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Contents

Editorial by Chairman of Information Committee
Message from Chairman ASPAC
ASPAC Member Associations
Composition of ASPAC Executive Committee and Sub-Committees
Brief News on Barcelona ASPAC GAM held in September 2013
News from Member Associations
Australia - Consult Australia
China - CNAEC
India - CEAIJapan - AJCE
Korea - KENCA
Malaysia - ACEM
Philippines - CECOPHIL
Singapore - ACES
Sri Lanka - ACE
Thailand - CEAT
Uzbekistan - UZACE
Calendar of Events of Interest to ASPAC Member Associations
Invitation for contribution to the next issue of Newsletter

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From the Editors Desk…..

Dear Readers

Amitabha Ghoshal

The Third issue of ASPAC News Letter has been slightly delayed
as we wanted to include reports from the Barcelona 2013 FIDIC
Centenary Conference. The Centenary Conference of FIDIC is amilestone for the consultancy profession, as in a way, itcelebrates the centenary of our profession that encompasses all
developmental work worldwide. The consultancy profession has
been going through changes and today it has earned recognition
as an industry that moves hand-in-hand with all efforts for the
progress of human civilization.

A brief review of ASPAC role in the Centenary Conference is covered in the message from
Chairman in this issue. We have separately included a brief report on the conferencealongwith some pictures received from the participants. It has been a glittering occasion thatbrought together consultants from all over the world under one roof.
It is heartening to note that the number of countries that contributes to the News Letter is on
the increase and we have crossed 50% mark in terms of the number of ASPAC MAs,
particularly that makes ASPAC. The volume of the Newsletter has been growing
satisfactorily – we are now a healthy 30 page size. We would like to carry news from all the
21 MAs and then only the News Letter will be considered complete.
We, in the editorial board, request cooperation from all of you to help in reaching thismilestone in the fourth issue of the News Letter which will be released by the end of theyear.
Warm regards and greetings for Eid, Diwali, and Christmas that bring happiness for all of us.

Happy reading

Amitabha Ghoshal
Chairman
ASPAC-Information Committee

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Message from the Chairman
From the ASPAC MAs, more than 500 engineers haveparticipated in the FIDIC Centenary Conference which washeld from September 15 to 18, 2013 in Barcelona, Spain.
I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to all ASPAC
participants who have shown interest in the Conference.
In commemoration of its 100th anniversary, the Conferencehasserved as a meaningful forum to look back on the past activities and industry achievements, anddraw up a vision and goal for the development in the next century.
I also take this opportunity to deeply thank members who have worked hard for the successful
regional workshop, and delegates who have supported us in good faith.
On the FIDIC business day, we held a workshop on ASPAC regional market overview.
Asia and the Pacific has been recognized in the workshop as,
1. The fastest growing region in the World with high GDP growth.
2. Asia invests more with gross capital formation, FDI and portfolio investments.
3. World trend is changing rapidly and differently from past in favor of Asian developing
countries.
At the General Assembly Meeting, our activities during the past one-year were reported
including,
1. ASPAC EC meetings were held five times
2. ASPAC Newsletters were published two times
3. ASPAC Young Professional Forum was reactivated in June
4. ASPAC Conference 2013 Bangkok was held in March
5. Chairman visited ADB and CECOPHIL(Philippines) with FIDIC Executives in February
6. Member Associations’ activity reports
7. Preparation of ASPAC Conference 2014 in Bali.
8. ACEM celebrated its 50th anniversary
Besides, there was good news from the ASPAC MAs.
1. Mr. Jaewan Lee of Korea was elected as the vice president of FIDIC
2. Mr. K.K. Kapila of India was elected as the FIDIC EC member
Also, there were new businesses moved and discussed,
1. ASPAC Training Center in Kuala Lumpur
2. ASPAC Secretariat Office to be establishedI ask for your unfailing support and encouragement so that Bali Conference and Training Center
would be prepared successfully for the development of ASPAC region.
It is my hope that this Newsletter would provide an opportunity to form various networks between
Member Associations for greater cooperation, and for ASPAC to leap forward as a goodstronghold of ASPAC Consulting Engineers.
Thank you,

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ASPAC Member Associations (21)Australia

Consult Australia

Azerbaijan

National Engineering Consultancy Society of Azerbaijan

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Association of Consulting Engineers

China

China National Association of Engineering Consultants

China, Hong Kong

Association of Consulting Engineers of Hong Kong, China

China, Taipei

Chinese Association of Engineering Consultants, Taipei, China

India

Consulting Engineers Association of India

Indonesia

National Association of Indonesian Engineering Consultants

Iran

Iranian Society of Consulting Engineers

Japan

Association of Japanese Consulting Engineers

Korea

Korea Engineering and Consulting Association

Malaysia

Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia

Nepal

Society of Consulting Architectural and Engineering Firms, Nepal

New Zealand

Association of Consulting Engineers New ZealandPakistan

Association of Consulting Engineers Pakistan

Philippines

Council of Engineering Consultants of the Philippines

Singapore

Association of Consulting Engineers Singapore

Sri Lanka

Association of Consulting Engineers, Sri Lanka

ThailandConsulting Engineers Association of Thailand (CEAT)

Uzbekistan

Uzbek Association of Consulting Engineers

VietnamVietnam Engineering Consultant Association

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NEWSLETTERASPAC Executive Committee Members (7)Hoig Kang (Korea) – Chairman
Liu Luobing (China) – Vice Chairman
Chien Chung Li (China Taipei)
Amitabha Ghoshal (India)
Irawan Koesoemo (Indonesia)
Konomu Uchimura (Japan)
Mohd Adnan Mohd Nor (Malaysia)

Sub-Committees
Information Committee
Amitabha Ghoshal (India)- Chairman
Liu Luobing (China) - Co Chairman
Members
Russel de Zilwa (Sri Lanka)
Hare Ram Shrestha (Nepal)

Education Committee
Konomu Uchimura (Japan)- Chairman
Mohd Adnan Mohd Nor (Malaysia) - Co-Chairman
Members
Dr. Kamal Laksiri (Sri Lanka)

Membership Committee
Irawan Koesoemo (Indonesia)- Chairman
Chin-Chung Li (China Taipei) - Co-Chairman
Members
J Karunaratne (Sri Lanka)

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News from Barcelona--Conference@FIDIC 2013
A very special event, for consultancy
profession all over the world, unfolded in thepresence of near 1200 delegates from morethan 98 countries, with the pomp andsplendour of an extravaganza that will be
remembered for a long time! Two special
presentations were held to highlight thetremendous achievements in engineering overthe past 100 years as well as to remindourselves that more needs to be done
especially in terms of sustainable development.
David Coulthard (F1 Driver) and Mark
Gallagher (F1 Manager) presented the F1Racing Industry as a good
example of the level of precision engineeringachievements
andtheengineering
contributions towards sustainable development
goals in the industry. Sir Bob Geldof provoked
the minds of all involved in the engineering
consultancy to continue challenging theassumptions and decisions made today for the
future to ensure that it is the best of the best.
This conference had the theme "Quality of Life
: Our Responsibility", and the deliberations
revolved around same.
Keynote lectures and panel discussions were highly applauded, covering subjects like.
Celebrating Success – Engineering
Achievements of the Last FIDIC Century
The Challenges of the Next FIDIC
Century – What Engineers and theirPartners will need to address:
Economy, Environment, People, Working
with Government, Working with Privateand Public Interest, Meeting the needs of
Humanity,
Urban
Development,
Infrastructure, Resources

The conference also recalled the achievements of consultancy profession over the years byidentifying Iconic engineering projects that made the profession respected and by felicitating
greats from the profession during the conference. The list of the recognized projects andpersona are included for the benefit of those who could not attend in person.
The new president, Mr. Pablo Bueno of Spain was received by HRH The Prince of Asturias
Ceremonially on the day.
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The outgoing President Geoff French said that the FIDIC is now more relevant than ever the
global group’s annual conference. Engineers have for decades lamented their modest
influence on big development decisions. But with climate change, raising the public profile ofenvironmental issues, things are changing.
Mr. Pablo Bueno, FIDIC’s new President said that the 1200 attendees at the centennial
conference of the FIDIC in Barcelona want more say in project decisions. Multilateral banks
and funds are demanding more and more that, sustainability should be introduced from thevery early stages of any project.
The Industry’s voice “is not very heard” he added “When you invest in thinking before you
start spending, that is the best way to utilize resources.
Cultural events and Gala Dinner made the delegates and their spouses highly appreciativeof the efforts taken by the host MA.
The memories of this event will be savoured for many years to come.

Century Awards@FIDIC 2013

ASPAC Member Associations won most of FIDIC Century Awards
FIDIC Centenary Awards Celebrated at FIDIC Gala Dinner in Barcelona on 16th September
2013. FIDIC was delighted to award Trophies of Excellence for projects and individuals
having made a significant contribution over the last 100 years. There are 8 major building
projects won the awards of excellence in which 5 projects from ASPAC region, 11 major civilengineering projects won the awards of excellence in which 4 projects from our region, 2
individuals won the awards of excellence and 1 from our region. There are 6 major building
projects won the awards of merit in which 2 from our region, 12 major civil engineering
projects won the awards of merit in which 8 projects from our region, 4 individuals won theawards of merit and 3 from our region, 2firms won the awards of merit and 1 from our region,
All the awards from ASPAC is listed below.

Awards of Excellence
Major Building Projects
Australia:
Sydney Opera House
China:
Canton Tower
Guangzhou Opera House
Guangdong Science Center (GDSC)

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Japan:
Yoyogi National Stadium

Major Civil Engineering Projects
Australia:
Sydney Harbour Bridge
China:
Sutong Bridge
Three Gorges ProjectJapan:
Tokaido Shinkanzen

Individual/Firm Nominations
Japan:Mr Yutaka Kubota

Awards of Merit
Major Building Projects
China:
China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex
Chinese Treasure — Tian’anmen Square Architectural Complex

Major Civil Engineering Projects
China:
Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway ProjectLongtan Hydropower Project on Hongshui River
Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel
Wuhan Tianxingzhou Yangtze River Bridge
Qinling Tunnel Group
Qinghai-Tibet Railway Project
New Zealand:
Britomart Transport Centre
Newmarket Viaduct Replacement Project

Individuals/Firms
New Zealand:
Opus International Consultants Limited
China:
Mr. Niu Xingqiang
Mr. Wang Zhengming
Mr. Zhang Xigang
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ASPAC@FIDIC 2013
The FIDIC Conference 2013 in Barcelona, Spain
was special as it was also held in conjunction withits 100th Anniversary. The theme this year was
Quality of Life: Our Responsibility. Over 1,200
members and supporters of FIDIC from 98
countries attended this momentous event that ran
from 15 to 18 September 2013.
FIDIC has grown steadily all over the world, andwith fervour in the ASPAC region, for the last ten
years - and is today a truly representative bodyfor the consultancy Industry, with almost 100 Member Associations from countries acrossthe globe under its banner.
The steady progress of the regional bodies like GAMA and our own ASPAC has made FIDIC
more relevant for consultancy profession in smaller countries, who have not been able toplay important role in the parent body. The enthusiastic participation in the Regional events
during the conference underlined this trend. Presences of more than 500 delegates from
ASPAC countries have been a very gratifying signal.
ASPAC organised a business workshop as well as its General Annual Meeting 2013 (GAM)
on 18 September 2013.
Mr. Liu Luobing Chair the ASPAC Regional Market Overview workshop, five speakers, Dr.
Hoig Kang from Korea, Major SJM Jafri from India, Dr. Zhou Sheng from China, Mr. Mirodil
Mirakhmedov from Uzbekistan, Mr. Irawan B.Koesoemo from Indonesia, present updates ofdevelopment and business potentials in the Asia Pacific Region. The workshop brings
participants a dynamic and fastest growing ASPAC region.
The GAM 2013 was well attended by 16 out of 22 Member Associations (MAs) represented
by 30 attendees. Mr Hoig Kang, the Chair of the ASPAC Executive Committee (EC) Chaired
the GAM. He reported the activities of ASPAC since the last GAM in Seoul 2013. He
informed the meeting that the EC met via teleconference three times and one face-to-facemeeting in Bangkok. He also congratulated the Thailand MA and its associates for
successfully organising the ASPAC/TCDPAP Workshop 2013 in Bangkok. The Chair also
informed the GAM of the revival of the ASPAC Newsletter as well as the ASPAC Young
Professional Program.
A major decision at the GAM was the agreement in principle for FIDIC to set-up a Regional
Office for training in Kuala Lumpur.
The meeting was also briefed by representatives of the Indonesia MA as the host andorganisers of the ASPAC/TCDPAP Workshop 2014 to be held in Bali, Indonesia from March
2-5. The Indonesia MA informed the meeting that the theme will be “BUSINESSSUSTAINABILITY” and that the fees will be inclusive of a post-workshop tour and dinner.
The Iran MA informed the GAM that it will be celebrating its 40th Anniversary in next year in2014 and that invitations will be sent out at the end of this year or early next year to all MAs
to attend a special program.
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Australia MA invited ASPAC MAs to participate in a special high-level networking session forCEOs and CFOs of organisations with more than 100 employees. This will be on the first
Friday in April 2014. Places are limited.
The Chair recorded the ECs thanks and appreciation to all MAs for their continued supportand urged for a good attendance from all MAs with their respective Young Professionals at
the ASPAC/TCDPAP Workshop 2014 in Bali and the Iran MA 40th Anniversary Program in2014.

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Consult Australia
Consult Australia holds numerous events in each of the states within the country throughout
the year on various topics of interest. On annual basis, Awards for Excellence are given in acelebratory event every December, Adhoc National Symposia targeted at specific skills sets,various training programmes, safety in Design course, contracts for consultants course,
Project Management course and Executive Leadership programme are held in various
centers.
For young professionals to develop their skills, they have FutureNet initiative associated withthe built environment, through a series of educational, motivational and network events.
Publications:
Consulting Matters – Quarterly
CE Update – an electronic newsletter issued fortnightly to members
Graduate Guide – annually
Innovate – Annual awards magazine
Economic Forecast – annually
The most recent edition of our quarterly magazine, Consulting Matters can be viewed online here:
http://www.consultaustralia.com.au/Home/Support/consultingmatters.aspx.

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CHINA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS
The 4th Cross-Strait Forum on Consulting Engineering Industry
The 4th Cross-Strait Forum on Consulting Engineering Industry was held in Kunming,
Yunnan Province on June 28-29. The forum, established in 2009 by CNAEC and CAEC,
serving to enhance consulting engineering cooperation between Mainland China andTaiwan, has received recognition and support from members of both sides. The theme ofthis year was about exploration of global market jointly by consulting firms from acrossthe Strait. During the forum, seven speakers from both sides provided extensive
information on topics related to the theme, identifying the advantages and challenges ofcooperation between Mainland China and Taiwan. Over 200 members attended theforum.
Some delegates also made a post-conference tour in some places in Yunnan, a place ofwonders and multi-colors.

The 4th Cross‐Strait Forum on Consulting Engineering Industry

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CONSULTING ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA, INDIASEMINARS ON “CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS –INTERNATIONAL AND INDIAN EXPERIENCES” IN DELHI & CHENNAICEAI has, for long, been wanting to get activities started in
the Southern Region. Based on the good response that the
topics of the seminar covered in ‘Construction Contracts –International and Indian Experiences’ had received when it
was held in Mumbai last year, it was decided to hold it in
Delhi and Chennai. The same was organized along with
CEAI-WRC and IIT Madras.
The seminars were conducted by leading persons dealing
with contracts across many countries and presented theirexperiences related to contractual problems, project risks,
insurances and how to handle them. Case studies werealso presented during the seminar.
Following foreign and Indian experts discussed on key
issues in construction contracts.
Mr. Mark Tiggeman, Partner, Kennedys, aninternational Law firm, UK

Mr. Giovanni Di Folco, President & SeniorPartner, Techno Engg. & Assoc. Ltd, Romania.
Mr. Nick Carnell, Partner, Kennedys, aninternational Law firm, UK
Mr Andrew MacCuish, Partner, Kennedys
Dubai LLP.
Mr. Rajat Taimni, Partner, Tuli and Co. an
Insurance driven dispute resolution law firm.
Presented in Delhi
Mr. Naval Sharma presented in Chennai
Dr. P. V. Amarnadha Prasad, Chairman ofTechnical Arbitrators, Andhra Pradesh State
Centre, Andhra Pradesh.
Dr. K. N. Satyanarayana, Professor in the
Building Technology & Construction
Management Division of the Department ofCivil Engineering, at IIT-Madras.
Mr. Uttam Sengupta, GM – Risk Management,International Operation Business Group, Voltas
Ltd., Mumbai.

Cross Border Transactions in a Construction Context
Bilateral Investment Treaty Actions
ICC Arbitration –Collective Panel Presentation andDiscussion
International Contracting A Consulting
Engineer Perspective Letters of Intent, Bonds &Guarantees, Defects Liability Periods
Key Legal Concepts in Construction Contracts Letters of
Intent, Bonds & Guarantees, Defects Liability Periods
International Contracting – Hot Topics
Cross Boarder Transactions in a Construction Context
The Indian Arbitration Act –Joinder of NonSignatories
Liability Insurance Claims in India
Contracts in the Indian Scenario Case Studies

Unincorporated Joint Ventures – Some
Learnings

Construction Contracts – Some Issues

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All the sessions generated intense discussions and the interactions carried on into the tea
and lunch breaks. The feedback received from the participants was very encouraging andthey have suggested that such seminars be organised at regular intervals.

AWARDS RECEIVED BY CEAI MEMBERS
International Consultants & Technocrats Pvt Ltd (ICT) received the prestigious “Century
International Quality ERA Award” in the “Diamond Category” at Business Initiative Directions(B.I.D) Century International Quality ERA Convention held at Geneva in March 2013.
TATA Consulting Engineers Ltd had been selected for the prestigious EEPC INDIA Awards
for Export Excellence. The Star Performer Award for the year 2011-12 in the Product Groupof Engineering Services, Medium Enterprises by the Engineering Export Council India in
March 2013.
Mr Mahendra Raj, Chairman and Managing Director of M/s Mahendra Raj Consultants Pvt
Ltd has been presented with the “Eminent Engineer Award” instituted by the Engineering
Council of India (ECI), for his most distinctive and extraordinary contributions to theengineering profession in April 2013.
Balaji Railroad systems Ltd (BARSYL) has been rated among Indian top 100 SMEs by the
India SME Forum.
The Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and Pacific, based in Singapore, hasannounced the decision to confer the Engineer of the Year Award 2013 on Mr Pradeep
Chaturvedi, a Member of CEAI. This Award is being conferred on Mr Chaturvedi for his
significant development work in a large number of countries in the Asia and pacific Region
over the past 40 years.

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The latest issue of the View Point has been published in July 2013 with the following
contents:
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Present’s Message
CEAI Government Council for 2012-2014
Ports for Promotion of Export & Import and Trade & Economy Growth – by Mr N A
Madhava
Consultants : The Catalyst for Business Centric Development – by Mr Pradeep
Chaturvedi
Planning for turnaround of Urban Water Utilities – by Mr L V Kumar
CEAI news
FIDIC News
Other News, Views & Notes

For details, please visit www.ceaindia.com
CEAI SUPPORTS STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS WORLD CONGRESS (SEWC) INDIACOLLOQUIUM 2013
SEWC aims to cover major aspects pertaining to technical and professional practice. The
congress focuses on the needs and contemporary issues of the structural engineering
profession worldwide and highlights the profession’s interface with the society.
Four Symposiums have been held so far.



1st International Symposium by SEWC was held in 1988 in San Francisco, USA
2nd SEWC was held in the year 2002 in Yokohama, Japan.
3rd SEWC was held in 2007 in Bangalore, India and4th International Symposium by SEWC was successfully conducted in Como, Italy, in
April 2011.

SEWC (Structural Engineers World Congress – India) is conducting an international
colloquium in New Delhi during November 18, 19 & 20, 2013 on the subject “ArchitectureStructure-Interaction for Sustainable Built Environment”. The International Colloquium isbeing organized in association with Consulting Engineers Association of India (CEAI), Indian
Association of Structural Engineers (IAStructE) and supported by the Ministry of Urban
Development, Government of India.
This is an important event and a galaxy of experts on the subject from all over the world has
already agreed to be the Keynote Speakers.
For more details about the Colloquium,
ceai.ceai@gmail.com website : www.ceaindia.com

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Association of Japanese Consulting Engineers (AJCE), JAPAN1. Preparation for AJCE’s 40th Year Anniversary
AJCE was founded in April 1974 and will celebrate its 40th year anniversary in April 2014.
Committee in charge of the event has started preparation.
2. Activities
2-1 FIDIC MDB 2010 Contract Seminar
The seminar was carried out on 30th July, 2013 in Tokyo. About 100 people from consulting
engineering firms, general contractors, law firms, manufacturers, clients and media
participated in the seminar. Needs of understanding MDB 2010 are increasing amonginterested parties in Japan as the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) introduced
General Conditions of MDB 2010 in their Standard Bidding Documents in October 2012. It
will be widely used as the standard contract document for ODA projects.
Committee in charge prepared presentation materials for participants to understand thecontents of MDB 2010.
AJCE will utilize presentation materials for future FIDIC Contract trainings.
2-2 Young Professionals Award Presentation
As a part of promoting activities of young
professionals, Young Professionals Award
Presentation was held on 30th August, 2013
in Tokyo. About 50 young professionals andinterested parties participated in thepresentation. Six groups presented various
social, professional and capacity building
activities. Themes of presentation were i)
Activity of YP study group for oversea
projects, ii) Activity of YP study group on
management of low carbon emission, iii)
Circle K activities on creative design ofbridges through technical networking, iv)
Enhancement of networking through soccer
games aiming for YP cup, v) Enhancementof eco-activity through cultivation of rice,vi) Networking with various sectors throughearly morning meetings.

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Jury judged contents, presentation skill, and spill over effect over CE industry and society.
YP Awards were presented to iii), i) and ii).
Following the YP Award Presentation, networking party HELD.

3. Forthcoming Activities
1)
2)
3)
4)

FIDIC Conference reporting seminar, Tokyo, 16 Oct, 2013.
Networking for women consultants, Tokyo, October, date to be announced.
Capacity building seminar for professionals, Tokyo, 13 Nov., 2013.
Workshop on promotion of professionals in charge of construction contract managementin oversea projects, Tokyo, 28 Nov., 2013.

4. Training Program
Young Professionals Exchange Program (YPEP) between AJCE and Consult Australia.
In this year, 7 trainees from AJCE have been participating YPEP. They will be trained inconsulting firms in Consult Australia.
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Pre-visit training by internet (e-mail): from June to September, 2013,
Visit training from 14th Oct. to 4th November, 2013.

5. Publications
1) Japanese Bulletin: Published 3 times a year: January, July andNovember.
2) English News Letter: Published once a year in April.
6. Operation of AJCE Adjudicator List
Re-registration for 7 adjudicators has started in July and will be completed by
31 December 2013.
JICA’s Standard Bidding Document stipulates use of Dispute Board in ODA projects andallows cost of DB in provisional sum in its specific conditions. This provision will encourageuse of AJCE approved adjudicators.
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KOREA ENGINEERING AND CONSULTING ASSOCIATION , KOREA
KENCA participated in TCDPAP/ASPAC conference in Bangkok, U.S ACEC conference inWashington DC, ACEC conference in Calgary, Canada and operate FIDIC Education
Program in Seoul.
KENCA will survey the engineering overseas market. In particular, KENCA is focusing on theSouthern America in order to expand the capacity building and cooperation. For the purposeof this overseas expansion, KENCA will make a conclusion of MOU with TECNIBERIA, theEngineering Association of Spain
They are ready to sponsor a FIDIC Training programme in the country dealing with
Contracts Intensive Training course and Management of Claims and the Resolution of
Disputes.
KENCA have specific activities or young professionals. KENCA has been supporting FIDIC
YP from 2008. KENCA YP delegation consisting of 4 persons has participated in 2013
Barcelona FIDIC YP.
KENCA established engineering Total Information System in 2012 for information sharing
between members firms. This is an widely appreciated initiative and merits replication byother MAs.
Young Professionals Management Training Programme
An intensive management training programme based on case studies and discussions ofmanagement issues within an international team of participants and mentors. The
programme provides international networking and active participation in the annual FIDIC
conference meeting key representatives of the world wide consulting industry. 2014
programme
registrations
will
open
duringNovember
2013.
Next programme starts in early-February 2014 and ends with working sessions at the
FIDIC 2014 Rio Conference.
For more details, please visit : http://fidic.org/events/young-professionals-managementtraining-Programme#sthash.NLBIcnrG.dpuf

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Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia
Message From the President

Ir. Wong See Foong

Following the election of the new Council at the Annual General Meeting held at The Royale
Chulan on 15th June 2013, I would like to thank each and every council member for offeringto contribute their time in serving the Association. For the council members who served in
the last council and in particular those who are retiring this year, I must record my deep
appreciation for your dedicated services.
The Association’s first event following the AGM was the 50th Anniversary Dinner in
conjunction with ACEM Golden Jubilee Celebrations. With the participation of our Past
Presidents in the cake cutting ceremony, the dinner was a memorable occasion for ourmembers and guests.
This being the first message that I am writing, I would like to reproduce the following extractfrom the message delivered during the dinner, for those members who could not join us thatevening.
Over the years and among our many struggles, ACEM has made numerous attempts to be
represented in the Board of Engineers, Malaysia, the body that governs our professional
practice. I am happy to report that we now have Dr Abdul Majid, our Past President and Ir.
Prem Kumar, our Deputy President in the Board besides representatives in the various
committees such as professional practice, engineers’ act, scale of fees, training andeducation, examination and qualification committees. With our representatives serving in the
Board, we will be in a much better position to monitor and express our position with respect
to new legislation or amendments to existing regulations affecting our members in theengineering profession.
However to me this is only the beginning as we only have two out of a total of 14 board
members, not including the President and members from allied professions. We need more
representatives to look at the many issues affecting the engineering profession such as theliberalization of professional services, increasing incidences of engineering failures, thequality of new engineers entering the profession, etc. Therefore, I urge the BEM to include
more ACEM members who are the practitioners and who face the problems in the profession
every day.
In recent years, we have encountered the trend towards introducing new legislation toprovide livelihood to those involved in rather narrow and specific aspects of engineering to
the point of excluding those already practicing in main stream engineering. This is a very
disturbing trend as it creates more bureaucratic red tape, inevitable delay and unnecessary
costs to investors in particular and to the public in general. Laws should be enacted for thesafety and good of the public and not to help any selected group. We at ACEM will continue
to monitor and to oppose such legislation as we feel strongly that it is our social obligation to
do so.
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With the intention of expediting the approval process, the ACEM is fully
supportive of the concept of self-certification by the professionals. However,
we must remember that the authority to certify comes with the responsibility
and liability. Unfortunately, many professionals do not know or choose not toknow of the liability involved. There will always be pressure on professionals to certify formonetary reasons, either to ensure better cash flow or to mitigate delays and the resulting
losses. As professionals, we cannot succumb to such pressures as the consequences will
be to suffer both financially and professionally once discovered.
The recent incidences of failures in engineering works do not reflect well on our professional
fraternity as it brings doubt on the competence of our engineers. The earlier amendments to
the Registration of Engineers’ Act stipulating that only engineering consultancy practices can
submit plans is intended to prevent incompetent engineers practicing in their spare time.
Unfortunately, many engineers are still not aware of this and BEM has continuously
uncovered many cases of engineers practicing without a license. In this respect, the BEM
must act quickly and firmly to uphold the law.
However, non-licensed engineer practicing is not the only problem. With the proliferation ofdifferent fields of engineering offered by both public and private universities, the scope anddepth of the course syllabus need to be reviewed. Career fairs by private education bodies insome cases entice students to take up engineering courses that are not recognized by the
BEM. The graduates often only found out when they enter the job market when it is too late.
The past interpretation that the professional engineer should determine the discipline that heis competent in and confine his work to that discipline is no longer valid. Is an engineer witha Mechatronic degree a mechanical engineer or an electronic engineer? With the increasing
number of such cross-disciplinary degrees, the distinction becomes more and more difficult.
Therefore, the only solution is to maintain and control the original basic engineering
disciplines of electrical, mechanical, civil and structural and chemical. The license to practice
should be in any of these basic disciplines only. This is already the practice in Singapore andI would urge the BEM to adopt this stand.
After much effort and personal sacrifices by our Past President, Dr. Abdul Majid, I am glad to
inform that the proposed amendments to the Registration of Engineers’ Act is now awaiting
the next parliament sitting. We hope that if all goes well, theamendments can be enforced next year if not earlier. However,this is only the beginning as much needs to be done.
Because ACEM members must be directors or principals ofengineering consultancy practices, our membership base islimited. However, I believe that a dedicated few can accomplish
more than a large group of non-committal individuals who cares
only for their interests. That is why after 50 years tonight fromour humble beginnings, we have managed to achieve therecognition today from the various government ministries
related to our profession.
ACEM’s destiny is somehow intertwined with Government’s
policies and National Interest for the healthy growth of theconsulting engineering industry. Therefore ACEM major
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consulting engineering. ACEM has done that by amending the Engineers’ Act
for liberalization and by the introduction of the Professional Competency
Examination in the Act. ACEM has taken the lead on these matters so that ourdestiny will remain in our hands.
With this message, I look forward to serve the Association with the support of the ACEM
Council as well as all our members.
Thank you.
AwardsThe ACEM Engineering Awards 2013 was organised in conjunction with the ACEM 50th
Anniversary Dinner of the Association held on 22nd June 2013. The competition was open to
ACEM Member Firms only and this year, the Panel of Judges has awarded six entries withthe following awards:• Gold Award of Special Merit to Arup Jururunding Sdn Bhd

St. Joseph’s @ Paragon.

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Silver Award of Merit to SMHB Sdn Bhd
Silver Award of Merit to HSS Integrated Sdn Bhd
Silver Award of Merit to Angkasa Consulting Sdn Bhd
Bronze Award of Commendation to T Y Lin International Sdn Bhd
Bronze Award of Commendation to Minconsult Sdn Bhd

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Council of Engineering Consultants of the Philippines

CECOPHIL organize FIDIC seminars/workshop, capacity-building/training seminars
exclusively for members, invite representatives from the private and government agencies
as speakers for General Membership Meeting to discuss relevant issues affecting theconstruction and consulting industry.
They have organized the following FIDIC Contract Modules :1. Practical Use of FIDIC Conditions of Contract (Module I),
2. Management of Claims and the Resolution of Disputes (Module II) and3. Contract Management and Administration (Module IV) and4. Special Contracts Module : Design Build and OperateThis year, they intend to organize a seminar-workshop on EPC/ Turnkey Projects. We also
did seminar on Project Sustainability Management.
CECOPHIL are still open in sponsoring other related training programs of FIDIC inaccordance with the need of the members and the engineering industry in the future.
For Young Professional, they intend to organize strategic planning/team building activity,
technical writing contest, seminar/talk by key persons in the engineering consultancy
industry. Young Professionals Committee is in charge of the preparation of the CECOPHIL
e-newsletter.
The Vice Chairman of Young Professionals Committee has participated in the FIDIC Young
Professional Management Training Programme (YPMTP) in Barcelona. He is recipient of
the BST Global Young Professional FIDIC Scholarship Award.
CECOPHIL communicate through website, fax and emails and through our e-newsletter.
They also have a Face Book Account.
Until now CECOPHIL are fighting policy issues on:
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Issue on corporate practice. Because of a policy issued by a government agency,
practice. Corporations are not allowed to participate in government-funded projects;
Foreign-funded projects are open to corporations.
Low billing rates for Filipino consultants in national projects
High percentage of turnover of professional staff due to better opportunities overseas/abroad and also from foreign firms establishing their offices in Manila.
Corruption

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Association of Consulting Engineers Singapore
The Association of Consulting Engineers Singapore (ACES) is a non-profit making
association representing the independent consulting engineering profession in Singapore.
Formed in 1971, the association is an industry grouping seeking to set and maintainstandards of professional ethics, public accountability and independence amongst its
members who are all directors or partners of consulting engineering firms operating in
Singapore in compliance with the Professional Engineers Act and its regulations. ACES also
has business interests of its members high on its agenda and seeks to ensure thatprofessional consulting engineers in Singapore are adequately and fairly rewarded for theirservices.
The objects for which the Association is established are:1.

To promote the advancement of the profession of Consulting Engineering.

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To associate together for the purpose of cooperation and mutual advantage andconsultation as Consulting Engineers as defined in the Constitution.

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To promote the professional interests, rights, powers and privileges of Consulting
Engineers.

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To give legislature, Public Bodies and others, facilities for conferring with andascertaining the collective views of Consulting Engineers.

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To confer with Associations representing Manufacturers, Contractors and otherpersons engaged in engineering works on matters of common interest.

ACES organize seminars and hands-on workshops with BIM software suppliers, organize
Annual Dinner, awards, Networking Nights, Annual Dialogue Session and for young
professional Young Professional Chapter Awards.
ACES is interested to sponsor FIDIC Training programmes if it is commercially viable toconduct in Singapore and if it suits for other Built Environment Partners. There may not be
any problem in getting support from Government and/or private entities for organizing thesetraining programmes if it is beneficial for consulting engineering industry in Singapore.

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Association of Consulting Engineers, Sri Lanka
Vision"To be the Apex Association for Consulting Engineers in Sri Lanka andthe highest recognised in the Region "Mission
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To develop Consulting Engineering practice whilst enhancing the profile of Consulting
Engineers in Sri Lanka
To contribute in the Planning and the implementation in the Development of Sri Lanka
To assist Consulting Engineers Develop their skills and share knowledge
To promote in providing a quality service to the public
Assist in export of Engineering Consultancy services
We conduct workshops and lectures. This year we conducted a 2-day workshop on
module 2 of FIDIC Contracts workshops.

They are sponsoring FIDIC Training programmes in country and are going to have another
3-day Workshop on FIDIC module 2, with a view to enhancing the awareness of Dispute
Boards and Adjudication in 2014. They are getting good support from the Government.
They bring out Quarterly Newsletter, and bulletin to share the information between themember firms. They want ASPAC should be more active in the Region and take a lead inorganizing regional conference etc.
For the Young Engineers and related professionals, they have formed the Young
Professionals Forum in 2013.
The major policy issues affecting ACESL are

QBS is not practiced widely in Sri Lanka resulting in price competition among
consultants. This is also due to lack of adequate work for Sri Lankan consultants, and alarge number of projects using consultants from overseas without allocating adequate
component of work to Sri Lankan consultants.

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Due to many years of war, a large scale brain drain took place and expertise in someareas of work is not available locally. Expert professionals have left the country andfinding expert personnel for projects is difficult.

Some project employers do not abide wholly by FIDIC conditions of contract andadopts special conditions, which are detrimental to the Sri Lankan Consulting industry.

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The Consulting Engineers Association of Thailand (CEAT)
CEAT regularly organizes annual seminars and technical visits for association firms. Also wepublish quarterly journal on technical issues performed by our association firms.
CEAT persistently requests Thai government to revise fee structure for consulting engineersin public works. Thai government in August 2013 has endorsed the new improved fee
structure. Strong fee competition and some part of corruption by government officers are still
the issues of concern. We do hope to create measures to counter them. Consulting
engineers industry in Thailand is in a good business position because there are many
government and private sectors investment during this period.
CEAT’s Board of Directors agrees a resolution to organize a Young Professional Forum
Program in our last Board Meeting. It is expected that YPF will be a mechanism to executeactivities like seminars, conference and even internship programs. YPF is seen to open adoor for the new generation of Thai consulting engineers to network together.
CEAT has a suggestion that ASPAC should have its own website where necessary country
information viz. structure of fees, number of engineers etc. of member association will
annually collected and shared.

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Uzbek Association of Consulting Engineers, Uzbekistan
Uzbek Association of Consulting Engineers (UZACE) was created in December 2007 with aview to the further development of the local Consulting-Engineering services, support andfurther development of the intellectual potential of the country, improving the quality ofcontractual and other business documents, enhancing cooperation with representatives oforganizations of local consulting-engineering industries of other countries, international
financial institutions (IFI), a public-private partnership, as well as for promotion of Uzbek
Consulting Engineering services to foreign markets.
In September 2008, at the FIDIC Annual Conference in Quebec UZACE became an
Associate Member, and at the next Conference in New Delhi in 2010, UZACE already has
been accepted as a Member of FIDIC. UZACE is also a Member of ASPAC and TCDPAP.
Up to now UZACE has Cooperation Agreements with the National Associations ofConsulting Engineers from Germany, Japan, Korea, Russia, India, Nepal, Greece, and thenegotiations with the National Associations of Austria, Canada, France, Turkey, Spain,
Poland and Norway are on the way. UZACE is one of the few Associations of Consulting
Engineers, established on the territory of the NIS.
For the period 2008-2013 UZACE had completed the technical-organizational development,
has continue the networking with local and international organizations, assisting to local andinternational companies in cooperation with other market participants, provide them withadvisory services, organizing the conferences, seminars and trainings which are highly indemand now.
UZACE by issuing the quarterly “Consulting Engineers of Uzbekistan” Magazine actively
cooperates with a number of ministries and agencies in improving the status of theprofession of Consulting Engineer and preparing the analytical articles on the Engineering
sector based on the FIDIC training materials and books.
UZACE has as its Members 31 organizations, which are the companies and firms, leading
technical universities working in the Design, Consulting Engineering and SME sectors.
Bearing in mind the need to provide training in FIDIC standards UZACE regularly conducts
trainings and seminars in the following areas - Employment Contracts, Tender Procedures,
Capacity Building, Turnkey Contracts, Project Management and others. These training
modules are in great demand not only for professionals working in the field of Consulting
Engineering and Construction, but also for representatives of several ministries anddepartments, Executive and Legislative Agencies. UZACE conducted trainings at the
Tashkent Architecture and Construction Institute and the participants are the specialists fromUzbek Design organizations, Single Customer Services of Municipalities, Construction
Managers of «Yuggazstroy» Company from Navoi region, Uzbek Railway Company, which
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on training courses in serving the construction and operation of land-based facilities is underway.
There is the platform for increasing the real status of Uzbek Consulting Engineering sector in
Uzbekistan. This sector is offering its services in the future not only on the territory of the
Republic, but also abroad. To achieve these goals the UZACE closely work with other localorganizations systematically works on FIDIC Rules and Procedures, especially on technicalprocedures in International/Local tenders participation in the area of Design/ Consulting
Engineering services.
UZACE conduct the following programmes on regular basis:
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Round Tables and Seminars on “ What is the FIDIC” at the different Uzbek design
institutions and consulting companies over the past 12 months;
Jointly with ENSI a “Energy Efficiency in Buildings: Modern Norwegian and European
experience” Seminar on 14 March 2013 in Tashkent was conducted. More than 50
representatives from Engineering companies, Design institutes and consulting
companies were participated at this seminar;
Publish on a regular basis a UZACE’s “Uzbek Consulting Engineers” Magazine
including e-version of Magazine;
Information on FIDIC, Regional and Uzbek Consulting Engineering Development, etc.
were placed at the different Uzbek newspapers;
Participation on EFCA/ASPAC GAMs;
Book “Organization of Construction in market conditions: Investment Projects,
development, expertise and contracting" was published in January 2013 and to be
used by Technical Universities in Uzbekistan
Seminar in Tashkent on FIDIC Contracts jointly with Baker&MacKenzie
Introductory course on FIDIC for number of Law firms

UZACE has own website (www.uzace.org) aiming to promote Information on FIDIC, its
policy, news and publications, and to share news in Consulting Sector . The short electronic
version of Magazine in local language is placed on UZACE website
UZACE would like to be informed about ASPAC Strategy and Policy, activities, current
Regional projects etc. Joint Seminars or Round tables together with UZACE and ASPAC
members will be a tangible result for UZACE and its members Capacity Building.
Central Asia Regional ASPAC event should be planned in coming years, the place could be
identified later (Tashkent, Astana etc)
A short Training Seminar on Capacity Building, Project Management etc. at any ASPAC
Member Country will be kindly appreciated by them.

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Calendar of Events of Interest for ASPAC Countries

FIDIC Americas Contract Users Conference
FIDIC London Contract Users Conference

22-23 October 2013
3-4 December 2013

Washington, USA
London, UK

18,19 & 20 Nov 2013

New Delhi, India

November 2013

Singapore

16 October 2013
October 201313 November 201328 November 2013

Tokyo
Tokyo
Tokyo
Tokyo

May-Oct 2013

Seoul, Korea

CEAI
Architecture-structure-Interaction for
Sustainable Built Environment

ACES
ACES/ACEM Annual Dialogue Session

AJEC
FIDIC Conference reporting seminar
Networking for women consultants
Capacity building seminar for professionals
Workshop on promotion of professionals incharge of construction contract
management in oversea projects
KENCA
FIDIC Contract and Agreements Training
Manual, FIDIC Business Practice Training
Manual etc

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Request to All Member Association and Readers
To make this ASPAC Newsletter purposeful and effective, we require contributions from all
ASPAC MAs. It is essential that we all Consultants operating in the ASPAC region knoweach other well, know of the achievements made and the hurdles faced by all of us.
Consulting Engineering fraternity in this region require complementary support from eachother to make the profession successful and forceful in its operations.
We sincerely request all of you to make contribution in the forthcoming newsletter, to make it
an effective tool for achieving our goal.
We need your inputs on:
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Events of Common interest
Reports on happenings in different centers
Views on issues facing the consultancy fraternity
Suggestions for uplifting the consultancy operation

Please, please, contribute for the next issue scheduled to be brought out in December 2013.

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