PRICE
(PRoject Information &Cost Estimation)
SOFTWARE USER GUIDE
( FOR OTHER ENGINEERING ORGANISATION)
MAIN FEATURES
• Project Information and Cost Estimation (PRICE) is a total solution for estimate
preparation and online approval.
• It is developed by the Kerala Public Works Department with the Technical support
of NIC
• PRICE is based on CPWD Schedule of Rates, Specification, Rate Analysis and
cost index.
• Online preparation of estimates
• Observed data preparation, if necessary
• Online submission of estimates to higher offices
• View of estimate by higher officers and editing
• Digitization of SOR and dynamic generation of data book
• Returning estimates for correction/modification
• Noting observations by subordinate technical staff
• Automatic generation of A.S. and T.S. slips while issuing sanction
• Automatic transfer of details to AS and TS register along with issue of sanctions
• Automatic generation of BOQ which can be exported to the e-tender portal.
• View of current status of an estimate by all officers
• Display of latest Government orders and department news
• An User ID and password will be issued by PWD
• Users should change the password at the first Login
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Password should contain minimum 8 letters and have minimum one Capital letter,
one small letter one special character and an integer.
With this User ID and password you can login to the PRICE
• WEB ADDRESS
http://price.kerala.gov.in/price_oeo_id/about
• FLOW CHART
• CREATE ESTIMATE
• Project details
• Estimation
• Generation of Abstract and Detailed estimate
• Data Analysis
• Forward/ Approval
• CREATE OBSERVED DATA
• VIEW OF DAR ,MORTH, MORD ,LMR etc.
VISIT BLOG
• www.sahaayidotcom.blogspot.com
• From this Blog You will get direct access to various sites Including PRICE.
• New updates are available.
Free down load of Excel tools
HELP DESK
[email protected]
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KEY POINTS
1. Only Assistant Engineers have the power to create estimate files. So there will be an option
“Draft Estimates” and a “Create Estimate” button in addition to the “Inbox” and “Files Viewed
By Me” options.
2. All the fields with red asterisk (*) marks are mandatory.
3. In the field, “Proposed Duration of work” – The actual duration of the work shall be
calculated and given since it appears in the TS Slip also.
4. In “Type of Execution”, if Beneficiary Committee is chosen, the rates will be calculated
without Contractor’s Profit but including overhead charge as per Government Order.
5. Plan/ Non-Plan Work will be active for works other than Annual Plan Works. Although it is
not mandatory, if it is selected, then Head of Account should also be given
6. Sanctioning of Estimates
Project Sanction (AS/FS)
Always use SAVE AND PROCEED button to move from one sheet to another.
(i) In Details 2 sheet, Mandatory Estimate report shall be given
(ii) In Details 4 sheet, in the Declaration Section, the Provisions are adequate should be
checked. Otherwise while creating Observed Data, error will be shown.
(iii) Clicking the “Save and proceed” button will open the estimate sheet.
Estimate Preparation
1) To start the preparing of estimates, click the “Add Heading” button. A heading shall be
given in the description box (Eg: Appendix A, Building Proper, etc). The specification to be
used for preparing the estimate shall be selected from the combo. For each specification,
the CP and OH will be different. So selection shall be based on the needs. If “LS Amount”
is specified, then a detailed estimate cannot be prepared. If electrical estimate is available,
it can be uploaded as an attachment.
2) Using the “Add Specification” button, the different chapters and the specifications in each
chapter can be accessed. Select the required specification and click the “Save” button to
add them to the estimate.
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3) Clicking on the specifications will open the “Add Items/ Measurements” link. Using this link,
measurements can be added to each specification. “Add Measurements” button will help in
entering the measurements and “Save Measurements” button will help to save the
measurements.
4) Using the “Create Observed Data” link on the left top, observed data (OD) can be created.
Use the “New” button the RHS to create a new OD. OD can be created as New or copied
from existing OD or existing specification. The created ODs will be available for further use
of the creator. Others can see this OD only when this file is once forwarded. They can use
this OD by creating a template of this estimate. Approved ODs of PWD, LSGD, Irrigation,
Harbour and Mechanical are added as chapters in the Specification window.
5) Three types of prints can be generated – Abstract, General and Detailed by clicking the
“Abstract” button.
6) To forward the created file to other officers click the “Forward/ Approval” tab. Select “For
TS” or “For AS/FS” as the case may be. Select appropriate action from the Action box.
Select the person to whom the file shall be forwarded. Write appropriate note in the box
provided. The note should be same as the notes in a manual file. Click the “Submit/
Forward” button to forward the file. Once the file is forwarded, it will leave the user’s ID.
But it can be viewed in the “Files Viewed By Me” option in the Home page.
7) The files forwarded by other officers can be found in the Inbox of the receiver. Files can be
opened from the inbox and viewed. For editing the file, click the “Click here to edit the file”
button. The “File History” tab can be perused to get the details of the officers who have
seen the file. The “Notes” section gives the notes written by each officer in an office. An
officer can see only the notes written by other staff of the same office. Any officer can add
or delete specifications to the estimate.
8) Assistant Engineers can use the “Create Template” button along with each estimate to
create a template of a particular estimate which can be used for further similar estimate
preparation.
9) BOQ can be generated on TS approved estimates.
10) “Estimate – Search” can be used to search estimates created in any office of LSGD. The
searched estimate can be viewed and templates can be created from them.
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LIVE SITE PASSWORD CREATION
Here the Live
site of PRICE
Click Here
Enter the
Login ID
Enter the password
given by the Department
Enter Captcha as in
the left box
Enter a new password as you
like.While selecting the password it
should contain minimum 8 letters and
have minimum one Capital letter, one
small letter one special character and
an integer.
Type again for
confirm
Click here
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Click OK
Click OK
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Click OK
Enter Login ID
Login again with
newly created
Password
Enter Captcha as in
the left box
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PROJECT CREATION
Click on
create
Estimate
Select New for creating a New
Estimate and Template for creating
in an existing estimate
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Enter Name
of Work
Select the
Head of
Account.
Click save
Select and fill other details from
combo and click save and proceed
Enter the Estimate
Report
Click here
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Select the details
and save
Click save
Click on add
heading
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Enter the heading
Select the Type of
Specification and
Click OK
Click on add
specification
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Select the sub head
Select the required
specification and save it
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Click on the specification
for adding measurements
Continue the process till
the end of all
specifications
Click on add
Measurements
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Enter the
measurements
and save it
For adding more
measurements
click on + button
If you want to copy a
measurements click here
For pasting click here.
Then you can edit the
values
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Click here
Continue till the end of all
measurements
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For rounding click here. Select
the rounding figure
Enter the details
and click OK
If You want to add
Unforseen items if Click and add
any click here the amount
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For the print of For detailed
estimate click here
estimate Click
here
Detailed
estimate in pdf
format
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Click on data Analysis
here you can see the
data
.you can also
take the print
out from here
PREPERATION OF OBSERVED DATA
Click here for creating
observed data
Click here for
preparing a
new data
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If you want to create
If you want to create from existing DAR
New data click here data click here
If you want to create from
existing Observed data click
here
Enter the
specification
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Select unit
from combo
Enter the Enter qty.
If Market rate
item and rate
enter as MR
Rate will automatically
displayed
Click here for
adding next item
Enter DSR code
in 4 digits Enter Qty.
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Like above
add all items
Enter the
header Qty.
Here You will
get the rate
In the same way you can prepare the Observed data
without cost
using existing OD and DAR index
For adding this OD to
the estimate Click on
home button
Click on Draft
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Select the
estimate
Click on
estimation
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Click add
specification
Select observed
data
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Then click
save
Select the OD from
here
Add the
measurements as
described above
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Click here for
approval
Click for
submission
Select the Officer
Here enter your remarks
Click
OK
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Click
OK
FOR GENERATING BOQ AND TEMPLATE OF ESTIMATE
Click the file viewed by me
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Click
Open
Click
here to
make
template
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Click OK
Click OK. The template is saved.
You can open it while creating the
estimate
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Click here
for generate
BOQ
BOQ Generated.
Click OK
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To see the BOQ click Click here for
here saving the file
Save the file in
your Computer
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PREPARATION OF ESTIMATE USING TEMPLATE
Click for estimate
creation
Click
Template
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Click here for selecting the template
.Here all the templates that you have
prepared are displayed
Enter all the details as described
earlier for the new estimate and
save
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Upload the required
documents
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Here the template estimate and
you can edit the values as you
like
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Send the estimate for
approval or verification
as the case may be
If you are experiencing any difficulty for using this software
mail immediately to
[email protected] CONTACT NUMBERS
1. Pradeepen Thulika ,AE ,LSGD Division, Alappuzha -- 9446242014
You can download the PRICE User Guide from
www.sahaayidotcom.blogspot.com
THANK YOU
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