Note: The date in parentheses under the capital cost value and O&M cost value represents the dollar year of the cost values. All costs are in $K.
| Unit Cost Element |
IDAS # |
Life
Years |
Capital Cost
$K
(Source Year) |
O&M Cost
$K/year
(Source Year) |
Description |
| Basic Facilities, Comm. for Large Area | TR014 |  | 4000
(1995) | 400 - 600
(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 | TR015 | | 3200
(1995) | 400 - 480
(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 | TR016 | | 2800
(1995) | 400 - 420
(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 | TR001 | 10 | 9.0 - 12.0
(2004) | 0.18 - 0.24
(2004) | Includes three workstations. O&M estimated at 2% of capital cost. |
| Transit Center Software, Integration | TR002 | 20 | 775 - 1636
(2005) | 6.0 - 12.0
(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 | TR003 | | | 6.0 - 9.0
(1995) | Additional space required for ITS technology. 500 sq.ft. ($12 to $18 per sq. ft.) |
| Transit Center Labor | TR004 | | | 100 - 400
(2005) | Labor for one to three staff @ $125K. Salary cost are fully loaded prices including base salary, overtime, overhead, benefits, etc. |
| Upgrade for Auto. Scheduling, Run Cutting, or Fare Payment | TR005 | 20 | 20.0 - 40.0
(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 | TR012 | 20 | 214 - 476
(2005) | | Integration with other systems. |
| Further Software Upgrade for E-Fare Payment | TR013 | 20 | 40.0 - 60.0
(1995) | 0.8 - 1.2
(1995) | Software upgrade. Software is COTS. Automatic passenger counter processing software costs an additional $25K to several hundred thousand dollars depending on the system. |
| Vehicle Location Interface | TR007 | 20 | 10.0 - 15.0
(1995) | | Vehicle location interface. |
| Video Monitors for Security System | TR008 | 5 | 3.0 - 7.0
(2003) | 0.06 - 0.14
(2003) | Five per site. O&M estimated at 2% of capital cost. |
| Hardware for Security System | TR009 | 10 | 15.0 - 22.0
(2004) | 0.30 - 0.44
(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 | TR010 | 20 | 250 - 500
(1995) | | Integration with other systems. |
| Labor for Security System | TR011 | | | 202 - 247
(1995) | Labor for three staff @ $75K each. Salary cost are fully loaded prices including base salary, overtime, overhead, benefits, etc. |
