KAA BUILDING PROJECT - EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL CENTRE CUM GROUP HOMES/HOSTELS

Aim of Project

This Centre will provide educational training to up to 60 autistic children below the age of 13 years per day and vocational training to up to 40 autistic adolescents and adults aged 13 years and above per day. The group homes will provide residential accommodation for up to 56 autistic mail and female adults.

Project Brief

There will be four blocks of double-storeyed buildings - one block for administration, one block for educational and vocational training, one male hostel and one female hostel. There will also be one single-storeyed quarters with two bedrooms for warden.

Administration Block

General office

office for administrator
office for President of Association
office space for 2 clerks

Conference room with a sitting capacity for 20 persons and movable tables
Resource room with books and teaching aids for loan or sale to parents and teachers
Waiting area with seats for 20 parents
Toilets and bathrooms
Car parking lots for 20 cars

Educational and Vocational Training Block

Educational Training (60 students per day, 4 hours per day per child)

One-to-one training - 10 rooms (each room has 1 table and 2 chairs and 1 couch)
One room for Supervisor A (with CCTV monitor)
One Central Resource room for teaching aids
Sensory Integration gym - 9 metres x 7.5 metres - can accommodates 6 students + 3 teachers
Multipurpose room (for arts & craft) cum tea room - 8 students doing arts & craft + 2 teachers, with enough space for 15 students and 13 teachers having tea together.
One room for group learning - 5 students + 1 teacher
Toilets and bathrooms for students and staff
One staff room for teachers not doing one to one teaching

Vocational Training (for up to 24 students per day and 18 ‘workers’ per day + 8 teachers)

One room for Supervisor B
One room for arts & craft - 8 trainees + 2 teachers
One room for packing - 8 trainees + 2 teachers
One kitchen + space for baking - 4 workers + 1 teacher
Laundry shop on ground floor
Toilets and bathrooms
One store for gardening tools (under staircase)

Estimate Cost of Project

No.	Particulars	Amount (RM)
1.	Estimate Premium for land (2.96 acres)	250,000
2.	Survey and soil investigation	20,000
3.	Land fill (done - actual cost)	267,363
4.	Preliminaries (6% of items 5-9)	155,800
5.	Piling works	80,000
6.	Building works	1,173,600
7.	Mechanical & electrical services	520,000
8.	External works (roads, carpark, surface water drainage, foul drainage, water supply & hydrants, fencing, gates, turfing, retaining wall)	673,000
9.	Furniture & furnishing	150,000
10.	Contribution fees to local & utility authorities a. SESCO capital contribution b. Water capital contribution c. Contingencies	100,000 10,000 100,000
11.	Professional & supervision fees	325,000
12.	Group homes/hostels	1,500,000
	Total	5,324,763

Building Fund

The amount collected so far (as at 1 October 2009) is only about RM 1 million.

Tax Exemption Status

The Association does not have tax exemption status. But, for any donation of RM5,000 or more, cheque can be issued to Social Welfare Council of Sarawak with a written instruction that the donation is for Kuching Autistic Association. The Social Welfare Council of Sarawak will then issue a tax exemption receipt to the donor and reimburse Kuching Autistic Association for the donation.

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