Estimate for Bamboo Structure for the Tapovan at Lily Pool, Rabindra

Sarobar, Kolkata

No. Item Quantity Rate Amount

(Rs/Unit) (Rs)
1. New reinforced concrete slab on Concrete - 29m2 x 0.1m = 2.9m3 5050/m3 14,645.00
top of the existing plinth, for (including 75mm extra at the
anchorage of the bamboo columns. periphery for creating an overhang
Area - 29m2 and drip course)
650/m2 3,250.00
Shuttering - 5m2

Reinforcement - say 8dia at 150 c/c 60/kg 9,180.00

both ways - 153kg
2. Red or Cream IPS flooring with 35mm thick x 32m2 420/m2 13,440.00
white cement
3. Back Wall - Plaster on bamboo Ferrocement substrate 150/m2 4,050.00
slats 27m2 for two sides
(not shown in picture) lime plaster in 3 coats, using well-
cured lime putty, including surki in
the first coat and lime punning on the
third coat 5,400.00
200/m2
4. Bamboo structure and roof Bamboo - 350 poles 128.50/pole 44,975.00
including bamboo for back wall and
front gable wall (not shown in 1 Master Craftsman x 21 days 450/day 9,450.00
picture) + Skilled Craftsmen
3 Craftsmen x 21 days + 1 250/day 16,750.00
Craftsman for 4 days
5. Bamboo treatment Treatment of 350 bamboos Lump-sum 10,000.00
6. Waterproofing the roof Filling the longitudinal joints on the Lump-sum 5,000.00
roof with bituminous filler material
6. Polyurethane waterproof coating Coating of entire structure and roof Lump-sum 5,000.00
for bamboo structure
7. Hardware for bamboo structure As necessary Lump-sum 3,000.00
8. Galvanised steel sheet painted 9m. run x 0.9m Lump-sum 2,000.00
black on roof ridge
9. Total 1,46,140.00
10. Contingency 12% 17,537.00
11. Grand total Rounded off by 1,323.00 1,65,000.00
 12. Design & Supervision 50,000.00
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Tapovan at the Lily Pool

Proposed Schedule of Construction

masonry bamboo task 1 bamboo task 2

placing the side 2 days, 2 cutting, cleaning, 9 days, assembling 9 days,
shuttering people preparing the 2 the twin 2
placing the 2 days, 2 bamboos people columns people
reinforcements people together in
casting the slab, 1 day, 4 their 2
including the people porticos with
columns bases and the diagonal
dowels bracing
curing 4 days
mounting the pre- 1 day, 4
assembled porticos people
on the concrete bases
with temporary
propping
putting into place the 1 day, 4
three bamboos people
forming the top ridge,
rigidly fixed with the
proper inverted
camber and strong
lateral propping
laying all the rafters 2 days,
4
people
installing the 1 day, 4
intermediate purlins people
and the bottom
purlins from below
(including slightly
bending the
bamboos)

plastering the back ferroceme installing the wind 1 day, 2 installing the 3 days,
wall on 2 sides with nt 1 day, 2 ties people front gable 2
lime plaster in 3 people wall people
coats, including lime lime 3 installing the back 2 days,
punning on top, on a days, 2 wall 2
ferrocement people people
substrate
making the IPS 1 day, 4 jointing the roof 2 days,
flooring people rafters with 4
waterproof filler people
material
keeping the IPS 1 day, 1 laying the top ridge 2 days, applying the 2 days,
flooring under water people steel sheet and side 2 P.U. coating 2
for 15 days coverings people people
maintaining the 4 days, 1
 water level every people
alternate day for 15
days and cleaning
the IPS flooring
Total: 23 working days,
12 days of masonry/plaster works, 29 man-days of masonry/plaster works
21 days of bamboo works, 84 man-days of bamboo works

For ECCD-India, Pulaha Dasgupta and Laurent Fournier, 20th August 2010

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Some other views of the proposed structure:

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