1. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND
DESIGN
Bachelor of Quantity Surveying (Honours)
BUILDING ECONOMICS
QSB 60804
Lecturer: Sr. Dianne Kok Hui Wei
Student Name Semester Student ID
Lau Chin Sheng 5 0317899
Hong Kai Yin 5 0323361
Jackson Ting Shii Hang 5 0324326
Lee Ern Hui 5 0319703
King Kiu Chun 5 0318727
Lee Jia Kiam 4 0320029
Hor Weng Lim 5 0319441
2. 1
Table of Content
Item Content Page No.
Cover Page
Table of Content 1
1.0 Introduction 2
1.1 Benchmark Project 3
1.2 Proposed Building Design 4 - 9
2.0 Construction Cost 10
2.1 List of Assumptions 10
2.2 Breakdown of Construction Cost 11 - 13
2.3 Breakdown of Allowances 14 – 15
2.4 Breakdown of Road Improvement 15
2.5 Contract Sum Percentage 16
3.0 REFERENCES 17
3. 2
1.0 Introduction
The site has been proposed is located at the town centre of Kuala Lumpur which
contain of a lot old buildings that required to be demolished in order has spaces to begin the
new buildings. This project is proposed by a Singapore Client who wishes to develop a new
landmark which is able to stand-up with others building surround within the Golden Triangle
Area Kuala Lumpur. Besides, the client has also required the proposed building to achieve
the GBI (Green Building Index) at Platinum level in Malaysia. So, this building no longer
only served for people talking their business here but the building itself also enjoy the energy
saving and reach the environmental-friendly at all time. Hence, the building will call attention
for other developers in Malaysia to take attention about the importance of sustainable
building and environmental protections.
Our site is located within the area so called Golden Triangle Area of Kuala Lumpur
city. Also, it is mostly prosperous, busy and bustling area which most of the business and
commercial area takes place. The area has been developed for business purposes which most
of the international business or financial group of company based within this area. There is
some example such as Petronas Tower, Suria KLCC Shopping Centre, KLCC Convention
Centre and etc. So, the area would be very packed or crowded with people around the site at
all time. The new developing is a heavy traffic and commercial area which require a very
high skills of awareness when doing any construction works because no one wants to cause
any trouble when doing heavy demolishing or construction works. Besides, we have taken
those construction precautions into our considerations to keep our construction work safely
and without being interrupted from the very beginning until the end.
The site being proposed are separate into 3 plots. Areas for each plot are slightly
different which Plot A1 5,990.8 sqm; Plot A2 is 1,612.4 sqm and Plot A3 is 180.0 sqm. Plot
A1 is served for Office and Commercial uses, Plot A2 designed for open spaces and Plot A3
is a subterranean space served for underground pedestrian walkway that linked to existing
MRT Station purposes.
4. 3
1.1 Benchmark Project
The benchmark we have been taken for our project is SP Setia’s corporate HQ. SP
Setia’s corporate HQ is Malaysia’s third building The SP Setia corporate headquarters is set
on three acres and has a timeless design. It can be seen from Persiaran Setia Alam. It is the
first privately owned office and the third building in Malaysia to be certified Green Building
Index (GBI) Platinum, as well as GreenRE Platinum. This year, the S P Setia Corporate HQ
won The Edge Malaysia-PAM Green Excellence Award at The Edge Malaysia Property
Excellence Awards 2015.
Figure 1: SP Setia’s Corporate HQ
The building’s concept is derived from the collective vision of SP Setia to build a
headquarters with an environment that encourages a balanced and green lifestyle in every
aspect of the company’s philosophy. In addition, a link bridge to Setia City Mall, situated
opposite the HQ, has been built to encourage the staff to walk instead of drive. The link
bridge sets an example for other neighbouring developments since the master plan of Setia
City has a network of pedestrian paths and elevated walkways linking the various buildings
within the commercial centre.
One of the innovations is the incorporation of a raised floor system where building
services such as air conditioning, power and data cabling are distributed beneath the floors.
This allows for fast and inexpensive reconfiguration of office spaces, and lower energy costs,
supplying air-conditioned air directly to breathing zones.
5. 4
1.2 Proposed Building Design
In this development, the maximum permissible Gross Floor Area (GFA) allowed is
77,162 square metre and all the requirements listed in the client’s requirements must be
complied. After a few discussions, our group members had conducted several studies on
different types of mixed development office building and come out with a benchmark project.
SP Setia’s Corporate Head Quarter, which we will be used as a references for the design draft
of proposed building. This SP Setia’s Corporate Headquarter building consist of two block of
office buildings and an Elevated Pedestrian Links.
Figure 2: Proposed Building Facade
In order to comply with the Planning & Urban Design Requirement stated in the
Technical Condition of Tender, we come out with the best design of the building to achieve
the client’s requirements and save up the construction cost.
6. 5
Our proposed building design consist 6-storey low-rise building with rooftop garden
and also one block of 16-storey office building connected to the low-rise building as well as a
pedestrian walkway at lower ground floor level and 2nd
floor level and also a covered
walkway at 1st
floor level. Above the 22nd
floor level, have a covered rooftop for M&E, water
tank and also motor room. The total height for the 6-storey low-rise building is 20m high.
The 16-storey office block height is 51.2m. Besides that, there is a rooftop garden built on top
of the low-rise building and complying the set-back restriction for building height which set
out in the Condition 4.6 & 4.7. Approximate 54,195 square metre is for office used and 100
square metre is used for F&B which comply with the Condition 4.2. Besides that, the outdoor
refreshment area (15m wide) consist of 1016 square metre is also provided in the proposed
building design in order to comply with the Condition 4.5. The rooftop garden at 7th
floor
with green facade, services used in the building is to achieve the GBI with Platinum which
set out in Condition 4.13 & 7.6. More than that, 70 units of additional car park will be located
at the 1st
floor of the building, this is comply with the Condition 4.27.
The lower ground floor level with a height of 3.2m will consist of retail stores and car
park. Our car park only located at the lower ground floor. This is because of the client’s
requirement to achieve the Green Building Index (GBI) with Platinum level. At 1st
floor level
with a height of 4m, it consist of lobby and retail stores. At 2nd
floor level with a height of
3.2m, it consist of small offices and retail stores. At 3rd
floor to 6th
floor level with a height of
3.2m each floor, it only consist of offices. At 7th
floor, it consist of a rooftop garden. The
office building which is connected to the low-rise building is start from 7th
floor to 22nd
floor.
The pedestrian walkway and covered walkway had been blended into the design of the
building by locating at the lower ground, 1st
and 2nd
floor level.
7. 6
LOWER GROUND FLOOR (LG)
Figure 3: Lower Ground Floor Plan
Lower Ground Floor
1 ingress & 1 Egress for Lower Ground Floor Car Park Area.
3935 sqm for Car Park and Car Way.
Ramps for Accessing Elevated Car Park Area.
341 Car Park Lots.
4 Lifts access to Low-rise Building.
6 Staircase access to Low-rise Building.
90 sqm for Retail Store.
173 sqm for Underground Pedestrian Walkway.
8. 7
FIRST FLOOR LEVEL (1ST)
Figure 4: First Floor Plan & High Rise Building Lobby Plan
1556 sqm for AGUs (Retails, Gym, Recreation) – Low-rise.
2334 sqm for Lobby & AGUs – High-rise.
1016 sqm for Outdoor Refreshment Area and F&B.
Lobby with Reception, Clerk Office, 2 women’s and 2 men’s washroom.
70 Additional Car Park will be located at Outer Part of Building.
9. 8
FOOD & BEVERAGES (F&B) (1ST FLOOR)
Figure 5: F&B Kiosk Area
100 sqm for one storey height F&B Kiosk Area.
Attached with 1016 sqm Outdoor Refreshment Area.
7TH FLOOR LEVEL TO 22ND FLOOR LEVEL
Figure 6: Typical Office Plan
10 offices in one floor, each office 230 sqm.
11. 10
2.0 Construction Cost
Gross Floor Area
(GFA) (m2)
Cost (RM)
Office 63,454 190,362,000.00
Retail 1,427 3,283,282.00
F&B 100 200,000.00
Designated Car Park (LG) 7,021 9,127,560.00
Additional Car Park (UG) 806 564,480.00
Rooftop Garden 1065 165,075.00
Pedestrian Walkway (2nd
) 212 8,097,222.00
Covered Walkway (1st
) 850 935,000.00
Underground Walkway (LG) 606 11,394,871.00
Contingencies (Allow 5% of CS) - 16,202,274.00
Cost Escalation (Allow 5% of CS) - 16,202,274.00
Green Mark Requirements (Allow 10% of CS) - 32,404,549.00
2.1 List of Assumptions
No. Description Assumptions
1 Facade area From podium to high rise office
building
2 At-Grade covered pedestrian Using 12.38mm laminated glass
3 Market Rate Commercial is higher than residential.
4 Soft scape & Planting RM 127.00/m2
5 Roof top Garden RM155.00/m2
6 Night Lighting RM 500,000.00
7 Road Improvement Work RM 430,210.00
8 Demolish Existing Tide gate and
Replace With New Water Control Gate
RM 95.00/m2
12. 11
2.2 Breakdown of Construction Cost
(a) Office
Construction Cost = RM 3,000 x 63,454 m2
= RM 190,362,000.00
(b) Retail
Construction Cost = (RM 2,300 x 869 m2) + (RM 2,300 x 558 m2)
= RM 3,283,282.00
(c) F&B
Construction Cost = RM 2,000 x 100 m2
= RM 200,000.00
13. 12
(d) Designated Car Park
Construction Cost = RM 1,300 x 7021 m2
= RM 9,127,560.00
(e) Additional Car Park
Construction Cost = RM 770 x 806 m2
= RM 620,928.00
(f) Rooftop Garden
Construction Cost = (RM155 x 1.1) x 1065 m2
= RM 181,583.00
(g) Pedestrian Walkway (2nd)
Construction Cost = (RM50000000/ (240*6)*1.1) x 212 m2
= RM 38,194.44 x 212 m2
= RM 8,097,222.00
14. 13
(h) Covered Walkway (1st)
Construction Cost = = (RM 1,000 x 1.1) x 850 m2
= RM 1,100 x 850 m2
= RM 935,000.00
(i) Underground Walkway (LG)
Construction Cost = (RM100000000/ (1170*5)*1.1) x 606 m2
= RM 18,803.42 x 599m2
= RM 11,394,871.00
15. 14
2.3 Breakdown of Allowances
Description Unit Rate Qty Cost (RM)
a) Utilities Detection Works (Underground
electrical, water and data lines)
i. Equipment for digging Item 5,000.00
ii. Manual Labour for digging Item 9,000.00
iii. Materials Item 6,350.00
iv. Backfilling and make good Item 7,300.00
TOTAL for UTILITIES DETECTION WORKS 27,650.00
Description Unit Rate Qty Cost (RM)
b) Site Survey / Investigation
i. Site Laboratory and Equipment (Lab container,
Troxler, Concrete Cube Crusher and etc.)
Item 35,500.00
ii. Soil sampling Item 4,500.00
iii. Underground water sampling Item 5,000.00
iv. Weather station (Rain gauge, Barometer and etc.) Item 6,300.00
TOTAL for SITE SURVEY / INVESTIGATION 51,300.00
Description Unit Rate Qty Cost (RM)
c) Geotechnical Investigation Works
i. Drilling for water table Item 40,000.00
ii. Drilling for rock formation and soil samples Item 60,000.00
TOTAL for GEOTECHNICAL
INVESTIGATION WORKS
100,000.00
Description Unit Rate Qty Cost (RM)
d) Hoarding Item 12,000.00
e) Signboard Item 10,000.00
f) Painting and Decorations (along walkway) Item 134,000.00
Description Unit Rate Qty Cost (RM)
g) Utilities Connection Charges
i. Light and power connection Item 5,000.00
ii. Water for the connection Item 5,000.00
TOTAL for UTILITIES CONNECTION
CHARGES
10,000.00
16. 15
Description Unit Rate Qty Cost (RM)
h) Traffic Impact Assessment
i. Traffic dower lights Item 2,000.00
ii. Traffic Signage (“Speed Limit”, “Road Closed”) Item 2,000.00
iii. Flag Men (4 people @ RM60/hr, 4hr/day, 20 days) Item 4,000.00
iv. Cleaning & Removing Debris Item 2,000.00
TOTAL for TRAFFIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT 10,000.00
Description Unit Rate Qty Cost (RM)
i) Protection of Existing Roadside Trees Item 23,000.00
2.4 Breakdown of Road Improvement
Length of the existing road – 280m
Width of road – 10m
Area of road – 2800m2
Description Unit Rate (RM)
1 Excavation M2 13.00
2 Trim, Grade and Roll M2 1.70
3 50mm thick Sand Blanket M2 3.00
4 Road Base Crusher Run M2 32.00
5 Concrete Binder Course M2 27.00
6 Wearing Course M2 23.00
7 Prime Coat M2 1.10
8 Premix Binder Cost M2 1.20
9 Resurfacing of Existing Road Surface M2 25.00
10 Precast Concrete Kerb M 50.00
11 Painting to Kerb M 5.00
12 Road Marking & Directional Graphic M 16.60
Total item for road improvement in m2 127 m2
Total item for road improvement in m 71.6 m
Total amount for m2 item 355,600.00
Total amount for m item 35,448.00
Total of Lump Sum amount for Road Improvement 391,048.00
