Declined Requests for Town Councils to Undertake Repairs and Redecoration of HDB Multi-storey Car Parks

Mr Abdul Muhaimin Abdul Malik asked the Minister for National Development in the past three years (a) how many requests by Town Councils to undertake repairs and redecoration works for multi-storey car parks on HDB's behalf has HDB declined, and on what grounds; and (b) what criteria does HDB apply in deciding whether to approve such requests.

Mr Chee Hong Tat: The Hoousing Development Board (HDB) car parks are not part of the common property managed by Town Councils. Therefore, HDB generally manages the repair and redecoration (R&R) works for Housing and Development Board (HDB) multi-storey car parks (MSCPs), while Town Councils manage the R&R works for residential blocks. On occasion, HDB may receive requests from Town Councils to undertake R&R works to MSCPs on behalf of HDB, which HDB will assess.

In assessing such requests from Town Councils, HDB considers factors, such as the need for the proposed works, whether there are overlaps with HDB's planned works and whether the proposal achieves value for money.

In the past three years, HDB received two requests from Town Councils to undertake R&R works for MSCPs on HDB's behalf. In both cases, HDB did not approve the works for proposed car parks where they overlapped with HDB's planned or ongoing works or where HDB was able to undertake the works at lower cost.