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1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 SRI LAHIRI MAHASAYA
AN INSIGHT
Lahiri Mahasaya
EARLY LIFE
Lahiri Mahasaya was born into a Brahmin family in the Nadia district of Bengal.
He was the youngest son of Muktokeshi, wife of Gaur Mohan Lahiri. His
mother died when He was a child . At the age of three or four, He was often
seen sitting in meditation, with His body buried in the sand up to his neck.
When He was five, the family's ancestral home was lost in a flood, so the
family moved to Varanasi, where he would spend most of his life.
As a child, He studied Urdu and Hindi, gradually moving on to Bengali,
Sanskrit, Persian, and English along with study of the Vedas. Reciting the
Vedas, bathing in the Ganges, and worship were part of His daily routine.
In 1846, He was married to Srimati Kashi Moni Devi. They had two sons,
Tincouri and Ducouri, and three daughters,Harimati,Harikamini and
Harimohini. His work as an accountant in the Military Engineering
Department of the English government took him all over India. After the
death of His father, He took on the role of supporting the entire family in
Varanasi.
In 1861, Lahiri Mahasaya was transferred to Ranikhet, in the foothills of the Himalayas.
One day, while walking in the hills, he heard a voice calling to him. After climbing
further, he met his Guru Mahavatar Babaji, who initiated him into the techniques of
Kriya Yoga. Babaji told him that the rest of his life was to be given to spreading the
Kriya message.
Some of His notable disciples included Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri,Mother and
Father of Paramahansa Yogananda,Sri Panchanan Bhattacharya,Sri
Harinarayan Paladhi,Sri Ramdayal Majumdar,Swami Kevlananda,Dr. Srish
Mukhopadhyay,Sri Ananda Charan Shastri,Sri Harimohan
Bandopadhyay,Sadhu Nagendranath Chowdhary,Sri Motilal Thakur,Swami
Satyanand Giri,Swami Suddhananda Giri, Swami Jnananananda,
Swami Pranabananda, Swami Keshabananda, Sri Bhupendranath Sanyal,
Swami Bhaskarananda Saraswati of Benares, Balananda Brahmachari of
Deogarh, Maharaja Iswari Narayan Sinha Bahadur of Benares and his
son,Sri Maheswara Dutta,Sri Barada Charan Majumdar,Sri Tripura Charan
Deb Sharmana,Sri Jnanendra Nath Mukhopadhyay,Sri Adyanath
Ray,Brahamachari Anilananda,Swami Parmananda Giri,Swami Bhavananda
Giri,Swami Gokulananda Giri,Sri Netai Charan Bandhadhyay.
By preserving past records the archives serves many needs. The most
obvious reason is necessity.
Records which convey the spirit and intent of donors, artists, municipal
bodies,
and diverse expressions of the guru will serve as guideposts which keep the
museum.
Just as important is the guarantee that the work of past generations will
never be forgotten or lost.
This guarantee strengthens the resolve of present and future trustees,
volunteers, donors and the public at-large to participate in an institution
which will remember forever the sacrifices, visions and successes of today.
The archives transcends the institutions history to chronicle both the
emergence of a spiritual and cultural centre and the developments in the
communities at large.
Those whose contributions, philosophies, faces, and even voices are
preserved at the archives played roles that exceeded the confines of the
museum.
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Its collections and their value will draw benefactors and they then will be
called upon to enhance the presence of the institution ,in fundraising and
marketing during extensive building and renovation projects and their
corresponding capital campaigns.
The archives will also enable prompt access to vital legal and financial
records while decreasing liability by ensuring compliance with statutory
retention requirements.
Each year the archives can be involved in the audit and budgeting
procedures. .
The staffing level has to created and committed funds increased.
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Today more than ever, the trustees are to become committed to the concept of
a vibrant archives inherently valuable and integral to the smooth operation
of the institutions extension plans.
3.1 Objective
To design the built environment of the highest technical specifications and
execute the project professionally to provide a world class archival museum
facility for SCLF.
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Benefits
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3.2 Outcome
The decisions taken by trustees in evaluating and formalizing the suggestions
made in this report are to be formalized a s a DESIGN BRIEF to the
Architects Transform Design.
4.0 Agenda
4.1 Project Overview
Archives and Record Storage Buildings must be high-performance buildings
whose systems must be designed to operate permanently at a very high
level with zero tolerance for failure.
Archives and Record Storage Buildings are facilities that provide a proper
environment for the purpose of storing records and materials that require
permanent protection for historic and lifetime storage, upkeep, and
preservation.
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4.2a Offices
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4.3a Accessibility
Consider full accessibility for all workers and visitors to the archive building.
Consider use of archival storage systems that are accessible for all workers.
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4.3b Aesthetics
Design of storage buildings is challenging because they tend to be large
massive structures with vast expanse of featureless wall surfaces.
Aesthetic examination may focus on several considerations:
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The design process should include analysis of cost benefits and tradeoffs
between various storage systems and methods, structural loading designs,
amount of built floor space, and future expansion needs.
Movement between archive spaces must be convenient, logical, and
efficient. Walls and columns must be located efficiently and designed to
facilitate future expansion. Future growth and expansion should be taken
into consideration in the design program at the onset.
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4.3d Productivity
Worker Satisfaction, Health, and Comfort: by far the greatest life-cycle costs of
a building are the salaries and benefits of the occupying employees, which
generally exceeds the lease and energy costs of a facility by a factor of ten
on a square foot basis. For this reason, the health, safety, and comfort of
employees in a high-performance building are of paramount concern.
Utilize strategies such as increased fresh air ventilation rates, the
specification of non-toxic and low-polluting materials and systems, and
indoor air quality monitoring. Consider separately exhausted or separated
space for air-polluting materials used in any archival preservation process.
Individualized climate control in office spaces that permits users to set their
own, localized temperature, ventilation rate, and air movement preferences
is desired. However, critical requirements for archival material may require a
constant environment.
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Given the mission of this building type, protection of occupants, assets, and
building contents is of paramount importance. Protection of valued archival
materials from fire and smoke, water, and inadequate environmental
conditions, will require robust building and systems design, and reliable,
durable, and integrated system sensors, monitors, alarms, and protection
devices. In addition man-made threat security shall require controlled
access and surveillance systems.
Consider entrances that do not face uncontrolled vantage points with direct
lines of sight and driveway access to the entrance.
Utilize site barriers and setback distance, perimeter barriers and blast
resistance, access control and intrusion detection, entrance screening,
package screening and control, open areas that allow for easy visual
detection by occupants, and minimized exposed glazing.
Major circulation patterns should be clearly understood and logical. Firsttime visitors, unfamiliar with their surroundings, may have trouble navigating
the safest exit route from the building. Consider using increased signage
and/or providing safety information and a building directory in welcome
brochures. Also, review and evaluate safety plans on a regular basis.
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4.3f Sustainability
Sustainable design depends on building size, local climate, use profile, and
utility rates and discounts. Design strategies to achieve sustainability may
involve:
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Given the usually large roof and floor areas for this building type, consideration
should be given to a green roof design, the application of renewable energy
systems such as building-integrated photovoltaic systems that generate
building electricity, solar thermal systems that produce hot water for
domestic hot water (DHW) or space conditioning, or geothermal heat pump
systems that draw on the thermal capacitance of the earth to improve HVAC
system performance.
Additional consideration should be given to the applications of other distributed
energy sources including microturbines, fuel cells etc., that provide reliability
(emergency and mission critical power) and grid-independence, and reduce
reliance on fossil fuel grid power.
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5.3 Commissioning
With the advent of improved and complex building technologies and controls it
is crucial that high-performance buildings of all kinds be properly
commissioned as part of a comprehensive quality assurance plan. In many
instances, a process of ongoing commissioning over the building life-cycle
has shown to be effective. Federal agencies and private institutions are
moving aggressively in the direction of mandating commissioning for all
high-performance structure in their portfolios.
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5.4 Modernization
An extensive inventory of older archive and record storage facilities represents
a significant modernization challenge. Key areas of concern for
modernization include upgrading the exterior envelope, mechanical
systems, telecommunications infrastructure, security, and interior finishes.
Improving the workplace quality, energy performance, security, flexibility to
accommodate tenant churn, maintenance overhead and life-cycle
expectancy are important objectives for modernizing these facilities.
Appropriate preservation for buildings on or eligible to be on the historic
registry is part of the modernization effort.
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Sustainable Building
Over the past decade, sustainable development has emerged as the favoured
way of responding to the continuing degradation of the global environment.
The approach was launched into the international political arena by the
World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), chaired by
Norwegian premier Gro Harlem Brundtland in 1987, which defined it as
Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs (Brundtland, 198 7).
For the W CED, sustainable development includes two key concepts. First,
the concept of needs, in particular the essential needs of the worlds po or,
to which overriding priority should b e given and second, the id ea of limits
to the environments ability to meet present and future needs, imposed by
the state of technology and social organisation. To translate Brundtlands
report into action the United Nations Conference on Environment and
Development (UNCED) organised an Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in
1992.
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One result was the Agenda 21 action plan, which provided for the first time an
international agreement on the practical implications of sustainable
development for cross-cutting issues such as trade, consumption and
population growth, and sectoral issues among which architecture was
included. In 20 02 the next United Nations World Summit on Sustainable
Development (R io+10) Earth Sum mit will be organized. This ten-year
review of the Earth Summit Agreements in 2002 will be a major impetus to
catalyse collaborative action to implement sustainable development more
effectively (see National Councils for Sustainable Development NCSD
website). Since 1992, an array of local and national strategies have bee n
designed to tailor these recommendations to specific conditions facing
different communities across the world. One particular aspect has to be
pointed out in this context: the steadily increasing energy consumption, and
building designs or architecture, urban design and planning not adapted to
local climatic circumstances. Too often climatic factors are neglected in
construction because they are not of immediate interest and concern to the
building industry, builders, designers, developers and owners.
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This is true not only for structures in hot climate zones, but also for those in
temperate and cold climate zones. With the input of sufficient energy almost
everything seems possible but present construction trends in tropical and
subtropical regions still show little awareness about energy conservation.
The widely applied international concrete box and iron sheet style of
ubiquitous buildings is not adapted to lo cal climatic conditions and hence its
worldwide influence is questionable (Gut et al., 1993). Building cannot
escape the far-reaching consequences of this concept in a society that is
moving gradually towards sustainability. This is proven by the fact that the
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has included ecological
sustainability on the curriculum for all the RIBA recognised courses (Smith,
2001). One of the new publications that outlines the future of the
sustainability debate in architecture is Taking Shape by Susannah Hagan. B
y focusing on the impact o f the new theories of sustainable technology and
new materials in architecture, Hagan moves the discourse and practice of
environmental sustainability within architecture towards a greater degree of
awareness of both its cultural significance and cultural potential (Hagan,
2001). Hans-Peter Jost and Jutta Schwarz discuss how to go about
constructing archive buildings in line with the main principles of ecologically
sound construction (Jostetal, 1996).
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The green awareness became especially popular when the cost for archive
building rose (Rom bauts,1996). In Australia today there is a much greater
understanding of a buildings total structural integrity than ever before.
Archivists now think in terms of a buildings capacity for sustaining
environmental conditions, not just creating them . They think of the entire
building structure e.g. wall, roof, and floor as a means of aiding this process
(Ling, 1998). Archivists in charge of planning new buildings do not generally
accept the concept of achieving a stable climate in the stacks by mean s of
construction without energy consuming electric devices. Somehow the idea
of sustainable archive building did not really catch on in the USA (Banks,
1999). The study by Paul Gut and Dieter Ackerknecht: Climate responsive
building is a very comprehensive approach, dealing particularly with building
in tropical climate zones, published by the Swiss Centre for Development
Co operation in Technology and Management (SKAT). Climate responsive
building is a possible alternative to climatic non-adapted building. It involves
the application o f soft measures and natural means to reduce energy
consumption by design, construction a nd materials appropriate for a
specific climate. This also has positive consequences in terms of economy
as w ell as in terms of proper use of local resources.
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Minimise heat gain during daytime and maximise heat loss at night in hot
seasons, and reverse in cold seasons;
Minimise internal heat gain in the hot seasons;
Select the site according to microclimatic criteria;
Optimise the building structure (especially regarding thermal storage and
time lag);
Control solar radiation;
Regulate air circulation.
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It is regrettable that still too little research work has been undertaken to
develop passive climate control where the design of the building ensures a
stable environment (Lyall, 1997). Lars Christofferson conducted a
remarkable Ph.D. research and development project o n passive climate
controlled repositories. He developed a resource saving concept for the
establishment of a suitable climate and introduced ZEPHYR Climate
Controlled Repositories together with the idea of sustainable storage.
Although he based his study on storage facilities in Northern Europe it is still
worthwhile reading for those building in the tropics (Christofferson, 1995).
The first archive building in Africa is an interesting early example of passive
climate control. In the design of the new building of the National Archives of
Nigeria in 1958 many practical and cheap solutions were found to control
heat and humidity. Complete ventilation is provided on all floors with
standard adjustable grainglassed louvered windows with steel bars on the
inside for protection against burglars. For the same reason the wings of the
building have been made long and narrow with many doors and windows
placed opposite each other. Sun protection for the external walls is provided
by the vertical fins between each window and by horizontal sun-breakers
immediately above the windows (Gwam, 1966).
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Channelling the wind can also provide ventilation. For this purpose
windscoops or special screens are installed on roofs to divert the wind to
channels which reach the room s. This technique has bee n used in certain
very hot and dry parts of India for centuries. Normally one windscoop is
provided for each room and in multistoreyed buildings the channels reach all
the way down. This type of ventilation is only possible if the wind blows
regularly in the same direction (Agrawal, 1974). A particular method of
preventing solar gain has been employed in the 1982 archive building of
Botswana, Africa. Here, earth berms are constructed to the underside of
windows encasing the first and second floors. The berms have a roof
structure that forms a vented air space between itself and the building
fabric, thus preventing direct solar and radiant heat gain (Lekaukau et al.,
1986). In Cologne, Germ any the system o f natural air-conditioning, a form
o f passive building, is applied to about 10 ,000 square meters. It ha s
proven to be an effective method for stabilising temperature and humidity
within a range acceptable for paper records. T he whole strong-room is
surrounded by air above ground ; the air can pass up under the facade and
through the space between the roof and the ceiling.
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With this construction the room is insulated as much as possible against the
outdoor climate and its changes (Buchmann, 1998; Stehkmper, 19 88). In
South Africa the bo x within a box-idea is explored in a sub terranean
construction (H arris,1993; Rowoldt, 1993 and 1994). An up-date on this
topic appeared in 1992. The author is surprised by the lack of serious
discussion on this Klner-model and discusses other experiences in the
German-speaking countries (Stein, 1992). International comparisons show
that builders generally use structures having a small surface area with
heavily insulated walls to achieve a stable internal environment (Thomas,
1988). That sustainable architecture can be established with very little
means, including financial, is proven by Laurie Baker who, during the course
of 30 years, built over 26 buildings. Among others he was responsible for
the construction of the Library of the Centre for Development Studies at
Trivandrum, Kerala. The eight-story building was built with exposed brick
without cement. It is a cool building using natural ventilation and light
(Hochschild, 2000; Kremp, 2001 ).
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Varanasi
Gorakhpur
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NAME OF BLOCK
TOTAL
AMOUNT (INR)
REMARKS
CIVIL WORKS
1
4000000.00
COSTS INCURRED IN
GATHERING,CATALOGUING,REST
ORING AND DOCUMENTING THE
MATERIAL TO BE ARCHIVED
3500000.00
2500000.00
10000000.00
40000000.00
1500000.00
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SL
No
NAME OF BLOCK
TOTAL AMOUNT
(INR)
REMARKS
3000000.00
300000.00
LOCKER ROOM(400SFT)
600000.00
10
ROADS&PATH
5000000.00
11
6000000.00
12
SITE DRAINAGE,RAINWATER
HARVESTING
4000000.00
13
COMPOUND WALL
5000000.00
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PILE WORK
700000.00
TOTAL
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20000000.00
DOUBLE BACKED
UPPRECISION AIRCONDITIONING
AND AIR PURIFICATION CLEAN
ROOM CONDITIONS
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4000000.00
17
2500000.00
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INSULATION, DAMPPROOFING
1000000.00
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SL
No
NAME OF BLOCK
TOTAL AMOUNT
(INR)
REMARKS
TOTAL
19
1000000.00
20
1000000.00
21
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
6000000.00
22
5000000.00
Highest standards of
watersupply,drainage
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5000000.00
7500000.00
1500000.00
TOTAL
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24.1
FURNITURES,STORAGES,COMPACTO
RS,RACKS,DISPLAYS
24.2
COMPUTERISATION,DATA
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
SL
NO
NAME OF BLOCK
24.3
TOTAL AMOUNT
(INR)
REMARKS
2500000.00
2000000.00
2000000.00
500000.00
TOTAL
166400000.00 INR
LIGHTING INSTALLATIONS
(INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL)
24.4
24.6
ACCESS CONTROL,INTRUDER
ALARM, SAFETY .CCTV AND
SECURITY SYSTEMS
MISCELLANEOUS BMS
TECHNOLOGIES
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NAME OF BLOCK
ARCHITECTS PROFESSIONAL FEES
OTHER CONSULTANTS FEES(MEP?
HVAC?TECHNICAL SERVICES
CONSULTANTS)
ARCHIVISTS AND
CONSERVATIONISTS FEES AND
RELATED SALARIES
TEMPERORY STORAGE AND
RESTORATION WORK AREAS
PREPARATION
TRAVEL,CONVEYANCE
REIMBURSIBLE
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
CONSULTANCY EXPENSES
PROJECT SUPERVISION COSTS
INCURRED AT SITE
TOTAL AMOUNT
(INR)
6000000.00
REMARKS
3.5 % OF PROJECT COST
3000000.00
1500000.00
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NOT ESTIMATED
1500000.00
2000000.00
ESTIMATE AS 1.5%
1500000.00
15500000.00
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The Project can be scheduled as a 24 month Project and the list of Tasks is as
below.
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7) Schedule of fees:
Professional Fees - We will be charging a design fee of INR 30 Lakh towards
the architectural services. Service tax @ 12.36% shall be charged extra.
8) All the consultants bills viz. plumbing, electrical and structural shall be settled
by the client. Service tax at 12.36% will be charged extra.
Retainer Advance
Conceptual & preliminary design
Drawing submission to statutory bodies
Plans, sections & elevations (GFC)-2 sets
Service details (Kitchen, Plumbing & Electrical)
Finishing details
As built drawings
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10) Project progress will be reported to the client in writing once a month
prepared by Site Engineer attested by the Project Architect.
11) Extra inputs can be provided as required by the client at any stage to
monitor the project and billed at actual.
12) Time is the Essence of the Contract. The Services are available until March
2011 only for the full fees amount .
13) After March 2011 the Architect shall be settled in full to extend/ continue
the service.
14) The architect shall bill the client Rs 50,000 /- Per month as additional
Retainer if the work execution at site delays to be paid on the first day of
every month .
15) The Architect shall furnish details to the client in the form of specifications
and drawings. Non performance of contractors shall not delay the Architects
payment Schedule
16) Bills presented by the Architect shall be cleared within 4 working days by the
client. The Architect reserves the right to hold drawings, details and
suspend site services for the period of delay in clearing the bill .
17) Services shall resume only if bills are honored by the client within the
stipulated time period.
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ACCEPTED BY:
Mrs.Krithika Subrahmanian
Proprietrix
TRANSFORM DESIGN
Old.No.104/1 New.No.42.
Dr.Ranga Road
Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004.
ACCEPTED BY:
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10) The Architect shall be responsible for the architectural interiors, design and
planning decisions of the project.
11) The architect shall give all the final layouts, section drawings and elevations
drawing needed for the services to the respective consultants.
III Bid Documentation Phase III
1) The tendering of the interior works shall be aided by the architect office.
2) Negotiation with contractors shall be done by the client or representative
before awarding the final contract.
3) The final work order to the contractors shall be given from the clients side.
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3) Schedule of fees:
Professional Fees : We will be charging a lumpsum fee of Rs.30 lacs for the
project. Service tax @ 12.36% will be charged extra.
Retainer Advance
Conceptual design finalization
Release of working drawings
Tender processing
Order placement (furniture & other material)
During execution of work
Before handover
Upon submission of as built Drawing
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7) Extra inputs can be provided as required by the client at any stage to monitor the
project and billed at actual.
8) Time is the Essence of the Contract. The Services are available until NOVEMBER
2008 only for the full fees amount .
After NOVEMBER 2008 the Architect shall be settled in full to extend/ continue the
service. The architect shall bill the client Rs 50,000 /- Per month as additional Retainer if
the work execution at site delays to be paid on the first day of every month .
9) The Architect shall furnish details to the client in the form of specifications and
drawings. Non performance of contractors shall not delay the Architects payment
schedule
10) Bills presented by the Architect shall be cleared within 7 working days by the client.
The Architect reserves the right to hold drawings, details and suspend site services for
the period of delay in clearing the bill .
11) Services shall resume only if bills are honored by the client within
the stipulated time period.
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Proprietrix
TRANSFORM DESIGN
Old.No.104/1 New.No.42.
Dr.Ranga Road
Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004.
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