Notes:

• The Forecast of Consultancies (the "Forecast") is published in good faith taking into consideration the construction industry's request. The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the "Government") does not guarantee that submission of expression of interest and/or technical and fee proposal(s) will be invited for any particular listed consultancy(ies), either at the time stated in the Forecast or at any time. The information published in the Forecast may be revised at any time. Consultants shall refer to the relevant invitation documents for the exact details of each consultancy. The Government will not be responsible for any loss or damage whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the use of or reference to the information published in the Forecast.
• The preliminary date of inviting expression of interest / proposals in the Forecast refers to the probable date of inviting expression of interest from longlisted consultants for a consultancy if two-stage consultant selection process is adopted, or the probable date of inviting technical and fee proposals from an initial list of consultants for a consultancy if one-stage consultant selection process is adopted.
• The following abbreviations are used in the Forecast:
  

  Abbreviations
  Abbreviations
  (i) Types of Consultancy Agreements
  FS	-	Feasibility Study
  I	-	Investigation
  D	-	Design
  C	-	Construct
  DC	-	Design & Construct
  (ii) Categories of Architectural and Associated Consultants
  Arch	-	Architectural
  BS	-	Building Services
  BV	-	Building Surveying
  LA	-	Landscape Architectural
  QS	-	Quantity Surveying
  SE	-	Structural Engineering
  SP	-	Specialists
  (iii) Categories of Engineering and Associated Consultants
  CE	-	Civil Infrastructure and Development
  DS	-	Drainage and Sewerage
  EM	-	Electrical and Mechanical
  EP	-	Environmental
  GE	-	Geotechnical and Slope
  HY	-	Roads and Associated Structures
  TP	-	Town Planning
  TT	-	Traffic and Transport
  WS	-	Waterworks
  SP	-	Specialists
  (iv) Other Information
  BIM	-	Building Information Modelling
  NEC PSC	-	New Engineering Contract Professional Service Contract
  TBC	-	To be confirmed
  N.A.	-	Not applicable