annexures - Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Chapter - 9 River Front Development(vii) Provision of commercial activities like kiosks for sale of eatables, boating etc. Thesefacilities should operate on pay-and use/eat basis and, therefore, are expected to be selfsustaining.(viii) Given the size of congregations and diversity of the people assembling there suitableplatforms for holding cultural and recreational programmes must be considered.Type B - Improvement of small ghats.(i)(ii)Like ADP, development of small ghats should comprise components like platforms andsteps, changing rooms, toilets, washrooms and drinking water facilities, lighting, sittingspace and matching landscape.All these facilities should be finalized in consultation with stakeholders.9.4 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCELike other works, operation and maintenance and lack of public participation have emerged asmajor bottlenecks in sustaining RFD works.The ULB needs to estimate the expenditure on operation and maintenance and incorporate inthis cost estimates.With the new guidelines of NRCD all projects should have built-in components of 5 years O&Mand necessary public education and awareness.For ADPs provision of user fee must be considered to recover O & M costs to the extentpossible. Suitable levies should also be charged from commercial activities to generate revenueto meet O&M expenditure.Public awareness programmes oriented towards educating people on how to maintain theriver and its fronts should be organized round the year and more so during large congregations.The net deficit in O&M should be estimated on a realistic basis after discounting the aboveincome, which should form part of the project cost.Being a specialised area only organisations with at least 5 years experience in the constructionand maintenance of such assets should be shortlisted for implementation of these projects onturnkey / BOT basis.9.5 COST ESTIMATESThe scope of work covered under RFD sub-projects can not be uniform and would vary fromplace to place according to the needs of the people.Estimates for all civil works must be prepared according to the latest applicable SoRs to avoidcost overrun.Non-schedule items must be based on prevalent market rates obtained through quotations,which should be attached to the DPR.72