This paper describes the performance of the solar hybrid system installed at rural school, SK Pul... more This paper describes the performance of the solar hybrid system installed at rural school, SK Pulau Denawan (SKPD) in Semporna, Sabah. It was designed and installed in year of 2008 and fully operated in early year of 2011. The system was monitored by jSCADA system which owned by Public Works Department of Malaysia. The evaluation period is 31 days in January 2011 with total load consumption is 891.22kWh and mean daily is 33.75kWh. The evaluation of design and simulation load profile in the system design was divided by two seasons which is during school day and school weekend by respecting actual load profile. In term of system operation performance analysis, the performance ratio value calculated is 51.05% and its in-line with mean final yield is 1.21 kWh/kW.d. Data gathered by the monitoring system also enabled to perform wide range of analysis of the influence of meteorological parameters and on the system parameters of the component. The system has satisfied the users’ energy demand and consumption where the energy production was greater than the energy consumption.
The Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication (CIPAA) 2012 was recently gazette 22 June 2012... more The Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication (CIPAA) 2012 was recently gazette 22 June 2012. The main objective of the Act is to address cash flow problems in the construction industry. The Act applies to the respect of every construction contract made’ in writing’, relating to construction work and carried out wholly or partly within the territory of Malaysia. CIPAA is wide ranging and covers inter alia, the building industry, the oil and gas industry, the petrochemical industry, telecommunication, utilities, infrastructure, supply contracts and consultancy contracts. The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) and Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) and other related promoters have been instrumental in getting the government to enact this piece of legislation since 2003 to address the cash flow problems plagued by construction industry. The Act also provides for the recovery of payment upon the conclusion of the adjudication process in addition to a host of other remedies such as a right to reduce the rate of work progress or to suspend work or even to secure direct payment from the principal. The adjudicator’s decision is regarded as void and that they cannot recover their payment if they fail to make a decision within forty five (45) working days from the completion of the reference by the parties who fail with the decision. The decision is temporarily binding in that it can still be subjected to an arbitration or litigation in court. In the interim, the parties need to still comply with the adjudicator and decision and pay the disputed amount unless the decision is stayed (by application made to High Court).
This paper aims to identify the risk management process for Design and Build (D&B) construction p... more This paper aims to identify the risk management process for Design and Build (D&B) construction project limited to Malaysian construction companies. A questionnaire survey was used to carry out the study. The questionnaire consisted of three selected D&B projects as a sample of analysis which is divided into five major sections based on data capturing the personal data, organization culture and support, risk management policy, project characteristics and risk management process. The study found that risk identification, risk analysis, risk classification, risk treatment, risk monitoring and risk implementation as the most commonly applied processes in risk management practice in the design and build projects. The result was analyzed and it is commonly agreed by the respondents that proper and systematic risk management strategy could manage the risk in most efficient manner hence, ensuring the success of the project. Based on the analysis of the process and implementation of risk management, this paper suggest possible improvement that could be made in order to create values to a project and improve project performance in term of cost, time and quality.
This paper describes the performance of the solar hybrid system installed at rural school, SK Pul... more This paper describes the performance of the solar hybrid system installed at rural school, SK Pulau Denawan (SKPD) in Semporna, Sabah. It was designed and installed in year of 2008 and fully operated in early year of 2011. The system was monitored by jSCADA system which owned by Public Works Department of Malaysia. The evaluation period is 31 days in January 2011 with total load consumption is 891.22kWh and mean daily is 33.75kWh. The evaluation of design and simulation load profile in the system design was divided by two seasons which is during school day and school weekend by respecting actual load profile. In term of system operation performance analysis, the performance ratio value calculated is 51.05% and its in-line with mean final yield is 1.21 kWh/kW.d. Data gathered by the monitoring system also enabled to perform wide range of analysis of the influence of meteorological parameters and on the system parameters of the component. The system has satisfied the users’ energy demand and consumption where the energy production was greater than the energy consumption.
The Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication (CIPAA) 2012 was recently gazette 22 June 2012... more The Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication (CIPAA) 2012 was recently gazette 22 June 2012. The main objective of the Act is to address cash flow problems in the construction industry. The Act applies to the respect of every construction contract made’ in writing’, relating to construction work and carried out wholly or partly within the territory of Malaysia. CIPAA is wide ranging and covers inter alia, the building industry, the oil and gas industry, the petrochemical industry, telecommunication, utilities, infrastructure, supply contracts and consultancy contracts. The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) and Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) and other related promoters have been instrumental in getting the government to enact this piece of legislation since 2003 to address the cash flow problems plagued by construction industry. The Act also provides for the recovery of payment upon the conclusion of the adjudication process in addition to a host of other remedies such as a right to reduce the rate of work progress or to suspend work or even to secure direct payment from the principal. The adjudicator’s decision is regarded as void and that they cannot recover their payment if they fail to make a decision within forty five (45) working days from the completion of the reference by the parties who fail with the decision. The decision is temporarily binding in that it can still be subjected to an arbitration or litigation in court. In the interim, the parties need to still comply with the adjudicator and decision and pay the disputed amount unless the decision is stayed (by application made to High Court).
This paper aims to identify the risk management process for Design and Build (D&B) construction p... more This paper aims to identify the risk management process for Design and Build (D&B) construction project limited to Malaysian construction companies. A questionnaire survey was used to carry out the study. The questionnaire consisted of three selected D&B projects as a sample of analysis which is divided into five major sections based on data capturing the personal data, organization culture and support, risk management policy, project characteristics and risk management process. The study found that risk identification, risk analysis, risk classification, risk treatment, risk monitoring and risk implementation as the most commonly applied processes in risk management practice in the design and build projects. The result was analyzed and it is commonly agreed by the respondents that proper and systematic risk management strategy could manage the risk in most efficient manner hence, ensuring the success of the project. Based on the analysis of the process and implementation of risk management, this paper suggest possible improvement that could be made in order to create values to a project and improve project performance in term of cost, time and quality.
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