Intensive FIGHT....
By Wilson Ang a.k.a ShamU on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at 2:36 AM
Ok...after the site recce, we went to check with SSC if they'd allow us to use the shed to covert it to an eco house. Upfront they mentioned they use it quite often. Out of what we assumed. Went down the following week and saw them using it....seeing the seems dilapidated shed is actually in ACTION!!!!So back to the drawing board.
So we resubmitted the working drawings based on the Jap company's intention to have it as permanent. But we were struck with some level of "bad" news which dismayed us a little. Here is the email we got back from them:
Date: 28th May 2007
From: Senior Ex of the potential Jap Co Sponsor
To: ECO
***In Generic Points only***
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Dear Wilson,
- Just discussed with his Director
- Proposed amount of >S$200K is way above target
-Difficult to come up with such a large sum at one go as well as to justify this amount.
- Refocus on objective and contributions to the Eco-house.
- Propose an amount of S$80K to be donated to ECO for the Eco-house.
- This amount will included the PV system and structure. I am planning for a 3kW PV system that will cost S$36K. Thus, an additional amount of S$44K will be available for the Eco-house.
- Looking at the possibility to start at a smaller scale according to the original plan which is based on the short term, interim structure.
- If after a year everything is smooth and depending on the response of the Eco-house, we will decide whether to make it permanent.
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Oh my word!!!!! It means we have to go back to work on a temp structure. We definately understand it is a little risky and they are concern since this is the first time we are working with them. So we replied to say we'd work back based on the initial proposal of a 3M x 9M temp structure (at least for a year) and will get back to them ASAP.
The following are the correspondence. The names have been MASKED to protect the innocent.
Date: 29th MAY 2007
From: ECO
To: Senior Ex of the potential Jap Co Sponsor
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Dear W******,
Thank you for taking the the time to discuss it further and email us an update. We do share the same sentiments. Moving forward, we will based on your request and come up with another proposal and send to all of you ASAP. And we'd also do our best to include a time line of what your end can expect for the completion of this initiative. And where possible, a visual.
With Warm Regards,
Wil
DATE: Same day just only 3hours after i dropped the earlier email.
From: Director of the Potential Jap Co.
To: ECO
***In Generic Points only***
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Dear Wilson ,
- Thanks for your prompt reply.
- Need proposal by this friday for approval
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And so we called for a meeting to further discuss about the new TEMP structure this time and work out a budget. As advice from our contractor..it is IMPOSSIBLE at ALL to have only 44K left to build the temp structure.
Some pictures of discussion:
Hence we rework out finances and allocated the funds again and re-proposed. Here is the email sent to them:
Date: 4th June 2007
From: ECO
To: Everyone in the loop from the potential Jap Co. Sponsor
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Dear F******* and All,
Apologies for the delay. Had some problems on our end with the server. Or at least my email was not very accessible.
Attached are the required documents:
1. Revised proposal
2. Project Timeline
We understand the concerns on your end but would also like to highlight that on our end here, what we hope to build up is an ECO House where the youth can come forth to use the place and learn how they can not only save energy but also various sustainable habits they can learn when they leave. Hence, the EcOasis would need to have other components built into it. After contacting various contractors for a revised price within such a short time, this is the lowest that we've managed to find in the market to build a temporary structure.
As spoken with W******, we would hope to look at a lower costs PV system and lighting to be built into it. The current one is way too expensive. And with 44K, we are not even able to even build up the basic structure. Least say the other components we hope to build in it. Our initial costing based on the first structure is only 10K.
Thank you for your time and patience.
With Warm Regards,
Wil
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Now....let's just cross our fingers and hope they would buy into it.
*GOD BLESS*
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