Construction of the $22m tala new Savalalo Flea Market moved a step closer with the civil engineering firm of Tinai Gordon and Associates signed up as project manager.
The project manager’s role is to oversee the whole construction process from start to finish with pre-tendering, procurement, detail design and construction.
TGA Ltd has over 30 years of experience in the management of projects similar to the size of the Savalalo new market, as structural, civil and designing engineers for large and iconic buildings around the Apia Central Business District (CBD).
TGA Ltd has also recorded relative good experiences on resilient and climate change related infrastructure mainly in storm water and waste water drainages.
It is one of the longest serving engineering consulting firms in Samoa and registered as civil
and structure engineers with IPES, Australia and USA.
There were five bidders tendered for the project manager’s position and following the
assessment of their bids Cabinet approved the awarding of the contract to TGA Ltd with the
winning bidding price of ST$1,118,087.50 including Vagst and subject to withholding tax.
The Tender Documents for the final stage for the construction of the New Flea Market
Building will be finalized in a few weeks’ time and the tender invitation notice should be
publicly advertised next month June 2023.
The timeline for the whole work is estimated to be more than 12 months.
Last week on Wednesday 10th May 2023 marked another milestone for the Savalalo New Flea
Market Project funded by the New Zealand Government with $12.0 million NZ dollars
contribution and $10 million tala input from the Government of Samoa through Samoa Land
Corporation.