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Cheapest way to transport materials from large suppliers

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Getting the materials for your project can be a daunting task especially if you’re not hiring your own driver to try to save operation cost or don’t even have a truck to avoid hiring a driver. Since you don’t really need a big truck everyday – how about you just use your supplier’s truck to deliver the materials on site for an additional fee – but the suppliers’ truck is not really always available as in the case when your supplier is a really large hardware like Vic Enterprises. Recently Vic Enterprises are focusing on the hardware retailers so they can supply the materials to them in “bulk” – we mean 16-wheeler articulated trailer truck type of “bulk”.

Vic is trying to focus on the retailer hardware for ease in logistics as small deliveries will just add to their already massive fleet of deliveries, so if your materials volume is not the 16-wheeler articulated trailer type of volume, Vic Enterprises wants you to bring your own truck to their warehouse and haul the materials yourself. Now if your trying to save on your cost by not hiring your own driver or maintaining your own truck, some entrepreneurial minded truck owners have come up with a solution for you. They are now on stand by at the new Vic Enterprises outlet in Tipolo Mandaue waiting for you to charter their truck and driver. Now this is a really smart solution if you don’t have your own truck or fleet. They charge minimal and you only pay as you go – or as you need them.

Now you can get your materials cheap and affordable like Vic Enterprises pricing without having to maintain your own truck or driver.

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Usual requirements for the building permit

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You need a building permit for your structure because without it you cannot apply for electrical connection and water connection as they usually require it, and the Office of the Building Official (OBO) – the agency tasked to enforce the building permit – can also issue a violation against you, and they can even order a cease construction order, or worse a demolition.

Here are the usual requirements for the building permit application:

I. BARANGGAY CONSTRUCTION PERMIT. The baranggay level of government also has their own baranggay level ordinances and they need to check if your building and location is a suitable location for construction. They also need to check if you comply with the baranggay level ordinance on drainage and they also need to inform you of their garbage disposal procedures. They usually want to see a copy of your architectural blueprint, lot title, lot sketch plan, and the detailed bill of materials. Most baranggays have a flat permit fee which ranges from 800 pesos to as high as 5,000 like Baranggay Bankal in Lapu-lapu City – most expensive baranggay we know for securing a baranggay construction permit.

II. TAX CLEARANCE. You need to secure a tax clearance at the city or municipal assessor for that current year that you are filing application for building permit – which means you will need to pay the estate tax for that current year in advance. The tax clearance fee is only around 150 pesos to 350 pesos. The assessor will usually want to see a copy of your lot title, lot sketch plan, and an updated certified true copy of your tax declaration which you can secure from the same office.

III. CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF YOUR LOT TITLE. You can obtain a copy of your lot title from your local registry of deeds from your local bureau of lands. The fee for obtaining a certified true copy of your title ranges from 278 pesos to 298 pesos per copy. They will usually want to see a copy of your tax declaration. Note that if your lot title is still under the previous owner’s name, the OBO (Office of the Building Official) will also need to see a copy of your Deed of Sale for that lot, and you will need to have the previous owner sign the consent section in the building permit application form.

IV. LATEST CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF YOUR TAX DECLARATION. Aside from the title, the OBO will require a certified true copy of your tax declaration. They usually just want to check if your tax declaration data jives with your lot title and tax clearance. The fee for a certified true copy of your tax declaration is around 80 pesos to 120 pesos depending on your location as different cities of municipalities have different tariffs for processing of documents. To secure a certified true copy of your tax declaration, the assessor will require a copy of your old tax declaration of a copy of your title.

V. LOT SKETCH PLAN. The OBO will want to see your lot sketch plan signed by a registered geodetic engineer so they can check if you are building within your lot observing the required setbacks set forth by the Philippine Building Code. The geodetic engineer will want to see a copy of your lot title. The fee for a sketch plan ranges from 5,000 to 8,000 pesos depending on your location.

VI. BUILDING METHODOLOGY and SPECIFICATIONS. The OBO will want to see if you comply with the accepted methodologies and materials set forth by the Philippine building code. Be sure to follow what you write in your building specs as this document could be used against you in a court of law if you later they find out that you did not follow what you submitted. The building specs document has to be signed and prepared by a civil engineer. This usually comes free with the designing fee.

VII. BILL OF MATERIALS. The detailed bill of materials is primarily used by the OBO as reference in determining your building permit fee. Each municipality or city has a pre-determined tariff percentage for computing the building permit fee. You can expect a higher fee for bigger cities and lower fee for rural areas.

VIII. BLUEPRINTS. You will need to submit complete sets of architectural, electrical, plumbing, structural, mechanical, and electronics blueprints. You don’t need to prepare mechanical blueprints if you do not include air conditioner and elevator in your plans. You also don’t need to submit electronics plan if you did not include data, TV, telephone, and CCTV in your plans.

VIX. COMPLETELY FILLED OUT BUILDING, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONICS, and ENDORSEMENT forms. You can get these forms at the Office of the Building Official (OBO). Be sure to completely fill out all required fields in the forms. Your engineers – civil, structural, electrical, plumbing, mechanical (if applicable), and electronics (if applicable) will also need to sign and seal these forms.

Different cities and municipalities – depending on your construction location might have additional requirements such as in Medellin of Cebu which requires an HLURB (Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board) clearance for lots located within subdivision lots. The HLURB fee ranges from 9,000 to 10,000 pesos. It is surprising to note though that other municipalities such as Consolacion did not require the HLURB clearance for a subdivision location. Additionally, some places like Medellin also require a DPWH clearance to make sure your structure is outside their no build zone which is usually 10-15 meters away from the middle of the highway.

Pre-cast pre fabricated walls

By Admin in Featured, Fine Furnishings

If you’re looking to save on the cost of your structure – you can reduce the cost of labor by using pre-fabricated (pre-fab) walls that is still concrete based but light weight, thermally efficient, fire resistant, and acoustically effective.

Pre-fab / pre-cast walls have recently gained popularity due to its ease of use (installation), and labor cost efficiency.

The city of Cebu’s COVID shelter – a fast response make shift hospital is using this pre-fab type of wall thru pre-fab walls.

So instead of piling, hollow blocks, filling it with cement, then plastering it with concrete paste, you simply have to install these wide cut prefab walls – thus cutting your labor cost and speeding up your construction time up to 5-10 times faster.

Despite it being relatively more costly compared to hollow blocks you will be able to save a lot on your labor cost since you no longer need to apply plaster on the walls – rather just paint right away. You only need to patch the corners then apply the finishing paint directly.

These pre-cast walls are made of concrete, fibers, ash and / or coal powder, and expanded Polystyrene (EPS) foam granules – sandwiched by waterproof and flexible smoothened fiber cement board on both surfaces.

The pre-fab wall passes all required engineering and building code standards please see table as follows:

PROPERTIES / DESCRIPTION
	NATIONAL STANDARD			TESTING INDEX
Anti-Impact Rating (Times)	75mm ≥5	90mm ≥5	120mm ≥5	75mm ≥8	90mm ≥10	120mm ≥15
Anti-bending Load Rating Load (Times Over)	≥1.5	≥1.5	≥1.5	≥3	≥4	≥5
Compressive Strength (MPa)	≥3.5	≥3.5	≥3.5	≥5	≥5	≥5
Softening Coefficient	≥0.80	≥0.80	≥0.80	≥1	≥1	≥1
Surface Density	≤70	≤90	≤110	≤55	≤70	≤85
Moisture Rate (%)	≤12	≤10	≤8	≤10	≤9	≤7
Drying Shrinkage Value (mm/m)	≤0.6	≤0.6	≤0.6	≤0.45	≤0.5	≤0.5
Drying Shrinkage Value (N/mm/m)	≥1000	≥1000	≥1000	≥1200	≥1300	≥1500
Sound Insulation Rating in the air (dB)	≥30	≥35	≥40	≥35	≥40	≥45
Fireproof rating (h)	≥1	≥1	≥1	≥2.5	≥3	≥4
Heat transfer coefficient (b/w/m2)			≤1.0			≤1.0
Radioactivity Limit (solid boards)	≤1	≤1	≤1	≤1	≤1	≤1
Inner radiation indexes	≤1	≤1	≤1	≤1	≤1	≤1
Outer radiation indexes	≤1	≤1	≤1	≤1	≤1	≤1

Also, because the thickest wall is only 12 centimeters, and since you no longer need to apply finishing plaster, compared to hollow blocks that could go as thick as 6 inches including the finishing plaster, this pre-fab composite wall can give you up to 4.2% living space compared to traditional hollow blocks.

Composite pre-fab wall is now our preferred walling system:

EASY TO INSTALL – The tongue and groove design reduces installation time and decreases labor costs. The Electrical, plumbing installations, and other finishing touches can be done 5 – 10 times faster than when done on the traditional hollow blocks wall.

FIRE RETARDANT – Tested to withstand up to 1,000˚C for 120 minutes and is compliant to the standard for Grade A Fireproof Material.

REDUCES NOISE: – The Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) foam granules is widely known in the construction industry as good noise reducer.

SEISMIC RESILIENT. EPS – the foam granules is highly flexible. Combined with fiber cement makes for a highly flexible yet sturdy wall that resists bending due to seismic activity.

STRUCTURALLY AND ECONOMICAL EFFICIENT. The composite wall is made up of light materials and are 1/6th the weight of normal 120mm thick brick walls yet 60% lighter than traditional hollow blocks. This makes for a light weight wall that reduces beam and slab load which means significant cost reduction on the structural frame. The pre-cast panels are also moisture proof, water resistant, yet ready for painting right after installation (Must use recommended sealants and adhesives).

THERMALLY EFFICIENT AND ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY. As per tests, the composite pre-cast wall is thermally efficient in heat absorption and dissipation due to the high density of EPS and the rest of the high-density composite materials used. The EPS foam granules is the same material used in cooler chests / portable ice chests. This results in a cooler room which means you don’t need to use air conditioning as much as you do – thus saving the environment and your pocket.

Our precast walls come in 8 x 2 feet sizes in 7.5, 9.0, and 12 centimeter thickness.

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Sample online correspondence from prospect customer

By Admin in Fine Furnishings

LOCATION: Bayan ng Surigao del Sur

Hello, I introduce myself, I am John Doe. We have a plot of 300 SQM on the island of Siargao. We would like to build a BUILDING on this site. In order to confirm our budget and to start the construction, we would need to establish a construction quote.

You will find in attached the details in PDF of the contruction and volumes.

The project consist in 4 shops (6m x 8.5m) and one roof top (24m x 10).

We want an estimate containing:

Construction (concrete, iron, etc.) raw ready to receive ceramic or paint. (fittings, ceramic, doors, etc. not included)
5 electric meters (1 per shop and 1 for the roof top)
Location for electrical cables (electrical outlets, lights, aircon, fan etc.)
one clean water supply per pitch (total 5)
provide a system for wastewater (common or individual)
building permit (by law)

All installations, clean water, waste water and electricity must meet the standards and laws in force of the Filipino government on the island of SIARGAO.

The PDF gives an idea of the project once finished but we want an estimate for the gross building + electricity + clean water + waste water.
This estimate should not take into account:

furnishing materials (wood, ceramic, paint)
toilet / sink / plumbing
closing (door / window / etc)

Cordially,

John

Sample response:

Hi John,

Here are the costing estimates:

Raw Structure/Architectural (including front pavers and side stair area) (tile ready floors, paint ready walls, with electrical and plumbing rough ins) (glass works, glass and wooden windows, and wooden facade excluded) (fittings, ceramic, doors, and other finishing items excluded)= p7.43m
Smooth finish painting = p160k; /(Rough finish painting option= 80k)
Electrical works with 5 electric meters (labor and materials) (local ordinance compliant) = rough estimate p450k; Detailed costing estimates requires FULLY REFUNDABLE p2.5k estimation fee (to be refunded during start of blueprinting)
Plumbing works water and sanitary lines and septic tank (labor and materials) (local ordinance compliant)= rough estimate p250k; Detailed costing estimates requires FULLY REFUNDABLE p2.5k estimation fee (to be refunded during start of blueprinting)
Building Permit processing = FREE processing upon 5% commitment on the structure. (govt. fees excluded – to be billed later)
Blueprinting = p35k (Fully Refundable upon awarding of construction)
Site visit = p10k (Fully Refundable upon awarding of construction)

Here’s a similar project we built recently – https://finefinish.cbu.asia/seguerra-commercial-spaces-in-poblacion-talisay-city/
We accept bank to bank payments thru BDO, Unionbank, Metrobank, or moneygram.

Formal proposal can be sent upon request…

Admin

Supervision Only Services

By Admin in Fine Furnishings

Supervising the project - in action. — Supervision Only

Contractors provide project management service to save customers (project owners) from the headaches and stresses of managing a project, however some customers do look for “supervision only” services – as they’re trying to save their money and want to assume most of the project management headaches instead of giving it to a contractor. They usually try to contact a contractor and ask if they provide this kind of service – in exchange of allowing them to add that project to the contractor’s portfolio – a bigger portfolio means more future customers for contractors.

Supervision only services is indeed really very cheap and the contractor who offers such service will not earn anything from it – except for the added new project feature in the portfolio – however it is the customer who could end up spending more since the contractor/supervisor will now switch to “high quality mode” where high quality materials and sometimes even signature finishing fixtures are encouraged since the contractor’s focus now is making this specific project the ideal example project that will shine in his portfolio. The contractor will also ease on the workers and tell them to take the cruising pace to give the customer the best quality workmanship to make this project further shine in his portfolio. Longer work duration means more cost for the labor.

If the contractor is not in the supervision mode, he will naturally convince the customer to accept average quality materials and finishes to give the impression that he wants the customer to save money through good quality but averagely priced materials. If left on his own, the contractor, in the all-in packaged service, will also try to maximize profits by encouraging these good quality – but averagely priced materials. In the all-in packaged service – as opposed to – the supervision mode, the contractor will always try to pressure the workers to finish faster but still strictly observing good quality to avoid back jobs later – thus further saving him on the cost of labor – if the workers can shorten the work duration.

It is important to strike a balance between quality and affordability – and it is the customer who makes the final decision to go for supervision only, or the all-in packaged service.

At the end of the day, it is always best to use high quality finishes and encourage the workers to achieve high quality workmanship by taking the cruising pace, but this always means higher cost, and the more money you invest on your project, the higher will be its value.

Standards for a Two to Three Story Residential Concrete Structure

By Admin in Fine Furnishings

Works should conform to the current National Building Code of the Philippines, National Structural Code of the Philippines, National Plumbing Code of the Philippines, and National Electrical Code of the Philippines.

First off, make all formworks strong enough for all types of load. It should be constructed efficiently – supported and horizontally and vertically so as to retain shape and form. Joints should be proofed against leakage and seepage. It should be strong enough to allow easy removal in pre-set sequence without undue damage to the concrete set. Materials should be set correctly to the accurate line and levels and it should have perfectly flat surface. It should be made of the lightest possible materials. It is preferred that form materials should be easy to find and should be re-usable such as phenolic boards supported by metal tubes or rods. It should not warp, shrink, or bloat when exposed to all kinds of weather. Its base should also be firm and solid.

When removing the formworks, start with the vertical faces of the walls, beams, and column sides. Followed by the forming soffit of slabs, then finally the forming soffit of beams, girders and other heavy loads.

Footings should stand and bear on undisturbed on firm natural earth or compressed fill that can withstand supporting a design pressure of 2,000 PSI. Foundations concrete should have a 28-day compressed strength of 3,000 PSI. Concretes that are always exposed to weather should be low density allowing micro bubbles to 5% (+/- 1%) through an admixture that conforms to American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) C-260. Concretes works should follow Association of Construction Inspectors (ACI) 301 (Specification for Structural Concrete Buildings). Reinforcing steels should meet ASTM A-515, Grade 60. If otherwise specified, the following cover should be observed for reinforcements: a. Concrete cast permanently exposed to earth – 75mm; b. Concrete exposed to earth and weather – 20mm Ø through 36mm Ø – 50mm, 16mm Ø bars smaller – 38mm. Reinforcing marked continuous on the plans and designs should be lap 40 x Bar diameter on splices unless otherwise specified.

Cast-in-place Concrete mixes should meet ACI 301 – using Portland cement that conforms to ASTM C-150 of C-595, aggregate conforms to ASTM C-33, and admixtures conforms to ASTM C-494, C-1017, C-618, C-989 and C-260. Ready mixed concrete should meet ASTM C-94. It should also conform to the following strengths, slump and water/cement ratio requirements:

CONCRETE	MIN. F’c (28 days)	SLUMP	W/C RATIO
Columns, Beams	3000 PSI	2” to 4”	0.46
Canopy Slab	3000 PSI	2” to 4”	0.46
Footings	3000 PSI	2” to 4”	0.50
Slab on Grade	3000 PSI	2” to 4”	0.50

Supervising engineers may use admixture to produce easy flowing mixture. The maximum slump should not go beyond 10 inches. The supervisor should submit test results of the proposed concrete mixes together with the manufacturer’s technical data before pouring. Concreting shall meet ACI 301 (Specification for Structural Concrete Building). Rebars shall meet ASTM A-615 – Grade 60. Welding of reinforcing metals should meet AWS D1.4. Epoxy coatings should meet ASTM A-775. Steel reinforcements should be set and placed before pouring the concrete, except when vertical dowels for walls reinforcers are “floated”. Do not pitch bent bars that are partially embedded in hardened concrete unless specifically indicated or approved. Steel reinforcers, including the hooks and bends, shall be specified to meet with ACI. Further, steel reinforcers specified as continuous should lap with type 2 Lap Splice unless otherwise specified. Edgings of exposed surfaces should be cut away at a right-angle edge or corner 20mm unless otherwise specified. Do not remove formworks until the concrete is at 90% of its 28-day compressive strength curing.

Masonry works should meet the “Specifications for Masonry Structures (ACI 340.0-95)” – published by the American Concrete Institute. Hollow load-bearing masonry units should meet ASTM C-90, Grade N-1 and should be of lightweight aggregates. Minimum prism compressive strength (f’m) should be 1,550 PSI at an age of 28 days, as set by the unit strength as per ACI 530.1. Put grout on all bond beams and reinforced cells solidly. Grout should meet ASTM C-475 and should be in a minimum 28-day compressive strength curing of 2,500 PSI. Steel reinforcers should meet ASTM A-615, Grade 60. Fabricated reinforcer bars that are to be hooked or bent should Provide a minimal lap of 48 x bar diameters on all splices unless otherwise detailed. Mortar should meet ASTM C-270, Type S. All mortar should meet the “Proportion Specification” of ASTM C-270 and be made with Portland Cement/ Lime (Non air-entrained). Unless otherwise set, all walls should be laid in running bond. Put rebar dowels from foundations to match vertical reinforcement size and spacing. Dowels must be 90º hooked and lapped with the first lift of reinforcing. Place horizontal bond beams with continuous reinforcers as specified. Finish all horizontal reinforcers at the control joints except for the bond beams at the bearing elevations. Provide bond beam lintels and brick shelf angles above all wall openings for door and windows. On masonry reinforcements, always use 10mm Ø vertical bars spaced at 600mm O.C. and 10mm Ø horizontal bars per 3 layers of CHB unless otherwise specified by the structural engineer.

All Structural Steel must meet the 1994 edition of the Load and Resistance Factor Design (L.R.F.D.) (Manual of Steel Construction) of the AISC. When otherwise designed, all materials shall meet the following ASTM requirements:

MEMBER	ASTM	MIN. STRENGTH
Rolled Plates/Shapes	A36	36 KSI
Connection Bolts	A325	92 KSI
Anchor Bolts	A307	—
Non-shrink Grout	C1107	8000 PSI

Connections must be shear type – factory set for the factored shear forces as per design to meet American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) specifications for load and resistance factors. Bolts must be minimum of 20mm in diameter unless specified otherwise, bolts must be shear/bearing type and “snug-tight”. Welding works must meet American Welding Society AWS D1.1 using E70xx electrodes, unless specified otherwise. Make continuous minimum sized fillet welds per AISC requirements. Filler materials must be a minimum yield strength of 58 KSI. If “Continuous Chord” angles are indicated, you must provide a continuous butt weld or full penetration weld at the splice points. Steel fabricators may submit an alternate bolted connection detail. Holes must be drilled or punched. Slotted holes must have smooth edges. Hole burning and cutting of torch at the site will not be allowed. If not otherwise specified, structural steels must be double coated with Type I (Red Oxide) Paint that meets The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) 15-68. All temporary guying and bracing must be done with structural steel erectors. Columns, anchor bolts, base plates, etc. must be designed for the final completed condition. Steel erections for columns, anchor bolts, base plates, must be duly designed. Protective paintings that are damaged during transit, erecting and field welding processes must be restored on field and must match the factory applied coatings.

Exterior walls must be plain cement finished with a thickness of 1/2 inch. Interior walls must also be plain cement finished with a thickness of 3/8 inch. Glazed tiles must be properly placed on specified locations indicated in the design. Paints must be flat latex. Painted walls and columns must be treated first with concrete neutralizers then with a primer and finished with double coats of paint. Openings on walls must be properly sealed. Moldings, if provided must be made as indicated in the plans and must be located accordingly.

Flooring finishes must be as indicated in the design: a. Patio, Service – 3000mmx300mm Unglazed Terracotta Tiles; b. Living, Dining, Kitchen and Bedrooms – 300mmx300mm glazed ceramic tiles; c. Toilet and Baths – 300mmx300mm unglazed; d. Stairs, Roof Deck- 300mmx300mm non slip Ceramic Tiles. Tiles must be grouted.

Ceilings must be 4’x8’x1/8” fiber cement with a first coat of flat latex primer and finished with two coats of the same. Lighting fixtures must be of the design specified by the architect or owner. Ceiling height must be a minimum of 2.4m.

Panel Doors must be wood with the option of a customized or manufactured design that is approved or chosen by the owner. Windows must be at least made of aluminum frames customized to size by the chosen manufacturer, or Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride UPVC if required by the owner. Window and door heights must be minimum 2.10m. Window sills must be 900mm from finished floor, kitchen window sill at 1.3m and toilet and bath window sill at 1.5m.

Plumbing lines must be concealed as much as possible. Pipes must not be embedded in structural members unless otherwise designed or allowed. Run all horizontal piping in perfect alignment and at uniform grade of not less than the slope of 1:50 for sewer lines and 1:100 for drainage lines. Floor drains must be vented individually. Cleanouts must be flush mounted to wall and must have cover caps. Do not install floor cleanouts except at lines on grade and service areas not service to traffic. Sanitary sewer pipes and fittings must be Atlanta polymerizing vinyl chloride (PVC) pipes. Provide vent pipes and vent stack thru roof as specified. Place gate valves on all water supply lines to fixtures. Individual branches to fixtures or groups of fixtures and / or equipment must be placed with air chambers or capped with vertical pipe extensions. Plumbing works must be under the direct supervision of a licensed Sanitary Engineer or Master Plumber.

Electrical materials must be brand new and installed in applications for which they are intended. Metallic conduits, cabinets and related equipment must be properly grounded and bonded by means of copper straps connected to the copper grounding rod. Size of conductors must be minimum of 3.5mm THHN in 20mm Ø PVC unless otherwise required by the electrical engineer. Exposed conduit runs must be parallel to or perpendicular with building lines supported by anchors or clamps. The engineer shall verify and orient the actual location of the concrete terminal pole for connection to the power supply, telephone, & CATV services. Switches must be rated 15A, 250V and shall not carry a load greater than 50 Amperes. Light switches must be placed for operation on vertical position. Duplex receptacles must be rated 10A, 250V. Special purpose outlets must be rated 15A or 20A, 250V or as required. Electrical works and installations must be done under the direct supervision of a duly licensed Electrical Engineer or Master Electrician.

Catechizing your people

By Admin in Fine Furnishings

Teaching the workers things that matter more in life is every steward’s obligation to God. If you’ve been given people to steward such as in a work organization setting, you should always find time to teach them things that are more important than just money or work. The reason that you are in the position of being the leader in your organization might be because God is calling you to do just that – so you can teach your people.

Finding time for teaching the workers should be within work time. This is because workers value their time – especially for workers who live far from the workplace – as they need time to travel. Also, you will have more authority in your teaching if you’re paying them for their time listening to what you teach.

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The Happy Birthday motivation technique for workers

By Admin in Fine Furnishings

Throwing a party for a worker regardless of his skill level can give you a lot of returns – and it’s a really very cheap form of motivational scheme.

The below 500 pesos cake is essential. It is like your yummy greeting card and it is the manifestation of your love for that worker. Add a couple of roasted chickens and some soft drinks to sweeten the party. You can also cook that all time favorite juicy pork humba and some pancit. Workers per site usually don’t go beyond 10 persons – so it shouldn’t cost you much to make your workers happy. When workers are happy and feeling loved – they will work harder and become more loyal to you.

You don’t need to announce before hand that you give birthday parties to workers. Once they see this as your sort of corporate culture, they will find a way to get word to you that it is someone’s birthday tomorrow. Even if not everyone in a site can celebrate their birthday on a working day, as long as they see one of their colleagues get a free birthday party, they will empathize with it and they can feel the kindness you’ve shown them.

The desire to make workers happy is not just to make them loyal to you. It is a basic requirement of God for us to make everyone happy to do it to the least of our brethren and we are doing it to Him, and the best time to do this is during their birthday…

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Securing your occupancy permit – after construction

By Admin in Fine Furnishings

Most contractors nowadays leave the occupancy permit to the owner because of the hassle involved in the processing. The occupancy permit is almost like when you’re processing your building permit, but actually takes less time and is actually easier to process.

Because most contractors leave the occupancy permit processing to the project owner, more often than not, it is left unprocessed – especially when the owner learns that no one from the government really goes to your door to ask for it when you start to occupy your new house. However, if you’re building a commercial structure, your tenants will need this occupancy permit when they process their business permit. Thus it is mandatory if your project is a commercial building.

Here’s the usual items needed in the processing of the occupancy permit, but this is for Talisay City only. Other cities might have more steps especially the bigger cities, and rural areas might have less steps:

Legworks done: In a span of 2 weeks (Man hours and gas p10,500)

Secure forms and instructions
Secure seals and signatures of:
— Civil Engineer
— Master plumber
— Master Electrician
Notarize forms
Process new tax dec
Request for site inspection schedule
Site inspection
— Zoning team, Fire team, Assessor team, OBO team
Claim zoning clearance
Claim new tax dec
OBO and Assessor fees computation
Fire clearance fees computation

Costs:

Occupancy Seals and signatures for the civil, master plumber, and master electrician at p5k each – p15,000.00
Leg works – man hours and gas – 10,500.00
Taxi transport for the inspectors – 300.00
new tax dec – 80.00
zoning site inspection fee – 100.00
Assessor site inspection fee – 100.00
OBO fees – 3,600.00
Fire fee – 1,598.00
Tax assessor fee – 10,850.00

Seguerra Commercial Spaces in Poblacion Talisay City

By Admin in Fine Furnishings

Seguerra Commercial Spaces is a low cost yet elegant commercial structure located right at the heart of Poblacion Talisay City. It is currently just a 1 story structure but the foundations are built ready for a 4 storey expansion.

Due to budget constraints, it is built just 1 storey for now and the income generated from rentals will be used to fund the expansion.

The construction took 10 months due to the limited space and filling works as the owner wanted to raise the flooring to avoid floods.

The initial design was for a 6 unit rental spaces but the City hall required a bigger setback for the road expansion, thus only 5 units are created.

The project is set in a very good location in front of the school and as soon as the gate was finished, customer started visiting to book in advance.