Camelme I agree with you 100%. We as owners all need to get together go down to FQ as a group and demand the facts, figures etc...as they are clearly trying to dupe us.
This is what they posted on another forum.
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Dear concerned customers,
In response to all of the concerns and comments regarding the connection fees of La Riviera tower on the Pearl Qatar, we hereby inform the following:
Estimated Connection Fees
Electrical power cost QR 52.88 per m2
Cooling system cost QR 318.86 per m2
Telecommunications cost QR 89.49 per m2
Water supply cost QR 64.92 per m2
Drainage system cost QR 51.93 per m2
Solid waste treatment system cost QR 9.95 per m2
Note, all customers will be informed of these charges via email and registered mail regarding the connection fees of their apartment, as mentioned above, during the first week of September 2009.
As per the Sale and Purchase Agreement clause no. 9: The Purchaser shall be responsible for and pay for Utilities' connection and consumption charges, and any property or local authority taxes levied, if at all, on the Unit from the Completion Date, meaning that: The client should pay the connection fees for all the utilities, the fees to be paid by First Qatar on behalf of all clients (End Users) for the whole building, to be collected from the end users as per the distributed area wise. The amount of the charges is not stated in the SPA and therefore, First Qatar did not breach its contractual obligations stated in the Sale and Purchase Agreement that was signed by both the client and the developer (First Qatar).
We would also like to publically announce that despite the current financial status, First Qatar will be paying ALL the connection fees for the amenities and common areas which include the following: recreational area, main entrance lobby, internal corridors, elevators, parking area, mezzanine floor.
Please visit the Qatar Cool website www.qatarcool.com to see the breakdown of the cooling costs. Should any First Qatar client have any doubts regarding the billing of the connections of their unit, please feel free to visit our office, and we will gladly present the proper documentations.
We believe that this post has addressed all the comments left on this link. Should you have any other questions or concerns, we welcome you to contact us on +974 4666247 or email us at crm/-a-t-/first-qatar.com.
Camelme I agree with you 100%. We as owners all need to get together go down to FQ as a group and demand the facts, figures etc...as they are clearly trying to dupe us.
This is what they posted on another forum.
First Qatar Doha Qatar's picture
First Qatar Doh... said Reply to all comments from First Qatar, Qatar office ...
Dear concerned customers,
In response to all of the concerns and comments regarding the connection fees of La Riviera tower on the Pearl Qatar, we hereby inform the following:
Estimated Connection Fees
Electrical power cost QR 52.88 per m2
Cooling system cost QR 318.86 per m2
Telecommunications cost QR 89.49 per m2
Water supply cost QR 64.92 per m2
Drainage system cost QR 51.93 per m2
Solid waste treatment system cost QR 9.95 per m2
Note, all customers will be informed of these charges via email and registered mail regarding the connection fees of their apartment, as mentioned above, during the first week of September 2009.
As per the Sale and Purchase Agreement clause no. 9: The Purchaser shall be responsible for and pay for Utilities' connection and consumption charges, and any property or local authority taxes levied, if at all, on the Unit from the Completion Date, meaning that: The client should pay the connection fees for all the utilities, the fees to be paid by First Qatar on behalf of all clients (End Users) for the whole building, to be collected from the end users as per the distributed area wise. The amount of the charges is not stated in the SPA and therefore, First Qatar did not breach its contractual obligations stated in the Sale and Purchase Agreement that was signed by both the client and the developer (First Qatar).
We would also like to publically announce that despite the current financial status, First Qatar will be paying ALL the connection fees for the amenities and common areas which include the following: recreational area, main entrance lobby, internal corridors, elevators, parking area, mezzanine floor.
Please visit the Qatar Cool website www.qatarcool.com to see the breakdown of the cooling costs. Should any First Qatar client have any doubts regarding the billing of the connections of their unit, please feel free to visit our office, and we will gladly present the proper documentations.
We believe that this post has addressed all the comments left on this link. Should you have any other questions or concerns, we welcome you to contact us on +974 4666247 or email us at crm/-a-t-/first-qatar.com.