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FINAL REPORT ON THE PROJECT

“CONSTRUCTION OF RIGHT MARGINAL BUND TOWARDS KOT MITHAN SIDE”

Sponsoring Agency: NHA (National Highway Authority)


Executing Agency: Irrigation Department Government of Punjab

Project Background: NHA is constructing “SHAHEED BENAZIR BHUTTO BRIDGE” over river Indus
connecting Chachran Sharif district Rahim Yar Khan with KotMithan district
Rajanpur.

NHA vide letter No.15(37)/AD(Design)/NHA/10/304 has requested Irrigation


Research Institute Irrigation Department Government of Punjab to carry out the
model study of the SHAHEED BENAZIR BHUTTO BRIDGE for a design discharge of
36,817 cumecs.

The IRI Lahore sent the Hydraulic Model Study Report No.IRI-1270 dated
January, 25 2012 with their recommendation for final location and length of the
bridge.

The project envisaged the construction of a 1200 m long concrete bridge, with
approaches, and river training works. The scope of work relating to river training
works includes construction of guide banks upstream and downstream of the
bridge. According to the model study the design flood of the proposed bridge as
36,817 cumecs, construction /raising of Right Marginal Bund on Kotmithan side
and raising and improvement of Minchin Bund (Left Marginal Bund) including J-
Spur No1&2 on upstream side and other Spurs on downstream side have been
included on the direction of Chief Engineer D.G Khan and PRO Hydraulics IRI
Lahore.

Main Components:

 Bridge Length & Width 1200 m, 12.20 m


 Length of Guide Banks 4322 m
 Approach road towards Zahirpir on N-5 14.036 Km
 Toll Plaza with Admin Building 2 Nos
 Construction/Raising of Right Marginal Bund on KotMithan Side
(22.4 Km)
 Raising and Improvement of Left Marginal Bund on Chichran Side
(12.79 Km)
Preparation of PC-1
of sub component: Secretary Irrigation Department Punjab vide letter No.473/PRO(H)/795-C
dated.18-03-2016, directed PRO Hydraulic and Chief Engineer D.G Khan to fix
the alignment of Right Marginal Bund of Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Bridge over
River Indus. A PC-1 amounting 1115.212 (Million) was prepared by the
concerned office and submitted to National Highway Authority (NHA) on
22-04-2016 for approval.
Approval of PC-1
of the project
including
Sub-component: Approval of revised PC-1 with cost clearance was issued on 7th August 2017 vide
letter # 16(331) PIA-IIL/PC/2017 by Ministry of Planning Development & Reform.

Revised PC-1 with amount 9304.160 (M) was approved by ECNEC in its meeting
held on 26th July 2017.

Total Cost of Sub-component Construction of Right Marginal Bund approved by


ECNEC is 1052.500 (M).
Release of Funds
To Irrigation
Department: Project director (SBBB) NHA vide his letter # PD(SBBB)/NHA/2018/1380 dated
16th February 2018 has informed Irrigation Department that competent
authority has approved the case of transfer of funds.
Subsequently a Cheque of amount Rs. 889,674,000/ in favor of Executive
Engineer Jampur Construction Division vide letter # PD(SBBB)/NHA/2018/1388
dated 19th February 2018 was received by XEN Jampur on 20th February 2018.
Preparation &
Approval of Detailed
Design & Estimate
(T.S): After receiving of funds, detailed design and estimate was prepared and NSL
were jointly verified by NHA & Irrigation department.
Project Director NHA vide its letter# PD (SBBB) /NHA/2018/1402
dated 1st March 2018 approved the NSL.
Chief Engineer Irrigation D.G Khan Zone vide its letter#
works/2018/3867/425/16 dated 3rd March 2018 has issued approval of T.S for
an amount of Rs. 917,313,643/-.
Components of
Sub-Project
“Construction of
Right Marginal Bund”: 1. Earth Work 627.463 (Million)
2. Shingle Work 27.533 (Million)
3. Out Fall Structures 61.564 (Million)
4. Data Board, distance
Marks, Gauge Pillar 0.313 (Million)
TOTAL COST OF WORKS 716.878 (Million)
TOTAL COST OF LAND
ACQUISITION 158.464 (Million)

Execution of Works: From the detailed scrutiny of the documents / record produced by the Irrigation
department it was found that Irrigation department is executing the earth work
component of sub-project through its machinery division.

XEN Irrigation Jampur attended this office on 19th November 2018 for
submission of record. He was asked to provide the approval of competent
authority for execution of works through department itself, He was also
directed to provide the cost comparison in case of open bidding compared with
departmental execution.

Reply of XEN Irrigation Department was received on 26th November 2018.


Following are the findings after the study and scrutiny of reply and all relevant
documents.

Conclusion / Findings:
1. Currently work on earth work component is in progress.
2. Irrigation department is executing only one component through its
machinery division.
3. All other components would be executed through open / competitive
bidding.
4. Work is being executed as per approved design and drawings.

5. No any formal approval from competent authority has been accord for
execution of works by machinery division of Irrigation department.

6. Work is being executed through machinery division on verbal directions


of Chief Engineer D.G Khan, with the intension to complete the earth
work before flood season-2018.
7. Following is the detail of Work orders issued to Machinery Division.

Irrigation Quantity Rate Amount


Sr# Description Date Remarks
Dept Quantity Unit Rate Unit (M)
1st work
order was
issued for
Earth Work 155.474
excavation from (M)
outside borrow pits Machinery in 2nd
2-Jul-2018 M.
1 Avarage Lead upto Division 75.49 5182 %0 Cft 391.19 Work
5-May-2018 Cft
2 mile including Multan order
dressing & levelling quantity
for all type of soil. and
Amount
of 1st WO
is Merged
Exacavator
M.
2 "do" Division 3-May-2018 29.66 5182 %0 Cft 153.70
Cft
Faisalabad
Construction
Division M.
3 "do" 1-Aug-2018 15.94 5182 %0 Cft 82.60
Dera Gazi Cft
Khan
M.
121.09
TOTAL Cft 627.49

8. Details of Funds transfer and current status is as under

Total Work done Total Work done


Work Assigned Total Amount
Sr# Name of Division (Earth Work) (Amount)
(M.CFT) Deposited (M)
M.CFT Millions

Machinery Division
1 75.49 270 28.687 148.656
Multan

Exacavator Division
2 29.66 150 10.378 53.789
Faisalabad

Construction
3 Division Dera Gazi 15.94 75 0.956 4.955
Khan
G.TOTAL 40.021 207.4
9. Total Progress Till Todate:
Total Cost (Approved Utilization % tag
Component
Cost) Till To date Progress
Earth Work 627.462 207.4 33%
Shingle Work 27.533 0 0%
Out Fall Structures 61.564 0 0%

Data Board, distance Marks, 0.313 0%


Gauge Pillar 0

10. Cost Comparison MRS vs Machinery Rates


Work is awarded at 29% below rates of bi annual at the time of
submission of PC-1.
In case of competitive bidding T.S needs to be revised incorporating
current bi annual rates, which are 62 % higher as compare to Machinery
rates of Irrigation division.

Machinery
Rate per 1000
Rates Difference %
Task Dated MRS Period cft with same Remarks
(per 1000 (Amount) age
specifications
cft)
(Bi-Annual
Submission of February 2016 to
22.04.2016 6678.4 5182 1496.4 29% Above
PC-1 July 2016) of
District Rajanpur
(Bi-Annual 2nd
Approval of
07.08.2017 July-2017 to 7932.55 5182 2750.55 53% Above
PC-1
December – 2017)
Technical (Bi-Annual 1st
Sanction of 03.03.2018 January-2018 to 8392.5 5182 3210.5 62% Above
Estimate July– 2018)

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