acting as Independent Tester for the Singapore Sports and Leisure Infrastructure PPP which will involve certifying that the construction works have been completed in accordance with the project agreement and requirements of the Singapore Sports Council. 

The project involves the development of a new Sports Hub at Kallang Basin where
the existing National Stadium and the Singapore Indoor Stadium are situated.

The new Sports Hub will play host to all major sporting events and will include facilities such as; a new 55,000 seat capacity national stadium, multipurpose indoor arena, aquatic and water leisure centre, sports museum, sports medicine and sport science centre, along with commercial development and office space and includes the existing 12,000 capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Richard Marriott at EC Harris comments; “Our extensive experience in the development of large-scale public realm projects and our Built Asset Consultancy offering continues to be a distinct benefit to the team and we are delighted to be involved in such a nationally significant project and Singapore’s largest PPP project.” 

EC Harris is actively involved as advisors to both consortia and government on major PPPs internationally.

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Notes to Editors

For further information, media should contact:

Andy Rowlands

EC Harris

Tel: 07810 850 476/ 020 7833 6662

Email: andy.rowlands@echarris.com

Or

Fiona Chan, Fleishman-Hillard
fiona.chan@fleishman.com
Tel: +852.2111.3567

About EC Harris

EC Harris is an International Built Asset Consultancy - acting as trusted advisors to clients - in planning and executing strategies that optimise the construction, operation, use and ownership of built assets. The firm has 46 wholly owned offices in 24 countries employing 3,400 people.  Turnover in 2008/09 was £306m.

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