The Work Progress as at 28th February 2010

The progress of work for the month ws generally poor, which was partly due to long Chinese New Year holidays and the obstruction caused by the presence of the 200 mm dia. temporary water supply pipeline belonging to the neighbouring housing developer. Mobilisation of heavy equipment for the roadwork and general site earthwork was delayed.

The external and internal plastering of walls of the Shrine hall had completed. However, the construction of roof was still in progress. Assembling of timber purlins to the roof trusses was slow. The Contractor had anticipated the delivery of the roof tiles to Site to be in early March.

The Contractor continued the construction of site fencing and drainage where the locations were freed from obstruction.

The overall progress was about 60%.

The Work Progress as at 31st January 2010

The weather for the month was generally fair, though there were some days of rain on Site. The progress was not much affected. The work was mainly concentrated in the erection of the roof truss of Shrine Hall which is still in progress.

The Contractor had commenced plastering both the external and the internal surface of the walls at the third week of the month. The external plastering was about 85% completed while the internal plastering was about 25%.

Construction of the refuse chamber was started early this month and is currently awaiting for installation of roof, door and windows.

There was some delay in finishing the earthwork and the fencing due to the presence of a 200mm dia. temporary water supply pipe belonging to the nearby development. The pipe was anticipated to be redirected after the Chinese New Year. However, the construction of the fence on the west edge of the plot was carried out on the 29th.

Overall progress for the Phase I work was about 55%.

The planing of the Phase II work comprising the Auditorium and the Multifunction hall had commenced. Several meetings with the architect on the detail design was made. It was anticipated that structural drawings for the foundation could be made available after the Chinese New Year for the foundation work to commence as soon as the fund is sufficient.

Work Progress as on 30th December 2009

The weather for the month of December had improved even though most of the time the site was site wet. However, the progress of the work at the Shrine Hall and the TNB substation was not much affected and the Contractor was able to progress reasonably well. The progress to date was about 50%.

The brick walls of the Shrine Hall and the TNB substation were completed sometime in mid-December. Towards the end of the month, the Contractor had started plastering the walls to the substation. Plastering to the walls of the Shrine Hall was on hold until installation of cable and air-con ducting are installed.



The Contractor had also started assembling the steel roof truss on the 5th and the assembling was still in progress. The roof truss were assembled on the ground and would be lifted to position upon complete inspection by the Engineer.

Work in Progress as on 31st November 2009

The Site was generally wet through out the month and the weather had slowed down the construction. The Contractor managed to complete the concrete structure of the Shrine Hall building and the TNB substation towards the end of the month.

The construction of the TNB substation brick walls had just started and the Shrine Hall was awaiting its roof truss to be assembled.

The work progress was at approximately 40% complete.

Work in Progress as on 31st October 2009

The work progress on Site for the first phase since the previous reporting was about 25%. The work carried out during this period were as follows:

• Completed the construction of columns and the tie-beams of the Shrine Hall.
• Assembled formwork and steel reinforcement for the roof-beams of the Shrine Hall and currently awaiting concrete to be cast.
• Construction of the floor slab and cable trenches in the TNB sub-station had been completed. The Contractor had also completed assembling the formwork and steel reinforcement for the columns, which currently awaiting to be cast.
• General site excavation to finished ground level was in progress.

Work Progress as on 30th Sept 2009

Work on site was generally slow. Progress at the end of September was about 10%. However, the Contractor was confident that the Project could be completed on time.

Work done since the last report were:

• Completion of the ground beams for the Shrine Hall and the TNB building
• Casting of mass concrete block in the Shrine Hall as foundation for the Buddha's image
• Backfilling and compaction to elevate the floor of Shrine Hall to about 1.2m above the surrounding.
• General earthwork.

Site Progress Photographs