We rented a taxi and drove to
Minju - our site. It took a little less than1 hour. One of the first
comments he had was the level of the property. The property is the same
height a the street and there is no drainage on the street.
He asked the
care taker if the property floods. "Yes", we were told. If the rain is
heavy or long the whole property is flooded. So the first consideration
was to realise the whole property needs to be raised 18".
They took many measurements and
have prepared two drawings which I just received yesterday.
Depending on
which way we choose to go he will prepare a price on the construction and
remodelling of the old building.
Most of our
legal work is completed to bring Gentle Hands of India up to date. We
have no outstanding obligations from our previous administration and we
getting ready to move forward.
The normal practice is to
give about 30-50% down payment with some additional payments throughout
the project. We will know the full costs as soon as we send the plans
back to him selecting the plan we wish to use.
However we are in the
process of studying them and may make other modifications as well.
This coming Monday, I will be back in India. More to come.
Dennis
