Deployment of "man-year"

“Man-year” can be defined as a period worked by a construction tradesman or construction foreman comprising 260 working days or its equivalent.

Deployment requirements in man-years instead of the number of CoreTrade workers

This is to allow flexibility in the deployment of CoreTrade personnel. Different projects vary in duration, manpower needs and project management. Specifying the requirements in man-years, as defined above, will allow project managers to deploy CoreTrade personnel based on the uniqueness of each project.

For example, if a CoreTrade tradesman is deployed on a project site for 2 years, the number of man-years that is counted towards meeting the requirements is 2 man-years. This is equivalent to 2 CoreTrade tradesmen working on another project site for 1 year, or 4 tradesmen for half-year duration. Although this is a simplified example, it highlights how the concept of “man-years” allows for the various combinations of manpower deployment.

Rationale behind deployment requirements

The minimum number of man-years required increases with the total contract value. This is because the overall contract value generally provides a fair indication of the scale of works to be carried out, and hence the level of manpower requirements to be imposed. The greater the scale of project, the higher the manpower deployment requirements.

Deployment requirements

Currently, there are 3 broad classes of projects. They are new building works, addition and alteration works and civil engineering works. These 3 categories have been chosen because they are distinctly different in their manpower needs.

(A) New building works

New building works will generally require construction foremen in structural and non-structural trades. Tradesmen in construction plant operation and trades such as electrical works, plumbing and piping work, as well as tiling and stone laying works, will also be involved in the project.

The table below shows the deployment requirements for new building works.

(B) Addition and alteration works

The deployment requirements for addition and alteration (A and A) works are rather similar to those for new building works, except for the requirements for tradesmen. We noted from industry feedback that construction plant operation may not always be applicable in A and A works.

Hence, for A and A works, tradesmen can be deployed from any of the 4 trades: construction plant operation, electrical works, plumbing and piping works, as well as tiling and stone laying works. This will allow for flexibility in deployment, even for projects where construction plant operation is not applicable.

(C) Civil engineering works

In civil engineering works, workers are predominantly engaged in structural trades. Hence, deployment requirements for this class of projects only involve construction foremen in structural trades and tradesmen in construction plant operation.

In the event that construction plant operation is not applicable, the deployment requirements for tradesmen can be satisfied with deployment of foremen in lieu of tradesmen.

Submission of deployment plan