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A site near Sembawang Park has been put up for tender to pilot a new residential care community concept for persons with dementia. The 30-year leasehold site at Gibraltar Crescent will be specially designed to provide a safe, home-like environment where residents are assisted to live independently, said a joint press release by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and the Ministry of Health (MOH).
When completed, the “dementia care village” will provide tailored services and programmes to create meaningful participation and social interactions among its residents, shared the release. The village will also be working with nearby community partners to support persons with dementia and their families.
“As a new residential option catering to individuals with varying stages of dementia, this pilot complements the home-based care and dementia day care services available today,” said URA and MOH. “We hope that the pilot will offer insights into market demand for such facilities and the community needs of persons with dementia, which will contribute to the development of suitable dementia care models in the future.”
The site comprises of a cluster of 10 state bungalows that sit on two plots – one that is 26,350.7 sqm and another that is 1,756.3 sqm. According to the specifications provided, the maximum permissible gross floor area is approximately 9,170 sqm, with a total of 900 sqm for extensions to the 10 existing bungalows. At least 60 percent of the gross floor area is to be used for residential purposes while the remaining 40 percent may be developed into residences, health and medical care such as a nursing home or centre-based aged care services, a shop and restaurant, and other ancillary institutional facility. It excludes serviced apartments, hostels and funeral parlours.
The release further shared that a concept and price revenue tender will be adopted to evaluate the tenders received to ensure that the selected concept proposal aligns with the vision of the dementia care village. Under this system, those who tender are to submit their concept proposals and tender prices separately.
The concept proposals will then be evaluated against a set of criteria and will be shortlisted and proceed to the second stage of evaluation which will be based on price only. The site will be awarded to the tenderer with the highest bid price among those with acceptable concept proposals. The tender closes at noon on November 19.
(** PHOTO CREDIT: URA)
