Tan Chee

Er. Tan is a Director (Projects) of CPG Consultants Pte Ltd in Infrastructure Group. He has received Outstanding Design Awards from ACES for the SAFTI Link Bridge and Telok Blangah Viaduct (Phase I), and Innovative Design Merit Awards from ACES for the Esplanade Underground Car Park and Sengkang / Punggol LRT viaduct designs; in 2008 he also received a BCA Design and Engineering Excellence Merit Awards for the Fort Canning NTAM Vehicular Tunnel project. He is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor with National University of Singapore, sharing his design experience with the under- and post-graduate students.

Er. Tan has amassed vast expertise, experiences and knowledge, being deeply involved in a multitude of projects valued at billions of dollars in total construction cost. Er. Tan has fulfilled many roles all through his career in a broad variety of civil and structural development projects. The exposure he had spans the whole East Asia region.

His experience ranges from environmental works, high rise building, rail transit, road and bridge structures. Notable bridge and vehicular projects are, Singapore-Malaysia 2nd Crossing (S’pore section), SAFTI Link Bridge, KL-Karak Highway Upgrading (Selangor), CTE-PIE-Woodsville Interchange and expansion, Tebrau Bridge at Permas Jaya & Tanjung Sedili Bridge (Johor), Santubong Bridge (Sarawak), Telok Blangah Viaduct (Phase I), Crawford Underpass, Gali Batu KJE/BKE Interchange, Kaki Bukit Vuaduct and CTE/SLE/TPE interchange upgrading. He was the Project Director for the Fort Canning vehicular tunnel constructed by NATM method. He was also the independent review consultant overseeing the cable TBM Tunnel operation and interaction with PPSE Viaduct. He was involved in the design of an innovative reclamation project for Marina Coaster Expressway contract C481. He supervised the construction of Bedok Reservoir & Tampines stations on Downtown Line and the connecting EPBM tunnels. He supervised and completed the Stamford Detention Tank and Diversion Canal with twin EPBM tunnels. He is currently the QP for DTSS II T09 Slurry TBM tunnel Contract.

He introduced the innovative concept of framed and integral bridges to the region and has worked on many bridges of various forms and sizes. Recent projects include Pinnacle@Duxton Sky Decks, Braddell/Adam Road flyover extension and Sungei Serangoon Bridge Crossing and approach road structures.

On rail transit structures, he was the Project Director for the design of Gali Batu Rail Depot with a bus terminal and Kim Chuan Underground Depot (KCD) serving Circle and Downtown Lines, KCD received LTA’s Best Design Infrastructure Project Award. He was also the Project Director for the design of North-East Line (NEL) contracts 702 and 712, from Buangkok Station to Punggol Station, Lorong Chuan Station, CCL3. He also oversaw the design of LRT viaducts for Sengkang and Punggol which integrate with the NEL rail stations and tunnels, and crosses over Punggol River and Tampines Expressway. He has been involved in the design of S’pore Rail Transit projects since Phase 2B in the 1980s.

He also involved in the planning, design, review and supervision of many building and development projects of various magnitude. Notable ones are the Gateway, Tung Centre, The Equity Plaza, Changi Airport Terminal 3 foundation, The Waterside Condominium, Pasir Laba Camp Redevelopment; City Harvest Church, Newton Life Church and Bartley Christian Church; Straits-KMP Ria Bintan Resort development and Trellis Tower Condominium, Fusionpolis and Pinnicle@Duxton Sky Decks.

Er. TAN has accumulated wide and valuable experience in the design and construction of concrete, steel and prestressed structures, geotechnical engineering, transit system, highway and bridges through these projects.

Field of Special Competence:

• Buildings including High Rise
• Bridges
• Expressway, Roads and Traffic Engineering
• Tunnels,
• Pipeline and Waterworks
• Bus & Rail Depot / Station, Railway and Mass Transit Planning & Design
• Institutional and Resort Development
• Underground construction & Soil-Structure Interaction Specialist

Qualifications

• MSc. (Civil), National University of Singapore, 1986-1987
• BE. (Hons) Civil, University of Melbourne, Australia, 1979-1982
• P.Eng, Board of Engineers Malaysia, 2004 – 2013
• P.Eng, Professional Engineers Board, Singapore, since 1994
• Design for Safety Professional, Since 2015
• BizSafe Level 2 Workshop – Develop a Risk Management Implementation Plan 2017

Professional Activities

• Senior Member, Institute of Engineers Singapore
• Member, Institute of Engineers Malaysia
• Member, Geotechnical Society of Singapore
• Member, Society for Rock Mechanics & Engineering Geology
• Corporate Member, Association of Consulting Engineers, Singapore (ACES)
• Corporate Member, Tunnelling and Underground Construction Society (Singapore)

Current & Former Appointments

• Adjunct A/Professor at National University of Singapore: Structure and Bridge Design (Final Year), NUS, 1998 to present & lecturing on Temporary Works Design for Deep Excavation (Post-Graduate), NUS, 2007 to present
• Lead Member for establishment of S’pore National Annex to Eurocode 0 & 1, 2007 – 2010
• National Annex to Eurocode BS EN 1991-1: Actions on Structures: Part 1-4: General Actions – Wind Actions; Part 1 – 5: General Actions – Thermal Actions
• National Annex to BS EN 1991-2:2003, Eurocode 1: Actions on Structures Part 2: Traffic Loads on Bridges
• National Annex to BS EN 1994-2, Eurocode 4: Design of composite steel and concrete structures: Part 2: General rules and rules for bridges
• Members of Investigation Panel for PEB, 1st Feb 2006 to Feb 2010
• Members of Inquiry Panel of the Legal Profession, since Feb 2012
• Safety Ambassador, Building and Construction Authority, since 2016 to 2017