Report

on
Benchmarking
for
Cost Estimation
of
Metro Rail Projects

Government of India
M/o Housing & Urban Affairs
February 2019
 Index

PARA CONTENT PAGE

NO. NO.
1 Introduction 1
2 Backcround 1
3 Components of metro project cost 2
3.1 Alionrnent and Formation
(a) Elevated section (viaduct) 3
(b) Underground section by Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) 3
excluding station box
(c) Undercround section by Cut and Cover 4
3.2 Station Buildinas
(a) Elevated Station excluding viaduct (Civil work) 4
(b) Elevated station (E&M work including lift and escalator) 4
(c) Underqround station (Civil work): 4
(d) Underground station (E&M work including ECS, TVS, Lift and 5
Escalator)
3.~ Permanent way 5
3.4 Traction and Power supply 6
3.5 Sianallina and Telecommunication
(a) Siqnallinq 7
(b) Telecommunication 7
3.6 Automatic Fare Collection(AFC) System 8
3.7 Platform Screen Door (PSD) 8
3.8 Shiftina of Miscellaneous Utilities 9
3.9 Multimodal integration and Last Mile Connectivity 9
3.10 Depot 9
3.11 Admin Buildino and Operation and Control Centre (OCC) 9
3.12 Staff Quarters 9
3.13 Rollinq Stock 9
3.14 Security 10
3.15 Escalation of Cost 10
4 Prooosed benchmarking for costing of metro rail comoonents
4.1 Six coach platform metro system 10
4.2 Three coach & nine coach platform lenoth metro system 12
5 Land , resettlement & Rehabilitation 13
6 Escalation in cost durinq construction 13
7 General charaes 14
8 Contingencies 14
12 Inter-station Distance 14
 1. Introduction:

1.1 High capacity rail based mass transit system popularly called Metro, are rapidly
being accepted across the country. Following the success of the Delhi Metro,
many cities have implemented metro rail systems. Metro rail system is already
operational in the cities of Delhi and NCR, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad,
Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai. Metro rail is also under
construction in these cities and some other cities like Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Pune,
Bhopal and Indore. Cities like Patna, Kanpur, Agra, Thiruvananthapuram,
Kozhikode, Guwahati, Chandigarh, Surat, Ranchi etc. are also aspiring to have
metro rail system.

1.2 Most of the metro rail projects have been financed by the central government in
partnership with the state governments, while some have been funded by the
state governments either on their own or with private partnership. In addition,
external loan has also been taken under sovereign guarantee. Metro rail projects
provide high capacity public transit and are capital intensive.

1.3 With a view to systematically augment the metro rail transport in the country, the
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has issued the Metro Rail Policy,2017. The
policy bridges the much needed gap for ascertaining and enhancing the
feasibility of metro rail projects from economic, social and environmental
perspective. This aims to focus on systematic planning and implementation of
metro rail systems and act as a guide to state governments for preparing
comprehensive proposals for metro rail projects.

1.4. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has formulated standard specification of
various metro components like Rolling Stock, Signalling, Electrical and
Electromechanical components and Standards for civil structure to promote
'Make in India' and reduction in cost. Implementation of Public Procurement
(Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017 issued by Department of Industrial
Policy and Promotion and adoption of minimum local content fixed by Ministry of
Housing and Urban Affairs for procurement of metro components would also
encourage indigenisation and reduction in cost.

1.5 In order to ensure uniformity in cost estimation of metro projects, need was felt to
devise a costing framework and fix benchmark for costing of metro components.

2. Background:

2.1 Niti Aayog, in its meeting held on 61h July 2018 under the chairmanship of Dr. V.K.
Saraswat, Member, NITI Aayog, advised Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, to
formulate a costing framework document for metro rail projects. Accordingly, a
Committee of Director/Deputy Secretary level officers from Ministry of Housing &
Urban Affairs and NITI Aayog was constituted vide O.M. No. K-14011/23/2016-
MRTS-Coord dated 4th September, 2018 to formulate benchmark for costing of

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 metro rail projects. Two officers were nominated by NITI Aayog, vide O.M.
No.7/16/2018-TPT dated 4th October, 2018. NITI Aayog also directed to nominate
one officer from DMRC who in turn nominated two officers dealing with cost
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estimation vide letter no. DMRC/CS/Benchmark Costing/2018 dated 8 h October,
2018.

3. Components of metro project cost:

The following cost components have been taken in the Detailed Project
Reports(DPR) of sanctioned metro projects.

SN Description
1 Alignment & Formation
1.1 Elevated section (viaduct) including in station portion and elevated
ramp
1.2 Underground Section by Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM)
1.3 Underground section by cut & cover (for underground ramp)
2 Station Buildings (Civil, Electrical and Electromechanical
equipment)
2.1 Elevated Station (Civil including finishes) excluding viaduct in
station portion
2.2 Elevated Station (E&M including lift and escalator)
2.3 Underground Station (civil including finishes)
2.4 Underground Station (E&M including, ECS,TVS, lift and escalator)
3 Permanent Way
3.1 Ballast less track
3.2 Ballasted track
4 Traction & power supply
4.1 Elevated section
4.2 Underground section
5 Signalling and Telecom
5.1 Signalling
5.2 Telecommunication
6 Automatic Fare Collection(AFC)
7 Platform Screen Doors(PSD)
8 Miscellaneous Utilities
8.1 Civil
8.2 E&M
9 Multimodal Integration
10 Depot (Civil, Electrical and Electromechanical equipment)
10.1 Civil
10.2 E&M
11 Administrative Building and Operation and Control Centre
11.1 Civil
11.2 E&M
12 Staff Quarters
12.1 Civil
12.2 E&M
13 Rolling stock
14 Security

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 14.1 Civil
14.2 E&M
15 Land
16 Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R)
17 General charges
18 Contingency
19 Taxes
20 Escalation in cost during construction

3.1Alignment and Formation

(a) Elevated section (viaduct)

Viaduct is a long elevated roadway/railway consisting of a series of short spans

supported on piers. Superstructure is the part of structure above ground level
that receives the loads, transfers to the substructure safely through bearings
and serves the purpose of the structure's intended use. A pier is a large
dimensional column which supports the superstructure and transfers large
super-imposed loads to the foundation. Substructure supports the
superstructure and transmits the loads to the foundation via piers. Cost of
viaduct includes superstructure, substructure, pier, pier cap and foundation etc.

(b) Underground section by Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) excluding station

box

Tunnel is an underground passageway of circular cross section, bored through

the surrounding soil/rock and enclosed except at each end for entrance and
exit. Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) is used to excavate tunnels with a circular
cross section through a variety of soil and rock strata. It can bore through hard
rock, sand, and almost anything in between. Tunnel boring machines are used
as an alternative to drilling and blasting (D&B) methods in rock and
conventional 'hand mining' in soil. TBMs have the advantages of limiting the
disturbance to the surrounding ground and producing a smooth tunnel wall.
This significantly reduces the cost of lining the tunnel, and makes them
suitable to use in heavily urbanized areas. The major disadvantage is the
upfront cost. TBMs are expensive to construct, and can be difficult to transport.
However, as modern tunnels become longer, the cost of tunnel boring
machines versus drill and blast is actually less. This is because tunneling with
TBMs is much more efficient and results in a shorter completion time. The
longer the tunnel, the less the relative cost of tunnel boring machines versus
drill and blast methods. Cross Passage is the connecting passage provided
between the two running tunnels and provided for emergency and
maintenance access.
The cost of tunneling may depend on length of run, depth from ground level,
condition of soil (normal, sandy, rocky etc.) and easy in working etc. which
may vary from place to place.

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(c) Underground section by Cut and Cover:

Normally, underground ramp is constructed by cut and cover method. The rate
varies from place to place depending geological/site conditions. Quantum of
work involved for this is very small and is clubbed with TBM/ underground
station work for tendering.

3.2 Station Buildings:

(a) Elevated Station excluding viaduct (Civil work):

Station is the main activity centre of the metro system which holds major share
in total project cost. Electrical and mechanical items, lift and escalator, auxiliary
substation, DG set, Automatic Fare Collection System (AFC), Platform Screen
Doors (PSD), Telecommunication system etc. are installed at stations. It is
seen that three types of elevated stations viz. type A, B and C have been
considered in the cost estimates in the DPRs. The requirement of civil structure
for three types of elevated station is more or less same. The difference is in the
requirement of signalling, point and crossing. The size of the platform (length x
width) also varies from metro to metro. Station layout, simple Entry/Exit and
station interior and inter station distance become extremely important from cost
point of view. The average inter station distance in Indian metro system varies
from 1 km to about 1.45 km. Station structure is generally of two level viz.
concourse level and platform level. The civil cost of station can be reduced by
space optimisation and value engineering. Station rooftop is also utilised for
installation of solar panel.

(b) Elevated station (E&M work including lift and escalator)

Electrical and Mechanical System at Elevated Stations are broadly divided into
three sub-systems namely, Electrical System, Fire Alarm, Detection &
suppression System and VAC System. The components of electrical system at
elevated stations are Low Voltage(LV) panels, distribution boards, cables and
cable containments, wiring and conduiting, lighting systems, earthing system
and UPS etc. DG Sets are used to supply power to Essential Loads in case of
failure of Power Supply at the station. In addition, Lifts and escalators are also
provided at each stations for convenience of passengers.
It is observed that cost of lifts and escalators are separately provisioned in
DPRs of some projects. Generally, four lifts and four escalators are provided at
each elevated station.

(c) Underground station (Civil work):

The requirement of electrical and electromechanical equipment of underground
station is different than those for elevated station. Additional space is required
for installation of Environmental Control System (ECS) and Tunnel Ventilation
System (TVS). Moreover, electrical load of underground station is about ten

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 times more than that required for an elevated station. In order to accommodate
these equipment and systems, the length of station box for a six coach platform
length of 135m to 140 m is taken as 240 m to 265 m. Civil cost of an
underground station can be reduced by reducing station box size. After
discussion with metro officials, it is concluded that there is ample scope of
reduction in station box length by way of space optimisation and relocation of
equipment and service rooms. Chennai metro has constructed one
underground station of six coach platform length in station box of 150 m length
by optimising the utility and service rooms, relocating the machinery and plant,
changing orientation of TVS etc. Official of other metros were also in agreement
with the idea of reducing the station box length to about 200 m to 190 m or
even less. By doing so, there will be considerable reduction in civil cost of
underground station due to reduction cost of earth work, concreting and
diaphragm wall. With the reduction in length of station box, there will be
corresponding increase in tunnel length. However, there should be overall
reduction in cost as cost per meter of tunnelling is less than cost per meter of
station box.

(d) Underground station (E&M work including ECS, TVS, Lift and Escalator):

In addition to Electrical and Mechanical System required for elevated stations,

plants and machineries like water treatment plant, sewage and seepage
system, station ventilation and fume extraction system, Tunnel ventilation
system etc. are also required at underground system. Moreover, the electrical
load for Underground Station is about ten times greater than that for elevated
station. Requirement of lifts and escalators at underground stations are also
more. Obviously, the unit cost of E&M items for underground station would be
much more than that required for elevated station.

3.3 Permanent way:

The permanent way is the rail track intended to carry the railway trains. As we
know, ballasted track and non-ballasted or ballast less track are two typical kind
of railway track. Ballasted track is a type of traditional railway tracks. Ballasted
track is commonly composed of steel rail, sleepers, fasteners and ballast bed.
Ballast less track, is the railway track whose bed is composed of concrete and
bituminous mixture, etc. and is made up of steel rail, railway fasteners and
concrete slab.
Ballast less track is laid on the mainline and ballasted track is used in the
depot. However, in workshop and maintenance area in the depot, the track is
ballast less.
The construction of ballast less/ballasted track is done under works contract.
Some metro companies have procured rail, turnouts, and fasteners separately
and installation, testing and commissioning of ballast less/ballasted track done
under separate works contract. The metro engineers are of the view that the
cost of P Way becomes lesser if the rail, fasteners and turnouts are procured
directly from the manufactures.

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3.4 Traction and Power supply:

Two types of Traction systems are being used for Metro systems in India viz.25
kv AC Overhead Catenary System(OCS) and 750 V DC Third Rail system.
Selection of type of Traction system is decided by Metro based on their
ridership/future traffic projection/cost etc.

(i) 25 kv AC OCS Traction (ROCS/FOCS): In this system, Flexible Overhead

Catenary System (FOCS) is used for Elevated & at Grade section while
Rigid Overhead Catenary System (ROCS) accomodatable to tunnel bore
diameter is used in underground section.

(ii) 750 V DC Third Rail Traction: In this system, 'Third Rail' is used for Traction
for elevated, at grade and underground section.

The traction and power supply consists of five main components, traction (OCS
and Third Rail), Internal Power Distribution System, Receiving Sub
Station(RSS), extra high voltage cabling from source to RSS and Supervisory
Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA). RSS also houses Traction Sub
Station (TSS) in OCS system whereas in Third Rail system, TSSs are installed
at stations/bay side because of low voltage/ high current. Metro systems have
their own internal high voltage cable distribution network, generally at 33 kv.
The purpose of such cable distribution network is to feed all auxiliary
substations at each station as well as to feed traction substations in case of DC
traction system. Generally, 33 kv internal network is used in metro system. In
case of 25 kv AC traction systems, the traction and auxiliary networks get
separated at 25 kv and 33 kv voltage level. However, in case of DC traction
system, the same type of cable distribution system feeds the traction
substations also.
Auxiliary substation in both the traction systems is installed at stations itself.
The cost of 25 kv OCS is different for elevated and underground portion where
as cost of third rail traction is same for both elevated and underground. The
cost of power supply for both OCS and third rail is different for elevated and
underground as installed load for underground station is much more (about ten
times). The required load for a six coach elevated station is about 300 kva
whereas for an underground station it is about 3,000 kva. Some stations may
require even more electric load due to additional commercial area.
The cost of extra high voltage cabling from Grid to RSS, which is of
considerable amount, depends upon the distance of RSS from Grid and vary
from city to city. Moreover, no separate provision of costing for traction and
power supply requirement for depot has been made in the DPRs and probably
the cost of depot portion is also subsumed in the cost of mainline.
Bengaluru, Kechi and Ahmedabad metro use 750 V DC third rail traction
system whereas other metro use 25 kv AC OCS system. The cost of 750 V DC
third rail traction and power supply system is more than that of 25 kv OCS. Four
33kV cable circuits, two for auxiliary and two for traction networks is used by

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 Bengaluru metro. Kechi and Ahmedabad metro use two cable 33 kv circuit
common for both auxiliary and traction system.

3.5Signalling and Telecommunication

(a) Signalling

Standardization of broad parameters of signalling systems for metro railways in

India issued by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in April, 2017, stipulates
that 'Continuous Automatic Train Control system of working based on
communication based train control system (CBTC) shall be adopted on the
metro railway for movement of trains between stations'. CBTC system shall be
based on moving block. Depot area may be equipped with similar CBTC
system or a suitable interlocking system as per requirement of the metro
railway. Wireless communication system shall be used for communication
between the wayside and train borne CBTC system. CBTC system shall be
capable of providing bidirectional movement.

"Continuous Automatic Train Control system" means an automatic system of

controlling and monitoring train movements continuously by means of sub-
systems, namely, Automatic Train Protection System, Automatic Train
Operation system and Automatic Train Supervision System.

Components of Signalling system are way side and stations equipment, On

board equipment, Depot equipment and Operation Control Centre(OCC)/Back
up Control Centre (BCC). The cost depends upon number and length of line in
depot under signalling, number of cabs in which the on board equipment are
installed, requirement of equipment in way side and stations and equipment in
OCC/BCC. Cost estimates of the sanctioned DPRs indicate that the cost of
signalling and telecommunication combined per route kilometre (RKM) of main
line has been taken and costs of other centres like depot, on board equipment
and OCC/BCC are subsumed in the mainline itself.

After detailed analysis, the committee, is of the view that the cost of signalling
and telecom should be taken separately for cost estimation. Signalling cost
should be bifurcated into three parts namely cost for mainline and OCC/BCC
per RKM, cost of depot equipment per TKM of depot and cost of On-Board
equipment per train. Here, it is worth mentioning that the on board equipment
are installed in the front and rear cabs of the train and hence cost per train is
independent of number of coaches in the train.

(b) Telecommunication:

The Telecommunication system acts as the communication backbone for

Signalling systems and other systems such as SCADA, AFC etc. and provides
Telecommunication services to meet operational and administrative
requirements of metro network. The components of telecommunication system
of metro rail are as below:

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 • Fibre Optic System - Main Telecommunication Bearer
• Telephone Exchange
• Mobile Radio Communication
• Passenger Announcement System
• Passenger Information Display system
• Centralised Clock system
• Close Circuit Television System
• Network monitoring and management, etc.

The cost of signalling and telecommunication combined is taken per route

kilometre (RKM) of main line in the DPRs and costs of other centres are
subsumed in the mainline itself. Telecom equipment are installed at stations,
depot and OCC/BCC. Accordingly, the cost of telecom is distributed in two
parts, viz. cost per station and per depot. Cost of telecom components in
OCC/BCC is proportioned in cost of stations and depots.

3.6 Automatic Fare Collection(AFC) System:

Metro Rail Systems handle large number of passengers. Ticket issue and fare
collection play a vital role in the efficient and proper operation of the system.
To achieve this objective, ticketing system shall be simple, easy to use/operate
and maintain, easy on accounting facilities, capable of issuing single/multiple
journey tickets, amenable for quick fare changes and require overall lesser
manpower. In view of above, computer based automatic fare collection system
is used in metro system. Automated Fare collection is a smart payment
method for intelligent public transport systems using the pre-paid cards or
tickets to pass through the electronic systems or gates to allow commuters to
access to and from the various transportation modes such as Railways,
Buses, Metro, Taxi, Parking etc. Store Value Smart Cards and contactless
smart tokens are used for fare collection. The components of AFC system are
Fare media, Devices to read/write media gates, station computers and AFC
Network, Back office systems and Central clearing house etc.

Some metro companies like Kechi and Nagpur have implemented AFC system
on PPP basis. AFC system in Kechi metro is already operational in which the
CAPEX of AFC system has been borne by the concessionaire. The Kechi One
card is compatible to be used in non transport payments also. Maha-Metro has
also appointed concessionaire for installation of AFC for Nagpur and Pune
metro on PPP basis. Other metro projects may also explore installation and
maintenance of AFC system on PPP basis.

3.7 Platform Screen Door (PSD):

Platform screen door separates the platform from the train. PSDs act as a
physical barrier preventing people or objects from falling or trespassing onto
the tracks. Provision for this item has been made in some of the projects. Cost
of platform screen doors is taken as per station basis.

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3.8 Shifting of Miscellaneous Utilities:

The utility items like drainage, sewage, electric poles, cables, water pipelines
etc. are required to be shifted/relocated from the metro alignment and station
location. The requirement of shifting of these utilities vary from place to place
and the cost of shifting per RKM is provisioned in the metro cost estimates.
Cost towards shifting of utilities can be better estimated after detailed survey
and stakeholders' consultation.

3.9 Multimodal integration and Last Mile Connectivity:

As per metro rail policy, 2017, provision for multimodal integration and last
mile connectivity in the DPR is mandatory. In order to connect the people to
the metro rail system, proper integration with other modes of transport, first
and last mile connectivity, pedestrian pathway, non-motorised transport etc.
are essential requirement and these facilities should be planned and detailed
at the time of preparation of DPR itself. Cost of multimodal integration and last
mile connectivity should be estimated on per station basis.

3.10 Depot:

Preventive and corrective maintenance of metro coaches are done in the depot.
Infrastructure for stabling, cleaning and maintenance of metro trains/coaches is
created inside depot. In addition to civil and E&M items, P Way, traction and
power supply, signalling and telecom items are also installed in depot.
However, provision of cost for Civil and E&M works only are made in most of
the DPRs and cost of other components are subsumed in the mainline cost.
Provision of costing of above components should be made separately for
depots.

3.11 Admin Building and Operation and Control Centre (OCC):

Separate provision for civil and E&M works for admin building and OCC is
made in the DPRs on lump sum basis. For economy of cost, admin building
and OCC should be constructed inside depot. This will also enable better
management and monitoring of the system.

3.12 Staff Quarters:

Provision for civil and E&M cost for construction of staff quarters for operation
and maintenance personnel is made in DPRs of some metro projects.

3.13 Rolling Stock:

The term rolling stock in rail transport refers to any vehicles that move on
a railway. It usually includes both powered and unpowered vehicles, for

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 example locomotives, railroad cars, coaches, and wagons. Rolling stock for
metro rail system usually refers to both powered and unpowered coaches used
for transportation of passengers. The broad parameters of metro rolling stock
have been standardised and 75% of the tendered quantity has to be
manufactured in India. This will lead to indigenisation and reduction in cost.

3.14 Security:

The capita! expenditure for security at station is separately provisioned. Cost

towards barricading the platform entrance, baggage scanner, metal detector,
frisking booths etc. is provisioned under Civil and E&M portions on per RKM
basis in some DPRs and on lump sum basis in some DPRs. Since, the
requirement of security is at the station, it would be proper to make provision for
security items on per station basis. Cost of close circuit television is included in
cost of telecommunication system.

3.15 Escalation in Cost:

Cost of the components does not remain constant and it normally increases
due to inflation. Thus, provision for escalation in cost during construction period
is made in the cost estimate. The methodology adopted for arriving at the
escalation in cost is not elaborated in the DPR. It is also observed that the
escalation in cost does not commensurate with the % annual escalation
considered and the escalation period. Moreover, escalation period taken in the
DPR is different from scheduled completion period of the project.

4. Proposed benchmark for costing of metro components:

After detailed examination and consultation, the committee proposes the

following benchmark for costing of metro components for cost estimation of metro
projects.

4.1 Six coach platform metro system

Unit cost excluding taxes and duties at January, 2019 price level
(Rs. in crore)

Description Unit Unit Remarks

SN
Cost
1 Alignment & Formation
Elevated section Separate provision should be made for special
(viaduct) including in RKM 37 spans requiring crossing of river and lake.
1.1
station portion and
elevated ramp
Length of station box(es) of underground
Underground station(s) should be excluded while calculating
Section by Tunnel the length of UG section by TBM. Generally,
1.2 RKM 125
Boring Machine underground ramp is constructed by cut and
(TBM) and Cut & cover which is of very small length and is
Cover clubbed with TBM/station work.

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2 Station Buildings
Elevated Station
2.1 (Civil including Per
finishes) excluding Station 26
viaduct in station
portion
2.2 Elevated Station Per
(E&M including lift Station 8
and escalator)
2.3 Underground Station Per
(civil including Station 125
finishes)
Underground Station Per
2.4 (E&M including, Station 50
ECS,TVS, lift and
escalator)
3 Permanent Way
3.1 Ballast less track RKM 6.6
3.2 Ballasted track for
Depot, At Grade TKM 3.9
section
4 Traction & power supply
4.1 25 kv Overhead Catenary System (OCS)
4.11 Elevated section RKM 7.5
4.12 Underground RKM 11.5
section
TKM 2 Provision for Catenary Maintenance Vehicle may
Depot
4.13 be done separately
Separate provision for cost of 132/220/400 kv
4.14 RSS cum TSS Each 45 cabling from Grid to RSS cum TSS (if length is
more than 0.5 km) may be made
4.2 750 v DC Third Rail
4.21 Elevated section RKM 11
4.22 Underground RKM 12.5
section
4.23 Depot TKM 3
Separate provision for cost of 132/220/400 kv
4.24 RSS Each 25 cabling from Grid to RSS (if length is more than
0.5 km) may be made
5 Signalling and Telecom
5.1 Signalling
5.11 Main line including RKM 4.4
OCC/BCC
5.12 Depot including TKM 3.2
DCC
Cost of on-board equipment per train for three
5.13 On Board Per 1.7 coach, six coach and nine coach train will be
Equipment Train same as these are installed in front and rear
cabs of the train only
5.2 Telecommunication
5.21 Per 4.5 Includes proportional cost of OCC/BCC
Station
!Station
5.22 Per 3.5
Depot Depot

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6 Automatic Fare Per
Collection(AFC) Station 3.5
system
7 Platform Screen Per 3
Doors(PSD) Station
8 Shifting of Miscellaneous Utilities
The requirement of utility shifting varies from
Civil RKM place to place. Hence no separate benchmarking
for civil and E&M is proposed. However, based
8.1
6 upon the experience of different metro
companies, amount upto Rs. 6 crore per RKM
8.2
E&M may be provisioned for both Civil and E&M utility
RKM
shifting combined.
The requirement for this item may vary from city
Per to city. The amount of Rs. 3 crore per station has
Multimodal Station 3 been provisioned as upper limit. The items and
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Integration and scope of work covered under this head should be
Last mile detailed. This money shall not be utilised for
connectivity other work. No re-appropriation to other
component shall be done by implementing
agency.
10 Depot, Admin Building and Operation and Control Centre
Per 105 This includes civil cost of admin building, OCC
Civil Depot etc. and cost of machinery and plants for the
10.1
main depot and workshop. For additional
Per depot(s), if required, for other corridors,
10.2
E&M and M&P extension of existing corridor, provision of cost
Depot 65
for bare minimum requirement should be made.
-- -- Cost of P. way, Traction and Power supply,
Others Signalling and Telecom in depot mentioned
10.3
against respective component
11 Staff Quarters
-- -- Requirement of staff quarter varies from place to
11.1 Civil
-- -- place. It is observed that no provision for the staff
Quarter has been made in some of the DPRs. No
benchmarking is proposed. However, if need for
11.2 E&M
quarter is felt, provision may be made with
proper justification
Per 8
Rolling Stock
12 Coach
Per Cost towards barricading the platform entrance,
Security Station 0.37 baggage scanner, metal detector, frisking booths
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etc.

4.2 Three coach and nine coach platform length metro system:

As per standard specification of metro rolling stock issued by Ministry of Housing

and Urban Affairs, the composition (no of coaches) of metro train would be in the
multiple of three, ie., trains can have either 3 coach or 6 coach or 9 coach.
Accordingly, the metro system would be of either three coach platform length or six
coach platform length or nine coach platform length.

Unit cost of all items mentioned in para 4.1 above except for items under SN. 2.1
to 2.4,4.11,4.12,4.14, 4.21,4.22,4.24, 5.21 and 7 would be same for three coach

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and nine coach platform length systems also. Unit cost of items under SN. 2.1 to
2.4,4.11,4.12,4.14,4.21,4.22,4.24, 5.21 and 7 for three coach platform length
system would normally be lower than the benchmark cost for six coach platform
system. Whereas those for nine coach platform length system would normally be
higher.

No benchmark is proposed for these items for three coach and nine coach platform
length system due to non availability of sufficient data. Three coach platform length
underground metro system and nine coach platform length metro system (both
elevated and underground) at present not available in India. The proponent may
estimate unit cost of these items after detailed analysis and suitable reference may
be made accordingly.

5. Land, Resettlement and Rehabilitation:

Cost towards these items at prevailing rates and local requirements are
provisioned in the cost estimate. No benchmarking can be done. As per extant
guidelines, this cost is borne State Government.

6. Escalation in cost during construction:

Procedure for calculation of escalation during construction period

Annual escalation @ 5% as stipulated in minutes of meeting of Public

Investment Board (PIS) on Pune Metro Rail Project circulated vide Department
of Expenditure OM No. 30(37)/PF-11/2013, Dated 24th October, 2016 is taken
for calculation of escalation in cost during construction period. The cost of the
project at base price level is allocated for year wise expenditure during the
construction period. The year wise expenditure should be derived from the
PERT/Time Line chart prepared for the implementation of the project. Formula
for calculation of year wise escalation factor, escalation in cost and completion
cost during the construction period is proposed as below:

Year Estimated Escalation Factor (%) Completion Escalation in

Expenditure cost cost
during the
year at Price
Level of
Base Year
1 P1 (1 +0.05)**0+0.05/2=1.025 C1=P1*1.025 E1=C1-P1
2 P2 (1+0.05)**1+0.05/2=1.075 C2=P2*1.075 E2=C2-P2
3 P3 (1 +0.05)**2+0.05/2=1.1275 C3=P3*1.1275 E3=C3-P3
4 P4 (1 +0.05)**3+0.05/2=1.1826 C4=P4 *1.1826 E4=C4-P4
5 P5 (1 +0.05)**4+0.05/2=1.2405 C5=P5*1.2405 E5=C5-P5
Total P=P1+P2+ C=C1+C2+ E=E1+E2+
P3+P4+P5 C3+C4+C5 E3+E4+E5

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7. General Charges:

General Charges @ 5% as stipulated in minutes of meeting of Public

Investment Board (PIS) on Pune Metro Rail Project circulated vide Department
of Expenditure(DoE) OM No. 30(37)/PF-11/2013, Dated 24th October, 2016 is
provisioned.

8. Contingency:

Provision for unforeseen contingencies is made @ 3 % of the basic estimated

cost.
9. The unit cost mentioned in para 7 above is indicative for cost estimation of metro
project proposals and should not be taken as reference or base rate for finalisation
of tenders.

10. Cost of construction of civil structures may vary depending upon geographical and
geological conditions.

11. Requirement of additional items, if found necessary, may be provisioned

separately with proper justification.

12. Stations contribute about 35 % to 40 % of the total cost (excluding rolling stock) of
elevated metro system and about 55% to 60 % in the underground system. Thus
average inter station distance becomes important factor in controlling the cost of
fixed installation. Indian metros have adopted average interstation distance
varying from 1 km to 1.45 km. There are metro companies across the world which
have adopted higher inter-station distance and stations are provided with multiple
entry/exit at far distance from the station area. Stations are connected with sub-
ways or sky-walk/foot over bridge to increase the catchment. By doing so,
construction cost is reduced as number of stations would be less. Reduction in
overall cost of metro system (excluding rolling stock) vis a vis interstation distance,
based upon the benchmark cost is shown below:

Approx. reduction in cost(%)

lnterstation distance (km) Elevated Underground
1 - -
1.1 3.4 5.1
1.2 6.3 9.4
1.3 8.6 13
1.4 10.8 16.1

13. Entry/Exit in underground station is generally at the end. Thus effective

distance between entry/exit of two consecutive stations in underground portion
is less. Average inter station distance of about 1.3 km or more should be
taken in underground portion and more than 1 km in elevated portion
subject to feasibility.

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