Productivity to count for more in tenders for govt projects from 2016
Singapore
WITH most of the low-hanging fruit for productivity already plucked, the building industry is looking for new ways to bring productivity growth further up.
These will come in the form of an increased focus on productivity when awarding state tenders to contractors, and a push for more technology adoption.
Quek See Tiat, chairman of the Building & Construction Authority (BCA), announced these changes at the opening of BuildTech Asia and Singapore Construction Productivity Week on Tuesday.
Chief among the initiatives is a chan…
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