IR's Unified Standard Schedule Of Rates 2010 Chapter-1 : Earthwork

CHAPTER - 1 : EARTHWORK

Item No. Description of Item Unit Rate (Rs.)

EARTHWORK WITH DEFINED LEAD
011010 Earth work in excavation as per approved drawings and
dumping at embankment site or spoil heap, within
railway land, including 50m lead and 1.5m lift, the lead
to be measured from the centre of gravity of excavation
to centre of gravity of spoil heap: the lift to be
measured from natural ground level and paid for in
layers of 1.5m each, including incidental work, as per
specifications-in
011011 All kinds of soils cum 87.81
011012 Ordinary Rock (Not requiring blasting) cum 207.02
011013 Hard Rock (Requiring blasting) cum 283.90
011014 Hard Rock (blasting prohibited) cum 597.65
011020 Extra over 011010 when controlled blasting is required cum 60.12
and is carried out with approval of Engineer.
011030 Extra over items 011010 for spreading and finishing of cum 77.78
fill material on embankment by manual means in
accordance with specifications
011040 Extra for manual compaction of earthwork, where cum 7.07
permitted, with rammers
011050 Extra for lead of earth work above initial lead of 50m, in
all kind of soils and rocks :
011051 for every 50 m or part thereof - lead over 50m and cum 10.98
upto 150m
011052 for every 50m or part thereof - lead over 150m and cum 9.40
upto 500m
011060 Extra for Crossing of railway track (each track). Note : Each 10% per
This item is payable only where crossing of operational Track track
lines is involved
011070 Extra for every additional lift of 1.5m or part thereof, cum 8.90
after the initial 1.5m, for earth work in all soils
EARTH WORK IN BUILDINGS
012010 Extra over item 011010 for excavation in foundations cum 9.40
for buildings and bridges to cover dressing to neat
dimension and plumbing sides etc. Note : Dressing
under this item is payable for the total quantity of
excavation in foundation and not partly
012020 Benching of rock upto average 10 cm depth for 10 Sqm 495.15
foundations. Note : Rate is for benched area measured
in plan.
012030 Extra for watering and ramming earth in foundation and cum 16.60
floors in 15cm layers. Note : This item is payable
where ramming is not included in the original rate for
earthwork in filling.

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Item No. Description of Item Unit Rate (Rs.)

012040 Filling, watering and ramming earth in 15 cm layers in cum 20.10
floors and foundations with surplus earth from
foundations including 50m lead and 1.5m lift
012050 Supplying and filling sand in plinth and under floors cum 389.08
including watering, ramming, consolidating and
dressing complete
012060 Preparing and laying puddle on roof etc. including
supply of materials and all lead and lift
012061 With Railway's earth cum 60.00
012062 With contractor’s earth cum 215.90
012070 Open timbering in trenches for foundations and shafts,
wells, cesspits, manholes, underground tanks & the like
- including strutting and shoring complete :
012071 Depth upto 1.5m Sqm 72.90
012072 Depth exceeding 1.5m but not exceeding 3m Sqm 74.58
012073 Depth exceeding 3m Sqm 77.59
012080 Close Timbering in trenches for foundations and shafts,
wells, cesspits, manholes, underground tanks & the
like, including strutting and shoring complete :
012081 Depth upto 1.5m Sqm 144.27
012082 Depth exceeding 1.5m but not exceeding 3m Sqm 147.05
012083 Depth exceeding 3m Sqm 153.50
012090 Extra for planking and strutting, if required to be left
permanently in position (face area of the timber
permanently left to be measured)
012091 In open timbering Sqm 563.46
012092 In close timbering Sqm 1078.39
Earthwork with indeterminate lead in New lines,
Doubling, Projects, etc.
013110 Earthwork in cutting (Classified) in formation, trolley
refuges, side drains, level crossing approaches,
platforms, catch water drains, diversion of nallah &
finishing to required dimension and slopes to obtain a
neat appearance to standard profile inclusive of all
labour, machine and materials and removing & leading
all cut spoils either to make spoil dumps beyond 10m.
from cutting edge or for filling in embankment with all
leads within the section limit, lifts, ascent, descent,
loading, unloading, all taxes/royalty, clearance of site
and all incidental charges, bailing & pumping out water
if required, etc., complete as per directions of the
Engineer-in-Charge. The work is to be executed as per
Latest / updated edition of "Guidelines for Earthwork in
Railway Projects" issued by RDSO, Lucknow. Cut trees
shall be property of Railways and to be deposited in the
railway godown unless specified otherwise in the
Special conditions of contract

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Item No. Description of Item Unit Rate (Rs.)

Note - (i) All usable earth arising from cut spoils shall
be led into bank formation and Unusable spoils shall be
dumped / stacked (ii) All hard rock /and boulders not
fit for filling will be stacked by the contractor and will
be property of the Railways.
013111 In all conditions and classifications of soil except rock cum 153.87

013112 Soft rock not requiring blasting in all Conditions cum 227.08
013113 In hard rock requiring blasting with explosives and cum 389.79
blasting/drilling equipment Including all incidental work
in all conditions. Rate includes cost of all explosive
material
013114 In rock and very hard rock with hammer / chisel / cum 474.67
pavement breaker etc. where blasting is not permitted
due to special circumstances and if specifically ordered
in writing incl. drilling and all incidental work in all
conditions
013115 In any other type of soil not covered above where cum 153.87
classification is not possible
013120 Earthwork in filling in embankment, guide bunds, cum 327.61
around buried type abutments, bridge gaps, trolley
refuges, rain bunds if provided, platforms etc. with
earth excavated from outside railway boundary entirely
arranged by the contractor at his own cost as per
RDSO's latest guidelines and specifications and special
condition of contract including all leads, royalty, lifts,
ascents, descents, crossing of nallahs or any other
obstructions. The rates shall include all dressing of
bank to final profile, demarcation and setting out of
profile, site clearance, removing of shrubs, roots of
vegetations growth, heavy grass, benching of existing
slope of old bank, all handling/re-handling. taxes,
octroi and royalty etc. as a complete job. Cut trees shall
be property of railways and to be deposited in the
railway godown unless specified otherwise in the
Special conditions of contract
013130 Extra for mechanical compaction of earth/blanketing cum 14.14
material filled in embankment with contractor’s rollers
of suitable capacity, type and size to achieve specified
density as per specification, testing as per IS codes
incl. cost of water, T&P consumable material and all
labour as a complete job. The work is to be executed as
per Latest edition of "Guidelines for Earthwork in
Railway Projects" issued by RDSO, Lucknow

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Item No. Description of Item Unit Rate (Rs.)

013140 Removal of excavated/slip earth/ debris/ malba from cum 119.87
the site of works to any other place outside Railway
land/premises, including all excavations, handling, re-
handling, loading, unloading and leading, etc. all labour
and material as a complete job. Removal of Earth (all
kinds of soils)/ROCKS, BOULDERS including mud/slush,
slipped earth in catch water drains, side drains, over
berms in cutting, water way of bridges, over coping of
toe/breast/retaining walls etc. including crossing of
nallah, railway tracks, making/repairing approach roads
if required, all lead, lift, ascent, descents, or any other
obstruction. Earth spoils to be dumped outside the
cutting or railway embankments as per direction of
Engineer in charge
013150 Laying and spreading blanketing materials (Natural or cum 60.92
Mechanically prepared as per GE -1 or G.E.IRS- 2) over
new/old embankment/cutting in layers of 30 cm in
loose state to make the embankment of designed
profile as per specifications. The rate is inclusive of
initial site clearance, cutting of shrubs, removal of roots
of vegetation growth & heavy grass, surfacing and
leveling to give required slope, benching if required on
existing bank slope, dressing and finishing of bank, all
lead & lift, ascent, descent, crossing of nallahs/ other
obstructions, spreading the material and final dressing
of slopes and top surface as per specified camber using
contractor’s own machinery, equipment, T&P labour
etc., as a complete job. Note - The rate does not
include supply / compaction of blanketing material at
site which shall be paid separately.
013160 Finishing blanketing material, already compacted, in 100 Sqm 625.01
accordance with specification - over embankment
including sides/cutting.

MISCELLANEOUS :
014010 Dressing Surface (average excavation or filling upto 15 10 sqm 58.90
cm) including removing vegetation in all kind of soil.
Payment against this item is to be made only if it is not
included in earth work item
014020 Daghbel or lock spit 15 cm deep & minimum width at 100 101.20
top 20 cm. Payment against this item is to be made metre
only if it is not included in earth work item.
014030 Felling trees of girth (measured at a height of 1m above
ground level) including lead and stacking of material
within 100m. Note : 1. When stumps are grubbed up in
addition, the rates shall be doubled for trees cut and
grubbed. 2. Payment for grubbing shall only be made
where specially ordered. 3. Grubbing shall be ordered
only where it is essential to remove the stumps,
including the roots, as per specification. 4. Grubbing
shall include removal of roots of trees and saplings to a
depth of 60 cm below ground level - ... Contd. ---

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Item No. Description of Item Unit Rate (Rs.)

.. Contd. - or 30 cm below formation level or 15 cm
below sub grade level, whichever is lower
014031 Girth over 30 cm and upto 60 cm Each 103.10
014032 Girth over 60 cm and upto 1.5m Each 247.60
014033 Girth over 1.5m upto 3 m Each 560.00
014034 Girth over 3 m Each 941.10
014040 Benching slopes, cuts 30 cm in height and Sqm 6.99
approximately 60 cm wide
014050 Turfing / planting, including all lead and lift, and
watering as required until properly rooted, with. Note -
Initially payment of only 40% will be made. Balance
60% will be paid only after 3 months of maintenance
period if the turfing is properly rooted.
014051 Turfing with sods, 10cm thick and 20 cm square closely 100 Sqm 5004.87
laid
014052 Turfing with planted doob grass 100 Sqm 5173.88
014053 Planting Sarkanda / sarpat or any other suitable species 100 Sqm 3868.65
approved by the engineer
014060 Providing and laying Jute Geo-Textile (JGT) in slopes of
Railway embankment in accordance with RDSO's
guidelines for application of Jute Geotextile in Railway
embankments and hill slopes no. RDSO/2007/GE:G-
0008 or its subsequent versions, including incidental
earthwork and fixing arrangements
014061 With GJ - Type 1 100 Sqm 2771.61
014062 With GJ - Type 2 100 Sqm 3381.39
014063 With GJ - Type 3 100 Sqm 4722.93
014070 Cleaning out silt from bed of reservoir/canals including 10 cum 59.97
50m lead and lift upto 1.5 m
014080 Cleaning side drains in cuttings by the side of track
(Kutcha or Pucca) including disposal of the debris, soil,
muck etc. as directed by the engineer. Note - Rates are
for disposal at the end of cutting. Disposal of
debris/soil/muck beyond end of cutting to be paid for
under relevant lead item.
014081 lead within cutting is up to 50 m cum 97.90
014082 lead within cutting is over 50 m and up to 200 m - for cum 30.20
every 50 m or part thereof
014083 lead within cutting exceeds 200 m - for every 100 m or cum 30.20
part thereof
014090 Earth work in embankment from Railway land for cum 75.96
repairing of cess/formation/level crossing, rain cuts etc.
to make the surface to the desired level and slope to
the entire satisfaction of Engineer-in-charge. The rate
will include free lead upto 200 M, all lifts, descends,
ascends, crossing of track/road/nallah etc. including
breaking of clods etc and compaction by
rollers/rammers/temping rods etc. Note - This item is
only to be paid when specially ordered in writing.

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Item No. Description of Item Unit Rate (Rs.)

014100 Extra rate for quantities of works executed. Note - The
extra percentage rate is applicable in respect of each
item, but limited to quantities of work executed in
these difficult conditions.
014101 In or under water and/or liquid mud, including pumping cum 0.20
out water as required. Note - In or under water means
locations/levels where there is continuous ingress of
water.
014102 In or under foul position, including pumping out water cum 0.25
as required. Note - Foul position means filthy and
unhygienic conditions where physical movements are
hampered such as soil mixed with sewage or night-soil.
014110 Providing and removing barricading with the help of metre 245.84
portable fencing along the running track where the
work is to be done in close vicinity of the track. Fencing
shall consist of self supporting steel angles of size 50
x50x6mm, 1.5m long provided with hooks etc. and
embedded in CC 1:2:4 block of size 0.23x0.23x0.23M
placed at c/c distance of 2.0 M along the track. 12 mm
dia rods in three horizontal layers tack welded with the
angle posts including providing Retro-reflective tapes in
Horizontal & vertical direction. Note : Released material
will be the property of the contractor after the
completion of work. Cost of cement to be paid
separately.
014120 Supplying and laying of Biaxial Geo-grid, made from Sqm 299.97
virgin high density polypropylene, having aperture size
of 65mmx 65mm and ultimate tensile strength of 30
kN/m with minimum junction efficiency of 95% &
minimum radial stiffness of 350 kN/m (@0.5% strain)
and laying below ballast over formation, including
transportation, contractor's labour, lead and lift
complete as per directions of Engineer-in-charge
014130 Supplying and laying of Woven Geotextile made from Sqm 143.30
polypropylene multifilament yarn, having minimum
mass of 220 GSM & ultimate tensile strength of 40
kN/m with puncture resistance of 600 N and apparent
opening size of 150 microns and laying at interface of
sub-grade and blanketing layer, including
transportation, contractor's labour, lead and lift
complete as per directions of Engineer-in-charge

New Items To Be Added By Zonal Railways

015010
015020
015030
015040
015050
015060
015070

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