afreekah:

Is it okay like that? Some people sha !

NigerDeltan:


You say you dont want to mention the name of the community, yet you want the govt to do something about it. How?

igwejay:
Pls Bro do you know how much it will cost to get 1 plot around Onitsha asix like Oba, Nkwelle and Nsugbe. Which side of d state do you think people buy land from now and is affordable. I know Awka is now very expensive. Thank you

SpeedyConnect:


200k and you said its the highest? Obosi in Idemili North LGA Anambra state charge 420k as development levy. Onitsha close to it charge like amount too.

biliment:

Gud morning sir. M a student of building department presently undergoing my final year project. The topic m addressing is "impact of community relation on the performance of construction project". Briefly, dis topic focuses on the way construction companies in a community relates with the host environment to have a better performance of project @ hand, n how the community perceives the strategies use by the company in relating with the community. So, sir base on ur comment on the development fee charged by the community of ur project n ur interest on putting a solution to this, I don't know if u can b of help in administering my questionair in ur area. Xpctn ur response.

majamajic:
Rod is not part of the expenses?

Mushood:
From Engineering view, the work is so poor, from casting of foundation to blocksetting, also not cost effective. Endeavour to patronize Engr wen u are about to start the main structure in order to have durable, safe and economical structure.

whirlwind7:


I commend you for sharing your experience and expenses incurred for this project. I also would like to know how many coaches were constructed.

Now, why wouldn't you want to mention the said community? I see nothing wrong in doing so. Everyone knows that development fees are usually demanded almost everywhere, but 200k is rather too high. Please, I want to know what community. I am hoping to acquire plots within Awka, especially around Ebenebe.

Keep rising!

Mushood:
From Engineering view, the work is so poor, from casting of foundation to blocksetting, also not cost effective. Endeavour to patronize Engr wen u are about to start the main structure in order to have durable, safe and economical structure.

Mushood:
From Engineering view, the work is so poor, from casting of foundation to blocksetting, also not cost effective. Endeavour to patronize Engr wen u are about to start the main structure in order to have durable, safe and economical structure.

Aspireahead:


Is Ebenebe parr of Awka...yes I know it is in Awka North but I don't think it should be referred to as Awka as the place is still undeveloped... at least in 2011 when I left

mufutau55:


And Yes. That is how it's supposed to be done, inside your plot ... encroachment should not be promoted...

Hajji M.

amodu:


Engr. Moshood doing what he knows how to do best.

ricki:


really.......


and who is the eng. in question ? You??

OP continue they rock jare....... we are following you.

BigMan4Life:


Moshood cannot dig a hole or bend iron with keyboard. OPs work is as good as any i have seen ... Strong & simple

write2obi:

You need to visit ebenebe again, you'll be marveled.

write2obi:

But hajji when someone is covering 100ft length of your fence for you, the least you can do is to say thank you, and not give them trouble. The guy is very ungrateful.

mengho:
This is the first time I heard bout development fee, maybe it's only in the southern part of the country

Kennycyphers:


I would love to help.. are u in anambra and what's d nature of the questionnaires. You know people especially Nigerians re scared of questionnaires.. if u can draft the important questions out.. I can attend to it based on my on view.. but sharing it in that community wouldn't be possible cos most of d developers re hardly in the site..

jabolo:


I'd like to advise you, this is not how you communicate with people you are not 'whatapping' or instagramming' or badoo-ing or 'facebooking' with. All the sense in your sentence is diminished by your unprofessional use of language.

You call yourself a student - always try to think, write and act like one.

biliment:

Thank you for the advice... I really appreciate.

BigMan4Life:


Moshood cannot dig a hole or bend iron with keyboard. OPs work is as good as any i have seen ... Strong & simple

Kennycyphers:
Maximum respect to spyder880, his threads here on property section of Nairaland really gingered me up to go into this fencing project. Am just here to share my experience and to give a breakdown of how I was able to carry out the project so that people out there who have such project will be well informed before starting up.

ANALYSIS OF A FENCING PROJECT CARRIED OUT IN ANAMBRA STATE.
Location of the plot: Awka, Anambra State
Plot Size: 60ft. by 100ft approximately 18m by 30m {The fencing will cover just 3walls as 1 of the walls which I share with a neighboring plot has already been erected so am focusing on the remaining 3. which is 201ft(96ft + 60ft + 45ft) if we exclude the 100ft that has already been covered and the 15ft mapped out for erecting of gate.
Time frame: 2 to 3weeks( 12 days of activities)

LIST OF ALL EXPENSES:
1. Labour =>. #148,000 naira
2. Development fee => #200,000 naira
3. Gate => #170,000 naira
4. 6"inches solid Blocks(#130 * 1500pieces) *though we had abt 500blocks previously in the site, so total should be 2000 blocks or less=> #195,000 naira
5. White sand(2 trips @13,000 each). => #26,000 naira
6. Cement (45 bags @ 1500 each) => #67,500 naira
7. Water (3tanks of 500liters @ 2500 each) => #7,500 naira
8. Transportation and Misc. Expenses => #25,500 naira
9. Gate column construction materials => #49,600 naira

Total Expenditure => #889,100 naira.

I will still give a breakdown of the day to day activities and the different stages of work carried out in the site.

*Note: Development fee is a fee imposed by the community where the site is situated, that before any development is carried out, land owners must pay the annoying sum of 200,000 naira to the community or else they will come around on daily basis to disturb the work which will lead to more expenses and damages... this particular fee delayed the project for 1 whole month as we tried to see if we can negotiate with the community,... all to no avail. They charge the highest development fee in the state. Its so annoying I hope the state government will do something about it... I just don't want to mention the community.. But I don't see why developers should be ripped off for no just course all in the name of development fee/levy. So it might not necessarily be the case in your own area but you just have to make inquiries first before starting the project because those youths are quite destructive when they re not being settled.

Kennycyphers:
On the 12th Day, the Gate was hanged through the help of a carpenter we contracted to carry out the work.. He constructed the framework and then with the help of 7 persons, we were able to hanged the strong, durable and heavy gate. before aggregate was poured to form the column. Afterwards, the gate was left for 3 weeks to Set before we came back to remove the planks used to support and form the columns.


AND THAT BRINGS TO THE END OF THE PROJECT.