Waste Water Treatment Plant
Scenario:
You are the manager of a small construction company and have been given the project to design and construct the new waste water treatment plant as shown on the attached plans for a client. All the processing and equipment for the plant has been designed however your company is responsible complete the design of the building.
The site is situated on a green field site, surrounded by grazing paddocks.
The client is required to submit your construction details to the Council for Building approval and there has been comments made that a fire hydrant system is required and approval have not been provided. Due to the distances involved to the water mains it will cost in excess of $600,000 and this has not been included in your prices however you are responsible for the design and under contract.
Your contract requires that you comply with the NCC (BCA) and you are in a predicament that you need to explain a $600,000 loss to your directors or justify for your client to council why it is not required in order to get their approval. Don't use plagiarised sources.Get your custom essay just from $11/page
Your tasks
Analyse the documents provided and the NCC (BCA) and provide a detailed report that you would submit to your client and Council detailing whether or not a fire hydrant system is required and if so the inclusion of it in your design.
Your report should include detailed references to the relevant sections of the following to justify you conclusions:
Class of building.
Relevant code provisions.
Aust Standard provisions as applicable.
Include in your report the basis for reaching your conclusion.
This work is to be part of your portfolio of evidence that you have reached the required competencies and will develop to include the range required. Therefore give consideration to the professional way you wish to present this information.
Due Date: 27/2/2014.
Note: It is costing your project $2,000 per day to be on site and if the report is not presented there will be heavy penalties and delays for your project.
Maximum of 1000 words plus any references if required.