Sunday, September 30, 2012

Power Interruption on 4 Oct 12

To : ALL RESIDENTS
RE : POWER INTERUPTION ON 4TH October 2012, (10:00am to 5:00 pm). 

This is to inform that power supply will be cut off for approximately 1 hour at each block as stated below to perform re-calibration work and servicing of all main switch board.

BLOCK A & B 10.00AM TO 11.00AM
BLOCK C & D 12.OOPM TO 1.00PM
BLOCK E & F 2.OOPM TO 3.00PM
BLOCK G, H & J 4.00PM TO 5.00PM
 
Sorry for the inconvenience however this is necessary for the up-keeping and maintaining the system to its efficiency level.

Please contact the management office should you require more information.

MANAGEMENT SERVICES










Friday, September 28, 2012

Clubhouse toilet - sewer pipe clogged

After years of previous management taking a ‘tidak apa’ approach to many issues a huge backlog of maintenance has built up. Slowly but surely the JL team and the maintenance partners from Vodex are tackling the issues.

One recently issue was related to a one of the clubhouse male toilet sewer pipe that was clogged for many months. The team unsuccessfully tried to resolve the a few weeks ago by rodding the pipe and throwing acid in toilet but it failed to can't de-clogged the pipe.

A contractor was called in this week to rectify the matter permanently and root cause of the the actual problem was discovered. It seems that someone inserted in big sponge foam and male underwear into the sewer pipe which clogged up the whole sewer system and caused multiple issues.

blockage 1
Clubhouse male toilet sewer pipe clogged 

blockage 2
Blockage was above space 308/9

blockage 3
Sewer pipe cut into half to remove rubbish stuck inside 

blockage 4
Floors filled with sewer water – the smell is very pungent from far 

blockage 5
Big foam sponge & male underwear insert inside sewer pipe removed from the pipe 



Thursday, September 27, 2012

Clamping Activities In Full Force

In order to further enforcing our security team to weed out unregistered permanent visitors without a parking bay and loitering strangers (non residents), we wish to inform all residents again that Visitors Parking bays are for genuine visitors only. Villa Wangsamas does not provide parking bay for residents with additional cars and residents cars are strictly not allowed to park in the Visitors Car Park.

Please be reminded that cars being clamped for unauthorized parking will have to pay a fine of RM 100.00 and RM 50.00 compound fine for each additional day if you choose to leave it clamped without any action.

Those with additional cars must be parked outside Villa Wangsamas to prevent getting clamped or towed away.

Please follow the House Rules and it is the wish of the majority voting residents during the last AGM that the JMC does not rent out parking bay and provide free parking for additional cars and in our part in the management, we will enforce it according to your wish thus any threatening and abusive behavior will not be tolerated.

Repeated offenders will be blacklisted and their cars will be barred from coming in as well as named and shamed.

Thank you for your cooperation.

MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Friday, September 14, 2012

Gym Closure For Repairs

Dear Residents,

The gym will be temporary closed for ceiling works and repair.

Please bear with us for a while and sorry for the inconvenience.

Thank You,

MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

RESIDUAL SPRAYING & RAT BAITING ( THERMAL FOGGING )

Kindly be informed that fogging at common area will be carried out on the following day :

Date : Monday, 10th sept 2012  and  Monday 24th sept 2012
Time : 5:00 pm.  ( fogging at common area )

Kindly remain indoors and have your windows and doors closed during the fogging exercise.

Should it rain on that day, we shall arrange another day to carry out the fogging exercise, which will be duly informed to all residents.

Thank you for your kind cooperation.


Villa Wangsamas Condominium
Management services

Water Interuption 12 Sep 2012

TEMPERORY DISCONNECTION OF WATER SUPPLY FROM 10.00AM TO 4.00PM ON 12TH SEPT 2012 (WEDNESDAY)

This is to inform that due to underground pipe burst, water supply has to be temporary disconnected for (6 hours) for workmen to replace damaged pipe.

Please bear with us and we are very sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Thank you for your understanding.

MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Saturday, September 8, 2012

2012 AGM Update

Owing to the transition of management we tentatively scheduled the 2012 AGM for mid to late September.

Last March we appointed  Yee Choon Kong & Co Chartered Accountants to perform the 2011 financial audit.

Unfortunately the completion of the audit is delayed due to the developer owned management company Villa Wangsamas Sdn Bhd failing to grant access to view the fixed deposits which incidentally should have been handed over to the JMB by now.

We are hopeful that the auditor will meet with the Setapak Heights soon to close off this last point.

A draft copy of the report excluding the fixed deposits has been made available and in the interests of transparency we plan to publish this shortly.

In addition to the audit delay there are still some accounting issues to address following the handover from SPM to JL which are preventing a complete understanding of the 2012 financials.

Owing to the delay in completing the audit, the AGM we have contacted the COB and been granted an extension until the end of October.

We have now tentatively scheduled the 2012 AGM on Saturday 20 October 2012.

Once this is confirmed we will ensure that notices are posted and the management office team send the formal notification.

Lift Renovation Update - Septmeber 2012

Earlier this year an update on the lift renovation was published on the site here however several questions are still being asked about the renovation plans.

http://jmb-vw.blogspot.com/2012/02/lift-renovation-update.html

The upgrading of the lifts is a major project and requires substantial investment regardless of the materials used and CCTV solution installed.

The JMC’s preference is still to install stainless steel cladding with rubber stud flooring in the 2 passenger lifts with a different solution such as formica in the Bomba lift due to the more industrial use that it encounters. In addition CCTV will also be proposed for all lifts.

We are aware that not everybody is in agreement with the proposal for stainless steel and due the major expenditure required the final project solution will require a resolution to be passed at the next AGM.

As mentioned in the previous article funding will be either through an increase in sinking fund, a one off payment per person or funds permitting from the sinking fund reserves.


Access Card & Barrier System Update

The stability and reliability of the access card and barrier system has been a major concern and priority to resolve.

Since the JL management team took in July over several contractors have analysed the system and some tactical repairs have taken place to try and improve stability and reliability.

Access Cards
One of the controller boards was found to be missing and several were faulty. In addition to replacing these several  of the controller board backup batteries were found to have failed and due to the remaining batteries being life expired all 49 were changed as a precaution.

The initial results are encouraging and the system appears to be much more stable. If you are still encountering problems with your cards then please contact the management office.

Car Park Barrier
The reliability of the barrier motors is a concern. One motor from phase 1 was recently repaired under warranty and several from phase 2 entrance and exit posts will shortly be replaced.

An issue with the phase 1 barriers being unable to fully open due to the roof overhang is currently being investigated

Several sensor loops at the phase 2 entrance and exit have been found to be faulty which are causing the barriers to malfunction from time to time. The management office are currently arranging for these items to replaced asap.

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Recent Maintenance

Maintenance has long been issue at Vila Wangsamas due to a neglect by the developer led management and multiple issues with the previous management’s in-house staff.

The current maintenance team have been extremely busy trying to tackle not only the many outstanding job, problems caused by previous teams but also sadly dealing with vandalism caused by residents here.

The following items are a sample of some of the work performed over the past week.

1. Plastic bottles pushed into the drain traps
Sadly empty plastic bottles have been pushed into the floor trap at many many areas which then clogged clogged up the drainage system and caused a small flood.

The technician had to remove the obstructing rubbish by cutting the pipes into two, removing the blockage and then re-joining the pipe.
drain 1
Picture showing rain water stagnant on deck. The water outlet is clogged with rubbish due from vandalism
drain 2
The 4 inch pipe located at car park area was cut open
drain 3
Residents have inserted a lot of plastic bottles inside pipe outlet. They are impossible to retrieve from the top as it is too deep but to cut open the pipe below
drain 4
Picture showing our technician rectifying the pipes after cutting open the clogged pipe
drain 5
Our technician working at a high ceiling level to fix the problem

2. Flood at Blk A-20 Lift Lobby
A report was received that the riser was leaking water badly. The technician tried to turn off the 2 inch gate valve but it was not functioning and water was still gushing out.

The management office staff discussed the issue with our technician immediately quickly purchased the necessary items to resolve the problem.

Shortly after a similar incident occurred and was dealt with quickly by our maintenance team.

Following the repair/replacements to the leaking pipe and faulty gate valve, the locations are now working fine
leak 1

leak 2
Total material cost us about RM160/ compared to a plumber which would have cost would have cost 6-7 times that .

Please rest assured that the team are working flat out to try and resolve the many issues and we will try and share some more examples over the coming weeks.

New Pool Signage

The existing pool signage has recently been upgraded with a pictorial sign that most people should understand regardless of the language they speak. 
Pool_sign
So far 2 signs have been installed with another one likely to follow soon.

The management office have reported that following the installation many kids/teenagers have complained about the rules despite them being existing house rules.

All residents are kindly requested to ensure that themselves, their children and their guests follow the house rules at all times to ensure a more harmonious environment for everybody.