Under the Safety Disqualification Framework, companies in the construction sector can be temporarily disqualified from taking part in public sector construction tenders due to poor WSH performance.
Companies in the construction sector can be temporarily disqualified from taking part in public sector construction tenders as main contractors and first level subcontractors if they meet any of the following disqualification criteria:
Entry into MOM’s Business Under Surveillance programme (BUS)
- Has entered BUS within the 3 months prior to the tender closing date.
OR;
- Has entered BUS after the tender closing date, but before the tender award date. Refer to list of companies in BUS programme.
Accumulation of 25 demerit points (DPs) or more under MOM’s DPS. If your company:
- Was being barred under MOM’s Demerit Point System at the tender closing date.
OR;
- Was being barred under MOM’s Demerit Point System between the tender closing date to tender award date (both dates inclusive). Refer to list of companies with demerit points.
The following table indicates the duration of disqualification for the accumulated demerit points
| No of DPs accumulated within 18-months period |
Disqualification duration from public sector construction tenders |
| 1 to 24 |
- Warning letter.
- List of contractors in this phase made public.
|
| 25 to 49 |
3 months
from tender close to tender award
|
| 50 to 74 |
6 months
from tender close to tender award |
| 75 to 99 |
1 year
from tender close to tender award |
| 100 and above |
2 years
from tender close to tender award |
Company A accumulated 25 DPs on 1 January 2023.
Company A will be debarred from employing foreign workers under DPS, and will also be disqualified from taking part in public sector construction tenders, from 1 January 2023 to 1 April 2023.
Company A will also be disqualified from any tenders it is participating in but has not been awarded yet, even if the tender award date is after 1 April 2023.
Individual Government Procuring Entity (GPE) may set more stringent criteria based on their risk threshold. Companies should refer to the tender documents for the specific requirements of each tender.
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