Analysis of Rates for Rural Roads

User Manual

Ministry of Rural Development

ARRR Ver.1104

ANALYSIS OF RATES FOR RURAL ROADS

USER MANUAL USER MANUAL

Developed by: Indian Roads Congress

November 2004

Analysis of Rates for Rural Roads

User Manual

Introduction
ARRR Version 1104 is a user friendly software for Analysis of Rates for Rural Roads and contains the provisions of Ministry of Rural Development Standard Data Book for Analysis of Rates for Rural Roads published by the Indian Roads Congress in November, 2004 and incorporates Errata No.1 dated 19.11.2004 to the 1st Edition published in September, 2004 in Excel Worksheet format. The ARRR contains the following files: 1. 2. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Abbreviations Basic Approach Preamble-Chapterwise Contents List Input Rate Work Sheet for Labour, Machinery and Materials Summary Chapterwise workout of rate analysis

The user is required to enter the basic rates for Labour, Machinery (hire charges) and Materials used in the various items of work (Annexure-1). The rate analysis is carried out automatically and final rate is transferred in the Summary file (Annexure-2). The Summary Worksheet has been prepared in the form of Basic Schedule of Rates/Standard Schedule of Rates used by the Public Works Departments for road works. In case the rates of all items of works are required, the rates for all the items of Labour, Machinery and Materials listed in the Input file are to be entered. However, in case rates are to be assessed only for a few items, the user is required to see the Worksheet of these items either in the Standard Data Book or Worksheet, note down the items of input and feed the rates of those items in the Input file. The rates will be worked out and transferred to Summary sheet. The user is required to ensure that basic rates of all the items used in the rate analysis are entered in the Input file, otherwise, the final rate would be erroneous. Apart from entering data in the Input file, the user is required to enter the data in the detail workout for the following items: Chapter 3 3 8 8 10 10 10 10 S. No. 3.20 A (a) to (e) 3.20 B (a) to (e) 8.5 (i) to (vi) 8.6 (i) to (vi) 10.2 A (1) (iii) (b) 10.2 A (2) (iii) (b) 10.2 A (3) (iii) (b) 10.2 B (III) Details quantities quantities quantities quantities Area of aluminum sheet Area of aluminum sheet Area of aluminum sheet Area of M.S. Sheet

The software is supplied in CD and is write protected, except the cells for Input rates of labour, machines and materials and the above items. In case of any problem please contact IRC at secretary@irc.org.in For using the software follow the instructions given hereafter.

Analysis of Rates for Rural Roads

User Manual

Getting Started
Copy ARRR.xls from CD into your hard disk (in the desired folder). Right click on the ARRR.xls file (which you have copied in the hard disk), click on Properties Uncheck the Read-Only Attribute.

Before opening ARRR.xls file, please do the following steps in the Microsoft Excel Software. For Microsoft Excel XP
Open Microsoft Excel XP Click on the Tools Menu bar

Then click on the Options

Analysis of Rates for Rural Roads

User Manual

Options dialog box will appear, Click on the Security Tab

In the Security Tab, click on the Macro Security button

Security dialog box will appear, Click on the Security Level Tab

Analysis of Rates for Rural Roads

User Manual

Click on Medium or Low level. (It is recommended that click on Medium Level).

For Microsoft Excel 2000

Open Microsoft Excel 2000 Click on the Tools Menu bar

Then click on the Macro

Then click on the Security

Analysis of Rates for Rural Roads

User Manual

Security dialog box will appear, Click on the Security Level Tab

Click on Medium or Low level. (It is recommended that click on Medium Level).

Note: If you do not follow the above steps, ARRR software will not open in the Microsoft Excel.

Opening ARRR.xls file

Open Microsoft Excel Program Click on File menu then click on Open Go to the folder in which ARRR.xls is saved and open ARRR.xls file When you open ARRR.xls, the following dialog box will appear (if Medium Level is selected in Macro security, described above).

Click on the Enable Macros. If you do not click on the Enable Macros, program will not run.

Analysis of Rates for Rural Roads

User Manual

After that you will see a Main Screen showing about the program, it will stay for 5 seconds

After that you will see a Disclaimer Screen, press (x) on the top of the screen Now you can click on the above Toolbar to start your work

Analysis of Rates for Rural Roads

User Manual

To go to Content Sheet
Click on the Content Menu on Toolbar

To go to Preambles
For Main Preamble Sheet o Click on the Preamble Menu on Toolbar

Then click on Main

Analysis of Rates for Rural Roads

User Manual

For Preamble Chapter o Click on the Preamble Menu on Toolbar

Then click on any chapter OR

o o

Go to Content Sheet (described in To go to Content Sheet) Double click on Show All (if chapter details are hidden)

Analysis of Rates for Rural Roads

User Manual

or Show Details on a particular chapter (e.g. Chapter 1, if you want to go to the Preamble of Chapter 1)

Double click on Preamble

10