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sgcount

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It gets riskier and riskier by the week!


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cow138

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How will the development be affected by the ringgit fall?
Building costs will definitely be going up.
Much wondering how does the developer hedge against unexpected inflation.

I hope that they'll not be compromising on the build quality of the development.
 

RedsYNWA

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Many developers are also the main contractor through a subsidiary while some are in partnership.
Even if the developer is totally not related to the main contractor but if the main contractor gets into financial difficulties, its matters as much.

Errr... how many developers listed below are also the main contractor?
- Capitaland, Keppel Land, CDL, SP Setia, Eco World, Sunway, R&F, Country Garden

Also main contractors only get paid based on % of completion, so if a main con CMI, developers will switch to another 1. Just like the LTA Downtown Line project.
 

snowbird

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Errr... how many developers listed below are also the main contractor?
- Capitaland, Keppel Land, CDL, SP Setia, Eco World, Sunway, R&F, Country Garden

Also main contractors only get paid based on % of completion, so if a main con CMI, developers will switch to another 1. Just like the LTA Downtown Line project.

Changing Main con is the last thing a developer would want to do.
Switching main con is a very tedious job and will cause undue delay to the project by months and yes, just like what happened to the Downtown Line you mentioned.
Any delay means money and a re-tender may raise the final construction cost tremendously.
The developer's architect, engineers, QS etc has to do a thorough assessment of actual work done to prepare re-tender documents which takes time
For very large project, retendering exercise alone already takes at least 3 months where international companies are expected to participate while the new main con needs some time to mobilize to commence work upon awarding the contract.
 

snowbird

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RM rebound slightly today to US$1 : RM3.99 due to positive report by BNM yesterday who also dismissed the issue of pegging the RM to any currency..
Putrajaya had also said they will "take steps to defend the RM", but with the unresolved political scandal and fast shrinking Reserve...........let's see how.
 

sgtsk

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May I ask if it is better rate in general to change sgd to ringgit at money changer in Singapore or money changer in jb?
 
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