Typical Engineer Story

Venue: Wisma IEM, 01- Auditorium Tan Sri Prof. Chin Fung Kee, Third Floor Date & Time: 02 Dec 2014 (5:30 PM - 7:30 PM) CPD/PDP: 2 Closing Date Before: 29-Nov-2014 Register here SYNOPSIS  All constructed buildings and installations begin with an intention to do so. These thoughts are subsequently crystallized into a Client / Consultant produced tender document. This document is then tagged as the Intention to Bid (ITB) document by the bidder and / or contractor. The interested bidder then puts together a proposal based on the scope of works within the ITB document for the project. Therefore, in the process, the bidder has to make an INFORMED CHOICE / DECISION based on the RISK MANAGEMENT of carrying out the said project. In most large companies, tenders are acquired by the Business Development unit for consideration. The company management then strategically addresses the tender for the highest success rate. The Contract Services Dept. in association with the Procureme

After the establishment of the Registration of Engineers Act in 1967, the number of consulting engineering firms increased and reaches nearly 2,000 at present. Until September 2014, there were about 16,537 professional engineers and 77,223 graduate engineers.  The rapid economic boom has opened up many opportunities for local professional engineers to set up their own consulting firms. Even so, most of the consulting engineering firms focused on the domestic market than global. The previous 1980s and 1990s recession has caused many firms to downsize their operation and their professional staff. Engineer’s salary also did not budge and stagnant until now. An average salary of fresh engineers (private) paid at RM2,000.00 while the government sector paid at RM3000.00 (including allowances). Wage increases in levels of government can be seen after the recent salary review. Meanwhile, the salaries of private engineers are still in the status quo. In September 2014, the Minister o