Seeing a photo of an ID friend carrying out an inspection brought back memories of my own experience with CONQUAS 21 from BCA Singapore, a course I attended back in 2001 while serving in Sunway, where I was assigned to projects ranging from apartments and hotels to condominiums and much more. The last time I applied it was in 2019, just before the MCO, when a client requested it. I adjusted my scoring moderately, taking into account Malaysian conditions.
On that occasion, I was joined by two QLASSIC inspectors sent to observe. When they heard me mention CONQUAS 21, their reaction was, “Wow, this guy is a veteran.” One of them asked, “So, how many stars?” I replied, "in Singapore’s 5-Star standard, even hairline cracks, slight paint peeling, uneven coating, or small beam bulges can cause significant point deductions. If such defects are found repeatedly across multiple inspection points, they may be treated as ‘major’ and could result in failing that section. (With the stricter requirements in the 9th Edition (2017) and the 2022 version, achieving top scores has become noticeably tougher) Suddenly, both inspectors went silent.
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