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The Contractors Registry is administered by the Building and Construction Authority to serve the procurement needs of public sector organisations (government departments, statutory boards etc). Although the various classifications guide public sector procurement only, obviously they will indicate the scale and standard of operations of the particular contractor and affect private sector contractor choices.

There are 6 major groups of registration heads, namely Construction Workheads (CW), Construction Related Workheads (CR), Mechanical & Electrical Workheads (ME), Maintenance Workheads (MW), Supply Workheads (SY) and Regulatory Workheads (RW). Within each category, there are several financial grades which essentially set the tendering limit of the contractor.

Construction
Consists of two sub-categories: general building (all types of building works) and civil engineering (public infrastructure, dredging, land reclamation, marine piling).

Category-Tendering limit($M)
G8 - Unlimited
G7 - 50.0m
G6 - 30.0m
G5 - 10.0m
G4 - 5.0m
G3 - 3.0m
G2 - 1.0m
G1 - 0.5m

Construction-related
Consists of as many as 16 sub-categories, including Minor Construction Works, Corrosion Protection, Demolition, Fencing & Ironworks, Concrete Repairs, Interior Decoration & Finishing Works, Cable/Pipe Laying & Road Reinstatement, Piling, Repairs & Redecoration, Precast Concrete Products, Signcraft Installation, Soil Investigation & Stabilization, Waterproofing Installation, Asphalt Works & Road Marking, Curtain Walls, Windows & Doors.

Category-Tendering limit($M)
L6 - Unlimited
L5 - 10.0m
L4 - 5.0m
L3 - 3.0m
L2 - 1.0m
L1 - 0.5m
CR01,CR03 - Unlimited

Mechanical and electrical
Consists of as many as 15 sub-categories, including Air-conditioning, Refrigeration & Ventilation Works, Building Automation, Industrial & Process Control Systems, Communication & Security Systems, Electrical Engineering, Fire Prevention & Protection Systems, High & Low Tension Overhead Line Installation, Internal Telephone Wiring for Telecommunications, Lift & Escalator Installation, Line Plant Cabling/ Wiring for Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering, Plumbing & Sanitary Works, Traffic Light Systems, Underground Pipeline for Telecommunications, Integrated Building Services.

Category-Tendering limit($M)
L6 - Unlimited
L5 - 10.0m
L4 - 5.0m
L3 - 3.0m
L2 - 1.0m
L1 - 0.5m

Maintenance
Consists of 3 sub-categories, including Housekeeping, Cleansing, Desilting & Conservancy Services, Landscaping, Pest Control.

Category-Tendering limit($M)
L6 - Unlimited
L5 - 10.0m
L4 - 5.0m
L3 - 3.0m
L2 - 1.0m
L1 - 0.5m

Material Supply
Consists of 14 sub-categories, including Basic Building Materials, Chemicals
Electrical Equipment, Electrical & Electronic Materials, Products & Components, Finishing & Building Products, Gases, Mechanical Equipment, Plant & Machinery, Mechanical Materials Products & Components, Metal and Timber, Structures, Petroleum Products, Pipes, Sanitary Products.

Category-Tendering limit($M)
L6 - Unlimited
L5 - 10.0m
L4 - 5.0m
L3 - 3.0m
L2 - 1.0m
L1 - 0.5M

Regulatory
Only 1 category - Window Contractors. No tendering limit.

References:
(1) BCA website
(2) Chip Eng Seng IPO prospectus