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NCE Guide for Earthwork Contractors
1) Obtain an Endorsed Underground Services Detection Plan Before commencement, engage a licensed cable detection worker to carry out the required site survey and pegging works. The endorsed detection plan will show the indicative routes of underground cables and pipelines within and around the work area. 2) Verify Existing Underground Cables/Pipes Within the Site Vicinity What is NCE? NCE stands for Notice of Commencement of Earthworks (also commonly referred to as Notific

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Aug 30, 2022


Guide for Contractors - When do I need to locate underground cable or pipe?
There is often confusion about which site activities do (and do not ) require underground cable/pipe detection. As a general principle, any activity that involves earthworks —including excavation, ground penetration, or mechanical ground works—should be treated as requiring utility detection, so site personnel are properly alerted to underground services within the work vicinity. What qualifies as “Earthworks”? Singapore’s Electricity Act defines “earthworks” broadly. It in

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Aug 29, 2022


What is Cable Detection and Why is it necessary?
Underground cables and pipes are one of the things that enables telecommunication, power transmission, as well as an undisrupted flow of clean water supplies to every household and commercial building. In an urban and densely populated location like Singapore, these underground cables and pipes has its advantages due to land scarcity. We can easily access power and water supply, by simply switching on a light or turning on the water tap. We often take these underground assets

UCD PTE LTD
Jul 25, 2021
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