NUS Department of Building

Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Building
School of Design and Environment
National University of Singapore
4 Architecture Drive
Singapore 117566

Email: bdglhy@nus.edu.sg

Educational Qualifications:

BSc(Building)(Hons), University of Singapore, 1979
MSc(Construction Management), Loughborough University of Technology, 1987
PhD(Planning Studies), University College London, 1990

Professional Affiliations:

MRICS – Member, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, UK
ACIArb – Associate, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK
FSProjM – Fellow, Society of Project Managers, Singapore

Awards & Scholarships:

PSC Local Merit Bursary 1976 – for BSc(Building) Course
FCO (Foreign & Commonwealth Office) Scolarship Award 1986 – for MSc(CM) Program
NUS OGS (Overseas Graduate Scholarship) Award 1986/87 – for PhD Program

Professional Consultancy Work:

Project Management Consultancy Work

Senior Consultant (on Retainer Arrangement)
Burns Bridge Asia Pte Ltd - (1999-2001)
Development & Project Management Consultancy Work with direct involvement in the following schemes:
- Consultant/Client’s Representative to INSEAD (Fontainbleau, France) for its Phase I Asian Campus Development Project in Singapore
- Development Strategy Study & Report for The American Club – Redevelopment of the Scotts Road/Claymore Site
- Masterplan Study & Report for The American Club
Specialist Work & Advisory Panel Membership
- Technical Expert for ISO
  Appointment by Singapore Accreditation Council, Feb-Mar 1998
  Assessment of Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) for ISO Accreditation Extension in the areas of (1) Property Developers (Project Management) and Property Services & (2) Manufacturing and Installation of Construction Materials & Products.
- Panel Member
  The Outstanding Architectural/Engineering Firms Awards 1999
  Appointment by the Society of Project Managers, Singapore
- Nominated to Serve on Technical Committee (TC)
  “ Construction Management (Including Demolition)”
  The Building and Construction Standards Committee (BCSC)
  Term of Service: 1 August 2002 – 31 July 2004
- Evaluation Panel Member
  Jurong Town Corporation (JTC)’s Project to Develop Innovative Building/Construction Technologies to Shorten Building Construction Time
  October 2002
- Member of International Steering Committee for former CIB Task Group TG15 on Construction Conflict and Dispute Resolution; Member of currently transformed CIB Working Commission W103 on Construction Conflict: Avoidance & Resolution, based at UMIST, (1992 – present)
International Agencies’ Consultancy
- World Bank Group - Consultant Appointment, 1999
  
  Assignment with the South Asia Sector Unit (SAS) for World Bank Mission to Nepal
  Review of the Construction Industry in Nepal to Determine Possible Interventions for Institutional, Management/Manpower Development and Procurement Processes
  Part of Three-Man Mission Team for:
  Field Studies & Discussions in Kathmandu -June 1999, & Final Report - September 1999
- Asian Development Bank
  
  Registered Consultant on ADB’s DICON System, 2003
Conduct of Lectures, Workshops & Short Courses
- Short Course on Project Management
  Continuing Education Centre, The Institution of Engineers, Singapore
  Participants: IES Members & Non-members comprising Architects, Engineers, Surveyors & Contractors’ Management Staff
  2 Courses
  (1992)
- Short Courses – “Contract Management for Engineers”
  Continuing Education Centre, The Institution of Engineers, Singapore
  Participants: IES Members & Non-members comprising Architects, Engineers, Surveyors & Contractors’ Management Staff 8 Courses (1992-1998)
- Guest Speaker
  “ Practice Implications for Project Management”
  Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) Project Management Seminar Singapore Institute of Architects Participants: SIA Members & Members of other professional bodies
  1992
- Regular Joint Trainer
  Housing & Development Board (HDB) In-House Project Management Courses
  Participants: Project Managers, Architects, Planners, Engineers & Contract Managers 15 Courses
  (1993-2001)
- Joint Trainer
  Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) In-House Project Management Course
  Participants: Architects, Engineers, Quantity Surveyors & Land Officers 3 Courses
  (1993-1999)
- 2-Day Seminar/Workshop
  Construction Project Management
  Kuching, Sarawak, 1996
  Participants: Architects, Engineers, Contractors & Government/Public Works Representatives, & Officers of Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC)
- Joint Trainer
  Seminar on Contract Management
  Lands & Estates Organisation, Mindef
  Participants: Project Managers, Architects, Engineers of LEO
  1999
- Joint Trainer for 2-Day Course
  Contract Administration Course
  People’s Association
  Participants: Project Managers, Architects, Engineers & Contracts Managers
  2000
- Trainer for 2 Modules
  Development Management Workshop for Senior Management
  Ministry of Law / Singapore Land Authority August
  2001
- Conduct of Half-Day Seminar
  Project Management – Duty of Care & Consultancy Services
  Building & Project Management Department (BPMD)
  Housing & Development Board
  Participants: Project Managers of BPMD
  2002
- Joint Lecturer
  Project Management Course on Public & Private Sector Projects
  Singapore Institute of Architects CPD Committee
  August 1998
- Joint Trainer
  Certification Program – Project Management
  Society of Project Managers
  2 Courses (1997 & 1998)
- Joint Trainer
  JTC In-House 3-Day Course
  Public Sector Standard Conditions of Contract (PSSCOC) for JTC Architects & Engineers
  March 1999
- Invited Speaker
  Butterworths Asia’s Legal Seminar
  Current Legal Issues Facing the Construction Industry – Troubled Waters Ahead
  “ Architects’ Design Duties”
  Butterworths Asia, 2 July 1999
- Speaker
  Professional Development Lunch Talk
  “Duty of Care in Project Management”
  CPD International Pte Ltd, November 2001
Service to Professional Body

Elected Council Member of Society of Project Managers (SPM), Singapore

(1) Asst Hon Secretary, 1st Council       1995-1997
(2) Hon Secretary, 2nd Council             1997-1999
(3) Council Member, 3rd Council            1999-2001
(4) Council Member, 4th Council            2001-2003

Member of following Committees:

(1) Professional Practice & Education
(2) Research & Development Committee

SPM Representative Member of CIJC Subcommittee for Recommendation RO4 – Professional Development (2000 – 2001)
Service to International Academic Community

Invitation by Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta to attend and to deliver a speech as Distinguished Person at its 37th Anniversary Ceremony on 27 September 2002:
- Paper & Speech at Anniversary Ceremony - 27 Sept 2002
  “ Autonomous University Management: Implications for Academic Accountability”
  Attended by Rector, Foundation, Senate, Faculty, Alumni, Government Officials & Other Distinguished
- Lecture to Bachelors Program in Civil Engineering – 26 Sept 2002
  “ Management Perspectives for Engineering Education”
- Lecture to Masters Program in Construction Management – 26 Sept 2002
  “ Potential Liability in Project Managem

Major Publications:

International Refereed Journal Papers

Leong, C H Y
Accountability and Project Management: A Convergence of Objectives
International Journal of Project Management, 9, no.4 (November 1991): 240-249 (UK)
Leong, C H Y & P C F Chan
Dispute Management and Contact Drafting: The New Singapore Public Sector Standard Conditions of Contract
International Construction Law Review, 15, no.1 (January 1998): 42-74 (UK)
Leong, C H Y & P C F Chan
Architect’s Design Duties: A Shift From Bolam’s to the Objective Test
Tolley’s Professional Negligence, 15, no.1 (1999): 3-12

Paper referenced in the latest edition of the leading and definitive text on Professional Negligence – Jackson & Powell on Professional Negligence, 5th Edition, Sweet & Maxwell, 2002
Leong, C H Y
The Duty of Care in Project Management
Tolley’s Professional Negligence, 17, no.4 (2001): 250-261

Paper cited by Counsel in Toomey v Scolaro’s Concrete Constructions Pty Ltd, a Supreme Court of Victoria Unreported Judgment, 2002

Books Published & Under Preparation

Published

Joint Author of Book
P Chan & C Leong
“ Public Sector Standard Conditions of Contract for Construction Works – A Commentary”
Publisher: Butterworths Asia, 2000

Accepted for Publication

Joint Author of Book
“Professional Negligence in the Construction Industry”
Butterworths Asia
Expected Completion – 2nd Qtr 2003

Joint Consultant Editor
Development & Construction Manual (Looseleaf)
Publisher: Butterworths Asia
Expected Completion – End 2003

Research Involvement (Past & Current)

Research Collaborator on NUS Research Grant
“ Influence of Foreign Contractors on Development of Singapore Construction Companies” 1997/1998
Principal Investigator on NUS Research Grant
“ Performance Evaluation of The Public Sector Standard Conditions of Contract for Construction Works, 1995”
1998-1999
Co-Principal Investigator
“ Development of a Strategic Integrated Global Procurement Framework”
10/2002-09//2003 (12 months duration)
Research Collaborator on NUS team with URA & STPB
NUS-URA MOU Joint Research Project
“ Typology of Hotel Developments in Singapore”, 1994-95