YQSG Newsletter 2013

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YQSG Newsletter 2013 Second Issue

YQSG Program 2013 - Xian, China.......!

Young Quantity Surveyors Group(YQSG)of the Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors (PAQS)

Editor & Designer:

Prasath SanjeewaVice-Chairman, PAQS - YQSG

Institute of Quantity Surveyors-

Sri Lanka

In this Issue.....

YQSG Programme 2013 - Xian, China ...........Page 1

About YQSG......................................................Page 4

Chairmans Message .......................................Page 5

Articles:

Participating Member: SingaporeThe Power of Early Contractor Involvement:

By Seah Hsiu Min Eugene.....................................Page 6

Participating Member: Hong KongRecent Cost Trend in Hong Kong:

By Joseph Chong .................................................Page 8

Participating Member: MalaysiaShort Case Study on Hospital Kuala Lumpur SpecialistComplex and Amulatory Care Centre (HKL SCAACC):

By Sr Shazali Sulaiman, Sr Yeap Soon Kiat............ Page 10

Participating Member: PhilippinesWhy Phillippines is Now Opting for Green Building:

By Jose Fernando Magsi, Haira Alilio....................Page 18

Articles (Contd):

Participating Member: BruneiLatest Project Development and Construction Cost Trend inBrunei:

By Mohammad Eddie Bin Wasli................................ Page 20

Participating Member: Sri LankaConstruction Industry, Quantity Surveyors and Software inSri Lanka:

By V.D. Kahandawa....................................................Page 21

Participating Member: Sri LankaTender Submissions:By C.B. Allis..............................................................Page 22

Participating Member: ChinaIntroduction toGuidance of Practice for Project Managementfor Construction Projects (First Edition, Shanghai):

By Annabella Wu......................................................Page 23

Participating Member: ChinaLatest Project Development and Construction Cost Trend inChina:

By Gu Xiaohui..........................................................Page 25

YQSG Program 2014 - Hong Kong............................. Page 30

Stay Connected......................................................Page 31

Disclaimer:

The opinions or views in

the Articles published in

this newsletter are those

of the authors and do not

reflect the opinions and

recommendations of PAQS

and respective institutes.

Young QS Group Programme of year 2013 was successfully held in Xian, China on 17thand18thMay 2013 with the participation of about 32 young members and students from 9 PAQSmember countries (Representatives from AIQS, BSIJ, CECA, HKIS, IQSSL, PCIQS, PUJA, RISMand SISV were participated)

CECA (Shanghai branch) was the host of the YQSG programme this year. Dierent fromprevious years, this year YQSG Progamme had lasted for two days.

First Day of the program included a relaxing guided tour to the Terracotta Warriors, ShaanXiHistorical Museum and the Wild Groose Pagoda.

On Second Day morning session, there were presentations from each country about cost trendand latest development projects in a local cost consultants ofice (San Qian Company). In theevening session participants visited the Creative Pavilion in the Xian China InternationalHorticultural Exposition (EXPO).

At night the participants joined the dinner at Xian Hotel and tasted the local cuisines.


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YQSG Program 2013 - Xian, China Contd

Group Photo - 2013 YQSG

Tour to Terracotta warriors

City Tour

Visit to Wild Pagoda Dinner

Presentation Sessions

Visit to Creative Pavilion,Horticultural EXPOGroup Games (Tea making)




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Presentations By Particiating Countries

YQSG Program 2013 - Xian, China Contd

Gift Exchange


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About PAQS - YQSG

The Current Members of PAQS are:

FULL MEMBER

- Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS)

- Building Surveyors Institute of Japan (BSIJ)

- Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS)

- China Engineering Cost Association (CECA)

- The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS)

- New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NZIQS)

- Singapore Institute of Surveyors & Valuers (SISV)

- Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka (IQSSL)

- Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM)

- Institution of Surveyors, Engineers and Architects, Brunei (PUJA)

The Paciic Association of Quantity Surveyors (PAQS)is an international association of national organizationsrepresenting Quantity Surveyors in the Asia and Western Paciic region.

The Missions of the PAQSare:

- The promotion of the practice of Quantity Surveying in the region.

- The promotion of best practice for Quantity Surveying in the region.

- The promotion of dialogue between member organizations.

- Encouragement of regional cooperation in the practice of Quantity Surveying.

- Fostering of research appropriate to the better understanding of building practice in the region.

- Rendering of assistance to members of member organizations working in each others countries.

ASSOCIATE MEMBER

- Fiji Institute of Quantity Surveyors (FIQS)

- Philippine Institute of Certiied Quantity Surveyors (PICQS)

OBSERVER MEMBER

- Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS)

On 15 August 2009, young members from PAQS country members attended the Sustainability

Committee Meeting at Kuala Lumpur and formed the irst Young Quantity Surveyors Group

committee. This committee was subsequently appointed by the PAQS Board under PAQS

Constitution article 3.2.

Quantity surveying students and members under 40 years of age from PAQS representing countries

are encouraged to join YQSG.

YQSG Program has been held in following countries:

2010 - Singapore

2011 - Sri Lanka

2012 - Brunei

2013 - China

Year 2014 program will be held in Hong Kong SAR, China

The YQSG is a good platform to promote Quantity Surveying as a career choice for school leavers and university students.


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Sr JOSEPH CHONG

Chairman

Young Quantity Surveyors Group

2009 - 2014, PAQS

BSc(Surv)(HKU), MSc(IDM)(HKU),MHKIS, RPS(QS), MHKICM,

MHKIVM, BEAM PRO (Incl. BI)

Chairmans message

On behalf of the Young Quantity Surveyors Group of PAQS, I am glad to present toyou the 2nd issue of 2013 PAQS YQSG newsletter.

In Hong Kong, the 1st International BIM Conference related to Quantity Surveyingwas held in Nov. Representatives from Malaysia, Singapore and Sri Lanka attendedthe conference and shared their use of BIM. Our Past Vice Chairman Mr Eugene

Seah also came to Hong Kong and presented a paper named The QS Journey inSingapore Lessons Learnt . On one hand BIM technology is moving in a fast pace,our contract documents and measurement rules must also be developed to enhanceour eficiency and accuracy in estimating and controlling construction costs. Ibelieve our young quantity surveyors around the world should take the lead toadopt new technologies and drive the change in our quantity surveying practice.

Our next young programme will be held in Hong Kong on 6-7 June 2014. We will haveinformal presentations by young representatives of each PAQS country members.Also, we will arrange site visits and a special tram tour of Hong Kong Island. Ourtram expert Sr Alan Cheung will introduce the history of Hong Kong trams andsurrounding architecture. As the host of this event, I would like to sincerely inviteyou to come to Hong Kong and participate PAQS 2014 Congress as well as the young

programme (if you are under 40).

In this issue of newsletter, we have articles from dierent countries on variousareas:

THE POWER OF EARLY CONTRACTOR INVOVEMENT by Eugene Seah

Recent Cost Trend in Hong Kong by myself

Short case study on Hospital Kuala Lumpur Specialist Complex &Ambulatory Care Centre (HKL SCACC) by Sr Amnah Salleh, Sr ShazaliSulaiman and Sr Yeap Soon Kiat of RISM JO, Malaysia

Why Philippines is now opting for Green Buildings by Jose FernandoMagsi and Haira Alilio Centralized Membership Committee, PICQS, the

PhilippinesLatest Project Development and Construction Cost Trend in BruneiBy Mohammad Eddie Bin Wasli, PUJA-Brunei

Construction Industry, Quantity Surveyors and Software in Sri Lankaby V.D Kahandawa, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

Tender Submissions By C.B. Allis, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

Latest Project Development and Construction Cost Trend In China byGu Xiaohui, China

Introduction of Guidance of Practice for Project Management forConstruction Projects by Annabella Wu, China

Enjoy reading!


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THE POWER OF EARLY CONTRACTORINVOVEMENTIntroduction

In the third quarter of year 2011, theBuilding & Construction Authority of

Singapore put forward a scheme calledthe Early Contractor Involvement or ECI.This is a scheme whereby Contractors ora Contractor is invited early in the designstage or engaged longer in the tenderperiod to seek clariication on design,safety, constructability and buildability,to name a few.

The main ethos of this is to seek advicefrom the party who knows best aboutconstruction risk, safety and methodology,and that party is the Main Contractor. Inessence, all these factors also boil downto construction cost and speed hence weconsider them as important drivers forsuccess. The main objectives of the ECIprocess are to:

Shorten tender periodSeek their views on constructionmethodologySeek their views on buildabilityand constructability and othersalient issuesSeek their views on time lines and

programSeek their views on VM/ VE,embellishments to designTo get to know the contractor andhis team betterPromote Partnering concepts butin a tendering environment

This paper discusses Langdon & Seahsexperience in the use of ECI and discussesthe processes proposed by us in ourprojects.

As a summary, the use of ECI has been

very successful of which the applicationshave dated back to the early 1990s. Oneof the bigger projects would include theoriginal extension of a large retail projectat Orchard Road. The latest projects wouldinclude a skyscraper Ofice in the CentralBusiness District and a Pre-EngineeredFactory and Research and Developmentbuilding at Tuas. Our experience ofContractors include both local andforeign Contractors but is centred onmore of the bigger Contractors.

When it started?

In the early 1990s, Mr Seah ChooMeng started the process of working

with the Contractors in either a Pre-qualiication or Tender environment toseek Contractors views and opinions oncost drivers and also, to understand theContractors concerns and constructionteam better. There are times that a projectmay be straight forward but the peoplefactor may complicate the project processhence it is very important that the entireproject team has to be of the same mindand drive. At the time, we called in theAdvance Information Package or AIP andthe success factors then and now remain.

However, with the increase requirementon Constructability, Buildability, GreenMark, Safety and the need for productivity,the use of the AIP or ECI process becomesmore and more important, and that is toengage the Contractor early.

In our experience, ECI can be used onboth form of procurement such as thetraditional lump sum tender and theDevelop & Construct (or Design & Build).However, it is observed that the Develop &Construction (D&C) form of procurement

seems to yield better result. This could bea fact that the Contractor, who takes overthe Mechanical & Electrical Engineeringand the Civil & Structural Engineeringscope of work, together with his in-housedesign and construction managementteam, can come up with more eficientdesign that contributes to the eficacy ofthe construction and design managementprocess on site.

With the use of Building InformationModelling (BIM), Contractors can, during

the ECI period, model their building up toLOD 200 and some families to LOD 300,to carry level 1 clash detections and aswell a simulations such as sustainabilityand scheduling (using Time liner). So,all in all, we can see that Contractorswho uses BIM for the construction workcan beneit greatly from the use of thesesoftware.

It has to be noted that ECI can be used formost types of building typologies but notsuitable for projects that have

no clear project brief or Employersrequirements.

What is the process?

The irst section discusses on the ECI thatwe have been involved in for the PRIVATE

sector. Prior to the ECI process, it ispreferred to have a proper Prequaliication(PQ) exercise to select the best Contractorsto tender for the project. The PQ exercisecan cover basic issues like experience,legal standing, inance and availablemanpower. But these are only entry levelissues and not project speciic issues.

With a formal PQ grading and evaluationprocess, 2-4 Contractors are selectedto enter into the next stage of the ECIprocess. In most of the projects, we have

limited it to 3 Contractors so as not towaste the resources of the Contractorsand increase cost of tendering. There islittle or no concern of the Contractorswithdrawing during the ECI or tenderprocess due to the speciic requirementto get senior management (in somecases the CEO himself) to attend theECI meetings and tender interviews.With such high level relationshipsbeing exchanged, there is little concern.

Generally there are two schools of thoughts

on how the ECI process can be carried out.One is to have a longer tendering periodand have the tendering Contractors workwith the Consultants, getting their queriesanswered during the tender period.This would translate that the tenderingperiod would extend from 1 month to 2to 3 months. The second one would bethe use a long pre-tender period, say amonth, to get all the queries answeredby Consultants to the Contractors andhave a shorter tender period with littleor no tender queries after the tender

By Seah Hsiu Min EugeneSingapore Institute of Surveyors & Valuers


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THE POWER OF EARLY CONTRACTORINVOVEMENT (Contd)opening. The latter is mostly used and ispreferred by us as it gives more suretyon the tender requirements, addressingoutstanding issues holistically but yet

keep the special ace-cards by individualContractors speciic to that contractor only.Lets discuss more in the next paragraph.

With the overall administrativemanagement by us, the Consultantsare expected to present the designintent to the Contractor and themanagement of the ECI process isusually by the Quantity Surveyor thatis Langdon & Seah. Heads of discussionwould include but not limited to:

Architect Design Overview

M&E Design OverviewC&S Design OverviewESD Design OverviewSafety Overview (for projectsgoing for Design For Safety)Etc

Timelines for the ECI/ AIP Process

The overall timeline, as a guide, can beas follows :

Day 1- Brieing to Contractors andCollection of the ECI/ AIP document

Day 12- Queries from Contractors toConsultantsDay 17- Replies from Consultants toContractorsDay 29- Submission of ECI/ AIPdocuments.Day 31- Presentation of ECI/ AIPfrom Contractor to Consultants.TENDER PreparationDay 45- Call tenderDay 75- Tender return andcommencement of evaluationDay 120 - Tender Award

During the 31st day, the Contractoris expected to present his proposedsolutions in a 1 hour presentation. Atypical format is as follows :

a) Contractors organisational chartand project team proposed for theproject. The project team has to bepresent at the presentation

b) Preliminary program showing main

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c) Construction implementationproposal, including any special

construction methodology such as semior full top down construction.

d) Quality proposal on how to maintainquality of the works.

e) Hazard Identiication and RiskAssessment (HIRA) and how the risk canbe addressed with the HIRA Checklist(HIRAC).

f) Innovation, Constructability andBuildability

g) Sustainability proposal

h) EHS best practices

i) Value Management Proposals

As mentioned, these points are non-exhaustive and should be adjusted tocater for dierent projects. It is alsoessential that enough information isgiven to the Contractors to understandthe requirements, including drawings,schematics, parameters and assumptions,BIM model (if any) , etc to assist in thisfast pace period. Tender deposits can be

paid prior to the collection of the ECI/ AIPdocument.

In some projects, even the meeting notes,plans and discussions with the authoritiessuch as the Land Transport Authority(LTA) is included, especially for projectsinvolving the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)reserve lines. The more information isprovided, the clearer the Contractor is,the more he will contribute constructivein the ECI process as well as a keenerconstruction cost that has lower riskbuers by the Contractor.

So, what is the procedure for publicproject? Because of the PQ process thatis an open process, the subsequent shortlisting to the primary 5 Contractors shouldsufice to the Governments procurementprocedures. The ECI procedure can bedeemed as a lengthened PQ procedureon the 5 shortlisted Contractors with thetender period and submission as a inalsubmission with little or no queries comingin. Although there have been discussionswith certain Government departments

and the Building & Construction Authorityof Singapore, some of our projects are inits infancy stages on the use of ECI/ AIP inpublic projects.

Conclusion

The objective of the ECI/ AIP process is tointegrated current and existing processto allow early involvement with thecontractors for the following reasons:

Shorter tender periodSeeking their views on constructionmethodologySeeking their views on buildabilityand constructability

Seeking their views on time linesSeeking their views on VM/ VE,embellishments to designTo get to know the contractor andhis team betterPromote Partnering concepts butin a tendering environment

The experience by our ofice on ECI andAIP has been a good one with 100%success on all of our projects. Of course,the Developer and the entire Consultantteam has to have the same like-minded

thinking and cooperation coupled with theright group of Contractors who have thesame thesis in understanding of the ECI.The success in these projects are becauseof everyone in the team.

It is very apparent that Contractors who useBIM ( and the related suite of software) andother simulation tools, coupled with theirin-house speciality on design management(for construction, sustainability etc), havebeneited greatly in the ECI/ AIP process.In some projects, Contractors have shownthat the construction time can be reducedconsiderably by changing minor designsbut have greater impact on constructionsequencing. This will increase productivityon site and yet stay construction cost,saying that market conditions are stable.


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Recent Cost Trend in Hong KongHong Kong is still suering from the problem of lack of construction labour. According

to statistics from Census & Statistics Department, 65.5% of workers employed by

construction industry as at Dec 2012 are 40 years old or above . The Secretary for

Labour and Welfare told reporters last year that the construction industry is facing

the perplexing issues of 3D dificulties, dirty and danger in recruiting young

sta. He opined that the issues of dificulty and dirty can still be easily resolvedby strengthening the industrys training qualities and enhancing the industrys

professional images through the image-building process.

For quantity surveyors, there is a similar problem of shortage. HKIS President

Sr Stephen Lai told reporters that a 30 percent vacancy in the middle-rank level of qualiied surveyors is recorded in the

construction sector . The shortage problem may become even worse due to competition of other economies. There is an

increasing number of casino and hotel projects in Macau and Singapore is investing SDG$20 billion on railway projects and

compete iercely for construction professionals stationed in Hong Kong .

On the other side, the total gross value of construction works that the main contractors performed in Hong Kong in 2002

increased 24.2% in nominal terms over a year .

Actually the infrastructure expenditure in Hong Kong had been steady from 1993 to 2008 (between HK$20-30 Billions)

but it started to increase tremendously since 2009. In 2013, the infrastructure expenditure is HK$76 billions . For housing,

the Long Term Housing Strategy Steering Committee just suggested the government to set a new target of 470,000 units

to be built in next 10 years, i.e. 47,000 units annually . This almost doubled the annual supply of housing units from 2006-

2013. With the continuous increase in demand of both infrastructure and residential works, the demand for construction

workers and professionals would continue to be strong and the construction cost in Hong Kong is expected to rise sharply.

In order to attract university graduates to join the industry, the Construction Industry Council organized job expo and 6-

months training scheme to recruit and train graduates without any construction work experience. A news report showed

that a graduate who worked for IT changed to work in construction as he expects his salary can reach HK$30,000 per month .

A recent employment survey shows that increase in salary of quantity surveyors fresh graduates in 2002 was 9.4%

and was highest among all fresh graduates . Increase in QSs salary may attract more new blood to join the profession.

Table: Average Gross Income of 2012 Full-time Graduates in Professional Services

A solution to the shortage of construction labour problem is to allow import of construction workers. A legislator

Abraham Razack, who represents real estate and construction, said the shortage was delaying progress on

infrastructure projects and increasing building costs. He viewed that the government should take a courageous

political step and import foreign labour. Another legislator James Tien Pei-chun said the supply of skilled construction

workers was 15 per cent short of the demand, representing a lack of 8,000 to 9,000 workers. He questioned that the

government has pledged to meet the housing target and this target cannot be met if we do not have suficient workers.

However, chairman of the Construction Industry Employees General Union opposes the proposal. He said the city had

about 110,000 skilled workers and 170,000 unskilled workers at present - and the shortage was only in skilled workers.

By Sr Joseph Chong,

Council Member, QS Division

Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS)


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Recent Cost Trend in Hong Kong (Contd)According to L&S QUARTERLY CONSTRUCTION COST REVIEW FOURTH QUARTER 2012, the building cost per m2 in Hong Kong is

highest among all Asian major cities. Developers should focus and work hard to control construction cost as it becomes a more and

more important element of the development costs. Import of construction labour would be an issue to be considered if the shortage

of labour problem aects the economic growth of Hong Kong.

ReferencesLangdon and Seah (2013) QUARTERLY CONSTRUCTION COST REVIEW Hong Kong First Quarter 2013 (URL: http://

hk.langdonseah.com/costdata/cost_data_1Q2013.pdf)

Chan, O. (2012) Meeting challenges of HKs construction industry, China Daily, 14 Dec 2012 (URL: http://www.chinadaily.com.

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html/2013/03/20130312_163035.shtml

Wong, H.M.A. (2013) Infrastructures and Long Term Housing Supply in HKIS Annual Conference 2013 ProceedingsNews.gov.hk (2013) 10-year housing goals proposed

(URL: http://www.news.gov.hk/en/categories/infrastructure/html/2013/09/20130903_134041.shtml)

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HKU (2013) Full employment for HKU graduates relects positive outlook 29 Apr 2013

http://www.hku.hk/press/news_detail_9629.html

HKU (2013) Full employment for HKU graduates relects positive outlook 29 Apr 2013

http://www.hku.hk/press/news_detail_9629.html

But, J. and Siu P. (2013) Business and labour groups disagree over importing construction workers, SCMP Friday, 01 February,

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Short case study on Hospital KualaLumpur Specialist Complex & AmbulatoryCare Centre (HKL SCACC)

(The first IBS70 government hospital project)

Keywords about IBS

Standardization / PenyeragamanComponent SizeIndustry Standard (Speciication)Component CodeModularBasic ModuleModular Coordination / Dimension CoordinationBasic UnitMalaysian Standard MS 1064O -Site AssemblyPrefabricationPrecastIBS ScoringOn-Site InstallationDelivery & HoistingSpecialized WorkersHigher Cost

1. IBS Construction Technology In Action

The Implementation Of IBS System For Government Projects came about from the Treasury Letter of Memorandum dated 31Oktober 2008 which requires the adaptation of Open Tendering System through Modular Coordination MS 1064 (ModularKordinasi MS 1064).

The letter requires 70% IBS components in government projects and the Prime Ministers Department shall act as theimplementation and monitoring unit with monitoring assistance from National IBS Secretariat (Sekretariat IBS Kebangsaan).And the Construction Industry Development Boards (CIDB) IBS Centre (Pusat IBS CIDB) will be the reference and informationcentre for the smooth implementation of IBS in Malaysia.

Reported by

Sr Shazali Sulaiman,

Sr Yeap Soon Kiat

(Appearing from left to right)

Royal Institution Of Surveyors Malaysia, Quantity

Surveying Divisions Junior Organization


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Short case study on Hospital Kuala Lumpur(Contd)Site Location


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IBS Component (Structural & Architectural) in use comprises of the following:Precast Hollow Core SlabPrefab Steel RoofPrecast Wall

Precast BeamsPrecast Cornice & MouldingPrecast StaircaseAluminium System FormworkPrecision BlockworkOne-way Spanning Hollow Core Slab

Precast Hollow Core Slab

The precast hollow core slab (one way direction type) allows for speed of progress of work, where in average it can achieve1 loor per month for structure framing.

Speed Of Progress Of Work

The below graphic shows the progress of precast hollow core slab for east wing & centre lobby.

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2. Summing Up The IBS Score

IBS Score Percentage Distribution comprises of the following categories which makes up 100% (maximum IBS Score for abuilding is 100%):

Structural system, (which contributes most wet trade i.e. 75% labour content) = max 50%Wall system, which is widely available components in the market = max 30%Others Simpliied Saving Construction Solution (using standard components MS1064; repetition; 3Dcomponents; etc ) = max 20%

Scoring For Structural System

The calculation of structural point system is as follow and points awarded are based structural system used:Allocation based on % loor area that utilises the structural system.Sub-structure works (elements) are not taken into account in the calculation e.g. piling, ground beam, ground slab,underground car park etc).The construction area includes car porch but excluding driveway, apron and landscaped areas.For structural system using load bearing wall, whether precast or in-situ the factor can be determined from the table bytreating the wall as wide column.The factor for tunnel formwork system is 0.6.

This is for structural without loor.

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Scoring For Wall System

The calculation of wall point system is as follow and points awarded are based wall system used:Points are awarded based wall system usedAllocation based on % length of the wall system used

External basement wall for earth retaining purposes and toilet cubicle partition walls are excluded from thecalculationFor cavity wall, consider the two separate skins as a wallParapet and corridor must be counted in the calculation

IBS Factor For Wall Systems

Other Simplifying Features

Use of standardised components; MS1064 (Beams, columns, walls, slab, windows, door)Use of prefab components; toilets, staircase etc

Repeating features grids, loor ht, etc Vertical repetitions, horizontal repetitionLabour saving techniques, spray plaster

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3. IBS In Construction Procurement & Costing

In order to derive at a reasonably accurate IBS project budget normally requires 2 Steps as follows:

The 1st step In Estimating IBS Construction Cost involves upfront construction planning and IBS components detailing andspeciications.After the 1st step has been identiied only can the QS proceed to estimate the cost based on either the below approaches.

In general there are 3 approaches that can be adopted by QS for establishing the IBS project cost and they are namely asfollows:

Elemental MeasurementDetail MeasurementProduction Cost Estimation

4. IBS In Contract Management Considerations

Construction Considerations

The following are some of the construction methods & cost consideration when planning to embark on an IBS project:Heavy lifting crainage (180 ton per lift @ RM60K/Month) / tower crainMore full time crainage (50 ton, 65 ton & 180 ton)Dierent lifting contraptionWalky-talkySub-contractingLimited IBS system / brandsLack of connection / integration of IBS componentsRequired a lot of loor to loor & services by services planning & coordinationAllow for starter bars or connectorsCost ConsiderationsSavings on formworkSavings on timber scaoldingSavings on construction periodLower labor contentLess wastageHigher cost of IBSHigh initial / setup cost of IBSLess competitive tender priceNeed high tech contractors / sub-contractors

Alteration / Renovation Consideration

Despite of its advantages above, IBS system lacks in the following when compared against conventional systems:Dificult to accommodate, needs to be pre-planned upfront

Any alterations or renovations will requires hacking of concrete membersStructural elements cannot be hacked

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Why Philippines is now opting forGreen BuildingsIn the 2011 Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) byBritish irm risk analysis Maplecroft, Philippines was citedas one of the six fastest growing cities in the world thatis at extreme risk to the impact of climate change. Thedisasters brought about by typhoons along with news ofcalamities elsewhere have heightened local awareness onclimate change and is pushing local construction professional to participate.

The bright projection of the economic performance of the Philippines is complemented by the countrys eorts to introducegreen or sustainable means of development. With the rising initiative to introduce environmentally-sensitive methodsand technologies in construction, local stakeholders are now aware of the countless beneits which will result, not only inaddressing the problems of climate change, but also in reducing construction and long-term property management costs.

In the quest to introduce improved systems of development, locally-available and ecologically-sustainable building materialsto support eective construction designs have been re-discovered. The degree of energy eficiency and the ability torecycle other resources have increasingly become incentives to developers, as property management costs are signiicantly

reduced.

The serious move to encourage sustainable development designs and buildings prompted the creation of a local ratings systemcalled the Building Ecologically Responsive Design Excellence (BERDE) the local counterpart of the US Green BuildingCouncils Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) design standards, in promoting green architecture anddesign.

The success of this new type of development will certainly encourage more developers, with the help of local governments,to build better cities and communities. As the country is poised to become one of the more important players in the globaleconomy, what is clear, for now, is that the success factors in maintaining the countrys competitive advantage are beingenhanced by concerted eorts towards sustainable development. More multinational corporations that want to set uplocal headquarters in the Philippines look for eco-friendly skyscrapers. There is a mounting demand from the internationalbusiness community, especially foreign investors, on local locators to oer more green buildings. An increasing number of

Filipino building owners are retroitting and upgrading existing buildings to improve energy eficiency and environmentalperformance.

The Philippine Green Building Council (PHILGBC) was incorporatedon March 22, 2007 as a national non-stock, non-proit organizationthat promotes the sharing of knowledge on green building practicesto the industry to ensure a sustainable environment. It was

organized to serve as a single voice in the promotion of holistic and market-based green building practices, to facilitate thesharing of green building information and practices in the building industry, and to serve as a non-partisan venue for thedevelopment of a green building rating system.

BERDE is a green building rating system developed bythe Philippine Green Building Council (PHILGBC), and is

used to measure, verify, and monitor the environmentalperformance of buildings that exceeds existing mandatoryregulations and standards. It is consensus-driven, andachieved through a multi-stakeholder consultation and collaboration process.

LEED Certiied Projects in the Philippines include Asian Development Bank, Nuvali One Evotech, Texas Instruments Baguioand Pampanga, Sunlife, Mind Museum, Shell Shared Services Ofice, Manila Water, NET Lima and Zuellig. There are 58 projectsthat are awaiting LEED certiication in the Philippines.

By

Jose Fernando Magsi Communication Committee,

Haira Alilio Centralized Membership Committee ,

Philippine Institute of Certiied Quantity Surveyors (PICQS)


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Why Philippines is now opting forGreen Buildings (Contd)

The Role of the Quantity Surveyor in Sustainability

Quantity Surveyors in the Philippines have now incorporated aspect of sustainable construction in their services, and is

fast becoming a key feature in construction projects. With focus of energy reduction and cost of occupation, whole-life coststudies and assessments on long term impact are now part of investment decisions along with examining options usingpayback and rates-of-return on capital.

Is Going GREEN Costly

According to the study conducted by Langdon and Seah Philippines International (LSPI), using LEED Certiication Rating, the% on construction cost would be 6%-9% if its Platinum Rating and 3% - 5% if its GOLD rating. These igures are based ona project above $100M with base design not having any Green Building technologies and basic elements only meeting coderequirements.

LSPI ofices see a decline in the extra over cost for GBTs as basic designs incorporate these GBs as an integral part of thebuilding design (under total building performance). The cost of going green is insigniicant as compared to the value ofthe building. 2% of the increase in construction cost translate to a small % of total development cost and this is nothingcompared to the value and future prooing of asset.

Green buildings earn almost 8 percent more in terms of rent than a regular building and surprisingly, for sales purposes,they can go as high as 16 more than conventional buildings. So whatever small investment you give is oset by the additionalincome

COST of NOT Going GREEN

There are social pressures due to increasing public awareness of going Green. In addition, retention and productivity ofemployees is of increasing importance. A study conducted by CBRE US found out that in green buildings, there is an averageof almost three days less absences per employee, so that is a big factor when employers consider the output of the workforce,

they know that a green building is a better place for work and it is generally healthier so the productivity is there. Theanticipated carbon tax being imposed on energy consumption (as in other developed countries) is also a threat to not goinggreen.

References:

http://earthsky.org/earth/top-10-countires-most-at-risk-from-climate-changehttp://www.honestbuildings.com/projects/43673/leed-certiied-gold-texas-instruments-philippines-clarkhttp://ph.news.yahoo.com/green-buildings-philippines-122634159.htmlhttp://berdeonline.org/index.php/rating-schemes/project-registryhttp://www.gbig.org/activities/leed-10133321Mary Joyce Areolas RICS Presentation in LSPI in Manila, Philippineshttp://www.philstar.com/real-estate/649658/one-evotech-nuvali-gets-leed-silver-certiicationhttp://business.inquirer.net/6368/sustainable-development-seen-by-going-green

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.


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Latest Project Development andConstruction Cost Trend in BruneiBrunei Darussalam is located in the Island of Borneo in South East Asianeighbouring to East Malaysia and Indonesia. Brunei is a small countrywith an area of 5,271 square kilometers where 75% is still covered withtropical rainforest. Our current population is approximately 400,000

people. Brunei Darussalam is well known as A Kingdom of UnexpectedTreasure since 2010.

Below here are some of the latest project development in Brunei togetherwith its construction information. The irst is the Block B26 KnowledgeHub, Anggerek Desa Technology Park. This project costs approximatelyUS$4 Million procured using Design and Build method. The constructionperiod of the project is 15 months. The Hub consist of some green features such as Low-E glazing, automated lighting usingmotion sensors, environmental friendly air-conditioning system, energy saving elevators, water saving sanitary ittings andsolar power panels.

Follow by the next is the Lugu National Housing Project which is procured using traditional method. This project is expected tobe completed 4 months in advance instead of the 36 months allocated. The construction cost for this project is approximatelyUS$55 Million providing 520 units of houses under the national housing scheme. One of the main reasons this was achievable

is due to the good relationship between project parties. This project is also expected to be completed within the budgetallocated.

Another example is the Upgrading of Kampong Ayer Apprentice Project located at the heart of Bandar Seri Begawan. Theobjective of this project is to renovate and replace some of the water village houses. A traditional with selective tenderingprocurement was used for this project which costs around US$25 Million. The duration of the project is 7 months and wascompleted in July 2012. Some features of this project is the use of dry wall ibre cement stud wall, integrated aluminiumrooing, pre-cast structures, spun pile concrete and etc. Most of these features promote fast track construction to overcomeits windy and wet conditions.

From the above few projects, Brunei Darussalam mainly uses the traditional procurement method. Some of the projects werestill awarded to the lowest tenderers which may not achieve the goals or objectives that were intended in terms of cost, timeand quality. This may lead to cost and time overrun, bad relationship between parties, encouragement of the blaming culture,poor workmanship, low quality materials and etc. The question is whether it is the consultants failure in advising the client

or is it due to the stubbornness of clients? These eects can be minimize by ensuring contractors capabilities, whole lifecosting data and sharing experiences of bad projects with identical speciications. Currently, Brunei Darussalam is movingaway from the practice of selecting the lowest bidder.

The other practice often seen in Brunei Darussalam is cost reduction exercise. The cost reduction exercise is often carried outwhen architects over design exceeding the budget. This exercise often involves substituting to low quality speciication thusthe original perceived product is no longer achievable. Another common factor leading to cost reduction is derived from thelack of detailed brief from end user or client and the lack of communication between all the stakeholders. This means thatthe time and eort for estimating the original package might end up being omitted. The cost reduction exercise is not a badpractice; however, it should ideally be carried out during design stage instead of after the tender awarded in order to preventany potential problems.

The application of modular design and prefabrication works are still limited in Brunei Darussalam. This method has beenpracticed in the national housing scheme but it is being fabricated on site using formwork moulds casted on site. This has

been practiced in one of the housing project to build over 4000 houses in a relatively short period of time. The outcome of thismethod is that the houses are completed within the time allocation and also some savings to the contract sum.

Even though Brunei Darussalam is still practicing traditional procurement but design and build procurement is getting moreand more popular nowadays. The risk in design and build can be minimized by practicing it regularly to optimize its advantage.Using this procurement may lead to changes in design leading to variation works, however these can be minimized by irmingthe end users or clients design brief and avoid any changes during construction. In terms of assessment of design and buildcompared to traditional procurement method, it may be dificult for client to select between the bidders, because essentiallyits like comparing apple to orange. The consultants will have an important role of recommending the most suitable optionto the client.

As of 13th May 2013, the Brunei Green Building Council (GBC) is formed. The councils main objectives are to develop moreenvironmental-friendly buildings; promoting sustainability in the built environment as well as an awareness to the generalpublic. A green building rating tool formulated to suit the country is underway.

By Mohammad Eddie Bin WasliPUJA-Brunei


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Construction Industry, QuantitySurveyors and Software in Sri LankaConstruction industry is unique nature due to the features of output, its size,

government as a main client, nature of demand for construction output, nature of

construction work, variety of construction technology, and structure of industry

(Nazib Faizal, 2013). As a quantity surveyor in this vast, unique and dynamicenvironment we must use many methods to improve our eficiency and eectiveness.

In this 21st century, in the midst of the digital world, software can be an assistance

to mitigate and minimize the vast work load that a quantity surveyor has to bear.

The quantity surveyor are spending more time on repetitive work than using the

quantity surveying practices.

In the Sri Lankan context, to my knowledge and experience in industrial training,

there are many software that are been used by quantity surveyors. They can be mainly, Microsoft word, Excel and Autocad.

These softwares are used currently to reduce repetitive work and ease the work. There is a lot of time wastage in repetitive

work in the preparation of equations and BOQ etc..

There are many areas that can be improved to help quantity surveyor use of software. To my experience, these softwares they

are now using are not compatible with each other as well as the users do not have the complete knowledge. For example,

Autocad and Excel cannot directly connect with each other which, has reduced the working speed in producing a BOQ.

Furthermore there are many way to increase the speed of using Excel as well. One may be using macros, or even a template

can be used with all the equations added.

We can also go for new softwares that have the ability to work with all the needs of the quantity surveyor such as drawing

and documents. In addition, Software engineering and developing professionals could be used to develop current softwares

to quantity surveyors need and expectation. One program that I learn has such potential is Costx software that can deal with

the drawings, 3D models, rates and documentation. But such softwares are not popular among current practitioner and they

not willing it leave their comfort softwares.

In conclusion, quantity surveyor plays a major role in the construction industry handling the expenditure. Therefore there is

major workload on his shoulders. In this digital world, software can used to minimize the work load of the quantity surveyor,

and focus more quantity surveying aspects. Therefore we must improve our softwares and skills on them to be more eficient

and eective.

References

Nazib Faizal (2013). Construction Industry and its characteristics. [online] Retrieved from: http://kumahauing.wordpress.

com/2010/11/13/construction-industry-and-its-characteristics/ [Accessed: 26 Oct 2013].

By K.A.R.V.D Kahandawa

BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying

University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka


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TENDER SUBMISSIONS

One of the utmost important documents in construction industry is the tender

response which is oered by the contractor. Substantially the time duration that

provided to write the tender response may be varied according to the nature of the

project, client needs to start the project as soon as possible and etc. Nevertheless

the only thing you have to verify as the bidder who has necessitated of succeedingthe bid, that you submit your tender before the given dead line. Otherwise you may

be deprived of not only that bidding but also your stas valuable time, energy and

may be motivation even.

I had one such experience in my training period as trainee Quantity Surveyor in the

contractors tendering department. Phase I of that project was being constructing

by the same contractor when there was a call for tendering to Phase II. As the one of

the trainee, who had been involving for that Phase I project, I also personally knew that the project is contributed good proit

to the contractor and the client also highly satisied about the speed of construction where the master programme was in

step back. By the way contractor had mobilized already in the site and it trimmed the price of preliminary bill signiicantly,

which would be highly advantage to the contractor in the evaluation process. Even the risks which could have to face bythe contractor had also highly predictable than other bidders. Whole the management and inancial department of the

organization were keen on that tender and all had the idea that we can win this without matter.

Can you imagine what happened at the end? Yes, by frustrating whole the tender department and giving me the article topic,

the tender was rejected without openly because of the late submission. Still it is kept in my heart as a sweet dream which was

ended as a nightmare. In the irst time of my life, I felt how much value it is having for 15 minutes. As a proit it was millions.

In your case it can be billions and even more.

One thing I want to emphasize is, please be careful about your time management as professional Quantity Surveyors in case

of these situations. It will diminish the wasting time, money and all other resources as well as acquire more for you and your

company. Unlike other resources, time cannot be bought or sold, borrowed or stolen, stocked up or saved, manufactured,reproduced, or modiied. All we can do is make use of it in a superior way. Therefore, corroborate about the deadline of the

tender submission, if you sense you cant achieve it better to throw away the tender document without taking single attempt

to ill it.

By P.A.C.B. Allis

BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying

University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka


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Introduction to Guidance ofPractice for Project Management forConstruction Projects (First Edition,Shanghai)In recent years, the scale of construction projects is getting larger, technologies

adopted are becoming increasingly complex, more stakeholders are involved in the

construction process and the clients requirements are getting stricter. Accordingly,

the scope of professional project management services provided by project

management companies are getting wider, deeper and with more responsibilities.

The whole industry believes the construction consultants industry has a long way

to go facing current trends and heavy tasks. So, we must try our best to improve

every project management teams professional skills and knowledge. The better

project management environment and more good practices in Shanghai have

provided foundation for researching and concluding on project management for

construction projects and formulating a guidance book for the industry. Hence,being the initiator, organized scholars from universities including Tongji University Complicated Engineering Management

Research Institute and experts in the construction consultants industry in China together formulate the Guidance of Practice

for Project Management for Construction Projects (referred to as Guidance hereinafter) as an important step to prosper the

construction consultants industry.

SCCA always focuses on the dynamic state of international and domestic project management, especially on members

implementations of project management services and explore platforms in order to provide chances for SCCA members

to display and exchange ideas and practical experiences. 2010 November, 1st International Project Management

ConferenceShanghai attracted over 400 Chinese and foreign experts, scholars and professionals during the two-day

conference, and organized more than 10 thematic reports and panel discussions. 14-15 November, 2013, 2nd International

Project Management Conference: current development and future trends in project management - common values andcultural connotation held in Shanghai.

Project management may be deined as the overall planning, co-ordination and control of a project from inception to

completion aimed at meeting a clients requirements in order to produce a functionally and inancially viable project that

will be completed safely, on time, within authorized cost and to the required quality standards. (Code of Practice for Project

Management for Construction and Development - Fourth Edition). Project management services refer to the intelligence

services mainly provided by the third party professionals and oriented to the whole society, clients and owners.

Project management runs throughout every construction process, i.e. from the very investment intention and under

condition of sustainable development, through initial, planning and designing, pre-construction, construction, completion

and handover, post-completion review until facility management. The inal purpose is to satisfy the requirements of theclient through all-process planning, organizing, coordination and control of a project, so as to build a project which is full-

featured, inancially proitable, environmentally friendly, and beneicial to the inal users and with time advancement. In

another word, project management aims to safely complete the project within scheduled time, authorized cost and required

quality standards.

Referring to standards of project management in European and American and the practice experience of domestic project

management services, the guiding concept of the Guidance is to reine the standardized contents of whole-process project

management service provided by consultation companies to the clients/owners, including the framework of what to do, how

to do and the result of doing for professional project management services, as well as working contents, scope and extent

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CECA (Shanghai branch)


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Introduction to Guidance ofPractice for Project Management forConstruction Projects (First Edition,Shanghai) - Contdof service, and low of project management service. By referring to the current project management standards worldwide

including standards of FIDIC, the Code of Practice for Project Management for Construction and Development (Fourth

Edition) from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and various internal project management service standards from

many domestic consultant and project management companies, it has been eventually decided to formulate the Guidance

in six stages according to the whole process time sequence of project, i.e. initial stage, planning and designing stage, pre-

construction stage, construction stage, completion and handover stage, and post-completion review stage.

In the viewpoints of the consultation companies providing professionalized project management services to the clients/

owners, the Guidance tries to generate a guideline for their service, complying with the current laws and regulations of

China, and taking the market demands as orientation. It not only takes the regulation between current system and approval

procedure into consideration, but also makes allowance for the development of project management service in the futureas a whole, and users of the Guidance may include clients/owners who plan to employ project management service and

the project management companies assigned by the clients/owners. It may also be used by other participants and relevant

parties of construction projects for reference. The preconditions of its speciic contents are that the owner has engaged

other professional consultant companies according to the current laws and stipulations as well as conventions, such as

construction supervision company, tender agency and cost consultants company (QS, cost engineering, cost auditing), etc.,

and assigns project management service on such basis, the contents of which to be undertaken by the project management

service provider under such situation. If the owner does not employ aforesaid professional consultant companies according

to the normal ways, the services undertaken by aforesaid companies may be transferred to the project management company.

Speciic services may be decided by the two parties through negotiation in the normal ways. As the types, location, stages of

implementation involved and the clients/owners requirements are dierent, the detailed contents of project management

services may vary according to the actual situations.

Therefore, the formulation of the Guidance have referred to the current laws and regulations, adopted general professional

terms, which guarantees the normalization and operation ability, and meanwhile forecasts the development trend in the

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Latest Project Development andConstruction Cost Trend In ChinaA. The Real Estate Market In China

In 2012, the Central Government of Mainland China issued a series of policies onmacro-control of the real estate market. However, the growth of GDP of MainlandChina was not able to get rid of the dependence on the ixed asset investment.As the important part of the ixed asset investment, the real estate market keptgrowing in 2012. The total investment in the real estate market was RMB 7180.4billion, increased by 16.2%. Among them, the investment in housing was RMB4937.4 billion, increased by 11.4%. The investment in ofice was RMB 336.7billion, increased by 31.6%. And the investment in commercial was RMB 931.2billion , increased by 25.4%.

Fig. 1.1 The house price index has increased consistently from June 2012.(Source: http://www.fangchan.com/)

According to the igure 1.1, we can see that the house price index decreased slowly from Aug. 2011, the beginning of thisround macro-control on the real estate market. During the irst half year of 2012, the house price index was stable. From Jul.2012, the house price index began to increase at a relatively high speed and exceeded the beginning point in Oct. 2012, whichmeans the real estate market has recovered and this round macro-control was not successful.

Fig. 1.2 The sales performance of the major developers in China in 2012.

By Gu Xiaohui

CECA (Shanghai branch)


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Latest Project Development andConstruction Cost Trend In China (Contd)

Fig. 1.3 The unit prices of land transaction in some cities in China from 2012.

The data of Fig. 1.2 also proved that the real estate market is still in the boom years. From Fig. 1.3, we can see that compared

with the land cost, the proportion of construction cost is very small. As the real estate market is booming and the land cost isvery high, clients pay more attention to time rather than cost.

B. The Factors Inluencing Construction Cost

Fig. 2.1 The price of concretor in Shanghai (RMB/day) Source: http://203.95.6.186/newver/

Fig. 2.2 The price of steel bar in Shanghai (RMB/t) Source: http://203.95.6.186/newver/


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Labor cost: With the labor cost growing higher, the construction cost will increase accordingly. However, this will promotethe contractor in improving capacity of management and eficiency.

Material cost: The material cost will keep luctuating. However, if the CPI, PPI and inlation keep growing, the material costwill increase collectively. The proportion of material cost in construction cost will decrease.

The change of policy: The central government is going to issue value-added tax policy in construction industry. This willinluence the construction cost greatly. Contractors should be more professional in construction cost management.

Green building: With the consumers now being more concerned about energy conservation and low-carbon, developers nowpay more attention to green building.

New technology: With the application of BIM and cloud computing, all the parties in the construction industry will learn toadapt to these changes. New technology will change the method of how a building will be built up. It will also change ourwok manner.

C. Latest Project Development

a. The Shanghai Tower

The building will stand approximately 632 meters high and will have 121 stories.The construction area is 576000 square meters. The tower will take the form of ninecylindrical buildings stacked atop each other, totalling 121 loors, all enclosed by theinner layer of the glass faade. Between that and the outer layer, which twists as it rises,nine indoor zones will provide public space for visitors. Each of these nine areas willhave its own atrium, featuring gardens, cafes, restaurants and retail space and providing360-degree views of the city.

b. Pingan IFC

Pingan International Finance Center is a 115-storey supertall skyscraper that is underconstruction in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. The tower was commissioned byPing An Insurance, and designed by the American architectural irm Kohn Pedersen FoxAssociates. It is expected to be completed in 2016, and will at that time be the second-tallest building in the world, as well as the tallest in China, standing a total of 660 m(2,165 ft) high.


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c. The China Expo Convention & Exhibition Complex

The China Expo Convention & Exhibition Complex will have 400,000 square meters of indoor space and 100,000 squaremeters of outdoor areas - double the size of the Shanghai New International Expo Center, currently the citys largest exhibitionfacility. The project was started at the end of 2011 and will be completed in 2015. The total investment is CNY 20 billion.

d. Shenzhen International Airport Terminal 3

The 400,000 square metre terminal will be built in three phases, with the inal elements completed in 2035. Major facilitiesin Phase 1 will include the unit terminal with 63 contact gates, the irst se of the APM, trafic system, parking place, landscape,

and shopping centre. During Phase 2, the irst remote passenger concourse will be constructed to add gates and the satelliteterminal with rail stations will be operational. Development of the airports west side will continue until about 2035 whenT3 Shenzhen International Airport will be fully constructed.


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e. Shanghai Disneyland

The opening ceremony for the construction of Shanghai Disneyland was held on April 8, 2011. The irst period construction ofDisney Resort covers 390 hectares, including the core area, 116-hectare Magic Kingdom. The infrastructure and supportingfacilities consist of the theme hotel, retail store, restaurant, parking lot, central lake, trafic hub, etc. The estimated totalinvestment of the park is CNY 24.5 billion.

f. Hello Kitty Theme Park in Anji

In 2014, the Hello Kitty Theme Park will be opening in Anji, Zhejiang Province. At a cost of $215 million, the 95,000-square-meter will feature all things all things Hello Kitty. The park will be the third of its kind in the world and the irst Hello Kitty

theme park outside of Japan. It will cover a total area of 60 hectares, including a theme park, hotel and catering services.


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Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors(AIQS)

Suite 602, Level 6, 65 York Street, Sydney,NSW 2000 Australia.

Phone: +612 9262 1822Fax: +612 9279 1400Web:www.aiqs.com.auwww.yourunthenumbers.com.au

Australia Brunei

Institution of Surveyors, Engineers andArchitects, Brunei (PUJA)

Unit 3, 2nd Floor, Block B9, Simpang 32-66,Kampong Anggerek Desa, Berakas BB3713,Brunei Darussalam

Phone: +673 2384021Fax: +673 2384021Web: www.puja-brunei.com

Email:[email protected]@brunet.bn

China

Quantity Surveying Division,

The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS)

Hong Kong

Room 1205, 12/F, Wing on Centre

111 Connaught Road Central, Sheung Wan,

Hong Kong.

Phone : (852) 2526 3679Fax : (852) 2868 4612Email: [email protected]

China Engineering Cost Association (CECA)

No.9 SanLiHe Road,Ministry of Construction, Beijing,P.R China

Phone: +86 10 5781 1486Fax: +86 10 5781 1485Web: www.ceca.org.cn

Canada

Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors(CIQS)

90 Nolan Court, Unit 19, Markham, Ontario,L3R 4L9 Canada

Phone: +905 477 0008Fax: +905 477 6774Web: www.ciqs.orgEmail:[email protected]

FIJI

Fiji Institute of Quantity Surveyors (FIQS)

PO Box 286, Suva, Fiji

Phone: 67 9 300 455Fax: 67 9 300 375Email:[email protected]


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New Zealand

New Zealand Institute of QuantitySurveyors (NZIQS)

Level 8

276 Lambton Quay Wellington 6011New Zealand

Phone: (64) (0)4 473 5521Email: [email protected]

Phillipines

Philippine Institute of Certiied Quantity

Surveyors (PICQS)

Unit 4H Tower 5 Avida, Sucat Towers,

Dr. A. Santos Avenue, Sucat, Paranaque,

Philippines

Phone: 0063 91890926120063 917 8111068

Web: www.picqs.orgEmail:[email protected] or [email protected]

Singapore

Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers(SISV)

110 Middle Road #09-00 Chiat Hong BuildingSingapore 188968

Phone: (65) 62223030Fax: (65)62252453Email: [email protected]

Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka(IQSSL)

The Professional Centre, No.

275/75, 2nd Floor,

Prof. Stanley Wijesundra Mawatha,

o Bauddhaloka Mawatha,Colombo 07

Phone: 0094 11 2595970

Fax: 0094 11 2595570

Email: [email protected]

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Malaysia

Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia(RISM)

3rd Floor, Bangunan Juruukur, 64-66Jalan 52/4, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor,MALAYSIA.

Phone: 603 7955 1773, or 603 7956 9728Fax: 603 7955 0253Web: www.rism.org.myEmail: [email protected]

Japan

Building Surveyors Institute ofJapan (BSIJ)

105-00143-16-12 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo Mita 3FSunrise Building

Phone: (03) 3453 - 9591Fax: (03) 3453 9597Web: www.bsij.or.jpEmail: [email protected]

South Africa

Association of South African QuantitySurveyors (ASAQS)

Suite G6, Building 27, Thornhill Ofice Park,Bekker Road, Midrand, 1686, South Africa

Phone: +27 11 315 4140Fax: +27 11 315 3785Web: www.asaqs.co.zaEmail:[email protected]

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