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Coronavirus: Singapore housing projects using prefab parts stalled by Malaysia lockdown
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United Tec Construction, the main contractor for Avenue South Residences (above), is one of the contractors scrambling to find accommodation for their Malaysian workers so that they won't be stuck in Malaysia for at least two weeks.
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SINGAPORE - The coronavirus outbreak across the world is wreaking havoc on Singapore's building projects that use prefab building methods.
Take the Avenue South Residence project coming up at Silat Avenue near the Singapore General Hospital. Its construction was stuck at the fifth storey when the virus outbreak in February disrupted deliveries of building supplies from China to its main contractor, United Tec Construction.
Now, just when building supplies resumed this month from China and the 1,074-unit condo project is built up to the sixth storey, construction could again be stalled. This time - because of Malaysia's partial lockdown to contain the outbreak.
Now, just when building supplies resumed this month from China and the 1,074-unit condo project is built up to the sixth storey, construction could again be stalled. This time - because of Malaysia's partial lockdown to contain the outbreak.
