The government has launched a public tender for a project to construct a new building next to the current building that is shared by the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) and the Court of Second Instance (TSI) in the Nam Van Lake district, according to an announcement published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.
The future and current buildings will only be used for the Court of Second Instance, as the Court of Final Appeal will be relocated to the Old Courthouse in the city centre in the future.
According to the announcement, potential bidders are required to submit their quotations by August 2. The Public Works Bureau (DSOP) will unseal the submitted bids the next day.
The winner will be required to complete the project within 900 working days, according to the announcement.
Currently, the Court of Final Appeal shares a building with the Court of Second Instance (TSI) in the Nam Van Lake district. The building, officially known as the Court of Final Appeal and Court of Second Instance Building, is situated on Plot C14, near the Legislative Assembly (AL) building.
A project started late last year to convert the Old Courthouse on Avenida da Praia Grande and the adjacent former Judiciary Police (PJ) headquarters on Rua Central into the Court of Final Appeal.
The project is being carried out in two phases. The project’s first phase is now scheduled to be completed in April next year, only after which the second phase will start.
The new project, the public tender for which was announced yesterday, is known as the construction of the Court of Second Instance Building on Plots C12 and C14. Plot C12 is an undeveloped plot next to Plot C14.
Plot C12, the provisional land concession which was annulled by the government in 2018, was initially earmarked for a residential project.
According to the DSOP website, the new project will construct a new building to be used for the Court of Second Instance on Plot C12. The new building will be connected with the current Court of Final Appeal and Court of Second Instance Building on Plot C14.
According to the website, the new building will have five storeys plus three basement floors.
This artist’s rendition taken from the Public Works Bureau’s (DSOP) website yesterday shows the design of the new Court of Second Instance (TSI) complex in the Nam Van Lake district.
