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GUIDE FOR TENDERERS

Q: Where can I purchase or get a copy of eNPQS?

A: You can register on http://www.corenet.gov.sg/eNPQS/ (Fig 1) and send in
the registration acknowledgement page together with cheque made payable
to Building and Construction Authority. A copy of eNPQS software and
eNPQS User Manual will be sent to you by post after payment have been
made.


Fig 1

Q: What to do after receiving the eNPQS software?

A: You need to install the eNPQS software by following the installation steps in
eNPQS User Manual (Pg 2-1 to 3-10).



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Q: Where can I print the eNPQS Base Specifications?

A: You can double-click on the eNPQS icon on your desktop. Once eNPQS is
launched on your screen, click on NPQS Base Specifications folder to print a
copy of the eNPQS base specifications (Fig 2). You can refer to eNPQS User
Manual for details on printing from eNPQS main screen (Pg 4-48 to 4-50).


Fig 2

Q: How do I read or print the particular specifications or changes to the eNPQS
base specifications issued by the consultants?

A: To read or print the particular specifications issued by the consultants, you
need to first copy the specifications from the CD over to your own project
folder. The steps are as follows:
Step 1: Double-click on the eNPQS icon on your desktop. Once eNPQS is
launched on your screen, create a new project by clicking on the
New Project icon on the top left-hand corner of the eNPQS main
screen.
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Step 2: Fill in the Reference No and Title then click on Create button (Fig
3). A new project folder would be created (Fig 4).

Fig 3


Fig 4
Step 1
Step 2
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Step 3: Insert the CD issued by the consultants into the CD-ROM drive and
copy all the files (Fig 5).

Fig 5

Step 4: Next, go to Windows Explorer and select C:\eNPQS\User Projects.
Double-click to access the newly created project folder (Fig 6) and
paste the files here (Fig 7).
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Fig 6


Fig 7
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Step 5: You will notice that some of the eNPQS documents in your project
folder have changed from a white Microsoft Word icon to yellow
Microsoft word icon, indicating that the particular specifications
have been pasted over successfully (Fig 8).


Fig 8

Step 6: First, print out the cover page (Fig 9). Then print the required
worksections as listed on the cover page in PSD(Changes
unhighlighted) view (Fig 10).
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Fig 9


Fig 10
Worksections that
are relevant for
this example
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Q: I received the specifications from the consultants in CD format. Can I double-
click on the Microsoft documents in the CD issued by the consultants (Fig 11)?


Fig 11

A: No, these Microsoft eNPQS documents in the CD are password protected
documents (Fig 12). Hence, you can only read or print the specifications
issued by the consultants by following the steps shown earlier.

Fig 12