| RHD Operational Procedure – Planning and Maintenance Wing |
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| HDM - Data Collection Division |
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| OP/HDM/4.1 - Management of RHD Network Surveys |
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Purpose and Scope :
This procedure describes the annual road data survey procedure for work carried out by RHD field offices or by Consultants. Bridge surveys is to be carried out by the Bridge Wing, see procedure OP/BPD/2.1. |
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Definitions :
None.
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Responsibility :
Additional Chief Engineer – Planning & Maintenance Wing – approves the method the survey should follow (in-house or out sourced).
Superintending Engineer – HDM Circle – Responsible for instigating the instructions to carry out the annual surveys.
Executive Engineer – Data Collection Division – Responsible for carrying out the Terms of Reference, Engineers estimate and bidding documents for the surveys to be carried out either by RHD field offices or Consultants. He is responsible for (in case of out sourcing) advertising the tender in the newspapers, for distribution of bidding documents, reporting to the SE the result of the bidding process and for recommendation of the consultants to carry out the work. Contract negotiation and supervision of work. |
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Method :
4.1 SURVEY REQUIREMENTS
The Executive Engineer - Data Collection Division identifies the annual surveys to be carried out.
4.2 WHO DOES THE SURVEYS
SE - HDM Circle decides in consultation with ACE - Planning & Maintenance Wing if the work should be done by consultants or by RHD staff.
4.3 SURVEY BY CONSULTANTS
SE and EE decide the types of survey to be carried out.
EE is responsible for the preparation of bidding documents including an Engineers Estimate.
If the value of the surveys to be carried out is in excess of one crore taka a proposal is made for the approval of MoC.
When approved by MoC the EE invites consulting firms to bid on the surveys.
The Consultants carry out the surveys under supervision of the Data Collection Division.
The Consultants deliver to HDM Circle the results in the format used by RMMS database.
EE-database validates the data received, in case of incorrect data the Consultants are requested to correct the data.
4.4 SURVEY BY RHD STAFF
The EE-Data Collection Division instructs the field offices to carry out the required surveys.
Field offices carry out the required surveys and send EE-Database the raw survey sheet after validation of the collected data.
Database Division enters the data into the RMMS database.
Database Division validates the data entered and where discrepancies are found they are either cored based on the received field sheets or the field office is requested to clarify and correct. |
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References :
· RHD Road Condition Survey manual
· RHD Classified Traffic Count Survey manual
· RHD Pavement Inventory and DCP Survey Manual
· RHD Road Roughness Survey manual
· RHD Benkelman Beam Survey manual
· RHD Axle Load Survey manual
· RHD Bridge Condition Survey Manual
· RHD New Contract Documents |
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Procedure Flowchart :
The procedure flowchart for this procedure is detailed below - |
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