ACES 46th

Anniversary Gala Dinner – 31 March 2017, RWS

12th

ACES-ACEM Dialogue – 19 Nov 2016, Ipoh

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1. Council

2. Council Session 2016 / 2017

3. Council Meeting

4. ACES Committee

4.1 Executive Committee

4.2 Civil & Structural Practice Committee

4.3 Mechanical & Electrical Practice Committee

4.4 Business & Professional Practice Committee

4.5 Professional Development Committee

4.6 IT Development Committee

4.7 Social Development Committee

4.8 Membership Development Committee

4.9 Publications Committee

4.10 Past Presidents’ Panel

5. Young Professionals Connection (YPC)

6. Construction Industry Joint Committee (CIJC)

7. ACES 46th Anniversary Dinner on 31st March 2017

8. ACES Awards 2017

9. BOA-ACES Conference 2017

10. ACESING Pte. Ltd.

Annex A

ACES Representative to Government Departments, Statutory Boards and Other External Committees

Annex B Minutes of the 45th Annual General Meeting held on 30th June 2016

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In accordance with Clause 61 of the Association’s Constitution, this Report is intended to provide members an update on the activities that had been organized for the period July 2016 to June 2017

1. COUNCIL

Nine (9) members were elected to the Council for Sessions 2016/2017 at the 45th Annual General Meeting held on 30th June 2016, they were:

1. Er. Chua Tong Seng 2. Er. Yeow Mei Leng 3. Er. Sivakumaran Murugesu 4. Er. Teo Yann 5. Er. Koh Lian Suan, Adeline 6. Er. Yong Fen Leong 7. Er. Lee Tuck Cheong 8. Er. Liu Wang Lai, Kenneth 9. Er. Neo Tee Boon, Alfred

At the 1st Council Meeting Session 2016/2017 held on Tuesday, 12th July 2016, council members elected the following to EXCO committees:

President : Er. Ling Shiang Yun Vice President : Er. Chua Tong Seng Honorary Secretary : Er. Yeow Mei Leng Honorary Treasurer : Er. Wong Pui Fun, Joanne

2. COUNCIL SESSION 2016/2017 The composition of the Council for 2016/2017 stood as below: President : Er. Ling Shiang Yun

Vice-President : Er. Chua Tong Seng

Honorary Secretary : Er. Yeow Mei Leng

Honorary Treasurer : Er. Wong Pui Fun, Joanne

Immediate Past President : Er. Koh Boon Liang

General Members : Er. Teo Yann

: Er. Sivakumaran Murugesu : Er. Koh Lian Suan, Adeline : Er. Leung Chiu Kin, Keith : Er. Yong Fen Leong : Er. Liu Wang Lai, Kenneth : Er. Lee Tuck Cheong : Er. Neo Tee Boon, Alfred

Appointed Council Members* : Er. Choong Choon Guan

: Er. Mak Swee Chiang

*Under ACES Constitution, Article No. 30, two additional Council Members were appointed into the Council.

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President Er. Ling Shiang Yun

Vice-President Er. Chua Tong Seng

Hon. Secretary / Publications Er. Yeow Mei Leng

Hon. Treasurer / Professional Dev. Er. Wong Pui Fun, Joanne

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

IPP, Er. Koh Boon Liang

COUNCIL MEMBERS

Chair M&E Practice

Er. Teo Yann Chair Membership Dev.

Er. Sivakumaran Murugesu Chair C&S Practice Er. Yong Fen Leong

Chair Business & Prof. Practice Er. Leung Chiu Kin, Keith

Chair IT Dev. / Co-Chair M&E Practice

Er. Koh Lian Suan, Adeline

Chair Social Dev. Er. Lee Tuck Cheong

Co-Chair Social Dev. Er. Liu Wang Lai, Kenneth

Co-Chair Business & Prof. Practice Co-Chair Professional Dev. Er. Neo Tee Boon, Alfred

APPOINTED COUNCIL MEMBERS

Co-Chair C&S Practice Er. Mak Swee Chiang

Co-Chair Membership Dev. Er. Choong Choon Guan

ACES Council Session 2016/2017

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3. COUNCIL MEETING

Council Meetings for the Session 2016/2017 were held on:

12 July 2016 [1st] 7 February 2017 [7th]

17 August 2016 [2nd] 14 March 2017 [8th]

13 September 2016 [3rd] 11 April 2017 [9th]

11 October 2016 [4th] 9 May 2017 [10th]

8 November 2016 [5th] 14 June 2017 [11th]

10 January 2017 [6th]

Note: No Council Meeting was held in the month of December being the year-end festive season, and many of council members were travelling

4. ACES COMMITTEES REPORT

The Committees in the Association for 2016/2017 Session are as follows:

4.1 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (EXCO) The Executive Committee is part of the Council and shall consist of:

Chairman: Er. Ling Shiang Yun (President)

Deputy Chairman: Er. Chua Tong Seng (Vice-President)

Members: Er. Yeow Mei Leng (Honorary Secretary)

Er. Wong Pui Fun, Joanne (Honorary Treasurer)

The Executive Committee is responsible for making collective decisions for urgent issues that need to be resolved before the next council meeting, in addition to the following:

a) Daily operations of Association

b) Purchases up to a limit set by Council

c) Engaging other associations and organisers daily on matters arising

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4.2 CIVIL & STRUCTURAL PRACTICES COMMITTEE

Chairman: Er. Yong Fen Leong (C&S) Co-Chair: Er. Mak Swee Chiang (C&S) Task Force Chair: Er. Chua Tong Seng (Geotechnical) Task Force Chair: Er. Wong Pui Fun, Joanne (Eurocode / DfS)

Members: Er. Sivakumaran Murugesu Er. Lee Tuck Cheong Er. Keith Leung Er. Tham Poh Kuan Er. Chua Kok Seng

Dialogue sessions were held with following statutory boards and agencies on various topics ranging from regulatory to industry challenges:

Building and Construction Authority (BCA)

Professional Engineers Board (PEB)

Ministry of Manpower (MOM)

Land Transport Authority (LTA)

Public Utilities Board (PUB)

Jurong Town Corporation (JTC)

National Park Boards (NParks)

Energy Market Authority (EMA)

National Environment Agency (NEA)

1. IES-ACES-BCA Dialogue On 16.12.2016 ACES C&S participated in the workgroup formed by BCA develop the Joint Circular on Revision of BCA/IES/ACES Advisory Note 1/03 on pile load test requirements to provide design and practical comments on the subject matter. BCA also shared the upcoming BIM Native model submission requirements to which ACES has provided feedback on the industry’s difficulty and possible ways to help the industry on the transition. On 11.5.2017 ACES C&S participated in IES-ACES-BCA Dialogue which discussed additional measures for basement in landed developments, New Annex C forms for tunnelling supervision and BIM requirements for public projects. ACES is currently deliberating on the practical aspects of the tunnelling requirements and providing feedback to enhance what is critical to improve effective preventive measures to be adopted on site against added requirements of reporting regimes. ACES continuously organized courses on Eurocodes for the member firm engineers. Members are encouraged to take advantage of our highly subsidised courses and check out our ACES website and weekly circular for more details.

2. BCA Industry Sharing Session ACES C&S attended the sharing session by BCA on 21.2.2017 and 21/4/2017 where BCA shared on topics including recent BCA circulars, feedback on Corenet 2.0, TOP & CSC requirements, general observations of recent projects, Design Maintainability, observations on submissions by QP, observations of supervision roles on site and design & supervision requirements for façade and barriers. The topics raised awareness among practitioners and served as a good consolidated sharing platform session. Separately, ACES C&S has also participated in the discussions and feedback sessions with BCA on the matter on PSPC requirements on 27.3.2017 and 30.5.2017.

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3. Inter-Agency Coordinating Committee (IACC) ACES continues to send our representatives to provide our feedback and participate in Inter-Agency Coordinating Committee (IACC) with BCA, NEA, PUB, EMA, PEB, CIJC on construction industry matters relating to the drive for higher “Productivity”, better “Inter-Agency” coordination to ease potential conflicts in authority requirement in QP submission. Members who faced particular problems with respect to conflicting requirements are strongly encouraged to raise them up to ACES for potential resolutions in the IACC.

4. NEA/PUB Dialogue ACES had a few dialogues with NEA/PUB on 8.11.2016, 17.1.2017 & 9.5.2017. The dialogues communicated NEA/PUB’s initiatives in simplifying submissions for certain projects whereby DC/DP submission are not required and only applications of TOP/CSC is required at the end of projects, introduced new requirements and renaming of corridors for public sewer protection as well as public watermains. ACES C&S has participated in the PUB dialogue to provide practitioner feedback, practical implications and suggest improvements to the regulatory implementation of the new requirements.

5. WSH Design for Safety

In support of the efforts to enhance safety considerations for the build environment, ACES has

organized courses on “Design for Safety (DfS)” to train our members to become “DfS

Professionals” as well as to create awareness among engineers and management levels on

the duties and responsibilities of consulting engineers in the DfS process. ACES continues to

participate in WSHC organized meetings and updates to keep abreast with the industry’s

efforts in promoting safety.

6. Other Activities

ACES has attended consultation meetings with BCA on their new changes to Buildable Design

Appraisal System (BDAS) and Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA). The talks on

“iNPQS” is currently still on-going with focus on how the initiative can be further brought

forward by a more comprehensive procurement and implementation method.

Apart from that ACES C&S Practice Committee also participates in various Technical

Workgroups in developing or revising existing standards under SPRING Singapore.

In support of BCA’s efforts to raise BIM level in the industry while maintaining reasonable and

practicable efforts among practitioners, ACES C&S has participated actively to provide input to

BCA via dialogues and meetings on the implementation of the new Code of Practice for

Structural BIM Native Model submission requirement. In these sessions, we suggested staged

implementation of certain requirements to ensure smooth implementation. The requirements

for Native BIM will be implemented officially for submission after 1.10.2018. ACES strongly

encourages members to understand the requirements and make necessary preparation at this

stage to be ready for its implementation.

Since July 2013 when mandatory BIM e-Submission was introduced, we are encouraged to see that the industry has matured from the use of BIM beyond just modelling progressively in the past 3 years. A new Code of Practice (CoP) for Structural BIM e-Submission, prepared with the help of a group of BIM Managers over the last 12 months, was launched in October 2016. ACES are in discussion with BCA on the implementation of BIM in consultant’s submissions to address the impact of this COP.

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BCA highlighted that in order to cushion the need for digitizing engineering information into the model. Companies can apply BCA iGrant. This is only for high impact ideas or immediate needs like Excel to BIM link. Rest can still tap on the BIM fund which is available until May 2018. In this scheme, BCA will grant 70% of the expenses for 2 years but are required to offer for free the product until the end of the grant period. See Link: https://www.bca.gov.sg/ResearchInnovation/2stage_innovationgrant.html It recognized that there is additional manpower cost involved to learn or procure software/knowledge to have this information transferred into the model. BCA advised that there are at least 5 main reasons why it is beneficial to the consulting firms when they embark on keying in more information into their model. Below are some benefits identified: 1. It reduces annotation in paper space.

2. The physical model is in sync with any schedules (tables). For example, dimensions of

elements are always similar between plans and schedules.

3. It promotes data transfer between analytical and physical models.

4. Data analytics for code compliance can be done embedded attributes. For example, use of

rebar quantity and concrete volume for determining rebar ratios for high level reviews.

5. Meaningful data is handover to contractors at tender stage fit for virtual construction (VDC).

Other technical clarifications were discussed as follows: 1. ACES highlighted that common practice by Engineers is to set piles off gridline produced by

Architect. Presenting the piles in Global coordinates will transfer liability to the engineer.

BCA will review this further to address our concern.

2. BCA defined Typical as 2 or more repeating details. Typical details do not need to be BIM

generated. Typical can be Autocad drawn.

3. Non-typical means unique work so must be BIM generated. These fall under Option

2(hybrid) or Option 3 (full 3D).

4. Title blocks are still necessary in the BIM native model submission to demarcate and limit to

views associated in the submission.

5. When using analytical software that are able to churn out design in elevation. The rebars

are to be copied and pasted onto elevation produced from the BIM model. This is termed in

the COP as Option 2 Hybrid.

BCA/CCIT is mindful that the current information shown on structural plans are reflected in the Core information. We are just shifting where the information is shown, from paper space to model space (specifically object properties).

ACES will continue to uphold and support the C&S practices in any ways possible. We encourage our members to reciprocate by giving us your feedback, idea, good suggestions and contribution so that our consultancy service can benefit and continue to sustain and progress.

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4.3 MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL PRACTICES COMMITTEE

Chairman: Er. Teo Yann (Mechanical) Co-Chair: Er. Koh Lian Suan, Adeline (Electrical) Members: Er. Yeow Mei Leng

Er. Alfred Neo Er. Chng Kheng Peng

Er. Lim Swee Leng, Michael Er. Liu Wang Lai, Kenneth

Er. Loh Wah Kay Er. Wan Fook Sing Er. Choong Choon Guan Er. Callan Lam Er. Eng Mui Hock Rick

Views from ACES were well sought by the Government Agencies (Gas). The M& Practice Committee had been active in engaging with the GAs, through numerous dialogues with the various Government Agencies. The Practice committee had to look to their sub-committees members to represent ACES in numerous technical committees. 1. M&E Engineers Dialogues

ACES M&E Practice Committee organised quarterly dialogues for M&E Engineers to share with them on the happenings during Gas engagement, rationale of some of the GA policies, and also to seek their opinion of policies or new requirements that will affect them.. During these dialogues sessions, members brought up observations, common issues and ACES would explore ways to resolve them.

Dialogues were organized on the 7 Jul 16, 13 Oct 16, 19 Jan 17 and 20 Apr 17.

Some of issues discussed were M&E RE/RTO Registration, ITE M&E Supervision Course, PSPC Listing Requirements, Dialogue with City Gas, EMA, PUB (WD), NEA, IACC, BCA Green Mark and FSSB.

2. IES/ACES RE/RTO Registry

The Registry started the registry on Jun 13

As at end Mar 17, there are 24 RE and 339 RTO registered

There is plan to organise a handbook for M&E RE/RO and a handbook for DfS matters and the committee is looking for assistance from members.

The committee would like to thank members who have volunteer their time in the M&E RE/RTO interviews for the registration, and look forward to their continued support in years to come

3. SIA/IES/ACES NPQS

The NPQS review and process was highlighted and industry expert domain will be required to review the NPQS once the 1st draft completed.

Developed a viable Business model with Vendor/Training input and Subscription model

The project was put on hold pending on-going discussion with BCA on the PIP funding issue.

4. PSPC Listing

ACES engaged BCA to review the revised requirements for PSPC Listing.

Green Mark Facilities Professional (GMFP) requirements for PSPC ME01 firms: After appeal for re-consideration, BCA has maintained their position that from 1 Apr 17, ME01 firms are required to fulfil the mandatory training course requirements for GMFP. Whilst such is the case, ACES had fed back that the course content for the GMFP has very little consideration for Facilities Management and requested BCAA to review.

There was preliminary consideration for ME01 firms to have staff whot have completed the VDC and DfMA Diploma with BCA. In view ACEs feedback, the matter is under review.

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5. LEW with 1KV Licence ACES recommended status quo to EMA to have the 1KV LEW continue with the electrical design work with unlimited voltage level. However, EMA is insistent that higher voltage electrical design must be designed by appropriate voltage grade. An amicable solution had been in place for a one time training for the LV LEW to upgrade to higher voltage. ACES, together with IES, had been tasked to work with EMA and Singapore Institute of Power and Gas (SIPG) on the training course. Passing a written assessment at the end of the course would suffice for the LV LE to be upgraded to higher grade, i.e. no interview would be required

6. Lift and Escalator Inspector BCA has intention to register M&E Lift and Escalator Inspectors by mid 2018. BCA is in discussion with IES on the training course and will require them to be registerd through the ACES/IES Registry.

7. ITE M&E Supervision Course ITE will be starting a M&E Supervision Course and had requested ACES to provide on-the-job training for the trainees.

8. FSSD Standing Committee and Code Review Committee FSSD Standing Committee Meeting was held on 29 Aug 16, 21 Nov 16, 28 Feb 17, 27 Apr 17 and another will be held on 20 Jun 17. Code Review Committee Meeting was held on 25 Aug 16, 26 Oct 16, 18 Jan 17, 29 Mar 17 and another will be held on 7 Jun 17. Some of the issues raised were limitation to Storage and Pump requirement for External Hydrant, common kitchen exhaust for smaller F&B operation, pressurization of Hotel Corridor, ventilation to Battery Room.

9. PUB/NEA Dialogue Dialogue was held on 21 Jun 16 and 17 Jan 17. PUB/NEA updated the industry on e Services for purchase of existing services plot, request for clarification, update to Cooling Tower and water feature requirements, reminder to PUB (WD) checks and PUB (San) test.

10. City Gas Dialogue Dialogue was arranged on 18 Jan to discuss on the various forms required and the responsibilities of the QP. A follow up meeting is to be arranged in Jun.

11. IACC Dialogue Dialogue was held on 18 Jun 16 and another will be arranged on 5 Jun 17 to review conflicting requirements among agencies like water infill for FSSB/PUB (WD), ventilation requirements of BCA/FSSB.

12. BCA GM BCA briefed ACES on the Revised GM for Existing Building on 5 Apr 17. ACES feedback was for continual reorganization to GMP in addition to GMFP and also considering substantial A/A work for recognised as projects towards GMP renewal.

13. Review of Spring’s Standards Many of ACES M&E members are involved in the review of Standards like the Water Services, Sprinkler System, Water Fixtures, Hose-reel requirement, Cooling Plant measurement, Healthcare Requirement, Electrical Cables, Electrical Installation, Electrical and Electronics Standards. Many thanks to them for actively supporting and representing ACES on various platforms to lift the standing of Consulting Engineers

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4.4 BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE COMMITTEE

Chairman : Er. Leung Chiu Kin, Keith

Co-Chair : Er. Neo Tee Boon, Alfred

Members:

Er. Koh Boon Liang

Er. Yap Mui Cheng, Serena

Er. Kok King Min

Er. Yeang Hoong Goon

Mr. Philip Motteram

The Business and Professional Practice Committee has in the year been actively supporting ACES members in a business environment that is continuously imposing increased statutory requirements on consulting engineering business, as well as adding more onerous terms in consultancy agreements. The Committee had worked through the year to promote the interests of consulting engineers through the following actions during the year: Feedback to URA/BCA on BIM Requirements for Underground Master Plan ACES provided feedback to URA/BCA on the proposed UGMP BIM requirements in respect of “Standardized Excel Spreadsheet for As-Built Piles” and “Consolidated As-Built BIM of Substructure”. The name and company of the Registered Surveyor has been added to the spreadsheet for traceability of the information provided and the submission of as-built piling plan and spreadsheet can remain to be 28 days from the day when the last pile is exposed and pile eccentricity is taken. QP(Architect) will continue to be responsible for the submission of the Building Plan BIM Model while QP(Structural) is required to submit the consolidated as-built structural BIM without the need to show architectural and M&E services. Representing our Members ACES also wrote to government authorities or GPE (Government Procurement Entities)’s during the year to state our position regarding key issues that may affect the performance or viability of our members firms. These included topics such as accredited checking indemnity clause and services detection responsibility, which placed unfair contractual requirements on consulting engineers, who are in a difficult business environment already. In addition, the issues that we had brought up also included the fee payable to consultants relating to the periodic structural inspection should fairly and reasonably be commensurate with the requirements stipulated by the government authority. ACES Awards The Committee organized the ACES Awards, which were presented at the ACES 2017 Gala Dinner. The Awards included the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Young Consulting Engineer of the Year Award. These awards honour our fellow consulting engineer, who has made outstanding contributions to the field of engineering over the course of his or her lifetime, and recognize the significant talents that we have in our industry, which requires ongoing support so that we can build a robust and healthy consulting engineering industry in Singapore. The Business and Professional Practice Committee will continue to work with our membership to represent their concerns on business issues to government and industry partners in Singapore. We welcome the input and feedback from our member firms on the issues that require our joint attention.

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4.5 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Chairman: Er. Wong Pui Fun, Joanne Co- Chair: Er. Neo Tee Boon, Alfred

Members: Er. Johnny Lim Er. Leong Sin Yuen Er. Michael Tang

Various technical seminars and courses were organised, with the aim of providing professional development and enhanced benefits for ACES members. These seminars also provided opportunities for ACES members to network among themselves and other partners in the built environment.

The seminars conducted for 2016/2017 session: S/N Date Event Discipline CPD

1. 17 Jun 2016 2.00 pm to 6.15 pm

S11 ACES-Socomec Seminar M&E 4 PDU 4 STU

2. 1 Jul 2016 9.00am to 12.30pm

S12 ACES - Schneider Electric Seminar on Optimizing Building Efficiency to Meet New Efficiency Standards

M&E 3 PDU 3 STU

3. 30 Jul & 6 Aug 2016 9.00 am to 5.30 pm

W22 ACES Two-Day Workshop on Eurocode 3 Design of Steel Structures and Connections [4th Run]

C&S 14 PDU 12 STU

4. 10 & 17 Sep 2016 9.00 am to 5.30 pm

W21 ACES two-day course ACES Two-Day Workshop on Eurocode 2 - Design of Concrete Structures & Eurocodes versus British Standards [4th Run]

C&S 14 PDU 12 STU

5. 5 Nov 2016 9.00 am to 5.30 pm

W23 ACES One-day course on Design of Earth-Retaining Walls and Ground Anchors to Eurocode 7

C&S 7 PDU; 6 STU

6. 17 Nov 2016 9.00 am to 12.30 pm

S13 ACES-Schneider Electric Seminar on Electrical Installation Design - A Perspective of Principles & Components

M&E 2 PDU; 2 STU

7. 12 Jan 2017 9.00am to 12.30pm

S14 ACES Seminar on ETTV M&E 3 PDU 3 STU

8. 18 Feb 2017 9.00am to 5.30pm

W24 ACES One-Day course on Eurocode 7: Geotechnical Design, Investigation & Testing [5

th

Run]

C&S 7 PDU 6 STU

9. 22 Apr 2017 9.00 am to 5.30 pm

W25 ACES One-day course on Design of Foundations to Eurocode 7 [2nd Run]

C&S 7 PDU 6 STU

10. 31 May 2017 8.00 am to 6.00 pm

S15 Joint BOA-ACES Conference 2017 – 31 May 2017

Architect, Engineer

8 PDU 8 CPD 6 STU (C&S) 8 STU (M&E)

ACES Design for Safety (DfS) Courses: The WSH (Design for Safety) Regulations 2015, which was enacted on 10 July 2015 is now taking effect from 1st August 2016. ACES had been and will continue to conduct the Design for Safety for Professionals (DfSP) Course. Learners of this course will gain the knowledge and skills for fulfilling the roles of the construction Design for Safety Professional (DfS Professional) in accordance with the WSH (DfS) Regulations.

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Apart from that ACES also organised short DfS Introduction course for general awareness to equip them with the sufficient knowledge and understanding of what DfS is all about in order for them to fulfil their role as site supervisors as well as client representatives.

DfS Courses conducted for 2016/2017 session: S/N Date Event Discipline CPD

1. 3rd

run: 5 Aug 2016 8.45 am to 12.45pm

D3

ACES Design for Safety (DfS) Introduction Course

All Engineering / Related

4PDU 4 STU (M&E); 2 STU (Safety)

2. 14 & 15 Jul 2016 15 & 16 Sep 2016 3 & 4 Nov 2016 11 & 12 May 2017 9.00am to 5.00pm

P4 P5 P6 P8

ACES Design for Safety Professionals (DfSP) Course

All Engineering / Related

11 PDU 12 STU (C&S)

3. 1st run: 2 & 3 Jun 2016

2nd

run: 21 & 22 Jul 2016 3

rd run: 18 & 19 Aug 2016

9.00 am to 5.00pm

M1 M2 M3

ACES Design for Safety Professionals (DfSP) Course exclusive for MOM Inspectors

ACES: Preparation Course for PPE Exam Part 1 (Common) and Part 2: Practice of Professional Engineering – Civil ACES conducted courses to assist engineers to prepare for their PPE (Practice of Professional Engineering Examination) in Civil Engineering.

Module 1 – PPE Exam objectives and Concept on Structure Framing 15 Oct 2016 (Sat), 9.00 am to 5.30 pm

Module 2 – Conceptual Design for Structure: 12 Nov 2016 (Sat), 9.00 am to 5.30 pm

Module 3 – Regulatory Requirement, Act & Regulations, Conceptual Design for Civil Work and Underground Building Work - 26 Nov 2016 (Sat), 9.00 am to 5.30 pm

ACES Preparation Course for PPE Exam Part 1 (Common) - Professional Conduct and Ethics 20 Jan 2017 (Fri), 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm

Upcoming Courses and Seminars

S/N Date Event Discipline Target CPD

1. 8 Jul 2017 9.00 am to 5.30 pm

W26 ACES One-day course: Construction Supervision of Geotechnical Works to Eurocode 7 [2nd Run] - 8 Jul 2017

C&S 7 PDU 6 STU

2. 3 & 4 Aug 2017 5 & 6 Oct 2017

P9 P10

ACES Design for Safety Professionals (DfSP) Course

All Engineering / Related

11 PDU 12 STU (C&S)

3. 7 Oct 2017 9.00 am to 5.30 pm

W27 ACES One-day course: Design of Earth-

retaining Walls and Ground Anchors to

Eurocode 7 [2nd Run] – 7 Oct 2017

C&S 7 PDU 6 STU

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4.6 IT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Chairman : Er. Koh Lian Suan, Adeline

1. ACES Website Maintenance and Hosting Server is managed by IT Works Interactive

The committee responsibilities included:

Performing weekly update of ACES circulars and activities on ACES Homepage

Facilitating ACES to store circulars on the hosting site to enable members to search such circulars base on authority, dates and key words

E-blasting e-mail send out by ACES to all members at least once a week. Number of e-mail expected is about 5000 per instance

Assisting ACES Secretariat to set up and amend e-mail accounts when required

Advising ACES on matters pertaining on website and e-mail matters

Assisting ACES to resolve all technical matters pertaining to the website and to ensuring that the website is up and running at all times

2. Email Blasting Service

5000 email blast service

3. e-Job Posting at ACES Website

This service is available to members since January 2013.

Member firms can post their company vacancies at ACES website.

4. Renewal of BST Global and ACES Sponsor Agreement for Year 2017 The BST Global and ACES Sponsor Agreement for year 2017 has not been renewed due to the temporary postponement of BST marketing activities in Asia Pacific Region.

5. Upgrade of ACES Secretariat Office IT Equipment

A budget of $8,000 is set to upgrade the Secretariat office two desktop computers and projector.

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4.7 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Chairman : Er. Lee Tuck Cheong Co-Chair: Er. Liu Wang Lai, Kenneth

Member: Er. Lim Hung Tjung, Henry

ACES Inaugural Networking Golf – 9 June 2016

The objective of the inaugural networking golf is for our members to spend an afternoon together, with our collaborators in the government agencies, our partners in the built environment, and with each other in the consulting practice. There was good turn-out of 144 golfers, as all the 36 holes were all taken up. In one of the par three holes, players had to donate minimum $10 in order to win a sleeve of balls should their ball land within the circle on the green. With this, ACES managed to raise $580.

There was plenty of opportunity during dinner for further networking, and guests were seen moving from table to table to socialise. Through the generosity of the sponsors and ACES, there were many lucky draw prizes given out, and about one-in-three guests ended up going home with a lucky draw prize. ACES would like to thank everyone who had participated in this event in making it a huge success.

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ACES Charity: Donation and Visitation to Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home – 13 August 2016 The Council discussed and agreed to contribute a total donation of $10,000 to charity, which was taken from the profits generated from the golf game. The donation will go to Lee Ah Mooi

Old Age Home 李 亞 妹 安 老 院 located at 1 Thomson Lane Singapore 297728

[http://www.leeahmooioldagehome.sg/] While many would spend their Saturday shopping, catching Pokémons, trying new cuisine or lazing by the pool, 13 August 2016 saw a group of 24 ACES members including 12 YPC members spending the better part of their Saturday at Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home, bringing food and cheers to the residents. There were about 110 residents with average age of 80 and about 60% of the residents are wheelchair-bound. It was during the visitation that President presented a cheque of $10,000 to Mr. Mark Then, who is the Managing Director of the Old Age Home. It was very heartening to see many residents came out to the holding hall to meet us as most of them are wheelchair-bound. As the hall was non air-conditioned, many of us were perspiring under the heat, but the residents were up to it. It is no wonder why the government pays tribute to the very hardy pioneer generation. They had gone through many years of nation building, and a little heat is no sweat for them. Seeing their toothy grins, enjoying the food and their enthusiastic participations in the games and karaoke brings tremendous satisfaction and joy to all of us, and make us feel that our Saturday has been well spent.

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ACES Networking and Membership Drive Night - 21 Oct 2016

The ACES Networking and Membership Drive Night held on 21 October 2016, 7.00pm at Novotel Singapore Clarke Quay, saw a large turnout of about 80 participants

ACES Membership Drive It had been announced that ACES is offering 100% discount on the ACES membership subscription fee for new members joining between the period Aug 2016 to Jun 2017. This 100% discount is given in the form of vouchers which can be used by the new member to offset against the course fee for courses organised by ACES. These vouchers are valid for one year from the date of issue and are not transferable. Presentation by AkzoNobel on “Understanding of Structural Steel Fire Protection with Intumescent Coatings” The ever-increasing use of steel as a construction material has led to enhanced flexibility in design, as well as significant time savings in the construction industry. Understanding passive fire protection technology and the impact of legislation is important to ensure compliance with standards for fire and life safety. This presentation outlined some of the key issues that architects, engineers, fabricators, applicators and Approving Authorities should be aware of when dealing with intumescent coatings with the intention of raising awareness and providing an increased level of understanding with Intumescent coating technology Intumescent technology is described together with key issues relating to structural response, fire types, fire resistance ratings, anti-corrosion performance, specification, certification schemes, application and maintenance, along with an introduction to the new good practice guide for Intumescent coatings. ACES is appreciative to AkzoNobel’s technical sharing and generous sponsorship. The event was very well received all participants had enjoyed the night.

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12th ACES-ACEM Dialogue – 26 Nov 2016

The 12th annual dialogue between ACES-ACEM was held on 26 November 2016 in Ipoh. The dialogue was attended by 7 council members from ACES and 13 council members from ACES. The annual dialogue allows both sides of the causeway to share recent happenings in the professional practices. Both sides find such dialogues useful as we exchanged views and learned from each other. This year’s format was slightly different. Each side were given 6 topics and each side was to select a speaker to talk about the issues surrounding the topic, thereafter it would be discussed by the members. The topics selected were:

Professional Act

Professional Fees

Human capital

Technology

Relationship with FIDIC

Membership

Dr. Majid, ACEM Past President moderated the session and threw out topics for discussions such as:-

Should PEBS or BEM published (for public) their disciplinary proceedings on consulting

engineers?

What is the best model for sustainable fees given that the public expect the “best service”

at the least cost?

Do we need to review our employment policies to attract more to enter the built

environment sector

Does ACEM or ACES sees Government role to assist the productivity of the build

environment or leave this to market forces?

(Sadly Dr. Majid passed away on 10 December 2016 having suffered a heart attack) Later on in the evening, ACEM hosted ACES to dinner where both sides continue to have discussions exchange ideas, and further networking.

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ACES Movie Night – 16 Dec 2016

General Manager of Mitsubishi Electric, Mr. Ke Yam Cheong received a token of appreciation from ACES President, Er. Ling Shiang Yun In conjunction with year-end festive Christmas celebration, ACES had organised another Movie Night on 16 December 2016 specifically for members to enjoy a new Star Wars movie titled “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”. ACES booked the 400-seater Shaw Theatres Balestier 1 cinema for this social event. Movie ticket was priced at $6.00 per ticket [UP $12.50] with more than 50 percent cost subsided by ACES. The event had created a great opportunity for a networking session amongst the member firms’ staffs as well as their families. ACES had also extended invitation to CIJC member institutions’ Presidents, polytechnic students to join the movie on complimentary basis. ACES is thankful to Mitsubishi Electric Asia Pte. Ltd. as exclusive sponsor for this Movie Night event for a second time.

ACES Bowling Tournament – 6 May 2017

ACES organised its second Bowling Tournament on 6 May 2017 over a weekend Saturday afternoon at SuperBowl, SAFRA Toa Payoh. There were a total of 22 teams registered for the bowling tournament. At the end of the event, the following teams did well and were given awards for their good performance. 1. Champion Team: Parsons Brinckerhoff Pte.

Ltd. 2. First Runner-Up Team: Meinhardt

Infrastructure Pte. Ltd. 3. Second Runner-Up Team: Aurecon Singapore

(Pte.) Ltd. 4. Top Scorer Female Category: Ms. Josie Isip

(MIPL) 5. Top Scorer Male Category: Mr. Hamdan Bin

Sulaiman (PB)

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ACES would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsor, Bekaert Maccaferri Underground Solutions BVBA

Well Done and Congratulations to all the winning teams and top scoring bowlers.

Mr. Gan, Technical Manager of BMUS received a token of appreciation from ACES President

Champion Team: Parson Brinckerhoff 1st Runner Up: Meinhardt Infrastructure 2

nd Runner Up: Aurecon

Top Scorer Female Category: Ms. Josie Isip (MIPL)

Top Scorer Male Category: Mr. Hamdan Bin Sulaiman (PB)

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4.8 MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Chairman : Er. Sivakumaran Murugesu

Co-Chair: Er. Choong Choon Guan

Invitation to Join ACES Membership – Free Vouchers ACES offered 100% discount on the ACES membership subscription fee for new members joining between the period Aug 2016 to Jun 2017. This 100% discount is given in the form of vouchers which can be used by the new member to offset against the course fee for courses organised by ACES. These vouchers are valid for one year from the date of issue and are not transferable.

The current membership of the Association under the various categories is as follows:

Summary of total members No. of membership

Corporate Associate 7

Associate Individual 2

Professional Corporate Category I 79

Professional Corporate Category II 32

Professional Corporate Category III 24

Professional Individual 38

Total: 182

New Members – 16

Grade Name Representative Joining Date

1. Corporate Associate M+W Singapore Pte. Ltd. Mr. Opper Burkhard 14 Jun 2016

2. Professional Corporate Category I

HPX Consulting Engineers Er. Ong Kean Hoe 17 August 2016

3. Professional Corporate Category I

VB+E Pte Ltd Er. Ng Chiuen Meei 17 August 2016

4. Professional Corporate Category I

Azuri Engineers Pte. Ltd. Er. Lai Yuh Chong Wallance

17 August 2016

5. Professional Corporate Category I

RBI Singapore Pte. Ltd. Er. Afshin Forouzani 17 August 2016

6. Professional Corporate Category I

Alan Yap Engineers & Associates Pte. Ltd.

Er. Yap Ken Kuo 11 October 2016

7. Professional Corporate Category I

Winstein Engineering Consultants Pte. Ltd.

Er. Tai Siew Neo 11 October 2016

8. Professional Corporate Category I

CAGA Consultants Pte. Ltd. Er. Kee Ching Guan 11 October 2016

9. Professional Corporate Category I

PE Consultants Er. Zheng Zhijian 08 November 2016

10. Professional Corporate Category I

YWL Engineering Consultants Pte. Ltd.

Er. Leung Chiu Kin 07 March 2017

11. Professional Corporate Category 2

Hilt Pte. Ltd. Er. Ho Victor Er. Ling Boon Kok

13 Sep 2016

12. Professional Corporate Category 2

EWC Engineers Pte Ltd Er. Leong Khai Weng 10 Jan 2017

13. Professional Individual PTS Consultants Er. Pua Teck Seng 17 August 2016

14. Professional Individual Jeneon Consultants Pte. Ltd. Er. Loh Lean Chooi 17 August 2016

15. Professional Individual Gims & Associates Pte. Ltd. Er. Lim Gim Seng 13 September 2016

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Grade Name Representative Joining Date

16. Professional Individual Synergy Consulting Engineers Er. Nagarajah Senthilrajan

13 September 2016

Member Resigned - 4

Grade Representative / Company Reason

1. Professional Corp. Cat. I PC 1076

Er. Aw Boon Leong ABL Consultants Pte. Ltd.

Management’s decision

2. Professional Corp. Cat. I PC 1086

Er. Tong Swei Yeh Amberg & TTI Engineering Pte. Ltd.

Management’s decision

3. Professional Individual I PIM 010

Er. Tan Yen Kee

Retired

4. Professional Individual I PIM 047

Er. Chua Wee Koon

Personal decision

4.9 PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE Chairman : Er. Yeow Mei Leng Member: Er. Yow Cheong Hoe

ACES Newsletter The purpose of the newsletter is to keep members informed of the activities and events that are happening on a quarterly basis, on topics such as:

Discussions and dialogues with the various agencies, through ACES representations, and impact on our practices

Updates and reports from the various sub-committees

Past and upcoming events The newsletter also featured interesting articles, showcasing the fantastic works that had been carried out by member firms. For this session, the committee had published three issues of the newsletters; one in Sep 2016, Dec 2016 and Apr 2017. ACES extends its appreciation to Mitsubishi Electric Asia Pte Ltd for continuing to be the main sponsor of the newsletter, and this has helped ACES greatly in defraying the cost in producing the newsletter.

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4.10 PAST PRESIDENTS’ PANEL

Er. Koh Boon Liang Immediate Past President (2012 – 2014)

Er. Lim Hon Chee Past President (1992 - 1994)

Er. Lim Peng Hong Past President (2008 - 2011) Er. Lee Keh Sai Past President (1988 - 1990)

Er. Chan Kok Siong Past President (2004 - 2008) Er. Sim Bee Teck Past President (1986 - 1988)

Er. Kok King Min Past President (2000 - 2004) Er. H'ng Hung Chenh Past President (1984 - 1986)

Er. Dr. Kog Yue Choong Past President (1996 - 2000) Er. Chee Keng Yam Past President (1978 - 1980)

Er. Goh Kng Yan Past President (1994 - 1996)

In conjunction with ACES 46th Anniversary Gala Dinner on 31 March 2017, all the ACES Past

Presidents were invited to the dinner. Each past president was presented a customised Past President medal in recognition of his past and continuing contributions.

From Left: Er. Chee Keng Yam, Er. Lee Keh Sai, Er. Lim Hon Chee, Er. Ling Shiang Yun, Mr. Chan Chun Sing, Er. Koh Boon Liang, Er. Dr. Kog Yue Choong, Er. Kok King Min, Er. Chan Kok Siong, Er. Lim Peng Hong

(Er. Sim Bee Teck and Er. H’ng Hung Chenh, who were absent, will be receiving their medals at another function)

There was also a President’s medal, which was handed from Immediate Past President Er. Koh Boon Liang to present President Er. Ling Shiang Yun. This medal will be passed from one president to next.

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5. YOUNG PROFESSIONALS CONNECTION (YPC) The ACES Young Professionals Connection (YPC) is the youth wing of the Association of Consulting Engineers Singapore. The YPC Committee Session 2016/2017 comprises:

Chairman : Mr. Michael Bransfield Vice Chair: Er. Michelle Lew Vice Chair: Er. Ng Beow Suan Secretary: Mr. Rocky Lee Treasurer: Ms. Cherisa Ng Members: Mr. Samuel Kilkenny-Brown (Media) Mr. Lok Wai Loon Mentor: Er. Mak Swee Chiang Advisor: Er. Chua Tong Seng (VP)

ACES-YPC is now on Facebook. Stay connected by simply clicking "Like"

The Vision for the YPC is to provide a platform through which Young Professionals can make a positive difference and sustainable excellence. Ordinary Membership is opened to any individual engineer under the employment of ACES member firms of the Professional Member or Corporate members; hold an engineering degree; and below 40 years of age. Ordinary Membership fee is waived with effect from August 2014.

The Objectives are:

To create awareness of and encourage graduates to take up the consulting engineering profession.

To promote advancement of young professionals in the consulting engineering industry

To act as a bridge between young professionals and established engineers.

To provide a link between young professionals of different organisations.

Contact YPC: To learn more about YPC visit our YPC webpage www.aces.org.sg/ypc_about.asp, YPC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/YPCACES, or contact any member of the YPC Committee.

6. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY JOINT COMMITTEE (CIJC) The CIJC comprises 8 organisations viz., ACES, IES, REDAS, SCAL, SIA, SIBL, SISV and SPM. CIJC has been formed for 16 years now since year 2000. ACES will be holding the CIJC Chairman and Secretariat roles until July 2017. At meeting on 13 Sep 2016, all 8 CIJC member institutions agreed that CIJC will form a Think-Tank Task Force Group to re-study the direction of CIJC going forward. Dr. Teo Ho Pin [Mayor for North West CDC and MP for Bukit Panjang] was appointed as the Advisory for CIJC wef Oct 2016. The President (Er. Ling Shiang Yun) and the Vice-President (Er. Chua Tong Seng) represented ACES in the CIJC. CIJC Meetings were held once every two months on:

93rd 12 Jul 2016 95th 1 Nov 2016 97th 7 Mar 2017

94th 13 Sep 2016 96th 3 Jan 2017 98th 2 May 2017

99th 4 Jul 2017

BCA-CJIC Meeting held on 24 Feb 2017.

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7. ACES 46TH

ANNIVERSARY GALA DINNER ACES held its 46th D&D on 31 March 2017 at the Resort World Sentosa West Ballroom. The theme for this year is “Engineers- Shaping our Nation’s Tomorrow”. The event was well attended, by 520 friends, associates and members. It was an evening full of interesting and meaningful events, starting with pre-function activities. Early birds can get their silhouette outlined and obtain their personal rice grain pendants from skillful artistes operating from the on-site booths. The evening proper commenced with a ukulele performance by 20 adorable kids from the Life Community Services Society, which ACES was able to engage with as part of ACES social outreach program. The audience can appreciate the hours of preparation for the performance, which is one of the activities that can keep the kids from the streets. Their performance was very well received and appreciated, judging from the very loud applause and nodding heads from the audience.

The President, in giving his opening address touched on the present state of the economy and challenges faced by the Profession, how to we respond to these Challenges, and ACES involvement in the Labour Movement Front etc.

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Our Guest of Honor was Mr. Chan Chun Sing, Minister in Prime Minister Office and Labor Chief (Secretary-General, National Trades Union Congress). In his affable self, Mr. Chan showed his eloquence when he addressed the audience without a script. Mr. Chan likened himself to Aladdin and was asking the genie in the lamp to grant him three wishes. He wished for the diminishing reliance on foreign workers by increasing productivity. He gave an example of a pool of 300, 000 foreign workers, and if the productivity can be increased by 1%, this would signify a reduction of 3,000 foreign workers. For shaping tomorrow’s nation, the industry would need to embrace new technologies, like DfMA (Design for Manufacturing and Assembly), etc. His second wish is to reduce worksite fatalities. One life lost is one too many. Consulting Engineers can reshape safety standards when projects are designed with safety in mind. For his third wish, SG Chan would want each engineer to be able to mentor at least 2 engineers, and in turn the two can mentor another two, and the industry can reap the results of the multiplying effects. The night ended will a lucky draw, and many left with prizes. For those who did not win, they brought back the wonderful association

8. ACES AWARDS 2017 On 11 November 2016, ACES invited nominations from members for the following two awards:

ACES Lifetime Achievement award; and

ACES Young Consulting Engineer of the Year Award

The ACES Lifetime Achievement Award honours a recipient, who has made outstanding contributions to the field of engineering over the course of his or her lifetime. He or she has a record of stellar career accomplishments, complemented by much highlights in his or her engineering profession. The recipient serves as a role model to newcomers to the profession and has established new benchmark of excellence to which others in the fields may aspire. The Award also aims to recognize contributions made by the recipient on engineering excellence, and recognition of achievements within the profession, business or industry, that has set a benchmark for engineers to strive for. The assessments were conducted by a Panel of Judges, who were appointed by ACES Selection Committee, and were based on the following four criteria:

Contributing to ACES

Contributing to Consulting Engineering Industry

Contributing to Engineering Excellence

Success in growing the Business

On the other hand, the importance of young consulting engineers to the construction industry in Singapore is truly reflected in the ACES Young Consulting Engineer of the Year Awards, which aim

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to recognize, celebrate and encourage young consulting engineers working in Singapore and are made under six categories, namely, civil engineer, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, structural engineer, engineering project manager and female engineer. Recipients were judged in respect of the following: Demonstrated communication and leadership skills Positive/notable outcomes from their engineering work/Contribution to profession and

community Engineering competence Creativity/Innovation Presentation of material submitted Nominations were closed on 3 March 2017 with 3 and 18 entrants for the lifetime achievement awards and young engineer awards respectively. The short-listed candidates for the young engineer awards were invited to put up a presentation on the nominated project to the Panel on 7 March 2017. After duly considering the submissions by the Panel as well as the presentations from the young engineer award candidates, the following awardees were selected and presented with the award at the ACES 46th Gala Dinner on 31 March 2017:

Lifetime Achievement Award

Er. Lim Peng Hong

Er. Dr. Shahzad Nasim

From Left: Er. Lim Peng Hong, Er. Ling Shiang Yun, Mr. Chan Chun Sing, Er. Dr. Nasim

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Young Consulting Engineers of the Year Award

Er. Ling Chong Yuen (Civil)

Er. Tan Wai Houng (Structural)

Mr. Lim Boon Keong & Er. Christopher Angkodjojo (Electrical)

Mr. Chen Junguang Kelvin & Er. Pang Pei Song (Mechanical)

Mr. Fang SiQin (Engineering project manager)

Ms. Charlotte Mok (Female engineer)

From Left: Mr. Fang SiQin, Ms. Charlotte Mok, Er. Pang Pei Song, Mr. Kelvin Chen, Er. Chua Tong Seng, Er. Christopher Angkodjojo, Mr. Lim Boon Keong, Er. Tan Wai Houng, Er. Ling Chong Yuen

In addition, the young engineering graduates, Ms. Liu Siqi and Ms. Teo Pei Yun, from the Nanyang Technological University and the Ngee Ann Polytechnic, were also awarded the ACES Gold Medal Award and the ACES Prize Award respectively in recognition of their excellent performance and achievements in engineering fields.

Ms. Liu Siqi- NTU, Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronic Engineering), winner of ACES Gold Medal Award

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9.0 BOA-ACES CONFERENCE – 31 May 2017 BOA and ACES had collaborated in organizing an inaugural joint conference on 31 May 2017, at Marina Bay Sands with Mr. Lawrence Wong, Minister for National Development & Second Minister for Finance as the Guest-of Honour.

Speaking at the first joint conference with about 700 architects and engineers in attendance, Mr Wong said the push towards a more collaborative approach was necessary as the sector here is "fragmented" despite the small market. This means it takes time for new best practices or technologies to filter through to the entire industry. The Government is also looking at how to place greater emphasis on quality assessments and productivity for tenders, and disqualify poor performing firms from taking part, said Mr Wong.

ACES President, Er. Ling in his welcome speech explained that the conference was structured into three topics under the theme of Collaborative Alliances – Building Resilience and Innovative Practices. The first topic discussed about opportunities and challenges of building industry in the future, the second topic presented case studies of successful collaborative efforts between architects and engineers and in the third topic, the focus was on strategies for resilience, productivity and innovative practices. Er. Ling further emphasized the collaborative platform

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between architects and engineers must have purpose and not just progress. If one project collaboration failed, one must not be afraid of the setback; but should continue to strike for the next meaningful project. The collaboration with Architects and Engineers will start right here, Er Ling encourage to all “Let’s do big things together”.

Mr. Larry Ng, BOA Registrar, in his address commented this is only a beginning, and both archtiects and engineers should work with BOA and PEB to continue the collaboration. ACES would like to thank all the speaker, panels and moderators, supporting organisations and sponsors.

From Left: Er. Ling Shiang Yun (President, ACES), Mr. Larry Ng (Registrar, BOA) , Mr. Tan Shao Yen (President, BOA), Mr. Neo Choon Keong (DCEO, BCA), Mr. Wong Heang Fine (Group CEO, Surbana Jurong), Mr. Augustine Tan (President, REDAS), Mr. Seah Chee Huang (Director, DP Architects)

From Left: Mr. Tan Shao Yen (President, BOA), Mr. Larry Ng (Registrar, BOA), Er. Ling Shiang Yun (President, ACES), Er. Shahzad Nasim (Group Executive Chairman, Meinhardt), Er. Lee Chuan Seng (Emeritus Chairman, Beca), Mr. Ong Tze Boon (Group Executive Chairman, Ong & Ong), Mr. Wong Soon Tuan (Senior Design Manager, Dragages Singapore), Mr. Jim Tan (Managing Director, Xcube Solutions)

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10 .ACESING PTE LTD

ACESing Pte Ltd, the commercial arm of the Association, was incorporated on 27 March 2002. The current appointed directors are Er. Ling Shiang Yun, Er. Koh Boon Liang and Er. Lim Peng Hong. ACESing Pte Ltd and Institution of Engineers Holdings Pte Ltd. set up the Joint Professional Membership Registry to promote and upgrade the following engineering professions in the construction industry for enhancing the quality and standards of skill sets: a) Resident Engineer (RE) and Resident Technical Officer (RTO) – C&S

Started in 15 Feb 2009 The construction industry is advancing with newer and more complex construction technology being continuously introduced at the construction site. The integrity and performance of the structure would be impaired if RE or RTO, who is part of the supervision team at site, do not possess the acceptable quality and professional competence in supervising such construction works.

The Building Control Act had been amended to require all accredited site supervisors, comprising Resident Engineers (RE) and Resident Technical Officers (RTO), to be accredited with the Joint Accreditation Committee (JAC) of the Institution of Engineers Singapore and the Association of Consulting Engineers Singapore. This will take effect from 15 Feb 2009. Only accredited site supervisors who remain accredited with the JAC can continue as accredited site supervisors for supervision of structural works for any new or on-going projects on or after 15 Feb 2009. Accreditation with the JAC will provide accredited site supervisors with the appropriate training opportunities, seminars and courses at discounted rates to enhance your technical know-how and help accredited site supervisors keep abreast with the latest construction technology.

As of 6 Jun 2017: Total Civil & Structural (C&S) Resident Engineer (RE) registered: 1,649 Total Civil & Structural (C&S) Resident Technical Officer RTO registered: 4,180

b) Resident Engineer (RE) and Resident Technical Officer (RTO) – M&E Started in 14 March 2014. This Registry served to recognise M&E REs and RTOs who possessed the necessary professional competence, skills and knowledge. Training courses are conducted to upgrade the skill and knowledge of the registered RE/RTO (M&E). As of 6 Jun 2017: Total Mechanical & Engineering (M&E) Resident Engineer (RE) registered: 25 Total Mechanical & Engineering (M&E) Resident Technical Officer RTO registered: 327

c) Qualified Electrical Contractor (QEC) Started in 29 April 2005 Objectives of Qualified Electrical Contractors (QEC) Registry:

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1. To establish a list of qualified electrical contractors (QEC) for the use of members and members firms of both organizations.

2. To promote awareness of QEC that possesses minimum skills for safe and quality work. 3. To assist QEC towards achieving better quality and standards of electrical installation. Total members as of 6 Jun 2017: 110

d) Qualified Erosion Control Professional (QECP) QECP Registry commenced with 28 members in 2006. Objectives of IES/ ACES Qualified Erosion Control Professional: 1. To establish a list of registered IES/ ACES qualified erosion control professional (QECPs)

for the use by the construction industry.

2. To enable the construction industry to recognize the quality design work carried out by professionals who have undergone the accredited 10 weeks training and who also have the necessary experience in erosion and sediment control for construction sites in Singapore. This will inspire the construction industry to improve the level of professional knowledge in environmental engineering in time to come.

3. To assist the QECP towards achieving better quality and standards of earth control

measures (ECM) through continuing education and training. Total members as of 6 Jun 2017: 171

e) Effective Earth Control Measures Officer (ECMO) ECMO Registry commenced in Jan 2015. Total members as of 6 Jun 2017: 441

Objectives of IES/ACES Earth Control Measures Officer:

Effective Earth Control Measures (ECM) at the construction site is an important skill for construction site personnel. Proper ECM would prevent muddy water from affecting our waterway and reservoirs. The Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES) has set up an industry-based registry for the registration of ECM trained personnel: 1. Establish a list of registered IES Earth Control Measures Officer (ECMOs) for the use by the

construction industry.

2. Assist the construction industry in maintaining a list of registered ECMOs who have

undergone the Certificate on Competency (CoC) in Earth Control Measures (ECM) training and who have the necessary experience in erosion and sediment control for construction sites in Singapore.

3. Serve the procurement needs of the construction industry for suitably qualified and

competent ECMOs.

4. Assist the ECMOs toward achieving better quality and standards of earth control measures

(ECM) through continuing education and training.

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ANNEX A: ACES REPRESENTATION TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, STATUTORY BOARDS AND OTHER EXTERNAL COMMITTEES S/N Rep. Org. Committee

1. Er. Kok King Min ACES eNPQS & iDOL

2. Er. Koh Boon Liang BCA Dialogue IES-ACES-BCA Dialogue

Er. Yong Fen Leong

Er. Sivakumaran Murugesu

Er. Leung, Chiu Kin Keith

3. Er. Lim Peng Hong BCA Working Committee for the Project "Recycled and Secondary Aggregates for use in Construction"

4. Er. Han Kim Siew , Vincent BCA ESCO Accreditation scheme committee member

5. Er. Koh Boon Liang BCA BCA Design and Engineering Safety Excellence Award (DESEA) Assessment Committee 2014 and 2015

6. Er. Lim Peng Hong BCA BIM CoE SC

BIM Centre of Excellence Steering Committee (BIM CoE SC)

Er. Mak Swee Chiang (Alternate - C&S)

Er. Alfred Neo (alternate - M&E)

7. Er. Yeow Mei Leng BCA IACC Inter-Agency Coorindation Committee (IACC) Meeting Er. Alfred Neo

Er. Yong Fen Leong

8. Er. Ling Shiang Yun BCA CPSTC Invitation to the Construction Productivity and SkillsFuture Tripartite Committee (CPSTC)

9. Er. Lee Tuck Cheong BCA Focus Group on Universal Design Guide for Public Places

10. Er. Ling Shiang Yun BCA BE-CSIP Built Environment (BE) Cluster Sub-Committee under the Council for Skills, Innovation and Productivity (CSIP)

11. Er. Koh Boon Liang BCA RIWG Rebranding Implementation Workgroup (RIWG) Meeting

Er. Yong Fen Leong (alternate)

12. Er. Yeow Mei Leng BCA/ PEB

Workgroup for the Registration of Specialist Professional Engineers – Lifting Equipment and Pressure Vessels Er. Ling Shiang Yun

13. Er. Koh Boon Liang BCA/ PEB/ ACES/ IES

Committee to Review Consulting Engineering Profession in the Construction Industry

14. Er. Ling Shiang Yun BCA BCA eNPQS Steering Committee

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S/N Rep. Org. Committee

15. Er. Sivakumaran Murugesu BCA C&S WC BCA eNPQS Working Committees

16. Er. Teo Yann BCA M&E WC BCA eNPQS Working Committees

17. Er. Wan Fook Sing BCA IT WC BCA eNPQS Working Committees

18. Er. Ling Shiang Yun CIJC Construction Industry Joint Committee

Er. Chua Tong Seng

19. Er. Yeow Mei Leng EMA (Gas)

Dialogue ACES-EMA Gas Industry Regulation Department

Er. Lim Swee Leng, Michael

Er. Chue Fook Chee

20. Er. Ling Shiang Yun EMA Dialogue Session with ACES/EMA/ IES/QEC/SECA/SP PowerGrid/SP Services

Er. Wan Fook Sing

21. Er. Ling Shiang Yun IES Engineering Accreditation Board (EAB)

22. Er. Ling Shiang Yun IES Committee to Review Consulting Engineering Profession in the Construction Industry

23. Er. Lim Hung Tjung (Co-Chairman)

JAC RE & RTO C&S

Joint Accreditation Committee (JAC) RE & RTO C&S

Er. Sivakumaran Murugesu

Er. Chua Tong Seng

24. Er. Teo Yann (Co-Chairman)

JAC RE & RTO M&E

Joint Accreditation Committee (JAC) RE & RTO M&E

Er. Wan Fook Sing

Er. Choong Choon Guan

Er. Lum Chong Chuen

25. Er. Ling Shiang Yun (Co-Chairman)

JRMC ACES/IES/ BCA

Joint Registries Monitoring Committee (JRMC)

Er. Chua Tong Seng

Er. Yong Fen Leong

26. Er. Ling Shiang Yun (Co-Chairman)

JRMC QEC Qualified Electrical Contractors (QEC)

Mr. Low Keng Yin, Kenett

Er. Lum Chong Chuen

27. Er. Lim Peng Hong JRMC QECP Qualified Erosion Control Professional(QECP)

Er. Leong Sow Hon (Chairman)

28. Er. Lim Peng Hong (Co-Chairman)

JRMC ECMO Earth Control Measures Officer (ECMO) Committee

Er. Sim Mui Leng

29. Er. Han Kim Siew, Vincent MOM ACES ATP Trainer for DfS

30. Er. Koh Boon Liang

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S/N Rep. Org. Committee

31. Er. Koh Boon Liang MOM WSHC Sub-Committee Workgroup 7 (Implementation of DfS)

32. Er. Koh Boon Liang MOM WSHC WSH Council (Construction & Landscape) Committee

33. Er. Lim Hung Tjung, Henry NEA Dialogue Dialogue Meeting between ACES/SIA/IES/REDAS/SCAL/PUB and NEA Er. Yong Fen Leong

34. Er. Tay Wen Chung NEA Technical Committee for Review of Guideline on Boundary Noise Limit For Air Conditioning and Mechanical Ventilation Systems in Non-Industrial Buildings

35. Er. Ng Han Siong NEA Dialogue with ACES & IES

Consultation with ACES on proposed industrial energy efficiency requirements for the industrial sector.

36. Er. Leong Sow Hon PUB ABC programmes/ committee

37. Er. Yeow Mei Leng SCDF Fire Safety Engineers Selection Panel

38. Er. Lam Kok Leong, Callan SCDF AIC Audit Inquiry Committee

Er. Yeow Mei Leng

39. Er. Han Kim Siew , Vincent SCDF SCDF Fire Safety Standing Committee

Er. Teo Yann

40. Er. Choong Choon Guan SCDF Work Group on Installation of Services and Conduits within Fire Rated Dry Construction in Building Er. Lim Hung Tjung, Henry

41. Er. Lam Kok Leong, Callan SCDF SFSRTS Standard for Fire Safety for Rapid Transit System

Er. Tong Chi Wai, Vincent

Er. Koh Lian Suan, Adeline

42. Er. Han Kim Siew , Vincent SCDF Fire Code Review Committee

Er. Teo Yann

43. Mr. Lee Onn Yue SCDF PWD Work group meeting on Trellis & A/A works constitute incorporation of PWD fire safety features

44. Er. Yong Fen Leong SPRING CCIB Council Committee for Inspection Bodies (CCIB)

45. Er. Lam Kok Leong, Callan SPRING BCSC WG SS 553

46. Er. Liu Wang Lai, Kenneth (Alternate)

SPRING EESC Electrical & Electronic Standards Committee (EESC)

47. Er. Ling Shiang Yun SPRING EESC Electrical & Electronic Standards Committee (EESC)

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S/N Rep. Org. Committee

48. Er. Liu Wang Lai, Kenneth SPRING EESC TC2WG1 on Emergency Alarm and Communication System

49. Er. Koh Lian Suan, Adeline SPRING EESC TC2WG2 on on Lifts, Escalators and Passenger Conveyors

50. Er. Lim Peng Hong (Chairman) SPRING BCSC Building and Construction Standards Committee (BCSC).

51. Er. Yong Fen Leong SPRING CCLA Council Committee for Laboratory Accreditation and Technical Committee for Site Investigation 52. Er. Mak Swee Chiang

(Alternate)

53. Er. Loh Wah Kay SPRING EESC WG on Electrical Installations and WG on Lamps & Related Equipment

54. Er. Wong Pui Fun, Joanne SPRING GESSC WG SS 607 - Design of Active Fall Protection Systems

55. Er. Wan Fook Sing SPRING EESC WG on Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems

56. Er. Er. Chan Heng Lim SPRING EESC Working Group (WG) on electric cables

57. Er. Loh Wei Tong SPRING EESC (IE/TC82)

Solar Photovoltaic energy systems products & accessories

58. SPRING EESC (TC3/WG5)

TC3/WG5 - Electrical equipment and systems for railways

59. Er. Sivakumaran Murugesu SPRING CP 14 Working Group for CP 14 - Code of practice for Scaffolds

60. Er. Yeow Mei Leng SPRING ENSC Energy Standards Committee (ENSC)

61. Er. Liu Wang Lai, Kenneth (Chairman)

SPRING EESC TC2 on Building Facilities and Services

62. Er. Sivakumaran Murugesu SPRING BCSC TC Architecture Works (AW)

63. Er. Yong Fen Leong SPRING BCSC TC Construction Management (CM)

64. Er. Yeow Mei Leng SPRING BCSC TC Building Maintenance and Management (BMM), WG CP 48, WG CP 52

65. Er. Ng Chew Chiat, David SPRING BCSC TC Civil and Geotechnical Works (TC CGW)

66. Er. Lee Tuck Cheong SPRING BCSC TC Building Structure and Sub-Structure (BSS)

67. Er. Yow Cheong Hoe SPRING WG SS 515 Workgroup on review of SS 515 : 2005 (Supervision of structural works)

68. Mr. Lim Chan Boon SPRING GESSC WG for Local Exhaust Ventilation

69. Er. Darren WOO Chin Shoon SPRING Working Group on development of a new standard on Fabric ducting air distribution system – Textile based ventilation

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S/N Rep. Org. Committee

70. Er. Chong Chun Sen SPRING Working Group on adoption of international standards on rotating electrical machines

71. Er. Yong Fen Leong SPRING SS 374 - Specification for preformed waterproofing membrane for concealed roof

72. Er. Cheang Mun Keong Thomas

SPRING EESC TC1 on Electrical & Electronic Products

73. Er. Koh Lian Suan, Adeline SPRING EESC TC2 on Building Facilities and Services

74. Er. Koh Lian Suan, Adeline SPRING EESC TC3 on Power System and Utilisation

75. Er. Soon Ai Kwang SPRING (SCIC)

CSC TC for Water under Chemical SC (CSC)

76. Er. Dr. Kuncha V Channakeshava

SPRING GESSC WG for SS 363 - Specification for Steel gratings for roads and drainage

77. Er. Joseph Toh Siaw Hui SPRING EESC TC1WG1 on Safety of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances and Electronic Equipment

78. Er. Loh Teck Liang Darrick SPRING WG on Lightning Protection

79. Er. Sivakumaran Murugesu SPRING WG CP 96 & SS 381

80. Er. Timothy Mok SPRING Working Group Members for NWI Technical Reference for Facility Design Guidelines of Community Hospitals

81. Er. Yong Fen Leong SPRING Working Group on review of SS183:1978 (Concrete Cylindrical pipes and fittings including manholes and street gullies)

82. Er. Yong Fen Leong SPRING Working Group on Review of SS 580 - Code of Practice for Formwork

83. Er. Leong Kok Leong SPRING SS448 Working Group for SS 448 Specification for performance of draw-off taps with metal or plastic bodies for water services

84. Evan Satya Budisarwono SPRING SS591 SS 591 Code of practice for long term measurement of central chilled water system energy efficiency

85. Er. Mak Swee Chiang SPRING CP 81 Review of CP 81 Code of practice for precast concrete slab and wall panels

86. Er. Lim Hung Tjung, Henry URA Dialogue DCG-SIA/SIP/REDAS/ACES Er. Ling Shiang Yun

87. Er. Koh Boon Liang URA Working Committee for technical publication on vertical greenery

88. Er. Lim Hung Tjung, Henry

Working Committee Meeting on RE and RTO with IES/ACES/TUCSS

Er. Chua Tong Seng

Er. Ho Chong Leong

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Annex B: Minutes of the 45th Annual General Meeting

The ACES 45th Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday, 30 June 2016, 6.30 p.m. at Furama Riverfront, Level 5, Mercury Room I & II, 405 Havelock Road, Singapore 169633.

Attendance of 45th AGM: Members Present:

Name Company

1. Er. Leung Chiu Kin, Keith AECOM Singapore Pte. Ltd.

2. Er. Ong Wee Kiat Ang & Ong Consultants Pte. Ltd.

3. Er. Yeow Mei Leng Arup Singapore Pte Ltd

4. Er. Andrew Henry (no voting rights) Arup Singapore Pte Ltd

5. Er. Chia Wah Kam Arup Singapore Pte Ltd

6. Er. Mak Swee Chiang Arup Singapore Pte Ltd

7. Er. Leong Meng Sun CPG Consultants Pte Ltd

8. Er. Kho Chza Main CPG Consultants Pte Ltd

9. Er. Liu Wang Lai, Kenneth DSCO Group Pte Ltd

10. Er. Ong Ser Huan Enkon International

11. Er. Lim Hung Tjung, Henry Fusion Strength & Associates

12. Er. Lim Hon Chee H.C. Lim Consultants Pte Ltd

13. Er. Chua Tong Seng Kiso-Jiban Singapore Pte Ltd

14. Er. Er. Lew Geok Theng, Michelle Kiso-Jiban Singapore Pte Ltd

15. Er. Lee Yuen Wai, Dicky Lee & Lee Consultants

16. Er. Loh Wah Kay M & P Consulting Engineers

17. Er. Mah Guan Pang MABA Engineering Consultants

18. Er. Lee Tuck Cheong Meinhardt (Singapore) Pte Ltd

19. Er. Wong Pui Fun Joanne Meinhardt Infrastructure Pte Ltd

20. Er. David Ng Chew Chiat One Smart Engineering Pte. Ltd.

21. Er. Adeline Koh Parsons Brinckerhoff Pte. Ltd.

22. Er. Lim Peng Hong PH Consulting Pte Ltd

23. Er. Dr. Lock Kai Sang PQR Consultants

24. Er. Koh Boon Liang Ronnie & Koh Consultants Pte Ltd

25. Er. Sim Bee Teck SBT Consultants + accredited checkers

26. Er. Wan Fook Sing Sembcorp Architects & Engineers Pte. Ltd.

27. Er. Sivakumaran Murugesu SMS Consulting Engineers

28. Er. Teo Yann Squire Mech Pte Ltd

29. Er. Thomas Cheang Surbana Jurong Consultants Pte Ltd

30. Er. Alfred Neo Tee Boon Surbana Jurong Consultants Pte Ltd

31. Er. Chua Chiow Chye Surbana Jurong Consultants Pte Ltd

32. Er. Lim Teck Chye Surbana Jurong Infrastructure Pte Ltd

33. Er. Mah Siak Kiong Elson Surbana Jurong Infrastructure Pte Ltd

34. Er. Wong Sun Soon Surbana Jurong Infrastructure Pte Ltd

35. Er. Yong Fen Leong T Y Lin International Pte Ltd

36. Er. Dr. Tan Guan T. Y. Lin International Pte. Ltd.

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37. Er. Ling Shiang Yun Tham & Wong LLP

38. Er. Ong Hai Tien Tritont Consulting LLP

39. Mr. Vincent Han Vincent, Han & Associates

Secretariat Staff: Lilian Lean and Florence Tsen Total Present: 39 members, 2 secretariat staff As at 7.30 p.m., being sufficient quorum and the meeting was called to order.

1. WELCOME ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT ACES President, Er. Ling Shiang Yun welcomed members to the Annual General Meeting and thanked them for their attendance.

2. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES OF 44th AGM HELD ON 30 JUNE 2015

The Minutes of the 44th AGM held on 30 June 2015 (Annex B) were approved and adopted:

Proposed by Er. Leung Chiu Kin, Keith

Seconded by Er. Andrew Henry

3. EVENTS HIGHLIGHT REPORTED BY THE PRESIDENT Er. Ling reported the following issues and events highlight achieved for the session 2015/2016: 1. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Association of Consulting Engineers

Singapore (ACES) and National Trades Union Congress - U Associate (NTUC-UA) Both Parties will commit their efforts to reach out to and engage the consulting engineering profession in Singapore – networking and training platform.

2. Close Door Dialogue with NTUC Sec-Gen - 19 Apr 2016

NTUC Sec-Gen, Minister Chan Jun Sing suggested to ACES to consider reviewing its Constitution such that only a Singaporean can be elected to the position of ‘’President’’ for the Association. However, Past Presidents’ Panel (PPP) are in the opinion that ACES is a Professional Organisation, no way to take industry action (unlike SIA Pilot Association) this should not be an issue. On the other hand, PPP suggested to re-look and expand the EXCO. Suggest to include IPP to be in the EXCO.

The recent Government announcement of 20% increase in salaries for fresh engineering graduates in public service is to attract more Singaporeans to take up engineering as a meaningful, fulfilling and exciting, long term career in the Public Service. SG mentioned if government provide subsidies to business, it will only be a short term measure and would like ACES to see long term benefit of attracting more engineers to the industry.

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Review how to attract more professionals e.g. M&E RTOs to register with ACES Joint Registry through re-branding instead of legislation. He gave example on how MINDEF sought out to change the image of the army. Another example is the SISO accreditation which is voluntary, which saw more than a thousand applicants for their course which the industry find valuable. Suggest to look into engineers with PC to join ACES membership.

3. Social engagement with the Press

Interview with ACES President on Channel 8, 18 November 2015 on challenges faced by the Engineering Profession

Comments from architects in The Business Times, Architects also hurting from real estate woes, published on 21 Apr 2016

Er. Ling encouraged members to write to ACES if they have any concerns or issues that they wish to tell the general public through the press.

4. EMA - LEW 1KV – status quo ACES recommended to EMA to allow the 1KV LEW to carry out design of unlimited voltage, which had been the practice since the late eighties, as the LV LEW are all qualified electrical PE. There had been various meetings with EMA/PG/SPS and MTI (PEP Secretariat). PEP suggested the next meeting to be held at MTI, which will be seen as neutral ground. PEP encouraged ACES and IES to work on the course contents, to help upgrade the skills of the LV LEW on the HT operation requirement.

5. Dialogue Session with BCA on Revised Requirement for PSPC Listing

ACES recommended not to put additional qualifications for PSPC renewal.

Green Mark Facilities Professional (GMFP) is required for Panel ME01 by 1 Apr 2017. Even though ACES had met with BCA to convey their concerns, BCA had maintained their position which would require ME01 firms are required to fulfil the mandatory training course requirements for GMFP. Er. Yeow shared the GMFP course contents are the same as GMM/GMP. ACES will continue to pursue this matter with BCA, and may do through CIJC.

6. Revival of e-NPQS and new company formation “iNPQS Pte Ltd”

Project is put on hold pending claims and reimbursements conditions for BCA PIP funding i.e. to pay first before claim and 70% funding as well as a feasible Business Model agreed by all three parties, ACES-SIA-IES.

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ACES-SIA-IES had feedback to BCA that they do not have the funds to pay for Domain Expert and Specs Writer before they can submit their claims to BCA. However, ACES will continue to engage BCA for solution.

7. ACES Survey on Engineers Salary

In view of the recent “Salaries of engineers joining Public Service to rise 20% " S$3,800 for New Monthly Salary for Engineers in the Public Service, and S$4,000 New Monthly Salary for Fresh Graduates joining the Public Service as Engineers in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, ACES will be carrying out a survey to gauge the salaries scale from their member firms. With this feedback, ACES will be able to assess if their engineers pay will attract more engineers to the consultancy industry. Also ACES will be able to ascertain what would be the right fee scale to sustain consultancy business, with sufficient time and resources to perform the work properly. Result of this survey/study will feedback to member firms and our member's Clients including major developers, HDB, LTA, PUB, and JTC etc. who can make reference in their tender evaluation. Er. Ling encouraged members to participate in the survey, so that the data will be more accurate and thus provide a more accurate feedback to the relevant agencies addressing the “low fee” issue.

8. 5th Structural Engineers World Congress (SEWC) 2015 The 5th Structural Engineers World Congress (SEWC 2015) was held from 19th-22nd October 2015 at the Raffles City. The Congress was organised by the Association of Consulting Engineers Singapore (ACES) and Prestressed and Precast Concrete Society (PPCS). SEWC 2015 brought together 264 delegates from 24 countries. Most of the attendees came from Singapore, India, and Japan. 56% of the attendees came from overseas The conference made about $80K profit, according to Er. Lim Peng Hong, the Chair, SEWC2015

9. ACES Awards 2016

There will be two awards, namely ACES Design Excellence Awards and Young Engineer Awards.

ACES Design Excellence Awards seek to recognize the good engineering work and innovation done by the member firms, and help to showcase the best in the industry

The Young Engineer Awards recognize the talents and efforts of the young engineers and help motivate more young engineers to move into the industry.

These awards were presented at the ACES Annual Gala Dinner on 4 Mar 2016.

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10. CPD Programmes Various technical seminars and courses were organised, with the aim of providing professional development and enhanced benefits for ACES members in particular Eurocodes, BIM Hands-on, Design for Safety etc. (Refer to Annual Report, page 10 – 11). These seminars, and workshops also provided opportunities for ACES members to network among themselves and other built environment partners. ACES aims to make these CPD programmes affordable for members.

11. ACES Contract Refresh

ACES standard conditions of engagement were revised and launched in October 2015 by Business & Professional Practice Committee, chaired by Er. Andrew Henry. The revised contracts provide a simple and clear mechanism for our members to form contractual agreements with their clients. A presentation was made to our members on 30 Sep 2015, members can download the contracts from ACES website:

ACES Long Form Standard Conditions of Engagement

ACES Short Form Standard Conditions of Engagement

ACES Standard Conditions of Engagement Guidance Note Er. Andrew encouraged members to use ACES contract as industry standard and references in their contractual agreements with clients.

12. WSH (Design for Safety) Regulations 2015 The WSH (Design for Safety) Regulations 2015 was enacted on 10th July 2015. It will be mandatory from 1st August 2016 for all projects to undergo risk assessment. ACES had been and will continue to conduct the Design for Safety for Professionals (DfSP) Course. Learners of this course will gain the knowledge and skills for fulfilling the roles of the construction Design for Safety Professional (DfS Professional) in accordance with the WSH (DfS) Regulations. ACES also organise short DfS Introduction course for general awareness, to equip participants with the sufficient knowledge and understanding of what DfS is all about in order for them to fulfil their role as site supervisors as well as client representatives. ACES encourage members to adopt WSH practices with the objective to take Leadership commitment, identify hazards and risks, and set target for Safety Members who wish to contribute articles on safety and health good practices may forward their article to ACES Secretariat for publication in ACES newsletter. Er. Koh Boon Liang shared with members the DfS Regulations is unlikely will defer and encouraged members to get ready for it.

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13. Membership Drive A total of 7 new members joined; and 13 members resigned mainly due to due to retirement; closing of company; merging of company. The current membership of the Association under the various categories is as follows:

Summary of total members No. of membership

Corporate Associate 7

Associate Individual 2

Professional Corporate Category I 73

Professional Corporate Category II 31

Professional Corporate Category III 23

Professional Individual 37

Total: 173

Er. Ling encouraged members to contribute ideas on how to attract new members. ACES is targeting at the individual PEs / sole proprietor.

14. Newsletter Publications Three issues of the newsletters have been published in the month of Sep 2015; Dec 2015 and Apr 2016. The printing cost is fully sponsored by Mitsubishi Electric.

15. JRMC [RE/RTO C&S and M&E; QEC; QECP; ECMO] Er. Ling briefed the membership status of the ACES-IES Joint Registry Monitoring Committee (JRMC): Resident Engineer (RE) and Resident Technical Officer (RTO) – C&S Started in 15 Feb 2009 Total Civil & Structural (C&S) Resident Engineer (RE) registered: 1,838 Total Civil & Structural (C&S) Resident Technical Officer RTO registered: 4,308 Resident Engineer (RE) and Resident Technical Officer (RTO) – M&E Started in 14 March 2014. Total Mechanical & Engineering (M&E) Resident Engineer (RE) registered: 21 Total Mechanical & Engineering (M&E) Resident Technical Officer RTO registered: 314 Qualified Electrical Contractor (QEC) Started in 29 April 2005 Total members : 113 Qualified Erosion Control Professional (QECP) Started in 2006. Total members : 162 Effective Earth Control Measures Officer (ECMO) ECMO Registry commenced in Jan 2015. Total members: 191

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16. ACES Website The ACES Website contained a lot of useful information. Er. Ling encouraged members to visit the website for weekly circulars, upcoming events.

17. Strategic Partner – BST Global Renewal of 2016 Agreement for the third consecutive year for SGD 15,000 per year. The contract signing ceremony was held at the ACES Bowling Event on 23 Jan 2016.

18. ACES Movie Night – 14 October 2015 In conjunction with SG50 Celebrations, ACES organised its first Movie Night specifically for members to enjoy a 3-D movie titled “Pan” at 50 percent cost subsided by ACES. A total of 20 complimentary tickets were given to polytechnic students. The aim is to create awareness of ACES to the poly students.

19. ACES Bowling Tournament – 23 Jan 2016 ACES organised its first Bowling Tournament on 23 January 2016, over a weekend Saturday afternoon at Orchid Bowl, Orchid Country Club. There were a total of 26 member teams registered for the bowling tournament.

20. ACES Golf 2016 – 9 Jun 2016 ACES organised its first Golf event on 9 June 2016 at Orchid Country Club. There were a total of 36 flights registered for the golf tournament. The organizers had set a hole for charity, in which players pay to win a prize if their ball is near the pin. The cash amount collected from this is only $580. ACES Council decided to top up the donation amount to $10,000. The donation will go to an Elder Care or Orphanage to be identified by the Council.

4. ANNUAL REPORT 2015 - 2016 The Annual Report detailed the activities that had taken place during the session 2015/2016. It had been emailed to all members at least 21 days prior to AGM (i.e. on 31 May 2016). A hard copy was distributed to members presented at the AGM upon request. The Annual Report outlining the main activities of the 11 Committees in ACES and they are:

i. C&S Practices Committee ii. M&E Practices Committee

iii. Professional Development Committee iv. Social Development Committee v. Annual Dinner Committee

vi. IT Development Committee vii. Business & Professional Practices Committee

viii. Membership Development Committee ix. Publications Committee x. Young Professionals Connection (YPC)

xi. ACESing Pte Ltd

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President encouraged members to feedback on issues that they have encountered with the Authorities / Agencies so that ACES representatives to the relevant committees can surface them for further discussions. The Meeting approved and adopted the Annual Report 2015-2016: Proposed by Er. Ong Ser Huan

Seconded by Er. Lim Peng Hong

5. FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2016

a. a. Financial Report

Hon. Treasurer, Er. Sivakumaran presented the Financial Report as follows:

ACES FYE 31 Mar 2016 (SGD) FYE 31 Mar 2015 (SGD)

Members subscriptions 85,980 86,141

Income from conference, seminars & events

28,465 (refer explanation table)

106,163

Other income 138,398 154,660

Total Income 252,843 346,964

Office operating expenses 138,049 122,004

Association activities expense 27,484 31,609

Total Expenses 165,533 153,613

Surplus / Deficit (before tax) 87,310 193,351

Income from conference seminars & event detail

Audited Report 2016 2015 2014

Revenue

Income from conference, seminars and events

28,465 *106,163 35,493

Members Subscriptions 85,980 86,141 83,763

Other income 138,398 154,660 110,567

Total Income 252,843 346,964 229,823

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Actual Report (Year 2015 over recognized $31K*)

2016 2015 2014

Income from conference, seminars and events

59,465 *75,163 35,493

Members Subscriptions 85,980 86,141 83,763

Other income 138,398 154,660 110,567

Total Income 283,843 315,964 229,823

ACESing FYE 31 Mar 2016 (SGD)

FYE 31 Mar 2015 (SGD)

Profit Distribution from IES/ACES Joint Professional Membership Registry

150,000 140,506

Fees from seminars and courses 16,073 9,907

Surplus from SEWC 2015 conference 56,902 0

Other income 83,096 87,373

Total Income 306,071 237,786

Other operating expenses 71,966 55,810

Staff cost 114,526 105,029

Total Expenses 186,492 160,839

Surplus / Deficit (before tax) 119,579 76,947

Total Group Equity / Net Worth

FYE 31 Mar 2016 (SGD)

FYE 31 Mar 2015 (SGD)

ACES 1,198,993 1,126,273

ACESing 665,309 550,653

Total Group 1,864,302 1,676,926

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Based on the Audited Accounts for the period 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016, ACES and ACESing are in healthy financial position:

ACES: Surplus Before Tax @ $87,310

ACESing: Surplus Before Tax @ $119,579

Positive increases in Net Worth

Er. Ling shared Auditor’s explanation with regards to the need and implication to revalue of ACES property: 1. Property tax is decided by the Chief Valuer in IRAS. So independent of ACES. 2. Income tax no benefit as capital gain/loss are not taxable/deductible. 3. Increase in expenses if we make use of revaluation model for our property as we will be

required to obtain valuation report yearly that may cost about maybe S$1,500 per year. 4. Audit fee also increase due to increase in disclosure required and more audit procedures. 5. To any person who are accounting or finance trained will be able to identify that the reason of

our profit, if any, comes from property revaluation gain rather than actual profit from operation.

Secretariat is reminded to distribute hardcopies of Audited Reports to all members present at the AGM.

$911,362 $917,694

$958,124

$1,126,273

$1,198,993

$375,779 $406,055

$479,706

$550,653

$665,309

$-

$200,000

$400,000

$600,000

$800,000

$1,000,000

$1,200,000

$1,400,000

2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016

ACES Net Worth

ACESing Net Worth

Linear (ACES Net Worth)

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The audited accounts for the period 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 was then approved and adopted: Proposed by Er. Loh Wah Kay Seconded by Er. Dr. Lock Kai Sang

6. ELECTION OF 9 MEMBERS TO THE COUNCIL

a) Vacancies • At this AGM, 3 of Council members would be stepping down from the Council after

completion of their two year term. Special thanks and appreciation to the following 3 Council members not seeking for re-election:

i. Er. Andrew Henry ii. Er. Thomas Cheang

iii. Er. Vincent Han

• There are 9 vacancies for election this year.

b) Nominations There were a total of Eleven (11) nominations received:

S/N Name Designation / Company

1. Er. Chua Tong Seng Kiso-Jiban Singapore Pte Ltd

Managing Director

2. Er. Yeow Mei Leng Arup Singapore Pte Ltd

Snr. Assoc. Bldg. Svc

3. Er. Sivakumaran Murugesu SMS Consulting Engineers Pte Ltd

Principal

4. Er. Teo Yann Squire Mech Pte Ltd

Executive Director

5. Er. Koh Lian Suan, Adeline Parsons Brinckerhoff Pte Ltd

Director

6. Er. Yong Fen Leong T. Y. Lin International Pte Ltd

Principal

7. Er. Lee Tuck Cheong Meinhardt (Singapore) Pte Ltd

Regional Director/MD-UDCE

8. Er. Liu Wang Lai, Kenneth DSCO Group Pte Ltd

Managing Director

9. Er. Alfred Neo Tee Boon Surbana Jurong Consultants Pte Ltd Managing Director

10. Er. Kho Chza Main CPG Consultants Pte Ltd SVP

11. Er. Mak Swee Chiang Arup Singapore Pte Ltd

Associate

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c) Scrutineers The meeting appointed two scrutineers as follows:

Scrutineer 1: Er. David Ng Chew Chiat

Scrutineer 2: Er. Dr. Lock Kai Sang

d) Results of elections The following nine (9) nominees are elected to the Council for 2 year term 2016/2017 and 2017/2018:

1. Er. Chua Tong Seng

2. Er. Yeow Mei Leng

3. Er. Sivakumaran Murugesu

4. Er. Teo Yann

5. Er. Koh Lian Suan, Adeline

6. Er. Yong Fen Leong

7. Er. Lee Tuck Cheong

8. Er. Liu Wang Lai, Kenneth

9. Er. Alfred Neo Tee Boon The new Council will elect the Executive Committee (EXCO) member at their first Council meeting as per the Constitution. The Council will also co-opt another two Council members.

E) APPOINTMENT OF TWO HONORARY AUDITORS FOR THE SESSION 2016/2017 The meeting resolved appointment of Honorary Auditors for the Session 2016/2017:

Er. Dr. Tan Guan

Er. Lew Geok Theng, Michelle

F) AOB – for discussion 1. ACES Membership Expansion

• Proposed to target PEs with Practising Certificates from government agencies or individual PE from non-ACES member firm can be accepted under ACES Professional Individual Membership - this will increase the pool of ACES members

• Members have some reservations on the proposal, and they gave the following comments:

Er. Mah commented the group of government PEs do not usually practice Er. Chua TS suggested to look at how to reach out, how to position ourselves

to be more visible, and how to seek feedback from members Er. Lim PH commented that though may practicing PEs are proud of their

work, it would be good to hear from non-practicing PEs their views and perspectives.

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Er. Ong SH cautioned that the non-practicing PEs may not know of some of the real problems that practicing PEs faced, and conflicts may arise if they are in the Council. This had happened to IES and PEB.

Er. Ling assured the members this topic is just for discussion, should there be a need to change, the Constitution would need to be amended and require to go through member voting before implementing any new proposal.

2. Increase number of EXCO

• Proposed to include Immediate Past President in the EXCO (Current EXCO comprised P, VP, HS, HT)

• Er. Ling added we would need to change Constitution before implementing this proposal.

3. Past President (PP) in Council • Two Past Presidents after IPP to be in invited to the Council • Dr. Lock commented having too many Presidents (current & past) could result in

domineering view points in the Council. • Members agreed PP could become mentor, should not be dominate the meetings • Er. Ling suggested to start with one PP after IPP, and this PP has no voting rights • Er. Ling added that Constitution should be amended before implementing this

proposal.

ACES President, Er. Ling Shiang Yun thanked all members present.

With no other matter arising, the ACES 45th AGM ended at 9.30 p.m.

Written By: Vetted By: Approved By:

Lilian Lean Secretariat ACES

Er. Yeow Mei Leng Honorary Secretary

Er. Ling Shiang Yun President 2015/2016

Note: The Annual General Report detailing the activities that had taken place during the term 2015/2016 had been circulated prior to meeting (softcopy via email; hardcopy upon requested).. The Financial report, detailing the income and expenses during the term 2015/2016 were circulated during the meeting (10 copies).

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