China State Construction Engineering Corporation’s (CSCEC) Singapore Bulim Square project hosted an online Open Day event on Friday.

This event is CSCEC’s “Witness Happiness” Cloud Open Day event – a mega online event that showcases CSCEC’s global projects.

Led by Rob Sanchez, CSCEC’s Senior BIM manager, the event took visitors to a virtual walk through in CSCEC Singapore’s Bulim Square Project site.

Situated in western Singapore’s Jurong District, the Bulim Project and all-inclusive infrastructure project is an on-going mega project covering 400,000 square meters. Not only does it mark the first phase of the Jurong Innovation District (JID), it is also the largest industrial project of China Construction (South Pacific) Development Co Pte Ltd. (CSCEC Singapore) to date. As part of JID’s master plan to push forward industry 4.0 in the manufacturing sector in Singapore, the Bulim Square will cater to the manufacturing hub and ecosystem for R&D, technology advancement and others.

The project consists of four 5 to 6-story buildings, a 2-story basement complex and supporting infrastructure, which will be connected to other areas to create a future-ready, smart, highly sustainable and harmonious community.

"Due to the outbreak of Covid-19 in Singapore's worker dormitories, the construction industry was severely impacted,” said Kelvin Liew, CSCEC’s safety officer. “CSCEC Singapore acted swiftly and various prevention measures were put in place, such as regular swab testing, biometric temperature identification, QR code tracking, and setting up safety distance ambassador checks, to ensure the safety and health of project personnel as well as the steady resumption of production.”

A new workers’ dormitory was also erected on site during the pandemic to provide relief to workers. Adopting China’s Prefabricated Modular Building System, the dormitory was completed in 120 days. According to Xue Jing Guo, Senior Project Manager of CSCEC Singapore, the new dormitory can accommodate over 900 workers. With more openness, larger living space and more sanitary facilities, the new dormitory aims to provide improved living conditions.

The visitors were also given demonstrations of how new technologies, such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Integrated Digital Delivery (IDD), are being used in the Bulim Square project. BIM is fully implemented in the Bulim Square Project. Walkthrough sessions are regularly organized to resolve all design discrepancies to avoid possible delays during the construction process, and improve site safety planning.

This is also the first project CSCEC Singapore succeeded in implementing an IDD system for construction. By digitalizing all information and putting them in one place, the system greatly digitalized the construction workforce, reduced physical contact between employees and significantly improved work efficiency during COVID-19.

CSCEC Singapore, including the Bulim Square project, employs more than 80% non-Chinese staff. The cultural diversity of the project team has formed an inclusive workplace that feels like a big family. “I’ m proud and happy to be part of CSCEC Singapore because my company united with multiple cultures, respects fairness, teamwork, trust and integrity, growth mindset, and communication transparency. Everyone is given an opportunity to expose their skills,” said Vetrivel, M&E supervisor of the project.

“I’m very happy to say that in the past 18 months since construction began, we have developed a very good relationship with CSCEC Singapore,” Cheong Jiawen, Deputy Director of Jurong Town Corporation (JTC), on CSCEC Singapore’s participation in the Bulim Square Project. He said CSCEC Singapore has been a very good partner in the fight against Covid-19.

With over 200 quality projects and 196 local awards, CSCEC Singapore has been serving Singapore since 1992, and participating in Singapore’s Smart Nation Initiatives. In Singapore, 1 in 25 people lives in a house built by CSCEC Singapore. CSCEC Singapore will continue to journey with Singapore to create a diversified future, strive for excellence, and shape a better living environment.