What is the role of contractor ?

How to become a good contractor ?

What is the benefit of being a contractor

What is the challenge of being a contractor

• Profile of Mr Beh Lai Seng

• 10 Things That You Need To Know About Contractor

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Hi there, thank you for reading this magazine. This magazine is all about the information about a contractor. The aim of this magazine is to enable the reader to know about a contractor like what is his role, how to become a contractor and so on. By the way, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you Mr Beh Lai Seng, a Project Manager from IJM Corporation Berhad due to accept my interview and provide me the information of a contractor. I have been put a lot of effort in producing this magazine, so I hope you will enjoy reading this magazine. Happy Reading~

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Mr. Beh Lai Seng is now a senior project manager at IJM Corporation Berhad. He works for over 20 years in the construction field. He had been carried out over 10 construction projects and around 130 workers are working under him now.

At first he worked as an engineer but after that he changed to become a developer, contractor and also a project manager.

The projects that he took part is The Thistle Hotel, The Grand Hyatt and so on.

To him, a construction project is a team work and the contractor is the people to ensure the project go on smoothly.

The Thistle HotelGrand Hyatt

"Contractor is like the leader of an orchestra" - by Mr Beh

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“ Life of a contractor is crazy ”

by Mr Beh Lai Seng

A contractor plays an importance role in the construction field. Therefore, to understand deeply of a contractor, there are 10 things that you need to know.

They are many type of contractor. The two main contractor are general contractor and subcontractor.

the specialist contractor. He is responsible for specific trade only such as plumbing, heating and electrical. Subcontractor will be paid after the general contractor paid by the client.

All contractor should register with the Construction Industry Development Board of Malaysia (CIDB) or LPIPM[Lembaga Pembangunan Industri Pembinaan Malaysia]. Anyone whoundertakes to carry out or carry out and

The difference between these two type of constructor is their role. General contractor is someone who has a contract directly with the owner of property of a project. He is the one who is responsible for the entire project. He hires the subcontractor and ensure the construction project finished on time and within the budget. While the subcontractor is someone hired by the general contractor. The subcontractor also know

complete any construction work withoutregistering as a registered contractor with the CIDB commits an offence under the Construction Industry Development Board Act 1994. andif convicted may be fined up to fifty thousand ringgit.

There are grades for contractor under the CIDB which are G1 - 7. The differences between these grades are shown as below:

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Grade

Tendering /WorkingCapacity

Paid upCapital*/NetCapitalWorth**

Technical PersonnelIndividualQualification

Chief ExecutiveOfficer/Representative ofChief ExecutiveOfficer

ConstructionPersonnelRegistration Card

RM RM

G7 No Limit 750,000.00

1 group A and 1 group B (both with minimum 5 years' experience)2 group As(1 with minimum 5 years' experience)

2 years ofconstruction relatedexperience

Chief ExecutiveOfficer, technicalofficer and buildingpersonnel involved inconstruction activitiesat construction site

G6Not more than 10 million

500,000.001 group A and 1 group B( 1 with minimum 3 years' experience)

G5Not morethan5 million

250,000.00

1 group Aor1 group B (both withminimum 5 years’experience)

G4Not morethan3 million

150,000.00 1 group B

G3Not morethan 1 million

50,000.00Coursecertificate/experience

G2Not morethan500,000.00

25,000.00Coursecertificate/experience

G1Not morethan200,000.00

5,000.00Coursecertificate/experience

•• Net capital worth (for sole proprietorship/partnership firm) in the form of bank statement forlast 3 months (average taken into account)/balance in savings book / overdraft facilities /non-collateralfixed deposit/ ASB shares# Group A - degree holder in construction related fieldGroup B - diploma holder in construction related fieldGroup C - individuals who have attended courses related to construction and/or individuals• Paid up capital (for private limited company or limited company)

other than the above involved in technical activities at construction site withexperience in construction works or holding technical certificate related toconstruction from ABM, a polytechnic or related training centers ( G1/G2/G3).

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Anyone can become a contractor, but depend on what type of contractor and what grade that you want to be. Basically,to become a contractor, you must have your own resources, certain amount of money to back you up for the business, workers that are willing to work with you and tools.

Some requirements are needed to become a good contractor.

determination self- confident

resources

communication skill

workersmoney

Contractor facing challenges during his career. Being a contractor is very challenging. You might be facing different challenges by doing different type of construction project. If you are an adventurer, this job is suitable for you.

There are many benefits obtained by being a contractor. Contractor may learn some knowledge about the job or skill of other construction key man like architect, quantity surveyor, civil engineer and so on. Besides, social skills will be improved by being a contractor.

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Contractor need to keep updating himself. The build environment is keep changing, the technology is improving from day to day. Contractor need to adapt the changes of the environment and technology. He also might need to take some course like business to help himself in his career.

There are 5 basic tools needed by a contractor :

Tools Belt

Measuring Tape

Hammer

- Files

- Screwdrivers

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