Sunday, June 3, 2012

Day 12: Nine Villas Visit and BOQ & S-Curve


We started of the day with a visit to one of DCC's current projects: the Nine Villas Project. Prior to heading to the side we prepared our PPE to get ready for the site visit. Waiting for us at the site was the project manager Mr. Hasan Yabroudi and DCC's CEO Mr. Abdallah Yabroudi.
We started by receiving a general overview of the project and its construction phases.  The project's start date was April 1, 2012 and is expected to be handed over in 12 months. The plot area is 45,000 ft² and the built-up area is 34,700 ft². Each villa consists of a ground and first floor ( G+F) with an area of 5,000 ft² . The project was designed by ERGA and has a contract price of 21 Million AED ($5.7 million).


We were introduced to the foundation work (which consists of strip footings and tie beams), to the columns form-work and reinforcement, and to the reinforced concrete slab. Also, we discussed the finishes of the villas externally and internally.


Near the end of the site visit, we saw the site's storage rooms, labor mess, and mosque.


After the tour, we went to Mr. Hasan's Villa which is under construction in its latest stages. Mr. Hasan showed us the villa's special design and the different types of finishes. One main feature is the inclined slab as well as the continuous internal and external white limestone cladding.


Following our return to the offices and our lunch break, we had a lecture on Bill of Quantities (BOQ) and S-curves with the CEO, Mr. Abdullah Yabroudi. A definition of BOQ was given and we did an example S-curve in which we calculated the costs manually and drew the S-curve.

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