Status of Lift Enhancement Programme to Help Town Councils Modernise Existing HDB Lifts

39 Mr Murali Pillai asked the Minister for National Development (a) what is the status of the Lift Enhancement Programme (LEP) announced in 2016 to help Town Councils modernise existing HDB lifts; (b) how many cases of delays in completion of LEP owing to issues attributable to lift contractors have been reported; and (c) whether HDB will collate feedback from Town Councils on the performance of lift contractors engaged in LEP works to assess their suitability in HDB’s tenders for the supply and installation of new lifts.

Mr Desmond Lee: About 20,000 lifts will benefit from the Lift Enhancement Programme (LEP). These lifts are enhanced with additional features to increase their reliability, performance and safety. As of 31 May 2023, tenders have been awarded for 57% of these lifts and works have been completed for 28% of them.

Disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have led to delays in the past three years. Town Councils are working closely with the lift contractors to catch up on the progress.

In the Housing & Development Board (HDB)'s tenders for supply and installation of new lifts, the performance of the lift contractors is considered in the evaluation process.