GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS IAHE Campus A-5, Sector -62, Noida UP-201301 RW-NH- 34066/2/201 3-S&R(B) Dated: 224 June, 2016 To Chief Engineer (NH) of all State PWD All Regional Officers of MORT&H Sub: Standard Request for Proposal (RFP) document along with Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) agreement for construction of ROBs/RUBs sanctioned under ‘Setu Bharatam Scheme. Sir, Please find enclosed the Standard RFP document along with EPC agreement for construction of ROBs/RUBs which shall be utilized for floating tenders of ROBs/RUBs. It is mentioned that an effort has been made to incorporate all the amendments issued vide different Ministry’s circulars, However, the same may be verified before inviting the tender. 2 Ministry has also decided that the ROB portion as well as viaduct portion shall be constructed with standard spans as intimated vide Ministry letter of even no. dated Bh June, 2016, the letier is enclosed again for compliance. Further, the schedules of RFP document shall be finalized by CE(NH) in consultation with Regional Officers. : wae (Ankush Mehta) Assistant Executive Engineer (B)-S&R For Director General (RD) &S$S Enel: As aboveGOVERNMENT OF BSDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS. Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE), Sector -62, Noida (UP) — RW-NH-34066/2/2013-S&R(B) Dated: & tune, 2016 To All Chief Engineers (NHs) All Regional Officers, Sub: Decision regarding project preparation and implementation of ROBSRUBs projects under Setu Bharatam, Sir, This has reference to the discussions held in the meeting under chairmanship of ADG (Monitoring) on 24.5.2016. The following points were discussed and decided: @ All the ROBs (Railways Portion) shall be constructed with standard RDSO spans. The same may be varied only in cese Reilway portion span length is more than the available standard spans of RDSO i.e. 60 Mt (centre of bearing to bearing). In case the Railway ROW boundary is more, next higher standard spans be adopted. Composite I section may be preferred with piers inside Railway ROW, if permitted by Railway Authorities. (ii) In the viaduct portion the ‘spans shall be of PSC Girder to be kept in multiple of 24m (cle of bearing). Further, it was also agreed that in case there is requirement of spans more than 24 m in the viaduct portion (due to intersection etc.) the provision of 30m/36 m (PSC girder) shall be done. Further, it was also decided that the decision (i}&(ii) shall be made applicable for the construction of ROBs which are already sanctioned and are being put to tender. The Schedule B of RFP shall be prepared accordingly. Gii) The design of the ROB shall be made in the light of new IRC:6 guidelines, wherein the design has to be carried out for 385 Tonne, loading. Also it was decided that the cross section of the ROBs shall be adopted as per IRC:SP:73:2015 i.e, 16m for 2-lane and 2x12.5m for 4-lane standards on ROB proper. (iv) During the meeting, consultants, were instructed that they shall submit the estimate as early as possible to the State Government and Regional Officers of state. Thereafter, the estimate shall be got checked by the State Government officials and shall be forwarded to Ministry Headquarters for sanction. it has been noted that Consultants are providing the estimates for utility and land acquisition on lump sum basis, In this regard, it was communicated that they shall obtain the dtl estimate from te UtilityDepartment and make part of the estimate: while submitting to the PWD/Regional Officers. 2, To standardize the design and drawing of Railway spans and getting these approved by RDSO, the consultants were allotted the work of design and preparation of standard drawings as under as agreed by the consultants: S.No. | Standardization of RDSO Spans __| Consultant _ 1 18 Mt. (Composite I girder) ‘M/s Jindal Consortium 2 ‘24Mt. (Composite I girder) ‘M/s MARC Technocrats Association 4 with DSD Infra 3 : ‘M/s CASTA Engineering 4 M/s CE. Testing Company 3 36 Mt. (Bow Sting) M/s Holtech Consulting. 6 42 Mt, (Bow Sting) M/s Kaware Jawade Projects 7 48 Mi. (Bow Sting) ‘M/s Chaitnya Projects Consultancy 8 ‘54 Mt. (Bow Sting) M/s SA Infrastructure Consultants 9 60 Mt. (Bow Sting) Mls Technical Consultancy Services 10 24 Mt. (viaduct PSC girder) | Mls MC Consulting Engineers Target for submission of design and drawing was fixed as one month (ie. by 25.6.2016) as agreed by the Consultants. 3. During the meeting the consultants were requested to make suggestions on construction methodology so that the ROB could be constructed without diversion and also without blocking the Railway movement. _ This is likely to be incorporated in the RFP of the civil contracts, Cost implication due to such change based on the Construction Methodology may also be suggested. 4, It is requested that above observations may be complied with for all the ROBs including those for which GADs are already approved (as far as possible) and modified drawings/GADs may be got approved (AK. “Ae Superintendent Engineer (B)-S&R For Director General (RD) &SS Copy to: All Consultants.