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Choose Ideal Construction Cost Estimating Software For Your Company
So many contractors go out of business because their construction cost estimating is too low or too high. When the amount estimated in not high enough the company can lose a lot of money; when the estimate is too high you lose the job to a competitor and gain a bad reputation. If either occurs enough times it can result in total failure for the company. Human error is something that will always happen to some degree, and if you want to cut mistakes out completely, you need construction cost estimating software. It can seem overwhelming knowing which is the best construction cost estimating software for your particular company, with such a huge variety available now days. Prior to beginning your search you should read the following guide to ensure you have a clear idea of what you need.Commercial or Residential The first decision to make is whether your company is primarily in the business of commercial or residential building, as there is different construction cost estimating software for each. If you feel your business falls pretty much equally into both categories,there are programs for you as well, however you may find they are more costly.Work With Your Existing Software Contractors will usually have several existing programs in use for

g are the details of some of the projects, which pipeline project team ventured into.

Baroda – Ahmedabad – Kalol Gas Pipeline of M/S Gujarat State Petronet Ltd (GSPL): IOCL put its stamp of excellence in the field of gas transportation on its debut as a 24” diameter, 133 long gas pipeline worth Rs.1987 crore was successfully commissioned in May 2004 by a consortium of IOCL, M/s Stroytransgaz (STG), Russia and M/s Essar constructions Ltd., Mumbai on turnkey basis IOCL earned close Rs.4 crore for residual engineering, vendor selection and final commissioning of the project.

Dadri – Panipat R-LNG Spur line: IOCL seeks to reconfirm its abilities of fully construct and operate a R-LNG pipeline on its own by laying a 6.72 MMSCMD capacity, 30” diameter 141 km long feeder pipeline at a cost of Rs.250 crore to Panipat Refinery from a Tap Off Point through GAIL’s HBJ pipeline at Dadri. The proposal is under active consideration of the Board.

Raxaul Amlekhganj Product Pipeline: A 0.7 MMTPA capacity, 8” diameter and 35 km long Indo-Nepal cross border product pipeline is being laid at a cost of Rs.33 crore in order to ease congestion on the border. A MOU has been signed to this effect between IOCL and NOC, Nepal Oil Corporation on 9.9.2004. DFR for this pipeline is under preparation.

PMC services for Crude oil Pipeline from Chennai Port Trust to CPCL: IOCL is providing Project Management & Consultancy (PMC) services to M/s Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (CPCL) for its 42” diameter, 16.5 km long crude oil pipeline from Chennai Port Trust Jetty to its Manali refinery. IOCL is to get PMC charges of Rs.1.7 crore for the project costing Rs.51.5 crore.

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Social Responsibility- A Definite Aspect of Corporate Image
This article will provide brief overview about definition, conceptual views as well as possible environmental actions related to the notion of business’s social responsibility. Example will be cited to highlight successful facilitation of a socially responsible business.With ever increasing concern on environmental hazards and issues related to various products and services, it is becoming an undeniable fact that a business should ensure its social responsibility to facilitate a societal sensitive corporate image. Koontz & Weihrich (1990) asserts that corporate social responsibility is nothing more than seriously considering the impact of company’s action on society. However a more comprehensive definition refers social responsibility with the degree to which a company recognizes what being a good community and global citizen means and acts accordingly (Slocum, 1995:17).It was further asserted that there are three basic conceptual views of social responsibility are generally acknowledged. First ‘traditional social responsibility’ is referred to the perception that by serving the interests of shareholders, organization is fulfilling its social responsibility. Second, ‘stakeholder social responsibility’ perceives that managers and employees have obligations towards

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1. Mathura – Tundla Pipeline: The 1.2. MMTPA capacity, 16” diameter, 56 km long pipeline was completed during Feb’03 at a cost of Rs.45 crore for supplying product in environmentally sensitive Taj trapezium zone.

2. Replacement of Barauni – Patna Section of BKPL: Laying of 1.7 MMTPA capacity, 20” diameter, 110 km long pipeline was completed during March ’03 at a cost of Rs.85.50 crore as a replacement of corrosion prone old Barauni – Patna Section of BKPL.

3. Koyali-Navagam Pipeline: The 1.8 MMTPA capacity, 14” diameter, 78 km long Koyali Navagam pipeline was commissioned in March ’03 at a cost of Rs. 19.5 crore. Originally a part of Kalol Navagam – Koyali crude oil pipeline, taken on lease from ONGCL and refurbished for use as a product pipeline.

4. Viramgam-Koyali Crude Oil Pipeline: The 12 MMTPA capacity, 28” diameter, 148 Km long pipeline was completed in August ’03 at a cost of Rs. 134.00 crore to fulfill enhanced crude oil demand of Koyali Refinery.

5. Koyali – Viramgam – Sidhpur Product Pipeline: The 4.1 MMTPA capacity, 18” diameter, 245 km long pipeline was commissioned in Oct’03 at a cost of Rs. 62.50 crore. (103 km was laid new, whereas balance is an old crude oil pipeline converted for use in product service).

6. Kurukshetra – Roorkee – Najibabad Product Pipeline: The 0.9 MMTPA capacity, 10” diameter, 107 km long pipeline was completed during Dec’03 at a cost of Rs.43.50 crore to supply product to areas in Western U.P.and Uttaranchal.

7. PanipatRewari Product Pipeline: The 1.6 MMTPA capacity, 12” diameter, 155 km long product pipeline from Panipat to Rewari was completed in Sep’04 at a cost of Rs. 66 crore as a part of Rs 734 crore Panipat Refinery Expansion linked pipelines project.

PIPELINE PROJECTS UNDER IMPLEMENTATION

As a front – runner in petroleum pipeline industry, IOCL was always looking for new growth areas. In order to maintain sustained pipeline growth, many important projects were approved during the period for future implementation. It speaks volumes of the importance IOCL attaches to the growth of pipelines, which imparts, through strategic utility, a decisively competitive edge to the business conglomerate.

Mundra Kandla crude oil pipeline and conversion of Kandla Panipat section of KBPL to crude oil service: The 6 MMTPA capacity, 28” diameter, 73 km long pipeline was approved in January 2002 for implementation at a cost of Rs. 305.60 crore to transport the additional crude oil required for Panipat refinery expansion. Pipeline along with Crude oil handling facilities of M/s Gujarat Adani Port Ltd. is nearly completed.

Sidhpur Sanganer Product Pipeline: The 3.4 MMTPA capacity, 18” diameter, 506 km pipeline was approved in January 2002 for implementation at a cost of Rs. 352.49 crore. Pipeline is ready for commissioning.

Branch Pipeline to Ajmer Project of laying 8” diameter, 21 km Long Branch pipeline from Bagsuri off.

Koyali – Sidhpur – Sanganer Product Pipeline to Ajmer was approved in Jan’03 for implementation at a cost of Rs. 20,92 crore. Mainline laying is in progress. Approved completion of the projects is in January 2005.

Chennai – Trichy – Madurai Product Pipeline The 1.8 MMTPA capacity, 14”/12”/10” diameters, 683 km long pipeline system was approved in July’03 for implementation at a cost of Rs.363.21 crore. As a first step towards spreading the pipeline network in South, in synergy with CPCL refinery at Chennai, this pipeline will supply products to major consumption centers in Tamilnadu. Construction of mainline and station facilities are in full swing. Approved completion of the project is in July 2005.

Branch Pipeline to Chittaurgarh Project laying 12” diameter, 160 Kms long branch pipeline from Lasariya off Koyali – Sidhpur – Sanganer Product Pipeline to Chittaurgarh was approved in Dec’03 for implementation at a cost of Rs. 82.58 crore to supply products to Udaipur and Kota Marketing Depot fed areas. Pre-construction activities are in progress. Approved completion of the projects in February 2006.

Koyali Dahej Product Pipeline The 2.6 MMTPA capacity, 14” diameter, 112 Km long pipeline project was approved for implementation in March’04 at a cost of Rs. 90.50 crore to evacuate product from the land-locked Koyali Refinery through coastal route. Pre-construction activities are in progress. Approved completion of the projects is in March 2006.

Paradip-Haldia Crude oil Pipeline System – The project of laying II MMTPA capacity, 30” diameter, 330 km long crude oil pipeline system along with construction of crude oil handling facilities and a implementation in March 2004 at a cost of Rs.1178 crore. The pipeline will lead to annual savings of approximately Rs.500 crore on crude oil transportation cost to Haldia and Barauni Refineries. Construction of mainline, tank farm and station facilities are in full swing. Approved completion of the project is in March 2006.

Additional tanks (4 x 60000 kL) construction at Mundra: Construction of 4 additional crude oil storage tanks at Mundra has been approved in June 2004 at a cost of Rs. 70.57 crore as part of crude oil blending facilities. Tank foundation works are in progress. Approved completion of the project is in December 2005.

Augmentation of Bongaigaon Siliguri Section of GSPL: Augmentation of Bongaigaon Siliguri section of GSPL to 1.4 MMGPA capacities has been approved in September 2004 at a cost of Rs. 28.61 crore. Approved completion of the project is in March 2006.

Pipelines are also constructing marketing TOPs at Trichy, Sankari, Chittaurgarh and Jasidih, linked to various pipeline. TOPs costing around Rs. 120 crore will have more than 1 lakh kL of product storage capacity.

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Amidst all this, IOCL was quick to identify new areas of emerging opportunities. Efforts were made to make forays into national and inter-national arena through business development. Strategic alliances were entered into with agencies of repute for taking advantage of opportunities related to its core competencies. Despite its relative inexperience in building infrastructure for its potential in managing pipeline projects was well recognized far and wide. Some of these efforts resulted in bagging PMC contracts for other companies. Needless to say the commercially beneficial contracts for other companies. Needless to say the commercially beneficial contracts were bagged and executed on the strength of its abundant in-house talent and expertise gained over the years. It’s a matter of great pride that IOCL’s technical bids were rated as the best in some of the international ventures, even as opportunity to execute the work didn’t due to changed geo-political reasons. Following are the details of some of the projects, which pipeline project team ventured into.

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Fair Trade Fundraisers
Organizations everywhere are starting to see the benefits of staging certain types of fundraisers. As you may have discovered through trial-and-error, some fundraisers are simply more successful than others. We all want to raise as much money as we can for our respective organizations, but there are times when we ought to give pause to other considerations.Coffee fundraisers have been massively successful in the United States and beyond. It should come as no surprise, mind you. Everyone loves coffee, especially really good coffee. It is estimated that over 200 million people in the United States alone drink coffee on a daily basis. At approximately one dollar per cup, you can imagine how staggering the profits can be. Organizations have an excellent opportunity to tap into this market, and to brew up massive revenues for their respective ventures.The difficult part of doing coffee fundraisers, is convincing people to compromise their morning coffee routines. It may sound absurd, but many people feel very passionately about the coffee they drink. From what I have been told by some of our readers, Canadians are absolutely fanatic about Tim Horton's coffee. The challenge for people involved in fundraising, is to convince people to try something new. We ha

ost of Rs. 66 crore as a part of Rs 734 crore Panipat Refinery Expansion linked pipelines project.

PIPELINE PROJECTS UNDER IMPLEMENTATION

Branch Pipeline to Ajmer Project of laying 8” diameter, 21 km Long Branch pipeline from Bagsuri off.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

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Facility Management Companies
The main principle behind the existence of facilities management is that businesses rely on a whole network of essential support services. From receptionists to the security staff, the business relies on a whole network of essential support services. Since facility management is multi-disciplinary, the jobs vary from project managers to cleaners. And since most of the services are not core to the business, many companies outsource such jobs. There are many companies which provide expert facilities. These mainly include building maintenance, cleaning facilities, catering, administration and security.There are many advantages of outsourcing such tasks. It not only simplifies the process but also minimizes the time and money spent on it. Since time and money are very important resources, one can use them in an existing business or invest in new ventures.The experience of the facilities management companies is also beneficial to the client company. As these facility management companies have expertise in their field, they do work better than their clients. They have experience and learning which they use more effectively and efficiently.Most of the facilities management companies offer services tailored to the client’s requirements. Since each organization has

ore. As a first step towards spreading the pipeline network in South, in synergy with CPCL refinery at Chennai, this pipeline will supply products to major consumption centers in Tamilnadu. Construction of mainline and station facilities are in full swing. Approved completion of the project is in July 2005.

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FIR Sauna Room
HEALTHY FIR Sauna Room1.Purify Skin and Lose Weight: light wave exposures can remove excess fat and cellulite, clear toxins, then reach the effect of weight loss, body building, enjoying radiant and youthful skin.2.Relieve Pain: infrared radiant heat saunas produce deep, soothing penetrating heat which can expand capillary vessel, accelerate blood circulation, increase oxygen production, for the relief of arthritis, sore backs, muscle aches and pains.3.Strengthen Body: 1000 calories of heat can be consumed in 30 minutes, equaling to the sweat volume of 10 kilometers running.4.Lose Stress-Relieve Tension: sweet music and harmonious light wave may relieve mental stress and relax absolutely. Enjoy all the amenities, as well as the health wonders provided in sauna.Application fields:一 Family 　　Health care of family ---Enjoying health care in your own personal sauna.二 GYM club 　　Health care of sport---Healthy sauna will bring you a healthy future.三 Bath center 　　Vogue bathing---Light wave sauna is the third generation shower equipment of Europe and U.S.A.四 Beauty center 　　Light wave beauty---A profound revolution in

ge tanks at Mundra has been approved in June 2004 at a cost of Rs. 70.57 crore as part of crude oil blending facilities. Tank foundation works are in progress. Approved completion of the project is in December 2005.

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Thinking Beyond Cleaning Office Buildings
If your business is like many other traditional cleaning companies, you started by cleaning an office, apartment building, retail store or other commercial building. Adding additional clients may have included more office buildings, medical clinics and perhaps even expanding into manufacturing facilities. But have you stopped to think about expanding into residential cleaning? Perhaps some of the people who work in your buildings have asked if you also clean houses. This is an opportunity to break into the residential market.Even if your cleaning business is doing fine with your commercial accounts, expanding into residential cleaning is one more way to increase your profit margin. You probably have all the supplies and equipment that you need to cross over from commercial to residential accounts. And as with commercial cleaning, there is always the possibility of add on services - carpet spotting, carpet cleaning, window washing and floor stripping and waxing.There are several benefits to residential cleaning:- Residential cleaning is typically done during the day, so it can be easier to find employees.- Improved cash flow for your business as payment is required after the service is performed.- Commercial accounts usually require bidding ag

g are the details of some of the projects, which pipeline project team ventured into.

PMC services for CPCL – CBR jetty to Nagapattinam Refinery black oil pipeline: IOCL is providing PMC services to CPCL for laying an 18” diameter, 8 km long black oil pipeline from CBR jetty to CPCL. As PMC charges for the 15 crore project, IOCL will get 5.5% of actual project cost.

Bids Submission / Acceptance: As a new player, IOCL learnt valuable lessons about bidding to get jobs for pipeline laying. Its bids were accepted and considered during the job award process for many projects. Some of these bidding initiatives are as follows.

* Implementation of Mora – Talasari Gas pipeline project of M/s GSPL.

* Engineering & PMC services for Mundra – Delhi product pipeline of M/s HPCL.

* Implementation of Mora-Sajod Gas pipeline project of M/s GSPL.

* Engineering & PMC services for derating of HPCL’s Mumbai-Pune pipeline (Trombay – Vashi section) and its extension to Pakni of M/s. HPCL.

* Supply of R-LNG to Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd at Bidadi / Yelahanka.

* Supply of R-LNG to NTPC power plant at Kayamkulam (Kerala).

* Basic Engineering and Front End Design & Development for Sohar Pipeline Project of M/s. Oman Refinery Company, Oman.

* Implementation of Mina AI Fahal to Sohar crude oil pipeline of M/s. Oman Gas Company, Oman.

* Melut Basin Oil Development Project of M/s. Petrodar Operating Co.Ltd., Sudan.

* Ras Laffan-Mesaieed Sweet Gas pipeline project of M/S Qatar Petroleum, Qatar.

* Iraq – Jordan Crude Oil Pipeline Project in the Hashemite, Kingdom of Jordan.

* Pre-qualification for the right to participate and lead in the development, design, acquisition, construction, installation, financing, ownership and operation of Turkme-nistan Afghanistan Pakistan Natural Gas Pipeline

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