Unit Costs (Adjusted)
Equipment Costs for Transit Management Center (TR)
Note: Equipment list adjusted to 2009 dollars. The date in parentheses under the capital cost value and O&M cost value represents the dollar year from which the cost value was adjusted. All costs are in $K.
| Unit Cost Element | IDAS # | Life Years |
Capital Cost $K, 2009 Dollars (Source Year) |
O&M Cost $K/year, Dollars (Source Year) |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Facilities, Comm. for Large Area - TR Index: 4 | TR014 |  | 5745 (1995) | 574 - 862 (1995) | For population >750,000. Based on purchase of building rather than leasing space. Communications includes communications equipment internal to the facility such as equipment racks, multiplexers, modems, etc. |
| Basic Facilities, Comm. for Medium Area - TR Index: 4 | TR015 | | 4596 (1995) | 574 - 689 (1995) | For population <750,000 and >250,000. Based on purchase of building rather than leasing space. Communications includes communications equipment internal to the facility such as equipment racks, multiplexers, modems, etc. |
| Basic Facilities, Comm. for Small Area - TR Index: 4 | TR016 | | 4021 (1995) | 574 - 603 (1995) | For population <250,000. Based on purchase of building rather than leasing space. Communications includes communications equipment internal to the facility such as equipment racks, multiplexers, modems, etc. |
| Transit Center Hardware Index: 5 | TR001 | 10 | 6 - 8 (2004) | 0.12 - 0.16 (2004) | Includes three workstations. O&M estimated at 2% of capital cost. |
| Transit Center Software, Integration Index: 3 | TR002 | 20 | 810 - 1710 (2005) | 6 - 12 (1995) | Includes vehicle tracking & scheduling, database & information storage, schedule adjustment software, real time travel information software, and integration. Software is COTS. |
| Transit Center Additional Building Space Index: 4 | TR003 | | | 9 - 13 (1995) | Additional space (500 sq.ft.) required for ITS technology. |
| Transit Center Labor Index: 6 | TR004 | | | 112 - 448 (2005) | Labor for one to three staff. Salary cost are fully loaded prices including base salary, overtime, overhead, benefits, etc. |
| Upgrade for Auto. Scheduling, Run Cutting, or Fare Payment Index: 3 | TR005 | 20 | 20 - 40 (1995) | 0.4 - 0.8 (1995) | Processor/software upgrade, installation and one year maintenance (for processor). Software is COTS. |
| Integration for Auto. Scheduling, Run Cutting, or Fare Payment Index: 3 | TR012 | 20 | 224 - 498 (2005) | | Integration with other systems. |
| Further Software Upgrade for E-Fare Payment Index: 3 | TR013 | 20 | 40 - 60 (1995) | 0.8 - 1.2 (1995) | Software upgrade. Software is COTS. Automatic passenger counter processing software costs would be additional. |
| Vehicle Location Interface - TR Index: 3 | TR007 | 20 | 10 - 15 (1995) | | Vehicle location interface. |
| Video Monitors for Security System Index: 5 | TR008 | 5 | 1 - 3 (2003) | 0.04 - 0.09 (2003) | Five per site. O&M estimated at 2% of capital cost. |
| Hardware for Security System Index: 5 | TR009 | 10 | 10 - 15 (2004) | 0.2 - 0.3 (2004) | Includes one server and three workstations. O&M estimated at 2% of capital cost; could be higher for preventative and responsive maintenance. |
| Integration of Security System with Existing Systems Index: 3 | TR010 | 20 | 249 - 497 (1995) | | Integration with other systems. |
| Labor for Security System Index: 6 | TR011 | | | 320 - 391 (1995) | Labor for three staff. Salary cost are fully loaded prices including base salary, overtime, overhead, benefits, etc. |
| Other Unit Cost Elements Index: - | - | - | - | - | Summary values under development |