Unit Costs (Adjusted)
Equipment Costs for Parking Management (PM)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrance/Exit Ramp Meters Index: 2 |  | 10 | 1 - 3 (1995) | 0.1 - 0.3 (1995) | Ramp meters are used to detect and count vehicles entering/existing the parking facility. O&M costs based on annual service contract. |
| Tag Readers Index: 2 | | 10 | 1 - 3 (1995) | 0.1 - 0.3 (1995) | Readers support electronic payment scheme. O&M costs based on annual service contract. |
| Database and Software for Billing & Pricing Index: 3 | | 10 | 10 - 15 (1995) | 1 - 2 (1995) | Database system contains parking pricing structure and availability. O&M costs based on annual service contract. |
| Parking Monitoring System Index: 2 | | 10 | 16 - 35 (1998) | | Includes installation, detectors, and controllers. |
| Other Unit Cost Elements Index: - | - | - | - | - | Summary values under development |