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    INPLANT TRAINING REPORT

    BY

    DONE BY:

    1. KANCHARLA VINUTHA

    2. ARUN SR

    Department of Civil Engineering

    NIT Trichy

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS: Acceptance Letter3

    Acknowledgement4

    Introduction..6

    Flat details at Bella vista7

    Amenities at Bella vista.8

    Safety rules and regulations..11

    Basic details12

    Civil details of Bella vista.13

    Details of construction.15

    Stores.23

    Conclusion...26

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    ACCEPTANCE LETTER:

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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: I express my sincere gratitude to Mr. Magesh Kumar, DGM HUMAN

    RESOURCES, Buildings and Factories IC, Chennai cluster for having

    granted me this wonderful opportunity to do an IPT at L&T.

    I thank Mr. Ravichandran R, L&T, Project Manager Bella Vista site.

    I Thank Mr. Praveen, L&T for guiding me through my IPT.

    I thank the entire project team at the Site office of Bella Vista for

    their immense patience in helping me learn about the project and

    for being my guide throughout the IPT.

    I also thank all the working and helping staff for having been a part

    of my venture at Prestige Bella Vista and for helping me make it a

    success.

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    PRESTIGE BELLA VISTA

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    INTRODUCTION

    Prestige Bella Vista has set new heights to the horizons of

    Chennai. A landmark in the developing urban life of metropolitan

    Chennai, Prestige Bella Vista is a project set to redefine the essence

    of living in an urbanized society. A joint venture by Prestige Group

    and Rattha, Prestige Bella Vista is a small world in itself self-sufficing

    all the requirements of a growing family. It was started on June 2012

    and is expected to be completed by September 2015.

    An enclave of 2613 exclusive apartments coming in 1 BHK, 2

    BHK, 2.5BHK, 3 BHK and 4BHK flats built in 33 blocks ( 30 blocks with

    67 flats each and 3 blocks with 201 flats each) and 20 towers spread

    over an area of 25.18 acres is just a gist of what the society holds.

    The residents are provided with urban amenities which include

    clubhouse, 2 swimming pools, Party lawns, Relaxation courts, 2

    Tennis courts, 4 Basketball courts, Children's play area and chit chat

    corner. Prestige Bella Vista is located very near the local amenities

    for transport and health.

    Exclusive safety provisions at Bella Vista include, carefully

    planned firefighting systems, Earthquake resistant buildings, video

    door phone & intercom and round the clock security system with

    security cabins at all entrances and exits with CCTV coverage.

    Domestic facilities include round the clock water supply, 100%

    power backup, Car parking in two levels, Lift systems for traversing

    through the block and a separate service lift for goods and two sets

    of stair cases for emergency situations and quick exit during fire.

    Prestige Bella Vista provides tranquil greenery and beautiful

    horizons to look at through one's living. For a home from the past

    filled with marvels of today's engineering, Next Stop Bella Vista!

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    FLAT DETAILS AT BELLA VISTA

    Bella Vista has a total of 2613 flats spread over 25.18 acres of land.

    The types of units provided include, 1 BHK, 2 BHK, 2.5 BHK, 3 BHK

    and 4BHK. Spread in 33 Blocks (numbered from 1 to 34) the

    number of units of each type available are

    Type A - 1 BHK - 603 flats

    Type B - 2 BHK - 602 flats

    - 2.5 BHK - 298 flats

    Type C - 3 BHK - 842 flats

    Type D - 4 BHK - 268 flats

    Note: 2.5 BHK is 2 BHK with an extra study room.

    MASTER PLAN WITH BLOCKS

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    AMENITIES AT BELLA VISTA

    Bella Vista comes with a variety of amenities for its residents. Bella

    Vista promises to people of any age group a wonderful

    opportunity to move about the beautiful gardens of Bella Vista

    through its amenities which has something to offer to every age

    group. Be it a toddler, a sportive kid, a bookworm kid, an average

    adult, a sick elder or an senior citizen, Bella Vista has every

    amenity to haul them out of their homes. The following is a

    detailed list of the amenities provided at Bella Vista.

    2 Swimming pools: 2 Swimming pools are provided right outside

    the club house with beach entrance and a gradually increasing

    depth such that kids and elders get to enjoy a refreshing bath in

    the pool. It is also provided with 2 pool decks for relaxation.

    2 Squash Courts, 2 Badminton Courts, 3 Pool Tables, 3 Table Tennis

    Tables are provided for use by the residents. This is a major asset to

    families with children interested in outdoor sports.

    Children's Play Area: The Children's Play area has been provided

    around the centre of the entire area wherein the kids can play

    while their parents look upon them from benches provided or from

    the Landscape garden situated near it.

    Chit Chat Corner: A perfect spot to spend the evenings with

    friends, neighbours and family to wear off the day's work. A spot

    meant to break the ice between bonds that are to last for long.

    Elder's Corner: Located away from the hustle bustle of the

    apartments the elders corner is a silent, peaceful, and green and

    the perfect location for privacy and relaxation for elders. OSR Area: According to government norms, 10% of the total land

    area must be handed over to the government. For Bella Vista 2.5

    acres of land, split into one 1.5 acre and another 1 acre are made

    into a garden and handed over as Open Sky Reservation.

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    AMENITIES AT BELLA VISTA

    Open space for Aerobics and Yoga are provided for a good

    morning or evening stretch before one hits for the hectic calls of

    the day.

    Library: Books are knowledge and knowledge is power and hence

    a hall of books.

    Party Lawn: One need not step out for a place to celebrate their

    memorable days. A party hall is provided inside Bella Vista.

    Crche: Prestige Bella Vista has thought out the need for a crche

    so that parents can spend time in peace without having to worry

    about their kids.

    Extra amenities include free space for super market, Fountain

    court, gymnasium, Lap pool and An Entrance Court.

    Car Parking: Car parking is made available in two levels in the

    basement with ramp connectivity.

    3 STPs: 3 sewage treatment plants are constructed along with the

    basements. The solid waste is baked into cakes and disposed off

    while the treated water is used in toilet flushes and for watering

    the garden plants and the lawn.

    3 WTPs: The water from the metro is not directly let for domestic

    use. It is first taken to the 3 WTPs located in the basements of the

    three clusters. There it is treated and made fit for domestic uses.

    This clean and treated water is what is pumped via the pneumatic

    system to the households for daily use.

    100% power backed up: Diesel Generators provided in the

    basement provide 100 % power backup to the apartments in

    every cluster.

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    SAFETY RULES AND REGULATIONS: The following points are observed from the safety induction video

    that was played before entering the construction site.

    It is mandatory to wear safety helmet, jacket and safety show

    whenever we enter into any field work, as safety is the first

    priority.

    While working in the welding site/carpentry site, we must wear

    safety shield and eye goggles according to the site works.

    Wearing gumboots when working in the concrete mixing

    areas, PCC works, foundation works, etc., are advisable in

    order to avoid the skin infections and other skin problems.

    While working in the scaffoldings, we must tie the safety jacket

    in order to avoid accident due to fall.

    When we work in the cement and sand go downs, we must

    wear the safety nose mask.

    Fire extinguishers must be installed at all fire prone regions and

    they should be used according to the classification of fires.

    Various hand gloves should be used according to the

    purpose.

    In case of any major or minor accidents, consultation with first

    aid officers is mandatory.

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    BASIC DETIALS:

    Target building:

    2 Basements + Ground floor + 16 floors.

    Significant details:

    Site area 25.18 acres

    Grade of cement 53 grade

    Grade of steel Fe 500

    Grade of concrete M30

    Admixtures used Suppaflo

    Aggregates:

    Fine aggregates Crusher sand

    Course aggregates 12mm and 20mm size

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    CIVIL DETAILS OF BELLA VISTA:

    The 25.18 acres of land has been efficiently divided as gardens, swimming pools and buildings. The totals of 33 blocks are different

    from each other, each having a different combination of the Type

    A, B, C, D flats.

    The entire 33 blocks are handled in 3 clusters.

    Cluster 1 - 9 blocks - 12 to 21 ( No number 13)

    Cluster 2 - 19 blocks - 1 to 6 and 21 to 34

    Cluster 3 - 5 blocks - 7 to 11.

    All clusters have a common Basement and the basements are

    interconnected. These basements are used for car parking, STP

    and for diesel generators.

    There are 16 floors in each block. All blocks except the blocks 19,

    20 and 21 (Type D- single bedroom flats) house four flats in each

    floor. The D type blocks contain 12 flats in each floor.

    Each floor is 3.05 m in height. It is provided with 2 sets of stair cases

    and lift systems. The Apartments are load bearing structures and

    there is no block work. The walls are Aluminium Shuttered and then

    punning is done in place of plastering. Punning is followed by

    putty and emulsion paint application. However the club house

    and the basements are framed structures and contain columns

    and beams. Block work is done in the walls of the club house and

    the basement.

    The terrace of each block consists of two water tanks and a lift

    operation room. One of the water tanks is for firefighting purposes

    while the other one is used for domestic purposes under

    emergency conditions.

    The concrete used is M30 up to the fifth floor. For floors higher than

    the fifth floor, M25 grade concrete is used.

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    DETAILS OF CONSTRUCTION:

    The construction process and the details involved in the

    construction of Bella Vista are listed below,

    Levelling: Like in case of any other building, the first step in constructing Bella Vista was levelling survey. The Bench Mark was

    obtained from the general road level and the ground was dug in

    the barren ground. Some places had to be filled while some

    places had to be dug. At the end of levelling, the required uniform

    height was obtained throughout the entire area. (A marginal

    height is maintained from the height of the road in order to avoid

    water draining into the structure from the roads during monsoon)

    Piling: The foundation of Bella Vista is provided entirely using piles

    and pile work. Piles can be of many types and the method of

    Piling can be of many types. In Bella Vista more than one type of

    pile and method of piling has been adopted depending on the

    role and need of the pile.

    Cast-in-situ piles are made by digging a hole to the required

    depth. Then the reinforcements of the aluminium struts are

    inserted and concrete is poured into it and allowed to harden

    (Augur piles). Some of the piles were pre-cast ones and were

    driven inside using tripod hammering. The top of the piles are

    covered with a pile cap which assists in transferring the load from

    the structure to the piles.

    The dimensions of the pile cap are 900 x 3700 x 750 cubic mm.

    The height of the pile depends upon its location and the nature of

    the structure that is to be built above it.

    Mat foundation: A mesh work is done with steel bars for the

    building to stand on. This is useful when the topography is uneven.

    Prestige Bella Vista has adopted this type of foundation also in

    some places.

    Raft slab: On top of the pile caps, mesh works of steel rods are

    placed and concrete is poured to make the raft slab. The details

    of the type of rod to be used and the spacing required between

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    the rods is read from the corresponding Raft slab diagram as

    follows,

    Y 8 @ 100c/c - is read as:

    8 mm diameter steel rods,

    with a spacing of 100mm from centre to centre.

    The raft plays a very important role in transferring the loads from

    the structure to the piles via the pile caps. The two basements

    (which are frame structures and contain block work in the walls)

    stand on this raft slab.

    The raft slab is so designed that it can accommodate for some

    discontinuity in it like lift holes and shaft pipes used for water supply

    and firefighting purposes.

    2 Level Basement and Car Parking: The entire of Prestige Bella

    Vista is connected through its basements. Each cluster of blocks

    has a single basement. These basements enclose car parking

    facilities, the STPs, the diesel generators and Pump house. The

    basement is 3.5m high. The basement construction is quite

    different from that of the other parts of Bella Vista. The structure is

    framed structure and hence contains beams and columns. The

    walls are made with block work and hence required masonry and

    further finishing works like plastering.

    The basement is designed for proper ventilation. It is important to

    note that this is very important because as the basements as used

    for car parking, water pumping and housing the diesel generator,

    there would the risk of accumulation of toxic gases which are

    highly dangerous for life. Bella Vista provides safety for this hazard

    by providing ventilation tubes and ventilation fans that run

    throughout the ceiling (fumes are hot air and hence would rise up

    to the ceiling) of the two basements. The fans are also so placed

    that all the toxic air from the basement is expelled out and fresh

    clean air is drawn into the basement. Separate fume tubes run

    from the diesel generators to the shaft pipes where the smoke is

    led up and safely disposed into the atmosphere.

    The Main Structure: The Prestige Bella Vista main structure consists

    of 16 floors complete with a terrace. Each floor is 3m high. The

    blocks other than Blocks 19, 20 and 21 have 4 flats in a floor. The

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    blocks 19, 20 and 21 which are single bedroom flats, have 12 flats

    in a floor.

    The designs of the first three floors are different from the structure

    of the rest of the floors. The reason attributed to the fact that these

    floors bear more dead loads above them as compared to the

    higher floors.

    Aluminium Shuttering: Prestige Bella Vista is the first project in

    Chennai to adopt aluminium shuttering in its construction. The

    walls of the apartments are made by this process. The wall

    thicknesses used are 150mm, 125mm and 175mm. The structures

    being load bearing structures transfer all the loads to the walls. The

    components used are as follows,

    Rocker

    Wall Panel

    Wall Top

    SL - Soffit length

    CT prop ( Collapsible tube)

    CT head

    Wall ties

    Pins and Wedges

    Cover Block ( used to hold the rod in place when concrete is

    poured with high force )

    Wall cover ( used to hold concrete at the perfect thickness)

    Tie rod

    L - Waler

    Door Spacer

    Beam Bar

    How to determine the length of Wall Ties?

    Length of wall tie = Wall Thickness + 200 (mm)

    How to determine hole to hole thickness?

    Hole to hole Thickness = Wall thickness + 40 + 40 (mm)

    The process of Aluminium Shuttering is as follows,

    The alignment of the wall is done

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    The Aluminium shutters are then arranged and the held

    together using wall ties and Tie rods to form the formwork.

    Rocker is placed at the bottom most to a height of 0.05m.

    Then Wall panel is placed to a height of 2.4m

    The rest of the wall is fit with wall top.

    The concrete of required mix is made into a flow-able liquid

    and is poured at required pressure into the Shuttered panels.

    The aluminium Shutters have panels and spacing for window

    panels, doors, switch boards and pipes.

    Square pipes are used to align the wall and keep it straight.

    After a time period of 7 days the struts are removed.

    The wall is cured for 7 days and then is ready for punning.

    Advantages of Aluminium Shuttering:

    Highly economical

    Time saving

    Quick drying

    Lesser time for curing

    Easier than block and masonry work

    Does not require plastering

    Man labour required is much less compared to block work.

    The alignment from one floor to another is done with the help of

    Dowell rods.

    All the mother slabs separating floors are 2-way slabs.

    Punning: For Aluminium Shuttered walls plastering as in the usual

    cases is not required. Instead, an easier method called Gypsum

    punning is adopted. In this method, white coloured Gypsum is

    used to even the surface of the walls. It is to be noted that this is

    possible only on the inner walls. If applied on the outer walls also it

    would get washed away during rains because gypsum is soluble in

    large amount of water and hence it tends to be washed away.

    After punning, it should be verified with a plumb bob that the wall

    is perfectly straight along the surface. Minimum of 12mm gypsum

    is to be provided. Retarders are added to increase the setting

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    time of the gypsum. 1 bag of gypsum gives an approximate

    coverage of 2.5m2 area.

    Putty and Paint: After punning the wall is made ready by applying

    putty and paint. At Prestige Bella Vista, textured paint is used on

    external walls. On the internal walls, emulsion paints are used. On

    the ceilings, OBD (Oil bound distemper) is used. OBD is an eco-

    friendly, non- flammable and lead free substance. It would help

    decrease the exposure to toxics for the occupants.

    Shear Wall: Standing 16 floors high, one of the main forces faced

    by the tall standing structure is the wind force. If the force of the

    wind is not diverted away from the building, it could have serious

    effects. This is achieved by the shear wall built all around the

    block. The shear wall is another structure where block work is

    done. It protects the building from strong wind forces. It is also

    called elevation wall. It is 125mm thick.

    Before Water Proofing : After the walls have been laid, we can

    observe that on the mother slab, the Bathrooms, Kitchen and

    balcony are 100mm lower than the normal height of the floor. This

    is done to prevent the water from running into the living. On the

    mother slab, filling is done with CLS material (Concrete Low

    Strength material). ClS material is used for sunken filling above the

    plumbing works. CLS is made by mixing cement + crushed

    aggregate + fly ash usually in the ratio 1:7 or 1:10)

    It is also to be noted here that the plumbing holes in the

    laboratories and kitchen are not pre-provided in the mother slab

    (unlike the case of the walls where window panels and switch

    board panels were pre-set in the shutters). These are later made

    by core cutting the concrete from the mother slab. Pipes are then

    aligned and fixed.

    Water Proofing: Water proofing is something very important to be

    done because the slab separating two floors has concrete which

    is porous and hence water may seep through the slab and cause

    leakage in the lower levels. This has to be done in areas where

    water tends to stagnate for a long while. These areas would be

    Balcony, Toilets and kitchen. To achieve water proofing, a water

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    proof chemical is applied on the on the mother slab which

    prevents seeped water to run do lower floors. Many such

    chemicals have been used at Bella Vista. The following is a list of

    the same,

    Boasting: This is a resin like structure which is water resistant. It

    forms a rubber like layer on the mother slab.

    Cerachem: This chemical functions differently. It penetrates

    into the pores of the concrete and forms crystals in these

    pores hence preventing water from entering into the

    concrete.

    Fosroc: This is a chemical with a different constituent but the

    same functioning as Cerachem.

    After water proofing, a check for leakage is done by allowing

    water to stand for 24 hours to 7 days. If no leakage is found in the

    lower floors, further process of sunken filling and tiling is taken up.

    But in case, leakage is found negative grouting from the spot

    where leakage is found is done i.e. cement is let in at high speed.

    It would hence close all the pores. (Negative Grouting is taken up

    because we seem to know the point of leakage only from the rear

    end)

    After water proofing and tiling, the floor of these areas should

    have a clearance of at least 50mm from the finished floor.

    Tiling: The floors of the apartments are complete with the laying of

    the floor tiles. The type of tiles used differs from one room to

    another. Engineered marble (pre cast artificial marble are made

    cut to size as per the drawing) are provided in the foyer, living,

    dining and corridors. Vitrified tiles are used in all bedrooms.

    (Vitrified tiles have low porosity and hence it is resistant to water

    and frost). Anti- Skid Ceramic tiles in balconies and terraces. In the

    toilets, Ceramic sharp edged tiles are laid.

    Water heating: The water heating system at Bella Vista is quite

    different. The toilets are provided with geysers in floors 1 to 14. The

    15th and 16th floors have solar water heating facility because they

    are more near the terrace.

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    Pneumatic System for water supply: The water supply system at

    Bella Vista is a pneumatic system in which there is no overhead

    tank for water storage. There is an underground water storage

    sump from which water gets pumped up to the tap which is

    opened. This is different from the conventional method where an

    overhead tank is used for water storage. At Bella Vista, due to

    large amount of water requirement, pneumatic water system is

    provided. The two overhead tanks provided are for firefighting

    and for emergency domestic use.

    STP: The waste water drained and collected from the houses is

    taken to the STP for treatment. Here the water is treated and solid

    waste is separated out as cakes and disposed off. The water is

    then used to water the plants in the garden, parks and lawn. It is

    also used as the flush water in toilets. These are 3 STPs at Bella

    Vista, one in each cluster with capacities as follows,

    Cluster I - 480 KLD

    Cluster II 840 KLD

    Cluster III 250 KLD

    WTP: Prestige Bella Vista has 3 water treatment plants, on in each

    cluster. The water from the metro is first taken for treatment at the

    WTPs and then pumped and supplied to the houses. The capacity

    of the 3 WTPs are as follows,

    Cluster I 1.5 lakh L

    Cluster II 4 lakh L

    Cluster III 1.95 lakh L

    Fire Protection System: Prestige Bella Vista comes with an inbuilt

    fire protection system both inside and outside the homes on all

    floors. Sprinkler systems with sensor bulbs are inserted in the

    households. The sensor bulb senses the temperature. If the

    temperature goes above 68 degree Celsius the fire system is set

    and water is sprinkled throughout the block. In case of bigger fires,

    separate water hoses are provided on the corridors. Another

    interesting feature of Fire Fighting system is the Fire resistant door

    which separates the lobby and the two sets of stair case. This door

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    does not catch fire up to very high temperatures and hence when

    people escape through the stairs, the fire if any would stay

    concealed to the lobby.

    Civil details for Earthquake Resistance: One among the major

    promises of Bella Vista is the fact that the buildings are earthquake

    resistant. The civil detailing done are the 90 degree and 135

    degree bend and horns in the end of stirrups. This helps in shifting

    the load and makes the reinforcement stronger. It is important to

    note here that the weakest point during seismic waves is the

    column beam joint. This joint is strengthened by providing rods with

    anchorage that have a small anchorage length inside the other

    member called the development length. Stirrups bear the lateral

    and shear forces in the beam. Hence beams have more stirrups in

    the ends than at the centre. They also take care of the

    compressive forces if the beam acts as a truss.

    The engineer with the least factor of safety is considered the best

    and economical because the building is both safe and can be

    constructed for a comparatively lower price. It is to be noted here

    that factor of safety cannot be less than an accepted minimum.

    About Bar Bending Scheduling: The BBS department plays a very

    important role in minimizing the expenditure, usage and wastage

    of steel used in the construction. Steel reinforcement is given in

    pile caps, raft slabs and some retaining walls. In BBS the shape,

    length and number of steel rods required for construction is

    calculated tentatively keeping in mind that the project is huge

    and what seems to be a minor loss in one component would

    multiply by many times and end up as a huge loss for the project.

    The shapes of the rods to be used and the shape in which they

    are to be obtained are worked out and the solution with minimum

    wastage or reusable wastage is adopted.

    Total steel consumption (APPROX) for Bella Vista is 19,400 M Tones

    at the cost of Rs. 48,000 per M tone.

    After the purchase, bending and installation of rods, the loss is

    calculated and compared with the minimum allowable loss. Also

    it is to be noted here that the wasted steel can be sold back at

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    half the cost price hence further decreasing the loss.

    Thus the BBS plays a very important role in the budget

    management of the project.

    STORES: Supply chain management

    1. Store keeping and material preservation

    2. Inventory accounting and MIS reporting

    3. Logistics

    SHELF LIFE AND MATERIAL PRESERVATION:

    Efficient materials management in a project calls for integrated

    approach covering numerous functions such as materials

    planning, purchasing, inventory control, store keeping,

    warehousing, codification, standardisation and disposal of

    excesses.

    In material preservation the self-life of the materials needs to be

    considered. For example when kept dry, Portland cement will

    retain its quality indefinitely. However bagged cement that's

    stored for long periods in dry atmosphere can develop what's

    called a warehouse pack, a mechanical compaction that makes

    it lumpy. This can be corrected by rolling the bags on the floor to

    break up the lumps.

    Calibration of the volume and weight measuring equipment is

    made mandatory by the government to ensure accuracy of

    measurements. It refers to Specific types of measurements

    performed on measurement standards, material measures and

    measuring instruments to establish the relationship between the

    indicated values and known values of a measured quantity

    carried out using appropriate reference equipment in any

    location.

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    INVENTORY AND MIS REPORTING:

    Inventory or stock refers to the goods and materials include that a

    business holds for the ultimate purpose if resale or repair. It involves

    a retailer seeking to acquire and maintain a proper merchandise

    assortment while ordering, transporting, handling and related

    costs are kept in check. This would include monitoring of materials

    moved into and out of stockroom locations and the reconciling of

    the inventory balances. It may also include ABC analysis.

    The materials are all obtained by credit only. All purchases are to

    be made with bills mandatorily and audited by the Planning

    team.

    The inventory process may be briefed as follows. In any

    construction site, assuming that a site engineer requires a quantity

    of plywood for the finishing work, he intimates it to the stores. The

    stores manager in turn seeks approval from the planning and

    project managers, before making arrangements for the

    procurement of the materials requested. Once the materials are

    procured they are to be inspected by the person who demanded

    them to ensure that they satisfy the purpose for which they were

    proposed.

    Optimisation of inventory can be done by estimating the total

    quantities of a particular material required and supplying it to the

    person concerned, along with timely updates of the quantity

    supplied to the quantity left in stock. This ensures that he uses the

    resources available carefully without wastage.

    The stocks procured may be

    * Stock transferred within the organisation

    * Issued for work

    * Disposed if damaged an unsuitable for use.

    The goods received are entered in the system. They are approved

    by the planning manager to make them eligible for payment. The

    bill now enters the outstanding bills list. On the clients side, a

    certification is precedes the payment. 25% of the bill amount is

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    held in retention by the client in view of future damages that may

    be encountered. However on completion of the project, the full

    amount shall be paid, if he is satisfied with the service rendered.

    Further escalation charges maybe claimed from the client when

    the actual cost exceeds the budgeted costs due to market

    fluctuations. To overcome the tension caused by uncertainties,

    rate contracts are formulated wherein the price of a material is

    fixed constant for a fixed period of time and is not subject to

    modifications within that stipulated time period.

    LOGISTICS:

    Logistics is the management of the flow of things between the

    point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet the

    requirements of customers or corporates.

    Logistics includes the weighing of the various options available at

    each stage and choosing the most economical and safe option.

    The simple example of finalising a truck service to a construction

    site to transport goods may be considered. Several agencies are

    issued with a tender notice and the most viable applicant is

    chosen.

    Thus, the store keeping department forms the vital link between

    the various departments of a construction project and ensures

    smooth flow and continuity of the same.

    Details of Vendors of Prestige for Bella Vista:

    Prestige constructions and Private Limited has contractors for

    different works at the site. The main contractor is L&T for structure

    construction.

    Doors - Shakthi Joineries. (Main door, internal door) - Supply and

    installation.

    Windows - Mathralaya (UPVC) - E cube - Supply and installation.

    Tiles: NITCO supply

    Engineered Marble - Pokorana

    CP Sand filling: Kohler Supply

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    Cooking Gas: Gastreck (Pipe lines)

    Roadwork: Sanaz

    Painting: ASIAN, VIBGYOR, Shervin Williams. - Supply and labourers.

    Service works: Fire protection systems FPS - ETA - (10% coordination

    work for L&T)

    Electrical - Swan electrical, ETA electrical. - (10% coordination

    work for L&T)

    Plumbing - Tech Mech - (10% coordination work for L&T)

    CONCLUSION: Prestige Bella Vista has set the sky lines of Chennai higher

    than expected. What could have been yet another set of

    apartments now stands out among other projects in Chennai

    because of the uniqueness adopted in the technology used for

    planning, constructing and implementing. Prestige Bella Vista has

    re-defined urban lifestyle.

    From Bella Vista it is evident that Civil engineering is a vast

    area and Civil Engineers play a very important role in the society.

    Working on it from scratch to what is seen scraping the skies; the

    engineers of L&T have proven the uniqueness vein in them.

    The towers of Bella Vista also stand as an example speaking

    the importance and the influence of improved technology on the

    society. It is a proof that conventional methods of construction

    need not always be the only path for a strong and safe building.

    It would barely suffice to call Prestige Bella Vista " A small

    world in itself " because the amenities, facilities and the urban life

    system furnished inside the houses talk more than just that

    because,

    You have to see it to believe it

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