Schedule of Rates*

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PREFACE

Subsurface infrastructure plays a critical role in protecting public health and promoting economic prosperity of the nation. Largely out of sight, it remains out of mind and its presence is felt only when failures occur. Less number of failures means better returns on the investment on such infrastructure & the only way to insure it is to standardize the construction process, in Trenchless projects pertaining to new installations, rehabilitation, or replacement.

IndSTT, had previously released the first edition of the ‘Schedule of Rates for Construction Contractors Employing Trenchless Technology’ in 2002 for six new Installation techniques.

With the indigenization of techniques and growth of demand, cost optimization is taking place. In addition, as the market is growing laterally, with substantial demands for more techniques, the necessity to bring out a revised version of the previous Schedule of Rates had developed. To meet this requirement, IndSTT is releasing the second edition of the SoR during the ‘No Dig India Show 2008’.

Similar to the previous Schedule of Rates, this enlarged Schedule is expected to help in standardizing the technique applications. I wish all the fellow trenchless technologists a successful business through the use of these Trenchless Techniques.

Chander Verma
Chairman
Indian Society for Trenchless Technology

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