VALUE ENGINEERING PROPOSAL

Proposal Number: CCP-1.0

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Project Title: Havelock City Development Phase III

Project Location: Havelock City, Colombo 04

Original Design: Currently the wall finishing to the life lobby area in 32 floors were designed to be
constructed in natural marble and granite tiles.

Proposed Change: The proposed recommendation is to replace the natural marble and granite tile to
most feasible alternative, which is porcelain tiles identified.

Initial Cost (Rs. Mn) Maintenance Cost (Rs. Total Life cycle Cost
Mn) (Rs. Mn)
Original design: 52.70 Same 52.70
Proposed change: 17.37 Same 17.37
Savings: 35.33

ADVANTAGES/ DISADVANTAGES/ JUSTIFICATION

Advantages:
Total life cycle savings of Rs.35.33 Mn.

Consistency of the floor.

Bare capacity of the structure improved.

Durability.

Fire resisting properties.

Tendency of hairline cracks.

Visual impact is not there.

Disadvantages:
None apparent.

Justification:
This recommendation recognizes that the lift lobby area visual effect is not impacted by the change of
this natural marble tile to porcelain tile. Rather than that, there is excess structural support requirement
due to the dead load of the natural marble and granite tiles. Due to use of porcelain tiles, that structural
load bearing capacity requirement minimized.