Building Control (Licensing of Builders) Regulations 2008

of such class as specified in paragraphs (3), (4) and (6); and

of such number necessary to carry out the man-years of work computed in accordance with the formula specified in paragraph (2), rounded off to a maximum of 2 decimal points,to be employed by or on behalf of the licensed general builder or engaged in connection with the significant general building work project.

in the case where the value of a significant building work project does not exceed $100 million, the formula referred to in paragraph (1)(b) shall be —where Ais the manpower factor specified in paragraphs (3), (4) and (6);Bis the value of the significant building work project; andCis the value of $10 million; and

in the case where the value of a significant building work project exceeds $100 million, the formula referred to in paragraph (1)(b) shall be —where Ais the manpower factor specified in paragraphs (3), (4) and (6);Bis the value of the significant building work project; andDis the value of $20 million.

in the case of any class of work specified in Part I of the Third Schedule or any combination thereof, the number of construction foremen in any such class or classes of work shall be determined using the manpower factor of 1;

in the case of any class of work specified in Part II or III of the Third Schedule or any combination thereof, the number of construction foremen in any such class or classes of work shall be determined using the manpower factor of 1;

[Deleted by S 786/2014 wef 01/01/2015](d)[Deleted by S 786/2014 wef 01/01/2015](e)in the case of the class of work specified in Part V of the Third Schedule, the number of construction supervisors shall be determined using the manpower factor of 0.25; and

in the case of any class of work specified in Part VI of the Third Schedule or any combination thereof, the number of construction supervisors in any such class or classes of work shall be determined using the manpower factor of 0.25.

in the case of any class of work specified in Part I of the Third Schedule or any combination thereof, the number of construction foremen in any such class or classes of work shall be determined using the manpower factor of 0.75; and (b)[Deleted by S 786/2014 wef 01/01/2015](c)in the case of the class of work specified in Part V of the Third Schedule, the number of construction supervisors shall be determined using the manpower factor of 0.25.

in the case of any class of work specified in Part I of the Third Schedule or any combination thereof, the number of construction foremen in any such class or classes of work shall be determined using the manpower factor of 1;

in the case of any class of work specified in Part II or III of the Third Schedule or any combination thereof, the number of construction foremen in any such class or classes of work shall be determined using the manpower factor of 1;

[Deleted by S 786/2014 wef 01/01/2015](d)[Deleted by S 786/2014 wef 01/01/2015](e)[Deleted by S 786/2014 wef 01/01/2015](f)in the case of the class of work specified in Part V of the Third Schedule, the number of construction supervisors shall be determined using the manpower factor of 0.25; and

in the case of any class of work specified in Part VI of the Third Schedule or any combination thereof, the number of construction supervisors in any such class or classes of work shall be determined using the manpower factor of 0.25.

specify the significant general building work project to which it relates;

contain the following details and particulars about the registered construction personnel to be employed by or on behalf of the builder, or to be engaged, in connection with the significant general building work project:

the class or classes of registered construction personnel and the class or classes of work according to their registration under the Building and Construction Authority (Registration of Construction Personnel) Regulations 2008 (G.N. No. S 642/2008);

the number or proportion of the registered construction personnel in each such class of work;

the period each registered construction personnel is to be so employed or so engaged in connection with the significant general building work project; and

such other details and particulars relating to the contents of the particular manpower programme as the Commissioner may require.

is provided by the Authority and obtainable from the Building and Construction Authority Academy at 200, Braddell Road, Singapore 579700 during such hours as that office is open for business; or

is set out on the Authority’s Internet website http://www.bca.gov.sg/coretrade/submission.

is incomplete;

is not in the form approved by the Commissioner; or

is apparent does not comply with or was not lodged in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations.

the names of each of the registered construction personnel; and

the number and other particulars of the certificate of registration issued to each of the registered construction personnel under the Building and Construction Authority (Registration of Construction Personnel) Regulations 2008 (G.N. No. S 642/2008).

a change in the number or proportion of registered construction personnel specified in the manpower programme, whether the change occurs with respect to any class of registered construction personnel or in any class of work of such registered construction personnel;

a change in any particular registered construction personnel whose name and particulars are specified in the update notice under paragraph (1);

a change in the period specified in the manpower programme that any registered construction personnel is to be employed by or on behalf of the builder, or to be engaged, in connection with that particular significant building work project;

a change in the value of the significant general building work project, or in its expected date of completion, as specified in the manpower programme;

a change in any other details or particulars in the manpower programme referred to in regulation 20A(2)(b)(iv).

is provided by the Authority and obtainable from the Building and Construction Authority Academy at 200, Braddell Road, Singapore 579700 during such hours as that office is open for business; or

is set out on the Authority’s Internet website http://www.bca.gov.sg/coretrade/submission.

the record of daily attendance referred to in regulation 20D(b);

the record of the grounds of excuse or other causes for non-attendance referred to in regulation 20D(c); and

such other documents and information relating to any matter which the Commissioner considers necessary to administer this Part and section 29H of the Act, which are within the knowledge of that builder or in his custody or under his control.

to require that person, or any person who is or was an officer or employee of his, to provide an explanation of the document or information; and

if the information is recorded otherwise than in legible form, to require the information to be made available to the Commissioner or authorised officer in legible form.

intentionally alters, suppresses or destroys any document or information which he has been required by a notice under paragraph (1) to furnish; or

in furnishing any document or information required under paragraph (1), makes any statement which he knows to be false in a material particular or recklessly makes such a statement,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

is provided by the Commissioner of Building Control; and

is set out on the website at https://www1.bca.gov.sg/procurement/pre-tender-stage.

it is not completed or lodged in accordance with this regulation; or

it is not accompanied by the relevant fee referred to in regulation 9.

the Class 1 general builder’s sub-register for licensees granted a Class 1 general builder’s licence;

the Class 2 general builder’s sub-register for licensees granted a Class 2 general builder’s licence; and

the specialist builder’s sub-register for licensees granted a specialist builder’s licence according to one or more of the following classes of specialist building works as is specified in the licence:

piling works described in paragraph (a) of the definition of “specialist building works” in section 2(1) of the Act;

ground support and stabilisation works described in paragraph (b) of the definition of “specialist building works” in section 2(1) of the Act;

instrumentation and monitoring works described in paragraph (c) of the definition of “specialist building works” in section 2(1) of the Act;

structural steelwork described in paragraph (d) of the definition of “specialist building works” in section 2(1) of the Act;

pre‑cast concrete work described in paragraph (e) of the definition of “specialist building works” in section 2(1) of the Act;

in-situ post‑tensioning work described in paragraph (f) of the definition of “specialist building works” in section 2(1) of the Act;

any building work that is declared under paragraph (g) of the definition of “specialist building works” in section 2(1) of the Act.

the licensee’s full name, the business telephone and fax numbers and email address, and the address at which the licensee carries on the business of a general builder or specialist builder, as the case may be;

the date the licence is granted to the licensee and the date of its expiry;

the date on which the licensee was first granted with the licence, and the date of each occasion on which the licensee’s licence has been renewed;

the terms of any conditions to which the licensee’s licence is or has been subject, and the dates between which any such condition has or has had effect;

in the case of a licensee whose licence is or has been suspended by the Commissioner under section 29J of the Act, the dates between which the suspension has or has had effect;

in the case of a licensee whose licence has been revoked or has otherwise ceased to have effect, the date on which the licence was revoked or ceased to have effect, as the case requires; and

in the case of a specialist builder, the class of specialist building works the licensee is licensed to carry on the business of a specialist builder in.

attend personally before the Commissioner; and

provide clarification to the Commissioner as to such additional particulars, information and document as may be required.

if the application is by an individual — paragraph (2);

if the application is by a corporation (whether carrying on business as a sole proprietor or otherwise) — paragraph (3); or

if the application is by a partnership (whether comprising 2 or more individuals, 2 or more corporations or both individuals and corporations) — paragraph (4).

a copy of the applicant’s degree, diploma or other certificate showing the applicant’s educational qualification;

written evidence of the applicant’s practical experience (whether in Singapore or elsewhere) in the work of a general builder or as a supervisor of general building works;

a declaration by the applicant that he or she has not acted as an approved person or the technical controller of a builder whose licence has been revoked in the 12 months before the date of the application;

the documents and information mentioned in paragraph (6) for each individual who is or is to be the applicant’s technical controller; and

any other documents and information that the Commissioner of Building Control may require in a particular case.

a copy of the certificate of incorporation issued for the corporation under section 19 of the Companies Act 1967;

a list of the corporation’s directors and the members of the corporation’s board of management;

the corporation’s business profile, such as its principal activities of business, principal place of business, its capital and particulars of its officers and shareholders;

the documents and information mentioned in paragraph (5) for the individual who is or is to be the applicant’s approved person as far as the corporation’s business relates to general building works in Singapore;

the documents and information mentioned in paragraph (6) for each individual who is or is to be the applicant’s technical controller; and

any other documents and information that the Commissioner of Building Control may require in a particular case.

a list of the partners of the partnership and the partnership’s business profile, such as its principal activities of business, principal place of business, the business’s registered name and the particulars of its managers;

for each corporation in the partnership —

a copy of the certificate of incorporation issued for the corporation under section 19 of the Companies Act 1967;

a list of the corporation’s directors and the members of the corporation’s board of management; and

the corporation’s business profile, such as its principal activities of business, principal place of business, its capital and particulars of its officers and shareholders;

the documents and information mentioned in paragraph (5) for the individual who is or is to be the applicant’s approved person as far as the partnership’s business relates to general building works in Singapore;

the documents and information mentioned in paragraph (6) for each individual who is or is to be the applicant’s technical controller; and

any other documents and information that the Commissioner of Building Control may require in a particular case.

the individual’s name and residential address;

a copy of the individual’s degree, diploma or other certificate showing the individual’s educational qualification;

written evidence of the individual’s practical experience (whether in Singapore or elsewhere) in the work of a general builder or as a supervisor of general building works;

the individual’s written consent to carry out the duties of an approved person for the applicant;

a declaration by the individual that the individual is not acting, and for so long as the individual is the approved person for the applicant does not intend to act, as a technical controller for any other licensee;

a declaration by the individual that the individual has not acted as an approved person or the technical controller of a builder whose licence has been revoked in the 12 months before the date of the application;

where the applicant is a corporation — whether the individual is a director of the corporation or a member of the corporation’s board of management;

where the applicant is a limited liability partnership — written evidence that the individual is lodged as a manager of the limited liability partnership under section 29(2) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005;

where the applicant is a partnership that comprises at least one corporation — whether the individual is a director of a corporation in the partnership or a member of such a corporation’s board of management.

the individual’s name and residential address;

a copy of the individual’s degree, diploma or other certificate showing the individual’s educational qualification;

written evidence of the individual’s practical experience (whether in Singapore or elsewhere) in the work of a general builder or as a supervisor of general building works;

the individual’s written consent to carry out the duties of a technical controller for the applicant (unless the individual is the applicant);

a declaration by the individual that the individual is not acting, and for so long as the individual is the technical controller for the applicant does not intend to act, as a technical controller for any other licensee;

a declaration by the individual that the individual has not acted as an approved person or the technical controller of a builder whose licence has been revoked in the 12 months before the date of the application;

where the applicant is a corporation — whether the individual is a director of the corporation, a member of the board of management of the corporation or an employee of the corporation, and if the individual is an employee, the individual’s designation, duties and responsibilities;

where the applicant is a partnership that comprises at least one corporation — whether the individual is a director of a corporation in the partnership, a member of such a corporation’s board of management, or an employee of such a corporation, and if the individual is an employee, the individual’s designation, duties and responsibilities.

an approved person for a licensee in so far as the licensee’s business relates to general building works or a class of specialist building works; or

the technical controller for any such licensee,becomes unwilling or unable, whether by reason of the termination of his appointment or for any other reason, to carry out those duties, the licensee concerned shall notify the Commissioner in writing of the individual ceasing to carry out those duties within 28 days after such cessation.