Analysis of Rates For Rural Roads
Analysis of Rates For Rural Roads
Analysis of Rates For Rural Roads
DataBook(SDB)foranalysisofRatesforRuralRoads
Suggestion/QuestionnairepreparedbytheExpertGroupofIRCforthe
revisionofBOS&SDB
A. Specification
Materials,Physicalrequirements,Grading
Constructionoperations,Equipment,Compactionlevel,
Surfacefinish,QualityControl,TestsandStandardsofAcceptance
Rates,Measurement,
Maintenanceofroads,culvertsandbridges,
Gravelroads,anyotheraspects
2.
Do you think that there is a need to increase the level of mechanization in
various items of road and bridge works; if so please specify areas, techniques and
equipment?Or,doyourecommendtheintermediatetechnologyanduseofsimple
agriculturaltoolsandmachines,andessentialequipmentlikestaticrollersandsmall
tomediumsizemixingandlayingequipment?
3.
Doyouconsiderthatanyitemofworkorspecificationisnotrelevanttorural
roadsandyousuggestremovingthem?Ifsopleaseindicatethesame.
4.
Would you recommend any emerging new materials and specifications that
arerelevanttoruralroads?Ifsopleasegivedetailsofsuchitems,andalsomention
sourceforfurtherreferenceanddetails.
5.
Would you like to suggest any locally available materials which can be
gainfully used in road/bridge construction? If so please give details of such
materialsalongwiththeirtestresultsandperformancereports,ifany.
6.
Whatarethedifficultiesinusingstabilisationtechniqueinthefield?Howcan
weovercomethosedifficulties?
7.
Doyouhaveexperienceonperformancebasedmaintenancecontractsonstate
roads?Whatlessonsfromthatexperiencecanbeutilizedinrevisingthesectionon
maintenance?
8.
Pleasegiveyoursuggestionsifyouthinkotherformsofstructuresneedtobe
includedforminorbridgesandcrossdrainageworks.
9.
Anyothersuggestion.
B.DATABOOK
1.
Have you used the standard data book for analysis of rates for rural roads
publishedbytheIRC?Ifso,pleasegiveyourcommentsandsuggestionson
(i)
labourproductivity/output,and
(ii)Machineryoutputnorms
(iii) Materialinput
adoptedforvariousitemsofworkintheStandardDataBookofMORD
2.
Inthescheduleofrates,shouldtheitemontransportofmaterialsbeincluded
aspartofcompleteitemorshoulditfigureasaseparateitem?
3.
Doyoufindthatforanyitemofworktherateworkedoutusingdatabookis
high/low as compared to market rate? If so please give details of such items. Also
givesuggestions,ifanyforimprovement.
4.
Doyoufindthatthestandarddatabookdoesnotgiverateanalysisofsome
item(s)whichisincludedinthespecification?Ifso,pleasegivedetailsofsuchitems.
5.
Howmuchistheaveragerunninghoursperdayofvariousequipmentsused
inPMGSYworks?
6.
Anyothersuggestion.
Detailsofthepersongivingabovesuggestions/answers;
Category:Contractor/DPRConsultant/SupervisionConsultant/Department/Quality
ControlMonitor/anyother
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PS. The suggestions may be mailed electronically at:
dpgupta36@gmail.com,
mr.scsharma@gmail.com, with a copy to pkkatare@nic.in and rakeshkumar1972@nic.in