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1. For Reference Only Building project Submission of Monthly Manpower Usage Builder UEN No Project BP No Project Name Builder Month that data is submitted for Year that data is submitted for Trades Manpower Used mandays Site Management Team Site Management Team Basement Site Clearance amp Mobilisation Machine Operator Excavation Work Temporary Retaining Structure Carpentry System Formwork Installation Steel Reinforcement Fixing Concrete Placement Pre stressing Work Precast Concrete Installation Waterproofing Architectural Works M amp E Works Others Structure Works Carpentry System Formwork Installation Steel Reinforcement Fixing Concrete Placement Pre stressing Work Precast Concrete Installation Structural Steel Work Others Architectural Works Brick Blockwall Precast Concrete Installation Plaster Skim coat Dry Partition Wall Glass Partition Cladding Curtain Wall Waterproofing Floor Screeds amp hardeners Tiling Marble Stone Wood Flooring Resilient Flooring Carpet Vinyl Resilient Flooring Laminate Raised Floor False Ceiling Door Window Cabinets amp Wardrobe Painting Roofing System Others Building Services and2. new account for you once your identity is verified Q15 How do I change the user account details if our administrator has left the company You may login to the EPSS and change the user account details under the Admin tap Biometric Authentication System BAS Q1 What are the hardware requirements for BAS The hardware requirements shall include the following a Biometric readers that has the following features e Located at all worksite entrance and exit for the purpose of electronically monitoring and tracking the manpower usage throughout the contract duration e Robust and durable design that is suitable for rugged construction environment e Fast and secure sensor that accurately captures and authenticates distinguishing physiological traits At each controlled access location the system shall be able to achieve a maximum clearance time of 1 minute for every 10 persons b Provision to guide the flow of workers e g turnstiles and railings c A real time monitoring and recording device installed at each controlled access point to prevent any fraudulent attempt by the site personnel d Suitable measure s e g backup battery supply etc such that the integrity of the manpower monitoring data is not affected during power outage Q2 What are the software requirements for BAS The software requirements shall include the following a Accurately monitor and track the manpower under their respective trade b Generat
3. skilled worker who spends more than 50 of his time on a particular trade in one day shall be recorded under that trade even if he performs other trades on the same day Can a builder have more than 1 user account in the EPSS Yes Each builder should designate an EPSS administrator from his her company BCA will issue a Username and Password to the EPSS administrator The administrator can log into the EPSS and issue multiple accounts to other users in the company e g one account for each project site More details can be found in the User Guide Q10 How do I register new projects for monthly productivity data submission New projects are created by BCA while users are only able to view or edit project details However if you wish to create your building projects in EPSS where those projects are not subjected to Buildability framework you may send your request to BCA EPSS bca gov sg EPSS admin will create the project profile in the system for your subsequent submissions of monthly productivity data Q11 How to submit the Productivity Data Are there any forms or templates to follow There are two methods to submit monthly productivity data One method is to key in the data manually by following the steps on page 8 and 11 of the User Manual EPSS Guidebook on BCA Electronic Productivity Another method is to import a manpower report which is generated by the biometric system The steps are shown on page 5 and 15 under Section
4. 3 1 and 3 5 respectively For the latter the manpower report template can be found on the home page once you have login to the EPSS You may inform your biometric system supplier to customize the manpower report according to the manpower report template so that EPSS can recognize and retrieve the relevant information from your report Please refer to the User Manual for more details Q12 How do I amend the submitted data Once you have submitted the monthly productivity data the submission status for the month which you submitted for will be marked as SUBMITTED You are still allowed to make changes under this status Once the submission is confirmed by the BCA the submission status will be changed to CLOSED and no changes are allowed You may contact BCA if you would like to make further changes to a CLOSED submission Q13 Who is the qualified person for EPSS update the appointed technical personnel or the approved personnel The submission of manpower data to EPSS does not require a specific qualified person as long as the person is granted access and responsible for the safeguarding of the company s manpower data Q14 I am unable to recall the previous Username and Password Can request for a new Username and Password Yes if you have forgotten the Password or would like to request for a new Username and Password please email us at BCA EPSS bca gov sg EPSS admin will reset the password or create a
5. Frequently asked questions Electronic Productivity Submission System EPSS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 What is the aim of the EPSS The aim of the EPSS is to help builders monitor their projects manpower usage and allows them to submit the manpower usage and productivity data to BCA on a monthly basis From the data collected BCA can calculate the industry average project productivity for the different building categories Is the submission of the manpower data compulsory In conjunction with the enhanced Buildability framework Refer to Regulation 10 of Building Control Buildability and Productivity Regulations 2011 it is a mandatory requirement for builders to submit construction productivity data to BCA from 15 July 2011 This requirement is applicable to all projects with GFA of more than 5000m including new building projects and upgrading and A amp A projects Why do receive a reminder email for not submitting productivity data For construction projects with GFA of more than 5000m EPSS requires builders to submit the manpower data on monthly basis For projects not subjected to the mandatory requirement we are encouraging builders to submit the manpower data through the EPSS so that builders can monitor their project manpower usage EPSS checks the status of the monthly manpower data submission and a reminder email will be send to the builders company administrator for the months where the manpower data was not sub
6. M amp E Works Plumbing Sanitary Gas System Fire Prevention and Protection System Electrical System ACMV System Lift Escalator Others General Machine Operator Quality Assurance Scaffold Safety and Health External Works Estates Roads Driveways Road Ancillaries Footways Landscape Appendix B Sample Report Format for EPSS Submission For Reference Only Rail Project Submission Of Monthly Manpower Usage Builder UEN No Project BP No Project Name Builder Month that Data is submitted for Year that Data is submitted for Trades Manpower Used mandays Site Management Team Site Management Team ERSS Excavation Station Viaduct Cut and cover tunnels Depot Site Clearance amp Mobilisation Machine Operator Demolition Works Soil Improvement Works e g JGP WSM etc Ground Freezing Retaining Structures e g Dwall Vertical Elements e g King Posts Deck Posts etc Under pinning Works Formwork Installation Steel Reinforcement Fixing Concrete Placement Waterproofing Temporary Strutting Sheet piling Propping Works Shortcreting Works Rock Mining Micro tunnelling Recharge Well Passive Relief Well Blasting Excavation Work Others Permanent Structure Works Station Viaduct Cut and cover tunnels D
7. Metal Fixtures Commissioning Work Furniture and Fittings Signs advertising and displays Others Building Service and E amp M Works Exclude System Wide Contracts 11 Plumbing and Sanitary Fire Prevention and Protection System Electrical system ACMV HVAC system Lift Escalator Earth Mat Touch Voltage Protection Cable ducts pits Waste water treatment Others General Machine Operator Quality Assurance Scaffold Safety and Health Others External Works Trial Trench Utility Detection Underground Obstruction Utilities Diversion Drain Diversion Drainage works Traffic Diversion External Paving Roads and Driveways Bus Shelters Linkways Taxi Stands Drop off Bays Road Ancillaries Fencing Landscape Others 12
8. e raw data or output in the required format which shall include employee name date clock in time clock out time tabulation on the number of hours at site c Generate the manpower report according to BCA s current EPSS in Microsoft Excel format please refer to Appendix A for building project template and Appendix B for rail project template The Contractor shall refer to BCA s website https Awww bca gov sg EPSS for the latest requirements on manpower submission to EPSS Q3 What is the cost of setting up the BAS system together with all the hardware and software including operation and maintenance cost Generally the cost of setting up a BAS system that includes the software hardware turnstile and railings for 2 access points on site is about 30k to 40k Nevertheless the price of BAS system varies according to site condition and system requirement The user should consult the biometric system suppliers and select a system which suits the project site For BAS that will be adopted in construction projects to monitor the manpower usage and linked to the submission of manpower data through the EPSS builders can seek financial support to defray the cost of adoption from the Mechanisation Credit MechC Scheme under the Construction Productivity and Capability Fund CPCF For more information on the Mech C scheme please refer to http www bca gov sg MechC mechc html Appendix A Sample Report Format for EPSS Submission
9. epot Machine Operator Piling Works Formwork Installation Steel Reinforcement Fixing Concrete Placement Pre stressing work Precast structural concrete component installation Structural Steel Work Waterproofing Viaduct Segment Casting Viaduct Segment Handling Viaduct Segment Launching Viaduct Deck Furnitures Others Bored Tunnelling Works TBM Operator Ring Builder grouter including surface ops Segment and service handling Locomotive driver Bridge Mobile crane operator Rigger signal worker Segment gasket installer Mechanical and electrical workers Storemen and general workers Others Architectural Works General Work Waterproofing Fire Stopping Sprayed mineral fire protection Structural Carcass Work Concrete Finishes and precast concrete panels Brick and Block Construction Stone Masonry Enclosure Work Roofing External Cladding Stone Cladding Glazing Doors and Hatches Roller Shutters and Grilles Door and Window Hardware Louvres Internal Cladding Vitreous Enamel Panels Partitions Finishing Work Suspended Ceiling Cementitous Toppings Granite Flooring Tactile Paving Access Floor Plastering Tiling Resilient Finishes Gratings Painting
10. mitted How is the industry average project productivity beneficial to the builder The industry average project productivity can be used to assess a project s productivity performance and the builder can use this data to set improvement targets for future projects In addition the manpower data is one of the submission requirements when a builder applies for the BCA s Construction Excellence Awards and Construction Productivity Awards Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 What is the definition of project productivity The project productivity is defined as the floor area in square meters completed per manday The project productivity is calculated as follows Total constructed floor area m Total number of site workers mandays Project Productivity A project is deemed to be more productive if a larger floor area can be constructed with the same mandays In other words the higher the figure the better is the project productivity What is the definition of total floor area Total floor area will include the Gross Floor Area GFA roof area environmental deck and basement carpark area if any What is the definition of one manday One manday is taken as one worker working for 8 hours Thus if the worker works for 12 hours on a particular day the actual manday clocked by worker shall be calculated as 12 8 1 5 mandays For a worker doing multiple trades which trade do I include the manpower under A multi
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