This document provides recommendations for cost curtailment and improvements on a housing project. It analyzes potential cost savings from deleting or replacing various elements of the project, including pipes, holes, railings, cladding materials, and other items. Specific replacement options and their estimated cost savings are given for each element. Overall, incorporating the recommendations could save approximately Rs. 85,000 per housing unit.

1. PRESENTATION
AFOHS DETT. MALIR
Prepared & Presented by: M. Sohail Azeem

2. SEQUENCE
• INTRODUCTION
• RECOMMENDATION FOR COST
CURTAILMENT
• RECOMMENDATION FOR
IMPROVEMENT
• CONCLUSION

3. SDH
• TOTAL AREA 350
SQ. YARDS
• TOTAL COVERED
AREA 3000 SFT.
• RATE PER SDH
Rs.12,20,000.00

4. IH
• TOTAL AREA 500
SQ. YARDS
• TOTAL COVERED
AREA 4000 SFT.
• RATE PER I H
Rs.15,50,000.00/=

5. COST CURTAILMENT
RCC PIPE
• 01 X RCC PIPE LINE OF 6” DIAMETER
MAY BE DELETED
• TOTAL PIPE IN USE
32 METER
• RATE
Rs.130.00 PER METER
• TOTAL COST
Rs.4,160.00
• TOTAL SAVING
Rs.2,080.00

6. MAIN HOLES / C.I. COVER
• IF WE DELETE ONE RCC PIPELINE,
05 X MAIN HOLES AND 05 X
C.I.COVER WOULD ALSO BE
DELETED.
• COST OF 01XMAIN HOLE Rs.1500.00
• COST OF 01XC.I.COVER Rs.500.00
• TOTAL SAVING
Rs.10,000.00

7. SEPTIC TANK
• SEPTIC TANK MAY
BE DELETED FROM
THE DESIGN
• COST
Rs.10,000

8. STEEL RAILING
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STEEL RAILING OF BACK SIDE
TERRACE MAY BE DELETED
WALL OF 3’-6’’ MAY BE RAISED
INSTEAD
TOTAL RAILING IN USE
25 RFT
RATE
Rs 400/= RFT
TOTAL COST
Rs 10,000/=
BLOCK MASONARY Rs.2000/=C.M
TOTAL COST(1.5
CUM) RS.3000/=
DIFFERENCE OF COST RS.7000/=

9. PIPE RAILING
•
•
BACK SIDE WALL OF FRONT
TERRACE HAS A PIPE RAILING
MAY BE REPLACED WITH
BLOCK MASONARY
RATE OF RAILING RS.500/- RFT
•
COST ( 5 RFT)
•
•
BLOCK MASONARY Rs.670/COST SAVING
RS.1830/-
•
RS.2500/-

10. CLAD STONE
•
•
CLAD STONE MAY BE REPLACED
WITH GRAFFIATTO
RATE OF CLAD STONE RS.30/-SFT
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•
•
RATE OF GRAFFIATTO RS.12/- SFT
TOTAL AREA
500 SFT
COST OF CLAD STONE RS.15000/-
•
COST OF GRAFFIATTO
RS.6000/-
•
COST SAVING
RS.9000/=

11. M.S. SHEET / G.I.
• M S SHEET/ G I OF 16 GAUGE MAY BE
REPLACED WITH 18 GAUGE DOOR
FRAMES
• RATE OF 16 GAUGE
Rs.75/=RFT
• RATE OF 18 GAUGE
Rs.65/=RFT
• TOTAL USAGE
300 RFT
• COST OF 16 GAUGE
Rs. 22500/=
• COST OF 18 GAUGE
Rs 19500/=
• COST SAVING
Rs 3000/=

12. WOODEN BIDDING
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•
DEODAR WOOD IS USED FOR
BIDDING/GOLAS
MAY BE REPLACED WITH
PERTAL/GOLDEN TEAK
RATE OF DEODAR WOOD RS.2500/- CFT
•
RATE OF PERTAL
•
TOTAL REQUIREMENT
•
COST OF DEODAR
RS.42000/-
•
COST OF PERTAL
RS.12000/-
•
COST SAVING
RS.30,000/-
•
RS.700/- CFT
17 CFT

13. STAIR RAILING
.
•
WOODEN STAIR RAILING MAY BE
REPLACED WITH ALLUMINIUM
RAILING
RATE OF WOOD
RS.45O/-RFT
•
RATE OF ALLUMINIUM
RS.250/-RFT
•
TOTAL REQUIREMENT
30 RFT
•
COST OF WOOD
•
COST OF ALLUMINIUM RS.7500/-
•
COST SAVING
RS.13500/-
RS.6000/-

14. UPVC PIPE
•
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4’’ DIA UPVC PIPES MAY BE
REPLACED WITH 3’’
RATE OF 4’’ DIA PIPE RS.145/-R.M.
•
RATE OF 3’’ DIA PIPE RS.100/-R.M.
•
TOTAL CONSUMPTION
•
COST OF 4’’ DIA PIPE
RS.5220/-
•
COST OF 3’’ DIA PIPE
RS.3600/-
•
COST SAVING
RS.1620/-
36 R.M.

15. UPVC PIPE(RAIN WATER)
• TOTAL OF 06xUPVC PIPES
ARE LAID FROM THE ROOF
MAY BE DELETED
• 3’’ DIA UPVC PIPES OF THE
TWO BATH ROOMS ON THE
FIRST FLOOR MAY BE
EXTENDED UPTO ROOF AND
AN ELBOW MAY BE FIXED
FOR THE RAIN WATER
• COST SAVING
RS.4400/-

16. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT
• CAR PORCH ROOF OF SDH MAY BE INCREASED IN
HEIGHT UPTO DRAWING ROOM SLAB
• WOODEN STAIR RAILING MAY BE REPLACED WITH
ALLUMINIUM
• GRAFFIATTO OF DIFFERENT SHADES MAY BE
USED FOR FRONT ELEVATION IN CASE STONE
CLADDING IS DELETED
• SEPTIC TANK IN SDH MAY BE SHIFTED OUT SIDE
THE BOUNDARY WALL (IF IT IS NOT DELETED)

17. CONCLUSION
• THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IF
INCORPORATED WILL SAVE APPROX.
Rs 85000/= PER HOUSE