Singapore to build Singapore-Chinese Cultural Center

Singapore's KSH Holdings Limited announced Monday that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kim Seng Heng Engineering Construction (Pte) Ltd., has won a 78.2-million Singapore dollar ($57.8 million) contract for the construction of the proposed 11-storey Singapore-Chinese Cultural Center at Shenton Way.

KSH Holdings Limited is a construction, property development and property management group.

The Singapore-Chinese Cultural Center will include an art gallery, a recital hall, a multi-purpose hall and a 530-seat auditorium, among other facilities. Activities such as arts and cultural performances, conferences and exhibitions will be held at the venue, located next to the Singapore Conference Hall, KSH said in a press release.

Construction is expected to commence after the Lunar New Year on March 2 and is targeted to be completed within 89 weeks after commencement, it said.

"We are pleased to have clinched this prestigious construction project, which is also our first win in 2015. The Singapore- Chinese Cultural Center is part of the government's Downtown Core Planning Area which covers the Central Business District, City Hall, Bugis, and Marina Center zones, to create a vibrant commercial district with round-the-clock activities," said Choo Chee Onn, executive chairman and managing director of KSH.