INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE FEDERATION FIABCI World Prix d’Excellence Awards

FIABCI WORLD PRIX D’EXCELLENCE

AWARDS

FULL SUBMISSION
For Office Category Only

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 Questionnaire

QUESTION 1: GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT (5 points)

Please give a global idea of the project, including information on the following aspects where
applicable:
a. Is the office project for own use/ rental/ for sale?
b. Is this a new development or refurbishment? Single building or group of units, or
heritage building refurbished for office use?
c. What are the total numbers of phases in the project? How many phases are
completed and included in this submission? (Please indicate the development period, the
dates of commencement, planned completion and actual completion).
d. Where the project is situated (geographical location and relation to town, region,
country etc.)?
e. What was the general objective of the developer as regards the concept of the project
and the theme of the project? Please comment on the origin of the project idea and
the motivation for its implementation.

QUESTION 2: ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN (15 points)

Please comment on the following aspects as applicable. As indicated in the instruction sheet,
please include in your submission the layout plan, the building plans, interior and exterior
photos etc.
a. Town planning (e.g. how does this project lift into the existing environment and
integrated into the surrounding? What constraints had to be considered?)
b. Is any traffic impact study conducted and how does the office vehicles exits and entry
into the new project?
c. Is there any complaint from occupants of the existing surrounding buildings? If yes,
how was this resolved?
d. Is this a refurbishment/ renovation project? (If applicable please consider if the
existing building is under the national heritage. If yes, please apply for the Heritage
(Restoration/ Conservation) Category)
e. External design (is there an architectural theme and if yes, please elaborate)
f. Interior design
g. Landscaping
h. Amenities (is there any amenities to foster social activities among the office staff?
Please give detail)
i. Land use, i.e. plot ration etc.
j. Safety features (what safety features are incorporate into the system to ensure safety
for visitors and occupants)

QUESTION 3: DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION (15 points)

Please give the following technical detail of your project:
a. Please provide the project timeline as follow:
Project Timeline Planned Date Actual Date
i. Building Plan Approval
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 ii. Start of Construction
iii. End of Construction
iv. Certificate of Completion
v. Vacant Possession

b. Total site area, Gross building area, net lettable area in m2, and building efficiency in
term of net lettable area, common area and other facilities.
c. Number of floors above ground and below ground.
d. Number of parking bays in open ground and in the building. What is the mandatory
requirement?
e. Is there any open space provided and if so what percent to total build up?
f. Please comment on the innovative and unique aspects of your development as
regards the following points:
i. Technological innovation
ii. Construction method
iii. New or special material used (recycle material)
iv. How is the facilities managed (i.e. M & E services, security service etc)
v. What technical expertise was engaged during construction
vi. How was the project management
vii. What features or machines were incorporated to reduce future maintenance cost?

QUESTION 4: FINANCIAL (20 points)

Please include answers to the following questions where applicable.
a. Gross development costs (estimated budget, actual cost on completion, final cost in
USD if applicable)
Gross Development Cost Budget Actual
i. Land Cost
ii. Construction Cost
iii. Legal Cost
iv. Consultant Fees
v. Authorities Contribution
vi. Sales & Marketing Expenses
vii. Interest on loan, if any
viii. Cost of infrastructure
ix. Conversion premium
x. Administrative Cost
xi. Contingency
xii. Others…………………………….

b. Financing strategies both before and after completion (own development,

shareholders, fund, short term or long term loan, pre-selling, pre-letting etc)
c. Return on investment (average rental income in USD per year, average yield as a
function of yearly rental income and gross development cost, percent of sales profit
on development cost, payback period)
(If for own use, this must also be answered assuming you have to rent this office out
to yourself)

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QUESTION 5: MARKETING (10 points)
Please answer the following:
a. Occupancy – what is the net lettable area as a percent of gross built-up area, percent
of development rented or sold before construction, at the end of construction, on
opening day and a year after completion? What is the average vacancy rate?
b. What is the maintenance cost? Base on share per unit and per sf ft.
c. What market research was carrying out to ensure occupancy?
d. How was this translated to the design of the office?
e. What were the strategies employed to rent/ sale of the office? How was this
implemented and what was the result?
f. What was the strategy employed post construction?
g. Selling price:
Property On On handing 1-year x-year later xxx-year
Type Launching over later (Sub (Sub sale) later (Sub
sale) sale)
i. Type ?
ii. Type ??
iii. Type
???
iv. Type
xxx
h. Rental rate (if not for sale but kept for rental income):
Type On Opening 1-year later x-year later xxx-year later
i. Type ?
ii. Type ??
iii. Type
???
iv. Type
xxx

QUESTION 6: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT (20 points)

Please answer on the following aspects as applicable:
a. What was the extra-ordinary step taken to conserve the nature of the existing
environment?
b. What are the efforts made by the developer to minimize the impact to the environment
based on:
- Project Concept
- Planning
- Designing
- Land Clearing
- Construction & Operation
- Development: Control of Earthworks/ Control of Erosion/ Control of Water Quality/
Disposal of Solid Waste/ Control of Air Pollution/ Control of Noise/ Installation of
Solar Panel
- Energy saving – reducing of footprint
From the above, was recycling and collection of rain water run-off incorporated into
the water articulation system?
c. What recycle method is used in the disposable of solid waste? Is there any attempt
to recycle waste water or to harvest rain water for use?

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 d. How is the energy minimized? Electrical bill is the main cost in the maintenance of
the office (air-conditioning, heating and lighting cost).Is there any method employed
to reduce these?
e. With global warming, what steps are taken to reduce the impact of the project to the
environment?

QUESTION 7: SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE (5 points)

Please answer the following questions:
a. Safety:
i. What safety measures (including fire-fighting system) being incorporated or
implemented?
ii. Any written Emergency Fire Respond Plan and Procedures? Any Emergency Fire
Respond Team? Any Emergency/Crisis Rescue Team?
iii. Any safety training provided for staffs and/or residents/tenants?
iv. Any safety booklet or manual provided to the residents/tenants?
v. Any fire drill carried out, either internally, or with residents/tenants, or with authority?
vi. Any Safety Audit being carry out?
b. Maintenance:
i. What maintenance procedure and measurement being undertaken or implemented?
ii. Any maintenance details or booklet provided to the residents/tenants?
Iii. How is the garbage collection being done and monitor?
iv. Any long term maintenance plan being implemented, such as replacement of
equipment, etc.
v. Any written standard operating procedure for all safety and maintenance measures?

QUESTION 8: SUSTAINABILITY AND NEW TECHNOLOGY (5 points)

Please provide a summary to the following questions:
a. Sustainability
1. What Sustainability features that being introduced and implemented in the project? (Land,
air, water, and ecosystems).

Example: Low energy materials/Low-E glass/Low-VOC/Green certification/energy saving

features/Solar panel or photo-voltaic (PV) module/reduction of Carbon footprint/Rain
water harvesting/better inflow of natural light/air circulation/heat ventilation, EV charging
station, other amenities, etc.

b. New Technology
1. Is there new technology or digitalization features were used in the project? If yes, until
which stage/level?

Example: BIM, IBS/pre-casted, Block Chain, Big Data, Proptech/Fintech/e-Wallet, Digital

Construction - Smart Helmets, Digital Marketing - Online/Virtual/Apps, 3D, others - please
state.

QUESTION 9: COMMUNITY BENEFITS (5 points)

Please provide answer to the following questions:
a. Is there engagement carry out with the related/relevant stake-holders in all stages of
the project?
b. Any survey (post sale) carry out in regard to the satisfaction of the buyers/residents?
Any follow-up actions being taken to address the raised concerns?
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 c. What was the positive and negative impact of the project on the local community?
d. What was the main benefit has this project brought to the local community?
e. Has this project provided positive social development, cultural, economic, education,
and other impact to the community?
f. Other notable achievement, etc.

Thank you for your submission. We wish you every success in this year’s awards programme.

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