Police Logistics Department
By DSP Alex Teo

The Building Blocks of SPF
The Police Logistics Department was more prepared for challenges in FY 2007 and was able to strategise activities in accordance with its four main strategic thrusts.

The four Strategic Thrusts of the Police Logistics Department (PLD) are aligned with SPF’s organisation-wide strategic thrusts. They are enhancing logistical readiness, achieving cost efficiency, enabling capability building and maintaining societal responsibility.

Enhancing Logistical Readiness

Several infrastructure projects, which helped to enhance the Operational Readiness of the SPF, were completed in FY 2007. These included:

• Renovation works at Gurkha Contingent (GC) Training Camp in Pulau Tekong
• Construction of new GC infrastructure including new married officers’ quarters and the expansion of the Administrative Block
• Upgrading of Special Operations Command (SOC) infrastructure
• Dredging works at Police Coast Guard (PCG) Lim Chu Kang Regional Base and Wharf Repair at PCG Brani Headquarters (HQ)
• 17 minor improvement development projects across SPF

A shipment of new equipment kept us busy. 86 vehicles, 54 motorcycles and 19 Euro-4 compliant Toyota Hi-ace diesel minibuses were brought in to replace the older models. We also raised our stockpile of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) to 100%.

Achieving Cost-Efficiency

Our Department surpassed the target of 10% Economy Drive (ED) savings and managed to save $7.7 million. We were able to accomplish this by leveraging on new technology and ground engagement, and fine-tuning procurement processes. By consolidating our demands, we achieved savings of about $2 million.

Capability Building

During ‘Operations Capture’ earlier this year, we were able to support new requirements from the ground and increase the resilience of the officers involved by introducing new equipment. These included self-contained observation posts to enhance the comfort and alertness of officers, powerful hand-held searchlights with up to 1 km effective range to facilitate night operations, and Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) provided to officers to sustain them for long operations.

Societal Responsibility

PLD caught the nation-wide green bug and actively drove the Green movement within the SPF. With the SPF Green Competition entering its sixth year, units were able to achieve record savings by cutting down on utilities consumption, thereby achieving a 2.05% savings (or about $621,990) in expenditure. This was a 48% improvement over the previous financial year despite escalating energy costs – proof of the strong and enduring support of SPF units in their efforts to be green.

We have also conducted energy audits on a number of SPF buildings in an effort to improve efficiency in energy consumption.

The PLD Blueprint in FY 2008

We will continue to develop our relationships with the rest of the logistics community and strategic partners. In this way, we will remain relevant and achieve our mission to provide ‘an optimal logistical support to SPF in peacetime and in emergency’.

A number of major projects are scheduled for completion in FY 2008. Among these projects are the extension of the vehicle Comprehensive Maintenance Agreement (CMA) to cover Home Team vehicles from Central Narcotics (CNB), Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and Prisons, the introduction of improved Forward Command Vehicles and the procurement of Taser X26 for force-wide implementation.