Jain Center Los Angeles CA 2008 09 Pratishta Souvenior

Author(s): Jain Center So CA Los Angeles
Publisher: USA Jain Center Southern California

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City of Buena Park Council Members and the Planning Commission were very supportive of our expansion project. The graceful features of the traditional Jain temples included in the exterior of our design were of great interest to them. Following a Public Hearing, City of Buena Park approved JCSC's three-phase development plan on 9 February 2000.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM
A Building Committee organized in 1999 initiated the design of the next generation of the Jain Bhavan that would address the present and future needs of our community. The Building Committee was made up of volunteers with expertise in architecture, construction, project planning, project management, accounting, real estate, finance, and various engineering disciplines.
The Jain Bhavan Expansion Project was a very large and complex undertaking and sixteen sub-committees headed by various volunteers were set-up to address and manage specific aspects of the project - Accounting; Acoustics; Architectural; Civil Engineering; Audio/Video; Computer Networks; /Security; Construction; Drawings Control; Fire Sprinkler; Electrical/Mechanical/Plumbing; Financing & Fund Raising; Interior Decoration/Space Planning; Kitchen; Landscape; Legal; Structural; and Wooden Temple.
From 1999 to the present, members of the Building Committee met and continue to meet regularly on Sunday mornings at the Jain Center to address various aspects of the project. Every major recommendation, cost item, and expenditure were discussed at this meeting with due diligence before making a final decision. Representatives of the Executive Committee, the Board of Directors, and the past JCSC leaders were also present at such meetings to corroborate the decision making process. The expansion project was divided into three phases.
PHASE I: CULTURAL COMPLEX
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Architect Arun Phadnis of LTI Inc. and a team of consultants selected by JCSC completed the design of Phase I. A marathon effort was undertaken to hire various consultants to develop the construction documents and drawings for Phase I of the master plan. The City and their consultants reviewed these documents numerous times and finally JCSC was able to pull the Building Permit in February 2003.
After reviewing bids from six general contractors, Gentosi Builders was selected based on price, past performance, and our confidence in developing an efficient working relationship to achieve the best construction at a reasonable cost. The contract type was guaranteed cost with fixed fee. Incentives were included in the contract to cut costs through value