Issues with the concrete transfer slab were detected during regular assessments by the contractor, Woh Hup, and the developer, Allgreen Properties.
The project’s developer, Allgreen Properties, said issues with the slab were detected during regular and procedural quality assessments conducted with the Promenade Peak condominium’s main contractor, Woh Hup (Private) Limited.
Allgreen Properties managing director Tho Leong Chye said they decided to entirely replace the concrete transfer slab, which redistributes the load from upper floors to columns or walls below, Singapore’s Straits Times reported.
“We believe this is the most prudent and responsible approach to safeguard and uphold the quality and integrity of the development,” Tho was quoted as saying in a project update to buyers in May.
A Promenade Peak spokesman said the time required to demolish and replace the slab had been factored into the project’s revised construction timeframe.
The spokesman added that the works would “continue for a few months” with Woh Hup fully bearing the costs without burdening buyers.
“We are still working towards achieving our estimated completion in the first quarter of 2030, and will in any event endeavour to complete the development in the second quarter of 2030.”
However, the spokesman did not disclose why the slab fell below quality standards.
The Promenade Peak project will have 596 units, of which 70% have already been sold. Upon completion, the condominium will be the world’s tallest prefabricated, prefinished volumetric construction (PPVC) residential building, boasting Singapore’s highest infinity pool.
PPVC is a modular construction method where room modules are manufactured before being transported and assembled on-site, allowing for greater efficiency and faster construction.
Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority said issues with concrete transfer slabs were not common.
It said it was alerted to the issue by the developer and contractor after they uncovered concerns over the slab’s quality.
The construction authority approved their application to conduct rectification works and said it was following the Promenade Peak project closely to ensure its safe completion.
It added that the project’s parties had diligently executed their responsibilities by identifying and addressing the matter.
Woh Hup is also embroiled in a suit filed in India by Lee Kim Tah (Pte) Ltd, an equal partner in an Indian joint venture called L&W Construction Private Limited.
L&W is involved in major projects in India linked to Temasek-backed developers CapitaLand and Mapletree.
Lee Kim Tah alleged that Woh Hup chairman Kim Yong and his brother Eugene, a director, breached fiduciary duties owed to L&W by failing to act against a senior executive accused of serious misconduct, including corruption.
An independent governance audit was subsequently commissioned, and allegedly uncovered significant irregularities involving the senior executive.
In June, a commercial court in Bengaluru returned Lee Kim Tah’s memorandum of plaint against Kim and Eugene to be presented before the “appropriate jurisdictional forum”.
Police investigations are ongoing against the senior executive, who is accused of abusing his authority to channel company funds to unauthorised parties through allegedly fake or duplicate invoices. - FMT
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