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I. FREE SERVICES:
1. Meetings and consultations at the office
2. Consultations by telephone and email
3. Site inspections within Metro Manila
4. Meetings at your convenient place within Metro Manila
A. Site Inspection
We inspect your lot; (Anywhere in Philippines)
1. verify location and orientation of your house- and window positioning/alignment with
the sun, shadow plus wind (this affects design)
2. verify soil-topology and neighbor-buildings (this affects design)
3. verify local government or subdivisions regulations/restrictions (they all have their
own different rules)
4. verify logistics/accessibility
5. verify availability of building-materials and manpower
6. verify source of electricity/water
7. take pictures
8. make a short report of our findings
9. Make recommendations (if necessary)
B. Design
PLUS included in the payment is that we make a color 2D computerized floor plan and
3D perspective design of your house. By Philippine Law, the intellectual property rights
of the design belong to Solidcon unless otherwise authorized.
Revisions of the design are free (for the same lot) until you are happy.
F. Cost Estimate
After this we can at least give you a good estimate of how much the cost to build will
be. The itemize estimate includes materials specifications. In this method, Owner has
options to upgrade or downgrade specified materials according to budget.
G. Blueprints
Five (5) sets of the following Documents listed below; signed and sealed by respective
Trade Professionals
1. Architectural Plans; by an Architect
2. Structural Plans; by a Civil or Structural Engineer
3. Electrical Plans; by a Professional Electrical Engineer
4. Sanitary Plans; by a Sanitary Engineer or Master Plumber
5. Mechanical Plans (if needed) ; by a Mechanical Engineer
6. Fire Protection Plans (if needed); by a Mechanical or Sanitary Engineer
7. Itemized Cost Estimate or Bill of Materials (Item F) ; by a Civil Engineer or
Architect
8. Materials Specifications; by an Architect
9. Structural Design Calculations; by a Civil or Structural Engineer
10. Building Permit forms; by a Civil or Architect
11. Electrical Permit Forms; by an Electrical Engineer
12. Sanitary Permit Forms; by a Sanitary Engineer
13. Mechanical Permit Forms (if needed) ; by a Mechanical Engineer
14. Fire Protection (if needed) ; by a Mechanical or Sanitary Engineer
H. Duration
Items A, B, C, E & F will be finished between 7 to 21 days, excluding revisions, while
item G is 30 days. Approval by the subdivision will depend on the officers and men
incharge of the job and varies in each subdivision. Usually it takes the subdivision 30
days to approve.
III. PHASE 2 CONTRACT: Processing of Permits and Construction Using Solid Poured
Concrete Technology
After Phase 1 Contract (A to G), Owners have the choice to continue to construct the
house/project (based on plans & detailed work breakdown) using 2 options (stated
below) or altogether as one contract;
1. Construct the Structural Shell (all concrete works) plus embedded pipes
2. Continue the Remaining / Finishing Works until turnover
Construction time is normally between 4 to 8 months (individual residential houses)
after the permits are approved. Processing of Permits normally takes 30 days in every
government offices.
B. Payment Schedule