GOKANI CONSULTANTS PVT. LTD.
Gokani Consultants was started by Mr. Harshad Gokani (as partnership company G.M. Consultants) in 1980 to provide consultancy in Structural Design of Buildings. For over 33 years, Gokani Consultants has been providing their clients with Reliable, Innovative and Economical Designs of Reinforced Concrete, Prestressed Concrete, Steel and Composite Buildings, satisfying appropriate Building Codes and Standards, and meeting architectural and services requirements. The firms diverse portfolio includes several Residential and Commercial Multistoried Buildings, IT Parks, Shopping Malls, Educational, Hospital, Institutional and Industrial Buildings. Gokani Consultants is committed to excellence in Structural Engineering. The firm provides director level attention to every project in its effort to come up with the most suitable structural solution, laying stress on the quality of work in terms of structural planning and detailing, constructability of design and supervision of work on site. Supporting a team of well qualified Design Engineers, is state-of-the-art infrastructure employing modern Finite Element analysis and design softwares such as STAAD, ETABS, SAFE and RAM CONCEPT and RCDC.
KEY PEOPLE
HARSHAD GOKANI B.TECH. (CIVIL), IIT BOMBAY M.I.E. He received his Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in civil engineering from IIT Bombay in 1977. In short time of 3 years, He started a partnership company, M/s. G.M. Consultants, for providing structural engineering consultancy services. He started Gokani Consultants (as a sole proprietorship M/s. Harshad Gokani ) in 1980. Over the years, he has helped achieved sustained growth to the firm. With his 33 years of experience, expertise and grasp of the Industry, Gokani Consultants is very well poised to take on challenging opportunities. VATSAL GOKANI B.E. (CIVIL), VJTI MUMBAI M.S. (STRUCTURES), UT AUSTIN, USA He received his Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) In civil engineering from VJTI Mumbai (Mumbai University), Where he was a top ranking student of his class. He went on to do his Master in Structural Engineering (M.S.) from the University of Texas at Austin, One of the best Structural Engineering schools in the world there too, he was one of the top student of his class with perfect 4.0 GPA. He is an expert at Finite Element analysis and Design of Steel, R.C.C., Composite and Prestressed Concrete Structures. During his 7 years at Gokani Consultants, Vatsal has been heading Design Teams on various challenging projects.
RENUKA KOTEKAR B.E. (CIVIL) PROJECT MANAGER She received her Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) in Civil Engineering from GIT Belgaum in 1997. She has 13 years of Experience in the field of Structural Design. At Gokani Consultants She heads a Design Team of 4 Engineers and 4 Draftsmen. She is currently working on various High-Rise, Residential and Commercial projects. SUBHASH PRAJAPATI SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER He received his degree in Civil Engineering in 1996. He has about 15 years of rich Structural Engineering experience with some of the top Consultants of Mumbai. At Gokani Consultants he heads a Design Team of 4 Engineers and 4 Draftsmen. He is currently working on various High-Rise, Mix-Use, Residential and Commercial projects.
SELECTED PROJECTS
Aveza Client: Tata Housing Development Co. Ltd. Construction Area: 35,00,000 sq.ft. Concept Architect: Callison Architect: Kapadia Associates An Integrated Township Consisting of Ground + 4 Parking + 1st Floor Garden + 44 Storied residential and mixed use Tower at Mulund, Mumbai. A sky bridge connecting the 6 tower internally.
Aveza Client: Tata Housing Development Co. Ltd. Construction Area: 35,00,000 sq.ft. Concept Architect: Callison Architect: Kapadia Associates An Integrated Township Consisting of Ground + 4 Parking + 1st Floor Garden + 44 Storied residential and mixed use Tower at Mulund, Mumbai. A sky bridge connecting the 6 tower internally.
Signia High Client: Sunteck Realty Ltd. Construction Area: 6,00,000 sq.ft. Architect: Mandviwala Qutub And Associates A 60 storied, 220mm tall, 17 m slender tower(aspect ration12:1) at Borivali (East) Mumbai. Tower incorporated a tuned liquid Damper at top to reduce accelerations under service wind loading
Vision Crest Client: West Avenue Realtor Construction Area: 3,00,000 sq.ft. Architect: PDA Architect Pvt Ltd. A Ground+42 storied tower at Prabhadevi, Mumbai
THE VEDA Client: Omkar Realtor & Developer Pvt. Ltd Construction Area: 6,00,000 sq.ft. Architect: Dimension Architects Pvt. Ltd. A 140m tall and 100m long Tower Consisting of Ground + 4 Podium + 2 Amenity + 32 storied residential floor at Parel, Mumbai. The building has two shear wall cores and only 14 columns in the entire 100m length.
Sunteck City Client: Sunteck Realty Ltd Construction Area: 9,00,000 sq.ft. Architect: Mandviwala Qutub and Associates A 160m tall residential Towers consisting of Ground+ 3 Podium +Stilt+40 storied Towers at Goregaon, Mumbai
Jaswanti Gold Client: Aashray Housing Construction Area: 2,50,000 sq.ft. Architect: PDA Architect Pvt. Ltd A 46 Storied tower, 160m tall (Height to core area ratio 13:1) with hollow parking bays 24m in height 5m deep transfer girders are used to change the column grid to match the residential level layouts. A water tank damper (Liquid sloshing damper) is proposed to reduce accelerations.
Bsel Techpark Client: M/s. B.S.E.L. Infrastructure Realty Limited Construction Area: 2,50,000 sq.ft. Architect: Group Seven Architects & Planners Pvt. Ltd. (Mr. Nitin Killawala) IT Park for BSEL Infrastructure Opp: Vashi Station, Navi Mumbai.
Bsel Techpark Client: M/s. B.S.E.L. Infrastructure Realty Limited Construction Area: 2,50,000 sq.ft. Architect: Group Seven Architects & Planners Pvt. Ltd. (Mr. Nitin Killawala) IT Park for BSEL Infrastructure Opp: Vashi Station, Navi Mumbai.
Commercial Business District (CBD), Naya Raipur Client: Naya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA) Construction Area: 13,00,000 sq.ft. Architect: Mandviwala Qutub Associates Project comprises of 8 blocks, Each is a 7 storied structure with flat plates.
Universal Majestic Client: Mighty Group Construction Area: 7,00,000 sq.ft. Architect: Hafeez Contractor Commercial Tower at Chembur, Mumbai.
Mixed Use Building Client: Patel Engineering Construction Area: 12,00,000 sq.ft. Architect: Reza Kabul A mixed used building consisting of retails, offices and service apartments at Bandra (off BKC)
AER Client: Vora Skyline Construction Area: 8,00,000 sq.ft. Architect: Reza Kabul A 145m tall residential towers consisting of Basement + Ground + Podium + 38 Storied + Retail at Ground Floor. At Kandivali (West), Mumbai
Sunshine Infinity Client: Sunshine Housing & infrastructures Pvt. Ltd. Construction Area: 2,50,000 sq.ft. Architect: PDA Arhitects Pvt. Ltd A Ground + 4 Podium + 1 Recreation + 28 storied Tower at Wadala, Mumbai.
Garden Court Client: Finetone Realtor Pvt. Ltd Construction Area: 2,50,000 sq.ft. Architect: PDA Arhitects Pvt. Ltd A Ground + 33 storied tower at Dadar TT, Mumbai.
Centrico Client: Crescent Amity Realtors Pvt.Ltd. Construction Area: 2,80,000 sq.ft. Architect: Reza Kabul A 40 storied tower with Mechanical Car Parks in Malad, Mumbai.
Shantigram (The Medows) Client: Adani Ltd Construction Area: 40,00,000 sq.ft. Architect: Mandviwala Qutub and Associates 11 Tower consisting of 2 Basement + Ground + 16 storied Township at Ahmedabad, India
Shantigram (The Medows) Client: Adani Ltd Construction Area: 40,00,000 sq.ft. Architect: Mandviwala Qutub and Associates 11 Tower consisting of 2 Basement + Ground + 16 storied Township at Ahmedabad, India
Iskcon Temple Client: International Society For Krishna Consciousness Construction Area: 2,50,000 sq.ft. Architect: Dimensions Architects Pvt. Ltd Iskcon Temple at Kharghar, Navi Mumbai. India
Project in Lucknow Client: Palak Developer Construction Area: 8,00,000 sq.ft. Architect: Mandviwala Qutub and Associates
Imperial Square Client: Omkar Realtor & Developer Pvt. Ltd Construction Area: 2,50,000 sq.ft. Architect: Hafeez Contractor A Commercial Building consisting of 3 Basement + Ground + 7 Storied at Sion, Mumbai
Gokul Concorde Client: Surya Group Construction Area: 4,00,000 sq.ft. Architect: M/s. Khareghat & Associates Ground + 33 Storied Twin Towers at Kandivali (East), Mumbai
Monarch Greenscapes Client: Monarch Universal Construction Area: 14,00,000 sq.ft. Architect: Dimesions Architects Pvt. Ltd. A Ground + 3 parking Floor + podium Floor + 36 Upper Residential Floors. At Panvel, Maharashtra
Pune One Client: Bramha Corp Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd Construction Area: 8,00,000 sq.ft. Architect: Mandviwala Qutub and Associates 3 Towers consisting of 3 Basement + Ground + 5 Podium + 11 stories at Pune, India 2B + G + 8 STORIED HOSPITAL (80000 SQ.FT.) IN MUMBAI
Bramha Suncity Client: Bramha Corp Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd Construction Area: 30,00,000 sq.ft. Architect: Mandviwala Qutub and Associates Township of 13 Towers consisting of Ground + 3 Podium + 18 storied building at Pune, India
Sadiwala Hospital, Mumbai Client: Dr. Sadiwala Clinic Construction Area: 80,000 sq.ft. Architect: PDA Architects Pvt. Ltd Hospital Building consisting of 2 Basement + Ground + 8 storied building at Vile Parle (West), Mumbai
The Chambers Client: Unitech Omkar Construction Area: 2,00,000 sq.ft. Concept Architect: Rmjm, Hong Kong Architect: Sikka Associates, Delhi A commercial building consisting of 2 Basement + Ground + 2 storied at Vile Parle (East) Mumbai.
Corporate Avenue Client: Atul Project India Ltd Construction Area: 4,00,000 sq.ft. Architect: Hemal Shah A commercial building consisting of 2 Basement + Ground + 8 storied at Chakala, Andheri (East), Mumbai
Santacity Client: Shivalik Ventures Pvt. Ltd Construction Area: 50,00,000 sq.ft. Architect: PDA Architects Pvt. Ltd An Integrated township consisting of slum rehabilitation, residential and mixed used buildings at Santacruz (East), Mumbai.
Agarwal Residency Client: Agarwal Construction Construction Area: 3,00,000 sq.ft Architect: Faroukh Lokhandwala Ground + Podium + 19 storied residential towers at Kandivali (West), Mumbai
Rustomjee Riviera Client: Keystone Realtors Pvt. Ltd. Construction Area: 1,50,000 sq.ft. Architect: Sanjay Puri A residential complex at Malad (West), Mumbai.
Institutional Building Client: Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbook Production Construction Area: 2,50,000 sq.ft. Architect: Jk & Ri Pvt. Ltd A Institutional building at Goregaon (West), Mumbai.
D.G Khetan International School Client: Nav Chetana Charitable Trust Construction Area: 1,00,000 sq.ft. Architect: PDA Architects Pvt. Ltd. A Basement + Ground+ 8 storied School building at Goregaon (West), Mumbai.
Industrial Building Client: Royal Cushion Vinyl Production Architect: Karan Grover & Associates A Industrial building at Halol, near Baroda. India
Hotel for Adani Client: Adani Ltd. Construction Area: 1,00,000 sq.ft. Architect: Mandviwala Qutub and Associates A Basement + Ground+ 12 storied Hotel at Shantigram, Ahemdabad, India
SELECTED CLIENTS Tata Housing Sunteck Realty Ltd Omkar Realtors & Developers Pvt. Ltd Unitech Ltd Adani Ltd (Shantigram) BSEL Infrastructure Realty Ltd Mighty Construction Pvt. Ltd Sunshine Housing & Infra. Pvt. Ltd Patel Engineering Ltd Peninsula Land Limited Shivalik Ventures Vora Associates Heena Group Of Companies Parinee Realty Pvt. Ltd Rustomjee (Keystone Realtors Pvt. Ltd) Mayfair Housing Pvt. Ltd Sheth Developer Arkade Developer Pvt. Ltd Mahesh Mohan Group Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ISKCON International For Krishna Consciouness West Avenue Realtors Agarwal Infratech Ltd Orbit Ventures Maharashtra State Bureau Curriculum Research And Education Ashray Housing Dheeraj Group Surya Group Morya Ace
SELECTED ARCHITECTS Kapadia Associates Mandviwala Qutub & Associates Architects Hafeez Contractor Architects Reza Kabul PDA Architects Pvt. Ltd. RMJM U.K. Skidmore, Owings & Merill, U.S.A. Callison Aakar Architect Dimensions Architects Pvt. Ltd. Vivek Bhole Architect Pvt. Ltd. Architect Sanjay Puri Architect Nitin Killawala Architect Sanjay Puri Archgroup International Architect Sanjay B. Shah Architects Vijay Goradia T. Khareghat & Associates G.D. Sambhare & Associates A+ Architects & Planners JK & RI Architects Pvt. Ltd. Architects Goregaonkar A. R. Mehta & Associates Chogle & Associates Ajit Bhuta & Associates Architect B.S.Barot Architect Ashok Gandhi Architect Mahendra Davda Somaiya & Associates Architect Rajendra B. Ahir Kalakruti Architect & Planner Kaushik Patel Architect & Planner
RESOURCES
TECHNICAL STAFF COMPRISING OF 26 PEOPLES ˉ ˉ 14 Engineers ( 3 Project Managers + 9 Design Engineers + 2 Site Engineers) 12 Draftsmen SOFTWARES EMPLOYED FOR FE ANALYSES, DESIGN AND DRAFTING. ˉ STAAD Pro ˉ ETABS 9.1.2 ˉ ˉ ˉ ˉ ˉ ˉ STAAD etc SAFE FOR ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF FLAT SLABS AND RAFTS CSICol - FOR DESIGN OF RC AND COMPOSITE COLUMNS RAM Concept FOR ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF POST-TENSIONED SLABS AND BEAMS, RAFTS AND TRANSFER PLATES ZWCAD INHOUSE SOFTWARES FOR THE DESIGN OF RC STRUCTURES Library with 350 + Books on Structural Engineering and Building Codes of India and countries such as USA, UK, Euro Codes, Australia, New Zealand and Norway.