Singapore Corporate News - 28 Nov 2007

United Engineers makes top bid for AMK DBSS site

UNITED Engineers (UE) has emerged as the top bidder for HDB's latest Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) site in Ang Mo Kio, the government agency said yesterday.
UE's bid - which was the highest of five - came in at $134.2 million, or some $212 per square foot per plot ratio (psf ppr).

The amount was higher than analysts' estimates, who said that the public housing site could fetch between $170 and $200 psf ppr when it was launched.

UE's bid was 12.8 per cent higher than the second-highest bid of $118.9 million, or $188 psf ppr, which was put in by Chip Eng Seng.

UE's bid was also 20.9 per cent higher than the lowest bid of $111 million, or $175 psf ppr, put in by Boon Keng Development.

UE will be required to build a minimum of 30 per cent of the flats with a floor area of 95 sq m (1,023 sq ft) or less - equivalent to flats of four rooms or smaller.