CORENET X FAQ

In line with the service standards across agencies today, we will strive to give a consolidated multi-agency response within 20 working days for each gateway submission.

In terms of overall approval process duration, we anticipate more time will be needed upfront during the initial planning and design stages, both for QPs to incorporate and coordinate multi-disciplinary inputs, to meet each gateway's level of details required in the consolidated BIM model, and for agencies to collaborate and provide consolidated responses.

However, we anticipate that increased efforts to get the design right upfront will lead to reductions in the possibility of conflicts between responses by agencies, reducing QPs’ resources in resolving these conflicts with relevant agencies much later in the project timeline. This will also lead to less painful downstream design iterations, abortive reworks and demolition of works, especially towards the completion of the project at TOP stage. Overall, this will lead to a much shorter overall approval process duration as compared to that of today.

At each gateway in the new CORENET X regulatory approval process, SCDF will conduct checks on major requirements that may affect cross-agency requirements or piling works. Examples include the provision of fire engine access, exit staircases and fire lifts.
For other technical details that are specific to SCDF only, SCDF may still adopt the self-regulation approach to grant approval first and subject the submission to random audit checks after approval.
SCDF is still assessing this and will update when more details are ready.