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#253 Old 21st Jan 2016 at 8:38 PM
TOWN CONTRACT #1 - A Residential Shack...I mean...."Home"


Splendid!

You're just in time for the meeting. This is my head urban developer͵ Val Briggs.
He'll be providing the details of what our wonderful town is looking for. I have
some paperwork to get done for the town hall. Briggs will take good care of
you all here. He'll explain the contracts we have exclusively for your
companies. Enjoy your stay with us!

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Thank you Milburn͵ & thank you all once again for coming to the call of this challenge. There are many areas of the town that can use your assistance.

Before we begin constructing buildings͵ I must let you know of one of our town's by-laws that will be relevant for this project. It is imperative that your keep these in mind while planning your residential designs. The town affords residents Minimal Living Standards that must be followed by all construction companies who build residential spaces in town. Any resident who lives in the town must have the following items at minimum:

1. An enclosed area for privacy (at least a 3-walled structure)
2. A rooftop enclosure (so the weather does not enter the home)
3. Adequate interior floors (so insects from the grass do not enter from below the home)
4. Plumbing for hygiene (at least 1 toilet & 1 sink͵ tub͵ or shower)
5. Lighting for pedestrians at night (at least 2 lamp posts per lot)
6. Access to emergency services at all times (at least 1 phone).


Now that we have that cleared up͵ let's continue on. In this first city contract͵ being issued exclusively to your companies͵ we're asking you to build a living space that can accommodate at least 1 person.

Click here for the image of the land that can be built upon. You may download the lot from HERE͵ or from the attachments area located at the end of this post. The theme has been approved by our town's urban developers. Provided in the lot are two lamp posts (§200 each)͵ along with the approved exterior wall motif sample that can be used for the structure. This land herein is provided as is (§2͵900). You may of course remove the foundation & stairs on that lot.

The lot will be constructed for use near the very poor class district of the town͵ hence the approved exterior wall motif. We also had to tear down the park that stood there before͵ hence the lack of green grass. We suggest that you do not improve the terrain of the land͵ due to tax implications for the residents nearby. If the area looks too..."well off"...well͵ you can guess what will happen to their property values. Of course͵ feel free to add some flowers͵ trees͵ & bushes.

REGULATIONS FOR THIS PARTICULAR LOT
The total property price for newcomers of the town cannot exceed §20͵000.
You may not remove the two lamp posts from the lot. However͵ you may move around the posts͵ so long as it remains in front of the main lot͵ & is within 2 tiles from the sidewalk (e.g. no more than 2 empty tiles between the sidewalk & lamp post).
You may not install additional exterior lamp posts near the sidewalk area. The city will bill residents of poor & very poor class inhabitants who use more than the necessary number of lamp posts provided by the city. However͵ you may affix exterior lighting on the walls of the house͵ if needed.
We're projecting a build time of no more than 10 days from today. The start & end dates are listed below. We are accepting only one design from each company. We're providing your company some money to begin this contract. We do not expect you to spend all that money. You'll need it for future budgeting purposes.
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START DATE / END DATE
January 21͵ 2016 4:00pm EST to January 31͵ 2016 4:00pm EST. There will be a 1 hour grace period from after the end time before penalties are administered. Please see this post for time zone reference & countdown timer.
MONEY GIVEN TO YOUR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
§50͵000
HOW TO CALCULATE COST OF CONSTRUCTION
Your company's total coffer to use will be the "End Budget" seen in financial table in the TOWN APPLICATION Results͵ plus the money given to your company in this contract. The land & lamp posts are given to your company free of charge. The cost to your company will be the total property cost͵ subtracted from the cost of these free items͵ valued at §3͵300. The cost to your company will be accounted for as an expense item in the budget. This property is taxable by the end of the round͵ & so your company will incur taxes payable.
VALUE PER POINT SCORED FROM OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
§1͵000 per point scored out of a possible 50 points. Each judge will score your project based on whether your company follows regulation about the lot͵ the city's minimum living standards͵ whether your lot looks interesting͵ & whether it follows the theme. The simple average of all judges' scores will determine how many simoleons your company will receive towards your company's budget in the next town contract.
BONUS AWARDS
If your company can use only base-game content͵ as determined by our board of directors͵ the city will award §2͵500 to your budget in round 2.
If your company can achieve a total property value below §16͵000͵ the city will also award §2͵500 to your company's coffers. Proof that the value of your property achieves below §16͵000 will require an additional image from the game's information about the lot in neighborhood view.
PENALTIES
If your company submits a property with lamp posts not approved by the city planners͵ or if your company removes or adds lamp posts for the property͵ you will be charged §2͵500. This will be compensation for the angry residential newcomers who'll be paying to install the approved style & number of lamp posts.
If your company does not use the approved exterior wall motif for the home for at least 2/3 of the exterior walls shown͵ your company will be charged §2͵500 for restructuring of the walls.
If your company fails to follow the minimal living standards set forth in the by-laws͵ you will be charged §10͵000. You may also be subject to the lack of approved lamp posts set above͵ & as a result may be penalized for that too.
LATE SUBMISSION
If your company is late in submitting your design͵ your company will be charged §2͵000 per day that passes to a maximum of §10͵000 for 5 late days. You may still submit your design choice for this city-contract. Your company may also continue to the next round if chosen to do so͵ with an additional penalty of §10͵000 if you did not submit a design from this city-contract.
DISQUALIFICATION
You cannot use hacks produced outside your game to artificially depreciate the costs of the items provided in the game. Only new items from the Maxis catalog are approved for use. Anyone caught cheating in this regard (or claiming that these items are "used" & therefore deserve their low cost value) may be disqualified from the contest.
Additionally͵ no Sims can be on the lot for risk of depreciating (or appreciating) the value of the property after 24 hours in-game.
Attached files:
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