TOPIC 2 Flashcards

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Typical stakeholders in the construction of a building

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  • Client
  • Consultant
  • Contractor
  • Domestics Sub Contractor
  • Nominated Sub Contractor
  • Material Supplier
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2
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Describe a client

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  • Developer/owner of the project
  • Public or private
  • Appoint the consultants and contractors
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Describe a design consultant

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Responsible for the design of the project
People involved are:
- Architect
- Landscape architect
- C&S Engineer
- M&E Engineer
- Quantity surveyor

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4
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Describe a checking and supervisory consultant

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Responsible for making sure the contractor is constructing the building according to the design
People involved are:
- Qualified Site Supervisors
- Resident Engineer
- Resident Technical Officer

Responsible for making sure all calculations in the design is correct and ensures the safety of construction of the building
People involved are:
- Accredited Checkers

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5
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Describe a contractor

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  • Purchase all construction and building materials
  • Project manager is responsible for the entirety of the construction
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Stages of a project

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  • Conceive
  • Design
  • Implement
  • Operate
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Roles and responsibilities of the engineer (Conceive)

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Role:
- Creating initial design
Responsibilities:
- Create reasonable engineering proposals
- Standby solutions with rational financial costs

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Roles and responsibilities of the technologist (Conceive)

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Role:
- Understand concepts
- Collect and process field data
Responsibilities:
- Have genuine and accurate collection
- Process field data meticulously

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Roles and responsibilities of the skilled workers (Conceive)

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  • Data collection
  • Drafting
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Roles and responsibilities of the engineer (Design)

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Role:
- Supervision of works of contractors
Produce:
- Detailed design
- Specifications
- Tender and contract documents
Responsibilities:
- Carry out the design
- Prepare budget and tender specifications
- Prepare contract documents
- Recommend competent tenderers for the project to the client

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Roles and responsibilities of the technologist (Design)

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Role:
- Produce civil engineering drawings based on design calculations
- Assist consultant in site inspection of contractor’s work
- Liaise between engineer of consultant and contractor
Responsibilities:
- Assist the engineer in simple and routine design calculation
- Interpret the engineer’s design outputs
- Produce accurate civil engineering drawings
- Amend and update specifications correctly
- Check specifications of work, materials and drawings against code of practice

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Roles and responsibilities of the skilled workers (Design)

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  • Drafting
  • Data collection/entry
  • Other office site/work of the consultant
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Roles and responsibilities of the engineer (Implement)

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Role:
- Plan and organise resources
- Manage the project on site based on design specifications and contract drawings
- Complete project within budget and time
Responsibilities:
Complete project within budget and time
Without any:
- Loss of lives
- Serious injuries to workers
- Adverse affects in the environment and to the public

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Roles and responsibilities of the technologist (Implement)

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Role:
- Assist project manager
- Supervise works
- Supervise skilled and semi-skilled workers
Responsibilities:
- Provide reasonable method statements for each type of works and for safety of workers
Solve site problems involving:
- Organisation of work
- Organisation of materials
- Organisation of workers
- Safety
- Quality control
- Environmental protection

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Roles and responsibilities of the skilled workers (Implement)

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  • Site foremen
  • Skilled workers in concrete, electrical, mechanical, masonry, machine operators, etc.
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Roles and responsibilities of everyone (Operate)

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Manage and maintain the facility

17
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Attributes of a technologist

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  • Technical knowledge of CE
  • Personal and professional skills and attributes
  • Interpersonal skills (Teamwork and communication)
  • Implement CDIO systems in the enterprise and societal context
18
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Factors of environmental engineering

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CE infrastructure:
- Reservoir
- Hydro-electric dams
- Recreational parks
- Flood control
- Water supply
- Collection and treatment systems
- Waste disposal

Business environment
- Drinking water
Liquid and solid waste disposal for:
- Ships and aircrafts
- Electronics industry
- Factories
- Offices

Society and public services
- Drinking water
- Clean air, water and land
Solid waste disposal for:
- Residents
- Parks
- Beaches
- Water sports

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Factors of structural engineering

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CE infrastructure
- Buildings and structures

Business environment
- Offices
- Shopping complexes

Society and public services
- Homes
- Schools
- Police stations
- Sports stadiums

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Factors of transportation engineering

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CE infrastructure
- Runway pavements
- Container port pavement design
- Land and river transport systems
- Flyover
- Tunnels
- Railways

Business environment
- Airports and runways
- Ports, harbours and jetties
- MRT, LRT
- Bus and taxi transport systems

Society and public services
- Pedestrian footpaths
- Running and cycling tracks
- Roads, carparks
- MRT, LRT, bus transport systems
- River transport

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Factors of geotechnical engineering

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CE infrastructure
- Land reclamation
- Foundation of engineering structures
- Buildings
- Underground carparks
- MRT stations and towers

Business environment
- Underground connectors from basements of two buildings

Society and public services
- Terraced slopes
- Trees and parks
- Golf courses
- Beaches
- Underpass

22
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Where can you get borehole information?

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Available to professionals, contractors and the general public at $119.05 per borelog

23
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Factors of geomatics

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CE infrastructure
- Survey of physical terrains
- Survey of contours of land
- Extension of land boundaries and rivers
- Setting up for architectural landscaping
- Building and civil engineering works

Business environment
- Land parcels for purchase
- Lease and development
- Survey of land use
- Survey of population densities

Society and public services
- Land owners disputes over properties and boundaries

24
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Name the government and statutory boards

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  • Urban Redevelopment Authority*
  • Building and Construction Authority*
  • Ministry of Manpower
  • Land Transport Authority
  • Singapore Land Authority
  • Public Utility Board
  • National Environment Agency
  • NParks
  • Housing Development Board
  • Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
25
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Describe what URA does

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National land use planning

26
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When is planning permission issued? (URA)

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When these requirements are met:
- Quantum use
- Building height
- Set back
- Plot ratio
- Vehicular access
- Plot configuration
- Land/building subdivision

27
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What type of permissions are given? (URA)

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Written Permission (WP) is given if the proposal has complied with all the planning requirements

Provisional Permission (PP) is given if the proposal has outstanding development issues

28
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Describe what BCA does (government and statutory board)

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Complies with the Building Control Act and regulations, which consists of:
- Building Control Regulations
- Accredited Checkers and Accredited Checking Organisations
- Buildable Design
- Buildability and Productivity
- Temporary Buildings
- Environmental Sustainability

29
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Name 3 consultants

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  • Professional Engineers Board
  • Association of Consulting Engineers (ACES)
  • The Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES)
30
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Describe what the Professional Engineers Board do

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Registers professional engineers in the branches of civil, electrical, mechanical and chemical engineering

31
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Describe what ACES does

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Seeking to set and maintain standards of professional ethics, public accountability and independence amongst its members

Seeks to ensure that professional consulting engineers in Singapore are adequately and fairly rewarded for their services

32
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Describe what IES does

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Represents the engineers nationally and internationally

Maintain registration of the following professionals:
- Qualified Electrical Contractors
- C&S Resident Engineer
- M&E Resident Engineer
- Resident Technical Officers
- Qualified Erosion Control Professional
- Earth Control Measures Officer

33
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Name 2 contractors

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  • BCA
  • Singapore Contractors Association Ltd (SCAL)
34
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Describe what BCA does (contractor)

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  • Maintain directory of registered contractors
  • Serve procurement needs of government departments, statutory bodies and other public sectors
35
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Describe what SCAL does

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Represented in all important policy making of professional and government bodies such as:
- MHA
- MOM
- MND
- MTI
- BCA
- HDB
- LTA
- NEA

Maintains Singapore List of Trade Subcontractors so that subcontractors under this list can employ workers on work permits

36
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Describe project hierarchy

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Project Organisational Chart
- Established for the role and responsibilities of project team members
- Reporting structures and accountability
- Demonstrates how the project will be run and managed

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