1 Important issues for State Schedule of Rates

Section A - General Notes

i) Schedule of Rates prepared for the year 2022-23 is operative from 25 July 2022 and is applicable for all the
Districts of Maharashtra. Schedule of Rates are worked out considering the rates of materials prevailing in
all districts. If the basic rates of murum, sand, metal and bricks for a particular district deviates from the
rates considered in the SSR, then the Superintending Engineer, PWD of that particular district may change
rate/s for that particular item/s. While doing so concerned Superintending Engineer, PWD shall keep the
reasons in writing on record.

ii) For the rates in Corporation area, Municipal Council Areas, Notified Tribal area, Hilly inaccessible areas &
Central Jail premises, Sugarcane factory area, Tiger Project areas, Coal / Manganese /Lime Mining area,
Naxalite affected area and Mental Hospital premises & Pandemic Special Centers, an increase of percentages
over the normal schedule of rates (Basic completed item Rates) prescribed for the year 2022-23 are as
follows:-
Specific Areas Percentage in Rates
a) Corporation Areas 5%
b) Municipal Council Areas 4%
c) Sugarcane factory area (within 10 km. radius) 5%
d) Notified Tribal Areas / Hilly Area / Inaccessible 10%
areas/ Pandamic Special Centers
e) Inside Premises of Central Jail, Mental Hospital, 15%
Yerawada Printing press.
f) Tiger project area in Amaravati, Yavatmal, Wardha, 20%
Nagpur, Bhandara, Gondia & Chandrapur Distt.
g) Coal / Lime / Manganese Mining area 5%
h) Naxalite affected area 20%
i) Metropolitan areas notified by UDD excluding 2%
Municipal Corporation and Council areas

In addition to this, for items involving construction and repair of sewer lines/ storm water drains, concerned
Superintending Engineer, PWD shall increase the rate accordingly.
Issue rates of Schedule 'A' materials for above notified area shall be increased by respective percentage. The
above percentage shall be applied on the cost of items after deducting the cost of Specified materials, if
issued on Schedule 'A'.
The Superintending Engineers (PWD) shall Specify the Sugar factory areas/ Coal mine areas/ Notified Tribal
areas under their circles.
The Notified Hilly / Inaccessible areas shall be considered as per Government Resolution, Planning
Department No. DVK-2009/CR-6/D-1483 Dated 18.01.2010 & 31.01.2018, No. DVK-2015/CR-42/D-
1481A Dated 15.06.2018 & 20.11.2018 and DVK-2015/CR-35/D-1483 Dated 31.07.2015 and applicable
GRs of Planning Department.
The Superintending Engineer, PWD shall decide necessary increase in ii(a) above if required for traffic
restriction hours and Labour rates for night working.
1) For all district excluding Gadchiroli, following instructions are applicable:-
The works which are pertaining to inside premises of central jail, Mental Hospital,Yerawada Printing press
as well as in Corporation area, an increase of percentage over normal scheduled rates shall be considered
both simultaneously e. g. If central jail is situated in corporation area an increase of 5% for corporation area
and 15% for jail premises total 20% shall be considered.
2) For Gadchiroli District Notified Tribal area, Hilly or inaccessible area, an increase shall be
(10%+20%)=30%.
 iii) Schedule of rates is based on the following basic rates of materials: -
The basic rates for materials Cement, Steel, Sand, Bricks may vary from district to district. While preparing
the item rates for State Schedule of Rates, the basic rates from all Districts are considered at an average
level.

Sr. No. Material Basic rate for 2022-23 (Excluding GST)

1 Cement /PPC Rs. 6000/- Per M. T.
2 PSC Rs. 6385/- Per M. T.
3 GGBFS (IS-16714) Rs. 4300/- Per M. T.
4 TMT-FE-500 reinforcement Rs. 61000/- Per M. T.
5 HCRM/ CRS reinforcement Rs. 63755/- Per M. T.
6 Structural Steel Rs. 62575/- Per M. T.
7 Tubular Steel Rs. 65720/- Per M.T.
8 Bitumen VG-30 (Packed) Rs. 59411/- Per M. T.Ex. Refinery Mumbai
9 Bitumen VG-10 (Packed) Rs. 57913/- Per M. T. Ex. Refinery Mumbai
10 Bitumen VG-40 (Bulk) Rs. 52764/- Per M. T. Ex. Refinery Mumbai
11 Bitumen VG-30 (Bulk) Rs. 49862/- Per M. T. Ex. Refinery Mumbai
12 Bitumen VG-10 (Bulk) Rs. 49488/- Per M. T. Ex. Refinery Mumbai
13 Bitumen VG-40 (Packed) Rs. 64748/- Per M. T. Ex. Refinery Mumbai
14 Bitumen Emulsion Rs. 40000/- Per M. T. Ex. Refinery Mumbai
15 CRMB - 55 Rs. 54954/- Per M. T.
16 CRMB - 60 Rs. 55580/- Per M. T.

The Rates of Bitumen given above are Average Basic rates for 12 month as on . While preparing estimates,
the rates prevailing at that time of Ex-Refinery Mumbai, shall be considered. The Rates of Steel and cement
indicated above are considered as per the average annual rate for the year 2021-22 All rates are exclusive of
GST.
The Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC) & Portland Slag Cement (PSC) shall be of reputed manufacturer
only. (as per IS 1489-1 (1991 & IS 1489-2 (1991and IS 455 (1989) resp.)
While preparing estimates if any specific grade of structural steel other than the SSR and grade of Bitumen
other than SSR is required, then concerned Superintending Engineer, PWD shall be competent to
incorporate the same in the detailed estimate.
Labour rates are provided and certified by labour commissioner, Nagpur.
Machinery hire charges rates are provided by Mechanical wing of PWD.

iv) Taxes and Govt. Circulars.

a) Material Rates are exclusive of GST (Goods & Service Tax). Rates for completed items are also exclusive of
GST. While preparing the estimates, separate provision for GST shall be made in recapitulation sheet.

b) As per Govt. Circular No.SSR - 1090/CR-6453/PLN-3 Dt. 14.07.1993 and as per GR of Industries and
power Department No. 7-A dated 17.06.2010, Labour Cess at 1% has been
considered separately in Rate Abstracts.

c) For labour amenities and all other overhead charges, 10% provision is considered in Rate Abstract. In
addition, 10% provision for Contractor's Profit is also considered separately.
v) The Government of Maharashtra, Revenue and Forest Departments Gazette No.146 Dt. 04 June 2021 States
that the Royalty charges of Rs. 600/- Per Brass (i.e. Rs.211.95 /cum.) are to be considered. The surcharge
levied on Royalty shall also be payable to the contractor in following manner . Royalty charges on all minor
minerals do not form part of Rate Abstract and shall be reimbursed separately on production of proof to that
effect. The Superintending Engineer, PWD may modify and circulate Royalty charges in case of any
modifications are made by Govt. of Maharashtra. Royalty charges against estimated quantity shall be
included in Recapitulation sheet.
a) For sand = Royalty + surcharge (2%) + Distt. Mineral Foundation Cess (10%)
= 211.95+4.23+21.19 = 237.37 Per Cum
b) For All Other Minerals = Royalty + surcharge (2%)
= 211.95+4.23 = 216.18 per cum

vi) For crushed metal aggregates separate royalty charges shall not be considered as it is a finished product.

vii) In water scarcity area (the locality declared as drought prone area by District Collector for specified period),
the Superintending Engineer, PWD concerned shall suitably increase the rate for particular item considering
the requirement of water for that item.
viii) Leads and lifts
a) Rates For transportation of material by Truck from different leads have been worked out as per table given
by National Building Organization. The cost per trip shown in statement 'C', also includes charges of
running empty vehicle for return trip. For calculation of transportation charges rates tabulated in material
master for following items are considered in the formula
a ) Mazdoor b) Diesel c) Mobile Oil d) Truck

b) For calculation of pay load factor a truck of 10 M. T. capacity is considered.

c) The rates worked out in the Rate Abstract include initial lead of 50 m. for all completed items. Actual lead
charges are to be added for items while framing the estimate wherever applicable.
d) Lead charges for various materials are given in statement C-1 and these are inclusive of loading and
unloading charges. Hence loading and unloading charges shall not be considered separately.

e) The Basic rates for all quarrying materials such as Rubble, boulders, aggregates, sand, murum, selected earth
etc. are taken as rates at quarry with lead of 50 mtr. (Head load lead is not to be deducted from lead)

ix) Hot-Mix Hot laid Bituminous Works:-

a) The rates of Bitumen VG-40, Bitumen VG-30, and Bitumen VG-10 grade bitumen are Separate. Hence
specify the grade accordingly in items of work to be executed.
b) References of PWD Standard Specifications, MORTH specifications are mentioned in bracket below the
description of the items.
x) The concrete works :-
The rates of cement concrete item are based on Standard consumption. The mix design shall be carried out
for Concrete Grade above M-20 grade. If the consumption as per approved mix design varies ( more or less
5% ) from standard consumption, accordingly the positive difference in the cost of cement shall not be paid
to contractor.
xi) Work in Severe / Adverse / Foul Condition :
a) For such work, the rate for excavation shall be increased by 25% over the scheduled rates of excavation.

b) For other items required to be executed in foul condition up to Ground Level / Bed Level, the rate shall be
increased by 5% over schedule rates of individual items of CSR. This increase is over and above under
general note (ii)
c) The above hike in rates of (a) & (b) shall be subject to the express condition that the prior approval of
Superintending Engineer, PWD is obtained. The foul condition shall be certified by the Executive Engineer.
xii) General Guidelines :-
a) The contents of SSR Annexure are as follows :- Statement A-1 - Material Master. (Basic rates of materials)
Statement A-2 - Labour Master.

b) References of PWD Standard Specification/ MORT & H Specification are mentioned in schedule of rates.

c) In case of sudden rush of works like Kumbhmela at Nasik, Guru-ta-Gaddi at Nanded, Asian games at Pune,
the Department may face shortage of material and other resources. In such situation the concerned
Superintending Engineer, PWD shall prepare the new Schedule of Rates or make necessary amendment/s in
SSR with the prior permission of the respective Chief Engineer, PWD.

d) The testing facilities, for construction materials, which are not available in Government Laboratories/
Institutions, test results can be obtained from ISO Certified and NABL Accredited private quality control
Laboratories / Govt. approved Engineering colleges, Polytechnic.
e) Use of Geo textiles, for strengthening the soil is work of special techniques requiring precise use of materials
and skilled supervision. Use of Geo textiles in soil stabilization may be included in estimate only after the
prior permission of the Competent Technical Sanctioning Authority.
f) As far as possible, use of Cold mix items shall be discouraged. However, if found necessary, Rate Analysis
for cold mix item with seal coat shall be approved by the Superintending Engineer, PWD of that particular
Circle.
g) Reduced task rates @ 20 % for Items required for diversion, is to be done wherever diversion is required.

h) The rates of Material, Labour and Machinery are same for all over state, however if any changes at local
level, it shall be approved by the Superintending Engineer, PWD of that particular Circle.
i) Disclaimer about RA :-
Rate Analysis is to be used only for base purpose of rates arrived in SSR. If any corrections found in
RA, it should brought in the notice of SSR committee, so that committee will take review on it and will
take decision to correct RA. No person / Contractor / Organistion can claim any amount based on the
for the particular item. The are nearly for estimation purposes as
guidelines.
j) 2020,2021,2022
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