A&A and Tenancy Fit-out M&E Review

Most of the M&E work in Singapore's existing buildings comes as alterations: a new tenant, a new kitchen, an extra meeting room. Each one can disturb sprinklers, ducts and drainage that someone has already approved. Deneed reviews fit-out and A&A proposals so they are approved once.

Typical questions we resolve

• Will the new partitions or ceiling affect sprinkler coverage or smoke control?
• Does the extra kitchen exhaust need NEA input, Fire Code duct protection, or both?
• Is this a Minor A&A lodgement, an exempt work, or a full submission?
• What does the landlord, MCST, JTC or HDB need to see before work starts?

The cheapest compliant route

Sometimes the most useful advice is that a smaller, compliant route exists. That approach, and the story behind it, is set out in Before you engage a PE: five questions that might save you the fee.