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Table 1 - Major cost reductions in MT-6 (2009) estimate, compared to RN-5 (2006) estimate <br />Direct Costs Reduction Reduction <br /> in task in cost <br /> hours (estimated) <br /> (estimated) <br />Reduced cost in CIRCES for culverts 129 $258,000 <br />and tunnels <br />Reduced cycle times for truck/loader in 84 $71,205 <br />CIRCES <br />Changed from truck/loader (RN-5 Task 267 $220,652 <br />40) to scraper (MT-6 Task 74) for <br />distributing topsoil in main surface <br />facilities area <br />Corrected number of lineal feet of 59 $117,065 <br />footers for feed conveyor drive tower in <br />Task 001 from 5,802 in RN-5 estimate <br />to 967 in MT-6 estimate <br />Changed from one drilling rig to two rigs 750 $0 <br />on borehole sheet, reducing borehole <br />task hours <br />Removed costs from TR-105, Exhibit 65 $15,947 <br />70B (RPE shaft which will not be built) <br />Reduced costs of shrub transplants in 0 $140,413 <br />CIRCES <br />Subtotal (Direct costs) 1354 $823,282 <br />Plus indirect costs associated with $224,345 <br />direct costs <br />Total reduction in costs (estimated) $1,047,627 <br />Table 2 - Hourly equipment fleet costs, RN-5 (2006) versus MT-6 (2009) <br />Equipment (number of machines in fleet) <br />Bulldozer work (4) <br />Bulldozer ripping work (4) <br />Compaction work (1) <br />Hydraulic excavator work (1) <br />Motor grader work (1) <br />Scraper team work (2) <br />Trucking only work (1) <br />Truck and loader team work (1 truck, 1 loader) <br />RN-05 MT-6 <br />$818.12 $830.14 <br />$848.20 $856.57 <br />$170.90 $217.28 <br />$137.42 $139.63 <br />$102.00 $119.29 <br />$579.56 $626.35 <br />$64.45 $77.97 <br />Approximate averag e 13% decrease <br />from RN-5 to MT-6 for truck/loader <br />team