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PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKING

NATIONAL BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION LIMITED
INTRODUCTION
National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) was incorporated as a
Public Sector Undertaking in November, 1960. Its main line of business is execution of Civil
Engineering Projects, rendering of Consultancy Services and Development of Real Estate
Projects.
The paid-up and the authorised share capital of the Corporation stand at Rs.120 crore.
NBCC has been granted IS0 9001 Certification by the Bureau of Indian Standards for
Providing of Consultancy and Construction Services by Consultancy and Project Management Divisions.
NBCC today is a Rs.400 crore company and its activities are spread all around the
country and abroad. NBCC has earned a net profit of Rs.2.49 crore during the year 2000-01
and has orders in hand for a value of about Rs.817 crore as on 1 .1 .2002.
NBCC is an MOU signing company and based on the evaluation of MOU parameters
its performance has been rated as Good by the DPE for the years 2000-01.
NBCC has also formed Joint-Venture Company with M/s. Jamal Trading a local
company of Botswana in the name of JAMAL-NBCC international (Proprietary) Ltd. for
the purpose of undertaking Infrastructure projects in Botswana.
NBCC ranks at 179th position among the top 225 international construction companies
as per the Engineering News Record a journal published by Mc-Graw Hill, New York.
PERFORMANCE

2001-2002

1.

of

Memorandum

Understanding

The MOU for the year 2001-02 provides for the following targets :
(Rs. Crore)
*

Business

Development

* Turnover
* Gross Margin (Home)
* Net Profit

400.00
350.00
32.00
9.00

2.

Achievement during 2001-02 (Upto Dec.2001)

* Business Development
* Turnover
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Gross Margin
* Net Profit

3.

Unit

Target

Achievements

Rs.Cr.
Rs.Cr.
Rs. Cr.
Rs.Cr.

285.00
215.00

436.56
239.66

15.00

16.03

4.00

4.53

Forecast for January-March,2002 (2001-02)

(Rs. crore)
110.34
6.97
1.47

* Turnover
** Gross Margin
* Net Profit

The turnover achievement trend for the last five years is given as under :
TURNOVER

SINCE

1997-98

350

97-98

98-99

99-2000

2000-01

2001-02
(up to Dec. 2001)

ORDER BOOK POSITION

NBCC as on 31st December, 2001 has in hand work load of about Rs.817 crore. The
Order Book Position of the Corporation is quite comfortable.The Business Development
trend for the last five years is given as under:
BUSINESS

97-98

DEVELOPMENT

98-99

99-2000
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SINCE

2000-01

1997.98

2001-02
,up to Dec '2001,

The major projects secured during 2001-02 (upto Dec.2001) are as under:
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Civil Works Package of Main Plant Area Unit 3 & 4 of Rihand Super Thermal
Power Plant Stage-II (2 x 500 MW) in U.P. for NTPC, valuing Rs. 66.96 crore.

Construction of ONGC Office Complex at Dharavi, Mumabi for Oil & Natural Gas
Commission (ONGC), valuing Rs. 29.32 crore.

Construction of 12 School Buidings in various districts of Gujarat under the

earthquake rehabilitation programme through Prime Minister Relief Fund for Prime
Minister Office(PMO), valuing Rs.25.00 crore.

Laying of Optic Fibre Cable in Poona, Kalyan Ratangiri, Nanded, Baroda,

Aurangabad, Kandla, Samantwade, Latur Kohlapur etc. in the state of Maharashtra
& Gujarat for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd., valuing Rs.22.56 crore.

Construction of 2 Nos. Induced Drought Cooling Tower Package for Ramagundam

STPP Stage-Ill (AP) for NTPC, valuing Rs. 17.13 crore

Construction of State Govt. Employees Housing Complex at Aizawl, Mizoram for

MOUD&PA valuing Rs. 14.96 crore.

Improvement of Water Supply System for Agartala (Assam) for MOUD&PA, valuing Rs.14.90 crore. Civil & Electrical Works of DTC Bus Stand in various parts of
Delhi (on Deposit Terms ) for Delhi Transport Corpn., valuing Rs. 14.00 crore.

Improvement of Drainage System of Agartala (Assam) for MOUD&PA,

Rs. 13.11 crore.

Improvement of City Roads in Agartala (Assam) for MOUD&PA, valuing Rs.13.06

crore

Laying of optical Fibre Cable in West Bengal Telecom Circle (WB) of Bharat
Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) valuing Rs. 12.53 crore.

Special repairs, construction and Maintenance works comprising of civil & electrical work of various DTC Depots & Colonies at various locations in Delhi for
Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), valuing Rs. 12.50 crore.

Construction of Income Tax Office Complex at Guwahati for Income Tax Deptt.,
valuing Rs. 12.00 crore.

Repairs and restrengthening of 65 KM road from Gandhidham to Adipur Township

(Gujarat) for Kandla Free Trade Zone (KFTZ), valuing Rs. 11.19 crore.

Rehabilitation of varioius Schools, Community Centre &other Infra-structure Works

in Earth- Quake affected areas of Gujarat under the Member of Parliament Local
Area Development Scheme (MPLASD), valuing Rs.11 .OO crore.

Construction of Grade Separator at Police Bazar, Shillong for MOUD&PA valuing

Rs. 10.86 crore.

valuing

REAL ESTATE
The Real Estate sector was adversely hit due to slump in the real estate prices and
the business in this sector is on decline at the present. In the hope that the market will
improve in future, the Corporation is planning to undertake development of some Commercial Complexes as under :
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Development of Lands on Commercial terms at Pushp Vihar in Delhi and Mangoe

Lane in Kolkata.

Commercial Complex in Vadodara on about 3 acres of land. This land was purchased by NBCC in public auction from the Vadodara Municipality and propose to
commence the work very soon.

Development of Commercial Complex on 4 acres of land in Vashi, Navi Mumbai

belonging to ESIC for which tie-up is being made with ESIC.

STRATEGIC THRUST AREAS

In tune with the changing times, NBCC has been diversifying its activities from time to
time and its thrust areas are Environmental Engineering Plants using UASB Technology,
Tall Stacks & Cooling Towers using Slip-Form Technology. Real Estate Projects, Project
Management etc.
NBCC has also made a break through in laying of underground utility services with
No-Dig method i.e. Trench-less Construction Technology in India. A large number of projects
are under execution for MTNL, DBV, DDA, NDMC, Delhi Jal Board etc. using this technology. The sector wise workload held as on 1 .1 .2002 is indicated in the figure given below:
DIVERSITY OF WORKLOAD
AS ON 01.01.2002

Others

Project Magmt

Institutional

Housing
4%

6%

Environmental
14%

Telecommunication
10%
Real Estate
3%

Balance Workload as on 1 .1 .2002 : Rs. 817 Crore

SOME OF THE MAJOR ONGOING PROJECTS

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Lal Bahadur Shahtri College of Advance Maritime Studies and Research

(LBSCAMSAR), Sewree, Mumbai

The work for construction of Staff Quarters and Hostel Building at LBSCAMSAR
Campus, Mumbai awarded to the Corporation at an estimated cost of Rs.22.50 crore is
progressing satisfactorily.
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NALCO Captive Power Plant (CPP) Angul, Orissa

The work for construction of 220 M high single-flue brick lined RCC Chimney, structural work of pot line, civil works of Boiler, Turbo Generator(TG) and Ancillary Equipments,
foundations etc. for expansion of NALCO Captive Power Plant (CPP) unit-8 at Angul, Orissa

awarded to the Corporation at an estimated cost of Rs. 18.40 crore is progressing satisfactorily. The project is about 56 % complete and is likely to be completed by September, 2002.
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Cooling Tower Simhadri

The work for design and construction of 2 Nos. Natural Draughi Cooling Towers for
Simhadari Thermal Power Plant (2 x 500 MW unit) awarded to the Corporation by National
Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) at a cost of Rs.79.13 crore is progressing as per
schedule.
.

Metro Railway Transport System (MRTS) Station At Gautampur

The project comprises construction of Station Building, Platform covering, railway track
supporting structures, concourse, parking facilities, architectural finishes, station illumination, fire fighting works, land scapping, water supply and drainage arrangement etc. was
awarded to the Corporation by Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) at a value of
Rs. 17.26 crore. The station building is comprise ground, concourse level and platform
level. The design of Station Building is unique in the country. The platform roof covering is
supported on the special kind of arches. The entire complex has extra ordinary special
finishings. The railway track girder has been supported on piers/columns of 1.5 m dia. The
piers/columns of the track girder rests on 1.25 m dia and 25 M deep piles. The entire works
related to the station building, railway track, platform aicngwith roof covering etc. have been
completed. The VDC and Granite flooring, stair case steel railing and other misc. works are
in progress. The project is about 90% complete and is likely to be completed by March,
2002.
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RCC Chimney at Talchar (Orissa)

The work for construction of 275 M high twin-flue RCC Chimney at Talchar (Orissa)
awarded to the Corporation at an estimated cost of Rs.8.31 crore is progressing satisfactorily. The Chimney is being constructed for Talchar Super Thermal Power Project Stage-II
(4 X 500 MW). The bottom outer dia of the chimney is 33.70 M and the top outer dia is 20.00
M with wall thickness of 1.05 M at the bottom and 0.37 M at the top of the Chimney. The
construction of Chimney involves 12600 M3 of concreting 2150 MT of Steel reinforcement
and 1900 MT of structural Steel works. The project is about 70% complete and is likely to be
completed by July, 2002.
SOME OF THE MAJOR PROJECTS COMPLETED
.

RCC Chimney at Simhadri Thermal Power Project

The work for construction of 275 M high Multi-flue RCC Chimney for Simhadri Super
Thermal Power Plant, Vishakhapatnam for NTPC has successfully been completed at a
cost of Rs.10.50 crore.
.

Krishi Anusandhan Bhawan-II, Pusa, New Delhi

The work for construction of Krishi Anusandhan Bhawan (KAB)-II at Pusa, New Delhi
for Indian Council of Agricultural Research has successfully been completed at a cost of
Rs.16.56 crore.
.

Canal Work at Simhadri Thermal Power Plant

The work for construction of Flood Diversion Canal at Simhadri Thermal Power Plant
Stage-l has successfully been completed at a cost of Rs.6.21 crore.

Engineering Colleges at Ferozpur and Gurdaspur (Punjab)

The work for construction of Engineering Colleges at Ferozpur and Gurdaspur (Punjab)
have successfully been completed by the Corporation at a cost of Rs.25.20 crore and
R.s.23.21 crore respectively.
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Housing Project in Turkey

The Corporation has successfully implemented the construction of 3576 housing

units of various type for earth quake rehabilitation projects in the republic of Turkey in a
record period of 8 months. These housing units are now ready for occupation by the victims of earth quake affected people of Adapazari, Duzee, Golyaka & Cumayeri in Marmara
region. NBCC is the only Asian construction company who secured this world bank aided
project against stiff competition from USA, France, Germany, U.K. New Zeeland, Denmark.
The project has been completed at a cost of Rs. 12.50 crore. The clients are quite
satisfied with the performance of the Corporation at the project.
CORPORATE
(i)

MANUALS

Accounts and Works Manuals

Accounts and Works Manuals which contain Accounting Policies, Working Policies
Procedures and various instructions issued from time to time has been prepared and put
into use at the projects.
Both the above manuals are of great help in smooth working at the projects.
(ii) Updation of Corporate Plan 1998-2003 & prospective plan for next five years
thereafter
The Corporate Plan for a period of five year i.e. from 1998-2003, defining the long term
and short term goals, corporate strategies for optimum utilisation of its resources with an
eyes for using new and advanced technologies etc. have been updated. The updated Corporate Plan also provide the prospective plan for next five years thereafter. The above plan
is being followed in planning/ implementation process.
WELFARE OF SCs & STs IN SERVICE
A special cell to look after the welfare of SCs/STs is functioning in the Corporation
under the control of Addl. General Manager (Pers)-I. He is also the Liaison Officer of this
Cell. This cell ensures the compliance of instructions issued by the Government from time
to time. The grievances of SCs/STs employees are attended to promptly. Rosters are also
maintained in the Corporate Office as per instructions issued by the Government from time
to time.
The Corporation has nine zonal offices, all the Zonal Heads are functioning as Liaison
Officers of their respective zone.
NBCC HOSTS ITS WEB SITE BOTH IN HINDI 8 ENGLISH
NBCC has hosted its Website both in Hindi and English with the domain name
www.nbccindia.com on the internet, to provide latest information to its customers.

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