by Nippon Builders Editorial Team | Oct 27, 2026 | Insights
Short answer: Construction cost in Singapore is driven mainly by building type and specification, site and foundation conditions, market tender prices, material prices, labour costs and the procurement route. Quantity surveyor benchmarks put typical warehouse and...
by Nippon Builders Editorial Team | Oct 27, 2026 | Insights
Short answer: Alteration and addition works (A&A works) change an existing building rather than replace it: new floors or extensions, structural strengthening, new openings, re-planned layouts, upgraded M&E systems or a refreshed façade. In Singapore, most...
by Nippon Builders Editorial Team | Oct 26, 2026 | Insights
Short answer: A BCA contractor grade is the financial grade a firm holds for a workhead under BCA’s Contractors Registration System (CRS). For general building (CW01), grades run from A1, the largest, down to C3. Each grade sets the maximum value of public...
by Nippon Builders Editorial Team | Oct 26, 2026 | Insights
Short answer: A main contractor in Singapore is the firm that signs the building contract with the owner and takes overall responsibility for delivering the works: programme, quality, site safety, subcontractors and statutory compliance. For works that need plan...
by Nippon Builders Editorial Team | Oct 26, 2026 | Insights
Short answer: To choose between design and build contractors in Singapore, check their BCA builder’s licence and registration, ask for comparable projects you can verify, confirm who their designers and Qualified Persons will be, and test how they handle safety,...
