The Report began with an exposition of a letter written to the Nigerian Bar Association by the Building Practice Ltd on the Building Construction Assessment of Nigerian Bar Association House, Central Area, Abuja. The letter which drew the attention of the NBA president, Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN) stated that the Building Practice Ltd has completed an assessment of the house in accordance with Nigerian Building Code Standard Guide for Property Condition Assessment and generally accepted industry standards. According to the report, the Building Construction Assessment Report will help the Nigerian Bar Association have an appropriate understanding of the building, the level of construction, outstanding works, financial statements, the buildingâs systems and its premises. Describing the house, the report stated that the property consists of a rectangular shaped site with an area of approximately 4148m2. The building is primarily made up of two sections namely- the office building and the auditorium. The office building section is spread out on eleven (11) levels which are as follows: Basement level, Mezzanine level, Ground floor, etc. The Auditorium section is made up of 2 levels and has a seating capacity of about 700 seats. Both sections of the building are linked together and are serviced by the same building services systems which include electrical low voltage and extra low voltage systems, plumbing systems. The office section is mechanically ventilated using Variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems while the auditorium makes use of single packaged air conditioning systems. The report discloses that the construction of the project commenced in August 2013 under the presidency of  Barr. Okey wali (SAN) and was supposed to span a period of 18 months. To meet the clientâs target of ensuring that the building achieved sectional completion by July 2016 some drastic steps had to be taken which included unbundling the project into various sections and tendering these sections to nominated sub-contractors. The report further reveals that a total of eleven (11) subcontractors were engaged by the NBA, this facilitated the progress of the overall project completion from about 35% completion to 70% within five (5) months. The project was awarded to Messerâs Schaums Nig. Ltd at a contract sum of Two Billion five hundred million Naira only (N2 ,500, 000, 000.00) in August 2013. By January 2016 a variation request of Five hundred and thirty-five million three hundred and twenty-six thousand nine hundred and eighty-four Naira Seventy-six kobo. N535, 326, 984.76 was requested for by the Main contractor. This effectively was to revised the contract sum to Three Billion, Thirty-five million three hundred and twenty-six thousand nine hundred and eighty-four Naira Seventy-six kobo. (N 3, 035, 326, 984.76) if the variation was approved However, the report stated that since the unbundling of the project, the various subcontracts listed above that have moved the project to where it is now have cost the client One billion and Ninety-two million three hundred and sixty-four thousand three hundred and sixty-five Naira Sixty-eight Kobo only (N1,092,364,365.68) out of which Seven Hundred and fifty-three million four hundred and nine thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight Naira ninety-three kobo only (âŠ753,409,788.93) has been paid out. The cost benefit of employing nominated subcontractors is unprecedented in that a savings of not less than One Billion forty-three million eight hundred and eighty-nine thousand two hundred and seventy-nine Naira thirty kobo only (N 1,043,898,279.30). Thus, Schaums Nig. Ltd is entitled to certain monies as a result of their role as main contractor for the works since they were never formally disengaged. These monies include inter alia the verified and valued works, retention fund withheld by client, payment for damaged scaffold materials, etc. Financial statements were attached to prove the facts raised. The client in calculating the monies due to the contractor is to deduct a sum as withholding tax since the contractor is to be paid value added tax (VAT) The construction status of some works have been executed to some as at August 31, 2016. IN the list, building frame, roof structure and covering, external block wall, internal block wall partitions, where all completed 100%.  Other had percentage ranging from 80 to 90 percent and so on. Only Duct Grilles, was reported to have been completed by 10% making it the lowest. Apart from the above are various works that have not been completed while some have not even begun. On this ground therefore, it various ideas were put in place to help the completion of the project. These recommendations were divided into phases for ease of comprehension. According to the report, the completion of the building will entail ensuring the optimal and proper functioning of all systems and the various components on the premises. On phase one, it was advised to Pay all monies due to Schaums Nig. Ltd and 80% of the outstanding payments due to subcontractors to bring building to 90% completion within ten (10) weeks. The balance of 20% can be paid after a period of defects liability which is will span a period of six months. Among the items which must come in this phase include: connection to central sewer, connection to municipal water supply, completion of external works, connection to national grid, installation of transformers and generators, completion of Air conditioning and ventilation systems, Steel handrails at all ledges from first floor to eighth floor, completion of external painting, Treatment of basement to stop water seepage, completion of electrical works on all floors and completion of floor and wall tiling. The Expected Expenditure is as follows: Schaums, ⊠86,152,215.80, and sub-contractors, ⊠263,311,730.20. The total was reported to be ⊠349,463,946.00.  On Phase two, NBA is advised to embark on new works which shall include the following items: floor, N6,600,000.00, roof insulation, N 6,212,072.70, kitchen and tea room cabinets, N 4,800,000.00, auditorium seats, N40,000,000.00, Professional site and building cleaning, 3,000,000.00, Mezzanine floor steel staircase, N456,000.00, Sprinkler system, N29,639,340.00, fire extinguishers, N2,503,700.00, contingency, N 30,000,000.00, etc with the total amounting to the sum of N138, 035, 112.70.]]>
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