AI English Translation, Pages 26-50
District ⟦illegible⟧ on the land numbered ⟦illegible⟧ secret tender for the construction of
Contract Form
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This contract was concluded between the Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad
(hereinafter known as the Committee).
And between ⟦line⟧ hereinafter known as the Contractor who stated
for the purpose of this contract that he has a place in ⟦line⟧ and this address of his
is considered a valid direction and delivery for registered letters sent to him or warnings, orders,
and instructions delivered to him by hand.
The Engineer or Engineers ⟦line⟧ The engineer who carries out this contract
on behalf of the Committee is the engineer Saleh Yusuf or any other engineer or engineers
appointed by the Committee in writing in this capacity, and the Contractor shall be notified of their names to execute the work stipulated
in this contract. The Contractor has also agreed hereby to provide - according to -
the terms and conditions contained therein and in the specifications, the price schedule, and the maps - the construction
materials stipulated in the general conditions and all workers, machinery, equipment, tools,
implements, scaffolding, guards, and everything that is necessary or may be necessary for the works
and services covered by this contract and their complete completion to the highest degree of perfection
and craftsmanship in the execution of ( ⟦illegible⟧ )
The Contractor acknowledges that he has visited the work site and has become fully, accurately, and precisely acquainted
with all the maps and the work to be performed under this contract
as he has also inspected the work site and the location for storing construction materials and water installations
The Contractor agrees to undertake the construction of the mentioned building according to the specialized maps
issued and which may be issued by the supervising engineer in the future, the schedule of works,
prices, general conditions, and technical specifications complete in all respects, according to
the measurements and according to the prices set by the nominated contractor.
The Contractor also undertakes to complete this work within a period of ( ⟦illegible⟧ ) days starting
from the date of signing the contract.
Inspection Committee
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Signature /
President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
in Baghdad
Witness ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦line⟧
Signature / The Contractor Mr. ⟦line⟧
Witness ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦line⟧
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Secret tender for the construction of a building on land numbered ⟦166⟧
in the neighborhood of ⟦Al-Senak⟧
General Conditions
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1 - The bidder must provide a cash deposit of 5% (five percent), and it is permissible to provide
this security in the form of a letter of guarantee from one of the banks recognized by the
Head of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad; checks are strictly not accepted.
2 - The bidder must submit the contract documents in a sealed envelope at or before 12:00 PM
on the day corresponding to / / 196 to the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad,
provided that the envelope is marked (Secret tender for the construction of ⟦a building⟧
⟦Land deed and Wattawin⟧).
3 - The committee reserves the right not to accept the lowest priced tender and may reject any
tender without giving reasons for doing so.
4 - Any tender not submitted at the time specified in paragraph (2) above or not accompanied
by the specified security will be neglected.
5 - The supervising engineer has the right to change the blueprints and quantities as he sees fit,
and the contractor has no right to object to this. Excess or deficit quantities shall be priced
according to the contractor's rate in the bill of quantities and prices, as the quantities present
in this contract are approximate quantities subject to increase or decrease.
6 - If the contractor is delayed in completing the work within the period specified by him, he must
pay five Dinars (5/- Dinars) daily to the Administrative Committee in Baghdad, and any
objection submitted by the contractor regarding the work delay will be rejected. These
compensations shall be deducted from his entitlements or his security deposit.
7 - When the quality of any material listed in the bill of quantities is not mentioned, the supervising
engineer alone will be responsible for selecting it as he sees fit, and the contractor has
no right to object to this at all.
8 - The contractor must state the period he requires to complete the work, and this period
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will be taken into consideration when studying the tender.
9 - Bidders must sign all maps attached to this tender as well as all
pages of the tender and return them within their bid.
10 - Materials
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The contractor must provide all materials necessary for the work as specified in the maps and the schedule of
prices, and the contractor alone shall be responsible for all materials and tools at the work site
and shall be responsible for any theft or shortage that occurs therein, noting that all materials
at the work site are considered the property of the Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
until the completion of the work, and the contractor has no right to remove them or dispose of them except with the
written approval of the Administrative Committee.
11 - Dismissal of the Contractor's Employees
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The engineer has full authority to request the contractor to dismiss or exclude anyone from
his employees whom the community deems undesirable or unfit to continue in the work, and the
contractor must implement those requests immediately upon issuance, and he has no right to claim any compensation
or indemnity that may result from that in any form whatsoever.
12 - Advances
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The committee pays cash advances at the end of each month for the completed works and materials
supplied at the work site after obtaining a certificate from the engineer to that effect, and that is
on the basis of 90% ninety percent of the cost of the completed works according to the contract prices
and 75% seventy-five percent of the value of the construction materials supplied
at the work site according to its local estimation, provided that these advances
granted to the contractor are not considered an admission of acceptance of the work by the committee, but rather
the contract terms apply to all completed work / until it is finally handed over to the committee.
13 - Final Measurement and Settlement of the Contractor's Account
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After the work is fully completed in all respects as certified by the community's engineer, the
Administrative Committee shall take over the work provisionally, and the contractor's account shall be settled according to
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⟦Measurements and Prices⟧
The total lump sum amount agreed upon in this contract after deducting all
advances paid to the contractor on account of his work; as for the deducted amounts
at a rate of 10%, they shall be retained by the Administrative Committee until the end of the maintenance period and the final
acceptance of the work by the Committee.
14 - Rejection of Work
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The engineer has the right to reject any materials supplied by the contractor or any work that is, in the engineer's view,
based on quality and workmanship that do not meet the required level or are not compliant
with the specifications or drawings related to the contract, and the contractor must remove the materials and the
rejected work and re-execute it at his own expense, including the materials present in
the rejected work.
Any work carried out without authorization in addition to the details given in
the drawings or the issued instructions will not be recognized, its measurement will not be performed, and the value
of the materials used in the execution of such works will not be paid to the contractor.
15 - Maintenance Period
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The contractor must maintain the work for a period of six months from the date of the Committee's
provisional acceptance of the work from him, and he must repair all deficiencies or defects that
may appear during the maintenance period at his own expense, and the securities—or
what remains of them after deducting the amounts duly owed by him—shall be returned to him at the end of the maintenance period
and after the contractor has fulfilled his obligations and the work has been finally accepted from him.
- The contractor must carry out the repairs requested of him by the Committee within one week from
the date of being notified in writing, and upon his failure to perform the work, the Committee shall withdraw the securities
belonging to him and perform the work at his expense and deduct the amount from him.
16 - Notices
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The two contracting parties waive the right to issue formal notices from one to the other.
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through the Notary Public regarding the affairs of this contract. Every notice directed by one
of the two parties must either be delivered to the address of the other party or sent to them by registered mail.
17 - Labor Laws
The contractor is responsible for applying the Labor Law regarding all labor matters and observing it
with respect to wages for official holidays, feasts, and compensations, and he is also responsible for accidents
that occur to his employees at the workplace, and he must pay all resulting compensations
therefrom, as the Committee is not responsible at all regarding the workers.
18 - Withdrawal of Work from the Contractor and its Consequences
a - If the contractor fails to start the work promptly upon receiving a written notice
to that effect.
b - Or if he falls short in executing the works at the required speed.
c - Or if he fails to execute the works ⟦in accordance with the contract⟧.
d - Or if he delays in completing the works beyond the deadline specified in the contract.
e - Or if he actually stops ⟦the work⟧ for a period of one week without written permission from the Committee, unless
he proves the existence of force majeure and informs the engineer and the Committee of it immediately and in writing.
f - Or if he fails to supply or install machinery, labor, materials, and sufficient and appropriate equipment so that
he can execute the permanent work promptly and without interruption.
g - Or if he commits, personally or through an intermediary, any violation of any of the contract's provisions
that he is bound to implement or observe, and continues in this violation for a period of 14 days
(while observing any special condition stipulating a shorter period) after being warned in writing by
the engineer to rectify this violation.
h - Or if he abandons the work entirely.
i - Or if the contractor (whether in Iraq or abroad) becomes bankrupt
or if he files a petition for bankruptcy or his financial insolvency is proven or he settles with his creditors
or if the contractor was a company and it was liquidated, whether the liquidation was compulsory
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voluntary (unless the liquidation was voluntary for the purpose of reorganizing the company
on bases established in writing by the government) or if the contractor was a company and was dissolved
or if the contractor gave, promised, or offered a gift, advance, reward, or benefit of any
kind to any employee or worker of the Jewish Community's employees, whether independent
or having any relation to the work subject of this contract, the committee in any of these cases has the right:
1 - To withdraw the execution of the remaining works from the contractor.
2 - And without withdrawing the execution of the remaining works as mentioned above, by sending a warning -
written by order of the President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews to the contractor, and
this warning shall be effective without taking any legal or official procedures.
3 - And if the contractor is granted any extension or leniency, this does not reduce or prejudice the rights
of the Community under this article, and the previous provisions do not affect the right of the committee
to claim the compensations established under the laws in force.
4 - In the event of withdrawing the work or part of it from the contractor as previously stated
according to any other provisions contained in the contract, the committee, according to its estimation of the cost,
may exercise one of the following rights:
a - To carry out by itself, at the contractor's expense, the execution of all works that have not
been completed yet or any part thereof.
b - To put all or some of the works that have not been completed yet into tender again.
c - To agree with one of the contractors privately to complete the work.
In all these cases, the committee shall have the right to seize all or some of the
machinery, tools, and materials brought by the contractor and to use them
in completing the work, without being responsible to the contractor or others
for these machines, tools, and materials, or for any damage or decrease
in value for any reason, and without being responsible also for paying any amount
due for them to another party or paying any rent for them to the contractor or others.
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In any case, the committee shall have the right to seize all or some of the machinery, tools, and materials
even after the completion of the work, to guarantee its rights. The contractor must pay the committee
all the expenses it incurs in this regard in excess of the contract value, and must compensate it
for all losses incurred as a result. The committee may deduct the value of the expenses and losses
referred to from the amount of security deposits, from the contractor's claims, or from any money belonging to him.
However, if the work costs less than the contract prices, the difference shall not be returned to the contractor.
For this purpose, the committee may refrain from paying any amounts that may have been granted to him until
these expenses and losses are settled. The committee may sell the machinery, tools, or materials
brought by the contractor without being responsible for any losses incurred by him as a
result of their sale.
In the event that the work is withdrawn from the contractor, an inventory report shall be prepared for the works, buildings,
tools, equipment, and materials at the work site, and for the work that has been completed in a
satisfactory condition, under the knowledge of the responsible engineer of the Mosaic Community. This inventory takes place in the presence of
the contractor, who must be officially notified to attend in person or through his representative. If the contractor does not attend or
does not send a representative, the inventory shall be conducted in his absence.
This inventory is established by a report signed by the community engineer and the contractor
or his representative. If any dispute or conflict arises regarding the condition of the existing work, it must
be recorded along with the nature of the dispute in the aforementioned report.
19 - The prices to be set by the contractor include the surveying of the building land according to the maps
along with the preparation of the ground surface by removing debris and transporting it outside (by vehicles if
necessary) so that it is disposed of permanently. It also includes cleaning the building and the site
after completion of the work so that it is suitable for immediate use before its
provisional receipt by the community or the supervising engineer.
20 - The community has the right to undertake any item at its own responsibility by supplying materials and labor or
materials only, and the contractor performs the work, and the fee shall be as agreed upon if the committee so decides.
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necessary for that, but if the committee prepares the materials and the work, it shall be at the expense
of the contractor.
21 - If new items are introduced that are not mentioned in the contract, they shall be agreed upon by the committee
and its engineer on one hand and the contractor on the other hand. If they do not agree, they may appoint experts
in that field, provided that the disagreement over this does not give the contractor any right to delay the work.
22 - a - The bidder must be someone who has previously performed works similar to this building in terms of
type and quantity, and must submit a statement of the mentioned works, their locations, and the names of their owners.
b - Preference is given to the bidder who owns the technical equipment necessary to complete the work, such as mixers,
vibrators ( ⟦line⟧ ), necessary iron elevators, and others,
provided that the area of the mold that the bidder can place at one time is not less than square meters,
and the bidder must submit a detailed statement of the mentioned equipment.
c - If the bidder has a company, they must attach the company's internal regulations
with the tender.
23 - The contractor undertakes to use the vibrator ( ) for concrete works.
24 - The bars used for reinforcement shall be of the blue iron type, and it is not permissible to use
rusted bars.
25 - The gravel shall be of the clean, washed river type.
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Schedule of Works and Prices
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For the construction contract of: Ground floor and first floor
On the land numbered: 166 / 7
District: Al-Sinak
Item | Details of Works | Quantity and Unit | Price | Amount Fils Dinar
1 | Earth excavations for foundations with backfilling of sides. Excavations shall be as stated in the maps and shall be vertical with straight edges ⟦line⟧ and sides, and the bottom of the excavation level and balanced. Resulting soil from excavation shall be removed outside the construction site. If the contractor exceeds the works indicated in the plan without the engineer's ⟦line⟧ written ⟦line⟧ approval, he must fill the excess excavations with 1:3:6 concrete at his own expense. | 2000 m3 | 0/120 | 240 / -
2 | Paving works with broken bricks. Broken bricks shall be of the hard-fired type with a thickness of 12 cm. The price includes the process of pounding with iron rammers well, spraying with water, and grouting with cement mortar in a ratio of 1 ⟦line⟧ 10. | 250 m2 | 0/780 | 195 / 000
3 | Unreinforced concrete works for foundations. The concrete ratio shall be 1:3:6 of cement, Habbaniya sand, and washed river gravel graded in size 1 1/2 inch and below. The sand must be from Habbaniya Lake sources, and river sand may not be used at all for any construction purpose except with the engineer's approval. Note: In all concrete works, a mechanical mixer must be used. | 107 m3 | 4/500 | 481 / 500
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212/000
⟦with an area of⟧ 250
Item | Work Details | Quantity and Unit | Price | Amount
| | | | Fils Dinars
4 | Construction with brick and cement
The bricks shall be of the hard-burned type
and construction is carried out with cement mortar and Habaniya
sand in a ratio of 1 = 4. It is not permitted to use
broken or used bricks. The hard-burned bricks
must be submerged in water before construction
for a sufficient period of no less than six hours, and all
vertical and horizontal joints must be filled
with cement mortar. The process of spraying the walls
with water shall continue for a period of no less than seven days.
The price includes all of the above in an
accurate and good manner. (The Sect's engineer
has the right to reject any part of the construction
that he does not see as complying with technical conditions
or due to it containing salts). | ⟦925,000⟧ | 1/250 | 1157/250
5 | Damp-proof concrete with Silocrete
3 inches thick for walls.
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The mixing ratio shall be 1 = 2 = 4 of cement,
Habaniya sand, and washed river gravel
graded in size from
3/4" and below. The ratio of
Silocrete shall be 1 - 10 of the amount of water
required to make the concrete. The price includes
the necessary wooden formwork. | | |
6 | Damp-proof plaster with Silocrete
1" thick for walls.
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The mixture ratio shall be 1 - 3 of cement
and Habaniya sand, and the ratio of Silocrete shall be
1 - 8 of the amount of water required for the mixture | | |
45/-
1582/250
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Amount / 1512/250
Item | Details of Works | Quantity and Unit | Price | Fils | Dinar
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This damp-proof course level is located
at a height of five courses above the first concrete
damp-proof course, and the construction between the first
and second damp-proof courses shall be cement masonry at a ratio of 1:4
- 7 | Casting concrete under the tiles with a thickness of 5 cm. | ⟦illegible⟧ m2 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | 480/-
The concrete shall be at a ratio of 1:3:6 cement
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800
750 m2
7 - Casting concrete under the tiles with a thickness of 5 cm.
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The concrete shall be at a ratio of 1:3:6 cement
from Habbaniyah sand and river gravel
and the concrete shall be mixed with Silocrete
as stated in Item ( 5 ).
845 /-
8 - Brickwork and gypsum
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The bricks shall be of the white type
produced by the Building Materials Company
or from any company selected by
the engineer, provided that the bricks are
of the best types available in
produced by the Building Materials Company
or from any company selected by
the engineer, provided that the bricks are
of the best types available in
the markets, and the gypsum shall be freshly burnt
and produced by mechanical factories
The engineer has the right to reject the gypsum
if he deems it is not of excellent quality
likewise, if it becomes clear to the supervising engineer
on behalf of the community that a portion of the gypsum
has been damaged as a result of that, then the
contractor must remove it from the work site
and not use it for any purpose
of the construction purposes.
9 - Earth filling works for floors
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Filling operations are carried out in layers with a thickness
not exceeding 20 cm. To be well compacted
60/-
1200
2000 m2
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Item Details of Work Quantity and Unit Price Amount
3 in 300 in 1/400 fixed in the walls in a
13716 / 775
good manner and hardware angle iron 1" x 1" x
1/4" and iron plate from the outside thickness 1/8"
provided that the doors are equipped with foreign locks and handles.
The doors shall be plate on both sides.
Unless the doors are made of iron and glass, in which
case the glass division shall be according to the drawings or
the instructions provided by the specialized engineer.
17 Wooden Doors
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Item Details of Works Quantity and Unit Price Amount
Fils Dinar
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Continuation of Item (21)
(I.C.I) provided that the painting is done by brush. Windows are calculated as one face.
22 Painting with Emulsion
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Supplying emulsion from the company
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Supplying emulsion from the company
(I.C.I) in the colors chosen by the supervising engineer.
Carrying out the painting for the walls after cleaning and wiping them well, and painting with a brush in two coats.
The Community has the right to provide a special painter if it deems it necessary and in the event of its supervising engineer's disapproval of the quality and method of painting.
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Item | Details of Works | Quantity and Unit | Price | Amount | Fils Dinar
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28 Sanitary Installations
A - Porcelain Western Toilet.
It must be of the best types
available in the markets, equipped with a
low water tank, meaning it operates by
a lever without a chain. The
siphon must be of the type approved by
the engineer. The cover must be of
plastic type, and it is not allowed to use a
wooden cover at all. When installing the toilet,
the drainage pipe with a diameter of
(4) inches must be connected to the manhole or septic
tank as required by necessity, with
the installation of a 3-inch diameter vent pipe
rising 50 cm above the roof parapets.
Number | 7 | 16/- | 112/-
B - Porcelain Eastern Toilet
It must be of the best types
available in the markets, equipped with a
high water tank, meaning it operates by chain.
As for the venting and connection to the manhole
or septic tank, what was mentioned
in the previous paragraph must be observed.
Number | 1 | 8/- | 8/-
C - Porcelain Washbasins
They must be of the best types
available in the markets and of size
20 inches, and be equipped with two faucets
of the plated type and a drainage siphon.
The faucets are connected with lead pipes.
Number | 4 | 10/- | 40/-
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Item | Details of Works | Quantity and Unit | Price | Amount
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G - From the inside 60 by 60 by 40 cm
The manholes must be equipped with a cover of
cast iron of the (Air Tight) English type
Also, the floor of each manhole must be paved
with cement mortar and Habatiya sand to direct
and drain the foul water properly, provided
that the inner wall faces are plastered
with cement and sand mortar in a 1 - 3 ratio.
The contractor shall supply and install these
sanitary tools and installations
provided they are of the best types
available in the markets and that he performs
the work according to the highest technical methods
The price includes all necessary
installations and fresh water pipes
and foul water pipes, and necessary elbows, studies,
tees, clips, locks, and pipes
The price includes all necessary
installations and fresh water pipes
and foul water pipes, and necessary elbows, studies,
tees, clips, locks, and pipes
ventilation 3 inches diameter for toilets
provided that the contractor takes into account
that his price also includes connecting
and extending fresh water pipes to the roof
and to the ground and first floors. Also
it includes extending foul water pipes -
(cast iron 4 inches diameter) to the
foul water tanks.
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The contractor has the right to place a lump sum
specifically for this item if he deems it
appropriate to make it independent of the previous items
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2026/025
Paragraph | Work Details | Quantity | Price | Amount (Fils Dinar)
40 | Spiral doors for shops | 2,105/0 m2 | 2,900 | 252/-
41 | Reinforced concrete for column bases underground with formwork, mixing ratio 1-2-4 | 3,20/0 m3 | 11/- | 220/-
42 | Reinforced concrete with formwork <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> ⟦for screens⟧ to ground level at a ratio of 1-2-4 | 3,65/0 m3 | 21 | 1265/-
43 | Casting of polished concrete 15cm thick, ratio 1-2-4 | 2,1/0 m2 | ⟦0/900⟧ | ⟦18/000⟧
44 | Polished concrete steps for the stairs, ratio 1-2-4 | ⟦2/0⟧ m.p | ⟦2/500⟧ | ⟦5/000⟧
45 | Encasing sewage pipes in concrete, ratio 1-2-4 | 5/0 m.p | -/200 | 9/-
46 | Cement slurry under gypsum plaster, ratio 1-1 | 2,500/0 m2 | -/070 | 295/-
47 | Ironed cement pointing | 2,220/0 m2 | -/100 | 222/-
48 | Brickwork and cement 1-4 | 3,1/0 m3 | 4,600 | 4,650
49 | Glass brick construction for walls ⟦for the...⟧ | 500/0 ft2 | 1/750 | 87/500
50 | Serbus as per maps | 1,35/0 m2 | 4,450 | 78/750
51 | Cement rendering for skirtings | 2,500/0 m2 | -/250 | 87/500
52 | Electrical installations including boards, main switch, fuses.. etc | Lumpsum | 25/- | 25/-
53 | Ground leveling, servicing existing building, and moving all debris after the committee takes what it wants from said debris | Lumpsum | 15/- | 15/-
54 | Guarding, water supply, paying expenses, and supplying electricity if needed, and paying all expenses | Lumpsum | 15/- | 15/-
55 | Cleaning the building, wiping the glass, and making it complete in all aspects | Lumpsum | 5/- | 5/-
56 | Pipes for fresh water and sewage including elbows, traps, tees, and everything needed for the work | ⟦?⟧ | |
6 - | Nylon pipes 2 inch diameter for sink water | 15 m.p | 4,400 | 22,750
Item | Work Details | Quantity | Price | Amount | Fils Dinar
B | Galvanized pipes 2 inch diameter | 50/ m.p | 2,450 | 122,500
C | " " " 3/4 " | 450/ m.p | 0/750 | 337,500
D | " " " 1/2 " | 600/ m.p | 0/750 | 450,000
E | 1 inch valve | 2 units | 2,000 | 4,000
F | " " 3/4 " | 2 units | 1,500 | 3,000
G | " " 1/2 " | 2 units | 0/750 | 1,500
| Cast iron pipes 4 inch diameter | 20/ m.p | 3,450 | 69,000
| 3 inch pipe (iron) | 13/ m.p | 3,450 | 44,850
1,032,350
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Fils | Dinar
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% to be deducted from all prices (if the bidder so desires)
Add 5% as a reserve amount that may or may not be spent
by order of the Administrative Committee ( Contingoncies ) .
Grand Total