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Base Building Specification 31 January 2012

Overview
Project Name Property Address Developer Completion Date :? :? :? :?

A general overview of the building key indicators:

Description Building Length Building Width Warehouse Minimum Clear Height (at eaves) Main Warehouse Building Area (a) Mezzanine Office Length Mezzanine Office Width Office Area (b) Charging Room Area (c) Genset Motor Room Area Pallet Room Area Mezzanine Facility Area Canopy of 4 meters wide at the dock platform gates Leasable Area (Calculated as building area built up area + mezzanine office area built up area + charging room area) * Leasable Area is measured from the external walls of the building. * Leasable area shall be re-measured and reconciled based on actual building dimensions.

Unit M M M SM M M SM SM SM SM SM SM SM ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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General
Regulations and Standards

This document provides a brief on DHLs requirements for the proposed warehouse development. The brief sets the framework for the design and construction of the warehouse. All design (architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, etc), construction and other works necessary for the completion of the warehouse must be executed and competed in accordance to the requirements and regulations set forth by the local and other relevant authorities. 1.2 Development Approval and Construction Certificates

The Developer is responsible for obtaining all necessary planning scheme approvals and construction certificates from relevant government authorities. The Developer will be responsible for obtaining the Occupation Certificate from relevant government authorities. 1.3 Documentation

No later than 4 weeks from practical completion date, the Developer will provide two (2) full sets of asbuilt drawings with a minimum scale of 1:200 covering architectural, structural and civil. Two (2) sets of operating instruction manuals and as-built drawings for: mechanical services, electrical services, hydraulic services and fire services. Manuals and as-built drawings will be provided on CD-Rom and hard copy.

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2.1

Warehouse
Walls Masonry block wall up to a height of 4.0m from GF followed by color bond Zinc Aluminum cladding. There should be at-least 30 cm overlap of cladding sheet on wall to prevent the entry of rain water, pests and insects. The actual configuration of Mezzanine level wall will be mutually agreed between the parties. There shall be no gaps between color bond Zinc Aluminum cladding and masonry walls. All masonry walls must be plastered and painted. Exterior grade (APEX or equivalent) paint on outside and glossy-cleanable oil paint on internal surface. For the walls where the interior elevation is lower than the exterior elevation, concrete walls covered with waterproof coating will be used. The joint between wall and floor should be curvy and not straight angle. Structural Steel To structural engineers design, with internal column spacing of ? meters along the warehouse length and ? meters along the warehouse width. Roof The roof shall be supported of structural steel construction covered by color bond Zinc Aluminum
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roofing sheet of minimum 4mm thick or eqv gauge. Roof insulation / heat shield to be provided such that internal warehouse room temperature does not exceed 27 degrees celcius. Flooring

. 2.4

The floor shall be of REINFORCED CEMENT CONCRETE with steel frame (conventionally reinforced concrete slab) and designed to sustain following performance criteria: Uniform distributed load of minimum 5 ton/m Mezzanine floor loading shall be minimum 400 kg/m Surface hardness minimum 5 on the Mohr scale Floor flatness tolerance of 5 mm within 2000 mm sections Floor levelness performance specification to be compliant to FL no less than 35 based on ACI 11790 and ASTM E 1155 MHE maximum lifting capacity of 3 tones SWL (6 tones front axle load) with unlimited repetitions. The design of the warehouse concrete floor slabs is to be based on unlimited frequency of movements of the Users materials handling equipment (MHE) throughout the building including within racking with MHE passing each other within aisles The warehouse floor shall be vacuum dewatered and metal trowel smooth (burnished finish) with suitable floor hardeners. Concrete joints to be no more than 3mm wide. The floor shall be a uniform high quality finish with even color. The floor joints will be maintained and/or replaced as required at the cost of the Developer All joints internal and external to be fully sealed including saw cut joints. Exact location of the Floor Joints to be adjusted to the racking design and to consider locating as much as possible under the racking and minimize them on the circulation areas. Developer to advise a minimum concrete pour size. Provide details of the slab system including proposed joint details to User prior to Developers tender and get User sign off. Sufficient slab thickness to avoid punching shear by the racking/shelving. The floor finish required in this building is of the finest quality and appropriate steps shall be taken to obtain such finishes. The floor shall be a uniform high quality finish. The floor shall not be poured until after the roof has been completed and protection from wind and rain is provided on walls. It should not be used for a casting bed where tilt-up panels are proposed. Wherever work is required over a completed floor, appropriate measures shall be taken to ensure protection of the surface. Traffic is to be restricted on areas of completed floors and such areas are to be regularly clean. Provision should be made at the non-finger loading areas for ? dock levelers with the dimension of 2.2m length, 0.6 m depth and 1.82 m width.

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2.5

Loading / Unloading Docks Loading / unloading docks should be along ? lengths of the building Minimum of ? nos Automatic (geared) rolling shutters will be installed. Dimension of rolling shutter shall be minimum of ? mtr (width) x ? mtr (height) with two of the shutters should be at least 7 meters high for the forklift circulation in and out the warehouse building via provided ramp. To provide ? finger docks to accommodate Wing Box. Recommended distance between 2 shutters is minimum ? mtr. Two ramps with concrete flooring for to be provided each on the westernmost and easternmost of the loading docks area. Ramp to be minimum of 2 meters in width and a slope of 10 degrees. All external doors shall be metal-clad or other equivalent finish to protect against the weather. Dock doors to be solid without any perforations that could allow dust penetration. Doors to contain sealed vision panels at approximately 1500mm above warehouse ground level When the truck is parked with rear to dock, the truck must be sitting level. High density black rubber bumpers at all dock doors to be provided by developer.

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2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9

All dock edges to be covered with steel angles to protect the edges from peeling off during operations. Ventilation Warehouse ventilation through Ridge ventilator and roof monitors/extractors to achieve minimum 6 air changes per hour with all dock doors open. Natural Lighting Translucent FRP or Polycarbonate sheets (or equivalent) to be provided at regular intervals to allow natural light and with the coverage around 5% of the total roof and upper walls area . The racking/shelving layout will determine exact location. The ridge piece shall be designed as per pre-engineered building manufacturer and Developers Architects recommendations. Canopy 4 meters wide canopy along the loading docks area except the finger dock areas. Canopy shall extend beyond edge of the loading docks without column support. Canopy height from ground level will be min 6.5 mtr. Canopies along the pedestrians and main gate with the height adjusted to the traffics passing through this area to be provided. Material handling Equipment (MHE) Areas MHE charging areas in one location as shown on the applicable plan. The MHE charging area will be able to cater for up to 14 pieces of equipment. Non-slip floor protection against battery acid and water spills. MHE facility to be equipped with eye washing facility and drainage on the floor, with exhaust fans and mosquito net (1 mm) with covered ventilations on the upper walls. The height of this room would be of minimum of 8 meters. Emergency Exit Doors

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All external access doors to be metal clad doors and paint finished and of fire rating as per relevant codes. Provide high quality lock hardware, and external strike shields to the exterior of the door and antilift hinges. Escape staircases with handrails shall be installed and constructed in accordance to the relevant authorities regulations and requirements. Width for fire escape routes shall be minimum 1.5 meters. Emergency fire exit door should be located as per fire codes. Office Entrance

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Building elevation at office entrance will be accentuated by Aluminum composite panels / glass glazing / stone cladding / special paint effects, etc. Developer in consultation with the User reserves the right to decide the extent, location and material specifications. Two number aluminum and glass swing doors, 3.0 wide, at designated entrance on the ground
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and Mezzanine floor with hardware.

2.13 Cool Room and Co-packing Room Cool room with the dimension of ? x ? x 8 Meter and Co-packing room with the dimension of ? x ? x ? Meter will be provided by the developer equipped with neon lights to be provided by the Developer. 2.14 Mezzanine Office Specification

Mezzanine steel decking structure (? m x ? m with total area of ? sqm). Mezzanine floor loading shall be min 400kg/m2. The office space on mezzanine shall be built as a cold shell (only external walls plastered and painted and support structure for false ceiling). Internal office layout needs to be designed and executed in consultation with User.

3.0
3.1

External Areas
Hardstand & Internal Roads Peripheral road around the northern sides of the building, a minimum width of 3 meters and minimum 6 meters in some areas, for maneuvering of fork lift as well as comply with fire protection standards. The loading/unloading (truck docking) bay shall be minimum of 84m long. All the internal roads around warehouse as well as area in front of docks will be of REINFORCED CEMENT CONCRETE or paved blocks on soil base compaction of more than 95 % and with proper rubble soling. Landscaping Appropriate landscaping must be provided within the compound. Perimeter storm water drain and cut off drains are to be provided to prevent flooding with proper heavy duty perforated covers. External rain water drainage lined with stone or masonry. Rain water recycles system for watering the landscape to be provided. Parking

3.2 3.3

The table below provides the vehicle types and minimum number of parking spaces required. Vehicle Type Cars Motorcycles Bicycles Truck 40 ft Truck 20 ft Number of 25 60 20 15

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3.5

All car spaces are to be 2.5 meters wide. Car park aisle width to be a minimum of 6.2 meters to ensure proper turning and parking of vehicles. Concrete precast wheel stops or landscaped mound installed in car spaces. All the internal roads as well as parking lot will be of asphalt paved or REINFORCED CEMENT CONCRETE or paver blocks on soil base compaction of more than 95 % and with proper rubble soling. Drivers rest rooms shall be provided Dedicated Security / Drivers Shelter Dedicated ? nos security cabin/guard room of approximately 6 sqm located on the hardstand at the front part of the compound near to the main entrance and across the office. This will be a prefabricated unit to house a single guard. Toilet within the guard room near the main entrance to be provided. Pallet Washing Room

3.6

A pallet room with the dimension of app. ? m and plastic pallet room (plumbing required) with the dimension of app. ? m with ceiling clearance of minimum 4 meters, concrete floor and zinc aluminum gladding roof, and plastered brick wall of 1m height with mire mess up to the roof to be provided. 3.7 Pedestrians Pedestrians circumference warehouse building with the minimum width of 1.5 meters should be provided. 3.8 Site Perimeter Walls Masonry block wall up to a minimum height of 4.0m equipped with shattered glass and rolls of barb wires on top of the walls.

4.0

Fire Protection

Fire protection and detection systems are to be designed as per the local fire norms. In absence of that it needs to be compliant with National Building code or nearby city fire regulation for such kind of building. Minimum of ? Hydrants in the internal warehouse building and ? Hydrants on the outdoors will be provided. Hose reels will be installed inside the warehouse as per the fire code. Fire sprinklers for Warehouse area are not considered in current specification. If sprinklers are required as per local norms, they will be at the DHLs cost. But if regulated, developer to provide the sprinklers for office area, both on Mezzanine and GF. Water tanks with the capacity of at least 2 x 500m3 for firefighting in the form of a tank, with fire pump and jockey as per authority requirements shall be provided. The above specified requirement is in addition to normal drinking / personal use water. Fire evacuation alarm system as required by User. All necessary fire and assembly area signage to be provided by developer.

5.0

Electrical Services (To Be Discussed and Detail Further with DHL)


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5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4

Covered Platform is to be constructed to house an electricity Diesel generator to be installed. The plinth must be constructed in accordance to the specifications to be provided by the generator supplier. A separate room with lock & key for storing diesel/oil will also be required next to generator. Lighting General Warehouse lighting to be adjusted to suit racking/shelving layout. Lightning protection for the warehouse, in the form of lightning arrestors and the appropriate earthing systems shall be installed. All communication, electrical /data pits installed by the Developer to be waterproofed. Lighting Zoning Warehouse lighting to be zoned, one zone per aisle. For the warehouse area, a central panel, at a location to be agreed, controlling switching on of lights in individual aisles to be provided by developer. Lighting Offices and Facility Areas Part of fit out allowance Lighting Warehouse T5 Thorn make lighting to be done to accommodate 160 lux lighting level 1000mm above GF, after racking/shelving filled with brown cardboard boxes in the aisles and 100 lux vertical on the rack/shelving faces with uniformity. Neon lighting for cool room and co-packing rooms. Lighting car park, truck parking and maneuvering areas Building mounted flood lighting to 50 lux minimum to be provided by developer. Minimum of 5 external lights on poles on outer perimeter/ fence-line along each hardstand area that are suitable to take CCTV cameras (cameras installed by User). Allow for conduits to each external light pole from either guardhouse or warehouse perimeter for User data cabling for CCTV. External Lighting Energy efficient floodlights to the entire external perimeter of the building to 50 lux. Electrical Supply and Distribution Boards Developer to provide Transformer and or substation for a minimum of 450 kva 3 phase supply to user. In the warehouse, provide 1 x distribution board per 2,000 square metres as well as a main switchboard. 1 x distribution board for each mezzanine office and amenities. 1 x standalone distribution board for computer room (direct connection from MSB). Main Switch Board to be designed, ready and suitably located to hook up to a backup generator.
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(Backup generator to be provided by User if required). Genset with the minimum capacity of 250 kva to be provided All DBs to have Isobar chassis. General Power Outlets Final positioning to be confirmed with User. One double GPO per 10 lineal meters of office area. One double GPO per 20 lineal meters of warehouse perimeter. Two double GPOs to each toilet block. 3 phase Minimum of 18 outlets (20 amps) to service the MHE area in position. Additional capacity on DB board for 5 additional 3 phase outlets to be added to MHE area. 1 adjacent to each distribution board. Telecommunications

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Provide conduits, pits and trenching incoming conduit and coordinate work to an MDF. User is responsible for all telecommunications applications and expenses.

6.0

Plumbing & Sanitary

A water tank with the minimum capacity of 200m3 equipped with water filter should be provided for plumbing and sanitary purposes, separately from the ones for Fire Protection. Appropriate plumbing and sanitary provisions are to be provided within the compound to support 60 employees (Male count 40 numbers and Female count 20 numbers). The minimum toilet facilities provision shall be:

Male Location in site Common Rest Room Executive Rest Room (with toilet seating) Drivers Rest Area WC cubicles ? Urinals ?

Female WC cubicles ?

Unisex WC cubicles ? Wash basins ?

The floor and wall of all the toilets must be finished in good quality floor and wall tiles. Apply the ones that have high durability and avoid lighter colors. All toilets must be properly lit and ventilated. Apply as much as natural ventilations as possible with as much as openings possible. A tube well shall be provided and plumbing and piping up to the WC and other points, equipped with water pump incase water supply from government service provider is not available.
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6.1

Indicative Plumbing Fixtures Schedule

To be fit for purpose within a warehousing operation. The equivalent quality and standard of products to be provided if the product indicated below is unavailable and pre-agreed with User. Location Male WC Toilet pans Cisterns Toilet Seats (for executive toilets) Urinal Urinal Cistern Hand basins Toilet roll holders Soap Dispensers Location Female WC Toilet pans Cisterns Toilet Seats (for executive toilets) Hand basins Soap Dispensers Concealed Trap 10 L dual Good quality brand Good quality brand Commercial grade stainless steel soap dispenser Concealed Trap Close Coupled Toilet Suite Included above Individual porcelain urinals Concealed WC Flush valves Good quality local brand Commercial grade multi-roll (4) holders Commercial grade stainless steel soap dispenser good quality brand

7.2 Rain Water Harvesting and Gray Water Recycling Rain water harvesting and gray water recycling process should be applied for Fire Protection Water Tanks and landscaping.

7.0

Glazing
The window framing will be powder coated or anodized. The glazing of the faade is to be as clear as possible with tinting minimized whilst achieving the required thermal performance criteria. Tinting colors such as green and brown are to be avoided. The faade and window design shall be intended to achieve maximum natural light at work surfaces, directly into the mezzanine office space. The faade system shall be designed to minimize glare into the interior. The glazing is to provide appropriate acoustic insulation from external noise. Glass to be installed in compliance with the manufacturers specification. Shading coefficient (ratio of solar heat gain) to be no greater than 0.35. U-value of the glass 2.70 W/m degK.

8.0

Hydraulic Services
The design and installation shall comply with relevant codes not limited to but including: Provision of plumbing and drainage to all nominated points including: mezzanine office and toilet blocks.
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Roof drainage and connection to storm water / rainwater tank including downpipes.

9.0

Cleanliness
The warehouse and office must be presented to User at the time of practical completion in the following condition : All internal steel structure to be reasonably free of stains, dirt and dust. All internal walls to be reasonably free of stains, dirt and dust. The warehouse floor is to be reasonably free of stains, dirt and dust. The external concreted areas are to be reasonably free of stains and dirt. All windows and window frames are to be free of scratches and reasonably free of dirt and dust. Dust suppression required where site is adjoining undeveloped or vacant land or construction is taking place at neighboring areas during Users occupancy.

10.0

Project Management

Project Design meetings to be held monthly or as required from the date of signing the heads of agreement until on site works commence. Project review meetings will be held monthly on site from the date at which on site works commence. Project Reports are to be submitted on a monthly basis including photos, cost reports, program etc. A checklist of practical completion requirements will be presented at the first project meeting and reviewed monthly. After each PCG meeting the minutes including an updated action list to be distributed within 48 hours. Updated variations register to be part of the PCG meeting minutes. Developer shall extend his full cooperation to DHL and or its appointed Project Management Company (PMC) and shall share all related information pertaining to the construction Exclusions

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Demising walls. Roof hatch, smoke vents. Internal signage. Data & Communication system wiring within the building. BMS & Security System. Public Address System. Closed Circuit TV. Cable TV Raceway. HVAC system. Non-office space fire sprinklers. Roof load provisions for Customer roof-suspended equipment. Monument sign and lighting for the same.

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Office furniture is not part of the specification but Developer will provide the room configuration as per DHL specification and design.

Appendix A: Site Plan

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Appendix B: Typical MHE Specifications SAMPLE ONLY Typical equipment that will be used on site but 2500 kg lifting capacity is maximum expected on site as per floor loading section above within specification.

Item description / Truck type Counterbalance B/E Power pallet trucks HPT Reach Truck Single Reach Truck Single

Make / Manufacturer BT

Model CBE2.0

Lift capacity Kg 2000kg 2000 kg

Godrej BT BT RRB4 RRE200

2000 kg 2000kg 2000kg

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Appendix C:

Development Program

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