HIMACHAL PRADESH STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD 

 COST DATA FOR EHV TRANSMISSION LINES AND SUB-STATIONS
FOR THE YEAR 2007-08 

1.                   THE COST DATA FOR SUB-STATION EQUIPMENTS INDICATES THE RATES FOR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. THE COMPLETE ESTIMATE FOR A WORK SHALL HOWEVER BE PREPARED ON THE BASIS OF ACTUAL LAY OUT OF THE SUB-STATION AND OTHER REQUIREMETNS, ETC. 

2.                   COST OF CIVIL WORKS FOR SUB-STATION EQUIPMENT AND TOWERS HAS BEEN INCORPORATED ON AN AVERAGE BASIS WHICH OTHER WISE VARIES FROM PLACE TO PLACE DEPENDING UPON  THE PREMIUM. PREVALENT IN DIFFERENT AREAS. THE AREA/SITE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS SHALL ALSO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHILE PREPARING THE ESTIMATES. 

3.                   COST OF LAND FOR SUB-STATION ALONGWITH COST OF ITS SITE DEVELOPMENT WHICH DEPENDS UPON THE REQUIREMENT OF LAND FOR FEEDER / COUPLER / TRANSFORMER BAYS AND TRANSFORMATION CAPACITY ETC. VIZ-A-VIZ EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND ALSO THE REQUIREMENT OF RESIDENTIAL/NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IS NOT ENVISAGED IN THE COST DATA AND WIIL BE INCORPORATED IN THE ESTIMATES AS PER ACTUAL REQUIREMENTS. 

4.                   ESCALATION IN RESPECT OF THE PERIOD OF IMPLEMENTATION BEYOND 1.4.2007 SHALL BE CHARGED @ 10% PER ANNUM (WITH ANNUAL COMPOUNDING) OVER AND ABOVE THE RATES INDICATED IN THIS COST DATA. THE ESCALATION SHALL BE CHARGED FROM 1.4.2007 TO THE DATE OF COMMISSIONING OF THE WORKS. ESCALATION FOR PART OF YEAR SHALL BE WORKED OUT ON PRORATA BASIS IN PROPORTION TO THE NUMBER OF MONTHS. 

5.                   THE RATES OF COST DATA FOR 2007-08 HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED BY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE VARIOUS PURCHASE ORDERS PLACED DURING THE YEAR 1.4.2006 TO 31.03.2007 / IEEMA CIRCULARS IN CASE OF ITEMS / EQUIPMENTS FOR WHICH NO PURCHASE ORDERS WERE PLACED DURING THIS PERIOD / ESTIMATED PRICES AT CURRENT PRICE LEVEL. 

6.                   THE ESTIMATES FOR THE WORKS/EQUIPMENTS NOT SPECIFICALLY COVERED IN THE COST DATA SHALL BE PREPARED BY SUITABLY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT. THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE OTHER SIMILAR EQUIPMENTS/WORKS INCLUDED IN THE COST DATA ALONGWITH SUITBALE MODIFICATIONS AND THE EFFECT OF OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS SPECIFIC TO THE WORKS/EQUIPMENT TO BE ESTIMATED. 

7.                   THE COST DATA IS APPLICABLE FOR CONVENTIONAL TYPE OF SUB-STATIONS(I.E MANNED AND WITHOUT ANY PROVISION FOR SCADA ETC) AND DOES NOT COVER THE UNMANNED/REMOTE CONTROLLED SUB-STATIONS. THE PRICES FOR THE EQUIPEMNTS/OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES IN SUCH CASES SHALL BE ESTIMATED ON THE BASIS OF CURRENT MARKET PRICES AS MAY BE AVAILABLE FROM TIME TO TIME. 

8.                   IN CASE OF WORKS AWARDED ON TURN-KEY BASIS AFTER FLOLLOWING THE BIDDING PROCESS. THE ESTIAMTES SHALL BE PREPARED/REVISED ON THE BASIS OF COST AS PER SUCH AWARDS.