Start a Construction Company in Singapore

The registration of a construction company in Singapore

The construction industry is one of the most attractive industries in Singapore that has attracted many foreign investors to the city-state during the last years. According to the Singapore Companies Register statistics, company incorporations in the construction industry have raised a lot during the last years. Before applying for the professional engineering services license, the investor must register the Singapore company as a limited liability company, an unlimited company or a partnership. However, the most employed type of construction company is the limited company due to the tax exemptions in Singapore. The requirements for the registration of a construction company are:

• - the Articles of Association must state that the company’s principal activity is providing professional engineering services,
• - the minimum share capital for the Singapore company is 500,000 S$,
• - the majority of the company’s directors must professional engineers,
• - the company must have an insurance against professional liability.

Also, before starting operating, approvals from the Urban Redevelopment Authority, the Singapore Civil Defense Force must be obtained.

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Obtaining a professional engineering license in Singapore

As seen above, in order to register a construction company, the majority of the Singapore company’s management must have a professional engineering services license. In order to obtain the professional license one must submit the following documents with the Professional Engineers Board of Singapore:

• - a certified copy of the company’s Articles of Association,
• - a list with the company’s members and directors,
• - a certified copy after the professional liability insurance policy,
• - the certified copy after the company’s Certificate of Incorporation,
• - a certified copy of the resolution appointing the company’s management board and the director overseeing the management of the professional engineering activities,
• - copies after the documents registered by the Singapore Trade Register, the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) regarding the company’s shareholding and management structure,
• - a certified copy of the latest financial statement filed with ACRA,
• - a declaration signed by all directors that all the conditions for application have been met.

The professional engineering services license in Singapore has one-year validity.

Other licenses that must be obtained when opening a Singapore construction company

In order to start operating, a Singapore construction company is required to obtain other licenses. Among these are:

• - the permit for road occupation management that must be obtained by professional engineers,
• - a license from the National Environment Agency for the occupying and operating in scheduled premises,
• - a telecommunication writing contractor’s license with the Infocomm Development Authority,
• - an advertisement license,
• - a license to discharge trade waste, if any.

If you want to hire personnel for your construction company please contact our Singapore specialists in company incorporation for details about employment regulations.