New Parliament building delayed until 2019

[snoop1130]

New Parliament building delayed until 2019

By The Nation

 

 

The completion of the new Parliament building in Bangkok’s Kiekkai area has been delayed until the end of 2019, Lower House secretary-general Sorasak Pienwet said on Friday during the press tour of the site.
 

The move to the new parliament building is expected to be made in 2020, he said.

 

The delay – the third time since the contract was signed in 2013 – has been caused by complications in the construction of the underground compound which requires excavation of two million cubic metres of soil, said project director Pheera Nakwimol.

 

There were two other complications, he said. One was the half-sphere auditorium which perches on metal structures without columns, Pheera said. These structures weigh 2,500 tonnes and must be assembled at the site because no logistic means are available, he said.

 

Another was the traditional Thai-styled finials. The engineer said the design would take three months longer than had been planned.

 

Kicking off in June 2013, the Bt12-billion contract won by Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction PLC, was expected to be complete in November 2015. However, it was postponed to November 2016 and to February 2018 before the latest deferral announced yesterday. As of August 2017, the construction has progressed to 38 per cent.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30322821

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-8-4

[canuckamuck]

Also the dungeon where they will torture Shins and other improperly aligned outcasts, is being expanded to include a large pendulum.

 

Oh yeah, I forgot, sharks with lasers!

Edited August 4, 2017 by canuckamuck

[worgeordie]

The Golden troughs are not easy to find,also they cannot decide on the most expensive wall clocks.

regards worgeordie

[Cadbury]

This is a  terrible inconvenience to the government elite. Shock, horror!

You can bet the first thing that will be completed is the members bar and dining room.

But no problem as it is in Prayut's 20 year plan and the common people can rest assured it will ultimately represent the epitome of Thai democracy. 

Edited August 4, 2017 by Cadbury

[Morakot]

A new parliament building? Used precisely for what purpose? 

[wakeupplease]

1 hour ago, Morakot said:

A new parliament building? Used precisely for what purpose? 

Spend some money that should have gone on flood prevention, just more concrete to make the city look more like a concrete jungle

[JAG]

Well there is no point having an election until the parliament building is ready...

[Dave67]

On 04/08/2017 at 6:33 PM, Morakot said:

A new parliament building? Used precisely for what purpose? 

They are still looking at where to put the statue of P-Man. The father of Thai Democracy

[seajae]

contract signed in 2013, a yl/ptp decision then, maybe they  wanted something flashy for their boss when he returned  except their attempts failed miserably and they were kicked out, may as well blame this on the coup as well then since the real culprits are no longer there, another waste of money organized by the ptp/shins, anyone checked to see who has an investment in the winning contract

 

Edited August 6, 2017 by seajae

[Chris Lawrence]

On ‎4‎/‎08‎/‎2017 at 11:31 PM, snoop1130 said:

The delay – the third time since the contract was signed in 2013 – has been caused by complications in the construction of the underground compound which requires excavation of two million cubic metres of soil, said project director Pheera Nakwimol.

Bomb Shelter? or Helter Skelter.

 

On ‎4‎/‎08‎/‎2017 at 11:31 PM, snoop1130 said:

Kicking off in June 2013, the Bt12-billion contract won by Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction PLC, was expected to be complete in November 2015. However, it was postponed to November 2016 and to February 2018 before the latest deferral announced yesterday. As of August 2017, the construction has progressed to 38 per cent.

To the point what is the new cost. Just add the variations to give the figure?