With a large number of fallings facades (due to workmanship, wear and tear, weather or malfunction) over the years that injured pedestrians, the inspection PFI regime became mandatory from January 1, 2022 for all buildings 13m above ground level, with the Interval for this test being every 7 years for any structure in Singapore.

At Stellar Structures, Professional Engineer and CP Façade : Aman Aboobucker leads the team with a highly qualified drone pilots, certified façade inspector (FI) and rope access technicians. Where buildings are below 4 storeys, scissor or boom lift might be used depending on work safety health (WSH) requirements. We provide a full turn-round service for PFI works.

At Stellar Structures, we provide full service from start to end for the PFI notice, supporting regulatory compliance for building owners and helping protect property value, no additional works or variation orders due are expected by the client and rest assured of good service and client updates every 2-4 weeks on the progress of the project.

have completed a number of projects in Singapore including shophouses, high rise residential buildings (30 storeys), industrial in Tuas, and commercial buildings in Singapore CBD. Please contact us for more information below:

What is the process to move forward with a Periodic Façade Inspection (PFI) notice from BCA?

Step 1) Obtain a quotation and appoint a competent person (CP Façade) whom is a Professional Engineer (PE)

Step 2) CP Façade will purchase as-built plans from the Building and Construction Authority via the BCA PPS system, in line with BCA regulations and building control requirements. If the owner/developer has the full BCA as built systems, you may save cost here and provide all the drawings via soft copy only.

Step 3) CP Façade complete CP Appointment form to BCA to notify BCA, and Drone pilots obtain CAAS permit clearance for drone flying.

Step 4) As per CAAS permit dates, the drone exercise is carried out as a visual inspection for building facade inspection of building facades and is completed.

Step 5) Upon the drone report findings, CP façade will identify 10 percent of the areas per face of a block for further close range inspection of building façades. This is conducted by a facade inspector FI under the direct supervision of the competent person, via rope access, gondola, boom lift or other approved methods.

The facade inspector documents observations during the inspection.

Step 6) Upon 10% findings complete, The PFI physical process is complete. CP façade will prepare the completed report and submit to BCA for evaluation.

Step 7) If there is damage or replacement required, BCA will notify the building owner via a separate notice to conduct façade repairs, and any defects detected must be addressed; where unsafe defects are found, the competent person must report them immediately to the Commissioner of Building Control, with immediate action and rectification works required to ensure safety. For this stage, Stellar Structures works with a number of façade contractors to help the client on this matter. This supports compliance, and non-compliance can lead to penalties.

Minimum Timeline for BCA PFI

*The CP Façade will write for extension to the Authority when required if more time is required, and remains constantly accessible throughout the inspection period and any extension request process. The client is rest assured to be in good hands.

Appointment of CP Façade, Purchase of As builts and CAAS permit approval: 2 weeks
Drone Inspection: 1-3 weeks depending on CAAS permit dates
Close up Façade Inspection via rope access and boom lift: 1-4 weeks depending on number of blocks, planned to minimize disruption to occupants and support maintaining safe site conditions.
Completion of Façade report: 2-3 weeks upon the full completion of physical works.