Functions of Contractors Registration System (CRS)

The CRS is administered by the Building and Construction Authority to serve the procurement needs of government departments, statutory bodies and other public sector organizations including first level sub-contractors involved in government projects.

Except for Regulatory Workheads (RW), the Registry functions as an administrative body only for the public sector procurement. As such, business entities which are not registered with BCA are not precluded from conducting business as contractors or suppliers outside the public sector.

Scope of Registration

The CRS is administered by the Building and Construction Authority (“BCA”) to serve the procurement needs of government departments, statutory bodies and other public sector organizations including first level sub-contractors involved in government projects. Except for Regulatory Workheads (RW), CRS functions as an administrative body only for the public sector procurement. As such, business entities which are not registered with BCA are not restricted from conducting business as contractors or suppliers outside the public sector. Please also note that registration with CRS does not automatically entitle any business entity the privilege of employing work permit holders or other foreign employees. For construction work permit application matters, business entities are advised to refer to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) website or the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (Chapter 91A) Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Passes) Regulations 2012, Fourth Schedule, Part V Paragraph 2 on Specific Activities at this link www.mom.gov.sg/-/media/mom/documents/services-forms/passes/wpspassconditions.pdf

There are seven major registration categories, namely Construction Workhead (CW), Construction-Related Workhead (CR), Mechanical & Electrical Workhead (ME), Facilities Management Workhead (FM), Supply Head (SY), Trade Head (TR) and Regulatory Workhead (RW). For the financial grades, please refer to the respective Specific Registration Requirements (“SRR”).

For more information on Registration Requirements, please refer to
https://www1.bca.gov.sg/procurement/pre-tender-stage/contractors-registration-system-crs