Q Bank for Civil Engineer LDCE Exam- Write Short Notes on (16)

Question:20. Write short notes on:

• Completion report

• Material modification

• Urgency certificate

• Abstract estimate

Answer: 1. Completion Report: The object of a completion Report is to compare the cost of work actually constructed with those provided in the last sanctioned estimate. The completion report of a project duly verified by the Accounts Officer should be submitted to the Railway Board within 18 months after the end of the financial half-year in which the completion estimate is submitted. It should state the expenditure in the same details as the abstract estimate sanctioned by the Railway Board and should indicate any material modifications thereto. In addition it may contain such other information as would in the opinion of the Railway Administration be of interest to the Railway Board. The completion report should be prepared in the following form and brief explanations should be furnished for:- 

 Excess of not less than 10 percent or Rs. 25,000 whichever is less over the estimated provision under each sub-work. Saving of not less than 20 percent or Rs. 1.00 lac whichever is less, occurring under any sub-work. 

2. Material Modifications:- In the case of estimates sanctioned by the Railway Board or higher authority, instances of what will be considered to be material modifications of a sanctioned project or work are given below. The following may be taken as material modifications on lines under construction and open line works estimated to cost rupees one crore and over. Any change in the alignment likely to affect the facilities offered to the public in the neighborhood or likely to increase or decrease the length of the line by over one kilometer. Introduction of any new station or omissions of any station. Any alteration in the type or number of enginens or vehicles provided in an estimate for rolling stock. A change in the layout of a yard affecting the general method of working or increasing or reducing the number of trains that can be dealt with.

Any departure from the standard of construction as prescribed in Chapter II or as accepted by the Railway Board in the Abstract Estimate or use of any second hand material, if it affects the speed of trains or the number of trains to be dealt with than contemplated originally. The introduction or omissions of any work or facility involving a sum of Rs. 5 lakhs and over. Any modification of a sub-work provided for in the estimate of a sanctioned work involving an additional outlay on that sub-work of more than Rs. 5 lakhs. The introduction of the new sub-work not provided for in the estimate of a sanctioned work involving an outlay of more than Rs. 5 lakhs. Any alternation in the standards of interlocking. 

 3. Urgency Certificates:- Expenditure or liability may be incurred prior to the receipt of sanction of the authority competent to sanction the estimates under the ordinary rules:- Works, which are conside3red to be urgently necessary to safeguard life or property or to repair damages to the line caused by flood, accident or other unforeseen contingency, so as to restore or maintain through communication. Works considered urgent but not failing within

(i) above, as for instance, works, required to meet the immediate needs to traffic, which are considered by the General Managers so urgent that they must be started before the earliest date by which detailed estimates could be prepared. Divisional Engineer may authorize the commencement of the work, but should sent a report to the authority competent to give administrative approval to the work and to allot the required funds. This report may be called an “Urgency Certificate”