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Ontario Manual SO-89-06
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Life Cycle Financial Analysis
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LIFE CYCLE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FOR BRIDGE REHABILITATIONS
R.S. Reel and C. Muruganandan
Ministry of Transportation, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract}
The paper presents the methodology of carrying
out financial analysis to compare the life
cycle costs of different rehabilitation
options. A computer program, utilizing Lotus
1-2-3, version 2.01, is developed for the
analysis. Actual life cycles of different
techniques employed on bridge rehabilitation
projects are given. The application of the
technique is illustrated by an actual example
of a bridge rehabilitation project.
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1 For presentation at the joint I.STRUT.E/ B.R.E
International Seminar on "LIFE OF STRUCTURES".
Brighton, England. april, 1989.PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ANALYSTS
The technigue used for the financial analysis is the present
value analysis.
Present Value Analysis
The present value analysis technique involves the calculation
of the cost of alternative schemes in present day dollars,
i.e. the dollars that are required in today's value to obtain
goods and services at any future date. This is based on a
simple investment principle.
A capital or principal (P) invested for n years at an
interest rate (r), compounds to a sum (C) such that:
C=P(l+r)*
Stated in another way the net present value (P) of a sun (C)
spent in year n at a discount rate (r) i
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aery*
This is the basis of net present value analysis as it allows
for the comparison of alternative schemes on an equitable
basis. In general, the alternative with the least present
value is the preferred alternative.
Consider two options for a bridge rehabilitation project,
such that:
option (1): Time frame to be considered = Ny years
Cost Estimate = Cyn (n= 21, .++--N2)
Cin = the cost of option (1), over the time frame considered.
option (2): Time frame same as for Option (1) = Ny years
Cost Estimate = Con (n= 1, «---Ny)
Con = the cost of option (2), over the time frame considered.
The present values for option 1 and 2 are
et Cin a sc
PV,=) — PV2= a
sai(l+r)® ai(l+r)®Parameters Required for Financial Analysis
The following parameters are required to perform the
financial analysis.
Parameters related to the proposed rehabilitation or
replacement of each alternative.
- Capital costs
- Life cycle
- Residual life
- Future maintenance costs
Parameters related to the existing condition of the
structure.
- Estimated residual life without remedial work.
Parameters related to discount rate,
- Rate reconmended by the agency or the governnent.
- Variations in discount rate.
capital cost
The following should be estimated for each alternative in
constant doliar terns.
Engineering design cost
-Construction cost
-Miscellaneous costs such as, demolition, right-of-way,
approaches, utilities, stream-diversion, detours, etc,
Life cycle
The life cycles of the alternatives should be estimated for
the financial analysis. Usually, it is the time between two
successive replacenents or rehabilitations.
The assuned life cycle values given in Table 1 are based on
experiences in Ontario. These may be varied based on local
experiences.TABLE 1 Life cycles
‘Treatment Life cycle
Paving
1. Asphalt 15
2. Mastic waterproofing and asphalt 15
3. Hot applied rubberized waterproofing 30
+ Mill and replace top course of asphalt 15
: Replace waterproofing and asphalt 30
Bare Concrete Deck slabs
1. 0 mm to 75 mm deck slab - plain reinf. 5
2. 75 mm to 125 mm deck slab - plain reint. 10
3. 125 mm to 180 mm deck slab
+ Plain reinforcement 10
+ Top layer, epoxy coated 20
4. 180 mm to 225 mn deck slab
- Plain reinforcenent 15
+ Top layer, epoxy coated 25
5. Solid thick deck slabs
+ Plain reinforcenent 10
: Top layer, epoxy coated 20
6. Voided thick slabs
. Plain reinforcenent 10
+ Top layer, epoxy coated 20
Coating systems
1. Alkyd system 10
2. High Build Alkyd system 10
3. Inorganic-zine / Vinyl system 20
4. Epoxy-Zinc / Vinyl System 20
5. Aluminum filled Epoximastic system 10
6. Hot Dip galvanizing 20
7. Zinc Metallizing 20
Residual Life and value.
The various alternatives considered may have useful lives at
the end of the time-frame. This is termed as the residual
life. There are no specific methods of assessing this. A
thorough knowledge of the performance of past rehabilitations
and experienced engineering judgement are probably the best
way of assessing the useful residual life. From the residual
life the residual value of the structure is calculated. There
are several methods available for calculating the residual
value. The nethod used here is the 2nd cycle replacement
method.Let the 2nd replacement of option (1) be Ny years.
and 2nd replacement of Option (2) be N2 years.
The calculations for residual values are shown in Table 2:
TABLE 2 Residual value
Year of |Replace-| Resi- | value | Differen- | Residual
Option] Replace- ment dual jat Year/tial Value| Value at
ment cost Years| N12 (option 1] Year 0
(2nd as base)
cycle)
1 i c ° c ep. crt
2 N2 ¢ NQ-N C2