G ammon Speaks 1 Ed i t o r i a l Co l u m n Tie -Up

Dear Colleagues, Gammon signs JV agreement with Brookfield Multiplex It was heartening to note that the inaugural issue of ‘Gammon G ammon Limited has recently Speaks’ was well received. entered into a joint venture agreement with the Multiplex Constructions India As a continuing process of using Pvt. Ltd, the Indian arm of Brookfield Multiplex, to cooperate together this medium for involving Team for tendering and negotiating for Gammon in sharing news, projects with various employers in views and achievements, we India. Under the agreement, both the present the second issue. Among (From left) Rob Devereux, Director, and parties would individually as well as Peter Mladenovic, Project Manager from other features this issue covers jointly investigate and identify tenders Brookfield Multiplex after the signing the upcoming iconic ISKCON for projects (high rise buildings that agreement with A.B. Desai, Executive Mayapuri temple project. The are 40 levels and above, cinemas/ Director Gammon India and P.V. Prasanth, COO, Gammon Realty. issue also features an article on multiplexes, retail and shopping the genesis of the organisation malls, stadiums, etc.) that are suitable They also have experience in specialist besides other regular features on for both the parties to undertake. design and construction of large retail, businesses and employees and commercial, residential projects and a recent tie-up with Brookfield Multiplex Group established in have built variety of major projects Multiplex featured alongside. Australia in 1962 by Mr. John C. Roberts across the globe. has been acquired by Brookfield Asset Please give us your feedback at Management (with headquarters in Brookfield Multiplex’s technical gammonspeaks@gammonindia. Toronto and New York City), a global knowledge and proven track record in com. Hope you enjoy reading this asset manager with assets under delivering quality projects on time and issue ! management exceeding US $150 within budget internationally coupled billion, in 2007. with Gammon’s knowledge of the local markets and their own proven BrookfieldMultiplex has a reputation for track record of delivering projects quality, innovation and the successful make this joint venture a formidable Vijay Vancheswar delivery of projects internationally. partnership.

E d i t o r i a l Te a m C o n t e n t s

Editorial Desk: Editorial / Contents /Tie-Up 2 Dr. Vijay Vancheswar Projects and Group Updates 3 J.C. Gammon The man who shaped Gammon 6 Deepankar Shyam Gammon Firsts 8 Strategic Initiatives and Measures 9 Committee Members: ERP In Gammon 10 Ashutosh Inamdar ISKCON Temple, Mayapur The upcoming iconic landmark 12 Competency Building 15 Suryakantam Bansal Department Update 16 Kaushal Shah Gammon Springs 17 Dignitaries at Sites/Health and Safety 19 5S In Gammon 20 Senior Appointments 22 March of the Young Brigade 23 Musings & Down Memory Lane 24

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NDCT Bhusawal TPS Expansion Project

Project: 2x500 – NDCT Bhusawal shell is supported on the 44 pairs TPS Expansion Project of the diagonal columns in RCC, which are raked tangentially to Owner: MAHAGENCO the meridional profile of the shell at its bottom. Client: TATA Projects Limited Functional Elements of the Two numbers Natural Draught Natural Draught Cooling Tower: Cooling Towers: • RCC Shell and supporting Quantity of circulating water per elements tower 66500 cubic metre/hour, • Hot water distribution system Counter flow Natural Draught • Cold water collection Cooling towers. Period of the distribution system operation was 24 hours. Hot • PVC Fill and supporting Water inlet temperature 420 C. structure • Staircase ladder for access to various locations NDCT consists of the RCC Shell, Flue Can Unit I Connected to BHEL Duct which is hyperbolic shaped • Electrical, Mechanical and except for the portion at the functional appurtances. bottom which is conical. The of 275mts. high steel Multi-flue MAHAGENCO has run the Cold Chimney. water pump house on April 18, 2011. Construction Methodology: • Construction of raft n NDCT Bhusawal TPS Expansion foundation. Project • Construction of chimney RCC shell with Slip form equipment Project: 2x500 – NDCT Bhusawal with 40 yokes TPS Expansion Project • Fabrication and Erection of steel flue of diameter 6300mm Owner: MAHAGENCO • Internal Structural Platforms and external platforms Client: TATA Projects Limited • Painting 275mts. High RCC Chimney Boiler Synchronization in process The job consists of Design, by MAHAGENCO / BHEL since May Engineering, Manufacture, 7, 2011. Flue Can Unit One handed Procurement, Supply, over to BHEL for lightening of the Transportation, Erection, Testing, Chimney on May 6, 2011. Flue Commissioning and Construction Can Unit 2 is in process.

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Gammon Group of Companies- Companies) jointly participated alike. This event is an important Ansaldo Caldaie and Franco Tosi under the banner of Gammon bridge between the customer/ Meccanica participated in the India Limited. A Management supplier relationship and helped Power-Gen- India & Central Asia, Team of Ansaldo Caldaie showcase Gammon Group 2011: comprising of Mrs. Barbara Companies as a fore-runner in Lefebvre, Dr. A Manjunath, Mr the Power business in India. This Power-Gen is a comprehensive Ram Patel, Mr Penati Massimo expo at Power Gen was organised showcase of the dynamic Indian and Mr Georgio Longo attended and conducted by the Proposal team of AnsaldoCaldaie Boilers, India.

Gammon India extends its hearty congratulations to the entire team.

GTPL Technical Orientation – an initiative towards Knowledge Building: For any business, competitiveness is highly dependent on the technical knowledge of its marketing as well as operating personnel. Keeping this in mind the Gactel Turnkey Projects Ansaldo stall at Power-Gen Limited (GTPL) has taken an Power industry, which addresses the inaugural ceremony at Pragati initiative to improve the technical the important technical, Maidan, New , on May knowledge of its marketing team. execution issues facing India’s 5th, 2011. The three-day event In this direction, a technical ambitious plan to add capacity concluded on May 7th, 2011. orientation programme was held and modernise its Power during April 21-23, 2011. Infrastructure. There was a good representation by the team of Gammon who The programme lasted for three Ansaldo Caldaie and Franco Tosi participated to encourage and days and comprised of various Meccanica (Gammon Group of support the Ansaldo Caldaie sessions on technical topics such B o i l e r s as Structural Design of Cooling India, and Tower, Fundamentals of Cooling Franco Tosi Tower, Commercial Terms Meccanica’s and Conditions, Construction s t a l l Management, Electrical and members. Instrumentation, Proposal Engineering, Safety Standards; The event Policies and Procedures, Project w a s References/Experiences and so attended by on. diplomats, d e l e g a t e s The participants of this Mrs. Lefebvre, MD of Ansaldo Caldaie SpA with her colleagues and visitors programme immensely

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across sectors such as Roads and Expressways, Ports, Power, Urban infrastructure, Airports, Special Economic Zones, Water and Wastewater Management, Railways and Power Transmission lines.

GIPL owns a well diversified portfolio of 20 concessions with an average asset life of 30 years, spread across various sectors, with a total capitalisation in excess of INR ß11,000 crore.

While India remains the area of strong focus, with an eye on growth, GIPL is exploring selective global markets.

Update on Existing Projects

n Hydro Power Ventures Limited: GTPL Technical Orientation in progress After having received the requisite benefitted from the experience empower them with the relevant major clearances and approvals of Mr. Manoj Gupta (CEO), Mr. technical and commercial aspects such as Environmental Clearance Suresh Sarma (COO), Mr. Margit of Cooling Tower industry. GTPL as well as the Forest Clearance Singh Channa (Head-Proposals), considers such programmes as from the Ministry of Environment Mr. Anoop Kumar Pandey (GM- a continuous knowledge sharing and Forest (MoEF) and the CMS) and Mr. Girish Goenka and knowledge building activity Techno Economic Clearance (AGM-Finance), who shared their and intends to conduct such from Government of Sikkim, knowledge about Cooling Towers sessions regularly in future too. the Company has floated global with them. The programme tender for selection of the EPC also included sessions from Gammon Infrastructure Projects contractor through International various business heads and Limited (GIPL): Competitive Bidding. Seven department heads who shared bidders have shown interest and their knowledge and technical GIPL leads Gammon’s forays bought the tender documents. know-how for the benefit of the into the development of participants. infrastructure projects on Public Qualified Projects: Bid Update Private Partnership (PPP) basis As on May 19, 2011 (Amount in Rs.) The marketing personnel are the face of the company. They interact with the clients and other stakeholders on a regular basis. This technical orientation programme was intended to

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J.C. GAMMON The man who shaped Gammon

ammon needs no introduction of Reinforced Concrete and a House in the erstwhile Bombay. Gin the field of Construction number of articles in Technical In 1914, he resigned from Engineering; it’s a renowned Papers on the subject. Government service, and set up name worldwide. However, not his own business as a Reinforced all Gammonites are perhaps fully After joining PWD, he gradually Concrete Engineer. But in October aware about its rich history and made a special job for himself 1914, he closed down his business the architect who gave shape to as a Reinforced Concrete Expert. and joined the 3rd Sappers and the today’s engineering giant. As a Reinforced Concrete Expert, Miners, Kirkee. He served in It all began when Mr. John C. he designed and constructed the France for a period of over 2 ½ G a m m o n , years before a First Class returning to graduate in Civil Bombay in E n g i n e e r in g April 1919. from University The first work of London he obtained joined the was that of Public Works constructing the Department of foundations of then Bombay the Gateway of in 1910 as India that won an Assistant him recognition Engineer. and accolades across the Born in 1887, globe. J.C. Gammon, after a brief stint In 1922, he as an advanced converted his w o r k s h o p business into student in J.C. Gammon W o o l w i c h L i m i t e d . Arsenal and However, a an Assistant in year or so the Reinforced later, following C o n c r e t e the fiasco Department of of Back Bay Messrs. Leslie Reclamation, he & Co., came opened small to India and J.C. Gammon branches in joined the then Calcutta, PWD as an Assistant Engineer. Reinforced Concrete Structure of where he constructed the Dum However, by then he had already the Science College, the Prince of Dum Bridge; in Rangoon where published a book on the Design Wales Museum and the Customs he constructed the Kokine

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covered reservoir of 20,00,000 gallons, then largest in Asia and in Ceylon where he built the Oil Fuel Jetty, Trincomalee.

But as a policy, Mr. Gammon ensured setting up of independent companies in the countries where work was being executed. These companies had their own i n d e p e n d e n t financial and J.C.Gammon with Family t e c h n i c a l organisations but assisted one Limited, Gammon Ghana Limited, grouting process at Mundali Weir, another in engaging in joint Gammon Bahrain Limited, the hyperbolic cooling towers at enterprises, in staff and plant Gammon Hong Kong Limited, Sabarmati - are just a few of his exchanges, and even in financial Gammon Nigeria Limited, etc. excellent achievements. Bridges aid. like Patalganga and Bonum, built And though the activities by him have stood the test of time When the Second World War broke spread far and wide by then, as monuments to his ingenious out in 1939, Mr. Gammon was in Gammon India continued to be engineering skill. London. Even though he stayed the root, the source where Mr. in London throughout the war J.C. Gammon first sowed the Indeed we at Gammon have period, but constantly advised his seeds of his remarkable vision. a very valuable treasure- the companies in India and Malaya. Despite numerous independent tangible asset- value of the After the end of the Second companies which had taken Gammon brand, which over time World War, from 1946 onwards, shape by then, Gammon India has become a household name Mr. Gammon continued with his was always regarded as the associated with technological policy of establishing independent mother of them all, having excellence in the design and companies in the countries where actively participated in various construction of advanced they were working. He continued work abroad compared to the infrastructure projects. to expand his horizons across the other independent companies Commonwealth, Asia and West established by Mr. Gammon. (Source: John C. Gammon, Africa. Some of these companies 50 years in India, 1972) are: Mr. Gammon has several firsts to his credit. The RCC pile “ Scientists dream about doing Gammon Pakistan Limited foundations for the Gateway of great things. Engineers do them.” (Established in 1947), Gammon India, the thin shell structures of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) the Meerut Garages, the colloidal – James A. Michener

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Gammon Firsts

Clove leaf flyover of five kilometres at Urban viaduct of two kilometres at J.J. Longest span Cantilever bridge of Hebbal, Bangalore, in 2003, the longest Hospital, , in 2002, the longest in 140 metres across the river Jadukata, in India at that time India at that time Meghalaya, in 2001

Tallest cooling tower of 141 metres at Railway tunnel of seven kilometres First cable-stayed bridge in India at Akker, Panipat, Haryana, in 2000, the tallest in for Konkan Railway at Ratnagiri, Sikkim, in 1988 India at that time , in 1995, the longest in Asia at that time

First 500 MW thermal power station at River bridge of six kilometres across the First reinforced piling job in India for Trombay, Maharashtra, in 1983 at , , in 1982, the construction of the foundation of Gateway longest in India at that time of India, Mumbai, Maharashtra, in 1922

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Improper handling and storage of fuel: dangerous for human health and environment

n a construction site, fuel into the soil. This causes soil Ois handled on a daily basis contamination and causes as it is required for running all the land to become infertile. the plants and machinery; it is • From the soil, the fuel can used as a cleaning agent in the leech into the groundwater, workshops and a large quantity causing clean drinking water is stored at site. It is important to become un-potable. that storage of the fuel is done • Ground water once in an environmentally friendly contaminated takes up and healthy manner as improper to 300 years to become storage practices affect not only potable again. At low levels the environment, but also human of pollution, water may health. Diesel fuel can cause smell or taste pure, yet be health effects from inhalation, contaminated enough to ingestions, and skin contact. harm human health. Over-exposure could result in Hazardous storage of fuel: a strict No-No! • One litre of fuel can make one million litres of drinking poisoning. Also, improper storage cause damage to the kidney water unfit for human is a fire hazard as fuel is highly and central nervous system consumption. flammable. and even cause cancer. • Groundwater in areas such • Swallowing diesel oil can as Chennai, Vadodara and • Short-term exposure to diesel cause severe abdominal pain, other cities has become f u e l v a p o r s c a n c a u s e d i f fi c u l t y vomiting, vomiting blood, unfit for consumption due to in breathing, nausea, eye swollen throat, burning of improper storage practices irritation, increased blood the food pipe, skin irritation and disposal of hazardous pressure, headache, light- and severe pain or burning in chemicals. headedness, loss of appetite, the throat, nose, eyes, ears, poor coordination, and lips or tongue. difficulty in concentrating. Ensuring safe and proper storage practices of hazardous substances • Long term exposure can Diesel fuel can also be harmful is one of the commitments of the to the environment. Burning Top Management this year for diesel fuel improperly can implementation at all sites across cause air pollution and Gammon. A procedure has been improper storage and created [Guidelines for Storage of disposal can lead to soil, Hazardous Substances (GIL-ORGN- groundwater, and surface INV-G-102)] and is accessible on water pollution. DMS to all.

• When the diesel falls – Suryakantam Bansal Unsafe fuel storage practices: contaminates to the ground, a part of it Systems and Processes ground water! evaporates and a part seeps

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ERP as it stands today...

n today’s fast growing quick decision making by making coordination and consultation Iinfrastructure business with data analysis effective and faster, with the customer. For this, large projects across the globe, e.g., the purchase module in ERP the customer’s needs and every construction company gives a fair idea of the material requirements need to be needs a tailor-made tool for status for any project easily as identified, planned and discussed better visibility and control over it has all records of it from the with the vendor so that a suitable its business. date of purchase to the date of customisation can be worked out issue. Further, integration of data and developed at the software This is where Enterprise Resource across the enterprise ensures that level. Planning (ERP) as a tool has one has greater visibility in all achieved this purpose to a great areas of ones business, from daily Today almost all modules extent. The biggest problem most operations to a strategic decision which are important for any of the infrastructure companies level. Insight into production, organisation like Inventory, HR face is primarily due to its inventory and financial data and Financial and Engineering unorganised structure where data makes it easy to identify are being used by Gammon and capturing and intelligent decision opportunities for cost savings data populated from the same. making become major challenges and efficiency improvement. A By using ERP the data for a for the management. Areas like high-level view of key business particular project becomes same Plant Maintenance utilisation indicators facilitates faster and in nature of profit, revenue and and material management more accurate management losses as anyone looking for the are some of the most critical decisions and an “Impact” information is using the same areas where cost tracking and interface puts all of this at your tool for it thereby eliminating monitoring are difficult. ERP fingertips whenever and wherever multiplicity and corresponding is a tool which captures data you want. redundancies. from different perspectives as Moreover, most of the ERP purchase, finances and execution What it provides us with? software offered by vendors into a common platform to make these days are so flexible that decision making easier for the Some of the critical areas which one can install one particular management. enables ERP to serve as the module without buying the backbone of any organisation: ERP is a strong tool for any company whole package. Besides, to help for managing and integrating address the industry-specific • Data Integrity the entire business process. problems and customisation • Standardisation of process There are different packages for needs, ERP vendors have recently • Easy availability of data different business environment even begun to offer specially • Better hold on activities which are customised as per the tailored application sets to take • Time lines defined in a better user’s needs and requirements. care of each vertical segment’s manner ERP also helps save time. In requirements. an age when every individual The above is true provided: wants to accumulate maximum However, there still remains data spending the minimum scope for customisation Delivery of Reports from ERP can possible time, ERP is a big boon. to satisfy the respective be of any use provided: It not only makes us analyse the customer’s requirement, which • Data entered is accurate conditions easily but also aids in can subsequently be done in • The user is aware of the

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deliverable output against the Expenditure Statement is partially • Tracking of Liability and age input controllable and partially driven wise analysis • There should not be any by market demand and supply • Cash flow Statements of both pending backlogs in updating, of labour. Additional information site and Head Office level so that the management has can also be derived from the • Client billing quantity access to real-time intelligible ERP outputs. For instance, Stock reconciliation for major and useful business Statement available from ERP activities with the information at any given time indicates quantity and cost of corresponding sub-contractor procurement of all materials billed quantities How do we make the best of it? from which we can identify • Daily Progress reports planned the major materials which v/s Actual for Major Activities ERP a Tool contribute 80 per cent of the Our existing Site ERP empowers material cost. In control estimate In short, as the status of us to track the progress of all we have quantity of materials expenditure incurred at project projects and provide us with a and estimated rates provision. level can be monitored at Head means to control the expenditure Based on these two statements Office on a day to day basis it serves with Control Estimate tool. we can compile the balance as an effective management tool. The Control Estimate (COST TO material procurement based on It enables us to obtain a snapshot DATE) provides us Budgeted the current procurement rate. as on date and backtrack all V/s Actual Expenditure and the This cost plus the cost already progress and provide an overall variance in between the both. incurred for procurement till project perspective. It gives us the ability to control date indicate the revised material the future expenditure based – Sikta Mishra cost for completion of the on what progress is made as on EDP/ERP project. The individual material date. The cost to date provided & Vishal Chandrahas can be compared with the total by the system enables to track EDP/ERP control estimate provision to take expenditure against every activity necessary steps in procurement taking place at a particular Tech Tip to contain the cost as per control project. The variance analysis estimate. If this methodology is n Take Notes While Talking on helps us to identify the areas exercised on a monthly basis we Your Blackberry: controllable and non-controllable may be able to contain the cost Ever wondered if you can take variances, e.g., the controllable as per the control estimate. notes on your BlackBerry while variances are the supervision talking to a friend without costs (Salaries), Site administrative Statements that can be hanging up on them? You can! expenses, PRW yellow sheet, generated from ERP other than Here’s how: Material consumption based on the ones specified above: the progress of different activities • While you are on the phone, and External plant hire. While, • Sub-Contracted rates Budgeted click the track wheel. the non controllable variances v/s Actual for balance project • Navigate to the notes icon. are mainly market driven like • Plant POL consumption and • Open notes and start typing procurement cost of construction tracking of the same with your text. materials like cement, steel, respect to theoretical norms • What’s great is that the notes aggregates, sand and bitumen. of the particular equipment will stay attached to the Major consumables like diesel is and monitoring percentage phone number in the log. also market driven variable. utilisation of the equipment with respect to availability • You can also attach them and forward them to a friend. Sub-Contractor expenditure and productivity norms obtained from the Contract recommended

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ISKCON TEMPLE, MAYAPUR The upcoming iconic landmark

he fulfillment of the desire Tof visionaries from Sri Chaitanaya Mahaprabhu to Srila A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (Founder of INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS, ISKCON), the Temple of Vedic Planetarium (TOVP) is a unique and ambitious project to make the vast culture and philosophy of all the timeless Vedic tradition accessible to everyone. Srila Prabhupada`s most cherished dream for Sridham Mayapur was his vision for the Sri Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir (TOVP). He Iskcon Temple, Mayapur, West Bengal also wanted the temple to be a Vedic Planetarium, which would shining beacon to all spiritual realisation for millions of people present the Universe according to aspirants, searching for answers throughout the ages. Simply the Srimad-Bhagavatam. to the profound questions of seeing the Temple will evoke an existence and life. appreciation for the Supreme Rising from the planes of the holy Lord and awaken the dormant land of Sri Mayapur, on the bank The TOVP is being designed devotion for Him that exists of river Ganges in Nadia district according to sacred architecture within the heart of all. of West Bengal, TOVP will be a that has facilitated spiritual Srila Prabhupada performed the foundation ceremony of TOVP at the ISKCON first Gaur Poornima Festival (March, 1972) at Sridham Mayapur. A hole was dug about 15 to 20 feet deep, where Srila Prabhupada personally performed the foundation ceremony and installed the deity of Ananta Sesa.

Scope of the work:

• Pile and Pile cap with stainless steel reinforcement type 304 and M-30 grade concrete Foundation Ceremony performed by Srila Prabhupada • Superstructure with TMT

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backfilling, soling, and And Indian Educational And PCC with water resistant Cultural Centre building, along vapour barrier, necessary with a museum, etc. arrangement with sleeves and conduit for MEP Services. Overall the structure shall be • The central dome of about 170.50 metres in length, approximately 54.00 metre 90.00 metres wide and 103 diameter with stainless steel metres in height. It will be frame and concrete encasing developed adopting the most of approved design. Height of classical architectural theme. the dome will be 68.5 metres from temple floor and the Features includes domes, concrete encasing will be of chattaris, arches, colonnades, 300 mm thickness. large windows, internal galleries and other ornamental features. Salient Features: Other highlights of the structure shall be: Laying of Foundation Stone The project consists of development of ‘Sri Chaitanaya • Central open atrium with walls Fe500 reinforcement (treated Chandrodaya Mandir And Indian of approximately 75.00 metres with anti-corrosive cement Educational & Cultural Centre’ height from the temple floor treatment) and M-30 grade wherein the current developments to the top of the dome concrete. include construction of Main • The central wing consisting of • Other works include Temple, Narsimha Temple and Sri main temple, museum and excavation, brick work, Chaitanya Chandrodaya Mandir galleries. The right wing shall

GIL HO and site officials at the site meeting with Alfred B Ford, Chairman, TOVP

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being the Sunrise Angkor Wat in Cambodia).

– S N Prasad Manager Project

Alfred B Ford, chairman TOVP along with other delegates from all over the world for the General Body Council meeting at ISKCON, Mayapur, during February 2011. Jai Pataka Maharaj during his visit to the site.

consist of Narsimha temple and the left wing shall house the Exhibition centre. • The building will be developed as a multiple level structure with a central dome starting at 44.65 metre level • All substructure and superstructure below 44.65 metre will be constructed using top grade reinforced concrete. The structure above the dome will be developed using stainless steel framework Site Photo as of December 2010 with concrete encasing • Four discrete frames/fins will emerge from 28.65 metre level and meet at the centre – these fins will enable suspension of impressive showpieces such as the grand chandelier The structure will meet stringent quality norms of construction, combining strength and durability.

This iconic structure is expected to be completed by January 2013. This Temple of Vedic Planetarium will be the second tallest temple of its kind in the world (the tallest Site photo as of April 2011

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Finance and Accounts Team

n today’s challenging time, and its customers. It is used to To build competency, it is first Ievery organisation wants to identify key attributes (Knowledge, essential to evaluate and ascertain improve profitability and we are Skill and Attitude/Behaviour) that where the individual stands as no exception. To achieve this, any are required to perform a given against the required level. The company will rely on capabilities job effectively. evaluation process has been of manpower - in terms of carried out through three sources: Effectiveness and Efficiency. The exercise of Competency K Test (Knowledge Test), 360 Building at Gammon began first degree feedback and assessment Gammon has come up with for the Finance and Accounts team centre. various initiatives to raise the including Finance Controllers, bar of employees’ potential Sector Finance Managers and K Test contained questions on performance. For example, Site Accountants under the Technical Competencies. It was organisation strengthening leadership of Mr. Girish Bhat observed that the employees were through restructuring key (Chief Finance Officer) and Mr. quite happy with the exercise of K leadership, introducing GALLOP, P. P. Sukumaran (Chief People’s Test. They found the exercise very Balanced Score Cards etc. One Officer). The expected outcomes educative and an eye opener. such initiative is Competency of Competency Building were: Building. 360 degree feedback form • Training Need Analysis was based on behavioural Competency can be referred to • Career Development competencies, which helped us as a combination of Knowledge, • New Assignment/Project to ascertain how an employee Skill and Attitude/Behaviour. Allocation is perceived by self, their Sector Competency Building is the • Job Rotation Finance Manager (SFM)/Reporting most powerful tool to measure • Succession Planning Manager and Finance Controller and assess individual and (FC)/Project In-Charge on group performance related to The approach adopted for the behavioural ground. expectations of the organisation process is as under: Assessment Centre is a place at which individuals are assessed based on the predefined criteria (Competencies). This was carried out for SFMs. They went through a range of different exercise designed to provide evidence of their performance in a range of relevant competencies. This helped us to determine where they actually stand in terms of required competency level.

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This entire exercise reflected With successful execution of to improve and develop their the strengths of the current Competency Building in one competencies towards the ultimate employees and their area of department, similar exercise is success of the organisation. development from individual as undertaken in other departments well as organisational perspective. also. This exercise was implemented by Based on the assessment, a Mukul Joshi, Faisal Nadeem and Performance Development Plan Competency Building is a Payal Datta. Finance Controllers (PDP) is developed wherein step of our journey towards have given their valuable inputs we endeavour to strengthen business excellence and we and support throughout the capabilities of individuals through thank all involved for their active process. on-the-job learning and training in participation and cooperation. – Mukul Joshi, consultation with their superiors. It was to help our employees Organisational Development

Work Survey Section (WSS)

s one of the constant articles case any disputes Ain Gammon Speaks, we are raised during thought we would have a feature the project life, all that covers one department each attempts are made quarter that highlights their to ensure that they functions. We are covering the are settled through Work Survey Section or WSS as it’s correspondences, popularly known in this Issue. conciliation, and alternative dispute WSS is the Contract Department resolution and if for Gammon and is engaged nothing works, The WSS Team at Head Office with a project, right from the through arbitration tendering stage to the end of and Courts. On completion of the crore each year. the project life. The function of project, the draft final bill sent by this team starts with furnishing site is scrutinised by WSS to ensure The Work Survey Section (WSS) the Tender Study Report (TSR) that none of the contractual department is headed by Mr. to the Marketing Department requirements are missed out and J.L. Ashar, who has been with that contains the salient features the final bill is submitted to the Gammon for over a decade. of the project. Once a project customer within three months of The four major divisions of is won by Gammon, they are project completion. In case the the department are Contract actively involved with creating client fails complete payment Administration, TSR, Claim the Contract and circulating the within three years of raising the Management and Arbitration Contract Appreciation Documents bills, the matter will be raised for and Legal. Twenty-five are a to the site and CMS. Each project arbitration. One of the objectives part of this department and are is actively tracked to ensure of the department is to collect an integral part for Gammon’s that it if there is any delay, the around Rs. 50 crore towards success and growth. extension for time is submitted outstanding payments every year and a delay mapping is done. If (through final bills and arbitration (Input collated by Suryakantam Bansal, required, claims are raised when matters) and to endeavour to get Systems and Processes) the contract gets prolonged. In arbitration awards of Rs. 100

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Caring for the needy

ammon Knights of Tuticorin organised a cultural programme GThermal Power Project in which the kids enthusiastically voluntarily donated Kitchenware participated. On day two, we to the St. Mary’s Home for arranged for a dinner where we Destitute Children’s at Tuticorin, shared food with the children. Tamil Nadu, worth Rs. two lakh, recently.

St Mary’s orphanage:

The orphanage houses 300 homeless/single parent children in the age group of 6 to 15 years. During our first visit of the Home Sambar and Idli maker we found the children were not satisfied with the food prepared kitchen wares like Steam Boiler, by the orphanage, and this Idli Maker, Rice Maker and because the food was cooked Sambar Maker of 60 kg capacity Steam Boiler using firewood and most of the and handed over those to the time would end up either being authorities at the orphanage. overcooked or undercooked due to lack of control over the Evenings we spent… cooking system. To help sort out the issue we raised Rs. 2 lakh We spent two evenings with the through donations and bought children there- on the first day, we

Cultural event

– V.S.Chacko Gammon India Limited Coastal Energen Power Project, Breaking the bread with our brothers Tuticorin,Tamil Nadu

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Creative Expressions from Gammonnites!

ll of us have heard the adage vindicate the proverb. So when during his numerous treks and A‘A picture is worth a thousand the team of Gammon Speaks saw jungle safaris, there was no way words’, but how often have we the pictures clicked by Kaushal we could have waited any longer come across images that truly Shah (Secretarial dept. GIPL, HO) to share this visual treat with our readers...

Peek-a-boo: A baby monkey looks out from Master of all I survey: A tigress at the famous Looking into the lens: A Forest Spotted Owlet inside the cracks of a huge rock (Picture taken Tadoba National Park, Maharashtra, 45 kms (thought to be extinct but re-discovered in during the Lohgad Trek on 02.10.2008) from Chandrapur Railway Station 1998) at Melghat Tiger Reserve, 2008

Misty morning: River in the backdrop of a Flight of fancy: An Indian Roller also known mountain engulfed in haze, (picture taken as “Blue Jay” in flight (picture taken at Melghat during a trek to on 12.09.2008) Tiger Reserve in 2008)

Standing Tall: Picture taken from the top of Ratangad on 09.10.2009

...Just goes to show that Gammon knights like Kaushal are talented and have creative skills in areas beyond their sphere of work!.. Reason enough for more people to share their creative expressions and latent capabilities through Gammon Speaks. Ready to strike: A female Monocellate Cobra (picture taken at Rajbhavan on 06.12.2008 during the tenure of then Governor of Maharashtra, Shri S. M. Krishna)

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Honourable Dedication to the Nation Chief Minister Shri. Shivraj of the 720-metre-long two- Singh Chauhan visited the lane Jajmau Ganga Bridge by Malwa Project, on April 17, 2011. Honourable Union Minister Here, MPPGCL is constructing Shri. Shriprakash Jiaswal a 2x600 MW thermal power (Ministry of Coal), Honourable plant for which Gammon has Minister of State Ministry of secured the job for design, Road Transport and Highways detail engineering, supply, Shri. Jitin Prasad along with construction, erection, Smt. Annu Tandon, MLA, testing and commissioning Unnao,during the inauguration of two NDCT and one function,of the Ganga Bridge chimney from L&T on a completion in the state of Uttar back-to-back basis. The Pradesh, on April 23, 2011. CM commended the good quality and pace of work undertaken by Gammon in the remote area site where he observed that the staff and workers were working in a disciplined manner.

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5S in Gammon... the journey continues

en make history and not the of documents and material. few examples of these benefits? Mother way around. In periods • Can do phase wise. • Less time taking in reinforcement, where there is no leadership, • Looks different. casting, bending work and office society stands still. Progress What do you think are the biggest paper work. challenge in implementing 5’S? What do you think are the biggest occurs when courageous, skillful • People/workers approach/mind challenge in implementing 5’S? leaders seize the opportunity to setup. • Maintain the 5’S system in change things for the better. construction industries is a big –Harry S. Truman How 5’S benefited challenge due to rotation of man you in your work? power. In the last issue, we put the • Save time and human How 5’S benefited following three questions to energy with you in your work? ponder over: better work • Saving time and place. Uttam Kumar keeping away from fatigue u Can the above benefits Can you share a few 5S Vice-Chairman and irritation. be translated in terms of examples of these benefits? Can you share a few money? • Easy retrieval of information and examples of these Farid Khan u Do the above translate to materials. benefits? SHE “Opportunity Cost” saved? • Improved storage capacity. • Well, when I came to join this office in September, u Are we as an organisation What do you think are the biggest I asked and reached to PM and willing to convert these challenge in implementing 5’S? • Maintain the improvement with Admin dept. But now people are “Opportunity Cost Savings” new era, mind coming and reaching where ever into improving our Bottom set. they want to go and meet the line? concern person without asking How 5’S benefited any one. you in your work? What do you think are the biggest Some of you would you have challenge in implementing 5’S? surely given these questions a • R e d u c e in search • The attitude and rigidness thought. We invite your replies time, saving in culture of our employers. to the above questions on 5S@ working space, E v e r y t h i n g Ankit Pimpalkar people are gammonindia.com improving safety 5S Champion in work place. taking for granted. We asked these questions to our Can you share a few examples of these KMRC colleagues. The response benefits? • File retrieval system and Red tag How 5’S benefited is very encouraging system. you in your work? What do you think are the biggest • Easy access How 5’S benefited you in your work? challenge in implementing 5’S? and good A.A.Aich • Quality or supervising is • To make positive attitude of our looking of office. Plant improved. employees. Can you share a few • Start with housekeeping; end examples of these benefits? with your cost How 5’S benefited • We found that our spares and reduction and you in your work? machineries under repair kept smart approach • Easy access in out workshop / site in a clumsy towards new and good manner. After implementation era. looking of of 5’S things are improved Can you share a few office, house considerably. examples of these and every What do you think are the biggest benefits? Amal Bhattacharya area. Jyotirmoy Dash challenge in implementing 5’S? • Fast retrieval 5S Chairman Can you share a Execution • To train our people for using 5’S

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in daily basis In this issue, we look at some of u I am too busy. I have no time at workshop. the classic responses people give for 5S to resist making 5S a part of their u We already tried it. It didn’t How 5’S benefited you in your work? work: work • It is systematic u Don’t bother us with this little and saving u It is going to be messy again things, we’re here to work time. Azad Khan anyway, so why do it? Can you share a few Store u I wasn’t hired to clean, you If any of the above responses examples of these benefits? can do it, I am not going to; resonates with you, it’s a wakeup • Before 5’S, material searching if you are so interested, do it call. I leave you with one last time was three minutes but after yourself thought 5’S implementation we required u I know where my things are, less than 45 seconds. so don’t try to teach me “Productivity is not an accident. What do you think are the biggest challenge in implementing 5’S? u We are neat and clean already, It’s a decision.” • The culture motivation. can’t you see it? – Santosh N Jois, Systems and Processes

Movable-Non movable glass, mentioned on glass window. Cotton and Bandage put in plastic to avoid contamination.

Assembly point written in all three languages. Mistake in caution sign being rectified.

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Deepak Lakhapati, COO, SAE Transmission India Ltd.

n order to expand the business New Delhi, and KEC International Iof GAMMON INDIA (T&D), a new Ltd., Mumbai. company: SAE TRANSMISSION INDIA LIMITED has been formed with its Lakhapati is a Gold Medallist from headquarters in MUMBAI. University, wherein he has been awarded B.E, M.E and PhD Dr Deepak Lakhapati took charge degrees in Structural Engineering. as the Chief Operating Officer He has been associated with (COO) of this new company from technical associations such as November, 2010. He brings with ASCE, IEEE and CIGRE, where he has him a rich experience of 36 years made significant contributions. He in the areas of Design, Systems and engineering capabilities tapping on has also been a regular and active the strengths of SAE POWERLINES, Business development relating to participant at various international the Transmission Industry. ITALY by inducting the latest events organised by the Transmission technological practices in the Indian Industry. Before joining SAE Transmission context. India Limited as the COO, he served As part of Gammon’s growth Gammon Speaks wishes Dr. Lakhapati in various senior positions in and diversification plans, SAE organisations such as Richardson & success in his endeavours and the Transmission India Limited, shall very best in his new role. Cruddas Ltd., Nagpur, SAE (India) Ltd., focus on the T&D business using its

K.K. Mohanty, MD, GIPL ishor Kumar Mohanty has Xavier Institute of Management, Married and with two sons, Mohanty Kbeen appointed as the Bhubaneswar. He has also attended has eclectic interests. He is an avid Managing Director of the Gammon an Advanced Management Program angler, bridge enthusiast and a keen Infrastructure Projects Limited as of (AMP-177) from Harvard Business follower of sports who also tries out April this year. School, Boston, USA. his hands in cooking.

Mr. Mohanty started his career Gammon Speaks wishes him success as a Sub-Divisional Officer and all the very best in his new (Telecommunications, Construction endeavour. Subdivision, Bhubaneswar) with the Orissa State Electricity Board in 1979. In 1981, he joined the Orissa State Financial Corporation as a Deputy Manager and served there till 1995 before joining Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited (SREI) where he worked for 16 years, out of which he was a whole time Director for 10 years.

Enterprise Building, Economic Value Creation and strategy formulation A Bachelors of Technology have been his key accomplishments degree holder in Electronics and in the domain of Infrastructure Telecommunications (from National Sector. Decisive Business Modelling, Mrs. Barbara Lefebvre has been Institute of Technology, Warangal), Efficient Financial Engineering and appointed Managing Director of Ansaldo Caldaie SpA as of January 27, 2011. She Mohanty did his Post Graduate transforming Start ups to Global is also a member of the Sofinter’s Board Diploma in Business Administration Entities are his other areas of of Directors. (Finance & Marketing), from interest.

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Omkar bags Gold at Nat’l and Int’l Martial Arts Championships

mkar Megharaj , son Oof Mr. Megharaj Y. Rajput (Purchase Department, Head Office) won gold medal (Category - 41 to 45 kg) in the International Level Sports and Martial Arts Shakti Championship, held at Sri Ms. M.Priyadarshini, Lanka between May 26-30, 2011. second daughter of Mr. A.Manivannan, Asst. Mgr. Omkar also bagged two gold II, working at KOSI Bridge medals in the National Level Project, has secured 489 Martial Arts Championship, held marks out of 500 in class X at Pune between February 25- Examination and stood Sixth 27, 2011. in the State. Her elder sister Ms. Sharmila was also a top scorer of Pondicherry in class Gammon Speaks conveys its Best XII in 2008. Wishes to this promisiing martial art champ! Hearty Congratulations!

ourav Andurkar, son of in his category, in SMr. Sudhir Andurkar (CMS the Nineth National Department, Gammon HO) won Level Martial Arts the Second prize and silver medal Competition, held in the event of Shadow Sparring, on March 6, 2011, at Kandivali, Mumbai.

S e v e n - y e a r o l d Sourav, who is a student of Ryan I n t e r n a t i o n a l School, also won the Silver Medal (in his category) in the 11th State Level Martial Arts of the inter-school drawing Competition, held on February 20, competition in Nrityanjali 2011, at Belapur, Navi Mumbai, Fest (inter-school competition conducted by Nrityananjali Besides being a bright student institute of Performing and a very good martial artist, Arts, Education, Personality Sourav also takes keen interest in Development and Management) other co-curricular activities. He in Navi Mumbai Zone. has also been adjudged winner Keep it up Sourav!

G ammon Speaks 23 Mu s i n g s & Do w n Me m o r y La n e

Cricket and Construction: A Comparision Five decades We are the we come across lots of of memorable proud winners similarities between winning of the Cricket One-day cricket matches association... World Cup and successful completion of 2011 and have projects. w i t n e s s e d the excellent performance of our Given below is a bird’s eye view Indian cricket Team. If we analyse between the two. the team work and strategies – Shridhar P. Deshpande adopted during the tournament, PF Dept., Gammon HO Cricket Construction Projects Structure: 1 One-day for match Contract period of project 2 Limited number of overs Fixed contract value and profit 3 Facing Initial overs /openers/ Site mobilisation/Foundations power play 4 Middle order/overs Construction activities of the project 5 Facing final overs/chasing runs/ Period of nearing completion t is not very often that one gets of project and achieving the I slog overs to hear of a person having spent estimated profit 50 years with an organisation! Planning: Indeed five decades is vast by any stretch of imagination… 1 Decision of Batting/ Right man for the Mr. Virendra Luthra is a lovely Bowling order right Job example of a strong, loyal and 2 Stage wise reaching targets of runs/ Periodical assessments and future plans happy Gammonite whose eyes taking wickets twinkle with delightful memories as 3 Selecting the right man of crisis in Making sufficient provisions of he recollects his varied association case of need contingencies with the Gammon institution over 4 Perfect coordinations and Maintaining coordination between different time zones. transparency execution team and supporting team 5 Avoiding extras and misfields Delays /cost overruns/liquidated Joining the erstwhile JC Gammon damages India Pvt. Ltd., way back in May 1961, Luthra contributed his engineering Attitude: and project management skills through his active association with 1 Winning Spirit Willing to achieve the targets many a challenging projects across 2 Killer’s instinct Building the attitude to kill the obstacles locations spanning the North East 3 Consistent practice Continues value additions in the strategy region, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and 4 Discipline Discipline in workmanship, financial discipline the capital. 5 Good leadership Guiding the team to focus on the key target His love and involvement with the Gammon workshop site (the oldest workshop acquired by any construction company) beckons him to drop by on and off after his formal retirement from service on May 31, 2011, at the age of 74.

We wish Mr. Luthra and his family a long and joyous life post his memorable The Butibori Plant, Nagpur and the Design & Engg. office in Mumbai received tenure with the compliments from Messrs. Ron Jenssen (AVP, T&D Services) and Jamey Bertram (Mgr., Gammon Family! Tr. Engg.) after an audit.

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