G&P PROFESSIONALS

ASIA G&P PROFESSIONALS

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SPECIALIST G&P Professionals provides exceptional engineering consultancy services, working on its ever-expanding portfolio to aid a wide spectrum of sectors within the industry Writer: Phoebe Calver | Project Manager: Tom Cullum

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ASIA &P Professionals has been providing valueadded engineering consultancy services to its clients ever since its establishment in 1999, saving its customers both time and money on their long-term maintenance costs.

Alongside the Company’s dedication to improving the technical awareness and competency of practicing engineers, it predominantly provides engineering consultancy services that include civil, structural, infrastructure, geotechnical, mechanical, electrical, maritime, project management, water resources and dams.

See Sew continues: “Our aim is to provide innovative, problem-solving, safe, cost-effective and practical engineering solutions that are of the highest standard.

“We started our days as a geotechnical specialist consultancy with only five staff members, and have since grown to proudly become a one-stop-shop for all professional consultancy that fully encompasses all aspects of engineering needs.”

Quality standards

Research and development (R&D) has become increasingly important within the Company, with each engineer working for G&P Professionals required to undertake one short R&D project per year.

“We have implemented a number of standards that will unify the quality of both design and construction standards, including a number of checklists required to ensure the quality and safety of projects, high standards of workmanship and an upto-date design methodology,” explains See Sew. “In an effort to encourage innovation and inventions within our company, we have also introduced the Innovation Award for R&D works for the best in-house innovation.”

As a result of this work, many of the Company’s successful computer

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BAUER (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD Activities: Foundation specialists, whose priority construction products are: Bored Piles with diameters ranging from 600mm to 4,000mm in difficult ground conditions and to great depths; Retaining Walls, i.e. secant pile wall (diameters 880mm to 1,500mm) and diaphragm wall (thickness 600mm to 1,200mm); temporary removable ground anchors (40 to 90 tonnes); ground improvement (stone columns, cement columns, vibro compaction); and other products such as micro piles, precast driven piles, contiguous/non-contiguous bored pile walls, H-pile walls, soil nail & gunite works, permanent anchors fluid cement grout, compaction grout, high-pressure injection grout (jet grout) and vertical drains.

German company represented: BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH. Background: Wangsa Maju

programmes and design systems have been brought to fruition.

In addition to the extensive R&D work within the Company, all engineers and geologists are required to provide training to their technical staff members annually. Due to the fact that G&P Professionals currently employs more than 200 engineers and geologists, there are now an average of three training sessions in operation each week.

“The purpose of our available in-house training is to encourage lateral and network learning, with our training accredited by the Board of Engineers in Malaysia and recognised as a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme,” affirms See Sew. “Furthermore, we also invite external speakers and specialist contractors to

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share their experiences with our staff members.

“At G&P we believe in providing this quality training to our staff in order to increase competency in state-ofthe-art know-how, ensuring that they are able to meet increasing demands on quality and value- engineering designs.”

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BAUER with a 200-year history is one of the oldest foundation companies in the world and is a recognised specialist foundation business engaged in a multitude of construction projects worldwide. BAUER is divided into three segments: Construction, Equipment and Resources. BAUER has >110 branches in about 70 countries, and is accredited with all types of foundation specialist works, slope stabilisation methods and ground water control. Branch offices are established in Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Philippines, Australia, Vietnam and China. BAUER Malaysia was established Xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx in 1984. The Malaysian experience has largely been targeted at bored pile foundations, retaining structures such as bored pile walls, diaphragm walls and soil improvement. As Malaysia’s geological composition differs, new methods have been created specifically to overcome the difficult limestone, granite conditions for large diameter piles and the soft clay conditions for ground improvement in this region.

T +603 7956 9366 E info@bauer.com.my

3D Model of Wangsa Maju

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MAXI MEKAR SDN BHD

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axi Mekar Sdn Bhd is one of the most recognised soil investigation service providers in Malaysia. The Company was established in 1997, with a group of experienced geologists and drillers providing services in the field of subsurface investigation, geotechnical instrumentation, laboratory testing, field testing, ground treatment works, mineral exploration and other related industries.

The Company has more than 50 experienced personnel and the required machinery and equipment to serve the development industries of building and infrastructure works throughout West Malaysia, committing to deliver the best service to its clients at all times.

T +603 8075 7865 F +603 8075 7965 E info@mmekar.com

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Structural work

Alongside its employees and the opportunities available to them, a prominent strength for the Company is its ability to provide value-added engineering services with a particular focus on infrastructures, high-rise buildings and developments on hillsites and soft-ground.

A great example of this was seen during the 68 acre development of the Northwest Corner - Damansara Perdana - where the Company was able to save its client RM14 million on their infrastructure costs.

“Meanwhile, our designs based on foundations and structural work on the 33-storey Axis Pandan project, located in Kuala Lumpur has also saved our client RM10 million,” continues See Sew. “With thanks to projects like this, we have also successfully achieved an astounding RM38 million in savings on our high-rise condominium project in Pandan Perdana recently.”

G&P was the first local company to

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ES N MONICE SDN BHD, established since 1988, works closely with developers, contractors, architects and building owners to assist and improve the outcomes of a variety of construction projects.

Serving clients mainly across the Eastern and Western regions of Malaysia, the Company also provides quality and trusted results in soil investigation.

The Company’s mission is to provide affordable solutions without sacrificing the quality of its work. Using innovative methods, experienced site workers and sub-contractors, overheads are minimised and services and products can be offered at the most competitive prices.

Damansara Uptown: Construction of superstructure Residential Package

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T +603 4296 1010/03 +603 3 4293 3011 E iesn_131@yahoo.com

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MAXI MEKAR SDN BHD Contractor specialized in Subsurface Investigation, Geotechnical Instrumentations, Laboratory Testing, CPT, Grouting etc.

No. 22, Jalan TK 5/42, Kinrara Industrial Park, 13km Jalan Puchong, 47190 Puchong, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia T: +603 8075 7865 | F: +603 8075 7965 | E: info@mmekar.com

IES N MONICE SDN BHD (1041691-M) OUR SERVICES: • Geological Assessment, Logging and Mapping • Geotechnical Instrumentation Works and Monitoring • Soil Investigation and Sampling • Laboratory Testing Services • Pressuremeter Test (Menard Type) • Water Well Drilling

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GROUND DATA SOLUTIONS

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round Data Solutions R&D Sdn Bhd (GDS) is an airborne LiDAR and digital imagery survey service provider, and has provided fast, accurate and cost effective topographical mapping solutions since 1989.

Its clients include G&P Geotechnics Sdn Bhd and other professionals from water catchment, flood and slope management, dam, road, transmission line, pipeline, railway, mining, telecommunication and urban planning, forestry and agricultural industries in Malaysia as well as the Asian region.

The Company provides the highest resolution LiDAR and imagery data in Malaysia with its 400 kHz waveform laser scanner and 80MP metric camera, and in addition offers software solutions for online LiDAR data management.

T +603 79 579 414 E admin@grounddatasolutions.com

MRT Line 1 - Inspection of MRT Tunnel (L-R TAN Yean Chin & GUE See Sew)

be awarded with the opportunity to design both the tunnel and temporary supports for the underground stations of the MRT Line 1, and due to its impeccable performance on the project it was appointed by AECOM to design tunnel and ancillary structures for underground works from Jalan Ipoh North Escape Shaft to the Desa Water Park for MRT Line 2.

“Some of our other prominent current projects include the geotechnical consultancy service for the reference design of five stations of the 350km High Speed Rail (HSR) from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore,” states See Sew. “We also undertook the geotechnical investigations and interpretative report for the 600km East Coast Rail Link, travelling from Pengkalan Kubor in Kelantan, to Gombak in Selangor.

“At present we are gearing our efforts towards expansion within the Southeast Asia region; currently with a small office in Vietnam and Cambodia

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and with plans to set up a branch in Myanmar in the near future.”

Industry growth

Maluri South Portal of KVMRT Line 1

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G&P Professionals is focusing a large proportion of its energy on contributing to engineering competency and education - as previously mentioned - through sharing the expertise available within the industry.

“I am currently the Chair of the International Professional Engineers Agreement, made up of 15 operational countries,” explains See Sew. “In the past I have also served the Institution of Engineers in Malaysia as President from 2001 to 2003 and Ir. Dr. TAN Yean Chin, our Senior Partner at G&P is now the current President of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia.

“All of the industry expertise located within our Company has made us the perfect candidate to pass on knowledge to the next generation of engineers. A select few of us from

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A ONE-STOP SOLUTION IN AIRBORNE LASER MAPPING, ENGINEERING SURVEYS, GIS, REMOTE SENSING & OTHER GEOMATICS RELATED PRODUCTS.

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GROUND DATA SOLUTIONS R&D SDN BHD LOT 6, JALAN 51A/223 46100 PETALING JAYA, SELANGOR, MALAYSIA T: +603 79 579 414 | F: +603 79 559 246 E: admin@grounddatasolutions.com www.grounddatasolutions.com

WHO ARE GDS • Fully Malaysian LiDAR service provider, who own, build and operate LiDAR survey systems in- house.

• Over 27 years of LiDAR experience • Over 100 successfully completed projects worldwide • Undertaking R&D on system development and applications SERVICES OFFERED ENGINEERING / INFRASTRUCTURE APPLICATION • Pipeline survey • Telecommunications & urban planning • Railway routing • Highway corridor mapping • Transmission line design • Hydroelectric dam design.

NATURAL RESOURCE APPLICATION • Water catchment surveying • Forestry & habitat research • Mine site surveying DISASTER APPLICATIONS • Slope studies • Flood management • Coastal erosion/sanctuary monitoring PRODUCTS • Accurate surface elevation data (X, Y and Z coordinates) • Digital elevation model (DEM) & digital terrain model (DTM) • Longitudinal profile and cross-section plan • Georeferenced orthorectified mosaic • Digitize features (roads, building and etc.)

• Building footprints & building models • Flythrough simulation models • GIS integration & analysis • PLS-CADD analysis and conversion to other engineering software formats

G&P - including myself, Ir. Dr. TAN Yean Chin, Ir. LIEW Shaw Shong, Ir. CHOW Chee Meng and Ir. Dr. GUE Chang Shin, regularly contribute to the training and continuous professional development via engineering education and training.”

Over the years the Company has imparted its wisdom to a number of universities, including the University Teknologi Petronas, University Malaysia Perlis, University Teknologi Malaysia, University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) and TAR University College.

Each member of the team has covered capacities such as Governing Board Member, adjunct professors, panel members and industry advisory work.

In part, G&P’s dedication to training and the progression of the industry over the years has ensured a continuous growth, specifically in terms of its staff.

“We have used the zero-in zero-out policy to retain the best staff, aiming to focus our efforts on attracting the best

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talent, and retaining them,” concludes See Sew. “As a consequence of this, our staff turnover is very low and I believe that in five years our staff will

grow by 50 percent; this will enable us to continue to provide specialist engineering consultancy services to the region for many years to come.”

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G&P Professionals 39-5 Jalan Tasik Selatan 3 Bandar Tasik Selatan 57000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Tel: +603 905 95396 gnp@gnpgroup.com.my

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