Project Proposal 2018 Table of Contents……………………………………………………………………............................i 1. Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................. iii 1. 2. Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. General.......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Promoter background ................................................................................................................... 1 1.3. Project Justification ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.4. Objective of the project ................................................................................................................ 2 1.5. The Economic Significance of the Project ..................................................................................... 2 1.6. Location of the Project .................................................................................................................. 4 1.7. Gerbe Guracha Town General profile ........................................................................................... 5 1.7.1. Basic Data .............................................................................................................................. 5 1.7.2. The Economic Base of Town ................................................................................................. 5 1.7.3. Location Map of the Region .................................................................................................. 6 THE MARKET STUDY .............................................................................................................................. 6 2.1. 2.1.1. History of the Sector ............................................................................................................. 7 2.1.2. Building construction in recent years ................................................................................... 7 2.2. 3. Industry Assessment of Mixed Used Buildings ............................................................................. 6 Marketing and Business Assessment ............................................................................................ 7 2.2.1. Current supply of mixed use building ................................................................................... 7 2.2.2. Future supply of commercial Building .................................................................................. 9 2.2.3. Future Market or Demand of Commercial Building Rental ................................................ 10 2.3. Target customers ........................................................................................................................ 11 2.4. Market prospects ........................................................................................................................ 11 2.5. Marketing promotion and strategy ............................................................................................ 11 2.6. Service Program .......................................................................................................................... 12 2.7. Pricing.......................................................................................................................................... 12 TECHNICAL STUDY............................................................................................................................... 13 3.1. Description of the project service/ product mix ......................................................................... 13 3.2. Land Use plan .............................................................................................................................. 13 3.3. Construction work and Technology ............................................................................................ 13 Gudina Boru S.C. Page i Project Proposal 2018 4. 5. 3.3.1. Design Phase ....................................................................................................................... 14 3.3.2. Construction Phase ............................................................................................................. 15 3.4. Utilities ........................................................................................................................................ 16 3.5. Project Implementation .............................................................................................................. 16 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE ........................................................................................................... 17 4.1. Organization and Management .................................................................................................. 17 4.2. Man Power .................................................................................................................................. 17 4.3. Organizational Structure ............................................................................................................. 17 Economic Evaluation of Project .......................................................................................................... 20 5.1. Approach ..................................................................................................................................... 20 5.2. Components of Economic Evaluation ......................................................................................... 21 5.3. Total investment Cost (Cost Components) ................................................................................. 21 5.3.1. Initial working capital .......................................................................................................... 21 5.3.2. Pre- service Expenses .......................................................................................................... 21 5.3.3. Consultancy Service Expenses ............................................................................................ 21 5.3.4. Fixed Investment Expenses ................................................................................................. 22 5.3.5. Operating Expense at full Capacity ..................................................................................... 24 5.4. Revenue schedule (Benefit Components) .................................................................................. 25 5.5. Financial Analysis and statements (Cost-Benefit Analysis) ......................................................... 29 5.5.1. Underlying Assumption....................................................................................................... 29 5.5.2. Sources of fund ................................................................................................................... 29 5.5.3. Depreciation schedule ........................................................................................................ 30 5.5.4. Balance sheet (at the Beginning/Opening) ......................................................................... 30 5.5.5. Financial Statement ............................................................................................................ 31 5.5.6. Financial Analysis ................................................................................................................ 33 Gudina Boru S.C. Page ii Project Proposal 2018 1. Executive Summary 1) Type of Project 2) Location Country Region Woreda Town General Information Commercial Center. The territory of the complex includes: 1. 3-storey building – total floor area of 330 m2, includes business centers, café and restaurant, offices, a meeting room, clinic; 2. Parking area. Ethiopia Oromia Region Kuyyu Gebre Gurracha, N 9º48′, E 38º24′ 3) Owner’s name 4) Ownership altitude between 2500and 2545 meter above sea level. Trading Organization Gudina Boru S.C. private ☐ state commercial ☐ logistics 9) Land Required ☐ industry ☐ other ☐service 1. Land plot for allocation of a building – 80 m2 2. Total Land use area – 90m2 lease ☐sale ☐other (specify) Commercial Center building (G + 3) used for different purposes including Shops, Restaurant, bar and café, meeting hall, clinic and offices 90m2 10) Total Investment Cost ETB 1,521,950.00. 11) Finance 100% from owner equity (shareholders) i)At feasibility study and Detail Design stage 12) Employment ii)At Construction Opportunity Stage iii)Post Construction 13) Social and Economic Benefit 7 Individuals 5) Purpose of use 6) Land plot area (m2) 7) Means of use 8) Project composition Gudina Boru S.C. 24 Individuals 77 Individuals Provide better mixed services, employment opportunities , Page iii Project Proposal 2018 14) Economic Evaluation 15) Payback Period Gudina Boru S.C. generation of income and benefits for the local people The commercial building need to be designed is economically feasible based on the result of economic evaluation with present worth and benefit/cost ratio analysis which is NPW = 5,553,408.95ETB and B/C=1.96>1 over 25 years project life and 15% internal rate of return. The building’s total investment cost will be fully recovered at the 2.85 year of operation. Page iv Project Proposal 2018 1. Introduction 1.1. General The current fast and dynamic economic growth of Ethiopia especially in urban area (specifically in Gerbe Guracha Town) necessitates equivalents growth of building and construction sector. The sector should be expanding rapidly to support the overall economic development sustainably. In the building sector of the economy, the commercial center one become common and expands in urban areas of the nation since dynamic economic development of urban economy requires the construction of the buildings in towns to support the growing of business service sectors like shops, offices, supermarkets, cinemas, beauty salons, cafeterias, restaurant, meeting hall and other activities. In this regard, mixed used building expands in the all parts of the country mainly in Addis Ababa and regional towns. Ethiopian Government and Oromia regional urban land laws and policies initiate and support individual or group of some people for developing urban land to overcome poverty in our country. Accordingly, Trading Organization, Guddina Boru S.C. has request the local administration of Gerbe Guracha Town to invest on urban land by constructing commercial center building. Following their request the local administration allow them based on urban development laws and policies which highly support a group of peoples (shareholder investor) need to invest on urban land. To this effect, the owner of the envisioned Commercial Building, Trading Organization Guddina Boru S.C. is planned to invest in Gerbe Guracha Town and undertaken this project study to check the market, technical and financial feasibility of project .The result of the study is very sound and promising for the owner to start the project in the area. The promoter is very ambitious and committed to realize the project. Hence, the share company expects to get the necessary from the city administration to make the project to be operational. 1.2. Promoter background The project owner shareholders, Trading Organization Guddina Boru S.C. are experienced in different business activities. Therefore, from their past experience shareholders will successfully run and become profitable from this planned commercial building development. 1.3. Project Justification Investment and project development play an important role in any emerging markets or economies property generally comprises residential houses and commercial services (mainly commercial center use buildings) developed for rental business and sales. The Property investment market in Ethiopia remained under developed for several years. As a consequence, Gudina Boru S.C. Page 1 Project Proposal 2018 the supply of residential houses and non-residential real estate that can be used for residence, office space, shopping malls and catering services in the urban centers of the country is disproportionately low to cope with the growing demand in the country spinning from the average growth in GDP of 5.5 percent over the last ten years and population increase. The relatively good performance of the macro-economy (real growth in GDP, low inflation rate and growth in investment and export sector) has stimulated unprecedented investment growth in the property sector over the last five years. The growth of investment in the property market over the last five years is consistent with the global experience suggesting the investment in the residential and commercial property is greatly influenced by the performance of the macroeconomy conditions. In general, a stable macro- economic conditions leads to economic and business growth and develops investors’ confidence this certainly encourage large demand in the property market for office space, shopping malls, catering services. The future growing demand trends, and with the expectation of high return on their investment capital, large number of land developers pooled their financial resources and invested in the property market. Looking at the past trends and permits issued by the government to the construction of mixed use building properties including the commercial building in the major urban areas of the country, one can conclude that the momentum is more likely to continue. Besides, the government police and incentives for the private sector investment are very promising that motivates the promoter to engaged in mixed use building business. 1.4. Objective of the project The main objective of this project is to build cost efficient and business centered mixed purpose building (G + 3) that can be functional for multipurpose in Gerbe Guracha Town. 1.5. The Economic Significance of the Project The envisaged project demand to add the economic development of the nation in general and zone and town in specific with the following features: i. Urban Development Flexible and appropriate urban land laws and policies would allow the citizens to participate in land development and this in turn can minimize illegal settlements and foster sustainable urban land development. On the other hand, the investment increase the Aesthetic of the town, improve trading activity in town, locally availability of resources for the community, attraction of other investors, etc. which threat to sustainable land development. ii. Provide Quality Service The Project will provide better building service on renting base. In doing this, the building will provide quality building service for different purpose. Gudina Boru S.C. Page 2 Project Proposal 2018 iii. Source of Revenue As public policy of any nation, the government collects different forms of taxes from different business organizations and individuals. Among the different forms of taxes, business income taxes, payroll income tax and VAT are collected from undertaking business activities. Therefore, the building will serve as source of revenue for the town as well as for the region. iv. Employment Opportunity One of the problems that our country faced is unemployment. Therefore, the current objective of the government is working on the tackling the problem of unemployment and fostering the development process either through creating self-employment or employment in other organization. Hence, this project will open different job opportunity at different stage of this project including the following; At design Stage: at this stage it creates job opportunity for minimum 8 professions (1 Architect, 1 Structural Engineer, 1 Electrical Engineer, 1 Sanitary Engineer, 1 Quantity Surveyor, Soil Expert, Draft Person, etc.). At Construction Stage: At this stage for two years period the project will open jop opportunity on average; 1 site engineer, 1 construction foreman, 1 time keeper, 2 carpenters, 2 mason, 1 electrician, 2 Skilled laborer (for mixer, vibrato and other machine operators), 16 Daily labors, consultant (supervisor), 1 store keeper, 1-purchesor, 1 guard, etc. on constant basis. That means the project create job opportunity for 30 individuals on constant bases for a period of two years. In addition the project will form for some experts for short period of time like sanitary installation, glass work, metal work, painter, etc. Post Construction Stage: It will open the following opportunity:a) Administration of the project (management team):1-Manager, 1-Office Manager (Secretary), 1- Accountant, 2-Reciption, 4-Guards and 4-cleaner. b) Project user (shopping): For about 15-shoping individuals. Each shopping including two workers and totally 30 citizen job opportunities. c) Restaurant and Cafeteria Service: job opportunity for 1-manager, 1-accountant, 4chief, 5-custemor service, 2-cleaner. d) Office service: for 6 individuals. Accordingly, the project will planned to open job opportunity for about 80 citizens throughout the Project (building) life after construction. Gudina Boru S.C. Page 3 Project Proposal 2018 v. Benefit for the Local Community As a corporate responsibility the building will engage different development activities for the surrounding area. This will transfer technology for the community and contribute for the development of the nation. 1.6. Location of the Project Country: Ethiopia Region: Oromia Region Zone and Woreda: North Shoa, Kuyyu Woreda Town: Gebre Gurracha, N 9º48′, E 38º24′ Distance from Addis Ababa: 156 Km The project will be specifically located in one of the central business zone of the city. For the purpose of this study, the organizers identified a market drawing area that comprises the areas where major demand generators (such as larger employers, commercial developments, and tourism organizations) as well as the areas including in Gohatsion, tullu-milki, Ali Doro, and other surrounding areas. These areas were used to evaluate overall area growth trends of economic indicators such as population retail sales, eating and drinking sales, and effective buying income. In addition to the above surrounding towns and areas took into consideration different manufacturing industries planed and constructed in cities like cement factory, gypsum factory, creasier site and building projects used for hotel and commercial purpose are one of our focuses to develop this business and in the country’s access to visitors from a 200-mile radius surrounding Ethiopia. Approximately 28,000 people live within the city and about 4,000 passengers pass through the town per day. The population base in the market drawing area is project by the Ethiopian Government Census Bureau to increase by approximately. Based on figures from the central statistical Agency in 2005, Gerbe Guracha town has an estimated total population of 19,830. This area, to a certain degree may also generate demand for the subject market. Population growth (annual %) in Ethiopia was reported at 2.5018 % in 2016, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Based on this data when we forecast for 2018, 13 year; Population of 2018 = 𝑷𝒐𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟓 ∗ (𝟏 + 𝒊)𝒏 where, i=2.5018% and n=13. Hence, population of at 2018 is estimated to be 27,398.35 people. Gudina Boru S.C. Page 4 Project Proposal 2018 1.7. Gerbe Guracha Town General profile 1.7.1. Basic Data Population Kebeles School Health Institutions Water Supply Electricity supply Governmental and NonGovernmental Organizations General Information The town has a population of 28,000 2 kebeles has enough infrastructures of elementary, high school, preparatory school and college institution. The town has one hospital. Available Available Banks, Clinic, Factory, Electric Power Sub-Station, etc. Climate Dega; Gebre Guracha town has conducive climate condition for the human settlement and the growth different types of crops. Since town is found in the central highland the weather condition is suitable for human settlement. Altitude Altitude of Gerbe Guracha: 2,504m Road Infrastructure Socio-Economic condition The Addis Ababa-Bahirdar collider road is pas through the town. In addition the Town is linked to different woreda kebeles with rural gravel roads. The socio-economic activity of the society is mainly educated and commercial and agricultural based community live in the town. 1.7.2. The Economic Base of Town Gebre Guracha town is estimated to have a population of about 28,000. The town has relatively developed infrastructural facilities (like telecommunication, electric power, road, hospital, etc.) that could contribute toward the development of the town. Today the favorable economic situation put the town at the advantage of attracting the private sector investment as a number of investors are coming to the zone for investing. The establishment of new mixed use no doubt in helping the population of the town in getting new employment opportunities and different services which are related with hotel services and retail services. Other than being employed in government and private organization, most of the population of the town is engaged in trading activities be it formal or informal. Unlike the urban people, the rural population is engaged in farming. Gudina Boru S.C. Page 5 Project Proposal 2018 1.7.3. Location Map of the Region 2. THE MARKET STUDY 2.1. Industry Assessment of Mixed Used Buildings In 1991, the new market oriented economic system took over with the coming of EPRDF (the current ruling party) to power. Since then boosting private investment was one of the primary agendas of the Government of Ethiopia. The private sector has been involved in various sectors of the economy, one of which being urban land development (Investment), construction and real estate development. The government has been focusing on construction of different infrastructure as per the master plan of the Region or Town. Accordingly, the Ethiopia Government has developed different urban infrastructure development polices. This polices include different manufacturing, recreation area, hotels, commercial centers, and other infrastructure investment of the country. Based on the country and specifically oromia regional state investment procedure the Gerbe Guracha town has plan different land Gudina Boru S.C. Page 6 Project Proposal 2018 investment program and arranging (organizing) different private share company for the town urban land development. 2.1.1. History of the Sector The construction sector has shown a tremendous increase over the last twenty years in the Region. The building infrastructure sector, particularly commercial buildings, is also regarded as one of the major components of this sector. Since the government is owner of land, the primary role of the government has been land administration which is critical for the different sector. 2.1.2. Building construction in recent years The construction sector, especially of building, has been booming in Gerbe Guracha town in the last five years. 2.2. Marketing and Business Assessment 2.2.1. Current supply of mixed use building Building/Office space Commercial building/office sector has shown a dynamic change in the past few years in the country. Moreover, currently share holder company investment is becoming familiar and initiated and supported by government policy for sharing/distributing service for more number of citizens rather than one individual person. The reason for this could be rapid economic growth and supporting sustainable public infrastructural development which have great input in solving poverty and unemployment currently increasing in the country. Other factors relevant in the specific case of commercial building are increasing spontaneously in national and international businesses, particularly firms in the services sector. The business of commercial center building is booming highly due to the recent rapid growth experienced in Ethiopia. As a result a good number of local and international organizations are coming in place. Government offices which used to operate in limited spaces all over the city are also concentrating on leasing new and modern buildings. Increasing numbers of government organization, different manufacturing factories, bank services, international organizations, and NGOs which in the past had typically increasing rental price of the multipurpose building within the city. Scattered data from central statistical Authority of Ethiopia (CSA) on building permits were available from 1998/1999 till 2000/2001 indicated the number of permits as well as site area. Data from CSA indicated that a total of 720 commercial building permits were granted during the three years that is an average building permit of 240 under review period. However, data for 2001/2002 is not available. Therefore, assuming the average number of annual building permits Gudina Boru S.C. Page 7 Project Proposal 2018 growth rate over the three years, the number of permits granted would reach 240 building making total building permits between 1998/1999 till 2001/2002 at 960 for commercial buildings. Since 2002/2003, building permits were granted at the Addis Ababa city Administration level for all buildings. Hence data obtained from construction regulatory and capacity building Authority indicated that a total of 6,255 permits were given and the estimated total building permits from 1998 till 2009/2010 has reached 13,017 buildings. In addition, building permits in the past five years only, i.e. 2005/2006 till 2009/2010 was a total of 3,122 out of which 40% were granted for commercial buildings. Therefore, total commercial buildings that have been granted permits from 1998/1999 until 2004/2005 in Addis Ababa include 3,834 that is (13,017-3122)*40% buildings. On the other hand, following the scattered data available analysis from CSA, percentage of commercial building based on level or number of storey were computed as shown in the table below. Table-1 number of stories and percentage share of commercial buildings Building Percentage 1 storey 29.7% 2 storey 11.5% 3 storey 10.3% 4 storey 9.3% 5 storey 18.1% 6 storey 7.5% 7 storey 3.7% 8 storey 2.9% 9 storey 3.1% 10 storey 1.8% 11 storey 0.6% Gudina Boru S.C. Page 8 Project Proposal 2018 12 storey 0.3% 13 storey 0.6% 14 storey 0.3% 1 5storey 0.4% . Source: Computation Based on CSA data It is important to note that in recent years the trears the trend is moving towards taller buildings but data is not readily available. The above data is taken for office space computation purpose and is only an estimate. In addition, commercial building shop space supply only includes data from 1998 onwards. Building space that existed before this time is not included in the study. 2.2.2. Future supply of commercial Building The market for commercial building has increased in the past few years. Data on building permits granted by the city Administration between 2005/2006 and2009/2010 indicate that, out of the two major real estate categories, commercial buildings have been granted the largest share(40 percent) of building permits issued during this period; by comparison, residential building permits accounted for 30 percent of the total. Demand composition of Buildings Moreover data from construction Regulatory and capacity Building office of the Addis Ababa city Administration was used for 2005/2006 till 2009/2010 to forecast the supply of office space for the next five years. In addition, it has been assumed that an average of 5 years is required to build commercial a minimum of five stores. Gudina Boru S.C. Page 9 Project Proposal 2018 Table-2 Office space supply forecast Year Office space supply in square 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 9,916,543 10,576.68 11,363,051 12,248,752 12,767,135 13,146,869 Source: Computation Based on CSA data 2.2.3. Future Market or Demand of Commercial Building Rental The demand for office space is a derived demand because firms rent space as an input to the production of services or goods they provide to businesses and households in the local, regional or national economy. Following our survey of office space users in Ethiopia and specifically in Gerbe Guracha Town we make market study of building project investment used for Office, café and restaurant and Shopping centers. As per our condition survey of the town office space users firm are mainly firms providing banking, insurance, cafes and restaurants, supermarkets and management institutions, Colleges, IT information/Internet cafe service, Cement factory, Gypsum factory, Crasher Site, Engineering Institutions (contractor and consultant), health organization, Legal and accounting service providers which are primarily professional businesses. In addition, government services and some NGOs are opting to lease large space of commercial building. Moreover, according to the actual town business center status, different customers for commercial building also include shops and game zone areas those are currently renting out to provide their goods and services. Future demand for office space is actually driven from growth in number of offices in the city which in turn is influenced by the macro-economic growth in the country following the government five year growth and transformation plan(GTP),the Ethiopian. Economy is expected to increase by 11% for base case scenario and 14% under the optimistic case scenario. Assuming that demand for office space is directly related to the growth in the economy, the forecast for office space demand is shown in the following table: Gudina Boru S.C. Page 10 Project Proposal 2018 Table-3 –office space Demand Forecast Years 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 Office space demand under base case economic growth 9,916,543 11,007,363 12,218,173 13,562,172 15,054,011 16,709,952 Office space demand under high case economic Growth 11,304,859 12,057,416 12,953,878 13,963,577 14,554,534 14,987,431 Source: G2 estimation based on GTP’s forecasted Ethiopian Economic Growth 2.3. Target customers The target customers of this envisaged project include: I. II. III. IV. V. 2.4. Business community (shopping centers, Banks and Insurance, café and restaurant game zones, etc.) Nearby business organizations The government bureau Small accounts and legal service Nongovernmental organizations Market prospects Based on market study, the demand of mixed purpose building in the town is very high. Therefore, the envisioned Building will be successful by entering in to this market in the city and achieves full scale service in its year. Furthermore, the investment has play cruiser role for solving unemployment problem available in the local area. 2.5. Marketing promotion and strategy In order to penetrate and gain considerable market share, one of the major marketing strategies for the project is consistently rendering quality service to its tenants. Due emphasis must be placed on improving quality of service and facilities. The major marketing strategies to promote the project and gain considerable market share include: Gudina Boru S.C. Page 11 Project Proposal 2018 Advertising though different means focusing on the existing and facilities; Promote in association to the key location and nearby business; Working on sustained promotional work; Planning and implementing to include multipurpose service of the project; Working on public relations to reach and influence key persons and organizations with a capacity of making decisions; Keeping the quality of its service/facilities and consistently improving with changing situations Installing current technology; Good administration team during project service; Good Security; 2.6. Service Program At the initial stage of the service provision period, the Building would require some years to penetrate into the market and capture a significant market share. Therefore, in the first and second year of service the capacity utilization rate will be 60% and 80% respectively. Full service provision shall be attained in the third year and then after. 2.7. Pricing Based on the market price of similar mixed use building in the area, the envisioned Buildings set the following fair price (Before VAT) for its services as indicated below: Unit Unit price in Br Store M2 100 1.2 Business centers M2 180 1.3 Bar, Café and restaurant M2 180 1.4 Office M2 150 2 Parking service Car 10 SN Description 1 Building 1.1 Gudina Boru S.C. Page 12 Project Proposal 2018 3. TECHNICAL STUDY 3.1. Description of the project service/ product mix The envisioned mixed purpose building will provide different rental services to the different customer groups for different purpose. The building will have ground and 3 floors. The purpose of the building explained as follows; Ground floor for business center like bank and other service; The remaining floors designed for different business centers like supermarket, beauty salons (men and women), pharmacy internet café, and different shops and other business activities, cafeteria, restaurant, bar services and the rest floor for rental office. 3.2. Land Use plan The total land required for the envisioned project is estimated to be 391m2. The total areas for construction of the building will be as follows. Table Land utilization plan SN 1 Description Land covered by Building Land in M2 80 Table Total Building Floor Area utilization plan SN 3.3. Description Floor Area(m2) 1.1 Store 40 1.2 Business centers 150 1.3 1.4 Bar, café and restaurant Office 80 60 Construction work and Technology The building project Investment has two phases: i. Design Phase and ii. Construction Phase. Gudina Boru S.C. Page 13 Project Proposal 2018 3.3.1. Design Phase I) Architectural Design & Layout Although functional spaces for the project were laid out in significant detail, the rest of the building has designated spaces nut no set layouts. It was at the discretion of the project promoter to devise typical layouts for the non- detailed commercial and office spaces. To make sure that the building’s layouts were practical, the project owner researched typical architectural layouts for laboratory and executive office spaces. The walls and partitions throughout the floor were congruent with the structural frame and column locations. II) Structural Design One of principle deliverables of our project is the structural design of the building. The structural bays were coordinated with the layout of the building. Adjustments were made to the bays if specific layouts are necessary. The frame was made up of a grid with repeating standard structural bays. Included in the structural system are bay sizes, shape and size of structural members, floor compositions and curtain walls. These elements were established to resist gravity and lateral loads as appropriate. The gravity load design was completed for two frames; one of structural steel and one of reinforced concrete. The structural steel frame was chosen for further design based on cost per square foot, local availability of material and constructability considerations, such as erection and fabrication. The steel system was then designed for lateral loading with necessary adjustments being made to framing. III) Reinforced concrete The project group prepared hand structural design calculations for a typical bay of a reinforced concrete frame. In all reinforced concrete bay designs, a superimposed dead load of 7.5 pounds per square foot was assumed for mechanical equipment, floor coverings and ceilings. Similarly the design of the typical bay accounted for the use of different commercial space, in which a live load of 125 pounds per square was assumed. Loads were calculated based on the requirements of the minimum Design loads for Buildings and other structures (EBCS). IV) Foundation Design The design of a superstructure may be accurate, have considered all possibilities and still fail because the substructure is in capable of distributing the applied loads to the supporting soil. Gudina Boru S.C. Page 14 Project Proposal 2018 Foundation design takes more into consideration than merely the loading from the columns. While the main part of the project focused on the structural frame and its alternate designs, a preliminary foundation plan was designed based upon maximum loads carried from the superstructure through the columns. The foundation design conducted by the project team consisted of the selection of foundation type, determination of the bearing capacity and the design for design for typical interior and exterior spread footings. 3.3.2. Construction Phase I) Construction Schedule The construction project is proposed to be started on November 2018, and is expected to be finished on September, 2020. As seen in the abbreviated construction schedule above, a majority of the schedule’s time is made up of five major activities. Earth Work, Concrete, Building Enclosure, Masonry, Sanitary Installation, mechanical and HVAC and Electrical Install. Concrete activities include processes such as placing foundations and other building structural member. The building Enclosure phase includes erecting the scaffolding that will allow for exterior sheathing installation and bricklaying Mechanical and Electrical install coincide with each other due to the need for coordination between the two divisions. There are several periods of construction during the schedule in which there are multiple construction activities occurring at the same time. The construction site must be organized accordingly as these processes take place. As with any construction project, the goal of the schedule was to complete all construction activities before the required Date of completion. This date of completion is practical based on the time of year in which the building will be completed. The team allowed a two week contingency for any setbacks. Typically, winter construction tends to cause unforeseen delays that negatively impact a construction project. These conditions can and will almost undoubtedly impact the project schedule by causing unforeseen delays and project inefficiency. II) Construction plan and process (Implementation) The project team developed a coordinated project schedule and construction plans that would reflect the expectation for an actual construction project. The project schedule was developed using the preliminary designs give to the project team. Additionally the group considered typical construction activities and durations taken from similar construction projects as well as realistic constraints on building development. For instance, it is necessary for the structural frame to be completed before concrete can be placed for the slab on deck. Hand drawn construction plans detailing site entrances and storage areas Gudina Boru S.C. Page 15 Project Proposal 2018 were coordinated with the project schedule to give the reader visualizations of the construction site set up through various periods of the construction process. The construction process for this project is normally a disjointed three stages development by which the conceptualized need of the promoter of this project is translated in to a functional facility that will meet their needs in terms, cost and quality. Based on a general program of the project owners the consultant who is going to be hired makes site studies, develops structural designs, prepares drawings and specifications, determines quantities involved and estimated the resultants costs. All these activities will be done in the first phase of the project which is the design stage after the document are produced by the designers have been received, and the works secured the project is supposed to enter the tendering stage. At this stage contractors study the project document analyze and subsequently determine the construction methods, built up their unit rates and submit their bids for the works. The promoter of this project intends to compare the bids and award the contract for the lowest responsible bidder. This is of course, presupposes that the favorable proposal does not exceed the allocated budget. After the award is made and the contract signed between this project owner and the contractor, the project constructor is expected to prepare and submits a detailed construction program which includes material schedule, man power requirement and cash flow forecast. 3.4. Utilities A number of utilities would be put in place in order to ensure smooth functioning of the project. These utilities include: Water supply Supplementary Electricity supply and Telephone line Fuel, oil and lubricant Paved Road Transportation and Drainage Facility. 3.5. Project Implementation The project’s implementation is expected to take 24 months. The major activities include collection of budget from each shareholder, procurement of work and consultancy service, construction of the building, safety issues, cleaning the area around the building; procurement of equipment’s and start rendering services and construction management. The time schedule for the above mentioned major activities is presented below: Gudina Boru S.C. Page 16 Project Proposal 2018 Table- Project –Implementation-Schedule SN 1 Activities Land Approval Date October,2018 2 3 Collecting money from share holders Site Development 2018, 2019 November, 2018 4 5 6 Building and construction work Preparation for service Service execution November,2018October, 2020 June, 2020 October, 2020 4. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE 4.1. Organization and Management The organizational structure should be in a way that the company able to achieve its objectives as well as the satisfaction of standard requirement. In addition to this, the structure should fit the dynamics of all customers in the building ranging from small business to large tenants. 4.2. Man Power The total man power required for the building will be 22 persons. The man power list and the corresponding labor cost are shown in part five this document. 4.3. Organizational Structure The organizational structure of the project is designed by including all the necessary personnel under the right division. At the top of the organizational structure, there will be manager with the responsibility of supervising the overall activity of the building. Depending up on the nature of the center and the amount of work to be performs; there exist auxiliary units under the general manager. Employees under each unit will be supervised by the department head that is accountable for the general manager. General Manager is appointed by owner. Gudina Boru S.C. Page 17 Project Proposal 2018 owner General manager Building Admin HMR and finance cashier Technical mantenace manger marketing General service like cleaning and Security Building mentenace IT,Electricity and pulmper pushaser Fige1. Organization structure of the Building As clearly shown in the organizational structure, the center organization has one general manager and three main sections. Under the general manager there are the, marketing Department, maintenance and building Administration department. Under building Admin dept there exist two sections i.e. HRM & finance and general service. Further sub sections are also organized under technical and maintenance manager. The following section deals with the duties and responsibilities of each department. A. The general manager’s Duties and Responsibilities He/she will plan organize, direct and control the overall activities of the building. He/ She will devise policies and strategies that will enable the center to be profitable He/she will incorporate modern technological innovation that will facilitate the service delivery of the building to increase customer’s satisfaction. He/she will, organize, direct and control the human and non- human resources of the building so as to achieve the short and long run objectives of the organization. B. Building Administration Department The Building Administration Department of the multipurpose building has two main sections (HRM and Finance and General Service section). It has responsible for undertaking the following activities: Manage the human resources and control employee’s activity Will non-human resources of the project, which include: effective handling the different resources of the building, and devise strategies of controlling against fraud and damage. Gudina Boru S.C. Page 18 Project Proposal 2018 Will provide the right material or inventory to the center with right price at the right time. Will plan, organize direct and control the financial transaction of the building by using all the necessary documents. Accountant and cashers that will collect money from the customers. Will develop sound financial control system by developing modern financial control systems. Will prepare the annual financial statements and prepare condensed reports for both the General Manager and other concerned government body. Follow the overall status of the business and provide maintenance and repair services C. The marketing Department Will handle the overall marketing activities of the organization which include planning organizing, directing and controlling Will develop the marketing strategies for future multipurpose building development Will develop effective customer handling strategies Execute the promotion methods D. Technical and maintenance manager Will handle the overall physical maintenance and related issues. Will make sure electricity and back up is organized Follow up security issues and educate tenants Works in collaboration with general service to make sure tenants are well served Gudina Boru S.C. Page 19 Project Proposal 2018 5. Economic Evaluation of Project 5.1. Approach This economic appraisal exercise has been done in order to assess the benefits of the project to economy in construction of building i.e. Commercial Building in Gebre Guracha Town which is 156km from Addis Ababa and one of good locally available commercial centre town in North Shoa. This exercise has been carried out by using socio-economic cost benefit analysis: Project development cost Operation cost The economic appraisal exercise has been carried out by concept of “Cost-Benefit analysis method,” i.e. the method can be used for assessing technical, economic, social and environmental impacts of the project investment. Hence we have decided the method for economic evaluation the project in this feasibility study. The model analysis the total transport costs of alternative project initial construction and maintenance strategies through the life cycle economic evaluation. The program provides detailed modelling of pavement deterioration and maintenance effects, and calculates annual costs of road construction, maintenance, vehicle operation and travel time. Thus we use this concept to estimate the above three potential cost mentioned. We use two approaches or alternative for the economic feasibility study of the proposed project: 1. Evaluation of cost-benefit base case without project case:Senario-1 no cost and no benefit 2. Evaluation of cost-benefit with project case: Senario-2 there is cost and benefit The appropriate input data and information for the both scenario has been conducted on assumption base. The project has been designed to meet a certain level of service of the surrounding project area. In addition the design has impact on availability of goods at right time and place within the town. However, economic analysis brings two together (cost and benefit) and weighs them to assess the returns on the investment proposed for design. Using Cost-Benefit analysis concept; operation cost, maintenance cost and user cost has been made on a yearly basis for the entire project appraisal period, i.e. 25 years starting from 2020, assuming as opening of the project for service. The concept behind concept is that if project (building) is constructed, the benefit will be the increased accessibility of goods locally for society, increased city beauty, and trading activity between the societies, Increased job opportunity, Increased communication within country, etc. Gudina Boru S.C. Page 20 Project Proposal 2018 It may be pertinent to bring out that the investment in the building project, offering good commercial activity, would lead to an overall improvement in the country and economic development. 5.2. Components of Economic Evaluation There are two basic components of cost-benefit analysis used for economic evaluation of project: 1) Cost components and 2) Benefit components 5.3. Total investment Cost (Cost Components) Initial Working Capital Pre- service Expenses: for preparation of project proposal and official Licensing fee and others; Consultancy Service Expenses: for detail design and construction supervision expenses; Fixed Investment: Expense for Land, Building construction, Assembly Hall Equipment’s, Vehicle, Office Equipment’s and Building machineries and Equipment’s; Operation Cost: Salary and operating expense 5.3.1. Initial working capital The initial working capital is estimated to be birr 500,000 5.3.2. Pre- service Expenses SN Description 1 Project proposal 2 Licensing others fee Total Cost in Br. 15,000.00 and 3,000.00 18,000.00 5.3.3. Consultancy Service Expenses SN Description Cost in Br. 1 Design 25,000 2 Supervision 120,000 Gudina Boru S.C. Page 21 Project Proposal 2018 5.3.4. Fixed Investment Expenses A. Land, Building & Construction Description of work Total Cost in Br 1 Foundation work 160,000 2 Ground 250,000.00 3 First and second floor 550,000.00 4 Third floor 300,000.00 6 Parking, spacing and road 40,000 7 Site Development 30,000 Grand-Total 1,330,000.00 SN B. Assembly hall equipments Unit price in Br Total price in Br SN Description UOM Qty 1 Film projector machine & its accessories Set 1 18,000 18,000 2 Adjustable hall screen Pcs 1 2,000 2,000 3 Decorative light system LS - 6,000 4 Public addressing system of auditoria type lot 1 5 Chair with adjustable backrest and seat Unit 40 1200 48,000 7 CD Player pcs 2 2,500 5,000 5,000 Grand Total 58,000 C. Vehicle SN 1 Description Mini-Bus van Gudina Boru S.C. UOM Unit Qty 1 Unit cost Br. Total cost in Br Remark Not mandatory Page 22 Project Proposal 2018 E. Office Equipments SN Description Measurement Qty Unit cost in br Total cost in Br 1 Managerial tables Unit 2 2,600.00 5,200.00 2 3 Unit Unit 2 5 1,950.00 1,350.00 3,900.00 6,750.00 Unit 1 1,450.00 1,450.00 5 Managerial chair Office table with chairs Secretarial table with chairs Computer with printer Unit 2 22,000.00 44,000.00 6 Shelf Unit 1 3,500.00 3,500.00 7 Filing cabinets Unit 1 1,500.00 1,500.00 8 Guest chair Unit 5 900 4,500.00 9 Fax & telephone machine Unit 2 1,300.00 2,600.00 10 Carpet and machine 4 Ls 60,550 133,950 Total Finally, the total amount of money that is required to establish the envisaged mixed use building is estimated to be 1,521,950.00 ETB. Table summary of total initial investment cost SN Description 1 Land, Building construction 2 Assembly Hall Equipment’s 58,000.00 3 Vehicle 0 4 Office Equipment 133,950 Total Cost Gudina Boru S.C. Cost in Birr Fixed & 1,330,000.00 Investment 1,521,950.00 Page 23 Project Proposal 2018 5.3.5. Operating Expense at full Capacity iii. Salary Expense SN Position No Qualification Monthl Annual y salary salary Br Br General manager 1 BA in Management 2,500 30,000 Secretary 1 10+2 in science 1,500 18,000 HRM officer 1 10+2 in management 1,600 19,200 1 Diploma in building 1,500 maintenance 18,000 Finance head 1 BA in Accounting 2,200 26,400 Guards /security 3 Basic 1,000 36,000 Purchaser 1 Diploma in management & sup. 1,600 Mgt 19,200 Cleaner 3 Unskilled 800 28,800 Driver 1 10completed Not mandatory Gardner 1 Unskilled 800 Total 14 1 2 3 Technical manager 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 iv. and maintenance secretariat HRM/ 9,600 205,200.00 Operating Expenses 1 Audit and legal fee Total cost Annual cost Assumptions used in br 24,000.00 2,000 br per month 2 Stationery supplies 6,000.00 3 Property insurance 18,700 4 Cleaning supplies 4,800.00 SN List of Items Gudina Boru S.C. 500br/month 1% of the building cost 400br. Per month Page 24 Project Proposal 2018 5 Uniforms 6,400.00 200 per for 16 people and 2 times per year 6 Water consumption 4,725.00 1500M3 by 3.15br 7 Electric consumption 9,472.00 20000 KWH by 8 Fuel 25,500.00 1500 lit per year by br.17 9 Oil & lubricants 2,500.00 10% of fuel cost 10 Telephone & fax 12,000.00 1000 per month 11 Repair expense 37,400.00 2% of building cost 12 Miscellaneous costs 16,000.00 2000 per month Total 167,497.00 5.4. Revenue schedule (Benefit Components) Benefit Analysis i) Revenue from Building Rental The revenue of the envisaged project that will be generated from rent fee of building (for the stated purposes) at full operation is as follows. SN 1 Description UO M Unit price in br Annual rent 4,000 60,000 27,000 345,600 14,400 216,000 9,000 115,200 2,000 24,000 Assumption Building 1.1 Store M2 100 1.2 Business centers M2 180 1.3 Bar, café and restaurant M2 180 1.5 Office M2 150 Parking service Car 6 2 Monthly rent in br Total Gudina Boru S.C. 676,800.00 Page 25 Project Proposal 2018 ii) Revenue from Employment Generation The project creates jobs for both unskilled labours and skilled professional. Unskilled labour employed on the construction and maintenance of projects will be estimated as follow: Employment Benefit is the difference between the project wage rate and the wage rate in an alternative employment. Employment Benefit = Wage of labour work in project -- Wage of labour work in other work in area. Assume Construction period is two year start from now and opening at end of year 2020. Wage of labour work in project now = 100ETB Wage of labour work in project now = 80ETB Employment Benefit = 20ETB per person-day Assume an average 16 unskilled labour work in project, 300 working days per year and wage increase by 5% per year. CalculateEmployment Benefit Employment Benefit at first year, A1= 16person /day*300day /year*20ETBper person-day A1= 92,000ETB/year Employment of Skilled =130,000ETB/year. Professional benefit is calculated by similar procedure Total Employment Benefit, A1 = Unskilled benefit + Skilled benefit = 222,000ETB/year during construction period (2year) and both skilled and unskilled wage assumed to increase by 5% per year. Gudina Boru S.C. Page 26 Project Proposal 2018 Post Construction Employment Benefit a) Employment Benefit From Building Administration Staff; SN Position 1 2 3 General manager Secretary HRM officer Technical and maintenance manager Finance head Guards /security Purchaser Cleaner Driver Gardner Total Benefit 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 1 Monthly benefit ETB 500 300 300 6,000 3,600 3,600 1 300 3,600 1 3 1 3 1 1 300 200 300 200 300 200 3,600 7,200 3,600 7,200 3,600 2,400 44,400.00 No 14 Annual benefit ETB b) Employment Benefit From Working in different business centers Also after construction assumes employment benefit at first year of opening is estimated by collecting actual data available at investment site currently. Per month benefit for skilled is taken as 300ETB and 500 ETB for skilled. SN Skill Number of employ Monthly benefit ETB per each person Annual benefit ETB 1 Un skilled 24 300 86,400 2 Skilled 20 500 150,000 Total Benefit Gudina Boru S.C. 236,400 Page 27 Project Proposal 2018 Summary of Employment Benefit: SN Benefit Stage Annual Benefit ETB 1 At Construction Employment Benefit 222,000 2 Post Construction Employment Benefit 280,800 Summary of Cost-Benefit Analysis: Item No. Cost or Benefit Amount Cost 1 Pre- service Expenses 18,000.00 2 Consultancy Service Expenses 3 Fixed Investment Cost 145,000.00 1,521,950.00 4 5 205,200.00 1 Salary Expenses Operation Cost Benefit Revenue from Building Rental 2 At Construction Employment Benefit 222,000.00 3 Post Construction Employment Benefit 280,800.00 Gudina Boru S.C. 167,497.00 676,800.00 Page 28 Project Proposal 2018 5.5. Financial Analysis and statements (Cost-Benefit Analysis) 5.5.1. Underlying Assumption The financial analysis of the mixed use Building is based on the data provided in the preceding sections and the following assumptions and assume both annual operation cost and annual benefit increase by 5% per year and MARR= 12%. A. Construction and finance Construction period: 2years Source of finance : 100% Share equity Bank interest rate : 12% Salary and wages increase by: 5% per year Operating costs increase by: 5% per year Revenue (rent) increase by: 5% per year B. Working capital 3 months C. Depreciation Building: 4% Building machinery and equipment: 10% Office Equipment: 10% 5.5.2. Sources of fund SN Description % share Amount 1 Owners share 100% 1,521,950.00 Total Gudina Boru S.C. 1,521,950.00 Page 29 Project Proposal 2018 5.5.3. Depreciation schedule SN Description Depreciation rate in% 1 Land, building &construction 4 2 Machines & equipments 10 3 Assemble hall equipments 10 4 Vehicle 5 5 Office equipment 10 5.5.4. Balance sheet (at the Beginning/Opening) i. At Beginning (Currently) Asset Current Asset Amount in br Cash 450,000 Inventory raw materials and inputs 0 Total current Asset 450,000 Fixed Asset Land, building and construction 0 Bldg machineries and equipments 0 Assemble hall equipments 0 Vehicle 0 Office equipment 0 Total fixed Asset 0 Total Asset 450,000.00 Liability Account payable 0 Owners’ equity Capital 450,000 Total liability & owners’ equity 450,000 Gudina Boru S.C. Page 30 Project Proposal 2018 ii. At project/investment opening after Two Years Asset Current Asset Amount in br Cash Inventory raw materials and inputs Total Asset Fixed Asset Land, building and construction Assemble hall equipments Vehicle Office equipment Total fixed Asset Liability Account payable Owners’ equity Capital Total liability & owners’ equity 450,000 0 450,000 1,330,000.00 58,000.00 0 133,950 1,521,950.00 0 1,521,950.00 1,521,950.00 5.5.5. Financial Statement 1. Income loss statement, projected Description Year1 Year2 Year3 Year4 etc. and Revenue Rental income 676,800.00 710,640.00 746,172.00 783,480.60 Employment Benefit 280,800.00 294,840.00 309,582.00 325,061.10 957,600 1,005,480 1,055,754 1,108,542 Salary Expense 205,200.00 215,460.00 226,233.00 237,544.65 Operating Expenses 167,497.00 175,871.85 184,665.44 193,898.71 53,200.00 55,328.00 57,541.12 59,842.76 5,800.00 5,800.00 5,800.00 5,800.00 13,395.00 13,395.00 13,395.00 13,395.00 Total Revenue Expenses Deprecation building deprecation assembly hall equipments Deprecation office equip Gudina Boru S.C. Page 31 Project Proposal 2018 Interest expense 182,634.00 204,550.08 229,096.09 256,587.62 5,000.00 5,000 5,000 5,000 Total expense 632,726.00 675,404.93 721,730.65 772,068.75 Profit before tax 324,874.00 330,075.07 334,023.35 336,472.95 Tax (30%) 97,462.20 99,022.52 100,207.00 100,941.89 Net profit 227,411.80 231,052.55 233,816.34 235,531.07 Lease payment 2. Cash flow statement a) Cash inflow Item No. 1 2 Cost or Benefit Annual Benefit Amount Benefit Revenue from Building Rental + Post Construction Employment Benefit 957,600.00 At Construction Employment Benefit 222,000 Note: A0 and A1 are annual benefit at construction stage for only 2 years construction period. And B0, B1, ………. , B25 are benefit during building/investment operation. Project duration is used as 25 years for evaluation. A0=222,000, B1=957,600.00, ……… etc. B25 B1 B2 A0 A1 0 1 2 3 .....................................................27 Gudina Boru S.C. Page 32 Project Proposal 2018 b) Cash outflow Item No. Cost or Benefit Amount Cost 1 Fixed Investment Cost 1,521,950.00 2 3 Salary Expenses Operation Cost 205,200.00 167,497.00 Note: A=760,975.00 is total project Investment cost as it is budgeted equally on the two year construction period. B1= annual salary expense + annual operation cost = 372,697.00 at first year of operation. 0 1 2 3 .....................................................50 A B1 B2 B25 5.5.6. Financial Analysis i. Profitability According to the projected income statement, the building will start generating profit in the 2nd year of operation. Important ratios such as profit to total sales, net profit to equity (return on equity) and net profit plus interest on total investment(return on total investment) show an increasing trend during the life time of the project. The income statement and the other indicators of profitability show that the project is viable. Use Present Worth analysis: Cash flow show geometric gradient series. 1−(1+𝑔)𝑁 (1+𝑖)−𝑁 𝑃𝑊 = 𝐴1 [ Gudina Boru S.C. 𝑖−𝑔 ] Page 33 Project Proposal 2018 Present worth of inflow: a) For Construction Employment Benefit: Where, A1= 222,000, N=2 i=12% and g= 5% 384,040.18 ETB PW = b) For Revenue from Building Rental + Post Construction Employment Benefit: Where, A1= 957,600.00, N=25 i=12% and g= 5% 11,339,030.76 ETB PW = Note: Building depreciation is assumed to be 4 % per year. Based on this the project life is estimated to be, N=25 Years. Present worth of Outflow: a) Current Investment Cost: PW=1,521,950.00ETB b) For Salary cost + Operation Cost: Where, A1= 372,697.00, N=25 i=12% and g= 5% 5,785,621.81 ETB PW = Net Present Worth: Net Present Worth = Present worth of inflow - Present worth of Outflow NPW = (384,040.18 + 11,339,030.76) - ( 5,785,621.81 + 1,521,950.00) = 5,553,408.95 ETB Result of Analysis Net Present Worth:NPW = 5,553,408.95 ETB > 0 ………………. OK!!! Benefit to Cost Ratio: B/C = 1.96 > 1 Gudina Boru S.C. OK!! Page 34 Project Proposal 2018 Therefore, based on result of economic evaluation with present worth and benefit/cost ratio analysis with project (scenario-2) is selected when compared to without project Senario-1. The commercial building need to be designed is economically feasible. ii. Pay-Back period The payback period is the time required for the amount invested in an asset to be repaid by the net cash flow generated by the asset. It is a simple way to evaluate the risk associated with a proposed project. An investment with a shorter payback period is considered to be better, since the investor's initial outlay is at risk for a shorter period of time. The calculation used to derive the payback period is called the payback method and estimation shown in table below; Description Year-0 Year-1 Year-2 Year-3 Year-4 Revenue Rental income 676,800.00 710,640.00 746,172.00 783,480.60 Employment Benefit 280,800.00 294,840.00 309,582.00 325,061.10 957,600.00 1005480.00 1055754.00 1108541.70 Total Revenue 0 Expenses Investment Cost 1,521,950.00 Salary Expense Operating Expenses Deprecation building deprecation assembly hall equipments Deprecation office equip Lease payment 205,200.00 215,460.00 226,233.00 237,544.65 167,497.00 175,871.85 184,665.44 193,898.71 53,200.00 55,328.00 57,541.12 59,842.76 5,800.00 5,800.00 5,800.00 5,800.00 13,395.00 13,395.00 13,395.00 13,395.00 5,000 5,000 5,000 Total expense 1,521,950.00 450,092.00 470,854.85 492,634.56 510,481.13 Net Cash Flow -1,521,950.00 507,508.00 534,625.15 563,119.44 598,060.57 cumulative cash flow -1,521,950.00 -1,014,442.00 -479,816.85 83,302.59 681,363.16 Gudina Boru S.C. Page 35 Project Proposal 2018 As you can see, in year 4, the cumulative cash flow sign changes from negative to positive, meaning that at some point between year 3 and 4, costs (the summation of Investment cost at time year-0 or opening year and annual running cost) would be recovered by generated profit. So, the payback period is somewhere in third year. To calculate the fraction, we can simply calculate from the -479,816.85 (Cumulative Cash Flow in year 2) and 83,302.59 (Net Cash Flow in year 3). Therefore, the payback period equals: 2.85 years. Hence, the building’s total investment cost will be fully recovered at the 2.85 year of operation. Gudina Boru S.C. Page 36