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Samir Shah Construction-Heavy, DLF
 
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Venkatesh M  |  Argues in support of  "Yes"  |  3 years ago
There is a need of establishing a clarity on what client would accept as value addition. Any suggestions on this front are welcome. Some of the recent technologies and Innovation in construction in India is like The Prefabrication Technology,...
Samir Shah  |  Argues in support of  |  3 years ago
Innovative value adding services that one can provide for the government and private players like applying recent technologies that are available to make it much more useful in various aspects for the clients. And some of the recent technologies and...
Hareesh Babu Sarnam  |  Argues in support of  "Yes"  |  3 years ago
I hope a private or public client of yours will value a service by which you can reduce there utility bills like electricity, water usage. Energy efficient buildings should provide a great value to your clients. Both supply side management and...
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Impact of Global Recession on Indian Car Industry Indian car industry is one of the most promising car industries across the globe. It has gradually strengthened its foothold in the international arena as well. The country is dealing with many car manufacturers, dealers, and associations in various different countries including U.S. From some countries, India imports cars and car components and to some India exports. With this, the global recession is obvious to have its impact on the Indian car industry. Though India has witnessed a growing customer base, it has not inoculated them from the global crisis. The crippling liquidity and high interest rates have slowed down the vehicle demand. ...
Nand Jha  |  Commented  |  3 years ago
I have heard that few car manufactures are planning to increase the price and some have already increased the price by 2% or so. Do you think it was a right decision to increase the price of the car during the slowdown (recession) ??
 
 
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ramachandran venkat narayanan  |  Argues in support of  "Yes"  |  3 years ago
Hi Narayanji, today's Property Plus in The Hindu has brought in new opportunities and also TOI. I am sure you would have browsed them with your morning cup of coffee/tea. Keep in touch if you can offer value deals.
G A Narayan  |  Argues in support of  "No"  |  3 years ago
Currently there are not much projects in the market that offer houses for the low budget category. Most of the large projects in Chennai were launched during 2006 - 07 and in these projects there are quite a lot of apartments that are available....
Sumit Singh  |  Argues in support of  "No"  |  3 years ago
just with the interest rate cuts is not enough, the steel and cement prices are high still and other construction materials also are high, and to go with the current economic crisis that is there upon people, one is spending less, so i don't see...
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1 Scope Clarity & Effective BID Evaluation Strategy...!!!
2 All benefits goes to Client
Er. Harnam Singh  |  Supported idea  "Scope Clarity & Effective BID Evaluation Strategy...!!!"  |  2 years ago
scope clarity may be one of reasons of risk but amount of variation/deviation in a contract are also defined. When such limits are defined Bidders shall quote rates keeping in view above limits to cover the risk. As regards selecting a agency who...
Samir Shah  |  Added idea  |  3 years ago
I think v have 2 ensure tat the procurement of trade contractor packages is based on sufficient information 2 define the full scope of work and all critical interfaces with other packages. Design should be completed to a point whereby provisional sums...
varsha  |  Supported idea  "Scope Clarity & Effective BID Evaluation Strategy...!!!"  |  2 years ago
i do agree with mr singh and nitin jee.. clarity of scope is very much important
 
 
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1 pre-cast & pre-fabricated components
2 SMAs (Shape memory alloys)
Saleel Deshpande  |  Added idea  "FlyAsh Concrete ,flyash bricks,Glass and aluminum."  |  2 years ago
Use of Flyash mixed concrete,flyash bricks in combination of Glass with Aluminum will certanly prove to be a smart choise for modern construction....this can also be used for residential /commercial/corporate buildings...it has got only one...
Samir Shah  |  Added idea  |  3 years ago
The term shape memory refers to the ability of certain alloys like Nickel, Alluminium, Zinc etc. to undergo large strains, while recovering their initial configuration at the end of the deformation process spontaneously or by heating without any...
 
 
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1 Strong Finance Mangement
2 Market and Strategies
Shaju George  |  Supported idea  "Strong Finance Mangement"  |  3 years ago
I support this.. Strong management of finance will be essential for contractors to sustain during downturn.
Samir Shah  |  Added idea  |  3 years ago
I feel successful contractors always establish a well-defined market niche and focus their efforts within those niches. When its economic downturn successful contractors possess superior estimating skills and develop systems to leverage those skills....
 
 
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1 Contractors
2 Working Together
Samir Shah  |  Added idea  "Contractors"  |  3 years ago
You know some contractors are so intensely involved in the day-to-day management of a project that they forget to look at the big picture. By taking a step back to look at trends and expenditures, construction firms can truly understand where the...
Anjali Sinha  |  Added idea  "Working Together"  |  3 years ago
I think we have to accommodate new ideas, perceive needs and enhancements. Increased square footage has the greatest impact on initial building cost. Working together, owners, architects and contractors can help offset rising material prices by...
 
 
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1 SHORTAGE OF MANPOWER
2 Skills can be improved by intense training
malladi madhukumar  |  Supported idea  "SHORTAGE OF MANPOWER"  |  2 years ago
At school and college levels vocational courses should be introduced which helps them indeveloping intrest for job and become skilled.
Biranchi Narayan Acharya  |  Added idea  "Skills can be improved by intense training"  |  3 years ago
I do not aggree that india has shortage of manpower. Yes it is true that we have shortage of skilled man power. This is due to fact that there is no training institute to train them. India the lowest training centre is ITI which needs atleast HSC...
Srinivas S.Mantrala, PMP  |  Supported idea  "SHORTAGE OF MANPOWER"  |  3 years ago
The concern today is shortage of Skilled work force. There are plenty of Youth available in the country with 10th class pass/fail. They have to find a job to sustain. If they are channelised and given the Training in one of the Trade of Their...
 
 
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1 5-M Factors
2 Scant respect to planning
deepak kumar lamba  |  Supported idea  "Scant respect to planning"  |  1 year ago
i would like to focus on the planning role of the client specially from the govt sector, as they lack in foreseeing the likely activities which are going to play an important role in initiating a project. what i believe is that the client should...
sunjeev sharma  |  Supported idea  "5-M Factors"  |  2 years ago
these are the only governing factors on a project.what left else!!
 
 
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1 Appointing Safety officers.
2 Allocation of BUDGET to ensure SAFETY...!!!
g.n.yoganarasimhan  |  Added idea  "How can we prevent mishaps at construction site"  |  1 year ago
A mishap at construction site is a accident.just like the road safety measures we need to take preventive steps.here are some of the suggestions 1.create a safety manual and incorporate the same as a part of contract conditions 2.for every project...
Samir Shah  |  Added idea  |  3 years ago
I feel Training is the most effective preventive method to avoid accidents. The accidents are possible at workplace but can be avoided with more attention to safety regulations. Effective training programme and safety measures should be part of...
olorunyomi olawale  |  Supported idea  "Appointing Safety officers."  |  3 years ago
It is so important to have the services of a safety officer in order to prevent mishaps at construction site. A safety officer will identify the various hazards within the site and organises pep talks b4 the day's job. By so doing, mishaps will...
 
 
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