Estimation & Billing Using Software

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E2-E3/Civil Rev date: 01-04-11

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E2-E3: CIVIL

CHAPTER-6

ESTIMATION & BILLING USING

SOFTWARE


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Estimation &Bill ing Using Software

1 .0 INTRODUCTIONIn mo s t o f th e cen t ra l g o v ern men t d ep ar tm en t s / PSUs , th e

ac t iv i ty o f p repa ra t ion o f p re l imina ry & de ta i l ed e s t ima te ,marke t r a te ana lys i s & ju s t i f i c a t ion , compara t ive s t a temen t

and con t rac to r ' s b i l l t a k e s l o t o f t i m e , b e s i d e s i t i n v o l v e s

lo t o f d u p l icat ion o f work at man y l eve l s .

Be low i s g iven some o f the impor tan t s t ages du r ing the

execu t ion o f a p ro jec t : -

1 . I s sue o f s chedu le o f a ccommoda t ion

2 . Su rveyed s i t e p lan and s i t e pa r t i cu la r s

3 . P repa ra t ion o f p re l imina ry d rawing

4 . P repa ra t ion o f p re l imina ry e s t ima te

5 . P repa ra t ion o f de ta i l ed d rawing

6 . P repa ra t ion o f de ta i l ed e s t ima te

7 . Ca l l o f t ende rs

8 . P repa ra t ion o f ma rke t r a te ana lys i s

9 . P repa ra t ion o f ma rke t r a te ju s t i f i c a t ion

10 . P repa ra t ion o f compara t ive s t a temen t

11 . Award o f work

12 . P repa ra t ion o f s t ruc tu ra l d rawings

13 . Execu t ion o f work

14 . P repa ra t ion o f con t rac to r ' s b i l l s

15 . Pos t ing o f work abs t rac t

16 . Po s t in g o f co n t rac to r s l ed g er

17 . Comple t ion o f work


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A fu l ly u se r f r i end ly , fu l ly in te rac t ive compu te r so f twa re

package was deve loped in DBASE / FOXPRO, ba sed on

DSR, DPAR & DAR, a s pe r the p rocedure be ing fo l lowed in

va r ious cen t ra l gove rnmen t depa r tmen ts v iz CPWD, P&T,

BSNL e tc .

Presen t ly th i s p ack ag e i s b ased o n n ew DSR 2 0 0 7 ( rep r in t -

2 0 1 0 ) ( i / c co r rec t io n s l ip n o 1 to 8 ) , DPAR 2 0 0 7 ( i / c

co r rec t io n s l ip n o 1 to 4 ) & DAR 2 0 0 7 ( i / c co r rec t io n

s l ip n o 1 to 5 ) .

ACCO-2011so f twa re package ha s p rov i s ion fo r fo l lowing : -

1 . Change de fau l t s e t t ings fo r the p rog ram

2 . Make co r rec t ion /add /de le te i t ems

3 . P r in t ex i s t ing da tabase s

4 . P repa ra t ion o f p re l imina ry e s t ima te

5 . P repa ra t ion o f de ta i l ed e s t ima te

6 . P repa ra t ion o f ma rke t r a te ana lys i s

7 . P repa ra t ion o f MR jus t i f i c a t ion o f t ende rs

8 . P repa ra t ion o f compara t ive s t a temen t o f t ende rs

9 . P repa ra t ion o f con t rac to r ' s b i l l ( runn ing / f ina l )

The da tabase s fo r a l l i t ems f rom DSR ' 2007 and DPAR'

2007 ha s been compi led (du ly mod i f i ed wi th l a te s t

co r rec t ion s l ip s ) . A sys tema t ic i t em code ' s have been g iven

to each o f the i t em in the da tabase s . The code a re the s ame

as in DSR 2 00 7 , b ut in a sys temat i c fo rmat . Th ere i s a

prov i s ion to add o the r mod i f i ed / ma rke t r a te i t ems th rough

the p rog ram.

Th e es t ima ted co s t b ased o n DSR 2 0 0 7 i s r ed u ced b y

110 /115 and CP & OH has been t aken a s 10% as pe r BSNL

orde r no 4 -10 /97 -A&C(Vol - I I I ) /180 da ted 06 .08 .2008 .


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The de ta i l s o f measu remen ts fo r d i f fe ren t i t ems o f work a re

to be ca r r i ed ou t manua l ly a s pe r s t anda rd p rac t i c e .

Fo r p repa ra t ion o f p re l imina ry e s t ima te , on ly the i t em code

and quan t i ty fo r a l l i t ems o f the e s t ima te a re to beinpu t ted . The o the r da ta v iz cos t index e tc a re a l so to be

inpu t ted a s requ i red by the p rog ram. The va r ious p r in t ou t s

v iz gene ra l abs t rac t , s chedu le e tc c an be ob ta ined .

Fo r p repa ra t ion o f de ta i l ed e s t ima te , on ly the i t em code and

quan t i ty fo r a l l i t ems o f the e s t ima te a re to be inpu t ted . The

o the r da ta v iz an t i c ipa ted h ighe r ra te s / cos t index e tc a re

a l so to be inpu t ted a s requ i red by the p rog ram. The va r ious

p r in t ou t s v iz gene ra l abs t rac t , s chedu le , n i t de ta i l s , c emen t

requ i remen t s t a temen t , s chedu le fo r t ende r documen ts e tc

can be ob ta ined .

Fo r marke t r a te ana lys i s and ju s t i f i c a t ion , the marke t r a te s

fo r ma te r ia l and l abour a s requ i red ( fo r the e s t ima te

p repa red above ) a re to be inpu t ted a s de s i red by the

p rog ram. The re i s a l so a p rov i s ion to inpu t the manua l ly

ana lyzed ra te s . The p r in t ou t fo r ana lys i s and ju s t i f i c a t ion

can be ob ta ined .

S imi la r ly ba sed on the e s t ima te p repa red above , the quo ted

ra te s fo r the va r ious t ende re r ' s a re inpu t ted and compara t ive

s ta temen ts , ALR/ AHR, subhead wise to ta l e t c c an be go t

p r in ted ou t . The re i s a p rov i s ion to inpu t the reba te s o f fe red

by the t ende re r s .

Based on the ag reemen t ra te s (a s inpu t ted above ) , the

runn ing and f ina l b i l l s c an a l so be p repa red a f t e r inpu t t ing

a l l r equ i red da ta f rom the measu remen t books v iz up - to -da te

quan t i t i e s , up - to -da te ex t ra i t ems quan t i t i e s , pa r t r a te s ,

s ecu red advance , advance paymen t e tc fo r e ach b i l l . The

p r in tou t s o f a l l the requ i red s t a temen ts fo r b i l l s v iz

CPWA26 , CPWA26A, s chedu le o f quan t i ty , c emen t

consumpt ion s ta temen t , s t e e l d ia -wise consumpt ion

s ta temen t , pa r t r a te s t a temen t , dev ia t ion s t a temen t , en t r i e s

fo r work abs t rac t & con t rac to r l edge r e tc c an be ob ta ined .

The de fau l t s e t t ings fo r va r ious va r iab le s i s g iven in the

p rog ram a s requ i red . The use r c an change a l l the s e t t ings

a s pe r h i s r equ i remen t .


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2 .0 Featu res o f th e ACCO-2011 Program

2 . 1 G e n e r a l

1 . The so f twa re package i s deve loped in FOXPRO .

2 . Th e so f tware p ack ag e i s p resen t ly ca l l ed ACCO-

2 0 1 1 .

3 . The so f twa re package i s f u l l y u s e r f r i e n d l y & f u l l y

i n t e r a c t i v e .

4 . Anyone hav ing on ly a work in g k n owled ge of

compu te r c an a l so work on i t .

5 . A lo t o f d u p l icat ion of work a t many leve l c an be

a v o i d e d by us ing th i s p rog ram.

6 . The c o m p a r i s on w o r k a t d i f fe ren t l eve l s i s r educed to

a b are min imu m & tha t a l so a one t ime job .

7 . The p rog ram red u ces th e t ime requ i red fo r va r ious

ac t iv i t i e s by many fo ld .

8 . The so f twa re package i s p re sen t ly ba sed on the l a te s t

De lh i Schedu le o f Ra te s ' 2007 ( r e p r i n t - 2 0 1 0 ) ( i / c

co r rec t io n s l ip n o 1 to 8 ) , De lh i P l in th Area Ra tes '

2007 ( i / c correc t ion s l ip no 1 t o 4 ) & De lh i

Ana lys i s o f Rates 2 0 0 7 ( i / c co r rec t io n s l ip n o 1 to

5 ) .

9 . The da tabase s cons i s t ing o f al l i t ems f rom De lh i

Sch ed u le o f Ra tes 2 0 0 7 & Delh i P l in th Area Ra tes

2007 ha s been p repa red and i s ava i l ab le fo r u se .

10 . The i t ems in above da tabase s can be m o d i f i e d o r

d e le ted & a l so n ew i t ems can b e ad d ed .

11 . The so f twa re can be ea s i ly mod i f i ed fo r u s ing o the r

s chedu le o f r a te ' s / p l in th a rea ra te ' s .

12 . Each e s t i m a t e s a r e t o b e p r e p a r e d i n s e p a r a t e

f o l d e r .


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13 . A sys tema t ic i t em code i s g iven to each i t em.

14 . In case o f DSR, s imi la r co d e as g iv en in DSR 2 0 0 7

a re fo l lowed , bu t in the sys tema t ic fo rma t .

15 . The g e n e r a l f o r m a t fo r ICODE i s AB.CDE.FG.H

whe re

AB deno te s the subhead code

CDE deno te s the ma in i t em no

FG deno te s the sub i t em no ( i f any )

H deno te s the sub sub i t em no ( i f any )

16 . T h e i t e m c o d e ' s f o r e x i s t i n g i t e m s c a n n o t b e

ch an ged .

17 . The above fo rma t i s to be s t r i c t ly u sed fo r a l l new

i tems .

18 . Ge t the p r in t ou t o f da tabase s , fo r the l i s t o f i t e m

code ' s e tc in the ex i s t ing da tabase .

19 . The nomenc la tu re s , un i t , c emen t coe f f i c ien t e tc fo r

ex i s t ing i t ems in the da tabase have been checked bu tthe u se r i s r eques ted to fu l ly s a t i s fy h imse l f be fo re

us ing the p rog ram.

20 . The nomenc la tu re s e tc o f a l l new i t ems added shou ld

be checked comple te ly be fo re u se .

21 . The ana lys i s fo r ex i s t ing i t ems have been checked bu t

the u se r i s r eques ted to fu l ly s a t i s fy h imse l f be fo re

us ing the p rog ram.

22 . Any number o f good p re sen tab le p r in t s c an be

taken .

23 . The so f twa re i s ava i l ab le in one 1 .44 o r 1 .2 MB

f loopy o r CD o r pend r ive .

24 . A d e t a i l e d u s e r s manua l (README.DOC) i s a l so

ava i l ab le fo r u se o f the u se rs .


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2 .2 Ch an gin g th e S et t in gs

1 . De fau l t va lue s have been g iven fo r the va r iab le s in

the p rog ram.

2 . These de fau l t va lue can be changed depend ing on

the u se rs requ i remen t .

3 . The fo l lowing va r iab le s c an be changed by the u se r : -

(a ) Of f ic e fo r wh ich work ing

(b ) Nam e o f CE/S E/ EE/ SDE s o f f i c e

(c ) Whe the r to u se CI / an t i c ipa ted % in DE

(d ) SR used , i t s CI

(e ) Se r ia l numbers i s DE subhead -wise o r

con t inuous

( f ) Se t t ings fo r MRA v iz

- whe the r u s ing lower e f f i c iency in h i l l s

4 . Th e ch an g es can b e mad e , e i th e r u s in g ch o ice 1 o f

main menu o r be fo re en te r ing the p r in t menu .

5 . Th e ch an g es mad e u s in g ch o ice 1 o f ma in men u ,

wil l be pe rmanen t fo r a l l fu tu re new e s t ima te s ,o the rwise i t w i l l be re s t r i c ted to the cu r ren t

e s t ima te .

6 . In c a se o f newly loaded package , i t i s adv i s ab le to

f i r s t s e t the de fau l t va lue s o f the p rog ram a s pe r

use rs requ i remen t , be fo re ac tua l ly work ing on the

p rog ram. The p rog ram wi l l a l so g ive op t ion to

change the s e t t ing in c a se o f newly loaded package .

2 .3 Ed i t in g I tems in Datab ases

1 . The re i s p rov i s ion fo r mod i fy ing the ex i s t ing i t ems ,

add ing new i t ems & de le t ing the ex i s t ing i t ems in the

ex i s t ing da tabase s .

2 . ICODES o f the ex i s t ing i t ems canno t be changed .

3 . The fo l lowing in fo rma t ion mus t be added fo r a l l new

i tems : -

(a ) ICODE

(b) Nomenc la tu re


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(c ) Abbrev ia ted Nomenc la tu re

(d ) Ra te

(e ) Un i t

( f ) U t

(g ) Cemen t Coe f f i c ien t s(h ) (MR) in MR co lumn ( i f i t i s MR an alysed i t em)

( i ) Y fo r BLDG_COST ( in DPAR)

4 . Each n ew i t ems sh ou ld b e g iven a n ew i t em cod e .

5 . The subhead code a r e s t r i c t ly as p e r DSR 2 0 0 7 .

6 . The s u b h ead cod e i n DSR 2 0 0 7 a re as u n d er :

a ) 02 EARTH WORK

b) 04 CONCRETE WORK

c) 05 REINFORCED CEMENT CONCRETE

d) 06 BRICK WORK

e) 07 STONE WORK

f) 08 MARBLE WORK

g) 09 WOOD AND PVC WORK

h) 10 STEEL WORK

i) 11 FLOORING

j ) 12 R OOFIN Gk) 13 F INISHING

l) 16 ROAD WORK

m) 17 SANITARY INSTALLATIONS

n) 18 WATER SUPPLY

o) 19 DRAINAGE

p) 21 ALUMINIUM WORK

q) 22 WATER PROOFING

7. New su b h ead cod e a re a l so ava i l ab le a s unde r :

a ) 30 MISCELLANEOUS WORK

8. For DS R i tems , ICODE i s same as g iven in DSR

2 0 0 7 , bu t in a s y s t e m a t i c f o r m a t .

9 . F o r n o n - D S R i t e m s , t h e sa m e s y s te m a t i c f o r m a t as

above i s to be fo l lowed .

10 . ICODE fo r DSR i t ems wi l l be accommoda ted be low

500 . Howeve r , non -DSR & mod i f i ed DSR i t ems can

be g iven ICODE above 500 ( sub -d iv i s ion - 501 to


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700 , d iv i s ion 701 to 800 , c i rc le 801 to 900 , CE

of f ice 901 to 999 ) .

11 . The nomenc la tu re shou ld ex tend u p - t o 4 8 co lumns a s

pe r the ex i s t ing pa t t e rn in the da tabase to ge t good

pr in t .

12 . The abb rev ia ted nomenc la tu re in DSR, shou ld ex tend

up- to 30 co lumns a s per the ex i s t ing pa t t e rn in the

da tabase to ge t good p r in t .

13 . Ensu re to g ive the cemen t coe f f i c ien t fo r a l l new

cemen t i t ems , e l s e the c e m e n t r e q u i r e m e n t w i l l n o t

b e ca lcu lated correct ly .

14 . The pa t t e rn o f Un i t and Ut shou ld ma tch the ex i s t ing

pa t t e rn in the da tabase .

15 . Fo r the marke t r a te ana lysed i t ems , g ive (MR) in the

MR f ie ld .

16 . The re i s a p rov i s ion to copy s imi la r i t em in the

da tabase , wh ich can be mod i f i ed a s pe r requ i remen ts .

17 . The re a re th ree DS R d ata b ase f i l e s (v iz DSR07_A,DSR07_B & DSR07_C) , f i r s t one hav ing on ly the

DSR i t ems added o r ig ina l ly , s econd hav ing mod i f i ed /

ana lysed i t ems o r i t ems added by you .

18 . You canno t mod i fy / de le te / add i t ems in the f i r s t

f i l e . A l l new i t ems added by you wi l l go to the

second f i l e . You can on ly mod i fy i t ems i n s econd f i l e .

19 . Whi le load ing the new ve rs ion o f p rog ram, you r o ld

f i l e DSR07_B f rom sub -d i rec to ry C : \SOFT\AC2011_1

wi l l be cop ied back in C : \SOFT\ACCO2011 .

2 .4 Pr in t in g I tems in Datab ases

1 . The re i s p rov i s ion o f ge t t ing the p r in t ou t o f the i t ems

ex is t ing in the da tabase s .

2 . The p r in tou t c an be t aken f rom the top o r f rom

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3 . The p r in t c an e i the r be t aken on do t ma t r ix p r in te r o r

can be wr i t t en to t ex t f i l e s .

2 .5 Pre l imin ary Est imate

1 . The p re l imina ry e s t ima te ba sed on De lh i P l in th Area

Ra te s ' 2007 ( i / c correc t ion s l ip no 1 t o 4 ) can bep repa red us ing th i s package .

2 . The re i s op t ion fo r bo th " p r e p a r i n g a n e w e s t i m a t e "

and "work in g on an o ld es t imate " .

3 . The cho ice fo r " p rep ar in g a n ew es t imate " shou ld be

g iven on ly i f n ew es t imate i s b e in g p rep ared in a

b l a n k f o l d e r , e l s e t h e o l d w o r k w i l l b e o v e r w r i t t e n .

4 . Fo r "w o r k i n g o n a n o l d e s t i m a t e" , p lea se ensu re tha t

you a re work ing in co r rec t fo lde r , whe re the o ld

e s t ima te i s ava i l ab le .

5 . The de ta i l s o f measu remen ts a re to be ca r r i ed ou t a s

pe r u sua l p rac t i c e .

6 . The f i l e name a sked when new e s t ima te i s p repa red i s

u sed to c rea te the da tabase f i l e fo r the e s t ima te wi th

th i s name (de fau l t name o f f i l e i s XXX ) .

7 . 3 f i l e s (v iz XXX_PE.DBF, XXX_PE.FPT &

XXX_PE. IDX) a re c rea ted in the cu r ren t fo lde r .

8 . The name o f work can be en te red in max imum 180

le t t e r s in th ree l ine s .

9 . F o r p r e p a r a t i o n o f e s t i m a t e , o n l y t h e i t e m c o d e ' s

an d q u an t i ty f rom de ta i l o f measu remen ts a re to been te red .

10 . On ly the i t em code ' s fo r i t ems wh ich have ra te s a re

to be en te red fo r g iv ing th e quan t i ty .

11 . The i t em code , nomenc la tu re , un i t & ra te o f i t em wi l l

appea r on s c reen , when i t em code i s en te red .

12 . The gene ra l fo rma t fo r quan t i ty shou ld be 1000 .00 ( i e

up to two dec ima l po in t ) fo r good p r in tou t .


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13 . When the i t em i s a m a r k e t r a t e i t e m , t he ana lysed

marke t r a te fo r the i t em i s to be g iven a long wi th the

quan t i ty .

1 4 . Th e bas ic cos t o f bu i ld ing fo r i t ems ba sed on % o f

bu i ld ing cos t , w i l l c a lcu la ted by p rog ram, fo r a l l

i t ems fo r wh ich th e BLDG_ COST i s g iv en as Y .

15 . The i t ems no t ava i l ab le in the ex i s t ing da tabase , a re

to be added f i r s t in the da tabase and then used a s

i t ems .

16 . The i t ems in the e s t ima te can be de le ted , i f r equ i red .

17 . For d e le t ion , th e i t em cod e ' s for a l l i t ems

( i n c l u d i n g m a i n & s u b - i t e m s ) w h i c h a r e t o b e

d e le ted h as to b e g iven .

18 . Fo r enhancemen t o f cos t above DPAR' 2007 , the cos t

index i s to be g iven .

19 . The e s t ima te i s s aved and can be co r rec ted / mod i f i ed

a t a l a t e r da te .

20 . The i t ems can be added , mod i f i ed , de le ted in the

e s t ima te a t a l a t e r da te u s ing op t ion " w o r k i n g o n a n

o l d e s t i m a t e " .

21 . The name o f work , cos t index e tc c an a l so be mod i f i ed

whi le u s ing op t ion " work in g on an o ld es t imate " .

22 . The re i s a p rov i s ion to v iew the e s t ima te on the

mon i to r be fo re ge t t ing the p r in t s .

23 . The p r in t ou t fo r gene ra l abs t rac t , s chedu le o f quan t i -

ty (d ra f t / f a i r ) e t c c an be t aken .

24 . Al l p r in t o u t s can e i th e r b e t a k en o n DOT MATRIX

pr in te r o r wr i t t en to a TEXT f i l e (wh ich can be

mod i f i ed a s pe r need ) . A lso s ee Annexure A .

25 . A l l the cu r ren t s e t t ings wi l l be shown on s c reen

be fo re en te r ing the p r in t menu .


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26 . The s e t t ing can be mod i f i ed ( s imi la r to , a s men t ioned

in pa ra 2 .2 ) be fo re t ak ing the p r in t s .

27 . The changes made in s e t t ings , w i l l be re s t r i c ted tothe cu r ren t e s t ima te on ly .

28 The s chedu le o f quan t i ty c an be p r in ted ou t a s fa i r o r

d ra f t .

29 The d ra f t s chedu le o f quan t i ty con ta in s the i t em

code ' s fo r e a sy check ing .

2 . 6 D e t a i l e d E s t i m a t e

1 . The de ta i l ed e s t ima te ba sed on De lh i Schedu le o f

Ra te s ' 2007 ( r e p r i n t - 2 0 1 0 ) ( i / c co r rec t ion s l ip no

1 to 8 ) can b e p rep ared u s in g th i s package .

2 . The re i s op t ion fo r bo th " p r e p a r i n g a n e w e s t i m a t e "

and "work in g on an o ld es t imate " .

3 . The cho ice fo r " p rep ar in g a n ew es t imate " shou ld be

g iven on ly i f new e s t ima te i s be ing p repa red in a

b lank fo lde r , e l s e the old work wi l l be ove rwr i t t e n .

4 . Fo r "w o r k i n g o n a n o l d e s t i m a t e" , p lea se ensu re tha t

you a re work ing in co r rec t fo lde r , whe re the o ld

e s t ima te i s ava i l ab le .

5 . The de ta i l s o f measu remen ts a re to be ca r r i ed ou t a s

pe r u sua l p rac t i c e .

6 . The f i l e name a sked when new e s t ima te i s p repa red i s

u sed to c rea te the da tabase f i l e fo r the e s t ima te wi th

th i s name (de fau l t name o f f i l e i s XXX ) .

7 . 3 f i l e s (v iz XXX_DE.DBF, XXX_DE.FPT &

XXX_DE. IDX) a re c rea ted in the cu r ren t fo lde r .

8 . The name o f work can be en te red in max imum 180

le t t e r s in th ree l ine s .


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9 . Fo r p repa ra t ion o f e s t ima te s , on ly the i t em code ' s and

quan t i ty f rom de ta i l o f measu remen ts a re to be

en te red .

10 . On ly the i t em code ' s fo r i t ems wh ich have ra te s a reto be en te red fo r g iv ing th e quan t i ty .

11 . The i t em code , nomenc la tu re , un i t & ra te o f i t em wi l l

appea r on s c reen when i t em code i s en te red .

12 . The gene ra l fo rma t fo r quan t i ty shou ld be 1000 .00 ( i e

up to two dec ima l po in t ) fo r good p r in tou t .

13 . When the i t em i s a m a r k e t r a t e i t e m , t he ana lysed

marke t r a te fo r the i t em i s to be g iven a long wi th the

quan t i ty .

14 . The i t ems no t ava i l ab le in the ex i s t ing da tabase , a re

to be added f i r s t in the da tabase and then used a s

i t ems .

15 . The i t ems in the e s t ima te can be de le ted , i f r equ i red .

16 . Fo r de le t ion , the i t em code ' s fo r a l l i t ems ( inc lud ingma in & sub - i t ems ) wh ich a re to be de le ted ha s to be

g iven .

17 . Fo r enhancemen t o f cos t above DSR ' 2007 , the cos t

index o r an t i c ipa ted h ighe r pe rcen tage can be g iven .

18 . The enhancemen t o f cos t fo r MR i t ems sha l l no t be

mad e fo r i t ems in wh ich th e MR i s g iv en as (MR) .

19 . The e s t ima te i s s aved and can be co r rec ted / mod i f i ed

a t a l a t e r da te .

20 . The i t ems can be added , mod i f i ed , de le ted in the

e s t ima te a t a l a t e r da te .

21 . The name o f work , cos t index o r an t i c ipa ted h ighe r

pe rcen tage , t ime o f comple t ion e tc c an a l so be

mod i f i ed , wh i le u s ing op t ion " work in g on an o ld

e s t i m a t e" .


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22 . Th e es t ima ted co s t b ased o n DSR 2 0 0 7 i s r ed u ced b y

110 /115 a s pe r BSNL o rde r no 4 -10 /97 -A&C(Vol -

I I I ) /180 da ted 06 .08 .2008 .

23 . The re i s a p rov i s ion to v iew the gene ra l abs t rac t onthe mon i to r be fo re ge t t ing the p r in t s .

24 . The re i s a p rov i s ion to v iew the s chedu le on the

mon i to r be fo re ge t t ing the p r in t s .

25 . The p r in t ou t fo r gene ra l abs t rac t , s chedu le o f quan t i -

ty (d ra f t / f a i r ) , c emen t requ i remen t e tc c an be t aken .

26 . Al l the cu r ren t s e t t ings wi l l be shown on s c reen

be fo re en te r ing the p r in t menu .

27 . The s e t t ing can be mod i f i ed ( s imi la r to , a s men t ioned

in pa ra 2 .2 ) be fo re t ak ing the p r in t s .

28 . The changes made in the s e t t ings made he re , w i l l be

re s t r i c ted to the cu r ren t e s t ima te on ly .

29 . The s chedu le o f quan t i ty c an be p r in ted ou t a s fa i r o r

d ra f t .

30 . The p r in t ou t fo r s chedu le o f quan t i ty c an be wi th fu l l

nomenc la tu re o r abb rev ia ted nomenc la tu re and can be

p r in ted d i rec t ly on a p r i n t e r o r t o a t e x t f i l e .

31 . The d ra f t s chedu le con ta in s the i t em code ' s fo r e a sy

check ing .

32 . The p r in t ou t o f s chedu le can be f rom top o r f rom

wi th in .

33 . The s e r i a l numbers in the s chedu le can be ei the r

subhead wise o r con t inuous .

34 . The p r in t ou t o f b lank s chedu le o f quan t i ty requ i red

fo r t ende r documen ts c an be d i rec t ly ob ta ined on a

p r i n t e r o r t o a t e x t f i l e .


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35 . Al l p r in t o u t s can e i th e r b e t ak en o n DOT MATRIX



36 . Be fo re go ing fo r nex t cho ice , i t i s r e commended tomak e a b ack u p cop y for u se in fu tu re .

2 .7 Mark et Rate An alys i s & Ju st i f i ca t i on

1 . The marke t r a te ana lys i s & ju s t i f i c a t ion ba sed onDe lh i Ana lys i s o f Ra tes 2 0 0 7 (v o lu me 1 to 2 ) ( i / c

co r rec t io n s l ip n o 1 to 5 ) .

2 . Befo re u s ing the op t ion fo r " mark et rate an alys i s" ,th e p rep arat ion o f d e ta i l ed es t imate i s a mu st .

3 . There i s op t ion fo r bo th " p rep ar in g a n ew an alys i s "and "w o r k i n g o n a n o l d a n a l y s i s " .

4 . The op t ion fo r " p r e p a r i n g a n e w a n a l y s i s " shou ld beused on ly , when fa i r de ta i l ed e s t ima te i s ava i l ab le in

the cu r ren t fo lde r , whe re you a re work ing and you a re

p repa r ing the ana lys i s fo r the f i r s t t ime , e l s e o ld

ana lys i s p repa red ea r l i e r w i l l be ove r wr i t t en .

5 . The op t ion fo r " w o r k i n g o n a n o l d a n a l y s i s " shou ldbe u sed on ly when e s t ima te and o ld ana lys i s i s

ava i l ab le in the cu r ren t fo lde r , whe re you a re

cu r ren t ly work ing .

6 . The cos t index and cu r ren t ma rke t r a te s a re to been te red in ca se o f op t ion fo r p rep ar in g a n ew

a n a l y s i s .

7 . The lower e f f i c iency o f l abour in h i l ly a rea s ( in % )wi l l w i l l be a sked to be en te red , in c a se the s e t t ing

fo r Hi l ly a rea s i s s e lec ted unde r pa ra 2 .2 above ,

wh i le wo rk in g o n th e o p t io n fo r p rep ar in g a new

a n a l y s i s .

8 . The C .P . & O.H. on a l l ma te r ia l ha s beencons ide red a s 10% as p er BS NL orde r no 4 -10 /97 -

A&C(Vol - I I I ) /180 da ted 06 .08 .2008 o r 1 5 % f o r

o t h e r s .


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9 . The cos t index and cu r ren t ma rke t r a te s c an beco r rec ted / mo d i f i ed in case o f o p t io n fo r w o r k i n g

o n o l d a n a l y s i s .

10 .

The p r in t ou t fo r ma rke t r a te s and marke t r a te ana lys i sba sed on De lh i Ana lys i s o f Ra te s 2007 (vo lume 1 & 2

) c an ob ta ined .

11 . The l i s t o f ma te r ia l s / l abou rs , whose ra te s a rerequ i red fo r the ana lys i s o f th i s work , c an a l so be

p r in ted ou t .

12 . All the cu r ren t s e t t ings wi l l be shown on s c reenbe fo re en te r ing the p r in t menu .

13 . The s e t t ing can be mod i f i ed ( s imi la r to , a s men t ionedin pa ra 2 .2 ) be fo re t ak ing the p r in t s .

14 . The changes made in the s e t t ings made he re , w i l l bere s t r i c ted to the cu r ren t ana lys i s on ly .

15 . Th e lu mp su m v a lu e o f DAR 2 0 0 7 i s en h an ced b yCI /1 0 0 fo r mark e t r a t e an a ly s i s a s p e r DSR 2 0 0 7 .

16 . There i s p rov i s ion o f ana lys ing abou t 600 DARi tems . More i t ems a re be ing added and a re expec ted

to come in fu tu re upg rades .

17 . I f you wan t any new / add i t iona l i t em ( f rom DAR)which needs to be added in ACCO, you can s en t you r

reques t fo r s ame fo r add ing the i t em in fu tu re

upgrades .

18 . All the i t ems ava i l ab le fo r ana lys i s wi l l be ana lysed ,i r re spec t ive whe the r i t s amoun t i s l e s s o r more .

19 . The marke t r a te ju s t i f i c a t ion can a l so be p repa redbased on the above marke t r a te ana lys i s .

20 . In ca se , the pe rcen tage o f i t ems ana lysed comes tole s s than 90 pe rcen t , the re i s a p rov i s ion fo r add ing

ra te s fo r i t ems ana lysed manua l ly .


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21 . Befo re ge t t ing the MR jus t i f i c a t ion , the MR ana lys i sshou ld be run to have the l a te s t ana lysed ra te s .

22 . The fa i r a s we l l a s d ra f t p r in t ou t o f ma rke t r a tej us t i f i ca t i on can be ob t a ined .

23 . The d ra f t p r in t inc ludes the i t em code ' s fo r e a sycheck ing e tc .

24 . All p r in t ou t s c an e i th e r b e t ak en on DOT MATRIXpr in te r o r wr i t t en to a TEXT f i l e (wh ich can be


25 . The da ta shou ld be kep t in s a f e c u s t o d y so tha t the rei s no chance o f any t empe r ing .

26 . Befo re go ing fo r nex t cho ice , i t i s r e commended tomak e a b ack u p cop y for u se in fu tu re .

27 . I f you go back to p rev ious choice i . e . e s t ima te a f t e rp repa r ing ana lys i s , the ana lys i s work done wi l l be

lo s t & i t w i l l have to be redone comple te ly .

2 . 8 C o m p a r a t i v e S t a t e m e n t

1 . The compara t ive s t a temen t fo r the quo ted ra te s o f va r ious t ende re r ' s c an be p repa red us ing th i s so f twa re .

2 . For preparat ion o f comparat ive s t a t ement , t hef a i r e s t i m a t e s h o u l d b e a v a i l a b l e i n t h e c u r r e n t

fo ld er , wh ere we are work in g .

3 . There i s op t ion fo r "p repa r ing compara t ive s t a temen tf rom top" , "p repa r ing compara t ive s t a temen t f rom

wi th in" and "co r rec t ions in ex i s t ing compara t ive

s ta temen t" .

4 . The op t ion fo r " p rep ar in g comp arat ive s ta temen tf r o m t o p " shou ld on ly be g iven , when you a re

p repa r ing the compara t ive s t a temen t fo r the f i r s t

t ime , e l s e the o ld work wi l l be ove rwr i t t en .

5 . The maximu m n u mb er o f t en d ers tha t c an becons ide red a t one t ime i s 8 (E igh t ) .


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6 . In ca se number o f t ende r ' s a re more than 8 , thecompara t ive s t a temen t c an be done in 2 o r more

pa r t s .

7 .

The name o f t ende re r , the quo ted ra te s o f i t ems andreba te s ( i f any ) a re to be added fo r a l l t ende re r s wh i le

p repa r ing new compara t ive s t a temen t .

8 . The q u oted rates a re to be added in s e r i a l d i r e c t l y f rom the t ende rs .

9 . The c o m p a r a t i v e s t a t e m e n t i s s a v e d , when the quo tedra te s e tc o f on e con tractor i s f in i sh ed .

10 . O n e o r m o r e of the fo l lowing reba te s c an beg iven : -

a ) ove ra l l pe rcen tage reba te on a l l quo ted ra te s

b ) lumpsum reba te

c ) reba te on a l l i t ems excep t on re in fo rcemen t

d ) reba te on a l l i t ems excep t fo r RCC subhead

11 . The op t ion fo r " p rep ar in g comp arat ive s ta temen tfrom wi th in " shou ld be g iven , when you a re wan t to

add ra te s f rom wi th in . Th i s may be u sed when the rei s a power fa i lu re wh i le work ing wi th op t ion

"p r e p a r i n g c o m p a r a t i v e s t a t e m e n t f r o m t o p " o r

o the rwise .

12 . You wi l l be a sked to g ive the sno o f con t rac to r f romwhere you wan t to s t a r t . ( I t c an on ly s t a r t f rom top o f

a pa r t i cu la r t ende re r )

13 . Para 7 to 10 , a s above fo r the op t ion " p rep ar in gc o m p a r a t i v e s t a t e m e n t f r o m t o p " ho lds good fo r

th i s op t ion a l so .

14 . The op t ion fo r " correct ion s in ex i s t in g comp arat ives t a t e m e n t" shou ld on ly be g iven , i f the o ld

compara t ive s t a temen t i s ava i l ab le in the cu r ren t

fo lde r , whe re you a re cu r ren t ly work ing .

15 . The s e r ia l number o f t ende re r , i t em code , co r rec tedquo ted ra te s a re to be added in ca se co r rec t ion in


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quo ted ra te s a re to be made in ca se o f op t ion

"c o r r e c t i o n s i n e x i s t i n g c o m p a r a ti v e s t a t e m e n t " .

16 . The reba te s o f fe red by t ende re r s c an a l so be mod i f i ed .17 . The d ra f t / f a i r p r in t ou t o f compara t ive s t a temen t c an

be ob ta ined .

18 . The d ra f t compara t ive s t a temen t wi l l inc lude i t emcode ' s fo r e a sy check ing .

19 . The p r in t ou t o f compara t ive s t a temen t c an be wi thfu l l nomenc la tu re o r wi th abb rev ia ted nomenc la tu re .

20 . The above p r in t ou t i s on l a rge pape r (132 co l ) .21 . The d ra f t / f a i r p r in t ou t o f compara t ive s t a temen t (wi th

fu l l nomenc la tu re ) fo r more than 5 con t rac to rs sha l l

be in two o r more pa r t s .

22 . The AHR/ALR i t ems a re marked on the s chedu le .23 . The quo ted amoun t o f con t rac to rs i s rou n d ed of f as

p e r p a ra 4 o f ge n e ra l ru l es & d i r ec t i o n s o f BS NL

7 /8 .

24 . There i s p rov i s ion fo r ge t t ing the subhead wise to ta l .The p r in t ou t fo r more than 6 con t rac to r sha l l be on

la rge pape r (132 co lumn) .

25 . There i s p rov i s ion fo r ge t t ing AHR/ ALR s ta temen t .26 . There i s p rov i s ion fo r s ens i t iv i ty ana lys i s fo r p rope r

tende r eva lua t ion .

27 . Dur ing / a f t e r nego t ia t ion , the mod i f i ed nego t ia tedra te s c an a l so be added us ing the op t ion " correct ion s

in ex i s t in g comp arat ive s ta temen t " and the co r rec t

mod i f i ed pos i t ion can be ob ta ined .

28 . Afte r co r rec t ing a l l the ra te s / nego t ia ted ra te s , thep r in t ou t o f the agreemen t sch ed u le fo r d i s t r ibu t ion

to f i e ld un i t s c an a l so be obta ined .


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29 . Al l p r in t o u t s can e i th e r b e t ak en o n DOT MATRIXpr in te r o r wr i t t en to a TEXT f i l e (wh ich can be


30 .

The da ta shou ld be kep t in s a f e c u s t o d y so tha t the rei s no chance o f any t empe r ing .

31 . Befo re go ing fo r nex t cho ice , i t i s r e commended tomak e a b ack u p cop y for an y ch an ges in fu tu re .

32 . All the op t ions have been now mod i f i ed , co r rec ted &re - in t roduced . The use rs a re adv i s ed to check the se

comple te ly be fo re ac tua l u se .

33 . I f you go back to p rev ious choice i . e . e s t ima te a f t e rp repa r ing compara t ive s t a temen t , the compara t ive

s ta temen t work done wi l l be lo s t & i t w i l l have to

be redone comple te ly .

2 . 9 C o n t r a c t o r 's B i l l ( recen t ly re in t roduced )

1 . The re i s p rov i s ion fo r p repa ra t ion o f con t rac to r ' s b i l l

u s ing th i s so f twa re .

2 . Befo re u s in g th i s o p t io n fo r co n t rac to r s b i l l , t h e

prepa ra t ion o f compara t ive s t a temen t and co r rec t ing

a l l r a te s a f t e r nego t ia t ion e tc i s a mus t .

3 . The re a re op t ions fo r " p rep ar in g a f resh b i l l " and fo r

"work in g on an o ld b i l l " .

4 . The re a re op t ions fo r " p rep ar in g a ru n n in g b i l l " and

"p rep ar in g a f in a l b i l l " .

5 . In c a se o f " p rep ar in g a f i r s t f resh ru n n in g b i l l " , the

ag reemen t no & da te o f s t a r t o f work i s to be en te red .

6 . I n c a s e o f f r e s h f i n a l b i l l , t h e d a t e o f a c t u a l

comple t ion o f work ha s to b e en te red .

7 . The pos t ing o f measu remen t books a s pe r s t anda rd

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8 . The i t em code & up - to -da te quan t i ty o f a l l i t ems a re

t o b e en te red f ro m th e measu remen t b o o k s .

9 . When i t em codes a re en te red , the i t em code ,

nomenc la tu re , un i t e t c wi l l appea r on the s c reen .

10 . In ca se o f runn ing b i l l s , the pa r t r a te s ( i f any) c an

a l so b e en te red f ro m th e MBs .

11 . The i t em code , up - to -da te quan t i ty & fu l l / pa r t r a te s

o f a l l ex t ra i t ems a re to be en te red .

12 . The i t ems ava i l ab le in da tabase can be d i rec t l y u sed a s

ex t ra i t ems .

13 . The ex t ra i t ems no t ava i l ab le in the ex i s t ing da tabase ,

a re to be added f i r s t in the da tabase and then used a s

ex t ra i t ems .

14 . The name o f ma te r ia l , quan t i ty , fu l l r a te e tc fo r

ma te r ia l s s ince p rev ious b i l l ha s to be en te red fo r the

secu red advance .

15 . The up - to -da te consumpt ion o f ma te r ia l s ( inc lud ingva r ia t ion e tc i f any ) a l so appea rs on the s c reen fo r

ready re fe rence .

16 . The d ia wise quan t i ty (Kg) o f to r - s t e e l consumed

s ince p rev ious b i l l i s to be en te red f rom measu remen t

book .

17 . The advance paymen t s ince p rev ious b i l l ( i f any ) c an

a l so be en te red .

18 . The recove ry ' s fo r income tax , s a le s t ax , wa te r , de lay

e tc u n d er i t em 8 can b e g iv en .

19 . A l l above can be mod i f i ed wh i le work ing wi th op t ion

fo r "w o r k i n g o n a n o l d b i l l " .

20 . I n c a s e o f f in a l b i l l , th e p a r t r a t es can n o t b e

en te red .


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21 . In case o f f i n a l b i l l , b a lan ce secu red ad v an ce ,

advance paymen t , r e cove ry o f ma te r ia l s consumed i s

recove red .

22 . The p r in t s fo r CPWD26 , CPWD26A, s chedu le o f qua l i ty , c emen t consumpt ion s ta temen t , d ia wise s t e e l

consumpt ion s ta temen t , pa r t r a te s t a temen t , dev ia t ion

s ta temen t , en t r i e s fo r work abs t rac t & con t rac to r

ledge r e tc i s ava i l ab le .

23 . The s chedu le i s ava i l ab le a s d ra f t a s we l l a s fa i r .

24 . The d ra f t s chedu le includes i t em code fo r e a sy

check ing .

25 . Al l p r in t o u t s can e i th e r b e t ak en o n DOT MATRIX



26 . The da ta shou ld be kep t in s a f e c u s t o d y so tha t the re

i s no chance o f any t empe r ing .

27 . Be fo re go ing fo r a f re sh b i l l , make a back up copy

fo r any changes in fu tu re .

28 . I f you go back to p rev ious cho ice i . e . compara t ive

s ta temen t a f t e r p repa r ing b i l l s , the b i l l work done

wi l l be lo s t & i t w i l l have to be redone comple te ly .

2 9 . Since th i s modu le i s r e - in t roduced recen t ly , the

use rs a re adv i s ed to ge t i t checked tho rough ly be fo re

ac tua l ly u s ing i t .

3 . 0 In p u t In format ion

The fo l lowing da ta i s to be g iven a s inpu t : -

3 . 1 P r e l i m i n a ry E s t i m a t e ( P A R )

1) Name o f f i l e

2 ) Name o f work

3 ) Name o f d iv i s ion


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4) Name o f sub -d iv i s ion

5 ) Name o f c i rc le

6 ) Name o f ch ie f o f f i c e

7 ) ICODE

8) Quan t i ty

9 ) Ana lysed ra te fo r the marke t r a te i t em

10) Cos t index

3 . 2 D e t a i l e d E s t i m a t e (SR)

1 ) Name o f f i l e

2 ) Name o f work

3 ) Name o f d iv i s ion

4 ) Name o f sub -d iv i s ion

5 ) Name o f c i rc le

6 ) Name o f ch ie f o f f i c e

7 ) ICODE

8) Quan t i ty

9 ) Ana lysed ra te fo r the marke t r a te i t em

10) An t ic ipa ted pe rcen tage o r cos t index

11) T ime fo r comple t ion o f work


1 ) Cos t Index

2) Lower e f f i c iency % in ca se work ing in h i l ly a rea s


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3) Marke t r a te o f ma te r ia l and l abour

4 ) ICODE and ana lysed ra te fo r i t em ana lysed manua l ly

when pe rcen tage o f ana lysed i t em i s l e s s than 90%

3 .4 Comp arat iv e S tatemen t

1 ) To ta l number o f t ende rs

2 ) Name o f t ende re r

3 ) Quo ted ra te s

4 ) Reba te s ( i f any )

3 . 5 C o n t r a c t o r 's B i l l ( recen t ly re in t roduced )

1 ) Agreemen t no & da te o f s t a r t o f work ( in c a se o f f re sh

f i r s t b i l l on ly )

2 ) Da te o f comple t ion o f work ( in c a se o f f re sh f ina l b i l l

on ly )

3 ) ICODE and up - to -da te quan t i t i e s o f a l l i t ems

4) ICODE and pa r t r a te o f a l l i t ems ( i f any )

5 ) ICODE, up - to -da te quan t i ty and fu l l / pa r t r a te s o f a l l

ex t ra i t ems ( i f any )

6 ) Name o f ma te r ia l , quan t i ty s ince p rev ious b i l l and

fu l l r a te fo r s ecu red advance ( i f any )

7 ) Advance paymen t s ince p rev ious b i l l

4 .0 Ou tp u t In format ion

The fo l lowing p r in t s a re ava i l ab le : -

4 .1 Pre l imin ary Est imate (PAR)

1) Gene ra l abs t rac t ( a l so a s t ex t f i l e )

2 ) Dra f t s chedu le o f quan t i ty (a l so a s t ex t f i l e )


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3) Fa i r s chedu le o f quan t i ty (a l so a s t ex t f i l e )

4 . 2 D e t a i l e d E s t i m a t e (SR)

1 ) Gene ra l abs t rac t (EC i s r educed 110 /115) (a l so a s t ex tf i l e )

2 ) NIT de ta i l ( a l so a s t ex t f i l e )

3 ) Dra f t s chedu le o f quan t i ty (a l so a s t ex t f i l e )

4 ) Fa i r s chedu le o f quan t i ty (a l so a s t ex t f i l e )

5 ) Cemen t requ i remen t s t a temen t

6 ) B lank s chedu le fo r t ende r documen t (a l so a s t ex t f i l e )


1 ) Bas ic marke t r a te o f ma te r ia l & labour (a l so a s t ex t

f i l e )

2 ) Marke t r a te ana lys i s (CP & OH as 10% o r 15%) (a l so

a s t ex t f i l e )

3 ) Dra f t ma rke t r a te ju s t i f i c a t ion (a l so a s t ex t f i l e )

4 ) Fa i r ma rke t r a te ju s t i f i c a t ion (a l so a s t ex t f i l e )

4 . 4 C o m p a r a t i v e S t a t e m e n t

1 ) Dra f t compara t ive s t a temen t ** (a l so a s t ex t f i l e )

2 ) Fa i r compara t ive s t a temen t ** (a l so a s t ex t f i l e )

3 ) Subhead wise to ta l (now re in t roduced ) (a l so a s t ex t

f i l e )

4 ) HR/LR s ta temen ts (now re in t roduced ) (a l so a s t ex t

f i l e )

5 ) Sens i t iv i ty ana lys i s s t a temen ts (p re sen t ly no t av )


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fo lde r c : \ o r c : \w indows \ sy s tem32 a s per you r sys tem

requ i remen t .

PATH = .. ; C:\S OFT\ACCO2011

8 ) Two backup o f you r e a r l i e r p rog rams i s kep t in fo lde r

C: \SOFT\AC2011_1 & C: \SOFT\AC2011_2

re spec t ive ly .

9 ) Your o ld DSR07_B.DBF & DSR07_B.FPT f i l e s f rom

the backup fo lde r ( i . e . C : \SOFT\AC2011_1) a re cop ied

to the fo lde r C : \SOFT\ACCO2011 , so tha t you can

use a l l you r ex i s t ing i t ems added by you in pa s t .

10 ) Now, reboo t the compu te r .

Note- I t i s adv i s ab le to change the de fau l t va lue s o f the

p rog ram a s pe r u se r s requ i remen t , be fo re ac tua l ly

work ing on the p rog ram. The p rog ram wi l l g ive

op t ion to change the s e t t ing in c a se o f newly loaded

package .

6.0 How to Work On the Programme

6.1 Working in Windows

1. Boot the computer as per usual practice & remain in the

windows option.

2. For preparing a new estimate, make a copy of the folder

sample, which is available in folder DE & rename it as

per your requirement & keep it in the folder as per your

convenience. Go to this newly created folder which

contains the file 1acco.bat.

3. For working on an old estimate, go to the correct folder,

which you had earlier made. Your estimate which you

have prepared earlier is available in this folder.

4. Please again ensure that steps (2) or (3) as above has been

followed correctly & confirm that you are in the correct

folder before giving the next command.


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5. Evoke ACCO-2011 software by double clicking on the

batch file 1acco.bat available in this folder.

6. The program is fully interactive & user friendly, work as

instructed by the program.

7. Please ensure to quit after each option and restart

again from step 5.

8. When you quit out of the program, the window prompt

will appear on the screen.

9. Now, turn off the computer.

6.2 Working In Ms-Dos Prompt

1. Boot the computer as per usual practice & goto the

MSDOS.

2. The MSDOS prompt (C:\>) will appear on the screen.

C:\>

3. If a new estimate is to be prepared , make a new folder inthe hard disk & go to the folder by giving the following

commands (your estimate will be saved in this folder) :-

(refer note - A & B)

C:\> MD INDORE < ENTER >

C:\> CD INDORE < ENTER >

C:\INDORE>

Now, you are in the correct folder.

4. If an old estimate is to be modified , go to the correct

folder (where your estimate, which you have prepared

earlier is available) by giving the following command : -

(reference note - B)

C:\> CD INDORE < ENTER >

C:\INDORE>

Now, you are in the correct folder.


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5. Please again ensure that steps (2) or (3) as above has been

followed correctly & confirm that you are in the correct

folder before giving the next command.

6. Evoke ACCO-2011 software by giving followingcommand at MSDOS prompt :-

(refer note - C)

C:\INDORE> ACCO

The program is fully interactive & user friendly, work as

instructed by the program.

7. Please ensure to quit after each option and restart

again from step 5.

8. When you quit out of the program, the MSDOS prompt as

under will appear on the screen :-

C:\INDORE>

9. Now, turn off the computer.

Notes :-

A. Please use separate folder for each estimate .

B. Assuming that the folder is INDORE.

C. Assuming that the path of ACCO2011 package

C:\SOFT\ACCO2011 has been given correctly in

AUTOEXEC.BAT file in c:\ or AUTOEXEC.NT in

c:\windows\system32.


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NOTES

1. This program is based on DSR2007/ DPAR2007 .

However the same can be suitably modified for other

SR's/ PAR's

2. Please ensure that detailed estimate has been prepared

with choice (5) before preparing MR analysis /

justification & comparative statement.

3. Please ensure that this agreement rates are entered with

choice (7) before preparing the contractors bills.

4. Please ensure that this choice is selected only in case

new estimate/ analysis/ comparative statement, else the

old work will be overwritten.

5. This name will appear as file names in the current

folder of hard disk.

6. Please ensure that spelling of division is correct.

7. Enter item code only for items which have rates.

8. Enter market rate for item, if is a market rate ite m.

9. Enter item code for all item/sub -items which are to be

deleted.

10. For tenders more than eight, do in more than one

group.

11. Please note that the next running bill will be prepared.

12. Please ensure to give all details viz icode, subhead,

nomenclature, rate, cement coefficient, unit, ut etc as

per existing pattern. Ensure that icodes are not

repeated.


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Procedure for Taking Print Using Text File***

1) Open The File In Notepad.

2) Change Settings As Given Below Using File -

Page Setup & Format Font** Options.

FILE FILES (**.TXT) FONT** ORIENTATION LM RM TM BM

DSR / DPAR DSR2007A,B 6 PORTRAIT 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

PE

ABSTRACT PE_ABST 7 PORTRAIT 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

SCHEDULE PE_SCH 7 PORTRAIT 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5DE

ABSTRACT DE_ABST 9 PORTRAIT 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5

NIT DE_NIT 7 PORTRAIT 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5

SCHEDULE

DRAFT

DE_SCH 8 PORTRAIT 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

SCHEDULE

FAIR

DE_SCH 8 PORTRAIT 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

TENDER

SCHEDULE

DE_TEN 8 LAND SCAPE 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.5

MRA

BASIC RATES(BLANK)

MR_RATE1 7 PORTRAIT 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5

BASIC RATES MR_RATE2 7 PORTRAIT 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5

MR ANALYSIS MR_ANA 7 PORTRAIT 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5

MR

JUSTIFICATION

MR_JUST 7 PORTRAIT 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5

COMPARATIVE

CONTRACTORS

1-3

C_COMP1,2,3 6 LAND SCAPE 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5

CONTRACTORS

4

C_COMP4 6 LAND SCAPE 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

CONTRACTORS

5-8

C_COMP5,6,7,8 6 LAND SCAPE 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5

AGGREMENT

RATES

C_AGGR1,2 6 PORTRAIT 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

OTHER

STATEMENTS

C_ALR,AHR,LR1,

HR1,LRM1,HRM1,

NAI

6 PORTRAIT 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

OTHER

STATEMENTS

C_SUBHD,

LISTNL

6 LAND SCAPE 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5

BILL

CPWD 26 B_CPWD26 6 PORTRAIT 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5CPWD 26A B_CPWD26A 6 PORTRAIT 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

A N N E X U R E - A


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PART RATES B_PARTR 6 PORTRAIT 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

RECEIPT B_CEMER,

STEELR

6 LAND SCAPE 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

CONSUMPTION B_CEMEC

STEELC

6 LAND SCAPE 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

DEVIATION C_DEVIA 6 LAND SCAPE 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5LEDGER C_LEDGER 6 LAND SCAPE 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

WORK ABST C_WABT 6 LAND SCAPE 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

** - take font as Lucida Console, style as bold & size as

specified above

3) TAKE PRINT OUTS.


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Questions

1. List any five important stages during the execution of aproject?

2 . Write any six provisions of ACCO 2011 softwarepackage?

3 . Wri te any f ive fea tu re s o f the ACCO 2011 P rog ram?4 . Wri te the gene ra l fo rma t fo r ICODE fo r ACCO 2011

prog ram?

5 . What a re the va r iab le s in ACCO-2011 so f twa re s e t t ingtha t c an change by the u se r?

6 . What in fo rma t ion mus t be added , when the u se r addsnew i t ems in so f twa re?

7 . Name any f ive sub -Heads in DSR 2007 wh ich a re u sedin Acco2011?

8 . What i s the code no fo r new misce l l aneous sub -headused in ACCO-2011?

9 . Name the th ree da ta ba se f i l e s c rea ted when the u se rloads a new so f twa re ACCO 2011?

10 . How many co r rec t ion s l ip s o f DSR2007 , DPAR 2007and DAR 2007 have been cons ide red o f in ACCO

20011 Ver .1?

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