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Schedule D Queries raised by IL&FS for Rajasthan PURA Technical clusters: Specifications relating to 1. For the pavement design, the Concession Agreement specifies 20 MSA value to be Village considered. This value is for a very high Streets traffic volume as in MDRs and SHs. As per rural road manual the pavement design shall be done based on the commercial vehicle per day. To achieve 20 MSA as per IRC 37, the minimum no of commercial vehicle plying on the road is about 525 nos. In a village road this much traffic is not expected. We request that for designing MSA value may be suitably reduced taking into consideration the local condition

The Authority, after detailed deliberations on the technical designs of village streets, clarifies that: 1. An increase in the MSA value does not signify a proportionate increase in capital cost; 2. For any MSA value, there is a minimum crust thickness that has to be maintained; 3. These crust sub-base thicknesses are nearly constant across all MSA values; 4. The difference is in thickness of the top layers of the pavement, which varies as per the MSA value;

5. To illustrate this, the Authority has attached as Annexure 1 to this response, a technical 2. Please allow us to use Rural Roads Manual / comparison between pavement design for 5 Conventional Method as suggested in the draft MSA and 20 MSA; DPR for pavement design. 6. Further, NH design traffic near urban 3. Minimum pavement thickness is listed in the agglomeration is 80 to 100 MSA and not 20 concession agreement and the listed thickness MSA; are almost equivalent to the MDR/SH

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standards. Please allow us to reduce the 7. Village streets with 20 MSA have a minimal thickness appropriately taking into capital cost impact over the village streets with 5 consideration the local conditions. MSA. However, village streets with 20 MSA, will ensure minimal maintenance over the life Queries raised by IL&FS for Dehradun PURA cycle of the Concession; cluster: 8. Hence, with an objective to provide infrastructure facilities at par with / close to urban standards and to ensure minimal life cycle costs over the Concession Period, the 2. Traffic in internal village street is not more Authority retains the specifications than 1 MSA highlighted in the Part III of the Concession Queries raised by SVEC for Warangal PURA Agreement without any change / modification. cluster: 1. Standard specified for the villages streets are for the standard set for the National Highway. 1. For the roads with normal traffic and available narrow width, the MSA index of 20 seems to be on high side 2. Concession Agreement Part III Schedule D Technical Specifications relating to Village Streets Queries raised by IL&FS for Rajasthan PURA The Bidder has the option to design the turning radius depending on the local conditions. However clusters: the design should be backed by technical As per specifications of the Concession assumptions and detailed calculations. Agreement the minimum turning radius works out to 25 m (@ 50kmph speed and 1:120 super elevation) and the longitudinal gradient should not

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be more than 3.3%. The local conditions may not permit such huge turning radius as this may warrant huge acquisitions in intersections. Even in National Highways, a radius of 15m is allowed. Please allow us to modify the turning radius and the longitudinal gradient based on the local conditions and without any additional land acquisition 3. Concession Agreement Part III Schedule D Technical Specifications relating to Village Streets Query raised by IL&FS for Rajasthan PURA The Roughness Index shall not be modified and clusters: remain as specified in the Part III of the Concession Agreement. Roughness value which was mentioned for the maintenance of roads is very high (2700). Please clarify if we can modify the roughness value for resurfacing intervals. Query raised by SVEC for Warangal PURA The current specifications already provide for the use of relevant grade of UPVC pipelines for gravity cluster: distribution lines. However any error in design of the For water supply grid lines (network) ductile iron system or any theft / damage whether intentional or pipes K9 seems to be on high side. Can CPVC accidental shall be made good by the Concessionaire pipes be used both for gravity grids and house without any extra cost during the Concession Period. hold connections?

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Schedule D Technical Specifications relating to Water Supply

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Schedule D Technical Specifications relating to Water Supply

Query raised by IL&FS for Rajasthan PURA The reduction of water supply requirement from clusters: 100 lpcd to 70 lpcd for the PURA projects in the State of Rajasthan would be permitted subject to Owing to water scarcity in Jaipur Region, the a formal request for the same from the State State Government has requested to reduce the Government. water supply norm to 70lpcd from 100 lpcd. Please allow us to design based on this assumption. Query raised by IL&FS for Rajasthan PURA As specified in the CPHEEO Manual, all mechanical components and water treatment plant shall have a clusters: design period of 15 years and the distribution Through the recent feedback on the DPR via email network system shall have a design period of 30 dated 8/6/2011, MoRD has requested us to years. You are requested to follow all design periods provide water demand inclusive of all demand for as specified in the CPHEEO Manual as they have 15 years and 30 years Looking to the fast pace of been arrived at on the basis of life of component and development and changes in our project areas, it is minimum life cycle cost of the component of the not practical to invest heavily today for the next system. 30 years. . While we may provide the water demand for both the periods, we would submit that the design may be allowed to be based on 15 years demand estimation as done in the DPR.

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Schedule D Query raised by IL&FS for Dehradun PURA If census data is not available, you can adopt the Technical growth rate of that Block, Tehsil, District or even cluster:

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Specifications State growth rate. Uttarakhand is formed in 1999 hence the census relating to data is not available at state level for last five Water Supply census, census of India library at Delhi is under renovation & data is not available. We have obtained census data of 2001 & head count for 2011 for village Markham grant and the population has been projected based on growth rate during this period. Schedule D Technical Specifications relating to Drainage Query raised by SVEC for Warangal PURA Instead of open drains please provide covered or underground drains where space is scantily available, cluster: due to less space width of the road. The width of most of the road and streets in the Gram Panchayat is not more the 6-8 feet. The general arrangement shall be based on calculated Provision of drain of these width will reduce the quantum of rain water incoming from catchment area pavement width considerably in to street and further up to natural drain. As per CPHEEO manual flooding in such area is allowed twice per year, if no flooding is taking place then storm water drains are not required.

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Schedule D Query raised by IL&FS for Rajasthan PURA Please refer to the response to the query no. 8 Technical clusters: Specifications relating to Based on the IRC design, storm water drain section works out to 900mmx 1500mm. However,

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the local site conditions do not allow such sections to be laid. Therefore, we request you to please allow us to use 300mm x 300mm open drain section as provided in the DPR responding to the availability of land and the local site conditions. Query raised by SVEC for Warangal PURA It is left to the bidder to determine the feasibility for construction of footpaths. However, if the footpaths cluster: are proposed by the bidder, then the same shall The width of roads is narrow and it is not feasible adhere to the specifications in the Bidding to construct foot paths. Documents.

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Schedule D Technical Specifications relating to Footpaths

Annexure 1: Technical comparison of 5 MSA and 20 MSA village street designs 1. Comparison between designs of CC roads Design parameters for 5 MSA Stresses o o Temperature: 19.95 kg/cm2 Loading: 20.60 kg/cm2 Design parameters for 20 MSA Stresses o o Temperature: 20.65 kg/cm2 Loading: 18.00 kg/cm2

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Total Temp warping stress: 40.55 kg/cm2 for CBR value 4%-7%

Total Temp warping stress: 38.65 kg/cm2 for CBR value 4%-7%

Crust Composition o o o WMM: 150 mm DLC: 100 mm Concrete: 180 mm

Crust Composition o o o WMM: 150 mm DLC: 100 mm Concrete: 190 mm

Remarks Change in crust thickness in the two designs: 10 mm in concrete For 1 km road, 3m wide difference in capital cost Rs. 1,20,000/For the change in MSA from 5 to 20 the thickness varies only by 5.56%

2. Comparison between designs of bituminous roads Design parameters for 5 MSA Crust thickness: o o CBR value 4%: 620 mm CBR value 5%: 580 mm Design parameters for 20 MSA Crust thickness: o o CBR value 4%: 730 mm CBR value 5%: 690 mm

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CBR value 6%: 535 mm CBR value 7%: 505 mm

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CBR value 6%: 640 mm CBR value 7%: 610 mm

Crust composition (for 7% CBR): o o o o GSB: 180 mm WMM: 250 mm DBM: 50 mm SDBC: 25 mm

Crust composition (for 7% CBR): o o o o GSB: 230 mm WMM: 250 mm DBM: 90 mm BC: 40 mm

Remarks For 1 km road, 3m wide difference in capital cost Rs. 1,35,000/For the change in MSA from 5 to 20 the thickness varies only by 20% To achieve the ride quality (Roughness Index) BC surface will have lesser maintenance cost.