Estimation and Construction

Management
Rate Analysis

Rate analysis
How do I estimate the cost of a given
unit of work?
Determine the cost of materials
Determine Labour costs
Determine costs of equipment
Determine overhead charges

Schedules of rates such as DSR

provide a useful set of guidelines

Rate Analysis for Concrete

What is the cost of 10 cu.m of RCC
1:2:4, given that cement costs Rs. 240
per bag, sand costs Rs. 120 per cu.m
and aggregate costs Rs. 165 per cu.m?

Some basic facts

1 cu.m of cement = 1440 kg
Weight of one bag of cement = 50 kg
To identify volumetric composition of
cement sand, aggregate in 10 cu.m of
1:x:y RCC mix
Volume of cement, Vc = 16.5/(1+x+y)
Volume of Sand, Vs = x*Vc
Volume of aggregate Va = y*Vc

Solution
Volume of cement in 10 cu.m of 1:2:4
RCC is
16.5/(1+2+4)=2.36 cu.m

Volume of sand is
2.36 x 2 = 4.72 cu.m

Volume of aggregate is
2.36 x 4 = 9.44 cu.m

Rates
1 cu.m of cement = 1440 kg
50 kg of cement costs Rs. 240
Hence 2.36 cu.m costs
(1440x240/50)x2.36 = Rs. 16,312.32

4.72 cu.m of sand costs

4.72x120 = Rs. 566.4

9.44 cu.m of Aggregate costs

9.44x165 = Rs. 1557.6

Total Cost = Rs. 18436.32

Including Labour and Equipment

Costs
Material

Lead (Distance from

quarry to project
site)

Cost of material at source

of quarry

Handling charges

Sand for Mortar

35 KM

Rs. 120.00/cum

Rs. 5.00/cum

20mm Aggregate

40 KM

Rs. 140.00/cum

Rs. 7.00/cum

Cement

Rs. 240.00/Bag @ project

site of works

Vibrator Hire Charges

Rs. 12.00/cum

Mixer Machine Hire

Charges

Rs. 140.00/cum

Labour for 10 cum of concrete

3.5 Nos. Mason II Class

Rs. 225.00 each/day

5.5 Nos. Mazdoor I Class

Rs. 150.00 each/day

16 Nos. Mazdoor II Class

Rs. 120.00 each/day

Problem
The contractor who quotes for this work has a
fleet of lorries. The average rate of
transportation of materials per kilometre
works out to Rs. 20 excluding handling
charges. Lorry capacity is 5 cum.
The Contractor wants to add 10% of the cost
towards overhead charges and 10% towards
his profit. Work out the rate to be quoted for
R.C.C. 1:1.5:3 per cum

Solution

Cost of Materials at Project Site

Cement Rs. 240 per bag (50 kgs)

Sand

Cost of 20 mm Aggregate
Cost of sand at quarry = Rs. 140 per cu.m
Transportation charges for 5 cu.m truck = 40x20 = Rs. 800
Transportation charges pre cu.m = 800/5 = Rs. 160
Handling charges Rs.7 per cu.m
Cost of Sand at Project Site = Rs. 307 per cu.m

Cost of sand at quarry = Rs. 120 per cu.m

Transportation charges for 5 cu.m truck = 35x20 = Rs. 700
Transportation charges pre cu.m = 700/5 = Rs. 140
Handling charges Rs.5 per cu.m
Cost of Sand at Project Site = Rs. 265 per cu.m

Data for 10 cu.m of RCC 1:1.5:3

Vol of Cement = 16.5/(1+1.5+3) = 3
cu.m
Vol of sand = 4.5 cu.m
Vol of Aggregate = 9 cu.m

Rate Analysis
Item

Qty

Unit

Rate (Rs.)

Unit of Rate

Amount (Rs.

Cu.m

307

Cu.m

2763

Sand

4.5

Cu.m

265

Cu.m

1192.5

Cement

4320

Kg

240

Bag (50 kg)

20736

Vibrator

10

Cu.m

12

Cu.m

120

10

Cu.m

140

Cu.m

1400

Mason 2nd
Class

3.5

No.

225

Day

787.5

Mazdoor I
class

5.5

No.

150

Day

825

Mazdoor II
class

16

No.

120

Day

1920

20mm
aggregate

Mixer
Machine

Total

Rs. 29744

Rate to be quoted
This is for 10 cu.m
Rate per cu.m of 1:1.5:3 concrete = Rs.
2974.40
Overhead is 10% of 2974.4 = 297.44
Cost of Concrete plus overhead = 3271.84
Profit is additional 10% = Rs. 327.18
Hence Total cost to be quoted for the work
= Rs. 3599.02 per cu.m

Thank You