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克兰芝一片在两年前还绿意盎然的林地,却被发现被清理了大半,而新加坡裕廊集团(JTC)解释,那是承包商在去年12月开始,”错误地“清理部份林地,并为此给出警告,勒令承包商停工。 但是,卫星图像却显示了,在将近一年前,该林地地段就有被开发的迹象。 建屋发展局前副局长姚其骝,对于当局只把责任推卸给承包商“感到不是滋味”,撰文直言,本地几乎所有工程项目都是公开投标;且项目中负责发展的甲方以及承包商(乙方)都需相互合作,确保工程进行。 他质问,究竟负责驻守工地监督、协助乙方的甲方项目经理(project manager)和工程监督(Engineering supervisor或clerk of works),去了哪里? “当我看到上述报导的图片时,真的不敢想象这样的事情会发生在新加坡。这样大规模的砍伐不是一朝一日发生的,工程至少得进行了一年半载。” 他在《联合早报》撰文分析,政府工程项目公开招标,承包商依据招标当局的工程图纸和合同规格标准(Engineering drawings and…