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Office Reinstatement Cost Singapore (2026): Prices per Sq Ft for Office Make-Good

By ifix.sg by Trends Interior Design Pte Ltd (UEN 200408913Z) · Last updated 12 Nov 2026 · Sources cited below

Short answer: Published 2026 contractor guides put office reinstatement in Singapore at about S$3–S$8 per sq ft for a light, open-plan scope, S$8–S$18 for a standard partitioned office, and S$18–S$30+ (some pages say S$18–S$35+) for a heavy or Grade A fit-out. Small offices under 500 sq ft are often quoted from about S$3,000 lump sum. Trends Interior, which operates ifix.sg, prices office reinstatement at about S$10–S$20 per sq ft. Your fixed price is quote on request after a free site assessment.

How much does office reinstatement cost in Singapore in 2026?

Office reinstatement, or office make-good, is the work of returning a leased office to the condition your lease requires before you hand the keys back. It is usually priced per square foot, or as a lump sum for small units.

The table brings together publicly published 2026 figures. They are indicative ranges from other contractors and from Trends Interior’s own published range, not a quotation for your floor. GST and landlord fees are excluded unless a source says otherwise.

Cushman & Wakefield’s 2026 office fit-out guide gives an average office reinstatement cost of USD 19 per sq ft in Singapore [6]. Exchange rates move, so treat that figure as a cross-check against the local S$ bands, not as a second quotation.

ifix.sg’s price for your unit is quote on request after a free site assessment, using the S$10–S$20 range above as the published starting point [4].

A simple multiply is only a budget, and a rough one at that. A 2,000 sq ft standard office at S$8–S$18 is about S$16,000–S$36,000 before GST. The same floor as a heavy fit-out can sit well above that. The lease wording and the as-built drawings matter more than the average.

Worked examples (indicative only)

These examples use the published bands above. They are not ifix.sg quotations, and they exclude GST, landlord fees and after-hours premiums.

If your lease only asks you to take out what you added, you may sit toward the left of the table. If it asks for a bare shell, or the floor has a raised floor and a server room, you will sit toward the right. That is why two offices of the same size can come back with very different quotes.

What is included in office reinstatement?

A light scope is a few partitions, carpet, ceiling tiles and basic electrical disconnection. A standard office adds glass rooms, lighting and ceiling make-good, data cabling strip-out and LEW-endorsed electrical works. Heavy scopes add raised floors, more M&E and, in Grade A buildings, stricter after-hours rules [1][2].

Trends Interior’s typical office scope covers partitions and glass, false ceilings and flooring, lighting, electrical and ACMV disconnection, hacking and structural make-good where the unit must go back to bare, patching and repainting, disposal, cleaning, and SCDF fire-certificate alterations when they are required [4]. The handover schedule should drive that list, so you are not paying to strip out more than the landlord will ask for, and not leaving something that fails the inspection.

Electrical termination must be done or supervised by a Licensed Electrical Worker. That is not a line you want left informal.

What is often excluded, unless the quote says otherwise:

• Furniture, IT equipment and the tenant’s own loose items (you move these out first)
• Landlord or MCST administration and supervision fees
• After-hours or weekend premiums, and nominated-contractor mark-ups
• Specialist waste, for example asbestos if it is found
• Fire-protection submissions or SCDF works beyond a basic alteration
• Making good damage that sits outside the agreed scope

Ask for those lines to be named as included, excluded or to be confirmed. A lump sum with a thin scope is hard to compare.

What drives the rate up or down?

1. Fit-out density. More rooms, glass, joinery and M&E mean a higher rate [1][5]. An open-plan floor with a pantry and two rooms is a different job from a fitted Grade A suite.
2. The make-good clause. “Remove what you added,” “return to base build” and “bare shell” are different jobs, and the gap between them is often larger than the gap between two contractors quoting the same scope. See our lease reinstatement clause guide.
3. Access and hours. Night work and nominated contractors add labour. Some buildings will only let demolition happen after office hours.
4. The calendar. A rushed job, or one that overruns the expiry date, can cost more than a planned one. JTC’s published rule is double rent from expiry if the works are not finished [7]. Private leases often allow holding-over rent or a deduction from the security deposit.
5. What is excluded. Landlord fees, specialist waste and some fire-protection submissions are commonly extra.

But the cheapest per-sq-ft number is not always the cheapest exit. An incomplete job that fails the inspection can cost more in a second visit, and in extra rent, than a slightly higher first quote that finishes on time.

How long does office reinstatement take?

On site, published guides give 3–7 days for a light office, 7–14 days for a standard office and 14–30 days for heavy or Grade A work [1]. Trends Interior says most office reinstatements take 3 days to 4 weeks [4]. That clock starts after furniture and IT are out, and after building management or MCST has approved the works.

Approvals can take as long as the works themselves, especially in a managed tower. For the wider timing picture, including how early to start, see how long reinstatement takes and the handover checklist.

JTC tenants should also read JTC’s returning-premises page. JTC typically sends a reminder about a year before expiry, and a joint inspection is often arranged around six months before the end date [7].

Office reinstatement versus office renovation

Reinstatement is a make-good at the end of a lease. An office renovation or fit-out is the work of building the space at the start. The two are related, because a denser fit-out is usually more expensive to take out later.

If you are planning a new office, it is worth reading the make-good clause before you add rooms, raised floors or a pantry you may have to remove in three years. Trends Interior publishes office reinstatement at about S$10–S$20 per sq ft [4]. Fit-out prices are a different set of figures, and ifix.sg prices those on request.

This page is about offices only. For retail, F&B and industrial units, use the broader reinstatement cost Singapore guide, which also covers mall shops where published rates can run higher.

Why get the quote from ifix.sg?

ifix.sg is a brand of Trends Interior Design Pte Ltd (UEN 200408913Z), a commercial reinstatement contractor since 2004, BCA-registered, with electrical, partitions, ACMV and carpentry in-house. Office reinstatement is published at about S$10–S$20 per sq ft, with a fixed-scope quote after a free site assessment. WhatsApp +65 9863 5364.