SLA awards tenders for Dempsey Road properties to Power Moves and Florte Design
Curio Home Accents sent the best price bid of $40,000 pm. Additional bidders consist of Lotusonwater Feng Shui ($21,700 pm), Maywell Lifestyles ($13,244 pm), V-Zug Singapore ($12,500 pm), Elliott’s Antiques ($12,000 pm), Estudio Technologies ($10,800 pm) and Petizen ($5,000 pm).
On top of that, Florte Design plans to deal with local area artists, performers and close-by companies to offer cross-promotional activities and foster group involvement.
Florte Design intends to open up a market place for retail floral and lifestyle merchandise on the area with an all-day cafeteria offering floral-infused drinks. The property will also feature a health and fitness center and a flexible event space-cum-photo studio with botanic arrangements.
Power Moves’ quote of $41,200 pm represents a 8.4% costs over the following highest bid of $38,000 pm that was submitted by Lotusonwater Feng Shui. Various bidders feature Theta Collective ($22,000 pm), The Smok Hous ($13,777 pm) and Hub Solutions ($7,007 pm).
She adds that the higher weightage of the premium component in current tenders at Dempsey is a testament to SLA’s efforts in seeking concepts that will infuse dynamics to the district.
The units at 13 Dempsey Roadway take up a projected acreage of 5,423 sq ft and have a GFA of around 4,905 sq ft.
“Our efforts to introduce brand-new creative concepts to Dempsey are beginning to take shape,” states Carrie Wong, director of business planning and development department at SLA.
Power Moves succeeded the tender for 13 Dempsey Road (# 01-05 and # 01-07) and 13A Dempsey Road. The estates, that are authorized for health and training purpose, inhabit an acreage of 9,657 sq ft and have a consolidated estimated gross floor area (GFA) of 8,783 sq ft.
SLA granted a separate tender for 13 Dempsey Road (# 01-01, # 01-02 and # 01-06) to Florte Design. The company runs homegrown floral shop The Florté. It surpassed 7 other tender proposals for the property, that is approved for creative way of living usages.
Power Moves is a pilates studio that currently operates at Novena Specialist Centre. The center forwarded a bid of $41,200 per month (pm), beating four other proposals for the site.
The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) and Singapore Tourism Board (STB) have awarded two separate tenders for houses throughout Dempsey Roadway. The two tenders come with an initial five-year contract, with the option to extend for an additional term of four years.
Florte Design’s quote of $17,904 pm presented the third highest price quote received for the real estate. Nevertheless, it had the greatest combined score based on both fee (which brought a 40% weightage) and quality (60% weightage).
The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) had already launched both tenders between March and April, seeking to even more improve Dempsey’s credibility as a distinct lifestyle and wellness enclave.
Power Moves’ proposal consists of facilities like a pilates center, beauty centre, a café, and spaces providing health counselling and many other wellness-based professional services. The center will also deliver community campaigns including outdoor fitness and relaxation courses, walkathons and themed pop-up activities to attract audiences.
The tenders for both locations finalized on May 29 and were evaluated based upon cost and quality elements.
