Hi iwubpreve, can you explain to me regarding the deposits/bonds involved in a tender process?

- Tender deposit
- Tender documentation fee
- Tender bond
- Performance bond

What are the differences? For simplicity's sake, say we have Contractor A (successful) and Contractor B (failed) to submit for tender.

Who will submit which of the above to who (client, architect or QS?) , at what stage respectively?

Which of these payments do we have to return to each contractor respectively, and when?

Over the course of the construction, does any of these payments get cashed?

what do you guys think was the root cause for the bridge collapse at ecocity?

Do there a shop where i can buy a piece of steel plate?

What is the price of the steel plate?

I need a roughly 1100mm (L) 603mm (D) 20mm (H).

Working in developer company is definitely much better compare with consulting firm. Let me tell you what are the disadvantages to work as a consultant, especially M&E consultant.

First of all, workload and scope for consultant is too wide especially in small firm. Attending meeting and design works are never-ending. The bosses will load you like 7-11. You need to attend client and site meetings in daytime and do your paper work at night. Your bosses expect you to work 24 hours a day for them. This happens in most of the small firms which are well-known for their Chinaman style.

For meeting, basically you don't have much time to get yourself prepared. Scolding from anyone is a norm. People expected you to work as a walking encyclopedia. When you couldn't answer their questions, you will get F*** upside down. "Tai chi" are everywhere and this is needless to say. There are always problems and people are looking for scapegoat to be sacrificed. If you cannot make decision, your client and contractor will look down on you, complaint to your boss, say you not performing bla bla bla....you name it.

For paper work at night, you will never have enough time to complete your work. There are numerous tasks for you to do. Preparing tender documents, technical design works, checking drawings, progress claim, replying email and so on. It will be nightmare for you to catch up the deadline. It is worse when your boss is assh*** and the resources and information in office is scarce.

These were my experiences as an M&E engineer in a small consulting firm. I guess big consulting firm could be better in term of management.

Hi, iwuvpreve! I am glad to have found your thread!

I have a friend who is interested in purchasing a property. However, the owner only provided a rough figure of the land size. What I have is only the address of the property. Is there any possible way for us to find out the land size of the property? I know some may suggest me to visit the Land Office but would it be sufficient if I only have the address?

Looking forward to getting some answers real quick! My friend has to find out in 2 days time!

Thank you for creating this thread, iwuvpreve!

By just giving them the address? What if the address/property occupies a few lots?

Hi there, I am currently pursuing civil engineering. Do U mind sharing where did u learn your construction law? I am intending to self study it on my own. Besides construction law, what other knowledges in a specific area or special skills should a civil engineer learn to prepare himself for future working environment. The reason I want to learn extra is that I think it is getting more difficult for fresh graduates to get a job nowadays.

By any chance do you guys know any consulting firm or construction company around subang, puchong or kl area is looking for intern? Thank you so much

There is a piece of land in Melaka all occupied by bangalow lots, with only about 20% with houses built.
Many of the empty lots are full of lallang. How do I find out which lots have been sold and which lots still owned by the local authorities ?
If still owned by the local authorities, can I appoach them to buy 1 of the lots ?

Any idea how much they charge ? And how detail is the info - will they disclose the contact no of the owner ?

For a bangalow lot of 10,000 sq feet, since so much land, if I want just a simple house with 5 -6 rooms, I should build single-storey, right, since a lot cheaper vs double-storey ?
What is the rough cost per square feet of build up ?
To fence the area of 100 feet by 100 feet, what is the cheapest method and roughly how much it cost ?

How does BIM actually benefit in construction?

What is the cheapest method to fence up a 100 feet by 100 feet bangalow lot ? How far do the support for the fence need to be - is 20 feet too far away, meaning 6 support for each side of the square lot ?

as a fresh graduate in M&E going into consultancy field and aim to get a PE in the near future. For experience wise, is it better to go into a local consultancy firm or those MNC companies such as Meinhardt?

Model of company (12 people)
-1 admin
-2 drafter
-1 Mechanical engineer
-2 Electrical engineer
-PE in Mechanical (boss)
-PE in electrical (boss)
-4 intern

Our company direction is let you come out with your own design (hand sketch) and let the PE review before proceeding to drafting with autocad. Then the PE will ask you question and you must be able to answer it or show your reference (Malaysia Standard). If you cannot show it out then he'll ask you to find it out and get back to him. If you really don't know how he'll explain what went wrong and give you a more specific direction on where to find the source. the downside in this field is that biggest project we deal with is high rise building. How does it goes in company like Meinhardt, do we have time to come out with our own design and read the standards, or it is more like they design, you follow(for fresh graduate)? which will you recommend?

tl;dr
Local consultancy company
Good Side
-more hands on since you can come up with your own design
-have time to read Malaysian Standards(MS) etc
-Get involved in all types of services, up to now I've touched Air cond, cold water, sanitary, electrical schematic, lift etc
-liase with authorities, client (I haven't get involved much in this yet)

Down side
-biggest project would be high rise building/new factory
-I do the job of designing and drafting most of the time (since drafter always busy)

MNC companies like Meinhardt
Good side
-got big projects in other countries and get to go to their site often(more exposure to different and up to date technologies)

Down side
-very specific, means if you are involved in cold water designing you will be pro in the field but you will have no idea in the other services.
-no time for you to read design standards, basically the first 3 years it will be the PE draw for you, and you work like a drafter and draw it out accordingly.

which do you think is good in terms of learning curve and future development prospective(maybe will consider open own consultancy/become small contractor/developer/become project manager for company)?

Thanks for the reply @iwubpreve. I have been thinking about this question for 2 months already but I couldn't convince myself as what I found here in this company is
-I got time to propose and come out with my own design, try and get reject（a boss who is willing to let you keep trying, fall and teach you)
-I have time to read those relevant Standards

why would you say MNC is better? Need to listen to your advice since you're more experience in this field 

The cheapest kind - is it chain link fence - green plastic coated ? It's probably about 5 feet height. I just want to fence it up (if cheap) so I know my lot boundery as I intend to plant fruit trees, yam and ginger, etc in it. My neighbouring lots are all empty also, with lallang. I thought better grow something useful rather that waste time every now and then to clear the lallang.

It's way beyond my budget and anyway just need to fence up to mark my boundery scared I accidentally plant beyond my lot. Even at RM100 at meter, it's 4 x 32 meters = RM12,800.

The green plastic coated chain-linked fence, about 5 feet high that U usually see in guarded and gated housing estates - that should be the cheapest, right ? How much does this cost ? How far each post need to be apart ? Can I do it myself ?
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who is the person who decide what kind of flooring materials to procure in a condo project ?
developer ?
main con ?
architect ?
purchaser ?

Is there a lists of Tier 1 Main Contractors ..

so when a developer says they give discount on a certain property, how much they mark up to cover that? and what is the margin like for a developer when selling a new property?