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Tamil Nadu SOR 2023-24

Rates for Earthwork Excavation Other Than Pipe Laying Works and Open Wells rates

29 rates for earthwork excavation other than pipe laying works and open wells items from the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board, effective 2024-01-23.

Rates for Earthwork Excavation Other Than Pipe Laying Works and Open Wells rates in the Tamil Nadu Water Works Schedule of Rates 2023-24 run from ₹4.22 to ₹1,582.50. Transcribed from Tamil Nadu TWAD Board — Standard Schedule of Rates 2023-24, effective 23 January 2024. Reference only — verify against the official source before pricing a bid.

29 items — scroll the table to browse

DescriptionUnit
1Sand, silt or other loose soil, wet sand or silt not under water, light black cotton soil, sandy loam and ordinary soil including excavated earth SS 20 ACu.m81.97
10Medium Rock and Dense Medium Rock not requiring blastingCu.m293.15
11Earthwork excavating and depositing on bank with an initial lead of 10 metres and initial lift of 2 metres inExtra for every additional 10 metres lead or part thereof over the initial leadCu.m13.55
13Breaking clods, consolidating and sectioningCu.m6.64
14Breaking clods, consolidating and sectioning the earth scooped by bull dozersCu.m20.61
16Benching old embankment slopes 45cm x 45cmSq.m4.22
17Puddle wall workCu.m185.03
18Turfing in slopes including watering and fixing with initial lead upto 50mSq.m38.96
19.bRefilling with excavated soil (other than sand) complying with the standard specification for filling in foundation and basementCu.m38.95
19aRefilling with excavated sand complying with standard specification for filling in foundation and basementCu.m34.20
2Sand, silt or other loose soil, wet sand or silt not under water, light black cotton soil, sandy loam and ordinary soil including excavated earth SS 20 BCu.m74.85
3Slush and silt under water upto 0.75 metre depth requiring the aid of baskets and vessels SS 20 BCu.m93.60
4Trimming the bed and side slope of the bank in all soils except hard rock upto a thickness of 7.5 cm and making it ready to receive the concreteSq.m18.98
5Sectioning during forming bunds when earth moving machinery, lorries and rollers are used for consolidationCu.m13.90
6Hard stiff clay, stiff black cotton, hard red earth, shales, murram, gravel, stoney earth and earth mixed with small size boulders SS 20ACu.m119.29
7Hard stiff clay, stiff black cotton, hard red earth, shales, murram, gravel, stoney earth and earth mixed with small size boulders SS 20BCu.m112.05
8Soft disintegrated rock, laterite, soft rock or kankar, not requiring blastingCu.m166.90
9In loose boulders in excavation of various sizes 150mm to 625mmCu.m265.10
aBy hand rollerCu.m22.93
aHard rock measured in solid including blasting and stackingCu.m791.78
bBy power roller including hire chargesCu.m38.96
bRemoving hard rock by wedging chiselling and trimming to proper shape where blasting is prohibitedCu.m1,582.50
cMedium rock and dense medium rock requiring blastingCu.m402.74
fBenching hard rock upto an average 10cm depthSq.m766.48
gDrilling holes in hard granite 32mm diameterRm214.55
hDrilling holes in hard granite 40mm diameterRm252.72
iDrilling holes in hard granite 45mm diameterRm296.26
jDrilling holes in hard granite 50mm diameterRm355.30
kDrilling holes in hard granite 75mm diameterRm403.80

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