Research Article

First-Time Application of Underwater Live Concrete for Economic Retrofitting of Damaged Bridge Piers in Bangladesh

Table 4

Cost analysis of cofferdam method

Estimation of pile jacketing cost at Pier 7 (cofferdam method)
Si. no.ItemUnitQuantityUnit price (Tk.)Total cost (Tk.)Remarks

Section-I: cofferdam construction
I-AMaterialsconsidering the work to be completed within 6 months and the steel materials are used on a rental basis
 1Sheet pile rent (400 mm)Ton142.1214,040.001,995,319.17
 2H-beam rent (450 mm)Ton12.3810,800.00133,754.54
I-BEquipment
 1Berge (02 pcs)—600 tonMonth6600,000.004,800,000.00
 2Mud pump (20 HP)Nos240,000.0080,000.00
I-CConstruction cost
 1Driving of sheet piles and construction of cofferdam154.5014393,525.0014,449,746.24
Subtotal (I)21,458,819.95

Section-II: pile jacketing work
II-AMaterials
 1MASTERFLOW-870Bag1221,725.00219,000.00135,000.00
 2CementBag720485.00350,200.0030,000.00
 3Coarse sandcft110067.0073,700.00367,500.00
 45–10 mm stonet594,400.00261,360.0063,750.00
 510 mm rebart2.7573,000.00218,724.0070,000.00
 66 mm rebart0.6568,000.0060,550.001,696,505.00
 7Super plasticizerkg115075.0086,250.0095,710.00
 8other related materials costNos253,520.00
Subtotal (II-A)1,523,304.00

II-BEquipment summary
 1Concrete mixture machine-1Nos14.5030,000.00135,000.00
 2Concrete mixture machine-2Nos11.0030,000.0030,000.00
 3GeneratorNos34.2530,000.00367,500.00
 4Welding machineNos24.257,500.0063,750.00
 5Air compressorNos24.257,500.0070,000.00
 7Formworkkg9,19068,000.00180.001,696,505.00
 8Fuel for the equipmentLiter1,42075.0066.0095,710.00
other related equipmentNos253,520.00
Subtotal (II-B)2,708,465.00

II-CManpower summary
 1Chinese site managerPerson16.00390,000.002,340,000.00
 2Chinese concrete specialistPerson16.00390,000.002,340,000.00
 3Project coordinatorPerson16.00150,000.00900,000.00
 4EngineerPerson16.0055,000.00330,000.00
 5Purchase officerPerson16.0055,000.00330,000.00
 6Lab engineerPerson16.0050,000.00300,000.00
 7Lab helperPerson16.0025,000.00150,000.00
 8ForemanPerson16.0025,000.00150,000.00
 9Skilled laborPerson85.5020,000.00880,000.00
 10Unskilled laborPerson84.5018,000.006,488,000.00
Subtotal (II-C)1,178,000.00

II-DTest costs
 1Drilled core test415,000.00
 2Compressive strength test machine cost100,000.00
Subtotal (II-D)515,000.00
Subtotal (II)13,114,769.00

IIIMiscellaneous
 1Transportation by local vehicleNos170,000.00490,000.00
 2Air ticket for foreignerNos2150,000.00600,000.00
 3House and food642,000.00
 4Refreshment100,000.00
Subtotal (III)1,832,000.00

IVDirect cost A = (subtotal (I + II + III))36,405,588.95
Overheads 10% based on “A, C”3,640,559.00
Profit 10% based on “A, D”3,640,559.00
Total excluding VAT and AIT (B = C + D)43,686,707.00
AIT3,512,411.00
VAT3,014,383.00
Total cost including taxes (BDT)50,213,501.00