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m2d4pc
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28-Jan-2007 18:29
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for myself, I will wait until the sand shortage problem solve first. If there is uncertainty, wait. |
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hahalol
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28-Jan-2007 15:20
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hey guys, do u think csc will stand a chance to win the IR contract construction ? and i thinking of buying csc tmr . any comment ? |
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m2d4pc
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27-Jan-2007 17:16
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between 1996 to 2006, building materials prices soars sky high due to high oil price and demend from China and India, but tender prices for contraction projects did not follow. Why ???? Because contractors from China come to Singapore and make it a unlevel playing field. They can really go very low price to secure projects. no way, contractors can pass the cost to developers, so how to pass the cost to buyers ???? |
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m2d4pc
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27-Jan-2007 17:08
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unfortunately the truth is that the contractors will be the only party affected. In Singapore, the construction industry is very different. The developers are the God, the contrators have to accept everythings, because contractors from China set bad examples for everybody to follow. You can read today TheNewpaper page 5 report. according to Mr Sujit Ghosh, the president of Ready-Mixed Concrete Association of Singapore, concrete suppliers in Singapore normally have enough sands in their premises to last only a few hours. according to the news report, many contractors could not get any supply on Friday. |
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Sporeguy
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27-Jan-2007 16:49
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Hi m2d4pc, miss your posting on 25 Jan "run first", was too busy with work. Those closer to source are advantage. |
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wait4opp
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27-Jan-2007 16:30
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I think the main hit will be the buyers, not construction sector nor developer..... The construction sectors will just add on the extra cost to the developer and still earn that amount of profits. The developer will jet up the price to the buyer..... The buyer will still buy the higher price houses and willing to buy cos all the housing price are moving up. So no need to worry.... Yang Mao Chu Zai Yang Sheng Shang |
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Bigman
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27-Jan-2007 15:51
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Indeed, very interesting article. So far, no clear solution for this problem. Government trying to comfort the market with general comment. I think the addition cost is inevitable. |
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m2d4pc
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27-Jan-2007 11:02
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see this interesting article in other website : The newspapaer report make for very interesting reading indeed, also a lot of ?????? not answer. 印尼禁止出口建筑用的陆沙，新加坡政府以开源节流应对，建设局预料本地建筑业对陆沙的依赖可减少六七成。 Reduce by 60% to 70%, ???? that means from 7 milllions ton per year to 2.1millions tons. that means our wall will be 70% steel and 30% concrete. ??? still cannot understand the logic, when the contractors interviewed in the same Chinese daily said the most can be reduce is 20% 政府以开拓陆沙来源和鼓励建筑商改用其他建筑材料来应对印尼的陆沙出口禁令。短期而言，政府已从印尼以外区域采购陆沙，下星期就会有陆沙运抵。 From other sources, but the transport will cost double. 建设局也打算从下月5日起以储备沙应付市场需求，不过它还在制订供应储备沙给市场的机制。印尼的陆沙出口禁令在本月23日生效，但通融到下月5日，让出口商履行现有的出口合约。 Now no sand for ready-mixed concrete, but our BCA is still considering the method on how to distribute the sand ??? why wait ???? 长期而言，建设局将与建筑业者合作，减少对陆沙的依赖，改用其他建筑材料和方法，例如以干墙（dry wall）取代传统的混凝土或砖墙，并更广泛地使用钢铁作为主要建筑材料。 In Construction method, the ratio of sand and steel is fixed at certin %, can change ???? 建设局昨天回答本报询问时说，政府在过去几年累积了大量储备沙，以应付本地业者在寻求新陆沙来源期间的短期需求。 Past few years accumulate, wow so rich ???? our govt, put money in sand pile for few years, don't invest ??? 它说：?市场上有替代来源和建材，所以我们的储备沙足够应付业者需求，直到他们寻找新来源和改用其他建材。? 不过，它不愿透露储备沙的数量、可用多久，及考虑向哪些国家采购陆沙。 why cannot tell us ??????????? why wrong ???????? why make us panic ????? tell us lah ?????????? 建设局也说，建屋发展局为扩大基本建筑材料的来源，早已从印尼以外区域采购陆沙，本地业者也可向这些来源采购陆沙。 yes, but at much higher cost, don't need you to teach us, think our importers are stupid businessmen. 它吁请那些还未开始、进行中和近完成的建筑项目，在不同程度上减少对陆沙的依赖。那些还未展开建筑工程、或刚展开建筑工程，或还处于设计阶段的项目，发展商和建筑师仍有较大的弹性空间，可以迅速更改设计和建筑法，建设局?非常希望他们尽快这么做?。 why developers must spend times and money to solve contractors problems, think our developers have no brain. everydays, To make money for the bosses, all the managers at developers firms must think how to squeeze contractors. 那些已进展到一半的项目，发展商和建筑商可能会面对一些限制，特别是建筑结构方面。但发言人说：?我们希望发展商和建筑师探讨所有可行的方法，尽可能减少使用混凝土，例如矮墙可采用金属建造，内墙可采用干墙，或者外墙可用金属或玻璃包层法（cladding）建造。? who is going to pay for all the additional cost ????? |
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Bigman
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27-Jan-2007 01:26
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Agree. d? ?b |
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27-Jan-2007 00:48
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I have read a news report that the authority long ago failed to get the construction companies make a switch to new way of construction with steel already implemented by the west. The new way is faster n more efficient requiring less foreign workers and construction time but old way was more economic as low sand price could not justify any change yet. Today's bounce remains a question mark, many who SHORT are now caught. |
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m2d4pc
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26-Jan-2007 22:50
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agree with KiLrOy. There is a saying, if it is uncertain, do nothing. |
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KiLrOy
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26-Jan-2007 20:13
Yells: "I buy only what I can see." |
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Sand or no sand, today saw price action breaching the 0.27 physiological support again but dearly bounced back to it again. An indecisive doji candle makes me sidelined at this moment. |
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m2d4pc
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26-Jan-2007 17:08
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no sure, need to check. but it will affect the profits of CSC ongoing projects, because last year tender prices were very competitive. |
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ViperSTI
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26-Jan-2007 16:08
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any counter selling sands? :) |
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m2d4pc
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26-Jan-2007 16:03
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sand price has gone up from $20 per ton to $35 per ton. |
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m2d4pc
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26-Jan-2007 09:30
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latest news. more constrcution sites have stopped work. |
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Bigman
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26-Jan-2007 01:27
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I think it will continue to head south before government can give a clear direction on which are the alternate supply sources. dT_Tb |
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AhBear
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26-Jan-2007 00:11
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waiting for desert sand from Middle East lo :P |
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ViperSTI
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25-Jan-2007 23:01
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Is it becos of yesterday news which say that Indonesia stop exporting sand out of the country? |
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cr_kai
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25-Jan-2007 16:51
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oh....that's bad news then. :p |
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