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Procurement of Facilities Management Services

The course will primarily provide a protocol and guidance on the preparation, drafting and reviewing of tender documents to procure Facilities Management & Maintenance services. The Law of Contract will be re-visited to enhance learning and for building on the knowledge and skills imparted in this course for application at work.

1.  Contract Law: Re-visited

  • Formation of a Contract Similarities & Differences in Contract Law & Tort Law
  • Terms of a Contract
  • Discharge of Contract
  • Breach of Contract & Remedies
  • Vitiating Factors in a Contract

2.  Procurement Methods, Contractual Arrangements & Tender Documents

  • Purpose & Rationale
  • Service Provider Selection
  • Contractual Arrangements & Risk Allocation

3.  Standard Forms of Contract for Procuring Building/Construction Services

  • Purpose & Rationale
  • Standard Form of Contract: Rationale & Effect
  • Standard Forms of Building/Construction Contract: Singapore
    – Public Sector: Standard Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (PSSCOC)
    – Private Sector: Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA)
  • Standard Forms of Building/Construction Contract: International
    – The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
    – Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT)
    – International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC)

4.  Standard Forms of Contracts for Procuring Facilities Management & Maintenance Services

  • Nature of Facilities Management Work & Services vs. Construction Work
  • Limitations in the Use of Standard Forms of Contracts for Construction Work
  • Guidelines for Drafting Particular Specifications to Overcome Limitations

Dr Quah Lee Kiang PhD, MSc (Maintenance Management), BSc Building, FRICS

Dr Quah is the Director of the Real Estate & Construction Centre and the Real Estate & Construction Academy in Singapore. She has extensive regional and international experience in Project and Facilities Management & Maintenance research, advice and academia. Dr Quah led the EU funded project BE4213 Condition Assessment and Maintenance Strategies for Buildings and Building Components, which among other things, sought to develop an objective building condition assessment system. This project formed part of ongoing research over the last 20 years which culminated in Dutch Standard NEN 2767 on Condition Assessment of Buildings, believed to be a ‘world first’.  Dr Quah’s professional and research affiliations include being Coordinator of the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) Working Commission 70 on Facilities Management and Maintenance for a decade and past President of the Chartered Institute of Building Singapore Centre. She was also a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Asia Board, Singapore Board and Asia Pacific Sustainability Board. Dr Quah was conferred an Honorary Fellow by Oxford Brookes University for her work in real estate and construction education and the unusual impact her career has had on this particular academic field in Asia.

Option 1 (Face-to-Face)Venue: Unit #04-08, Devan Nair Institute for Employment & Employability
80 Jurong East St 21, Singapore 609607

Option 2 (Live Streaming via RECC Elearning Portal)Username and password will be assigned on receipt of registration and course fees

$615 nett per person. Course fees includes full colour course documentation and refreshments at tea breaks.

In addition, all Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their $500 SkillsFuture Credit from the government to pay for a wide range of approved skills-related courses. Visit the SkillsFuture Credit website (www.skillsfuture.sg/credit) to choose from the courses available on the Training Exchange course directory.
NTUC members may claim up to $250 under UTAP to offset the course fees.

The course will benefit those who have a vested interest in buildings including:

  • Developers
  • Building Owners
  • Government Officials
  • Architects
  • Engineers
  • Project Managers
  • Quantity Surveyors
  • Contractors/Sub-Contractors/Suppliers
  • Property Managers
  • Facilities Managers
  • Maintenance Managers
  • Management Corporations
  • Town Councils
  • and Others

Cancellations made one week before the scheduled commencement date of the course will be subjected to an administrative fee of $100.00. The full fee of $615.00 will be payable thereafter for any cancellation; substitutions can be made at any time.

Mr Ken Chew
Tel: 6563 4166
Fax: 6563 4156 
E-mail: exectrg@recc.com.sg

It may be necessary for reasons beyond RECC’s control, to change the content and timing of the programme and the identity of the course leader/s.

1 Day Training Course

5th Run

Procurement of Facilities Management Services

$615.00 / person

Course Date & Timing:
2 April 2025, 9:00am to 6:00pm

Course Objectives:
The course will primarily provide a protocol and guidance on the preparation, drafting and reviewing of tender documents to procure Facilities Management & Maintenance services. The Law of Contract will be re-visited to enhance learning and for building on the knowledge and skills imparted in this course for application at work.

Course Fees:
$615
nett per person.
In addition, all Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their $500 SkillsFuture Credit from the government to pay for a wide range of approved skills-related courses. Visit the SkillsFuture Credit website (www.skillsfuture.sg/credit) to choose from the courses available on the Training Exchange course directory.
NTUC members may claim up to $250 under UTAP to offset the course fees.

Number of Participants: