CP
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PROCEDURE FOR COMPUTATION OF BUILDING AREA
(a) The A/E shall submit to the Contracting Officer a report of the gross area of his design at each
of his submissions.
(b) The A/E shall prepare the gross area computation as follows: Submit a small scale plan of
each individual floor. Subdivide each floor into rectangles with each rectangle designated by a
capital letter. List all the letters on one floor alphabetically. Clearly indicate length and width of
each lettered area and the total square footage of each lettered area in tabular form. Show the sum
of these areas as the "Designed Gross Area."
(c) Area Computation: (See Diagram Below)
First Floor
Area
L.
W.
S.F.
A
X
Y
=s.f.
B
X
Y
=s.f.
CC
X
Y
=s.f.
Etc.
X
Y
=s.f.
Designed Gross Area for the first floor: s.f.
(Similar computation for every floor)
Recapitulation
Basement
1st floor
s.f.
2nd floor
s.f.
Penthouse
s.f.
Total Designed
Target Gross
Gross Area _______________s.f.
Square Footage __________s.f.
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