CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATES

The author is not a professional transportation developer. All costs presented are based upon general of other installed systems.

COST ELEMENT UNIT COST EXTENDED COST
COST ELEMENT
UNIT COST
EXTENDED COST
Track: Hal Greer Blvd. to 8th Street Intersections
Single Track: 3696'
$125/foot
$462,000
Switches and Special Work
2 @ $40,000
$80,000
Earthwork, Street Repair, Misc.
$50/foot
$184,800
Subtotal: Trackage
$726,800
Overhead Power Distribution System
Contact System: 3696'
$50/foot
$184,800
Line Poles: 40
$2600 each
$104,000
Substations: One
$325,000 each
$325,000
Subtotal: Power System
$613,800
Passenger Stops
Eight stops
$15,000 each
$120,000
Subtotal: Passenger Stops
$120,000
Storage and Maintenance Facility
Demolition: Lump Sum
$10,000
$10,000
New Streetcar Facility
Building: 1200 sq. ft.
$100/sq. ft.
$120,000
Tools and Equipment: Lump Sum
$5,000
$5,000
Subtotal: Maintenance Bldg
$135,000
Vehicles (One Replica Streetcar)
$550,000
$550,000
Communication Equipment
$2,000
$2,000
Spare Parts
$5,000
$5,000
Subtotal: Vehicles
$557,000
Utility Modifications and Relocations
Lump Sum
$200,000
Subtotal: Utilities
$200,000
PROJECT COSTS
$2,352,600
Add On Items
Contingencies (10%)
$235,260
Engineering Design (5%)
$117,630
Other Technical Services (2%)
$47,052
Construction Management (5%)
$117,630
Mobilization (1%)
$23,526
Subtotal: Add On Items
$541,098
GRAND TOTAL
$2,893,698

 

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