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THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS OF SRI LANKA
JANUARY 2021

A common concern: How will construction
activities at Port City be different to
elsewhere in Sri Lanka?

Constructing at Port City will be largely similar to
constructing elsewhere, as evidenced by the structural
integrity of large-scale building projects being on
reclaimed land eg. Marina Bay Sands of Singapore –
two 55 storey towers that are now a national landmark.

Whilst piling is dependent on the depth to the bed rock,
Port City being closer to the sea would see slightly higher
average depths of about 13 m (15 – 20 m in few areas), in
contrast to approximately 10 m elsewhere in Colombo. The
only other key consideration envisaged is the requirement
for waterproofing basement levels, which is the norm at
any waterfront/ oceanfront development.

CCCC and CHEC’s credentials

CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd (CPCC) is a fully owned
subsidiary of China Harbour Engineering Company
(CHEC) - which is in turn is fully owned by China
Communications Construction Company (CCCC).

CCCC is ranked 61 on the Fortune Global 500, with offices
st
in over 140 countries employing over 120,000 direct
employees, listed in the stock exchanges of Hong Kong
and Shanghai.

A few iconic projects successfully completed by the Group
include:

a. Hong Kong Airport terminal reclamation spanning
1,300 Ha (almost 5 times that of Port City)

b. Second Penang bride in Malaysia (a 24 km sea
crossing bridge) and

c. Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge (the world’s
longest sea-crossing bridge at 55 km)

CHEC has had a presence in Sri Lanka for over 20 years,
being a premier contractor in the development of large
infrastructure as well as real estate projects.

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