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1 Background
In the early hours of 25 April, 2015 a magnitude 7.8 earthuake
occurred in !epal, the "iggestearthuake in o#er 80 years. $he
earthuake %as follo%ed "y se#eral aftershocks, including amagnitude
&.7 earthuake on ' (ay 2015 %hich triggered many areas of the
!epal %here to%ns and
#illages ha#e "een cut off "y the se#ere damage. In )irtipur
only '* li#es %ere lost %ith *51*residential "uildings completely
"roken do%n and '157 "uildings %ere partially damaged.
$he historically, culturally and archeologically famous )irtipur
suffered huge human and economic loss. Almost all temples,
patis pau%as and other pu"lic "uildings are at higher degree of
risk in terms of itsser#icea"ility and cultural #alues. +eople are
%orried a"out etinction of history, architecture andci#ili-ation of
)irtipur. ence )irtipur (unicipality as the responsi"le
go#ernmental organi-ation it shalltake o#erall management of such
assets in )irtipur. $ill date no ma/or study in terms of
technicale#aluation and social e#aluation of our near"y pu"lic
assets has "een kept in priority "y themunicipality hence early and
timely planned maintenance is essential in order to preser#e
our architecture and technology and to hando#er the culture,
art and technology to the upcomingengineers.
$he recent earthuake most of the temples are demanding great
degree of maintenance and repair acti#ities as these
structures are the edge of its eistence. $herefore the municipality
should keep itsintention to%ards the reconstruction of the damaged
temples through the sustaina"le, resilient andplanned manner.
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$he main o"/ecti#e of this proposal is to assist municipality in
pro#iding the technical assistance in thepreparation of a detail
study report of the reconstruction plan of historically, culturally
andarcheologically important "uildings structures, sites and places
damaged due to the de#astatingearthuake %ithin )irtipur
(unicipality.
pecifically, the o"/ecti#es are
• $o record eisting conditions of temples, dur"ars, gum"as and
other pu"lic structures
systematically
• $o assess structural integrity of the temples for its safe
use
• $o prepare detail architectural dra%ings of the temples,
dur"ars gum"as etc
• $o pro#ide design and dra%ings of the structural components
that need to "e repaired 6 replaced to
make the structure usa"le
• $o prepare a detailed cost estimate for maintenance 6 repair 6
reha"ilitation %orks
3 Scope of Works:
econnaissance sur#ey, Inspection and ecording
9e %ill conduct reconnaissance sur#ey of all the damaged
cultural heritages, in#entory data and other related data if
any.
:sing the standard Inspection forms, complete the appropriate
inspection report forms. $he condition,
etent and urgency are noted in the form. Also identify the
reuired maintenance items and record inappropriate forms 6
sheets.
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3onduct "rief measurement of the damages
Brief measurement of the damages
+reparation of ;etail Architectural ;ra%ings
isting architectural dra%ings of the temples and structures
shall "e prepared and all the near"yfeatures such as cho%ks, near"y
"uilding patterns, and any other features that has rele#ance
inundertaking maintenance 6 safety of the "uilding.
tructure 3ondition Assessment and #aluation
$he eisting conditions of the "uilding shall "e assessed in
detail to identify any defects 6 damages inthe "uilding. $he
"uilding condition shall "e e#aluated to check its ser#icea"ility
and safety conditionsfor the eisting and epected use.
+reparation of econstruction, (aintenance ;esign and
;ra%ings
Based on the "uilding condition assessment and e#aluation
report, all the "uildingelements6components6parts reuiring
maintenance6repair6replacement, design and dra%ings %ill
"eprepared.
+reparation of 3ost stimate
A preliminary cost estimate of the "uilding maintenance
%orks %ill "e prepared. $he ;:;B3 normsand specification %ill "e
used for the maintenance and repair %orks.
+reparation of (aintenance +lan
Based on the a#aila"le "udget the maintenance program6 plan %ill
"e prepared.
+hotographs
+hotographic recordings of all the damages on the structures are
essential for the future record. Assuch photographs of the damages
%ill "e taken.
4 Expected Outputs
$he study should include "ut not necessarily limited to the
follo%ings
• Reconnaissance survey
• A complete condition of the "uildings
• epair, maintenance and strengthening design dra%ings
• uggestions for house pooling plans or programs
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