Ministry of Construction, Classification of Project Survey Qualifications Standards

Issued: January 20 2001
Effective: as of date of issue
Interpreting authority: Ministry of Construction
Applicability: The scope of project survey qualifications includes geotechnical projects, hydrogeological project surveys and project surveys (Part One, Section Two). The Standards do not apply to the classification of marine project survey qualifications (Part Four, Section One).

Main contents: Under the Standards, there are three categories of project survey qualifications. They are Comprehensive Category, Specialist Category and Labour Service Category, covering respectively all project survey specializations, one project survey specialization and labour services such as geotechnical management, project exploration and drilling (Part One, Section Four). The Comprehensive Category only comprises Class A whereas the Specialization Category has both Class A and Class B qualifications. No classification is required within the Labour Service Category (Part One, Section Five). The Standards set out the criteria for each class. These criteria include service record, professional reputation, technical staff, technical equipment and facilities, management performance and business performance (Part Two). The Standards also stipulate the types of projects that can be contracted by entities handling different classes of qualifications (Part Three).
Related legislation: State Council, Administration of Construction Survey and Design Regulations, Sep 25 2000, CLP 2000 No.9 p5 and Administration of the Qualifications of Construction Project Survey and Design Work Units Provisions
Repealed legislation: Industrial Classification Standards for Survey and Design of Construction Projects, 1992