Singapore BCA PFI • Competent Person • Façade Safety
PFI.sg helps building owners, MCSTs, managing agents and consultants coordinate BCA Periodic Façade Inspection with Competent Person leadership, Registered Façade Inspector support, drone-enabled façade capture coordination and authority-ready documentation.
Designed as a simple, crawlable and AI-readable authority website for Singapore PFI enquiries.
Receive a clear pathway for BCA PFI notice response, Competent Person appointment, inspection planning, access strategy and documentation preparation.
Coordinate drone capture, close-range inspection support and defect data into a professional workflow led by the Competent Person.
Periodic Façade Inspection, commonly called PFI, is Singapore’s statutory façade safety inspection regime administered by BCA. It helps identify façade deterioration, unsafe external elements, falling-object risks and maintenance issues before they become public safety hazards. The appointed Competent Person carries out comprehensive visual inspection and directs close-range inspection where required.
BCA PFI planning, inspection coordination and submission support for building owners, MCSTs and managing agents.
Learn more →Professional Engineer / Registered Architect-led Competent Person coordination with Registered Façade Inspectors.
Learn more →Drone-enabled visual capture coordination with professional assessment by the Competent Person.
Learn more →Authority-ready PFI report preparation, document control and BCA submission coordination.
Learn more →Technical review of cracks, spalling, tile debonding, cladding issues, water ingress and unsafe façade conditions.
Learn more →Close-range/tactile inspection planning using safe access methods under CP direction and supervision.
Learn more →PFI.sg is positioned as a premium Singapore engineering compliance platform: simple for owners to understand, structured for consultants to use, and cleanly built for Google and AI search engines to index. The service focuses on Competent Person-led technical judgement, not merely image collection or report formatting.
BCA states that the PFI regime applies to buildings more than 20 years old, generally every seven years, subject to regulatory criteria and exemptions.
Building owners should appoint a Competent Person, such as a Professional Engineer or Registered Architect, who may be assisted by façade inspectors and access specialists under the CP’s direction.
No. Drone capture can support visual inspection and data collection, but professional assessment, methodology and reporting remain under the appointed Competent Person’s responsibility.
Prepare the BCA notice if any, building plans/elevations, past repair records, access information, façade material information, photos, maintenance records and managing agent contacts.
A practical guide to BCA PFI requirements, affected buildings and owner responsibilities.
Read article →Step-by-step overview from BCA notice to inspection, report submission and rectification follow-up.
Read article →How the CP leads PFI assessment and works with façade inspectors and access specialists.
Read article →Speak with PE Consultants about your BCA notice, building age, façade access constraints, drone coordination and Competent Person appointment pathway.
Where a Periodic Façade Inspection finds defects that need structural rectification, the repair design and PE endorsement is covered under our structural inspection services on QP.sg. PFI.sg is operated by PE Consultants Pte Ltd (UEN 201631211H), led by Er. Zheng Zhijian, Professional Engineer (Civil) PEB Reg. No. 4385, under the BCA Periodic Façade Inspection regime.