AECOM, the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, has announced that a joint venture between AECOM and Halcrow China Limited, a Jacobs-owned company, has been selected by the Civil Engineering and Development Department of the HKSAR Government to deliver the San Tin Technopole city, a centrepiece of the large-scale Northern Metropolis development of 610-hectare.
In its role, AECOM will provide comprehensive services for the 250-hectare portion of it, including design, project supervision, site formation, engineering infrastructure works, landscaping works and environmental monitoring and mitigation measures. The San Tin Technopole city will support innovation and technology development, housing, community and commercial facilities, and key infrastructure.
AECOM Halcrow joint venture’s scope includes design review, detailed design, tendering and construction supervision of San Tin Technopole. This includes site formation, engineering infrastructure works, landscaping works, and environmental monitoring and mitigation measures works at the area.
“We’re pleased to extend our decades-long client relationship with the HKSAR Government and broaden our role on the Northern Metropolis through this transformative city-building project,” said Ian Chung, Chief Executive of AECOM’s Asia region. “Our unrivalled expertise in urban development and multidisciplinary capabilities across planning and engineering position us to craft a thriving, sustainable community that drives innovation and technological advances.”