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Price Variation Clause (PVC) Claim Certificate & Audit Voucher
INDIAN RAILWAYS
South Eastern Railway - Ranchi
STATEMENT OF PRICE VARIATION CLAUSE (PVC) CLAIM UNDER GCC CLAUSE 46A
Form Annexure-PVC (Master Summary) | R.A. Bill No: 1 | Date: 4/9/2026
1. Agreement / CA No: —
2. Name of Contractor: —
3. Name of Work: —
4. Schedule Standard: CPWD DSR 2021
5. Tender Base Month (I₀): 2024-05
6. Billing Mode: Quarter 4 (Mar 2025 - May 2025) (Current Bill)
7. Time Extension Clause: Clause 17-A (Valid Extension without Penalty)
8. Contractor Tender Rebate: 0% AT_PAR
SECTION A: DERIVATION OF ESCALABLE BASE CONTRACT VALUE (W)
As per Railway Board GCC Clause 46A.1 & 46A.2| 1. Gross Schedule Work Done in Present Bill (Schedule A - CPWD DSR 2021) | ₹0.00 |
| ↳ Less Contractor Tender Rebate (0% BELOW): | (-) ₹0.00 |
| 2. Schedule B / Other Schedule Items (SER USSOR 2021) | ₹0.00 |
| 3. Less: Non-Schedule (NS) Items Excluded from PVC (GCC Clause 46A.1) | (-) ₹0.00 |
| 4. Less: Non-escalable Deductions / Advances / Departmental Materials | (-) ₹0.00 |
| 5. Consolidated Net Escalable Base Value for PVC Math (W) | ₹0.00 |
SECTION B: STATEMENT OF MONTHLY & QUARTERLY PRICE INDICES (GCC CLAUSE 46A)
Base Month: 2024-05 | Quarter: Quarter 4 (Mar 2025 - May 2025)| Cost Component & Standard Series | Sym | Weight (K%) | Base Month Index (I₀) 2024-05 | M₁ Index 2025-03 | M₂ Index 2025-04 | M₃ Index 2025-05 | 3-M Qtr Avg (I_q) (M₁+M₂+M₃)/3 | Variation ((I_q-I₀)/I₀) | Factor (K × ΔI) | PVC Claim (₹) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour (CPI-IW)Labour Bureau, Shimla (Base 2016=100) | L | 30.0% | 139.90 | 143.40 | 143.50 | 143.50 | 143.47 | +2.55% | 0.007649 | ₹0.00 |
| Material (WPI - All Commodities)Office of Economic Adviser (Base 2011-12=100) | M | 10.0% | 153.50 | 155.80 | 156.20 | 156.50 | 156.17 | +1.74% | 0.001737 | ₹0.00 |
| Fuel & PowerWPI Fuel & Power Index (OEA) | U | 15.0% | 150.60 | 152.00 | 152.50 | 153.00 | 152.50 | +1.26% | 0.001892 | ₹0.00 |
| Plant & Machinery (Equipment)WPI Machinery & Equipment (OEA) | P | 0.0% | 132.60 | 135.20 | 135.50 | 135.80 | 135.50 | +2.19% | 0.000000 | ₹0.00 |
| Steel (TMT / MS Long Products)OEA WPI Mild Steel - Long Products (Item 1314010023) | S | 15.0% | 144.50 | 140.00 | 140.80 | 138.70 | 139.83 | -3.23% | -0.004845 | ₹0.00 |
| Cement (Grey / Portland)WPI Manufacture of Cement & Lime (OEA) | C | 15.0% | 133.60 | 133.00 | 133.50 | 133.80 | 133.43 | -0.13% | -0.000188 | ₹0.00 |
| Fixed Component (Non-escalable)GCC Clause 46A Fixed Quota | - | 15.0% | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 0.00% | 0.000000 | ₹0.00 |
| Total Composite Escalation under GCC Clause 46A: | Net Escalable Base W = ₹0.00 | +0.6245% | 0.006245 | ₹0.00 | ||||||
SECTION C: STEP-BY-STEP MATHEMATICAL DERIVATION AS PER GCC CLAUSE 46A
• Gross Scheduled Passed Value = ₹0.00
• Less: Contractor's Tender Rebate (0% AT_PAR) = (-) ₹0.00
➡ Net Escalable Base (W) = ₹0.00
PVC = W × [ KL×((Lq - L0)/L0) + KM×((Mq - M0)/M0) + KU×((Uq - U0)/U0) + KP×((Pq - P0)/P0) + KS×((Sq - S0)/S0) + KC×((Cq - C0)/C0) ]
"Certified that the price variation indices adopted above correspond to official published bulletins of Labour Bureau (CPI-IW) and Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry (WPI Series 2011-12=100) authenticated via the Government of India Open Data API (data.gov.in). The calculations are in strict compliance with Railway Board GCC Clause 46A and terms of Contract Agreement No. —."
Contractor Representative
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Senior Section Engineer (SSE)
Works / Construction
Assistant Divisional Engineer (ADEN)
Railway Division
Sr. Divisional Finance Manager
Accounts & Internal Audit
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Follow these 6 steps to prepare a correct and audit-ready PVC bill under GCC Clause 46A.
Enter Your Contract Details
Input your Agreement Number, tender opening date, original and actual completion dates, tender percentage (above/below par), and total contract value. The calculator auto-determines your Base Month (I₀) as 28 days prior to tender opening.
Set Component Weightages
Enter the weightage percentages for Labour (KL), Steel (KS), Cement (KC), Fuel (KF), and Other Materials (KM) as specified in your contract's Special Conditions. The system validates these sum to 100% with real-time auto-balance.
Enter Official Indices
Input the Base Month indices (L₀, S₀, C₀, F₀, M₀) and the quarterly average indices for each bill period. Use the Indices Master Manager to store and reuse your official government index values across multiple bills.
Enter Bill Schedules
Add your USSOR/DSR schedule amounts for each bill. Specify gross scheduled amounts, any non-schedule items, and departmentally supplied material deductions. The system computes your Escalable Base W automatically.
Compute & Verify
Click Calculate to get your component-wise PVC breakdown, cumulative reconciliation, and net admissible PVC for the current bill. The Audit Breakdown tab shows every intermediate calculation for complete transparency.
Generate Form E-1701 Voucher
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- Using the wrong CPI-IW series — always use 2016=100 for tenders opened after January 2020
- Not deducting departmentally supplied materials from Base W
- Forgetting to freeze indices on the original completion date when time extension is under Clause 17-B
- Mixing quarterly averaging periods — use full 3-month arithmetic average, never spot indices
- Missing the 15-bill progressive reconciliation — always deduct previously passed PVC amounts
- Using simple rebate deduction on non-schedule items (NS items are generally non-escalable)
Railway PVC Calculator — Trusted by Indian Railways Contractors Nationwide
The Price Variation Clause (PVC) under GCC Clause 46A of Indian Railways is one of the most financially critical and procedurally complex aspects of Railway contract billing. Every on-account (RA) bill raised by a Railway contractor must include a correctly calculated PVC claim supported by the official Form E-1701 voucher, duly verified official CPI-IW and WPI indices, and a complete 15-bill progressive reconciliation statement.
Errors in PVC calculation — whether from using the wrong index series, incorrect base month selection, missing component weightages, or omitting progressive reconciliation — lead to objections by the Accounts Office, delayed payments, and financial losses for contractors. In the worst cases, overstatements in PVC claims can result in audit para recovery, placing contractors in serious financial jeopardy.
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