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NBCC: A Pioneer Company in Building Nation
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NBCC: A PIONEER COMPANY IN BUILDING NATION
By Arup Roy Choudhury
Chairman & Managing Director, National Buildings Construction Corporation

NBCC was incorporated as a Public Ltd. Company 40 years ago a wholly owned Government of India Enterprise under the aegis of the ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation.

Authorized Capital
Rs.120 Crores

Corporate Mission
To be a leading company, in the construction engineering and consultancy services, providing efficient and quality execution of projects, building a high degree of customer confidence and Human Resources Development in tune with globalization and economic reforms.

Objectives

  • Thrust on Hi-tech Projects in environment, infrastructure development and power sector by adopting new materials, methods and hybridization of technologies;
  • To ensure timely completion of projects;
  • To ensure skill and knowledge development fostering professionalism;
  • To operate in difficult and remote areas where called for, keeping in view commercial viability;
  • To be actively associated for skills up-gradation in construction trades in the country in association with CIDC and IGNOU;
  • To pursue operational strategies as “A Team in Pursuit of Excellence”;
Land Marks 
Beginning with a turnover of Rs. 52,000/- in the year 1960 –1961, today NBCC is a Rs. 4000 Million company with a network of projects in India and abroad.
NBCC is one of the leading Construction Companies in the world. NBCC has been ranked at 179th among top 225 international contractors by ‘Engineering News Records’ a publication of Mc. Graw Hill of USA, in its August, 2000 issue.
Ministry of Urban Development and Bureau of Public Enterprises, Govt. of India, have ranked NBCC as “Excellent Corporation” during the year 1996-97, 1997-98, and1998-99 as NBCC achieved all the targets set in the MoU with the Ministry.

Activities of NBCC 
NBCC is one of the largest Indian Companies having to its credit completion of large value projects of diverse nature such as Roads, Highways, Bridges, Flyovers, Subways, Townships, Multi-storied Office Complexes, Hospitals, Hostels, Luxury Hotel Complexes, Institutional Buildings, Schools, Universities, Industrial Structures, Power Plants, Cement Plants, Chemical Complexes, Paper & Pulp Projects, Fertilizer Plants, Refineries, Coal Handling and Ash Handling Plants, Pre-stressed Concrete works, Oil Jetties, Pile foundations, Housing Complexes, Tall RCC Chimneys Marine works, Water supply and Sewerage schemes, Infra-structural Development works, T.V Towers, Railways Projects etc. The annual turnover of NBCC is about Rs. 4000 million and NBCC has till date successfully executed and handed over projects over Rs. 50000 million to its satisfied clients.
 In its operations of over 40 years, the Corporation has crossed many milestones, and has extensive exposures to various facets of construction activity, which by itself can form the fountainhead towards achieving specialization, excellence and efficiency.
Today, NBCC occupies its rightful place as a pioneering construction organization in the country, as well as leads the way for projects exports. Keeping efficiency, excellence in quality and management as its indices, NBCC is a harbinger of construction.

Plant and Machinery
NBCC has large fleet of most modern and sophisticated construction equipments which besides enhancing project execution capabilities of NBCC, also ensure timely completion of projects with high standards of quality of finishes.

Trained & Professional Manpower 
NBCC has on its roll over 1300 highly qualified and experienced engineers, technocrats and professionals who have exposure to execution and management of large value projects.

Computerized Project Monitoring
The Project Monitoring of all the projects of NBCC is done by planning and programming with computerized network based system. The software like primavera, sure track tools for project monitoring is developed in-house keeping in view, specific requirements of the project.

Consultancy Services
NBCC has its own in-house consultancy division which is staffed with highly qualified and experience Architects, Engineers, Structural & Services specialists NBCC Consultancy Wing not only provides design and engineering input to the NBCC’s projects but is also engaged by other agencies to provide the same for them. 

AREA OF OPERATION

  • Institutional, Housing and Industrial Sector
  • Roads, Bridges and Airports
  • RCC Chimneys, T.V towers, Cooling towers
  • Transmission lines, marine structures.
  • Trench less (No-Dig) technology 
  • Real estate
  • Post completion maintenance 
  • Project Management& Consultancy
NBCC’s STRENGTHS
  • ISO 9001 company for providing of consultancy and construction services by Project Management and consultancy division.
  • Qualified and experienced professionals.
  • 40 years old company known in the industry.
  • Capable of taking up large value projects at short notice.
  • Capable of taking up building maintenance jobs with the trained manpower.
  • Operating units/zones spread all over India. 
  • Provides good geographical coverage for taking up projects in every corner of India and therefore gives wide choice for tendering.


NBCC’s FOREIGN OPERATION
NBCC, operating globally since last 34 year, has worked/working in following counters:- 
(i) LIBYA (ii) IRAQ (iii) YEMEN (iv) NEPAL (v) MALDIVES (vi) TURKEY (vii) BOTSWANA

PIONEERING FEATS OF NBCC

  • Biggest cooling towers (165mts high) in Asia and sixth in the world at Simhadari (Andhra Pradesh) 
  • Tallest chimney in India (277.5 mts) at Talcher (Orissa) 
  • Tallest TV tower in India (235mts) at Pitampura, New Delhi
  • Widest eight-lane bridge (33.2 mts) in India over the river Yamuna, New Delhi
  • Largest office complex (1.12 Lakh sq.mts) Housing 28 PSUs for scope, New Delhi
  • Largest Oil Berth & Jetty in India at Butcher Island in Mumbai
  • Largest pavilion for exhibition the Hall of Technology at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
  • First Metro Tube Railway in the country at Kolkata
  • Biggest hospital (1200 bedded) at Guwahati (Assam)
  • Hotel Ninevah Oberoi, Mosul (Iraq)
  • 3600 earthquake resistant housing units (completed in 8 month) in the republic of Turkey
NBCC’s Performance in Recent Past
Turnover - has increased from Rs. 310 crore in 2000-01 to Rs. 403 crore in 2001-02 registering a growth of about 30%.
Net Profit - From Rs. 2.5 crore in 2000-01 to Rs. 3.7 crore in 2001-02 representing a growth of about 50%.
Order Book - has increased from Rs. 620 as on 01-04-2002 to Rs. 800 crore as on 31-03-2002 a growth of about 30%.
Realization of Closed Project Dues- has increased from Rs. 10.4 crore in 2000-01 to Rs. 11.8 crore 2001-02 representing a growth of about 13%.
Enhancement of Equity - Paid up share capital enhance from Rs. 111.65 crore as on 31-03-2002 to Rs. 120.00 crore as on 31-03-2002.
Improvement of Net Worth – Net worth improved from negative Rs. 4.03 crore as on 31-03-2001 to Rs. 8 crore as on 31-03-2002.
Increase in Earning Per Share (EPS)- EPS increased from Rs. 30.46 P during 2000-01 to Rs. 41.08 during 2001-02 (Share of Rs. 1000/-). 
Reduction in Bank Borrowings - Bank borrowings under cash credit limit has become nil as on 31-03-2002 as against Rs. 37.6 crore as on 31-03-2001 resulting in reduction in interest burden of Rs. 6.00 crore per annum.
Improvement in USP - By adopting pro-active and professional approach with the clients in solving day-to-day problem for timely completion of the projects, the USP of the Corporation has considerably improved with the result that client organizations are approaching NBCC for construction of their projects.
Joint Venture - Formed Joint Venture with:i) M/s Jamal Trading Company, Botswana to undertake infrastructure Development Project in Botswana.ii) M/s Kollin Construction, Turkey for taking up Highway projects of NHAI in India.iii) M/s IJM Corporation Berhad, Malaysia for taking up Metro Railway Projects in India.
Large Value Projects Secured (Economy of Scale and equitable distribution of overheads)· Ministry of Defence projects valuing Rs. 467 crore at various locations spread all over India.· MOUD & PA Projects valuing Rs. 250 crore pertaining to the development of North East States.· NTPC Projects valuing Rs. 100 crore for Rihand STPP (Rs. 70 Cr.) and Ramagundam STPP (Rs. 30 Cr.)· PMO & MPLADS Projects valuing Rs. 80 crore for rehabilitation of School Buildings, Primary Health Centres, Community Hall etc. in the Earth Quake Affected Regional of Gujarat.
 
NBCC's Global Ranking
As per Engineering News Record (ENR)
YEAR
ENR Ranking
(for international constructions)
1996
225
1998
200
2000
179

 The author is Chairman & Managing Director
National Buildings Construction Corporation
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