Royal Boskalis Westminster NV and Penta Ocean Construction Company have received a Letter of Award from the Housing & Development Board of Singapore for the development of a polder at the north western tip of Pulau Tekong.
The contract value for the joint venture is approximately EUR 800 million, split equally between the two partners.
Singapore's First Polder
Boskalis and Penta Ocean will be responsible for building the required dike closures and reinforcement of the existing dike to create a 10 kilometers long dike, the drainage of the reclamation area and extensive dry earthmoving activities to create Singapore's first polder. In contrast to reclaiming land by filling a reclamation area up to and above sea level, the land for the polder is reclaimed by draining off the water by means of pumps and canals.
Peter Berdowski, CEO Boskalis: 'Our company has a rich heritage of building dikes and developing polders in the Netherlands, and the creation of this first polder in Southeast Asia is an important new milestone. Over the past decades Boskalis has been active in Singapore reclaiming land enabling the country to grow. The use of polders, however, creates new opportunities to expand.'
Construction works will commence in the coming months. The construction activities will take place over a four year time frame and are expected to be completed in 2022.
Picture: Singapore skyline.
