Singapore Public Sector

Procurement Framework
(Construction & Consultancy Services)
Ng Cher Cheng
Deputy Director
Business Development Division
 Presentation Outline

™ Overview of Singapore Construction Industry

™ Public Sector Procurement Framework

™ Construction Services
™ Consultancy Services
™ Government Electronic Business
Contribution to Economy
GDP Share (%)

5.8

5.0
4.8
4.2
2 4.2
3.7 3.4 3.2 3.6

0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Year
 Construction GDP Growth
Growth
Rate (%)

25
20.1
16.7 16.2
15
9.2 8.6
7.4 8.5
4.2 4.6
5 2.6 1.8
0.8
-0.7 -1.3

-1.2 -5.4
-5 -9.1
-13.8
-15
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Year

Construction Total GDP

 Construction Demand
S$Billion
34.6
35
Private Public 14.5
24.5
25 21.0
5.7
16.8
14.3 14.5
15 11.5 3.7 13.5
10.0 10.3
7.3 9.6 20.1
4.0 18.8
5.4 4.6 13.1
5 7.5
7.0 5.7 7.5
4.8 4.6

-5
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Year
 Construction Demand
S$Billion
34.6
35
Building Civil Engineering
7.9
24.5
25 3.0
21.0
16.8
14.3 14.5
1.9 8.8
15 11.5 26.7
3.4 3.4 10.0 10.3
1.3 1.7 21.5
2.8 14.9
10.9 11.1 9.8 12.2
5 8.7 7.5

-5
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Year
Outlook for 2010
Average Annual Demand
S$21b - S$27b
Public Sector
S$14b - S$18b
Building Projects = 56%
CE Projects = 44%
 Public Sector
Procurement Framework
 Contractors
Registration
System

Construction
Quality-Fee
Selection
and Price-Quality
Method Consultancy Method

Services

Public Sector
Panels of
Consultants
Contractors Registration System Contractors
Registration
System
™ Background
™A central register of contractors
providing construction and construction-
related goods & services for public sector Price-Quality
Method
building and construction projects

™ Registration Workheads
™Construction Workheads (CW) Public Sector
™Construction Related Workheads (CR) Panels of
Consultants
™Mechanical & Electrical Workheads (ME)
™Maintenance Workheads (MW)
™Supply Workheads (SY)
™Regulatory Workheads (RW) Quality-Fee
Selection
Method
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 Contractors Registration System Contractors
Registration
System
™ Financial Grades & Tendering Limits

Tendering Tendering
CW C3 to A1 Grade
Limit
Grade
Limit
Price-Quality
CR A1 Unlimited L6 Unlimited Method

A2 $85m L5 $13m
ME
L1 to L6* B1 $40m L4 $6.5m
MW *No grades
for some B2 $13m L3 $4m Public Sector
workheads
Panels of
SY C1 $4m L2 $1.3m Consultants

RW No Grades C2 $1.3m L1 $0.65m

C3 $0.65m

Quality-Fee
Selection
Method
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Contractors Registration System Contractors
Registration
System
™ Registration Requirements
™Firm to be registered with the Accounting &
Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)
™Financial Standing (Paid-up Capital & Price-Quality
Method
Networth)
™Personnel Resources & Training
(Professional / Technical)
™Track Records & Performances Public Sector
™Management Systems (ISO & OHSAS Panels of
Consultants
certification)

Quality-Fee
Selection
Method
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 Price-Quality Method Contractors
Registration
™ Background System

™A framework based on price and quality

attributes for evaluation of construction tender.
™Implemented on 30 Sep 2005. Price-Quality
Method

™ Key Features
™Price : Quality ratio ranges from 80:20 to 60: 40
™Quality attributes include timeliness, Public Sector
Panels of
construction quality and safety performance, Consultants
track records, project specific proposals, etc.
™Price and Quality attributes will be scored;
Highest combined Price-Quality score is Quality-Fee
computed. Selection
Method
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Public Sector Panel of Consultants Contractors
Registration
System
™ Background
™A central panel that serves to list firms
providing consultancy services for public
sector building and construction projects Price-Quality
Method
under the QFM framework.

™ PSPC List of Disciplines

™Architectural (AR) Public Sector
™Civil & Structural Engineering (CS) Panels of
Consultants
™Mechanical & Electrical Engineering (ME)
™Quantity Surveying (QS)
™Project Management (PM)
Quality-Fee
Selection
Method
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Public Sector Panel of Consultants Contractors
Registration
System
™ PSPC Panel Listings
™Project value a firm of respective panel can
undertake:
Price-Quality
For AR, CS, ME and QS: Method
All panels > $65M
Panel 1 > $30M - $65M
Panel 2 > $10M - $30M Public Sector
Panels of
Panel 3 > $3M - $10M Consultants

Panel 4 Up to $3M
For PM:
Panel 1 All values Quality-Fee
Selection
Panel 2 Up to $10M Method
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Public Sector Panel of Consultants Contractors
Registration
System
™ Registration Requirements
™Personnel Resources
™For engineering / architectural services, firm
Price-Quality
and individual professional must be Method
registered with the Professional Engineers
Board / Board of Architects
™Track Records & Performances
™Management Systems (ISO, Buildable Public Sector
Panels of
Consultants
Design System)
™Value of Professional Indemnity Insurance

Quality-Fee
Selection
Method
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 Quality-Fee Selection Method Contractors
Registration
System
™ Background
™A framework based on both quality
attributes and fee for procurement of
consultancy services. Price-Quality
™To be used in conjunction with the Public Method

Sector Panels of Consultants (PSPC).

™Implemented on 1 Apr 2004.
Public Sector
Panels of
Consultants

Quality-Fee
Selection
Method
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 Quality-Fee Selection Method Contractors
Registration
System
™ Key Features
™Quality-based with higher weightage
given for quality; Quality : Fee ratio
ranges from 80 : 20 to 60 : 40 Price-Quality
™Quality attributes include personnel/firm’s Method

track record, written proposal / concept

design proposal etc.
™Quality attributes and Fees will be
Public Sector
scored; Highest combined Quality-Fee Panels of
Consultants
score is computed..

Quality-Fee
Selection
Method
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Government Electronic Business (GeBIZ)
™ About GeBIZ
™Singapore government's one-stop e-procurement
portal via internet
™All public sector's invitations for quotations and
tenders are posted on GeBIZ
™Suppliers can search for government
procurement opportunities, download tender
documents, and submit their bids online
Government Electronic Business (GeBIZ)
Construction & Real Estate Network (CORENET)

™ About CORENET
™Re-engineer business processes of the
construction industry to achieve a quantum leap
in turnaround time, productivity and quality.
™Provide Information Services to allow businesses
to speed up business planning and decision
making processes
™Facilitate e-building plans submission, checking
& approval processes
™Provide a set of standards to improve business
communications
Construction & Real Estate Network (CORENET)
Thank you

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