The design criteria set by the proponents are safety, cost of construction, duration of construction, and

environmental impact. Table presents the design alternatives of this project, the criteria, degree of
importance and the rating per alternative. The rating is from 1 to 10, with 10 being highest.

Based on table _, the design alternative 2 (D2) received the lowest rate in terms of safety and the
highest in terms of cost. On the other hand, the design alternative 1 (D1) has the highest rate in terms of
safety and received its lowest rate in terms of cost, duration and environmental impact. Therefore the
chosen alternative is design 1 which has higher rate in terms of safety and lower in terms of cost.

The design alternative 1(D1) presents the proposed three storey public market and parking facility
having tied column footing having dimensions of 2.8 x 2.8m with 20mm diameter reinforcing bars. The
total estimated cost of D1 Php 143,019502.98. on the other hand, deign alternative 2 (D2) present the
proposed project with a tied column footing having dimensions of 2.8 x 2.8 with 25mm diameter
reinforcing bars. The total estimated cost of D2 is Pp 143,228,376.76.

The proponents chose the design capacity with the highest rate in terms of safety which is D1. Another
factor why we chose D1 is because multiple small rebar improves the behavior of the concrete steel
interface. The total surface area to transmit the tensile stress and therefore shortening the anchorage
and lap splice lengths. This also reduces the cracks that will develop in the concrete.

criteria D1 D2 Degree o
importance
Safety 9 7 4
Cost 8 9 3
Duration 8 8 2
Environmental 8 8 1
impact