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Ref. No: VSP/CONT/EXPN/LTE-53/2010-11/12115 Dt.15.09.2010 To As per list enclosed (Thirteen agencies) Dear Sirs,

Sub: Balance Structural Steelwork for Calcining and Refractory Material Plant (CRMP) –

Specification No: VSP-6.3-05-STF-002. Ref: Limited Tender Notice No. VSP-53 of 2010-11 dt.15.09.2010 *****

1.0 Please find enclosed herewith tender document in two volumes for the subject work as

follows: Volume–I:

1 Limited Tender Notice along with Annexure-I (addendum to GCC, SCC and instruction regarding evaluation of tender)

2 General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (VSP-NTK-03) – Revised Jan 2008

3 Special Conditions of Contract for Structural & Cladding works (VSP-SCC-STRL) – Revised Jan 2008

4 Specification No: VSP-6.3-05-STF-002, Painting Specification, Preamble to Bill of Quantities, Bill of Quantities & Drawings.

Volume – II : Quote Sheet.

2.0 You are requested to submit your most competitive offer based on the Terms and Conditions enclosed with the tender for the subject work in a sealed envelope latest by 2.30 PM on 24.09.2010, addressed to GM(Projects)- Contracts, Room No.20, A-Block, Project Office, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Visakhapatnam – 530 031.

3.0 Please note that your offer shall be strictly confirming to the terms & conditions mentioned in the tender document and no deviation will be considered. You are requested to quote your lumpsum price in the Quote Sheet only, strictly in line with the price format of VSP.

4.0 The tender documents are not transferable without the written permission of the Employer. 5.0. Your offer shall be submitted in two envelopes as follows: 5.1 Envelope – I (To be superscribed as “EMD, TENDER DOCUMENT, CONFIRMATIONS

LETTER & BLANK PRICE BID FORMAT” with self address, Name of Work, Tender Notice no., due date and time of submission).

This shall contain: a) EMD amount of Rs.75,000/- in the form of pay order or Demand Drafts from any

Nationalised or Scheduled Commercial Bank in India drawn in favour of RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LIMITED, VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT payable at Visakhapatnam. No other mode of payment will be accepted. (Ref Clause No.2.0 of Instructions to Tenderers included with VSP-NTK-03 (GCC)].

b) The tenderer shall submit the self attested copies of the documents in support of PF, ESI & Service Tax Registration Certificates indicating their code number. Incase the same are not available, they shall submit a letter of undertaking to submit the same before the award of work

c) A letter confirming the acceptance of all the terms and conditions of tender document without any deviations.

d) Copy of the signed price schedule format (Quote Sheet], as quoted WITH PRICES BLANKED as XXXXX.

All the pages are to be duly signed by the Tenderer.

The Tenderer shall note that no price/prices shall be indicated in Envelope –I.

5.2 Envelope - II (To be superscribed “Price bid” with self address, Name of Work, Tender Notice no., due date and time of submission)

This shall contain: Price Bid: Quote Sheet duly filled in and signed.

The Tenderer shall note that no conditions shall be written in this Price Bid. Prices quoted by the tenderer shall be strictly in VSP’s Format duly signed by the Tenderer.

5.3 The above two envelopes shall be sealed in an outer envelope superscribed as follows and submitted before the specified time and date of submission of the tender.

i) Name of the Work ii) Tender Notice No. & Date iii) Due date & time of submission

and shall addressed to GM(Projects)-Contracts, Room No:20, ‘A’ Block, Project Office, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant , Visakhapatnam – 530 031.

3 6.0 The envelope containing “EMD, TENDER DOCUMENT, CONFIRMATIONS & BLANK

PRICE BID FORMAT” shall be opened first and on satisfying that all documents and confirmations are available from the tenderers and confirming that no terms/conditions are stipulated, then only the Price bid shall be considered for opening.

7.0 The period of Contract shall be Two and Half (2.5) months from the 10th day of issue of FAX LOA.

8.0 VSP reserves the right to reject or accept the quotation wholly or in part or drop the proposal at any time without assigning any reason thereof and without any liability to RINL.

9.0 Conditional tenders shall summarily be rejected.

10.0 Tenders submitted against the NIT/Tender shall not be returned in case the tender opening date is extended/postponed. Tenderers desirous to modify their offer(s) /terms may submit their revised/supplementary offer(s) within the extended TOD, by clearly stating the extent of updation done to their original offer and the order of prevalence of revised offer vis-à-vis original offer. The employer reserves the right to open the original offer along with revised offer(s).

11.0 Tenderer shall necessarily indicate contact FAX number and valid active email addresses in their offer. Communication given through the fax numbers / email IDs indicated shall be deemed as duly delivered to the tenderer.

12.0 Tenderers may also utilize the following e-mails [email protected] & [email protected] for correspondence.

13.0 VSP shall not entertain any revised price/revision in price basing on the technical discussions unless VSP itself changes specifications/scope when compared to Tender Specifications/Scope, which calls for revision in the estimate.

14.0 Tenderers shall note that RINL reserves the right to exercise the option to finalising this tender through on line competitive bidding (i.e., Reverse Auction). Details of on line bidding process (i.e., Reverse Auction) shall be communicated to all the techno commercially qualified bidders at an appropriate time.

However, in case on line bidding is not conducted, RINL shall have the right to open the Sealed Price Bid(s) submitted by the bidders and process the tender as per the prevailing tendering procedures of RINL.

15.0 This tender is assigned Limited Tender Notice No. VSP-53 of 2010-11 dt.15.09.2010.

16.0 This letter shall also form part of the Tender document for the subject work.

Thanking you, Yours faithfully

For RINL/Visakhapatnam Steel Plant

(K. Azhagiri)

Manager (Project Contracts)

Annexure-1

ADDENDDUM TO VSP-NTK-03, SCC, TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TENDERER S:No

Clause No

Description (Existing)

Description (amended/added)

1

1.0

Sealed tenders marked……………. ………………………

Sealed tenders marked “Original” and super scribed as Tender for “Balance Structural Steelwork for Calcining and Refractory Material Plant (CRMP) – Specification No: VSP-6.3-05-STF-002” should be sent to GM(Projects)-Contracts, Visakhapatnam steel plant, Project office, A-Block, Room No-20 Visakhapatnam 530 031,Andhra Pradesh, India so as to reach not later than 14.30 Hrs (IST] and date 24.09.2010.

2

2.1

The tenderer is required to deposit a lumpsum amount of Rs _________ /- as Earnest money deposit (EMD)

The tenderer is required to deposit a lumpsum amount of Rs.75,000/- (Rupees Seventy five Thousand only) as Earnest money deposit (EMD)

3

15.1

Tenders will be received in the office of DGM(Contracts)I/c…..

Tenders will be received in the office of GM(Projects)-Contracts, Project office up to 14.30 hrs(IST) on 24.09.2010 Envelope 1

4

17.3

Interest free ……….

Deleted

5 Page No.7 – Clause No.3.6.2 (a) of ITT

All Bank Guarantees for Security Deposit, and other payments and extensions of Bank Guarantees shall be sent in a sealed envelope directly by the Bank through Registered Post to the GM (Contracts), Project Office, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant,Visakhapatnam-530031 (AP).

All Bank Guarantees for Security Deposit, and other payments and extensions of Bank Guarantees shall be sent in a sealed envelope directly by the Bank through Registered Post to the GM (Projects)-Contracts), Project Office, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Visakhapatnam-530031 (AP). The issuing branch of the Bank shall indicate in their covering letter the full address and telephone number(s) of the Controlling Branch of the bank from where conformation for the BG can be obtained.

6 Page No.7 Clause No.3.6.2(c) of ITT

No existing clause Tenderer shall submit duly filled in check list for BG as per Appendix-9 (enclosed) along with their offer in Envelope-1.

7 Page No.12 – Clause No.15.1 of ITT

14.30 Hrs (IST) on _______________

14.30 Hrs. (IST) on 24.09.2010

8 Cl 17.1 of Instruction to tenderers

deleted Payments under the contract shall be released through E-Payment system only. The successful tenderer is to submit Bank account Details for E-Payment as per enclosed format as per appendix-9 (of tender specification) duly signed by authorised signatory of Bank. Once the successful tenderer submits the above details for receipt of payment through a particular branch of a bank, further change of branch / bank for receipt of E-Payment shall be permitted by the employer only if the request of the contractor for the same is accompanied by a written consent from the same branch from which the format for E-Payment, duly signed is initially submitted.

GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT 9 Clause No: 10.13 of General Conditions of Contract (VSP-NTK-03) is deleted

and to be read as follows:

The following deductions per workman deployed category-wise shall be made from the bills/ amounts due to the Contractor as applicable for the work done and such deducted amounts shall be released as mentioned below:

Recovery amount per labour

per every WORKING DAY (in Rs.) (Ro) S.No Component

UN-SKILLED

SEMI-SKILLED SKILLED

To be released when

01 Notice pay Rs.14.63ps Rs.18.40ps Rs.22.18ps

02 Retrench-

ment compensation

Rs.7.31ps Rs.9.20ps Rs.11.09ps

03 Leave with wages Rs.9.00ps Rs.11.33ps Rs.13.65ps

After the Contractor makes payment to the workmen in the presence of Engineer I/c and CLC representatives. A certificate to this effect is to be enclosed with pre-final bill. (to be paid with pre-final bill)

Sub-total

Rs.30.94ps per every working

day


day


day

04 Bonus Rs.12.71ps Rs.12.71ps Rs.12.71ps

After the Contractor makes payment to the workmen in the presence of Engineer I/c and CLC representatives. A certificate to this effect is to be enclosed with RA bill / pre-final bill. (to be paid with RA bill / pre-final bill as and when paid by the Contractor)

Grand total


day


day


day

Note:

i) In case of any statutory revision in Minimum Wages payable to Contract Workmen, by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the above recovery amounts for above components per workman category-wise, are to be revised as per the following formula:

Revised wage(X)

Revised recovery amount(R 1) = Original Recovery amount (Ro) x -------------------

Original wage (Xo)

Where:

R1 = Revised recovery amount per working day per workman category

Ro= Original recovery amount envisaged in Contract per working day per workman category

X = Revised wage per day per category of workman., i.e. for unskilled , Semiskilled, and Skilled categories of workers as notified by Commissioner of Labour, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, published in the A.P. Gazette

for the period under consideration.

Xo = Wage per day per category of workman i.e., for unskilled , Semiskilled, and Skilled categories of workers as notified by Commissioner of Labour, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, published in the A.P. Gazette as on the date of opening of Envelope-1 __________ .

ii) Wage per day per workman=(Wage per category per workman per month notified by AP Govt. / 26)

iii) Payment against the above components have to be made to the workmen based on prevailing wages of last month pay.

iv) The above recovery amounts are inclusive of 10% towards profits & overheads. The actual amount payable to each workman shall be arrived at by deducting 10% (towards profits & overheads) from the above recovery amounts

S:No Clause No Description (Existing) Description (amended/added)

10 9.13(d) New Clause “All Risk Policy” covering full value of the contract. Note: For contracts for site levelling, grading, jungle clearance, transportation, disposal etc., and for jobs of maintenance nature, where insurable assets are not created, this clause shall not be applicable.

11 9.15 The Contractor shall take insurance policy for payment of an ex-gratia amount of Rupees one lakh (Rs.1,00,000/-) only per head in case of fatal accidents ……. running/future bills.

The Contractor shall take insurance policy for payment of an ex-gratia amount of Rupees Five lakhs (Rs.5,00,000/-) only per head in case of fatal accidents ……. running/future bills.

12 21.3 Valuations of Variations and power of the Engineer to Fix rates: The Engineer shall determine the amount (if any) to be added to or deducted from the sum named ……………… on account of provisions of profit including overheads shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the direct cost. Provided also that no increase of the Contract price and Clause 21.3 ……….. execution of particular work/item for fixing rate by the Engineer/ Consultant.

Valuations of Variations and power of the Engineer to Fix rates: The Engineer shall determine the amount (if any) to be added to or deducted from the sum named………….. on account of provisions of profit including overheads shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the direct cost. However, where the extra work ordered on the contractor is outsourced in full and the contractor claims rate for such extra work on “cost plus” basis, the cost element on account of profit including overheads payable in such situation would be limited to 5% (Five Percent Only) of the direct cost. Provided also that no increase of the Contract price and Clause 21.3 ………….. execution of particular work/item for fixing rate by the Engineer/ Consultant.

13 25.3 Release of “On Account” Payments: The Employer shall release the payment to the Contractor on the fifteenth (15th) day on receipt of Bill / Invoice along with all relevant documents complete in all respects duly certified by Engineer/Consultant in respect of “On Account Bill ”. If the fifteenth (15th) day falls on a holiday or off day, the payment shall be made

Release of “On Account” Payments: The Employer shall release the payment to the Contractor on the fifteenth (15th) day on receipt of Bill / Invoice along with all relevant documents complete in all respects duly certified by Engineer/Consultant in respect of “On Account Bill ”. If the fifteenth (15th) day falls on a holiday or off day, the payment shall be made on the next working day. However, no interest shall be paid on any delay in payment of “On Account Bill”. All “On-Account” payments shall be regarded as advance payments to be finally adjusted against the “Final Bill” payment. Payment shall be made through Electronic

on the next working day. However, no interest shall be paid on any delay in payment of “On Account Bill”. All “On-Account” payments shall be regarded as advance payments to be finally adjusted against the “Final Bill” payment. In respect of payment made through Electronic Fund Transfer mechanism or Direct credit to the supplier’s/contractor’s bank account, the supplier/contractor should intimate discrepancies, if any, within Ten (10) days from the date of receipt of intimation letter of payment to them, failing which it shall be presumed that the funds have reached to their bank account and no claims will be entertained after the said Ten (10) days.

payment system only. The supplier/contractor should intimate discrepancies, if any, within Ten (10) days from the date of receipt of intimation letter of payment to them, failing which it shall be presumed that the funds have reached to their bank account and no claims will be entertained after the said Ten (10) days.

14 28.7 New Clause The Arbitrator’s fee, expenses and all other costs and other expenses relating to the holding of arbitration shall be borne by both the parties equally. However, the fees and expenses of the advocates and expenses relating to the presentation of witnesses shall be borne by the respective parties. Should the arbitrator give specific award in respect of costs then it would prevail

15 New Clause “The Contractor shall pay wages to his workmen by way of crossed cheques or by crediting the salaries in the bank accounts of concerned”

16 24.3 New Clause The Employer shall be entitled to recover along with applicable rate of interest all costs, charges, damages or expenses which the employer may have paid and for which the contractor is liable under the contract, by appropriate in part or whole, the security deposit furnished by the Contractor. In the event of security deposit being insufficient, the balance shall be deducted from any sum by then due or which at any time thereafter

may become due to the contractor under this or any other contract with the employer. Should this sum be not sufficient to cover the full amount recoverable, the contractor shall paid to the employer on demand, the remaining balance due along with applicable rate of interest by means of demand draft drawn in favour of the employer. The rate of interest applicable in such case shall be 17% p.a. as of now. However, rate of interest chargeable at the time of actual recovery shall be as updated by the employer on annual basis.

Special Conditions of Contract (VSP-SCC-STRL)

S:No Clause No Description (Existing) Description (amended/added) 1. 13.3.4 Deleted For all unaccounted steel materials

worked out as per Clause 13.3.3 the Contractor shall be charged at the rate of Rs 76,872/- per MT for structural steel excluding Crane Rails and at the rate of Rs 1,03,728/- per MT for Crane rails. For the Scrap returned in the excess of 6% of the permissible recoverable wastage, Credit shall be given at the rate of Rs 6435 per Ton.

2. 18.9 New Clause Payment for Conducting Ultrasonic testing and also for Radiographic testing shall be as follows: 1) 95% (Ninety Five Percent) of the item-rate of the BOQ after completion of the testing, submission of reports and certification by the Engineer. 2) 5% [Five Percent Only) of the item-rate of the BOQ along with final bill as per clause no.17.1

3 18.1(i) 60% (Sixty percent) of the respective item-wise rate of BOQ shall be released based on inspection certificate and challans for the structures fabricated with application of one coat (shop-coat) of primer as directed by Engineer/ Consultants.

60% (Sixty percent) of the respective item-wise rate of BOQ shall be released based on inspection certificate and challan for the structures fabricated with application of one coat (shop-coat) of primer as directed by Engineer/ Consultant. No challan is required in case the fabrication yard is located inside the plant.

4 18.1(ii) 10% (Ten percent) after erection of these structures in permanent position.

10% (Ten percent) after erection of these structures in permanent position. Challan for the structures erected shall be submitted by the contractor as per clause No.11.2 in case the fabrication yard is located inside the plant, for release of the 10% stage payment along with the documents required for payment.

5 Annexure-4, Clause-1.2, Pg.-23: Escalation for erection in the composite rate of fabrication and erection shall be read as follows: For the purpose of calculating the price variation for erection work, the erection cost component in the awarded composite rates of fabrication and erection shall be taken as 30% of the relevant items. Against this 30% value, representing the erection cost, the labour component in the erection cost shall be taken as follows:

(a) 20% after erection of structures in permanent position (against payment stage as envisaged at clause No.18.1(ii))

(b) Remaining 20% after leveling, final alignment of structures and completion of welding / grouting (against payment stage as envisaged at clause No.18.1(iii))

On this basis, the payable/deductible price variation towards erection shall be computed as per the following formula:

(i) V1 = W x 0.20 x 0.3 (X – X0) X0

(ii) V2 = W x 0.20 x 0.3 (X – X0) X0 Where

V1 = Escalation or de-escalation payable or deductible, on certification of Erection of structures in permanent position as envisaged at clause No. 18.1(ii).

V2 = Escalation or de-escalation payable or deductible, on certification of leveling, final alignment of structures and completion of welding / grouting as envisaged at clause No. 18.1(iii).

W = Value of the work done based on the accepted composite rates of the Bill of

Quantities for the period for which variation is applicable. X = Average of revised minimum rates of wages of skilled, semi-skilled and un-

skilled workers applicable for the area of site of work as per minimum rates of wages as notified by Commissioner of Labour, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette for the period under consideration.

X0 = Average of minimum rates of wages of skilled, semi-skilled and un-skilled workers on the base date (i.e., last date of submission of tender or the revision of price, whichever is later) applicable for the area of site of work as per minimum rates of wages as notified by Commissioner of Labour, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette.

6. Annexure-2 Hire Charges of Construction equipment

Modified as shown in Table 1 below

Table 1

Annexure -2 As per Clause No. 6.1 of Special Condition of Contracts)

HIRE CHARGES OF THE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

SL.

NO. DESCRIPTION OF THE EQUIPMENT

HIRE CHARGES

Per Hour in Rs.

1. 35T Dumper 2630 / -

2. 15T Dumper 790 / -

3. Bull Dozer (55 T Drawbar pull) 5480 / -

4. Bull Dozer (20 T Drawbar pull) 1700/ -

5. Wheel loader with 1.7 Cu. Mtr. Bucket 1090 / -

6. Wheel loader with 5 Cu. Mtr. Bucket 4210 / -

7. Excavator with 0.9 – 1.0 Cu. mtr. Bucket 1550 / -

8. 30 T Tractor Trailer 1030/ -

9. 20 T Tractor Trailer 1030 / -

Note: All the rates are indicative only. The hire charges shall be recovered as per the prevailing rates at the time of actual use/hiring of equipment and Prevailing Service Tax is applicable on the above hire charges.

GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR PAINTING (VSP-6.3/GS-P-01)

S:No

Clause No

Description (Existing)

Description (amended/added)

1

7.1.(i) (page 1 of 8 of Annex-3)

“Non-load bearing structural steelwork such as partitions, minor platforms, walkways, ring ladders pipe / cable support brackets etc. Location – all indoor temperatures less than 80°C.”

“Structural steelwork for plant and shop building (excluding areas defined in Annex-4 hereof), non-load bearing structural steelwork such as partitions, minor platforms, walkways, ring ladders pipe/cable support brackets etc. Location – all indoor temperature less than 80°C.”

BANK ACCOUNT DATA FOR e-PAYMENT 1. Supplier’s/Contractor’s code : 2. Option : RTGS/NEFT 3. Beneficiary’s Details :

i) Name of the Beneficiary : (maximum 35 characters)

ii) Bank Name : (maximum 35 characters)

iii) Branch Name : (maximum 35 characters)

iv) Account No. : (maximum 35 characters)

v) Account Type : Savings/Current/Over Draft (mention Code No. also)

vi) Beneficiary Bank’s IFSC Code : (maximum 11 characters)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Signature of Supplier’s/Service Providers) Name: Design: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Certificate Certified that the above particulars are found correct and matching with our records in respect of the above Beneficiary. Sd/- Branch Manager

Bank Seal

APPENDIX-9 CHECK LIST FOR BANK GUARANTEES

Name of the Work:

Tender Notice No. & Date:

Name of the Party submitting BG:

Name of the Bank issuing BG:

Branch issuing the BG:

BG No. & Date:

Valid upto: Yes/No 1 Is the BG as per the format of VSP given in Tender document? 2 Is the BG issued by the specified category of Banks (Scheduled

commercial Bank/Nationalised Bank etc. as specified in the tender/contract)?

3 Is the BG executed on stamp paper of adequate value under the relevant state rules?

4 Is the stamp paper obtained in the name of the bank issuing the BG?

5 Is the date of sale of stamp paper prior to the date of the BG? 6 Does the BG refer to the agreement/tender concerned with

reference to which the BG is issued

7 Does the BG bear the number, date and seal of issuing Bank? 8 Is the BG signed on all pages? 9 Whether the name, designation & code number of the

officer/officers signing the BG are mentioned against the signature of respective officer/officers

10 Whether the BG validity period is as per the requirement of tender/contract?

11 Whether the BG format contains the details of the controlling office/high authority from which confirmation regarding issuance of BG may also be obtained

12 Whether the BG is enforceable at Visakhapatnam and whether the address of the branch where BG can be enforced is indicated in the BG?

Note: 1) The BGs are to be submitted to VSP, only when reply to all the above are ‘Yes’. 2) Successful tenderer shall ensure that the above aspects are taken care while submitting BG towards Security Deposit.

Signature of the Tenderer Date:

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING QUOTESHEET

1.0 The total amount quoted at S.No: 1 in the quote sheet shall be inclusive of all

taxes and duties.

2.0 The amount of Service Tax included in the total quoted amount shall be indicated separately at S.No.2 in the quote sheet.

3.0 The amount of ITC on account of APVAT included in the total quoted amount

shall be indicated separately at S.No.3 in the quotesheet.

Table indicating details of Input Tax Credit (ITC) on APVAT.

% of APVAT APVAT amount indicated in the

BOQ

Rate of entitlement of ITC for VSP

Amount of ITC

4% 1.65 % 14.50% 12.15 %

Total amount of ITC : [S.No 3 in the quote sheet ]

4.0 The amount of Service Tax indicated at S.No:2 and the amount of ITC on

account of APVAT at S.No.3 in the quote sheet shall be deducted from the total

quoted amount at S.No:1 in the quote sheet for the purpose of tender

evaluation. (ie., Total price net of CENVAT and ITC on account of APVAT).

The tenderer shall provide relevant documents as per the provisions of the

Act for enabling the employer to avail CENVAT against Service Tax and

Education cess thereon and ITC on account of APVAT [Refer relevant conditions

of tender in this regard).

5.0 If there is any discrepancy between the amount quoted in figures and the

amount quoted in Words, the amount quoted in Words only shall be taken as

the quotation of the tenderer.

6.0 The quoted amount of the Tenderer shall be converted into percentage (with

four (4) decimal places without rounding off) above/below/at-par with respect

to estimated value of the Work given in the Tender Document. The percentage

so derived shall be applicable on the value of the Work executed as per the

estimated rates mentioned in the Bill of Quantities (BOQ).

Signature of the Tenderer

RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LIMITED

VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT

LETTER OF SUBMISSION OF TENDER, INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TENDERER,

ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT, AND

GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT

FOR

CONSTRUCTION WORKS

(VSP-NTK-03 - REVISED)

PROJECTS DIVISION

RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LIMITED VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT

A-BLOCK, PROJECT OFFICE VISAKHAPATNAM-530 031

ANDHRA PRADESH INDIA

Telephone: +91- 891- 2518277, Fax:+91- 891- 2518764 +91- 891- 2518429

JANUARY 2008


Projects Division Project Office A-Block

VISAKHAPATNAM-530 031 Andhra Pradesh-INDIA

NAME OF WORK ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________

LETTER OF SUBMISSION OF TENDER, INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TENDERER,

ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT, AND


FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKS

(VSP-NTK-03)

This Tender Document is issued to Name of Tenderer ____________________________________ Address of Tenderer ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Issued by: _____________________________


INDEX

SL. No.

Clause No.

Description

1. Letter of submission of Tender 2. Instructions to the Tenderer 3. Articles of Agreement 4. General Conditions of Contract

5. 1.0 Definitions 6. 2.0 Interpretations 7. 3.0 Engineer 8. 4.0 Assigning and Sub-contracting 9. 5.0 Extent and Scope of Contract 10. 6.0 Contractor's Representative 11. 7.0 General Supervision by the Employer/Engineer/Consultant and

Coordination

12. 8.0 Contract Drawings and Documents 13. 9.0 General Obligations 14. 10.0 Labour 15. 11.0 Construction Water 16. 12.0 Construction Power 17. 13.0 Land 18. 14.0 Environment 19. 15.0 Safety and Guarding of Works 20. 16.0 Security Regulations 21. 17.0 Work Materials and Plant 22. 18.0 Commencement Time and Delays 23. 19.0 Liquidated Damages for Delay 24. 20.0 Liabilities for Defects 25. 21.0 Alterations, Additions and Omissions 26. 22.0 Measurements 27. 23.0 Prices 28. 24.0 Deduction of Taxes etc., at Source 29. 25.0 Certificate of Payment 30. 26.0 Remedies and Powers 31. 27.0 Force Majeure 32. 28.0 Settlement of Disputes 33. 29.0 Notices

34. Appendices#

# - List of Appendices enclosed.

LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix

1 BG Proforma for submission of EMD

Appendix

2 Performance Guarantee Bond in lieu of SD

Appendix

3 BG Proforma for submission of SD

Appendix

4 DELETED

Appendix

5 Detailed statement of similar plants built by the Tenderer

Appendix

6 Detailed statement of schedule of Plant and Construction/Maintenance Equipment

Appendix

7 Format for Bank Account details for e-payment

Appendix

8 BOQ Proforma

RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LIMITED _____________________________________________________________________

LETTER OF SUBMISSION OF TENDER (To be submitted by the Tenderer along with his / their Tender)

Ref No.--------------------- Date: TO General Manager (Project Contracts), Visakhpatnam Steel Plant Project Office, ‘A’ Block, Room No-20, VISAKHPATNAM - 530 031 (A.P.)

Re : Visakhapatnam Steel Plant-Tender for (Name of the Work) ________ _______________________________________________________________ Tender Specification No.___________________________________________ Tender Notice No: ______________________________________________

Dear Sirs, With reference to the Tender invited by Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, I / We M/s ………………………………………………… have examined the Tender document comprising of Instructions to the Tenderer, Articles of Agreement, General Conditions of Contract, Special Conditions of Contract, Tender Specifications including enclosed Drawings, Preamble to Bill of Quantities and Bill of Quantities for the above Work. I/We hereby offer to Construct, Complete and Maintain during Defect Liability Period the whole of the said Work in conformity with the said Instructions to the Tenderer, Articles of Agreement, General Conditions of Contract, Special Conditions of Contract, Tender Specifications including enclosed Drawings, Preamble to Bill of Quantities and Bill of Quantities for the above Work for the sum of Rs.………... (Rupees……………………………) at the respective rates mentioned in the Bill of Quantities. I/We undertake to complete and deliver the whole of the Work as per the Contract within the completion period mentioned in the NIT, from the tenth (10th) day of issue of Fax Letter of Acceptance/ Detailed Letter of Acceptance whichever is earlier. I/We have deposited as earnest money a sum of Rs. _____________ which amount is not to bear any interest and I/We do hereby agree that this sum shall be forfeited by me/us if I/ We revoke/withdraw/ cancel my/ our tender if I/We vary any terms in our tender during the validity period of the tender without your written consent and/or if in the event of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant accepting my/our tender and I/We fail to deposit the required security money and/or execute the agreement and/or start the work after issue of Letter of Acceptance. I/We hereby agree that unless and until the formal Agreement is prepared and signed in accordance with the Articles of Agreement, this tender together with your written Fax Letter of Acceptance / Detailed Letter of Acceptance shall constitute a binding Contract between us. I/We hereby agree that you are not bound to accept the lowest or any other tender you may receive and I/We shall not have any right or claim, whatsoever it may be, due to or arising out of non acceptance of My/Our Tender. I/We agree that this Tender submitted by us shall remain valid for a period of Ninety (90) days from the date of opening Envelope-2 or as may be extended by the Employer.

Yours Faithfully Dated this __________day of ______________________, 2006._____________________________________________ [Signature] In the capacity of _______________________________[position ]Duly authorised to sign this Tender for and on behalf of M/s ____________________________ [name of the Tenderer)_____________________________ [address of the Tenderer) e mail ID: _______________ Telephone: ______________ Fax: ____________________

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RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LIMITED ____________________________________________________________________



INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TENDERER 1.0 Sealed Tenders marked "Original" and super scribed 'Tender for ....................................'

should be sent to General Manager (Project Contracts), Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Project Office, A-Block, Room No-20, Visakhapatnam - 530 031, Andhra Pradesh, India so as to reach not later than time 14:30 Hrs (IST) and date…………

Tenders will be opened immediately there after in the above said office, in the presence of the

Tenderers or their representatives should they choose to be present. The Tenderer shall give the total Tendered value at the appropriate place in the Bill of

Quantities i.e., summary of the Tendered Price. 2.0 EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT (EMD) 2.1 The Tenderer is required to deposit a lumpsum amount of Rs________ as Earnest Money

Deposit (EMD) in any of the forms mentioned here below, failing which the Tender shall not be considered and the same shall be returned to the Tenderer “Un–opened”.

2.2(a) For EMD value upto and including INR 5,00,000/-: Account payee Demand Draft/Bank Pay Order/Banker’s Cheque obtained from any

Nationalised or Scheduled Commercial Bank in India drawn in favour of RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LIMITED, VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT payable at Visakhapatnam. No other mode of payment will be accepted.

2.2(b) For EMD value from INR 5,00,001/-:

Pay Order, Demand Drafts, Banker’s Cheque payable at Visakhapatnam and Bank Guarantee (BG) from any of the Nationalised Banks or Scheduled Commercial Banks in India

The proforma for the BG is attached at Appendix-1 of GCC. The BG shall be valid up to four

(4) months from the date of opening of the Tender i.e. Part-1 Technical & Commercial Bid. 2.3 The Earnest Money will be refunded to the unsuccessful Tenderers. The Earnest Money

deposited by the successful Tenderer will be retained until the Security Deposit for the due fulfilment of the Contract is submitted. The EMD amount shall be forfeited if the Contractor fails to deposit the required Security Deposit and / or sign the agreement and / or commence the Work as per schedule agreed with the Employer.

2.4 No interest on the Earnest Money Deposit shall be paid. 2.5 Public Sector Enterprises or State/Central Govt. Undertakings are exempted from submission

of Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) provided they submit a letter requesting for exemption from submission of EMD along with their offer.

2.6 The Small Scale Industries who are registered with Industries Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh or the National Small Industries Corporation Ltd. (NSIC) are exempted from submission of Earnest Money Deposit and Security Deposit and shall submit a self-attested copy of the permanent registration of their Small Scale Industries along with their Tender. Such SSI or NSIC shall submit “Performance Guarantee Bond” (at Appendix-2) in lieu of Security Deposit. The Small Scale Industries who are registered for the particular trade/Item for which this Tender is relevant, will be exempted from submission of Earnest Money Deposit and Security Deposit. Such Industries having provisional / temporary registration or/and not



registered for the particular trade/Item for which tender is being invited would not be eligible for such exemption from EMD and Security Deposit Clauses.

3.0 SECURITY DEPOSIT 3.1 On acceptance of the Tender, the Successful Tenderer shall furnish a Security Deposit in

any of the forms mentioned in Para 2.2 above, for an amount equivalent to Ten percent (10%) of the total value of the Work awarded, before signing of the agreement within 30 days from the date of issue of LOA. If it is submitted in the form of a Bank Guarantee, the same shall be from any of the Nationalised Banks or Scheduled Banks in Visakhapatnam and enforceable and payable at Visakhapatnam.

The proforma for the BG is attached at Appendix-3 to GCC. 3.1.1 The Public Sector Enterprises or State/Central Govt. Undertakings will not be required to

submit Security Deposit, but however they shall submit “Performance Guarantee bond” in lieu of Security Deposit in the formats at Appendix-2 of GCC.

3.2 The Bank Guarantee for Security Deposit shall be for the due and faithful performance of the

Contract and shall remain binding notwithstanding such variations, alterations or extensions of time as may be made, given, conceded or agreed to between the Contractor and the Employer.

3.3 The Bank Guarantee for Security Deposit shall remain in full force and effect during the period

of the Contract and shall continue to be valid up-to 60 days after the expiry of the Defect Liability Period. The Bank Guarantee shall provide for extension of validity on demand by the Employer. Such extension of validity shall be confirmed by the guarantor bank without any reference to the Contractor. On the performance and completion of the Contract in all respects, the Bank Guarantee shall be returned to the Contractor as stated in Clause 25.2 of GCC.

3.4 Should the extent or the object of the Contract be altered during the execution of the Contract

in such a way as to effect an increase or decrease on the Contract Price by more than Ten percent (10%), the amount in the Bank Guarantee shall be increased or decreased correspondingly.

3.5 The Bank Guarantee and any amendment thereto shall be executed on a Non-judicial

stamped paper of requisite money value as prescribed by the Statute. 3.6 Instructions Regarding Bank Guarantee: 3.6.1 Bank Guarantee for EMD shall be submitted in a closed envelope as sealed by the Bank.

This sealed envelope shall be submitted by the Tenderer along with the offer. The Bank Guarantee for the EMD shall be valid for four (4) months from the date of Opening of Tender i.e. Part-I Technical and Commercial Bid.

3.6.2 a) All Bank Guarantees for Security Deposit, and other payments and extensions of Bank

Guarantees shall be sent in a sealed envelope directly by the Bank through Registered Post to the GM (Contracts), Project Office, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Visakhapatnam-530031 (AP).

b) Bank Guarantees / Extensions of Bank Guarantees submitted by the Contractors directly

will not be admitted. 3.6.3 The Non-judicial stamp paper for the Bank Guarantee should be purchased in the name of

executing Bank only.



4.0 The tendered rates and amounts shall be written in ink and in English both in figures and in

words in the appropriate columns in the Bill of Quantities. In case of any discrepancy between the rate and amount, the rate will govern. In case of any discrepancy between the rates in words and the rates in figures, the rates in words shall prevail. All alterations or erasers shall be initialled by the Tenderer with date.

In case of Percentage Tender, the Tenderer shall quote the total amount in figures and in words (Capital Letters) in the “Quote Sheet” provided in the Tender document. The quoted amount of the Tenderer shall be converted into percentage (with four (4) decimal places without rounding off) above/below/at-par with respect to estimated value of the Work given in the Tender Document. The percentage so derived shall be applicable on the value of the Work executed as per the estimated rates mentioned in the Bill of Quantities (BOQ). The BOQ proforma is enclosed at Appendix-8.

5.0 The Tenderer shall submit along with his Tender the following: a) Self-attested photostat copy of Registration Certificate, if any, from Central or State

Government, P.W.D., M.E.S., Railways or any Public Sector undertakings. b) Certificate from any Scheduled Bank to prove his financial ability to undertake the

work. c) Proof of technical & organisational competence to execute the work.

d) Auditor’s Report/ Chartered Accountant’s report/ Balance Sheet etc. e) Self-attested photostat copy of Registration under Employees Provident Fund and

Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952. f) Details of jobs undertaken (On-hand and completed) with necessary proof and

completion certificate indicating performance in the proforma Appendix-5. g) Details of construction Plants and Equipments available with the Tenderer for using in

this work shall be furnished in the proforma Appendix-6. h) Self-attested photostat copy of registration certificate under the Andhra Pradesh

Value Added Tax Act (APVAT), Service Tax, etc. as applicable. i) Self-attested Photostat copy of Notarised Power of Attorney by Competent Authority

or Board of Director’s resolution authorising the individual(s), to negotiate. j) Self attested copy of Employees State Insurance (ESI) registration indicating their

Code No. In case same is not applicable, the Tenderer shall submit a letter of undertaking stating that ESI registration certificate will be submitted by them before issue of Fax Letter of Acceptance or Detailed Letter of Acceptance whichever is earlier.

6.0 Full information shall also be given by the Tenderer in respect of the following:

a) In case of Individual: 1) The name and his address. 2) The Banker’s Solvency Certificate 3) Previous experience with respect to executed Works & corresponding value. 4) Present Works in hand. 5) A Self-attested Copy of Annual Income Tax Returns for the last three (3) years. 6) Phone Nos., Mobile Nos., Email Addresses, Fax Nos., etc.

b) In case of Partnership firms:

1) The names of all partners and their addresses. 2) The financial status of the firm and its partners. 3) Previous experience of the firm and its partners. 4) Present Works in hand. 5) Self-attested Copy of Partnership deed. 6) A Self-attested Copy of latest Annual audited profit & loss statement.



7) Self-attested Copy of the registration certificate issued by the Registrar of Firms/ Appropriate Authority.

8) Phone Nos., Mobile Nos., Email Addresses, Fax Nos., etc.

c) In case of Companies: 1) Date and place of Registration, including Commencement Certificate in case of Public Limited Companies. Self-attested Copy of the Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Registrar of Companies/ Appropriate Authority. Certified copies of Memorandum and Articles of Association are also to be furnished. 2) Nature of business carried out by the Company including Sl.No. of the relevant provisions of its Memorandum relating thereto. 3) Names and particulars, including addresses of all the Directors. 4) Previous experiences of Company and Directors in similar project as well as work. 5) Present Works in hand. 6) Relevant credentials with Reference list. 6) A Self-attested copy of latest annual report. 7) Phone Nos., Mobile Nos., Email Addresses, Fax Nos., etc.

d) In case of Consortium (If specifically permitted in Notice Inviting Tender):

1) A copy of the agreement, duly notarised, entered into by the Consortium members. 2) All members shall furnish:

a) Nature of business carried out by the members individually including Sl.No. of the relevant provisions of its Memorandum relating thereto. b) Names and particulars, including addresses of all the Directors. c) Previous experiences of the Companies and the Directors in similar project as well as work. d) Relevant credentials with Reference list of the Consortium as well as its individual members. e) A Self-attested copy of latest annual reports. f) Phone Nos., Mobile Nos., Email Addresses, Fax Nos., etc.

7.0 The Tender and the prices quoted shall be deemed to remain valid for a period of 90 days

from the date of opening of the Tender i.e. Part-1 Technical and Commercial Bid. In case of Tenderer revoking or withdrawing/cancelling his Tender, varying any term in regard thereof during the validity period of the Tender without the written consent of Employer, the Tender submitted shall be liable for rejection and the Employer shall forfeit the Earnest Money paid by the Tenderer.

8.0 Employer reserves the right to reject any or all the Tender/s, or to accept any Tender wholly

or in part, or drop the proposal of receiving Tenders at any time without assigning any reason thereof and without being liable to refund the cost of the Tender document thereafter and without liability for any loss or damage if any suffered by the Tenderer in submitting his offer and /or conducting discussions etc.

9.0 The Tenderers shall sign all pages of Tender Document in token of acceptance thereof.

However the signature on the PRICE SCHEDULE alone shall be deemed as acceptance of all the documents enclosed to the Tender.

10.0 The successful Tenderer shall submit the following documents for signing of the formal

Contract immediately after the Letter of Acceptance (LOA) is issued: 1. Copy of detailed LOA duly signed on all pages as a token of acknowledgement of

receipt. 2. Security Deposit as per Para 3.0 above. 3. Non-Judicial Stamp Paper of value Rs.100/- purchased in Andhra Pradesh, India for

the signing of contract.



4. Self-attested photostat copy of Labour License from the Dy Commissioner of Labour, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, India.

5. Permanent Account Number allotted by Income Tax Department. 6. Self-attested photostat copy of Notarised Power of Attorney by the Competent

Authority or Board of Director’s resolution authorising the individual(s), to sign the contract.

7. Self-attested photostat copy of the Registration under APVAT, Service Tax, as applicable.

8. Self attested copy of Employees State Insurance (ESI) registration indicating their Code No.

11.0 The Tender Specification along with drawings, technical details, data, etc., covering the Scope

of Work, is to be read in conjunction with the General Conditions of Contract, Special Conditions of Contract, Drawings, General Specifications, Preamble to Bill of Quantities, the Bill of Quantities, etc. enclosed with the Tender document.

12.0 OTHER REQUIREMENTS 12.1 The Tenderer shall carefully study the Tender documents before submitting his offer. The

Tenderer shall fully satisfy himself on the site conditions, suitability of the constructional Plant and equipment required for carrying out the job and take full responsibility for the safe and efficient construction work with quality materials.

The Tenderer shall visit and inspect the site and shall satisfy himself of the site conditions and

shall collect any other information, which he may require before submitting his tender. The Tenderer shall be deemed to have ascertained all special Local and National Standards, Regulations, etc which may affect the preparation of his Tender. Claims and objections due to ignorance of site conditions and particulars mentioned above, data, drawings etc., and / or failure to get the required information shall not be entertained after submission of the Tender.

12.2 Completion and Completeness of Work The Tenderer shall include in his tender, supply of materials, labour & other Services for

execution of the work as per the scheduled completion and for fulfilling contractual requirement of the Work and the Tenderer’s aforesaid responsibility shall be construed as included in his quoted PRICE.

In addition, all items of including drawings, services and site work, whether specifically

mentioned or not in the Tender Specification but which are necessary for completion of Work under the Contract and for proper, efficient, safe Construction practices, maintaining during DLP of the Work shall be provided or executed by the successful Tenderer without any additional price implication and without any dilution of his liabilities and responsibilities under the Contract.

13.0 LEGAL CAPACITY OF THE TENDERER 13.1 The Tenderer shall satisfy the Employer that he is competent and authorised to submit tender

and/or to enter into a legally binding Contract with the Employer. To this effect, any individual signing the tender shall submit documentary evidence that his signature on the tender submitted by him, is legally binding upon himself, his firm or company, as the case may be.

13.2 A person signing the tender form or any document forming part of the contract on behalf of

another shall be deemed to warrant that he has authority to bind such other and if it is discovered at any time that the person so signing had no authority to do so, the Employer may, without prejudice to other legal remedies, terminate the contract and hold the Tenderer and/or the person signing liable for all costs and damages.



13.3 Consortium (If specifically permitted in Notice Inviting Tender): Offer submitted by Consortium of two or more agencies as members but not exceeding five, shall comply with the following requirements:

I) The offer shall include all the information required for a Tender as described in

Tender Document including the eligible criteria, for each Consortium member.

II) The offer shall be signed so as to legally bind all members.

III) One of the members, for performing the key component of the contract shall be designated as Leader; this authorisation shall be evidenced by submitting with offer a power of attorney signed by legally authorised signatories.

IV) The Leader shall be authorised to incur liabilities and receive instructions for and on

of behalf of any & all members of the Consortium, and the entire execution of Contract, including payment, shall be done exclusively with the Leader or with the consent of the Leader.

V) All members of the Consortium shall be responsible and liable jointly and severally for

the execution of the scope of work under Contract in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Contract. However, the leader of the consortium shall be solely responsible for the integration, interface, coordination and completeness of the entire scope of work including establishment of Performance Guarantees under the Contract.

VI) A copy of the agreement entered into by the Consortium members shall be submitted

with the Tender. In case of Consortium offer, each of its members or combination of members must meet the respective requirements of Technical and Commercial aspects as evaluated for individual Tenderer. Failure to comply with this requirement will result in rejection of the Consortium’s offer. Leader of one Consortium shall not be a member in other Consortium for the same Tender.

14.0 ARRANGEMENT AND SUBMISSION OF TENDER: 14.1 The tender shall be submitted in English Language. 14.2 Submission of Tender: The Tender shall be submitted in three (3) envelopes: 14.2.1 Envelope No.1: (To be superscribed as Envelope-I with self-address, Name of the Work,

Tender Notice Number).

This shall contain: a) Cost of Tender Document (in case the Tender is downloaded from the website)

Tender can also be purchased from the Office of GM (Project Contracts)-, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Project Office, A-Block, Room No-20, Visakhapatnam - 530 031, Andhra Pradesh, India by paying Tender cost given in the Tender Notice in the form of Account payee Demand Draft/ Bank Pay Order/ Banker’s Cheque, as in which case Tender cost need not be enclosed while submitting the Tender.



b) Pre-qualification Documents: Work order and completion certificate for similar single Work and corresponding value, Annual turn over and PF & ESI Registration as detailed in the Tender Notice – Three (3) Sets. All the pages are to be duly signed by the Tenderer.

c) Earnest Money Deposit. d) Any other documents as per NIT (if any)

14.2.2 Envelope No.2: (To be superscribed as Envelope-2 with self address, Name of the work,

Tender Notice Number).

This shall contain: a) General Conditions of Contract (GCC) for Construction Work. b) Special Conditions of Contract (SCC). c) Addendum, if any for corrections of GCC & SCC. d) Specification and Drawings. e) Technical and Commercial offer, if applicable – Three (3) Sets. All the pages are to be duly signed by the Tenderer.

The Tenderer shall note that no price/prices shall be indicated in either Envelope - 1 or Envelope - 2.

14.2.3 Envelope No.3: (To be super scribed as Envelop-3 with self-address, Name of the Work & Tender Notice No.).

This shall contain:

a) Preamble to Bill of Quantities b) Price Bid: Quote Sheet & Bill of Quantities

All the pages are to be duly signed by the Tenderer. The Tenderer shall note that no conditions shall be written in this Price Bid.

14.2.4 The above three envelopes shall be sealed in an outer envelope super scribed as follows and

submitted before the specified time and date of submission of Tender.

i) Name of the Work ii) Tender Notice No. & Date iii) Due date and time of submission of the Tender.

15.0 OPENING OF TENDER: 15.1 Tenders will be received in the Office of GM (Project Contracts)-, Project Office, up-to 14.30

hrs (IST) on ………….. Envelope-1 containing cost of Tender Document, Pre Qualification Criteria (PQC) documents will be opened immediately thereafter.

If the Tender receiving date happens to be Employer's closed holiday or an extra-ordinary

holiday, the Tender will be received up to 14.30 hrs (IST) on the following working day and the same shall be opened immediately thereafter.

15.2 On satisfying the eligibility criteria, adequacy of cost of Tender document and EMD placed in

Envelope-I, Envelope-2 shall be opened. The date & time of opening of the Envelope-2 along with name of successful Tenderer in pre-qualification will be subsequently displayed on the notice board of Project Contracts and individual communication to Tenderers will be made by Fax.



15.3 On satisfying the requirements of GCC, SCC, Specification & Drawings and Technical and

Commercial offer (if applicable) placed in the Envelope-2, Envelope-3 shall be opened. The date & time of opening of the Envelope-3 along with name of successful Tenderers in Envelope-2 will be subsequently displayed on the notice board of Project Contracts and individual communication to Tenderers will be made by Fax.

During evaluation, the Employer will determine whether each Bid is acceptable, complete and conforms to all the terms & conditions and specifications of the Tender Document without deviations, objections, conditions or reservations.

15.4 The Tenderer shall be ready to furnish clarifications/ information and attend to discussions, as

called for by the Employer, at short notices. While responding for the same, no change in the substances in the Bid or price shall be permitted, unless otherwise asked by the Employer. In case of any unsolicited price offer submitted by the Tenderer at this stage, the same shall not be considered for Tender evaluation. However, in case such Tenderer becomes L-1 (i.e. the Lowest Tenderer) by virtue of his original price bid, then such unsolicited price offer will be opened and if it is advantageous to the Employer, such unsolicited price offer will be considered or otherwise the same shall be ignored.

15.5 The Tenderer is at liberty to be present or otherwise authorise a representative to be present

at the time of opening of above Envelopes.

15.6 Successful Tenderer should be in a position to produce, after opening of the Price Bids, the Original Certificates in support of the attested copies of relevant documents submitted along with Tender document. Failure to produce the original certificates at this stage in support of the attested copies of PF Registration/experiences/qualification/any other documents etc., submitted earlier would result in disqualification and forfeiture of EMD and also liable for debarring from participation in Employer’s Tenders.

16.0 QUERIES/CLARIFICATIONS 16.1 All queries, if any, shall be referred to GM (Project Contracts), Project Office, ‘A’ block,

Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Visakhapatnam-530031, by the Tenderer. 17.0 OTHER MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION 17.1 The successful Tenderer is to submit Bank Account details for e-payment as per enclosed

format as per Appendix-7 duly signed and certified by authorised signatory of Bank. 17.2 In respect of payment made through Electronic Fund Transfer mechanism or Direct credit

to the supplier’s/contractor’s bank account, the supplier/contractor should intimate discrepancies, if any, within ten (10) days from the date of receipt of intimation letter of payment to them, failing which it shall be presumed that the funds have reached to their bank account and no claims will be entertained after the said ten (10) days.

17.3 THIS CLAUSE STANDS DELETED. 17.4 If it comes to the notice of the Employer at any stage right from request for

enlistment/tender document that any of the certificates/documents submitted by applicants for enlistment or by Tenderers are found to be false/fake/doctored, the party will be debarred from participation in all the Employer’s tenders for a period of five (5) years including termination of contract, if awarded EMD/Security Deposit etc. given by them, if any, will be forfeited. The Contractor in such cases shall make good to the Employer any loss or damage resulting from such termination. Contracts in operation anywhere with the Employer will also be terminated with attendant fall outs like forfeiture of EMD/Security



Deposit, if any, and recovery of risk and cost charges etc. Decision of the Employer will be final and binding in this regard.

17.5 Failure to sign the agreement and/or commence the Work within the date to be agreed

upon after issue of Letter of Acceptance (LOA), the LOA will be terminated and the Contractor/Tenderer will be liable for debarring from participation in the Employer’s Tenders for a period of two (2) years, besides forfeiture of EMD as stipulated in Para No.2 of Instructions to the Tenderer and forfeiture of Security Deposit, if any.

17.6 The Tenderer shall submit Service Tax and ESI Registration Certificate along with their

offer. In case the same is not available with them, they shall submit a letter of undertaking to submit the same before signing of Agreement.

17.7 The offers received by the Employer after due date and time will be rejected and returned

“UNOPENED”. 17.8 There shall be no post Tender Price negotiation except negotiation with L-1 (i.e. the

Lowest Tenderer) 17.9 Tenderer is not permitted to transfer the Tender Document to any other agency for

submitting the offers on his behalf. Similarly transfer of offers submitted by one Tenderer to another Tenderer is not permitted.

17.10 Should there be any difference between the Contractor and the Consultant on any matter

about the implementation of the Contract, the matter shall be referred to the Employer/Engineer, whose decision shall be final and binding on the Contractor and the Consultant.

17.11 The Employer’s Consultant(s) and their Associates and their Sister Concerns shall not

participate in the Tender.


RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LIMITED VISKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT

ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT made at this _________________ day of ________________ 200 between Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Visakhapatnam having its registered office at Administrative building, Visakhapatnam-530 031 (hereinafter referred to as the “Employer” which expression shall include its successors and assignees) of the one part and Messrs ___________________________(here in after referred to as “Contractor” which expression shall include its successors and permitted assigns) of the other part. WHEREAS the Employer decided that the Work shall be constructed viz.________________ as envisaged in the Tender Specification No. __________________ and the Contractor has accepted the Tender for the construction, its completion, maintaining during Defect Liability Period ( DLP) of the Work as per the terms of the Tender. Now it is hereby agreed as follows: 1. In this Contract words expressions shall have the same meanings as are, respectively

assigned to them in the General Conditions of Contract hereinafter referred to. 2. The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this

Contract, viz. a) NIT b) Instructions to Tenderers c) Copy of the Letter of Acceptance (LOA) duly acknowledged and signed by the

Contractor d) Special Conditions of Contract. e) General Conditions of Contract. f) Specifications. g) Drawings & Documents.

3. The commencement of the Contract shall be from the date of issue of issue of Fax Letter of Acceptance/Detailed Letter of Acceptance whichever is earlier.

4. In consideration of the payments to be made by the Employer to the Contractor as hereinafter

mentioned, the Contractor hereby covenants with the Employer to construct, complete and maintain the Work in all respects and in conformity with the provisions of this Contract.

5. Time is the essence of the Contract. The Contractor shall ensure that all his Work shall be completed within the agreed completion

period as per the Contract. 6. The Employer hereby covenants to pay the Contractor in consideration of the above Work at

the time and in the manner described by the Contract. 7. No amendment to this Agreement shall be valid or be of any affect unless the same is agreed

to in writing by both the parties hereto and specifically stated to be an amendment to this Agreement.

8. All disputes arising out of or in any way connected with this Agreement shall be deemed to

have arisen in Visakhapatnam. Only the Courts in Visakhapatnam shall have jurisdiction to determine the same. However, the disputes, if any, shall be settled by Arbitration mentioned in the General Conditions of Contract.

9. The several parts of this Contract have been read to us and fully understood by us. _____________________________________________________________________ VSP – NTK – 03 – REVISED Page 15 of 68 JANUARY 2008



IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Employer and the Contractor have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorised representatives the day and year first above written. Signed by the said in the presence of Signature............... Signature… Name…………….. Name………….. Address…………. (Employer) Signed by the said in the presence of Signature............... Signature…….. Name…………….. Name………… Address…………. (Contractor)




1.0 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS 1.1 Definitions: In the Contract (as hereinafter defined) the following words and expressions

shall have the meaning hereby assigned to them except where in the context otherwise requires.

1.1.1 "Approved" means approved in writing including the subsequent written confirmation of

previous verbal approval. “Approval” means approval in writing including as above said.

1.1.2 "Contract" means the offer of the successful Tenderer along with all

clarifications/confirmations, Tender with all the enclosures namely Instructions to the Tenderer, Articles of Agreement, General Conditions of Contract, Special Conditions of Contract, Specifications and Drawings, Preamble to Bill of quantities, Bill of Quantities including Schedule of Rates, together with the Letter of Acceptance and other documents specifically indicated therein and entered into between the Employer and the Contractor for executing the Work.

1.1.3 “Contract Price” means the sum named in the Letter of Acceptance of the Tender subject to

such additions thereto or deductions there-from as may be made under the provisions of the Contract.

1.1.4 "Constructional Plant and Equipment" means all appliances, things, requirements of what

so ever nature for the execution, completion and maintain during Defect Liability Period of the Works or temporary Works (as hereinafter defined) but does not include materials or other things intended to form or forming part of the permanent work.

1.1.5 "Contractor" shall mean the Tenderer whose Tender has been accepted and shall include

his/their heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors/permitted assigns, approved by the Employer.

1.1.6 “Consultant” means the Principal Consultant engaged by the Employer for Expansion of

Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) or any other Consultants engaged by the Employer to perform the duties/ functions delegated to them from time to time.

1.1.7 “Drawings” means the drawings, maps, plans and tracings or prints thereof annexed to the

Contract or referred to in the Specification and any modification of such drawings approved in writing by the Engineer and such other Drawings as may from time to time be furnished or approved in writing by the Engineer.

1.1.8 "Date of Award of Contract" shall mean the date of issue of Fax Letter of

Acceptance/Detailed Letter of Acceptance, whichever is earlier. 1.1.9 "Employer" means Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant,

Visakhapatnam having its Registered Office at Administrative building, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Visakhapatnam-530 031, Andhra Pradesh, India and includes Employer's representatives or successors or assigns.

1.1.10 “Engineer” means an Engineer appointed by designation from time to time by the Employer.




1.1.11 "Engineer's Representative" means any assistant of the “Engineer” or any other Employee or Agent appointed from time to time by the Employer or the Engineer to perform the duties set forth in Clause-3 hereof.

1.1.12 "Letter of Acceptance" means an intimation from the Employer by a letter/Fax/Email to the

successful Tenderer that his Tender has been accepted in accordance with the provisions contained therein.

1.1.13 "Month" means a Calendar month according to the Gregorian Calendar. 1.1.14 "Notice in Writing" and "Written notice" means a notice in written, typed or printed

characters sent in person or by Registered Post or by Speed Post or through Courier or by Fax or by Email to the Business or Registered Office address of the Contractor or any other address communicated by the Contractor and shall be deemed to have been received when in the ordinary course of post it would have been delivered.

1.1.15 “Project" means the project or scheme of the Employer. 1.1.16 "Site" means the land and other places envisaged by the Employer on, under, in or through

which the works and/or services to be performed or to be executed or carried out and any other land or places provided by the Employer for the purpose of execution of the Contract.

1.1.17 “Supervision” shall mean the successive controls and directions given by the

Employer/Engineer or his representative/Consultant in relation to Work. 1.1.18 “Schedule” and “Work/Construction Schedule" shall mean the accepted schedules

between the Contractor and the Employer forming a part of the Contract. 1.1.19 “Virtual completion” means that the work is, in the opinion of the Engineer/Consultant,

substantially completed and has satisfactorily passed any final test that may be prescribed in the Contract.

1.1.20 The Defect Liability Period (DLP) of twelve (12) months shall commence from the date of

issue of “Virtual Completion Certificate” provided that the Engineer/ Consultant may give such a certificate with respect to any substantial part of the Work which has been both completed to the satisfaction of the Engineer/ Consultant and occupied or used by the Employer.

1.1.21 "Tenderer" shall mean Individual/ Firm/ Company/ Corporation/Partnership/ Consortium submitting a Tender against the Tender Notice and shall include his/its/their heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives and successors.

1.1.22 "Tender Specification" shall mean the data, drawings, schedules and other technical details

furnished with the Tender Document and subsequent clarifications, if any, furnished by the Employer for the purpose of submitting the offer by the Tenderer.

1.1.23 "Temporary Works" means all temporary Works of every kind required in or about the

execution, completion or maintain during DLP of the Works. 1.1.24 "Tender drawings" shall mean such drawings, plans, sketches and details as are issued

together with Tender Specification for the purpose of submission of Tender and such documents issued before Opening of Tender.

1.1.25 "Tests" shall include all tests made and material tests in particular without releasing the

Contractor of his liability, as may be considered necessary by the Employer/Engineer or his representative/Consultant, in order to ascertain the quality and workmanship of the Work.

1.1.26 "The Inspector" shall mean any person or agency nominated by or on behalf of the Employer

to inspect Supplies, Materials or Work under the Contract.



1.1.27 “Work” shall mean and include all works specified or set forth and required in and by the

Specifications, Drawings and Schedule here to annexed or to be implied there-from or incidental thereto or to be hereafter specified or required in such explanatory instructions and drawings (being in conformity with the Specifications, Drawings and Schedules) and also such additional instructions and drawings as shall from time to time be supplied by the Employer during the progress of the Work hereby contracted for.

2.0 INTERPRETATIONS 2. 1 In case of any conflict of meaning between the "Special Conditions of Contract" and "General

Conditions of Contract" and other documents, the documents shall prevail as given below: i) "Special Conditions of Contract" shall prevail over provisions of "General Conditions of

Contract". ii) Provisions in the Bill / Schedule of Quantities including Preamble to Bill of Quantities

shall prevail over the provisions of the Specifications, Drawings & Special Conditions of Contract.

iii) Between two documents on the same issue, the document revised or reissued as of the later date shall prevail.

iv) All specifications, Contract Drawings and other documents shall be interpreted in conformity with the General Conditions of Contract as supplemented and/or modified by the Special Conditions of Contract.

v) In case of any conflict of meaning in the same document or between two documents, the Engineer’s decision will be final, binding and conclusive.

2.2 Singular and plural: Words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa where

the context requires. Words importing persons include firms and corporations also and vice versa where the context requires. Words importing masculine gender include the feminine gender also and vice versa where the context so requires.

2.3 The headings and marginal notes in the General Conditions of Contract are included for ease

of reference, and shall neither constitute a part of the Contract nor affect its interpretation. 2.4 The Contract and all correspondences between the Employer and the Contractor shall be in

English language. 3.0 ENGINEER: 3.1 Duties and Powers of Engineer:

To ensure proper execution of the Contract, the Engineer shall have the right of: (a) supervision and direction of the Work, (b) directing or amending the sequence of deliveries of the materials/items, (c) directing the application of Contractor's labour and machinery forces to any portion of

the Work as required, (d) ordering the increase or decrease in/of size of the labour and machinery and to

resolve issues which arise in the execution of the Contract, (e) rejecting any or all works and materials/items, which do not conform to the Contract,

(f) stopping the work of execution whenever such stoppage may be necessary. 3.2 Duties of Engineer's representative:

(a) to inspect the works and materials/items, (b) to follow up and monitor proper delivery of the materials/items to site as per the

Specifications and Drawings and as per the sequence required, (c) to watch and supervise the works and materials/items,



(d) to inspect and test any materials/items to be used or workmanship employed in connection with the Work.

Any instructions or approvals given by the Engineer's representative to the Contractor in connection with the Contract shall bind the Contractor as though it had been given by the Engineer provided always as follows:

3.2.1 The Engineer's Representative shall have no authority to

(a) relieve the Contractor of any of his duties or obligations under the Contract except as expressly provided hereunder or elsewhere in the Contract.

(b) to order

i) any work involving delay, ii) any extra payment by the Employer, iii) any variation in the works.

3.3 Failure of the Engineer to reject any work, materials/items, workmanship, etc., or to

disapprove any work or materials/items shall not prejudice the Employer to reject such work, materials/items, workmanship etc., or to disapprove such work or materials and to order re-doing of such work, replace such materials/items, etc. or to pull down, remove or break up such disapproved work at the cost of the Contractor, provided the Contractor fails to comply with the direction and requirement of the Employer therefor. Under this pretext, extension of time of completion shall not be considered. The decision, opinion, certificates or valuation of the Employer in respect of any matter under this Clause shall be final, binding and conclusive.

3.4 If the Contractor is dissatisfied by reason of any decision, opinion, direction, certificate or

valuation of the Engineer, he shall be entitled to refer the matters (other than “Excepted Matters”) to the Employer who shall thereupon confirm, reverse or vary such matters.

4.0 ASSIGNMENT AND SUB - CONTRACTING 4.1 Assigning: The Contractor shall not transfer or assign the Contract or any part thereof or any

benefit or interest therein or there under without the written consent of the Employer. In the event of the Contractor contravening this condition, the Employer shall be entitled to place the Contract else where on the Contractor's account and at his risk and cost, then the Contractor shall be liable for any loss or damage which the Employer may sustain in consequence or arising out of such replacing of contract. This shall not relieve the Contractor of any responsibility under this Contract.

4.2 Sub-contracting: The Contractor shall not sub-contract the whole or any part of the works

without the prior approval of the Employer and such approval if given shall not establish any contractual relationship between the sub-contractor and the Employer and shall not relieve the Contractor of any responsibility, liability or obligation under the Contract and the Contractor shall be responsible for the acts, defaults and neglects of any sub-contractor or sub-contractor’s agents, servants or workmen as fully as if they were the acts, defaults or neglects of the Contractor or his agents, servants or workmen. However, the execution of the works by Piece Rate Worker (PRW) contract under the direct and personal supervision of the Contractor or his agent shall not be deemed to be sub-contract under this clause.

5.0 EXTENT AND SCOPE OF CONTRACT 5.1 Extent of Contract: The Contract comprises the construction, completion and maintenance

during DLP of the Work and the provision of all facilities including but not limited to water, power, transport and facilities for installation, shifting and handling of labour, materials,



constructional plant, tools and tackles, Temporary works and everything whether of a temporary or permanent nature required in and for such construction, completion and maintenance during DLP of the Work.

5.2 The Contractor shall carryout and complete the Work in every respect in accordance with the

Contract and in accordance with the directions and to the satisfaction of the Employer/ Engineer. The Employer/ Engineer may in his absolute discretion from time to time issue further drawings and/or written instructions, details, directions and explanations which are hereafter collectively referred to as the Employer’s instructions in regard to:

5.2.1 The Variation or modifications of the design, quality or quantity of works or the addition or

omission or substitution of any of the works. 5.2.2 Any discrepancy in the drawings or between the schedule of Quantities and/or Drawings and

or Specifications. 5.2.3 Removal from the site of any material/Item brought thereon by the Contractor and the

substitution of any other materials/Items there of. 5.2.4 The removal and/or re - execution of any work executed by the Contractor. 5.2.5 The dismissal from the Work of any person employed thereupon. 5.2.6 The opening up for inspection any work covered up. 5.2.7 The amending and making good of any defects 5.2.8 The Inspection and carrying out of tests of materials/ Items; and finished works on site. 5.2.9 Deducting and recovering any amounts, in respect of defective materials/ Items, labour and

finished work for which advance payments had been made from any amounts due to the Contractor.

5.3 The Contractor shall forthwith comply with and duly execute any work comprised in such

Engineer’s instructions, provided always that verbal directions and explanations given to the Contractor or his Representative upon the work by the Engineer shall if involving a variation, be confirmed in writing by the Contractor within seven (7) days and if not dissented by the Engineer in writing within a period of seven (7) days from the date of receipt of such confirmation in writing, such instructions shall be deemed to be the Engineer’s instructions within the Scope of the Contract. Rates of items not mentioned in the Priced Bill of Quantities shall be fixed by the Engineer.

5.4 If Compliance with the Engineer’s instructions as aforesaid involve works beyond those

contemplated by the Contract, then the provisions of Clause No. 21.0 herein after shall be applicable.

5.5 If a Work is transferred from the jurisdiction of the Employer to any Successor, while the

Contract is in subsistence, the Contract shall be binding on the Contractor and the Successor in the same manner and take effect in all respects as if the Contractor and the Successor were parties there to from the inception and then corresponding office of the competent authority of the Successor will exercise the same powers and enjoy the same authority as conferred to the Employer under the original Contract entered into and the Engineer so appointed shall have the same powers as envisaged in the Contract.

5.6 If for any reason the Contract is transferred to the Successor of the Employer as above, the

Contract shall, not withstanding anything contained herein contrary thereto, be binding on the



Contractor and the said Successor and shall take effect in all respects as if the Contractor and the said Successor had been parties thereto from the date of this Contract.

5.7 The Contract shall be governed by the Law for the time being in force in the Republic of India. 5.8 In case of demise or dissolution or bankruptcy or insolvency of the Contractor or if the

Contractor causes or suffers any receiver to be appointed of his business or any assets thereof or compound with his creditors, or being a corporation commence to be wound up, not being a member's voluntary winding up for the purpose of amalgamation or reconstruction, or carry on its business under a receiver for the benefits of its creditors or any of them, the Employer shall be at liberty:

- to terminate the Contract forthwith upon coming to know of the happening of any such

event as aforesaid by notice in writing to the Contractor or to the receiver or liquidator or to any person in whom the Contract may become vested.

or - to give such receiver, liquidator or other person the option of carrying out the Contract subject to his providing a guarantee up to an amount to be agreed for the due and faithful performance of the Contract.

6.0 CONTRACTOR'S REPRESENTATIVE: 6.1 In order to carry out his responsibilities under the Contract, the Contractor shall employ duly

authorised competent engineers/representatives whose names shall previously have been communicated in writing by the Contractor to the Employer/Engineer/Consultant to superintend the Work. The said engineers/representatives shall be authorised to act on behalf of the Contractor, to accept notices under the Contract and to agree to extra and varied items of works and rates for the same. Such engineers / representatives shall maintain in his staff, qualified engineers and such other personnel as may be required for efficient execution of works. The said representatives shall be present at Site during working hours and any written instructions that the Employer / Engineer or his authorised representatives / Consultant may give to the said representatives of the Contractor shall be deemed to have been given to the Contractor. Any notice under the Contract shall be deemed to have been served on the Contractor if served upon such representative or sent by registered letter to his address at site. Such representative shall not be changed (unless required by the Engineer/Consultant) and shall not leave the Site during the duration of the Contract unless the consent of the Engineer/ Consultant shall have been previously obtained.

6.2 The Contractor shall send a duly authorized competent representatives to meet the Employer

at his office at Visakhapatnam or at any other place within the country in connection with his works whenever called upon to do so by the Employer or Engineer/Consultant at his own cost and any instructions, directions or explanations given by the Employer or by the Engineer/Consultant to such representatives shall be deemed to have been given to the Contractor.

6.3 The Contractor shall ensure that each individual of the Contractor's personnel at Site shall co-

operate with the Engineer/ Consultant and any other agencies engaged in the Work to avoid difficulties in carrying out the Work. Failure to extend such co-operation or misconduct or incompetence or negligence shall be sufficient cause for removal of such individual by the Contractor forthwith upon request by the Engineer/ Consultant. In such cases, the Contractor shall provide immediately competent personnel to replace such individuals at the Contractor's own cost and such personnel shall not be again employed. In case of disagreement as to the cause of such removal, the decision of the Employer/ Engineer/Consultant shall be final.

6.4 The Contractor's representatives shall be available for such periods as the Employer /

Engineer / Consultant may require and they shall work at all reasonable times as may be necessary to complete the Work within the time specified in the Contract.



7.0 GENERAL SUPERVISION BY THE EMPLOYER/ENGINEER/CONSULTANT AND

COORDINATION: 7.1 All the Work shall be carried out under the general supervision of and to the satisfaction of the

Engineer or his authorised representatives/ Consultant. The Contractor shall be responsible for the correctness of the positions, levels and dimensions of the Work according to the drawings etc. notwithstanding that he may have been assisted by the Engineer or his authorised representatives or Consultant in setting out the same.

7.2 The Contractor shall at all times work in co-ordination with the Engineer and his authorised

representatives / Consultant and shall afford opportunities for the Employer's representatives to become familiar with the Erection and other works under the Contract. In respect of observance of local rules, administrative matters, safety matters, co-ordination with other Contractors and similar matters, the Contractor and his personnel shall work under the co-ordination of the Engineer/Consultant.

8.0 CONTRACT DRAWINGS AND DOCUMENTS 8.1 Documents mutually explanatory: The several documents forming the Contract are to be

taken as mutually explanatory of one another and in case of ambiguities or discrepancies the same shall be explained and accepted by the Engineer who shall thereupon issue to the Contractor instructions directing in what manner the work is to be carried out.

8.2 Custody of Drawings: The drawings shall remain in the sole custody of the

Engineer/Consultant. Five (5) copies thereof shall be furnished to the Contractor free of cost. Extra copies if available shall be supplied by the Employer at the rates to be fixed by him. Contractor shall return to the Engineer/Consultant, all drawings provided during the execution of Contract, on the completion of the Contract.

8.3 Additional Drawings: The Contractor shall give adequate notice in writing to the Engineer/

Consultant of any further Drawings or Specification that may be required for the execution of the Work or otherwise under the Contract.

8.4 Drawings to be Kept at Site: One set of the Drawings furnished to the Contractor as

aforesaid shall be kept by the Contractor at the Site and the same shall at all reasonable times be available for inspection and use by the Engineer/Consultant, or any other person authorised by the Engineer.

8.5 Further Drawings and Instructions: The Engineer/ Consultant shall have the right and

authority to supply to Contractor from time to time during the progress of the Work such further Drawings and instructions as shall be necessary for the purpose of the proper and adequate execution and maintenance of the Work and the Contractor shall carry out and be bound by the same.

8.6 All Drawings and Specifications and copies there of furnished by the Employer to the

Contractor are deemed to be the property of the Employer. They shall not be used on other Work and with the exception of the signed Contract set, shall be returned by the Contractor to the Employer on completion of the Work or termination of the Contract.

8.7 As Built Drawings: 8.7.1 On completion of the Work and before issuance of “Virtual Completion Certificate”, the

Contractor shall furnish to the Engineer/Consultant, Five (5) prints each and one CD of all "As Built Drawings” which shall contain the agreed modifications, alterations and/or changes made during execution at Site at no extra cost to the Employer.



9.0 GENERAL OBLIGATIONS 9.1 Contract: The Contractor shall sign an agreement and/or commence the Work as stipulated

in the Letter of Acceptance and in default thereof, the Earnest Money Deposit and/or the Security Deposit amount furnished by the Contractor shall be forfeited and the acceptance of the Tender shall be considered as withdrawn at the cost of the Contractor. Moreover, the Contract will be terminated and the Contractor will be liable for debarring from participation in the Employer’s tenders for a period of two (2) years.

9.2 If any Contract work including supplies and services perishes or becomes unserviceable due

to any cause whatsoever, including missing, shortage, loss or damage and/or various destructions in transit from the Contractor's works to the Erection Site and also during Storage, Construction and Erection, the Contractor shall make replacement at his own cost and in such a way as to avoid disturbances in the general progress of the Construction and Erection of the Work.

9.3 Inspection of Site: The Contractor shall visit, inspect and examine the Site and its

surroundings and shall satisfy himself before submitting the Tender as to the various facilities available at the Site for the receipt, storage and custody of the materials, as to the nature of the ground and sub-soils (as far as it is practicable) the form and nature of the Site, the conditions, the quantities and nature of the work and materials, facilities necessary for transportation, erection, testing and other works and the means of access to the Site, the accommodation and other facilities that may be required and, in general, shall himself obtain all necessary information as to the working conditions, risk, contingencies and other circumstances which may influence or affect his Tender. The Tenderer shall note that no claim on this ground will be admissible.

9.4 Sufficiency of Tender: The Contractor shall be deemed to have satisfied himself before

Tendering as to the correctness, completion and sufficiency of his Tender for the Work and of the rates and prices stated in the priced Bill of quantities and that the schedule of rates and prices (if any) cover all his obligations under the Contract and all matters and things necessary for the proper construction, completion and maintain during DLP of the Work. The Contractor expressly agrees that no extra amount of whatever nature shall be paid to the Contractor on account of incorrectness, incompleteness and insufficiency of the Tender for the Work.

9.5 Works to the satisfaction of Engineer/ Consultant : The Contractor shall execute,

complete and maintain the Work in strict accordance with the Contract to the satisfaction of the Engineer/ Consultant and shall comply with and adhere strictly to the Engineer/ Consultant’s instructions and directions on any matter (whether mentioned in the contract or not). Contractor shall take instructions and directions only from the Engineer/ Consultant (Subject to the Provision referred to in Clause No. 3.0 hereof).

9.6 Programme to be furnished: Within Fifteen (15) days of issue of Fax Letter of

Acceptance/Detailed Letter of Acceptance, the Contractor shall submit to the Engineer/ Consultant for his approval a programme showing the order of procedure and method with the dates and completion times for different units of works which shall be within the frame work of the completion time stated in the Tender in which he proposes to carry out the Work. Whenever required by the Engineer/ Consultant, the Contractor shall furnish the particulars in writing of his arrangements for carrying out of the Work and of the constructional plant and temporary works which the Contractor intends to supply, use or construct as the case may be. The Submission to and approval by the Engineer/ Consultant of such programme or the furnishing of such particulars shall not relieve the Contractor of any of his duties or responsibilities under this Contract.



9.7 Contractor’s superintendence: The Contractor shall give or provide all necessary

superintendence during the execution of the Work and as long thereafter as the Engineer/ Consultant may consider necessary. The Contractor or his Competent and authorised agent or representative, approved in writing by the Engineer/ Consultant (Which approval may at any time be withdrawn), is to be constantly on the Work and shall give his whole time to the superintendence of the same. Such authorised representative shall receive on behalf of the Contractor, directions and instructions from the Engineer / Engineer’s representatives / Consultant (subject to the Provisions of Clause No. 3.0 hereof).

9.8 Removal of Workmen : The Contractor shall employ in the execution of the Work only such

persons who are careful, skilled and experienced in their respective trades and the Engineer/ Consultant shall be at liberty to object and require the Contractor to remove from Work any person employed by the Contractor in or about the execution of the Work who in the opinion of the Engineer/ Consultant misconducts himself or is incompetent or negligent in the proper performance of his duties and such persons shall not be again employed upon the Work in any capacity without the prior permission of the Engineer/ Consultant.

9.8.1 The Contractor shall employ such persons as are found to be healthy and free from

contagious diseases and shall produce, if required by the Employer, certificate of fitness of all his employees working at Site. Whenever in the opinion of the Employer, it is necessary to do so, for the protection of other employees & their families, the Contractor shall arrange to shift such employees suspected to be suffering from contagious diseases to a hospital. The Contractor shall, if required by the Employer, subject all his employees to regular medical check ups and produce satisfactory evidence of their being free from any contagious disease.

9.8.1.1 The contractor shall engage workmen of good conduct and clean antecedents. 9.8.2 The Contractor shall also be responsible for observance of the above Clause by his Sub-

contractors. 9.9 Setting out: The Contractor shall be responsible for the true and proper setting out of the

Work and for the correctness of the positions, levels, dimensions and alignment of all parts of the Work and for the provision of all necessary instruments, appliances and labour in connection therewith. If at any time during the progress of the Work any error shall appear or arise in the position, levels, dimensions and alignment of any part of the Work, the Contractor, on being required to do so by the Engineer/ Consultant shall at his own expenses rectify such error as per the directions of the Engineer/ Consultant unless such error is based on incorrect data supplied in writing by the Engineer/ Consultant in which case the expenses of rectifying the same shall be borne by the Employer. The checking of any setting - out of the line Or level by the Engineer/ Consultant shall not in any way relieve the Contractor of his responsibility for the correctness thereof and the Contractor shall carefully protect and preserve all bench marks, site rails, pegs and other things used in setting out the Work.

9.10 Bore-holes, exploratory excavation: If at any time during the execution of the Work the

Engineer/ Consultant shall require the Contractor to make bore - holes or to carry out exploratory excavation such requirement shall be ordered in writing and shall be deemed to be an addition ordered under the provision of Clause No. 21.0 hereof, unless a provisional sum in respect of such anticipated works shall have been provided in the Bill of Quantities.

9.11 Watching and Lighting:

The Contractor shall in connection with the construction, erection, testing and commissioning (wherever envisaged in the Contract) of the works provide and maintain at his own cost proper fencing, notice boards, lighting, guarding, watchmen to protect and warn the public and watching of all the works at the site and when & where necessary as decided by the Engineer or any competent, statutory or other authority for the protection of the works or for the safety and convenience to the public or others, until the works are taken over by the



Employer. The lighting in and around the work spots shall be so arranged that there is sufficient illumination available in minimum area of 15 Mtrs radius around the workspot.

9.12 Care of Work: From the commencement to the completion of the Work and maintenance, the

Contractor shall take full responsibility of the care thereof and of all Temporary works. In case any damage, loss or injury shall happen to the Work or to any part thereof or any Temporary works from any cause whatsoever the Contractor shall repair and make good the same at his own cost, so as to complete the Work in conformity in every respect with the requirement of the Contract. However, in the event of any damage, loss or injury happening from any of “Force Majeure” events, the Contractor shall, repair and make good the same as mutually agreed upon. The Contractor shall also be liable for any damage to the works occasioned by him in the course of any operations carried-out by him for the purpose of complying with obligations.

9.13 Insurance: The Contractor shall maintain and shall require his Sub-Contractors to maintain in

full force and effect, at the cost of Contractor, all Insurances as follows from Insurance Companies in India acceptable to Engineer, from the time of execution of this Contract :- (a) All such Insurances as are required by law for the purpose of the Contract. (b) All such Insurances required in respect of equipment purchased out of advance

received from Employer. (c) The vehicles, mobile equipment, etc., (whether or not those are owned by them)

deployed at site by Contractor or his sub-contractor shall be covered under Automobile Liability Insurance at Contractor’s cost. The insurance policy shall be tripartite, Employer being the beneficiary. The insurance cover shall remain in full force up to successful completion of the Work and corresponding issue of Final Certificate by the Engineer. The Contractor shall produce the insurance policy and receipts for the premium at the appropriate time. The Contractor shall ensure that the insurer shall furnish to the Engineer/Consultant and Employer with evidence of such insurance a copy of the issued policy and any amendments thereto and prompt notification of any cancellation or termination thereof. Should Contractor default in paying any premium when due, Engineer/Consultant or Employer, without prejudice to other remedies set-fourth in this agreement shall be at liberty to pay such premium and recover the same from Contractor. All such insurance requirements are hereby established as the minimum policies and coverage which Contractor must secure and keep in force. Contractor shall at all time be free to obtain additional or increased coverage at Contractor’s sole expenses. The provisions contained within this article are not intended and do not impair or in any manner limit the liabilities or objections assumed by the Contractor as may be set-fourth elsewhere in the Contract.

9.13.1 Third Party Insurance : Before commencing the execution of the Works the Contractor (but

without limiting his obligations and responsibilities under Clause 9.17 hereof) shall insure against any damage, loss or injury which may occur to any property (including that of the Employer) or to any person (including any employee of the Employer) by or arising out of the execution of the Works or Temporary Works or in the carrying out of the Contract otherwise than due to the matters referred to in the Provision of Clause 9.17 hereof.

9.13.2 Minimum amount of third party Insurance: Such insurance shall be effected with an

insurer and in terms, approved by the Employer and for an amount not Less than Rupees One Lakh (Rs 1,00,000/-) and the Contractor when ever required shall produce to the Engineer/ Consultant the valid policy or policies of insurance and the receipts for payment of the current premium.



9.14 Accident or injury to workmen: The Employer shall not be liable for or in respect of any damages or compensation payable at Law in respect of or in consequence of any accident or injury to any Workman or other person in the employment of the Contractor, any sub-contractor save and except an accident or injury resulting from any act or default of the Employer, his agents or servants and the Contractor shall indemnify and keep indemnified the Employer against all such damages and compensation (save and except as aforesaid) and against all claims, demands, proceedings, costs, charges, and expenses whatsoever in respect or in relation thereto.

9.15 The Contractor shall take insurance policy for payment of an ex-gratia amount of Rupees One

lakh (Rs.1,00,000/-) only per head in case of fatal accidents to the Contract labour engaged by him in addition to the Employees State Insurance (ESI) and/or Workmen’s compensation insurance policy. As and when a fatal accident takes place, along with the Employees State Insurance (ESI) and/or Workmen’s compensation, the Contractor is required to pay the ex-gratia amount within seven (7) days from the date of accident. In case of any delay in paying the ex-gratia amount as above, the Employer has the right to pay such amount directly to the family of the deceased and recover the same from the Contractor’s running/future bills.

9.16 PROGRESS REPORTS:

The Contractor shall submit to the Engineer/Consultant in the prescribed form and at intervals as approved by the Engineer/Consultant, the details of progress of Work executed by him in addition to all other reports and returns to be submitted by the Contractor as' per the statutory obligations and / or as per the other conditions of the Contract.

The Contractor shall execute the Work to the satisfaction of the Engineer and strictly adhere to the Time schedules. Any addition, alteration or modifications in the Time schedule or Specifications given in writing by the Engineer will be final, binding and conclusive on the Contractor.

If at any time the Employer finds that any particular work/ works is/are not progressing

properly according to the approved detailed programme, the Employer will have the right to take over the particular work/works for execution by himself or through any other agency at the risk and cost of the Contractor.

9.17 DAMAGES TO PERSONS & PROPERTY : The Contractor shall (except and in so far as the

Contract otherwise provides) indemnify and keep indemnified the Employer against all losses and claims for injuries or damages to any person or property whatsoever (include surface or to land or trees or crops being on the site suffered by tenants or occupiers) which may arise out of or in consequence of the construction and maintenance of the works and against all claims, demands proceedings, damages, costs, charges and expenses whatsoever in respect thereof or in relation thereto, provided always that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to render the Contractor liable for or in respect of or to indemnify the Employer against any compensation of damages for or with a) The permanent use or occupation of land by the works or any part thereof (save in

respect of damages to crops as aforesaid). b) The right of the Employer to construct the works or any part thereof on, over, under,

in or through any land. c) Interference whether temporary or permanent resulting any right or light, air, way or

other easement or quasi-easement which is the unavoidable result of the construction of the works in accordance with the Contract.

d) Injuries or damages to person or property resulting from any act or neglect done or committed during the currency of the Contract by the Employer, his agents, servants, other contractors (not being employed by the Contractor) or for in respect of any claims, demands, proceedings, damages, costs, charges and expenses in respect thereof or in relation thereto.



9.18 Giving Notice and Payment of Fees: The Contractor shall give all notices and pay all fees required to be given or paid under any Central or State statute, Ordinance or other Law or any regulation or bye-Law of any local or other duly constituted authority in relation to the execution of the Work or of any temporary work and by the rules and regulations of all public bodies whose property or rights are affected or may be affected in any way by the Work or any temporary work.

9.19 Compliance with Statute, Regulations etc. : The Contractor shall conform in all respects

with the provisions of all the Statutes, Ordinances, Laws and the Rules, Regulations or Bye-Laws of any local or other duly constituted authority which may be applicable to the Work or to any Temporary work and with Rules and Regulations of Public Bodies and shall keep the Employer indemnified against all penalties and liabilities of every kind for breach of any such Statute, Ordinance, Law, Rule, Regulation or Bye-Law.

9.20 Patent rights & Royalties: The Contractor shall save harmless and indemnify the Employer

from and against all claims and proceedings for or an account of infringement of any patent rights, design, trademark or name or other protected rights in respect of a constructional plant, machine, work or material used for or in connection with the Work or Temporary works or any of them and from and against all claims, demands, proceedings, damages, costs, charges and expenses whatsoever, in respect there of or in relation thereto.

9.21 Except where otherwise specified, the Contractor shall pay all tollages and other royalties,

rent and other payment (if any) for getting stone, sand, gravel, clay and all other materials to the site required for the Work or Temporary works or any of them.

9.22 Interference with traffic & adjoining properties : All operations necessary for the execution

of the Works and for the Construction of any Temporary Works shall so far as compliance with the requirements of contract permits, be carried on so as not to interfere unnecessarily or improperly with the public connivance or the access to use and occupation of public or private roads and footpaths or to or of properties whether in the possession of the Employer or of any other person and the Contractor shall save harmless and indemnify the Employer in respect of all claims, demands, proceedings, damages, costs, charges and expenses what so ever arising out of or in relation to any such matters.

9.23 Extra - ordinary Traffic : The Contractor shall use every reasonable means to prevent any of

the highways or bridges communicating with or on the routes to the site from being subjected to extra-ordinary traffic within the meaning of the Road Traffic Act by any traffic of the Contractor or any of his sub-contractors and in particular shall select routes and use vehicles and restrict and distribute loads so that any such extra - ordinary traffic as will inevitably arise from the moving of the plant and materials and from and to the site shall be limited as far as reason ably possible and so that no unnecessary damages or injury may be occasioned to such highways and bridges. The Contractor shall maintain safe speed of his Vehicles within the Plant premises.

9.24 Facilities for other contractors : The Contractors shall in accordance with the requirement

of the Engineer/ Consultant afford all reasonable facilities for any other contractors employed by the Employer and their workmen and for workmen of the Employer and of any other properly authorised authorities or statutory bodies who may be employed in execution on or near the site of any work not included in the Contract or any Contract which the Employer may enter into in Connection with or ancillary to the Work.

9.25 Providing Constructional plant, materials & labour: Except where otherwise specified, the

Contractor shall at his own expense provide all the Constructional plant and equipment, materials, instruments, tools and tackles, etc. both for temporary and for permanent works, labour (including the supervision thereof) transport to or from site and in and about the Work and other things of every kind required for the construction, completion and maintenance during Defect Liability Period (DLP) of the Work.



All constructional plant and equipment, materials, instruments, tools and tackles etc. once brought by the Contractor to the Site are not to be removed from there without the written permission of the Engineer/ Consultant. Also the Contractor shall promptly arrange spare parts, consumables, fuel, chemical & hydraulic fluids, lubricants etc. for his construction equipment at Site as and when necessary at his own cost. If in the opinion of the Engineer/Consultant plant and equipment, materials, instruments, the tools, tackles etc., brought to Site or arranged by the Contractor, are not sufficient and/or inadequate, the Engineer/Consultant shall have the right to direct the Contractor and the Contractor shall comply with the directions, and arrange to bring such items to the Site and employ the same for the Work at his own cost.

9.26 Delay in obtaining materials by the Employer: If the Employer has undertaken to supply

materials specified in the Special Conditions/Specification at rates stated therein or on free issue basis, the Contractor shall keep himself in touch with the day-to-day position regarding the supply of materials from the Engineer/Consultant and adjust the progress of the Work so that their labour may not remain idle nor may there be any other Claims due to or arising from delay in obtaining the materials. No claims whatsoever shall be admitted by the Employer on account of delay in supplying materials.

9.27 Clearance of site on Completion: On the completion of the Work, all rubbish, debris, kilns,

vats, tanks, temporary structures, construction water pipelines, construction power cables, other materials, etc. of any sort or kind used for the purpose of or connected with its construction are to be removed by the Contractor and all pits and excavations filled up and the Site handed over in a tidy and workmenlike conditions to the satisfaction of the Engineer/Consultant. No final payments in settlement of the accounts for the said work shall be due or shall be made to the Contractor till such Site clearance shall have been effected by him. Such clearance may be made by the Employer at the expense of the Contractor in the event of his failure to comply with this provision within seven (7) days after receiving direction in writing from the Engineer/Consultant to that effect. If it becomes necessary for the Employer to have the Site cleared as indicated above at the expense of the Contractor, the Employer shall under no circumstances be held liable for any losses or damages to such of the Contractor's property as may be found at Site due to such removal there-from. Such removal may be effected by means of public sale of such materials and property or in such way as deemed fit and most convenient to the Employer.

9.28 Return of surplus materials: Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary any where

in this Contract, wherever any materials for the execution of the Contract are procured with the assistance of the Employer either by issue from Employer’s stock or purchase made under orders or permits or licences issued by the Employer, the Contractor shall use the said materials economically and solely for the purpose of the Contract and not dispose them of without the permission of the Employer and if required by the Engineer/ Consultant shall return to the Employer all surplus or unserviceable materials that may be left with the Contractor after the completion of the Contract or at its termination for any reason whatsoever on being paid or credited such price as the Engineer/ Consultant shall determine, having due regard to the initial cost and the present condition of the material at the time of such return thereof. The credit to be allowed to the Contractor shall not exceed the amount charged to him excluding the departmental and storage charges etc., if any. In the event of non-compliance of the aforesaid condition, the Contractor shall be liable to the Employer for all moneys which in the usual course would have accrued to the Contractor by reason of such non-compliance.

9.29 Vesting of Constructional Plant & Equipment: All constructional Plant & Equipment,

temporary works and materials owned by the Contractor or by any company in which the Contractor has controlling interest shall, when brought on to the Site, immediately be deemed to be vested with the Employer till the completion of Work. The Employer shall not at any time be liable for the loss or damage of those items.



9.30 Irremovability of constructional Plant & Equipment, temporary works, etc.: No constructional Plant & Equipment, temporary works, materials or any part thereof shall be removed from the site without the written consent of the Engineer/ Consultant, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld where the same is no longer immediately required for the purposes of completion of the Work but, the Employer will permit the Contractor the exclusive use of all such Constructional Plant & Equipment, temporary works and materials in and for the completion of the Work until the occurrence of any event which gives the Employer the right to exclude the Contractor from the Site and proceed with the completion of the Work.

9.31 Materials obtained from dismantling & excavation etc.: All materials (e.g. stone and other

materials) obtained in the work of dismantling, excavation, etc. will be considered Employer’s property and issued to the Contractor (if he requires the same for his own use) at rates approved by the Engineer/ Consultant, If these materials are not required by him they will be disposed off to the best advantage of the Employer.

9.32 Fossils etc. : All fossils, coins, articles of value of antiquity and structures and other remains

or things of Geological or Archaeological interest discovered on the Site of the work shall, as between the Employer and the Contractor, be deemed to be absolute property of the Employer and the Contractor shall take reasonable precautions to prevent his workmen or any other persons from removing or damaging any such article or thing and shall immediately upon discovery thereof and before removal, inform in writing the Employer/Engineer of such discovery and carry out, at the expense of the Employer, the disposal, removal or otherwise of the same.

9.33 Explosives shall not be used on the Work by the Contractor except with prior approval in

writing of the Engineer/Consultant and in the manner and to the extent to which the Engineer /Consultant has prescribed. All the Explosives shall be procured, transported and stored in a special magazine at his own cost by the Contractor. The Contractor shall be responsible for complying with all the statutory obligations in these respects. The Contractor is liable for any damage, loss and injury to any person or property that may occur as a result of the explosion of the explosives and indemnify the Employer.

9.34 Temporary Requirement: If in the course or for the purpose of the execution of the Work or

any part thereof any highway or other road or way shall have been broken into, then notwithstanding any thing herein contained, the provisions contained in the following sub-clauses shall apply.

9.34.1 If the permanent reinstatement of such highway or other road or way is to be carried out by

the appropriate Highway Authority or by some persons other than the Contractor (or any sub-contractor to him), under such situation the Contractor shall, at his own cost and independent of any requirement of notice from the Engineer/Consultant be responsible for the making good any subsidence of shrinkage or other defect, imperfection or fault in the temporary reinstatement of such highway or other road or way and for the execution of any necessary repair and amendment thereof from whatever cause the necessity arises until either the end of DLP in respect of the works beneath such highway or other road or way, or until the Highway Authority or other person as aforesaid shall have taken possession of the site for the purpose of carrying out permanent reinstatement, whichever is the earlier and shall indemnify and save harmless the Employer against and from any damage or injury to the Employer or to third parties arising out or in consequence of any neglect or failure of the Contractor to comply with the foregoing obligations or any of them and against and from all claims, demands, proceedings, costs, charges and expenses whatsoever in respect thereof or in relation thereto.

9.34.2 Where the Highway Authority or other person as aforesaid shall take possession of the site as

aforesaid in section or lengths the responsibility of the Contractor under Clause 9.34.1 shall cease in regard to any such sections or length at the time of possession thereof is so taken, but shall during the continuance of the said DLP in regard to any length of which possession



has not been so taken and the indemnity given by the Contractor under the said paragraph shall be constructed and have effect accordingly All operations necessary for the execution of the Work and for the construction of any temporary work shall, so far as compliance with the requirements of the Contract permits, be carried out so as not to interfere unnecessarily or improperly with the public convenience or the access to use and occupation of public or private roads and foot paths or of properties whether in the possession of the Employer or of any other person and the Contractor shall save harmless and indemnify the Employer in respect of all claims, demands, proceedings, damages, costs, charges and expenses whatsoever arising out of or in relation to any such matters.

9.34.3 The Contractor shall use every reasonable means to prevent any of the highway and bridges

communicating with or on the routes to the Site from being damaged or injured by any traffic of the Contractor or any of his sub-Contractors and in particular shall select routes, choose and use vehicles and restrict and distribute loads so that any such extraordinary traffic as will inevitably arise from the moving of the constructional Plant, Equipment, Machinery and materials/items from and to the Site shall be limited as far as reasonably possible so that no unnecessary damage or injury may be occasioned to such highway and bridges. For any damage caused thereby, the Contractor shall be solely responsible.

9.34.4 Where the nature of the work is such as to require the use by the Contractor of water-borne

transport, the foregoing provisions of this clause shall be construed as though "highways" included a lock, dock, sea-wall or other structure related to a water way and "vehicles" included craft and shall have effect accordingly.

9.34.5 The Contractor must take sufficient care in moving construction Plant and Equipment from

one place to another so that they may not cause any damage to the property of the Employer. In the event of his failure to do so, the cost of such damage including eventual loss of working hours in any plant as estimated by the Engineer/Consultant is to be borne by the Contractor.

9.35 The use or sale of ardent spirits or other intoxicating beverages upon the Work, or in any of

the buildings, boarding houses, encampments, or other tenements owned, occupied by or within the control of the Contractor or any of his employees, is strictly forbidden and shall comply with these conditions.

9.36 The Contractor shall not, in the performance of Contract Work, in any manner endanger the

safety or unlawfully interfere with the convenience of the public. 9.37 Indemnity 9.37.1 The Contractor assumes responsibility for and shall indemnify and save harmless the

Employer, from all liability, claims, costs, expenses, taxes and assessments including penalties, punitive damages, Attorney’s fees and Court Cost which are, or may be required with respect to any breach of the Contractor’s obligations under the Contract, or for which the Contractor has assumed responsibility under the Contract, including those imposed under any contract, local or national law or laws, or in respect of all salaries, wages or other compensation of all persons employed by the Contractor or his sub-Contractors or suppliers in connection with performance of any work covered by the Contract. The Contractor shall execute and deliver, and shall cause his sub-Contractors and suppliers to execute and deliver, such other further instruments and to comply with all the requirements of such laws and regulations as may be necessary there under to confirm and effectuate the Contract and to protect the Employer.

9.37.2 The Employer shall not be in any way held responsible for any accident or damages incurred

or claims arising there from during the period of Erection and putting into operation of the Plant under the responsibility of the Contractor.



9.37.3 The Contractor shall be responsible for proper fencing, lighting, guarding and watching of all the works at Site until they are taken over and for the proper provision for a like period of temporary roadways, footways, guards and fences as far as may be rendered necessary by reason of the works for the accommodation and protection of the owners and occupiers of adjacent property, the public and others. No naked light shall be used by the Contractor on the site otherwise than in the open air without the special approval in writing form the Engineer or Consultant.

10.0 LABOUR 10.1 Labour Rules etc.: In respect of all labour directly or indirectly employed on the Work, the

Contractor shall comply with all legislation and rules of State and/or Central Government or other local authority governing the protection of health, sanitary arrangement, wages, welfare and safety applicable for labour employed on building and construction Works. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948, Employees State Insurance (ESI) Act ,1948, (Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 to the extent applicable), Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act 1970 and amendments thereof and other Statutory obligation with regard to fair wages, welfare, amenities and safety measures, maintenance of register etc. will be deemed to be part of the contract. The Contractor shall take out necessary Licence under the Contract labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970. (including amendments thereof) within the time limit allowed by the appropriate Government and on his failing to do so, the Contract shall automatically come to an end immediately on the expiry of such time limit and the Earnest Money/Security Deposit shall stand forfeited.

10.2 Reporting accidents of labour: The Contractor shall be responsible for the safety of all

employees and/or workmen employed or engaged by him on and in connection with the work and shall report to the Employer/ Engineer/ Consultant and other local authorities concerned all cases of serious accidents howsoever caused and wherever occurring on the Work and shall make adequate arrangements for rendering immediately all possible aid to the victims of the accidents.

10.3 The Tenderer should clearly understand and comply with Factories Act, 1948 and relieve the

female workers from their work-site within the restricted working hours prescribed there in under Section 66(b).

10.4 Age Limit of Labour: The age limit for employment of labour shall be in strict accordance

with the existing Labour Rules and Regulations.

While recruiting the labour and supervisory staff for his works, the Contractor has to notify the vacancies to the concerned Employment Exchange and recruit the staff in accordance with the rules and regulations in force. The Contractor shall ensure that fifty percent (50%) of his deployed unskilled workmen at Site shall be taken from the Displaced Persons for which the list shall be made available by the Employer to the Contractor or the same can be taken from Sub-Employment Exchange, Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, if not available with the Employer.

Contractor shall provide at his cost working aprons to his personnel working at site. The

aprons shall be of blue color, cotton with half sleeves, 3 pockets (1 on chest and 2 below) and contractor’s name written in capital yellow letters with fluorescent / glow paint on the back and front

10.5 Labour Returns: Periodical statements of labour employed by the Contractor shall be

submitted in the pro-forma prescribed by the Engineer. The statement shall indicate the details of Displaced Persons, B.C.’s., S.C.’s., S.T.’s. engaged and other classifications viz., skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled.



10.6 The Contractor has to comply with all statutory requirements in respect of labour employed during the period of the contract. The Contractor has to obtain licence from Assistant Commissioner Labour (State), Visakhapatnam and should maintain the documents/registers prescribed under the Contract Labour (R&A) Act, 1970 and follow the rules made there-under and as amended from time to time.

10.7 The Contractor shall ensure the implementation of all the relevant provisions of the various

Labour Laws and regulations. Accordingly, he will get him-self registered with the concerned statutory authority as provided under the different Acts and shall be directly responsible to the authorities there-under for compliance with the provisions thereof.

10.8 The Contractor shall ensure that the provisions of relevant Statutory Rules and Regulations

are implemented by him, his employees and sub-contractors. 10.9 Employees State Insurance (ESI) : 10.9.1 The Contractor agrees to and does hereby accept full and exclusive liability for the

compliance with all obligations imposed by Employees State Insurance Act, 1948, and the Contractor further agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Employer harmless from any liability or penalty which may be imposed by the Central, State or local authority by reason of any alleged violation by Contractor, or sub-contractor of the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 and also from all claims, suits or proceedings that may be brought against the Employer arising under, growing out of or by reason of the work provided for by the Contract whether brought by employees of the Contractor, by third parties or by Central or State Government authority or any political sub-division thereof.

10.9.2 The Contractor agrees to file with the Employees State Insurance Corporation, the

Declaration forms and all forms which may be required in respect of the Contractor’s or Sub-contractor’s employee whose aggregate enumeration is within the specified limit and who are employed in the work provided or those covered by ESI Act under any amendment to the Act from time to time. The Contractor shall deduct and secure the agreement of the Sub-contractor to deduct the employee’s contribution as per the first schedule of the Employee’s State Insurance Act from wages and affix the employee’s contribution cards at wages payment intervals. The Contractor shall remit and secure the agreement of the Sub-contractor to remit to the State Bank of India, Employees State Insurance Corporation Account, the Employee’s contribution as required by the Act.

10.9.3 The Contractor agrees to maintain all records as required under the Act in respect of

employees and payments and the Contractor shall secure the agreement of the Sub-contractor to maintain such records. Any expenses incurred for the contributions, making contribution or maintaining records shall be to the Contractor’s or Sub-contractor’s account.

10.9.4 The Employer shall retain such sum as may be necessary from the total Contract value until

the Contractor shall furnish satisfactory proof that all contributions as required by the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948, have been paid.

10.9.5 Workman’s Compensation and Employee’s Liability Insurance

Contractor shall provide Insurance for all the Contractor’s employees engaged in the performance of this Contract. If any of the work is sub- Contracted, the Contractor shall ensure that the sub- Contractor provides workmen’s compensation and Employer’s Liability Insurance for the latter’s employees who are not covered under the Contractor’s Insurance.

10.10 Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952:

The Contractor shall ensure strict compliance of provisions of the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952 and the schemes framed thereunder in so far as they



are applicable to their establishments and agencies engaged by him. The Contractor is also required to indemnify the Employer against any loss or claims or penalties or damages whatsoever resulting out of non-compliance on the part of the Contractor with the provisions of the aforesaid Act and the schemes framed thereunder.

10.11 Electrical Licence for Installation works:

The installation work shall be carried out only by an electrical Contractor holding a valid licence issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for carrying out installation work of the voltage class involved, under the direct supervision of a person holding a certificate of competency for the same voltage classes, issued or recognised by the State Government. The Tenderer shall furnish with his Tender the particulars of the licence held by him for executing the electrical works.

10.12 Payment of Minimum Wages:

Wages paid to the workmen by the Contractor should not be less than the rates notified by Commissioner of Labour, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette from time to time with regard to the minimum wages applicable to the respective category of workmen. Wages to the workmen should be paid on or before the 7th of the subsequent month. If 7th falls on a holiday or weekly off day the payment should be made one day prior to that. Payment of Providend Fund (PF) for the month, both the Employer's (in this case Contractor) and Employee's (in this case workmen employed by the Contractor) contributions should be deposited in the bank in the permanent PF code numbers and challan obtained before the 15th of the subsequent month and forwarded to the "Engineer". If it is found that the wages and/or PF of the workers are not paid regularly, the Contract is liable to be terminated and/or the Employer will pay and recover from the Contractor the said dues including penalty as per Law in the following manner: 1. Payment of wages at

rates less than those notified under the minimum wages notification

An amount equivalent to the differential amount between wages to be paid under the minimum wages notification of the Government applicable for the period less actual wages paid shall be recovered from the bills as certified by the Engineer.

2. Non-payment of wages

An amount equivalent to wages payable by the Contractor applicable for the relevant period shall be recovered from the bills as certified by the Engineer.

3. Non-payment of PF Recovery of the PF amount and an amount equivalent to maximum penalty leviable by Regional Provident Fund Commissioner for the delayed period under the provisions of EPF & MP Act and Rules for delayed remittance of PF contributions (both the Employee's and the Employer's contributions), shall be recovered from the bills of the Contractor as certified by the Engineer.

4. Delayed payment of PF

An amount equivalent to maximum penalty leviable by Regional Provident Fund Commissioner for the delayed period under the provisions of EPF & MP Act and Rules for delayed remittance of PF contributions (both the Employee's and the Employer's contributions), shall be recovered from the bills of Contractor as certified by the Engineer.



The aforesaid amount shall be recoverable from the bills by the Engineer or may be deducted by the Employer from any moneys due or which may become due to the Contractor under the Contract or any other Contract between the Contractor and the Employer or Employer's Subsidiary units/Companies.

10.13 The following deductions per workman deployed category-wise shall be made from the bills/

amounts due to the Contractor as applicable for the work done and such deducted amounts shall be released as mentioned below:

Recovery amount per labour

per every WORKING DAY (in Rs.) (Ro)

Sl.

No Component

UN- SKILLED

SEMI- SKILLED

SKILLED

To be released when

01 Notice pay 10.48 13.21 15.95

02 Retrench-ment compensation 5.24 6.61 7.98

03 Leave with wages 6.45 8.13 9.82

After the Contractor makes payment to the Workers in the presence of Engineer and CLC representatives. A certificate to this effect is to be enclosed with Pre-final Bill (to be paid with pre-final Bill).

Sub-total 22.17 27.95 33.75

04 Bonus 9.08 9.08 9.08

After the Contractor makes payment to the Workers in the presence of Engineer and CLC representatives. A certificate to this effect is to be enclosed with RA Bill / pre-final bill. (to be paid with RA Bill / Pre-final Bill as and when paid by the Contractor)

Grand total 31.25 37.03 42.83 Note: i) In case of any statutory revision in Minimum Wages payable to Contract Workmen, by the

Government of Andhra Pradesh, the above recovery amounts for above components per workman category-wise, are to be revised as per the following formula: Revised wage(X) Revised recovery amount(R 1) = Original Recovery amount (Ro) x ----------------------

Original wage (Xo) Where: R1 = Revised recovery amount per working day per workman category Ro= Original recovery amount envisaged in Contract per working day per workman category X = Revised wage per day per category of workman., i.e. for unskilled , Semiskilled, and

Skilled categories of workers as notified by Commissioner of Labour, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, published in the A.P. Gazette

for the period under consideration. Xo = Wage per day per category of workman i.e., for unskilled, Semiskilled, and Skilled

categories of workers as notified by Commissioner of Labour, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, published in the A.P. Gazette as on the date of opening of Envelope-1 ________ .

ii) Wage per day per workman=(Wage per category per workman per month notified by AP Govt. /

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iii) Payment against the above components have to be made to the workmen based on prevailing wages of last month pay.

iv) The above recovery amounts are inclusive of 10% towards profits & overheads. The actual

amount payable to each workman shall be arrived at by deducting 10% (towards profits & overheads) from the above recovery amounts

10.14 Observance by sub-contractor: The Contractor shall also be responsible for the observance of

the provisions of Clause No. 10.0 by sub-contractors employed by him in the execution of the Contract.

11.0 CONSTRUCTION WATER:

The Contractor shall at his own expenses, lay and maintain the pipelines for the water required for construction purpose (including drinking water) for the work covered under the Scope of the Contract from the point of supply to his work site with suitable connections, storage reservoir, etc. as may be necessary. The water for above purposes will be supplied free of cost by the Employer from the existing construction water main at one or two points as decided by the Employer on a written request from the Contractor indicating his requirements. The Contractor shall ensure avoidance of misuse or wastage of water, make adequate arrangements for storage and regulate supply and if necessary install supplementary arrangements for supply of water. The Employer will endeavour to maintain a regular supply of water to meet the construction requirements. However, no claim for compensation for any failure or short supply of water will be entertained by the Employer. The Employer reserves the right to draw water without charge from distribution lines laid by the Contractor, if he requires the same for any of his other works executed directly or through other agencies.

On completion of the Work, the Contractor at his own cost shall remove all the above said

pipelines unless their retention is permitted by the Employer before the final settlement dues to the Contractor are released. The Employer reserves the right on completion of the Work to take over any or all the pipelines put up by the Contractor at prices to be mutually agreed upon which in any case will not be more than the actual cost incurred by the Contractor less depreciation at standard rates.

12.0 CONSTRUCTION POWER: 12.1 The Contractor shall make his own arrangements from the supply point to lay and maintain

further distribution lines and wiring necessary for the work at his own cost and in accordance with latest Indian Electricity Rules. The distribution diagram with loadings and specifications shall be submitted by the Contractor to the Engineer/Consultant for his approval before the system is installed.

12.2 The Employer will supply electric power 220/440V, 3 phase/single phase, 50 cycles from the

nearest established substation free of cost, for the construction of site works and approved site offices and stores inside the plant areas. Only one outlet will be provided from the point of supply.

12.3 The Contractor shall arrange to get all his installations approved by the Electrical Inspector,

Andhra Pradesh before power can be supplied by the Employer. The contractor shall intimate in writing as soon as possible his demand for power indicating the phased requirements. The contractor shall ensure that the Electrical equipment employed by him are such that the aggregate Power Factor (P.F.) does not fall below 0.85 at the Employer's terminal point and install P.F. improving equipment whenever and wherever necessary to maintain the P.F. not below 0.85 at his own cost.



12.4 In case power is made available by the Employer for workshops, fabricating units and labour camps the same will be metered and the Contractor shall pay the charges at the rates as decided by the Employer. The Contractor shall also arrange to procure the meter duly tested by recognised Government Laboratory and approved by the Employer and shall install and maintain the same at his own cost.

12.5 Though efforts will be made by the Employer to maintain regular power supply, the

Employer shall not be responsible for any failure in power supply and any consequences arising there from. No claim for compensation for any failure or short supply of power will be admissible. The Contractor shall obtain the approval of the Engineer for installation of machinery, construction of buildings and electric power supply connection to them. The Contractor shall be responsible for any defect therein. Any defects pointed out by the Engineer in the distribution system shall be rectified forthwith to the satisfaction of Engineer by the Contractor, failing which the power supply may be cut off by the Employer/Engineer.

13.0 LAND: 13.1.1 Area for yards, offices etc.:

The Employer may, at his discretion and for the duration of the Contract, make available land, free of charge, within and/or near the Employer's work site for the Contractor to put up the stores, site fabrication yard, office, etc., as required for the execution of the Contract. Any clearing and levelling of ground, services, roads, etc., as required shall be done and maintained by the Contractor at his own cost conforming to various stipulations of the Employer. The area required for the above purpose shall be indicated in a sketch or drawing by the Contractor for the consideration of the Employer.

13.1.2 Accommodation for labour and supervisory staff:

The Employer shall, for the duration of the contract, make available land on chargeable basis for labour colonies outside boundary wall on Balacheruvu side or Islampeta side on “as and where” basis. For this allotment of land, the Contractor shall deposit Rs. 2000/- as Security Deposit. In addition, the Contractor need to pay Rs. 6400/- as License Fee per Acre of land per month. However, the Licence Fee is subject to revision.

The Contractors shall arrange following at his own cost for labour colonies : i) Land development ii) Water supply & construction of toilets with septic tank for their labour force. iii) Power supply for labour colony from AP Transco or from their own power source. iv) Maintaining good house-keeping, taking precaution for safety, hygiene etc.

With regards to Contractor’s supervisory staff, all arrangement related to their accommodation etc shall be arranged by Contractor at his own cost. Allotment of land will be valid till the validity of contract period after which agency shall handover the land to employer, removing all temporary structures, debris, etc. The employer shall not have any liability whatsoever due to allotment of area for labour colony. Agency’s Security Deposit for the work and last payment will be released only after the land is handed over.

Agency shall abide by the terms & conditions indicated by Land & Estate Section of Town Administration Department of employer.



13.1.3 On completion of Work and/or on termination of Contract, field office, construction stores, fabrication yard and any other temporary works shall be dismantled and removed from the site by the Contractor and the site and works shall be left clear and clean of all obstruction at his own cost. In the event of Contractor's failure to do so, the Employer reserves the right to clear the site in the manner as he may deem necessary and the cost and expenses for all such clearances incurred by the Employer shall be recovered from the Contractor's bills or from any money due to the Contractor from the Employer without prejudice to any other measures the Employer is empowered to take under the Contract. The Employer also reserves the right to take over any or all such temporary structures put up by the Contractor on completion of the works.

13.2 The Contractor shall not be entitled to any claim in absence of the above facilities namely

water, power and land. 14.0 ENVIRONMENT:

The Contractor shall take all reasonable steps to protect the environment (both on and off the Site) and to avoid injury, damage and nuisance to people and property resulting from pollution, noise and other results of his operations. The Contractor shall ensure that air emission, surface discharges and effluent from the Site during the Contract period shall not exceed the values indicated in the Employer’s requirements, and shall not exceed the values prescribed by law. The Contractor shall conform to the Employer’s requirements and shall indemnify the Employer against any liability or damages or claims arising out of his operations. The Contractor’s Site Environmental Plan shall be developed from his Outline Environmental Plan, as per the Employer’s requirements.

14.1 The following Environment, Safety and Health points are to be adhered:

a The Contractor must adhere to all the applicable statutory laws pertaining to Safety, Health and Environment.

b The Contractor must ensure that there is no wastage of water at the work site. The Contractor must also ensure that all the water tapping points are leak proof.

c All the motor vehicles of the Contractor used for transporting materials/machinery etc. should have pollution control certificates and the same should be submitted at the time of obtaining gate passes. A copy of the same must be exhibited/pasted on the vehicle also.

d The Contractor must ensure dust suppression measures in the work areas by sprinkling of water etc. and also ensure that all his workers use dust masks while working in dusty areas.

e The Contractor must ensure proper house keeping at site by keeping the work areas free from unwanted material and greases, oil to avoid slips & falls.

f The Contractor must ensure that all the debris generated during the work is transported safely to dump yard such that there is no spillage of debris on the road during transportation (by covering with a plastic sheet/tarpaulin)

g All the garbage collected from dust bins etc. should be transported in covered vehicles.

h All the material which may be recycled/reused should be transported to the designated place for reuse/recycling.

i All the cut jungle growth and trees should be disposed at the dumping yard without open air burning.

j Heating/melting of bitumen must be done in boilers only. Heating/melting of bitumen in open drums/containers is prohibited.



k The Contractor must ensure that there is no spillage of oil or paints on the floors/grounds etc.

l All representatives / supervisors / workers of contractors must take Safety and Environmental Induction Training and comply with the instructions given there in.

15.0 SAFETY AND GUARDING OF WORKS: 15.1 Contractor should obtain Safety Clearance Certificate from Project Safety Engineering

Department before start of works. Copy of such certificate shall have to be enclosed while processing 1st RA Bill. The Contractor shall ensure the compliance of Clause No. 15.0 by the Sub-contractors, wherever applicable.

The Employer shall not be in any way held responsible for any accident or damages incurred

and claims arising there from during the period of execution of Work. 15.2 The Contractor shall be responsible for following the provisions of all Safety laws and rules

made there-under and other Statutory requirements at his own cost.

Without prejudice to the above, following shall be followed by the Contractor: a) The Contractor and his workers must strictly take all Safety precautions. The Contractor shall

supply to his workers dependable Safety appliances like hand gloves, safety boots, safety belt, safety helmets, duster cloth, dust mask/nostril filter, tools etc. In addition to this, Contractor shall also provide additional Safety appliances and arrangements as per requirement and follow safe working practices like using Safety nets, fully insulated electrode holders, etc. He shall also ensure that his workmen intelligently use only tested and dependable Safety appliances and periodically conduct tests according to laid down standard procedures and such certificates shall be readily available for inspection at the Site of Work. He shall replace any Safety appliances, if so asked by the Safety Engineering Department (SED)/Engineer.

b) The Contractor shall take adequate Safety precaution to prevent accidents at site. The

contractor shall also ensure that his employees observe the statutory Safety rules and regulations and also those laid down by the Employer from time to time and promptly submit report of accident to the prescribed statutory authority and the Engineer and state the measures taken by him to prevent their recurrence and also keep the Employer indemnified of all claims arising out of such accidents.

c) No Workmen shall be engaged on the work without proper Safety induction and without using

required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Use of safety helmet and shoe is must excepting in painting works where shoe will not be used.

d) All the Safety appliances required for safe working as decided by SED / Engineer shall be

provided by the Contractor to his workmen. e) Clearance/Work Permit to start the job will be obtained by the Contractor in “form A” & “form

B” before start of Work. The forms may be obtained from the dept. concerned. f) Works at height cannot be started without clearance from Zonal Safety Officer. The workers

engaged for work at height shall possess height pass from SED. The names of workmen working at height or in hazardous areas will be written on the body of “form B”.

g) The Contractor shall ensure that the Welders and Gas Cutters wear cotton dress and leather apron. They shall not wear nylon synthetic dress. This is required to avoid any fire accident. This must be followed strictly.



h) The Employer/Engineer/Consultant reserves the right to issue directions regarding safety and such directions shall immediately be implemented by the Contractor. Contravention of any safety regulation of the Employer in vogue shall result in recovery from Contractor’s “On Account Bills” as given below:

i) Rs. 2,000 for each case of not providing safety appliances and non

compliance of safety procedures. ii) Rs. 10,000 for each case of death or permanent disability. iii) Non issue / disqualification of the subsequent Tender document by the

Employer for a period of Two (2) years from the date of occurrence of any fatal accident, at the discretion of the Employer.

Repeated violation of safety procedures may lead to suspension of work. Further violation of safety procedures may lead to termination of the Contract and execution of balance work at the risk cost of the Contractor. The recoveries mentioned above are in addition to those which are applicable as per the Standard Safety Rules and Statutory Labour Regulations. Decision of the Engineer on any of the above issues is final and binding on the Contractor and/or his Sub-contractors.

16.0 SECURITY REGULATIONS: 16.1 The Contractor shall abide by all the Security regulations of the Employer in force and

promulgated from time to time and other statutory requirements. 16.2 The Contractor shall arrange to obtain from the Employer the required gate pass for entry and

exit to the Employer's Steel Plant site and other protected areas for each one of his engineers/specialists, representatives/ agents, supervisors, workmen and staff as per the Employer's prescribed procedure and format. Each entry and exit gate pass shall contain the photograph of the person concerned. In the event of loss and/or damage to the gate passes, the Contractor shall pay to the Employer the prescribed penalty before a new entry and exit gate pass can be issued. The Contract shall be governed by the following provisions for enforcing safe custody and proper use of gate passes:

16.3 All engineers/specialists, representatives/agents, supervisors, workmen and staff of the

Contractor shall posses the entry and exit gate pass issued from the security department on the recommendation of the concerned officer / Engineer. Security department and the concerned officer/ Engineer shall have the right to refuse the entry and exit gate passes to any worker or representatives of the Contractor without assigning any reason.

16.4 Permission to enter the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant site to any engineers/specialists,

representatives/ agents, supervisors, of the Contractor may be suspended or withdrawn at any time by the Security Department or the concerned officer/Engineer without assigning any reason.

16.5 The Contractor shall ensure that any entry and exit gate pass issued to their workers or

representatives by the Employer is not misused by unauthorised persons for entry into plant area or in specified areas inside the plant.

16.6 It shall amount to breach of rules and regulations regarding entry into the prohibited area by

the Contractor in case entry and exit passes issued on their demand are found to be misused by any unauthorised persons. The Contractor and their defaulting employees shall be liable for legal action against them for breach of rules regarding entry into the plant area.

16.7 Final payment would be made to the Contractor only after all the passes issued by the

Security Department are surrendered for cancellation for which 'No demand certificate' should be obtained. In case of passes lost/not surrendered for any reason, an amount of Rs.25/-



(Rupees twenty five only) for each photo pass will have to be paid as penalty before final payments are cleared by Employer.

16.8 Entry into Construction areas fenced out and segregated from Operating Units shall be

regulated by a procedure separately to be laid by the Employer from time to time. 16.9 The Contractor shall register all equipment and all other materials, tools etc., that may be

taken inside the Plant area in order to facilitate the issue of exit gate permits for such items to be taken out after the completion of Work.

17.0 WORK MATERIALS AND PLANT 17.1 Quality of materials/items & workmanship and tests: All materials/items and workmanship

shall be of the respective kinds described in the Contract and in accordance with the Engineer/ Consultant’s direction from time to time and shall be subject to such tests as the Engineer/ Consultant may direct at the place of manufacture or fabrication or on the site or at all or any of such places. The Contractor shall provide such assistance, instruments, machines, labour and materials as are normally required for examining, measuring and testing any work and the quality, weight or quantity of any material used and shall supply samples of materials before incorporation in the Works for testing as may be selected and required by the Engineer/ Consultant.

17.2 Cost of samples: All samples shall be supplied by the Contractor at his own cost, if the

supply thereof is clearly intended or provided for in the Contract. 17.3 Cost of Test: Except where otherwise stated in the Contract, the cost of making any test

shall be borne by the Contractor if such test is clearly intended or provided for in the Contract. Concrete cubes, coarse & fine aggregates, Soil, Tarfelt and Paint shall be tested in

Employer’s Laboratory at free of cost. All other materials shall be tested by the Contractor at approved laboratory at his own cost. The test certificates shall be submitted for necessary approvals.

17.3.1 Cost of test not provided for: If any test is directed by the Engineer/ Consultant which is

either not so intended by or provided for or (in the cases above mentioned) is not so particularised or though so intended or provided for is ordered by the Engineer/ Consultant to be carried out by an independent person at any place other than the site or the place of manufacture of fabrication of the material tested, then the cost of such test shall be borne by the contractor if the test shows the workmanship or materials not to be in accordance with the provisions of the contract or the Engineer/ Consultants instructions; but other wise the cost of such test shall be borne by the Employer.

17.4 Access to Site: The Engineer/ Consultant and any person authorised by him shall at all times

have access to the Work and to the site and to all Workshops and places where work is being prepared or done or executed when materials manufactured, articles and machinery are being obtained for the Work and the Contractor shall afford every assistance in obtaining the right to such access.

17.5 Examination of Work before covering up: No works shall be covered up or put out of view

without the approval of the Engineer/ Consultant and the Contractor shall afford full opportunity for the Engineer/ Consultant to examine and measure any work which is about to be covered up or put out of view and to examine before permanent Work is placed thereon. The Contractor shall give due notice to the Engineer/ Consultant whenever any such work or part thereof are ready or about to be ready for examination and the Engineer/ Consultant, shall without unreasonable delay, unless he considers it unnecessary and directs the Contractor accordingly, attend for the purpose of examining and measuring such work or of examining such works. Notwithstanding such examination and measurement of the foundation, the Contractor shall however be liable for making good any deficiency in the Work



and/or supply of materials/items, if any detected at a later point of time either during the execution or during the defect liability period.

17.5.1 Uncovering & Making Openings: The Contractor shall uncover any part or parts of the

Works or make openings in or though the same as the Engineer/Consultant may from time to time direct and shall reinstate and make good such part or parts to the satisfaction of the Engineer/ Consultant. If any such part or parts have been covered up or put out of view after compliance with the requirements of Clause No. 17.5 and are found to be executed in accordance with the Contract the expenses of uncovering, making openings in or through, reinstating and making good the same shall be borne by the Employer but in any other case all such expenses shall be borne by the Contractor and shall be recoverable from him by the Employer or may be deducted by the Employer from any moneys due or which may become due to the Contractor under the Contract or any other Contract between the Contractor and the Employer or Employer’s subsidiary units/companies.

17.6 Removal of improper work and materials/items: The Engineer/ Consultant shall during the

progress of the Work have the right to direct in writing from time to time a) The removal from the Site within such time or times as may be specified in the order,

of any materials/items which, in the opinion of the Engineer/ Consultant, are not in accordance with the Contract.

b) The substitution of proper and suitable materials/items and c) The removal and proper re-execution (not withstanding any previous tests thereof or

interim payment there for) of any work within fourteen (14) days of receiving written notice from the Engineer which in respect of materials/items of workmanship is not in the opinion of the Engineer/ Consultant in accordance with the Contract.

17.7 Default of Contractor in compliance: In case of default on the part of Contractor in carrying

out the directions mentioned under Clause No. 17.6 above the Employer shall be entitled to employ and pay other persons to carry out the same and all expenses consequent there on or incidental thereto shall be borne by the Contractor and shall be recoverable from him by the Employer or may be deducted by the Employer from any moneys due or which may become due to the Contractor under this Contract or any other Contract between the Contractor and the Employer or Employer’s subsidiary units/ Companies from any money due or which may become due to the Contractor.

17.8 Suspension of Work: The Contractor shall on the written direction of the Engineer/

Consultant suspend the progress of the works or any part thereof for such time or times and in such manner as the Engineer/ Consultant may consider necessary and shall during such suspension properly protect and secure the work so far as is necessary in the opinion of the Engineer/ Consultant. The extra cost (if any) incurred by the Contractor in giving effect to the Engineer/ Consultant’s instructions under this clause shall be borne and be paid by the Employer unless such suspension is. a) other-wise provided for in Contract or b) necessary for the proper execution of the work or by reason of weather or other force-

majeure conditions or by some default on the part of the Contractor or c) necessary for Safety of works or any part thereof provided that the Contractor shall not be entitled to any such extra cost unless he gives notice in writing of his intention to claim to the Engineer/ Consultant within 30 days of the Engineer/ Consultant’s order. The Engineer/ Consultant shall settle and determine the extra payment to be made to the Contractor in respect of such claims as the Engineer/ Consultant shall consider fair and reasonable.



17.9 Suspension lasting more than three (3) months: If the progress of the works or any part thereof is suspended on the written order of the Engineer, the Contractor may, within one (1) month after completion of suspension period of three (3) months, serve a written notice on the Engineer requiring permission to proceed with the works or part thereof in regard to which the progress is suspended without any liability thereof on the Employer. If such permission is not granted within fifteen (15) days on receipt of such written notice, the Contractor may serve a second written notice, requesting for mutual discussion about further course of action.

18.0 COMMENCEMENT TIME AND DELAYS 18.1 Commencement of work at Site: Unless otherwise stated the Contractor shall commence

the Work as mentioned in the Fax Letter of Acceptance / Detailed Letter of Acceptance whichever is earlier and shall proceed with the same with due expedition and without delay except as may be expressly sanctioned or ordered by the Engineer/ Consultant.

The work covered under the Contract is to be executed in a well coordinated and in a sequential manner so as to give fronts for work to other agencies in the area. With this objective, the Contractor has to execute the work as per the approved time schedule set by the Engineer. In some cases, the work may have to be carried out intermittently. No extra payments will be made on these accounts by the Employer.

The Contractor shall plan and execute his work in phased manner as directed by the Engineer/Consultant from time to time and shall fully co-operate with other agencies working at Site simultaneously as well as with the Employer's Operation Department so as not to obstruct or retard the work simultaneously being executed by other agencies and the plant operation in any way. The decision of the Engineer and/or Consultant on any point of dispute between the various Contractors shall be final and binding on all the parties concerned.

18.2 The Contractor shall furnish detailed monthly and quarterly programme/schedule in consultation with the Engineer/Consultant prior to commencement of Work. The Contractor shall follow the programme diligently as approved by the Engineer/Consultant and the approved programme shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Contractor.

18.3 The Contractor shall execute the Work to the satisfaction of the Engineer/Consultant and

strictly adhere to the time schedules. Any addition, alteration or modifications in the time schedule or specifications given in writing by the Engineer will be final, binding and conclusive on the Contractor.

18.4 Possession of Site for Work: Save in so far as the Contract may prescribe, the extent of

portions of the Site of which the Contractor is to be given possession from time to time and the order in which such portions shall be made available to him and subject to any requirement in the Contract as to the order in which the work shall be executed, the Employer will, with the Engineers' written order to commence the works, give to the Contractor, possession so much of the site as may be required to enable the Contractor to commence and proceed with the construction of the works in accordance with the approved schedule. The Engineer will, from time to time as the works proceed, give to the Contractor possession of such further portions of the Site as may be required to enable the Contractor to proceed with the Construction of the works with due diligence in accordance with such approved schedule. If there is delay in handing over the possession of the site to the Contractor, in accordance with the terms of this clause, the Engineer shall grant & certify suitable extension of time for the completion of the works and the Contractor shall not be entitled to any compensation or damages on this account.

18.4.1 Way-leaves etc.: The Contractor shall bear all expenses and charges for special or

temporary way - leaves required by him in connection with the access to the Site. The Contractor shall also provide at his own cost any additional accommodation outside the Site required by him for the purpose of the Work.



18.5 Time of Completion: Subject to any requirement in the Contract as to completion of any portion of the Work before completion of the whole, the whole of the Work shall be completed within the time stated in the Fax Letter of Acceptance/Detailed Letter of Acceptance or such extended time as may be allowed under Clause No. 18.5.1 hereunder.

18.5.1 Extension of time for Completion : Should the quantum of extra or additional work of any

kind or other special circumstances of any kind whatsoever which may occur be such as fairly entitle the Contractor to an extension of time for the completion of the Work, the Engineer shall decide the amount of such extension. However the Engineer is not bound to take into account any extra or additional work or other special circumstances, unless the Contractor has within thirty (30) days after such work has been commenced or such circumstances have arisen or as soon thereafter as is practicable but not later than thirty (30) days delivered to the Engineer full and detailed particulars of any claim for extension of time to which he may consider himself entitled in order that such claim may be investigated at that time. In any case the Contractor shall not be entitled to Revision of Price, any compensation or damages on account of such extension of completion period.

18.6 Round the Clock Work: The Contractor shall be committed to complete the Work within the

targeted schedule. Considering the progress of the work and in order to meet the Contract schedule, the Contractor shall carry out the work round the clock if required, duly complying the statutory and Site requirements. However for the purpose of saving of life or property or the Work if it is unavoidable or absolutely necessary to stop the work for an appropriate period, the Contractor shall immediately inform in writing to the Engineer/ Consultant accordingly.

18.7 Rate of Progress: The whole of the materials, plant and labour to be provided by the

Contractor and mode, manner and speed of execution and maintenance of the Work are to be of a kind and conducted in a manner approved by the Engineer/ Consultant. Should the rate of progress of the works or any part thereof be at any time in the opinion of the Engineer/ Consultant is too slow to ensure the completion of the Work by the prescribed time or extended time for completion, the Engineer/ Consultant shall so notify the Contractor in writing and the Contractor shall thereupon take such steps as he may think necessary to expedite the progress so as to complete the Work by the prescribed time or extended time for completion. All works shall be carried out without unreasonable disturbance to other Agencies. The Contractor shall indemnify the Employer against any liability for damages on account of such disturbances, if any created while carrying out the works and from against all claims, demands, proceedings, damages, costs, charges and expenses whatsoever in regard or in relation to such liability.

18.8 Possession prior to Completion: The Employer shall have the right to take possession of or

use any completed or partially completed part of the Work. Such possession or use shall, however not be deemed to be an acceptance of any Work in accordance with the Contract.

18.9 Certificate of Completion of Work: As soon as in the opinion of the Engineer/ Consultant

the Work shall have been Virtually completed, Engineer/Consultant shall, on Contractor’s delivery of all “As Built Drawings” and on receiving a written undertaking from the Contractor to finish any outstanding works during Defect Liability Period (DLP), issue a “Virtual Completion Certificate” in respect of the Work. The period of DLP of Work shall commence from the date of such certificate.

When a part of the Work is completed, occupied and used by the Employer, the Engineer/Consultant may give “Virtual Completion Certificate” to such part of Work and DLP for said part shall commence from the date of issue of said certificate. Provided always that a “Virtual Completion Certificate” is given in accordance with the foregoing provisions of any part of the works occupied and used, such certificate shall not be deemed as Virtual Completion of the Work.



19.0 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES FOR DELAY 19.1 If the Contractor fails to complete the Work within the “Time of Completion” of the Contract or

any extension thereof and/or to fulfil his obligations in time under the Contract or any extension thereof, he shall be liable to pay liquidated damages (not by way of penalty) a sum of zero point five percent (0.5%) of the Contract value per week or part thereof by which the Work has been delayed. The Contractor's liability for the delay in completion of the Work shall not in any case exceed five percent (5%) of the total Contract value. The decision of the Engineer in this regard shall be final and binding on the Contractor. The Employer may without prejudice to any other method of recovery deduct the amount of such damages from any money’s in his hands due or which may become due to the Contractor under the Contract or any other Contract between the Contractor and Employer or Employer’s subsidiary units / Companies. The payment or deduction of such damages shall not relieve the Contractor from his obligation to complete the Work or from any other of his obligations and liabilities under the Contract.

The recovery of Liquidated Damages shall not relieve the Contractor from his

obligations to complete the Work or from any of his obligations and liabilities under the Contract.

19.2 Reduction of liquidated damages: If before the completion of the whole of the Work, any

part of the works has been certified by the Engineer/ Consultant as completed pursuant to Clause 18.5 hereof and occupied or used by the Employer, the liquidated damages for delay shall after such certification be reduced in the proportion to the value of the parts so certified bears to the value of the Contract.

20.0 LIABILITIES FOR DEFECTS 20.1 Execution of works or repair etc.: To the extent that the Work shall at or as soon as

practicable after the expiration of DLP, be not delivered in perfect condition (except normal wear and tear) to the satisfaction of the Engineer/ Consultant as that in which they were at the commencement of DLP, the Contractor shall forthwith execute all such works of repair, replacement, modification, rectification and making good of defects, imperfections, shrinkages or other faults as may be required to complete such works within fourteen (14) days of receipt of written direction by the Engineer/ Consultant.

20.2 Cost of execution of repair works etc.: All such works shall be carried out by the Contractor

at his own cost & expenses if the necessity there of, in the opinion of the Engineer/ Consultant, is due to the use of materials or workmanship not in accordance with the Contract or neglect or failure on the part of the Contractor to comply with any obligation expressed or implied on the Contractor’s part under the Contract.

20.3 Remedy on Contractor’s failure to carry out work: If the Contractor shall fail to do any

such work as directed by the Engineer/ Consultant, the Employer shall be entitled to carry out such work by his own workmen or by other Agencies and for such work which the Contractor should have carried out at the Contractor’s own cost & expenses, the Employer shall be entitled to recover from the Contractor the total cost thereof or may deduct the same from any moneys due or that may become due to the Contractor, under this Contract or any other Contract between the Contractor and the Employer or Employer’s subsidiary units / companies.

21.0 ALTERATIONS, ADDITIONS AND OMISSIONS 21.1 Variations: The Engineer/ Consultant shall have the right to make any variations of the form,

quality or quantity of the Work or any part thereof that may in his opinion be necessary/required for the completeness of the Work and for any other reasons which in his



opinion be desirable/required, he shall have right to order the Contractor to do any of the following:- a) increase or decrease the quantity of any work/works included in the Contract. b) omit any such work/ works . c) change the character or quality or kind of any such work/ works. d) change the levels, lines, position and dimensions of any part the work/ works. e) execute additional work of any kind necessary for the completion of the work/ works. and no such variation shall in any way vitiate or invalidate the Contract but the value of all such variations shall be taken into account in ascertaining the amount of the Contract Price and adjustment of time for completion, if required.

21.2 Orders for variations to be in writing: No such variation shall be made by the Contractor

without an order in writing of the Engineer/ Consultant. Provided that no order in writing shall be required for increase or decrease in the quantity of any work where such increase or decrease is not the result of any order given under this Clause, but is the result of the quantities exceeding or being less than those stated in the Bill of Quantities. Provided also that if for any reason the Engineer/ Consultant shall consider it desirable to give any such order, verbally, the Contractor shall comply with such order and confirmation by the Contractor in writing of such verbal order given by Engineer/ Consultant shall be deemed to be an order in writing subject to Clause No. 5.3 hereof.

21.3 Valuations of Variations and power of the Engineer to Fix rates: The Engineer shall

determine the amount (if any) to be added to or deducted from the sum named in the Tender in respect of any extra or additional work done or work omitted by his order, all such work shall be valued at the rates set out in the Contract if in the opinion of the Engineer the same shall be applicable. If in the opinion of the Engineer the Contract does not contain any rates applicable to the additional, altered, omitted or substituted items then the rates shall be fixed by the Engineer for such items by deriving the rates from the analogous item, if any, in the Contract. In the absence of analogous items, the rate shall be fixed by the Engineer on the basis of basic rates and norms as available in standard schedules/analysis of rates adopting approved rates in the documents and the Contractor shall submit the analysis on these lines. The cost element on account of provisions of profit including overheads shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the direct cost. Provided also that no increase of the Contract price and Clause 21.3 shall be made unless the Contractor notifies to the Engineer his intention to claim extra payment within one month from the (receipt of the Contract variation) date the work relating to the variation is taken up for execution. The Contractor shall furnish to the Engineer/ Consultant such receipts or other vouchers as may be necessary in support of execution of particular work/item for fixing rate by the Engineer/ Consultant.

21.4 Day work: Where a particular item of work has not been included in the Bill of Quantities and

where an analogues rate can not be computed or a reasonable rate cannot be determined or agreed with the Engineer/ Consultant, and such item of work can not be measured, by the Engineer/Consultant, then, if in his opinion it is necessary or desirable, then he shall order in writing that any additional or substituted work shall be executed on a day work basis.

21.4.1 In respect of all work executed on a day work basis, the Contractor shall, during the

continuance of such work, deliver on each day to the Engineer/ Consultant exact list, in duplicate of the names, occupation and time of all workmen employed on such work and statement in duplicate showing the description and quantity of all materials and plant used thereon or there for (other than plant which is included in the percentage addition in accordance with the Schedule under which payment for day work is made). One copy each of list and statement will, if correct or when agreed, be signed by the Engineer/ Consultant and returned to the Contractor. At the end of each month the Contractor shall deliver to the Engineer/ Consultant a priced statement of the labour, material and plant (except as



aforesaid) used and the Contractor shall not be entitled to any payment unless such lists and statements have been fully and punctually rendered. The contractor shall be paid for such works as per prevailing Employer’s rates of daily wages for contract labour.

22.0 MEASUREMENTS 22.1 Quantities: The quantities set out in the Bill of Quantities are the estimated quantities of the

work but they are not to be taken as the actual and correct quantities of the works to be executed by the Contractor in fulfilment of his obligation under the Contract. Any fluctuation in the quantity of the work from the estimated quantity as a result of measurement carried out after the actual execution of the work shall not entitle the Contractor to claim any compensation / loss of profit / damages for the shortfall in the estimated quantity of work or excess above the estimated quantity of the work as the case may be, besides the price due to him for the actual quantity or work executed at the rate contained in the Contract.

22.2 Works to be measured: The Engineer/ Consultant shall, except as other wise stated,

ascertain and determine by measurement the value of work done in accordance with the Contract. He shall, when he requires any part or parts of the works to be measured, give notice to the Contractor who shall forthwith attend or send a qualified authorised engineer to assist the Engineer/ Consultant in making such measurement and shall furnish all particulars required by him. Should the Contractor not attend or neglect or omit to send such an authorised engineer on the date/s fixed by the Engineer/ Consultant for taking measurement as per notice given to the Contractor, the measurement certified by the Engineer/ Consultant shall be taken to be the correct measurement of the works.

22.3 Methods of Measurement: Except where any general or detailed description of the work in

the Bill of Quantities expressly shows to the contrary, Bill of Quantities shall be deemed to be comprehensive, be complete and measurements shall be made according to the procedure set forth in the Bureau of Indian Standard - Method of Measurement for “Building Work lS:1200” and any subsequent amendment or modification there of notwithstanding any general or local custom. All dimensions and measurements shall be in metric units.

22.4 Period of final Measurement: The final measurements and valuations in respect of the

Contract shall be completed within three (3) months from the date of completion of the Work as certified by the Engineer/Consultant in accordance with Clause No 18.9 herein above.

23.0 PRICES: 23.1 Prices or the Rates for the Work stipulated in the Contract, shall remain firm and binding

during the Contract Period subject to the variations stipulated in the Special Conditions of the Contract.

23.2 The rates/prices to be quoted are intended to provide for all works duly and properly

completed in accordance with the General Conditions of Contract and Special Conditions of Contract, Specifications and Drawings together with such alterations and/or additions as may be approved/ordered and without prejudice to the generality thereof, shall include such details which are obviously and fairly intended and which may not have been specifically referred to in these documents and working drawings, but are essential for execution and satisfactory completion of work/performance of equipment shall be deemed to include and cover but not limited to inter-alia, the following:

1) Wherever applicable, the Contractor's rates/prices shall include cost of delivery of

items/materials FOR Site Basis. Payment against such supplies shall be released only on receipt and acceptance of items/materials at Site.

Items / Materials delivered by the Contractor for which payment was made by the Employer shall remain the property of the Employer whether those are used or not.



2) The rates / price quoted by the Tenderer shall be inclusive of all taxes, duties, levies etc.

prevailing on the last date of submission of the tender or revision in prices, if any, whichever is later. The Tenderer has to indicate the amount of CENVAT towards Excise Duty & Service Tax and Education Cess and Secondary & Higher Education Cess thereon as well as APVAT for which they shall provide relevant documents as per provision of the respective Acts for enabling the Employer to avail CENVAT (ED & Service Tax and Education Cess and Secondary & Higher Education Cess thereon) and ITC on account of APVAT.. The Tenderer shall note that the evaluation of the Tender shall be made net of CENVAT and Input Tax Credit on account of APVAT.

3) The cost of all superintendence of labour, materials, tools, construction plant & equipment, As

Built Drawings, mobilising and demobilising equipment, fixtures, transport charges, insurance charges, BG charges, temporary and permanent works, testing, screening, washing, procession and handling of materials, stocking and removal charges of any rejected materials, etc. water and power arrangement and satisfactory maintenance of the same for the full and satisfactory completion of the works intended. The prices should also include complete requirement of all materials, chemicals, lumber, paper, etc. required up to the stage of successful completion of Work.

4) All fees, duties, royalties, rent and compensation to owner for surface damage or taxes and

impositions payable to local authorities in respect of land and structures, for all materials supplied for the work or other duties or expenses for which the Contractor may become liable or may be put to under any provision of the law for the purpose of or in connection with the execution of the Contract including levies payable on all transactions.

5) Cost of all leads if any, unless otherwise specified in the Bill of Quantities.

6) Cost of testing of materials, works etc. and cost of conducting various tests during

inspection, start-up operations, tests and assistance during testing. 23.3 The Contractor shall get himself registered as VAT dealer under the Andhra Pradesh Value

Added Tax Act and for all supplies other than bought-out shall be made against VAT invoice to facilitate Input Tax Credit to the Employer. The Tenderer shall note and indicate the details of Input Tax Credit (ITC) on APVAT as per the table below which has also been indicated in Bill of Quantities/Quote sheet.

Table indicating details of Input Tax Credit (ITC) on APVAT.

% of APVAT APVAT amount indicated in Bill of Quantities

Rate of entitlement of ITC for VSP Amount of ITC

4% 1.61% 12.50% 10.11%

Total amount of ITC included in the Bill of Quantities/ Rates 23.4 The price/rates quoted against construction and erection shall be inclusive of all taxes and

duties (if any) and levies etc., including APVAT on Works Contracts. The ED (if any), APVAT and Service Tax and corresponding Education Cess shall be paid to the extent the Contractor submits the required documents to enable the Employer to avail CENVAT credit and / or ITC on account of APVAT credit for the same as per the provisions of Service Tax Act.

23.4.1 The applicable Service Tax amount will be released to the Contractor on submission of

relevant documents like copy of Registration Certificate from their Jurisdictional Superintendent of Service Tax that they are registered under the Service Tax rules and Cenvatable invoice containing the following details:



a. Their name, address and the registration number and Service Tax range b. The name and address of the person receiving taxable service (RINL) c. Description, Classification and the value of taxable service provided d. Service Tax and Education Cess and Secondary & Higher Education Cess payable

thereon 23.5 General: 23.5.1 In case of shortage/missing/damage/ failure of any material identified at any point of time

within the period specified by the Contract including defect liability period, the Tenderer shall supply/replace the same without any financial implication to the Employer.

23.5.2 Working in all conditions including in/under water, liquid, mud, foul conditions, etc. and shall

also include bailing or pumping out water from the foundations, basement or any other place of construction, collected from rains or any other source whatsoever, de-slugging and allied operation, at any state of work and at any time till completion of work including all suspension period and delays whatsoever, cost of curing including pumping of curing water, wherever necessary.

23.5.3 Work at all depths in foundation below the ground level and in superstructure up to all the

heights above ground level including all lifts and descents, work involved at any other place of work.

23.5.4 All materials and labour required for fencing and protection against risk of accidents and fire

and providing necessary planking, strutting, gangway with handrails, gumboots, helmets, safety belts, etc. during the progress of Work.

23.5.5 Clearing the site after completion of Work of all debris left out, construction materials, labour

colonies, etc., including micro dressing the area in neat and clean shape. 23.5.6 Providing painting as specified in the Contract. 23.5.7 Any other activity necessary for the completion of Work. 23.6 The Tenderer has to consider all taxes and duties & levis etc. applicable on this Contract and

accordingly, shall indicate the Excise Duties, taxes, considered on various supplies and services included in his offer. Non inclusion or omission either declared or not declared on the part of the Tenderer in including duties or taxes on any items as may be applicable as on last date of submission of the tender or the revision in prices whichever is later is not to be a reason for reimbursement of the difference in Excise Duty, Taxes etc. at a later date.. For the purpose of reimbursement of variation in duties or taxes, the difference between the duties, taxes etc. as prevailing on the date of supply / rendering of service within the Contractual delivery schedule and those prevailing as on the last date of submission of the tender or the revision in prices whichever is later shall be considered.

23.7 All procedures required under statutes, for availing any concessions under relevant tax laws

shall be adhered to by the Contractor. 23.8 Cenvat Scheme and Input Tax Credit (ITC) on APVAT: 23.8.1 The Tenderer shall specify the amount of Excise Duty (ED) / CVD / SAD / Service Tax

including Education Cess and Secondary & Higher Education Cess thereon Value Added Tax (VAT) and any other taxes and duties which are Cenvatable and indicated in the relevant price schedule for which the Tenderer shall furnish the relevant duty paying documents and comply with the procedural requirements for enabling the Employer to avail Cenvat and ITC benefit under the Central Excise Act and the AP Value Added Tax Act respectively.



23.8.2 The amounts indicated by the Tenderer vide Clause No. 23.8.1 herein above shall be

deducted from their total price for the purpose of Tender evaluation and the amounts so indicated by the Tenderer shall bind the Tenderer unless otherwise specified i.e. the tenderer is under the obligation to make good to the Employer in case actual CENVAT and ITC amount fall short of the amount so indicated vide Clause No.23.8.1 herein above during the execution of the Contract.

23.8.3 The Tenderer/Contractor shall submit all necessary documents/ particulars to the Employer

for claiming the CENVAT credit and ITC. The Tenderer/Contractor shall also comply with all the procedures, rules, etc. as required for enabling the Employer to avail CENVAT/ITC so indicated by the Tenderer.

23.8.4 For the purpose of payment by the Employer, the Contractor shall ensure that necessary duty

/ tax paying documents shall be furnished for the total amount of Excise duty / CVD / SAD / APVAT / Service Tax including Education Cess and Secondary & Higher Education Cess thereon and ITC specified as included in the tender value. In case the value of the duty / tax paying documents, duly complying with the procedure and conditions stipulated by the Central Excise / Customs / Service Tax / APVAT Authorities, submitted by the Contractor falls short of the amount specified in the tender, the payment will be restricted to such short amount. For this purpose, the total amount of duty / tax on various items forming part of the Contract will be taken as one instead of individual item-wise subject to Clause Nos. 23.8.5 and 23.8.6 herein below.

23.8.5 In case the value of duty paying documents duly complied with the procedures and rules

stipulated by Central Excise / Service Tax and APVAT authorities is more than the amount specified and incorporated in the Price Schedule, the payment will be restricted to the agreed value i.e., Contract awarded value irrespective of the Employer may avail the CENVAT and ITC basing on the duty paying documents made available. The Contractor shall submit the necessary duty / tax paying documents for all the items of equipment involved in the Contract.

23.8.6 However, due to variation in Bill of Quantities whether increase or decrease the taxes and

duties shall be adjusted proportionately and the payment shall be considered on actual quantities subject to furnishing all required documents/particulars and complying with procedures/rules etc., as mentioned at Clause No.23.8.3 herein above.

24.0 DEDUCTION OF TAXES ETC., AT SOURCE: 24.1 Recovery at source towards Income Tax, APVAT on Works Contracts etc., will be made from

the bills of the Contractor, at the rates prescribed from time to time in the respective statutes and the amount so recovered shall be deposited with the respective authorities and necessary certificates to this effect will be issued to the Contractor. The Contractor shall pay all taxes, levies, duties etc. as prescribed from time to time by the State/Central Government directly to the State/Central Government.

In case Contractor claims exemption from deduction of APVAT on works contract at source, no APVAT on works contract shall be deducted at source and Contractor shall furnish FORM-501D from the Assessing Authorities concerned to this effect.

24.2 SET-OFF:

Any sum or money due and payable to the Contractor under this Contract may be appropriated and/or withheld by the Employer and set-off against any claim of the Employer for payment of a sum or money arising out of or under any other Contract or transaction with the Contractor by the Employer or by the Government (State/ Central) or by any Government Undertaking/statutory Body.



25.0 CERTIFICATE OF PAYMENT 25.1 Monthly Payments: The Contractor shall submit to the Engineer/ Consultant, at the end of

each month an “On-Account Bill” showing the estimated Contract value of the permanent work executed up to the end of the month accompanied by detailed agreed measurements together with various documents and certificates as stipulated in Special Conditions of Contract (SCC). Subject to statutory and other deductions, if any, the Contractor will be paid monthly “On Account Payment” on the certification by the Engineer/ Consultant.

25.2 Return of Security Deposit (SD): One half of the SD shall become due and shall be paid /

released to the Contractor on issue of “Virtual Completion Certificate” by the Engineer for the entire Work. The other half of the SD shall be released to the Contractor sixty (60) days after the expiration of DLP of the entire Work based on the Final Completion Certificate (ref. Clause No. 25.5 herein below) issued by the Engineer/Consultant or subject to execution by the Contractor of any works ordered during such period pursuant to Clause 20.1 to 20.3 hereof.

25.3 Release of “On Account” Payments:

The Employer shall release the payment to the Contractor on the fifteenth (15th) day on receipt of Bill / Invoice along with all relevant documents complete in all respects duly certified by Engineer/Consultant in respect of “On Account Bill ”. If the fifteenth (15th) day falls on a holiday or off day, the payment shall be made on the next working day. However, no interest shall be paid on any delay in payment of “On Account Bill”.

All “On-Account” payments shall be regarded as advance payments to be finally adjusted against the “Final Bill” payment. In respect of payment made through Electronic Fund Transfer mechanism or Direct credit to the supplier’s/contractor’s bank account, the supplier/contractor should intimate discrepancies, if any, within Ten (10) days from the date of receipt of intimation letter of payment to them, failing which it shall be presumed that the funds have reached to their bank account and no claims will be entertained after the said Ten (10) days.

25.4 Correction of Certificates: The Engineer/ Consultant may by any certificate make any correction or modification to any previous certificate which was issued by him.

25.5 Final Completion Certificate: The Contract shall not be considered as completed until a

Final Completion Certificate shall have been issued by the Engineer and delivered to the Employer stating that the Work have been completed and maintained in all respects to his satisfaction. The Final Completion Certificate shall be issued by the Engineer within thirty (30) days after the expiration of DLP or as soon thereafter as any works ordered during such period pursuant to Clause 20.1 to 20.3 herein above shall have been completed to the satisfaction of the Engineer/ Consultant whichever is later.

25.6 Cessation of Employer’s Liability: The Employer shall not be liable to the Contractor for

any matter or thing arising out of or in connection with the Contract of the execution of the Work, unless the Contractor shall have made a claim in writing in respect thereof before requesting for issue of the Final Completion Certificate.

26. 0 REMEDIES AND POWERS: 26.1 Termination of Contract by the Employer: If the Contractor shall become bankrupt or have a

receiver’s order made against him or shall present his petition in bankruptcy or shall make an arrangement in favour of his creditors or shall agree to carry out the Contract under a committee of inspection of his creditors or being a corporation shall go into liquidation other than a voluntary liquidation for the purpose of amalgamation or reconstruction or if the Contractor shall assign the Contract without the consent in writing of the Employer first



obtained or if the works under the Contract have been attached under an order of a court of Law for any default of the Contractor or if the Engineer shall certify in writing to the Employer that in his opinion the Contractor:

a) has abandoned the Contract, or, b) has failed to execute the work with due diligence or expedition, or, c) refuses or neglects to comply with any orders given to him in writing by the Engineer

in connection with the work, or, d) has contravened the provisions of the Contract including timely execution of the

Work, or, e) has failed to remove the materials/items from the Site or to pull down and replace the

work within fourteen (14) days after receiving from the Engineer written notice that the said materials/items or work have been condemned and rejected by the Engineer/Consultant, or,

f) is not executing the works in accordance with the Contract or is persistently or flagrantly neglecting to carryout his obligations under the Contract, or,

g) has to the detriment of good workmanship or in defiance of the Engineer's/Consultant’s instructions to the contrary sub-contracted or assigned any part of the Contract, or,

h) has contravened any safety regulation of the Employer in vogue from time to time, then the Employer, after giving fifteen (15) days notice in writing to the Contractor

may terminate the Contract at the risk and cost of the Contractor. After the expiry of the fifteen (15) days, the Engineer/Consultant shall then enter upon the Site and the Work and expel the Contractor therefrom, without releasing the Contractor from any of his obligations or liabilities under the Contract and without affecting the rights and powers conferred on the Employer or the Engineer by the Contract.

26.2 The termination of the Contract as stated above may be either for whole or part of the Contract

at the Employer's option. In the event of the Employer terminating the Contract in the whole or in part, he may procure, on such terms and in such manner as he deems appropriate, materials similar to those mentioned in the Contract to the extent possible or get the remaining erection, testing and commissioning of the work of the Contract so terminated executed by any other Contractor. The Contractor shall be liable to pay to the Employer any extra amount incurred or to be incurred by the Employer for procurement from alternative sources and for erection, testing and commissioning of the work by other agencies. Such recovery however shall not absolve the Contractor from his obligations under the Contract, to the extent it is not terminated.

The Employer or such other Contractor may use for such completion so much of the constructional plant, temporary works and materials which have been vested with the Employer under Clause No. 9.29 hereof on the site as he or they may think proper and Employer may at any time sell any of the said constructional plant, temporary works and unused materials and apply the proceeds of the sale in or towards the satisfaction of any sum due or which may become due to him from the Contractor under the Contract or from any other Contract between the Employer and the Contractor.

26.3 Valuation at the date of termination of Contract: The Engineer shall as soon as may be

practicable after any such entry and expulsion by the Employer fix and determine ex-party or by or after reference to the parties or after such investigation or enquiries as he may think fit to make or institute and shall certify what amount (if any) had at the time of such entry and expulsion been reasonably earned by or would reasonably accrue to the Contractor in respect of work then actually done by him under the Contract and what was the value of any unused or partially used materials, any Constructional plant and Temporary works which have been deemed to become the property of the Employer Under Clause No. 9.29 herein above upon the Site.



26.4 Payment after termination of Contract: If the Employer shall enter and expel the Contractor under this clause, he shall not be liable to pay to the Contractor any money on account of the Contract until the expiration of the DLP and thereafter until the costs of completion and maintenance, damages for delays in completion (if any) and all other expenses incurred by the Employer have been ascertained and the amount there of certified by the Engineer. The Contractor shall then be entitled to receive only such sum or sums (if any) as the Engineer may certify would have been due to him upon due completion by him after deducting the said amount. But if such amount shall exceed the sum which would have been payable to the Contractor the Contractor shall upon demand, pay to the Employer the amount of such excess and it shall be deemed a debt due by the Contractor to the Employer and shall be recoverable from any other Contract between the Contractor and the Employer or Employer’s subsidiary units/ Companies.

26.5 Urgent repairs: If by reason of any accident or failure or other event occurring to in or in

connection with the works or any part thereof, either during the execution of the works or during the period of the DLP, any remedial or other work or repair shall in the opinion of the Engineer, be urgently necessary and the Contractor is unable, unwilling at once to do such work or repair; the Employer may by own or other workmen do such work or repair as the Engineer may consider necessary. If the work or repair so done by the Employer is work which in the opinion of the Engineer the Contractor was liable to do at his own expense under the Contract, all costs and charges properly incurred by the Employer in so doing shall on demand be paid by the Contractor to the Employer or may be deducted by the Employer from any moneys due or which may become due to the Contractor under this Contract or any other Contract between the Contractor and the Employer or Employer's subsidiary units/Companies. Provided always that the Engineer shall as soon after the occurrence of any such emergency as may be reasonably practicable notify the Contractor thereof in writing.

26.6 Termination of Contact by the Contractor: If the Employer commits any act of Insolvency or

if the Employer shall be adjudged an insolvent or shall make an assignment or composition for the benefit of the greater part in number or amount of his creditors or shall have an order made against him or pass an effective resolution of winding up either compulsory or subject to the supervision of the court or voluntarily or if the official assignee of the Employer shall repudiate the Contract or if the official assignee or the liquidator in any such winding up shall be unable within 14 days after notice to him requiring him to do to show to the reasonable satisfaction of the Contractor that he is able to carry out and fulfill the Contract and to make all payments due and to become due there under and if the work be stopped for three months or more at a stretch under the order of the Engineer or by an injunction or other order of any court of law for reasons not attributable to the Contractor then and in any of the said cases the Contractor subject to provision contained in Clause 17.9 hereof shall be at liberty to determine the Contract by notice in writing to the Employer through the Engineer and he shall be entitled to recover from the Employer payment for all works executed and for any loss he may sustain upon any Plant or Materials supplied or purchased or prepared for the purpose of the Contract.

In arriving at the amount of such payment, the rates contained in the Contract shall be followed and where the same do not apply valuation shall be made in accordance with Clause 21.3 hereof.

Provided always the Employer shall not be liable for payment of any claims or losses arising on account of suspension or stoppage of work under force majeure circumstances beyond the sum payable for the work already executed.

27.0 FORCE MAJEURE: 27.1 If at any time during the continuance of the Contract, the performance in whole or in part by

either party or any obligations under the Contract shall be prevented or delayed by reason of any war, hostilities, act of public enemy, civil commotion, sabotage, fire, floods, explosions,



epidemics, quarantine restrictions and Acts of God (hereinafter referred to as 'Events') and provided notice of the happening of any of the above mentioned Events duly certified by Indian Chamber of Commerce is given by either party to the other within twenty-one (21) days from the date of occurrence thereof, the Employer shall have the right by reason of such Events to terminate the Contract without however, affecting the right to any claim for damages on the Contractor in respect of such non-performance or delay in performance. However, in the event of the Employer having agreed, the works under the Contract shall be resumed after such Events have come to an end/ceases to exist. Should one or both the parties be prevented from fulfilling their contractual obligations by a state of force majeure lasting continuously for a period of atleast six (6) months and the Employer not having terminated the Contract by that time, the two parties should consult each other regarding the further implementation of the Contract. If no mutually satisfactory arrangement is arrived at within a period of three (3) months from the expiry of six (6) months referred to above, the Contract shall be deemed to have expired at the end of the three (3) months referred to above. The above mentioned expiry of the Contract will imply that both the parties have obligations to reach an agreement regarding the winding up and financial settlement of the Contract.

27.2 The above mentioned Force Majeure Events shall not include constraints which could

prudently be foreseen like shortage of power, non-availability of raw materials, difficulties in making transport arrangements etc.

27.3 The above mentioned Force Majeure Events shall not also include similar events happening

in the works of the sub-Contractors / suppliers etc of the Contractor. 28. 0 SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES 28.1 Disputes to be finally determined by the Engineer: The decisions, Opinions, directions,

orders, certificates or valuation of the Engineer with respect to all or any part of the matters under Clauses 9.5 to 9.9, 9.11, 9.27, 15.2 (h), 17.1, 17.3.1, 17.5, 17.5.1, 17.6 to 17.9, 18.4, 18.5.1, 18.7, 18.9, 19.0, 20.0, 21.0, 22.2, 22.4, 25.5, 26.1, 26.3 to 26.5 & Special Conditions of Contract for the decision of which specific provisions have been made thereof (which matters herein referred to as “Excepted Matters”) shall be final and conclusive and binding on the parties hereto and shall be without appeal.

28.2 Settlement of Disputes by Arbitration: Except the matters covered under above Clause No.

28.1, all disputes and differences whatsoever arising between the parties out of or relating to the construction, meaning and operation or effect of this contract or the breach thereof shall be settled by Arbitration. Each party shall appoint its arbitrator, the two arbitrators so appointed shall appoint the third arbitrator who shall be the presiding arbitrator. The arbitration shall be governed by the provisions of Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 and the statutory modifications to the said Act. The award made in pursuance thereof shall be binding on the parties, provided that withholding of any of the certificate, decision, order, opinion, direction, valuation etc., by the Engineer for a period of more than six months shall be referable to Arbitration and shall not be barred as Excepted matter.

In case the Contractor is Government of India Undertaking any dispute between the Contractor and the Employer in respect of this Contract shall be settled in accordance with the procedure laid down from time to time by Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE)/ Government of India.

28.3 The further progress of any work under the contract shall unless otherwise directed by the

Engineer Continue during the Arbitration proceedings and no payment due or payable by the Employer shall be withheld on account of such proceedings. It shall not be open to Arbitrators to consider and decide whether or not such work shall continue during the Arbitration proceedings.



Provided further that no reference to Arbitration whether the final bill for the work has been passed or not shall be made later than 6 months from the date of satisfactory completion of the work under the contract.

28.4 No Interest shall be awarded by the Arbitrator in any Arbitration proceedings.

28.5 The Arbitration bench shall make a reasoned award.

28.6 The venue of Arbitration shall be at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. 29.0 NOTICES 29.1 Serving Notices on Contractor: Any notice to be given to the Contractor under the terms of the

Contract shall be considered duly served if the same shall have been delivered to, left for or posted by registered post to the Contractor’s Principal place of business (or in the event of the Contractor being a Company to or at its Registered office) or at the Site.

29.2 Serving Notices on Employer: Any notice to be given to the Employer under the terms of the

Contract shall be considered as duly served, if the same shall have been delivered to, left for or posted by Registered post to the Employer’s last known address.

_________________ __________________ CONTRACTOR EMPLOYER



APPENDIX-1 (Para 2.2 of Instructions to the Tenderer)

TO BE EXECUTED ON A STAMP PAPER OF VALUE NOT LESS THAN Rs.100.00 BOUGHT IN

THE NAME OF THE EXECUTING BANK. FORM OF BANK GUARANTEE

1. Name and address of the Bank: (Full Postal Add. & PIN code to be given) 2. Guarantee No._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Date _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. Limit of Liability _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Expiry Date _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4. * Tender Notice No. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Date _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5. ** Name of the work as given in the Tender _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______________________________________________________________________ To, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. Visakhapatnam Steel Plant Visakhapatnam- 530 031 (AP) Sub: Earnest Money Deposit

In consideration of M/s Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant having its registered office at Administrative Building, Visakhapatnam 530 031 (hereinafter called "the company") which expression shall unless repugnant to the subject or context includes his successors and assigns having agreed to exempt M/s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (hereinafter called "the Contractor/Supplier") from demand under the terms and conditions of the tender No.(*) ……….. Dt.. . . . . . . . issued by the Company for the work (**) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(hereinafter called the said "Document") from deposit of Earnest Money for the due fulfilment of the Contractor/Supplier of terms and Conditions contained in the said documents on production of a Bank Guarantee for Rs…………….(Rupees………….…………….. (Only).

1. We, the . . . . . . .Bank ( hereinafter referred to as "the said Bank")a Company under the

Companies Act, 1956 and having our Registered Office at . . . . do hereby undertake and agree to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company to the extent of Rs………………..……………..(Rupees…………………….……………..Only) against any loss or damage costs, charges and expenses caused to or suffered by or that may be caused or suffered by the Company by reasons of any breach or breaches by the Contractor/Supplier of any of the terms and conditions contained in the said documents and unconditionally pay the amount claimed by the company on demand and without demur to the extent aforesaid.

2. We, the .. .. .. .. Bank further agree that if the contractor/Supplier commits any breach of the

terms and conditions of the said documents in respect of which the contract or Supplier has been exempted from depositing the Earnest Money because of the guarantee furnished by the Bank to the Company and the Company has become entitled to forfeit the Earnest Money or any part thereof, the Bank hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees and undertakes to pay to the Company on demand and without demur the amount of the Earnest Money required to be furnished by the contractor/Supplier under the conditions of the said documents in respect of which the breach is committed to the extent of Rs………………..……………..(Rupees…………………….……………..Only).

3. We, the . . . . .. Bank further agree that the company shall be the sole judge of and as to

whether the Contractor/Supplier has committed any breach or breaches or any of the terms and conditions of the said documents and the extent of loss, damage, costs, charges and expenses caused to or suffered by or that may be caused to or suffered by the Company on account thereof to the extent of the Earnest Money required to be deposited by the Contractor/Supplier in respect of the said document and the decision of the company that the



Contractor/Supplier has committed such breach and as to the amount or amounts of loss, damage, costs, charges and expenses caused to or suffered by or that may be caused to or suffered by the Company shall be final and binding on us.

4. We, the said Bank further, agree that the guarantee herein contained shall remain in full force

and effect, until it is released by the Company provided always this guarantee shall in no event remain in force after the . . . . . .day of . . . . . without prejudice to the claims of the company arisen and demanded from or otherwise notified to us in writing on or before the said date which will be enforceable against us not withstanding that the same are enforced after the said date.

5. The Company shall have the fullest liberty without affecting in any way the liability of the Bank

under this guarantee or indemnity, from time to time to vary any of the terms and conditions of the said contract supply or to extend time of performance by the contractor/Supplier or to postpone for any time and from time to time any of the powers exercisable by it against the Contractor/Supplier and either to enforce or forbear from enforcing any of the terms and conditions governing the said document or securities available to the company and the said Bank shall not be released from its liability under these presents by any exercise of the company of the liberty with reference to the matters aforesaid or by reason of time being given to the Contractor/Supplier or any other forbearance act or omission on the part of the company or any indulgence by the Company to the contractor/supplier or of any other matter or thing whatsoever which under the law relating to sureties would but for these provision have the effect or so releasing the Bank from its liability.

6. It shall not be necessary for the company to proceed against the contractor/supplier before

proceeding against the Bank and the guarantee herein contained shall be enforceable against the Bank not withstanding any security which the company may have obtained or obtain from the contractor/supplier shall at the time when proceeding s are taken against the Bank hereunder be outstanding or unrealised.

7. We, the said Bank lastly undertake not to revoke this guarantee during its currency except

with the previous consent of the company in writing and agree that any change in the constitution of the company or the Contractor/ Supplier of the Bank shall not discharge our liability hereunder.

8. We …………………………(name of the bank) hereby agree that any claim due and arising

under this guarantee shall be enforceable against our bank’s branch at Visakhapatnam and they shall honour such demand in any case not later than next working day.

Place: . . . . . . . .. . Signature …………………. Date: . . . . . . . . . . Name ………………………. Note: Instructions to the Bank: Not to be reproduced in the Bond Paper 1. The following are to be filled up in the blank space indicated thus: (*) Tender No. of the tender (i.e.) No. of the covering letter of the tender of the Contractor. (**) Name of the Work as given in the Tender Notice. 2. All pages of Bank Guarantees shall have the rubber stamp and signature of the officer of the Bank. 3. All corrections shall be attested by Rubber Stamp and Stamp of the officer of Bank.



APPENDIX-2 (Para 3.1.1 of Instructions to the Tenderer)

FORM OF PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE BOND IN LIEU OF SECURITY DEPOSIT

This AGREEMENT is made this …………………………day of ………………,2005 between M/s ……………………………………, a company registered undr the Companies Act 1956, having its registered office at ………………………………………………….. (hereinafter called “The Contractor” which expression shall unless repugnant to the context or meaning thereof include its successors and assigns) of the first part AND the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, a company registered under the Companies Act1956 having its registered office at Administrative Building, Visakhapatnam-530 031 called “The Company” (which expression shall unless repugnant to the context or meaning thereof include its successors and assigns) of the second part.

WHEREAS the Contractor has interalia agreed with the company to execute the work ……………………………. On a comprehensive basis on the terms and conditions contained in the Contract No………. made between the Company and the Contractor.

AND WHEREAS the Contractor has to furnish a sum of Rs………………..……………..(Rupees…………………….……………..only), as Security for the due performance of the said Agreement.

AND WHEREAS the Company has agreed not to insist on such deposit of Rs………………..……………..(Rupees…………………….……………..only) from the Contractor as security but to accept this Performance Bond for the due performance of the said agreement by the Contractor on the terms & conditions herein contained.

It is now agreed by and between the parties hereto as follows: 1. In consideration of the company agreeing to waive the payment by the Contractor, Security

Deposit in accordance with the said agreement on the Contractor furnishing this indemnity, the Contractor hereby undertakes to indemnify the Company and keep the company indemnified from time to time to the extent of Rs………………..……………..(Rupees…………………….……………..only)being value of Security Deposit in accordance with the said agreement against any loss or damage caused to or suffered by the Company by reason of any breach or breaches on the Contractor’s part of any of the terms & conditions contained in the said agreement and in the event the Contractor shall make any default or defaults in carrying out any of the works under the said agreement or otherwise in the observance or performance of any of the terms & conditions relating thereto in accordance with the true intent and meaning thereof the Contractor shall forthwith on demand and without demur pay to the company such sum or sums not exceeding in total the said sum of Rs………………..……………..(Rupees…………………….……………..only) as may be claimed by the company as losses, damages, costs, charges or expenses by reason of such default or defaults on the Contractors’ part.

2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these presents or in the said agreement the

Company’s notice as to whether the contractor has made any default or defaults or the amount or amounts to which the Company is entitled by reason thereof will be binding on the Contractor for the purposes of this indemnity and the Contractor shall not be entitled to ask the Company to establish its claim or claims under this Indemnity but will pay the same or demand without any objection provided always the mutual rights under the said agreement shall not in any way be prejudiced by reason of such demand by the Company and payment by the Contractor under this indemnity and the claims under the said agreement shall be settled in accordance with the said agreement without prejudice to the Company’s rights to demand immediately under this indemnity and the Contractor’s liability to pay the same, but



any amount so paid by the Contractor being taken into consideration the settlement as per the said agreement.

3. This Indemnity shall continue and hold good until it is released by the Company in writing on

the Contractor’s application after the expiry of relative guarantee period of the said agreement and after the Contractor has discharged all his obligations under the said agreement and submitted a No Demand Certificate from the Engineer under the said agreement.

4. The company will have the fullest liberty from time to time to enforce or forbear to enforce any

of the terms & conditions of the said agreement and the Contractor shall not be released from his liability under this indemnity by the exercise of the Company’s liberty with reference to the matters aforesaid or by reason of any time being given to the Contractor or any forbearance, act or omission on the Company’s part or any indulgence by the Company to the Contractor or by any variations or modifications of the said agreement or any other act, matter or thing whatsoever on the Company’s part.

5. This indemnity and the powers and provisions herein contained are in addition to and not by

way of limitation or substitution for any other guarantee, indemnities hereto before given to the Company by the Contractor and this indemnity does not revoke or limit such indemnities or Guarantee.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed these presents the day the year first herein above written.

Signed by Shri……………………………….. on behalf of the Contractor.

In the presence of 1. 2.

Signed by Shri ……………………………….. (Name and Designation)

For and on behalf of RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LIMITED

In the presence of …………………………………………. 1. 2.



APPENDIX-3 (Para 3.0 to Instructions to the Tenderer)

BANK GUARANTEE FROM A SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANK

TO BE EXECUTED ON A STAMP PAPER OF VALUE NOT LESS THAN Rs.100.00 BOUGHT IN

THE NAME OF THE EXECUTING BANK. To M/s Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited Visakhapatnam Steel Plant VISAKHAPATNAM - 530 031 1. Name and Address of the Bank : 2. Bank Guarantee No. : 3. Date of Issue/with effect : 4. Date of Expiry : 5. Claim Period : 6. Limit of Liability : 7. Ref. Letter of Acceptance : and Date 8. For (Name of work) : SUBJECT: SECURITY DEPOSIT

In consideration of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, A Government Company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 having its registered Office at Administrative Building, Visakhapatnam - 530 031 (hereinafter called the Company) having agreed to accept the Security Deposit of Rs………………..……………..(Rupees…………………….…………….. (Only). M/s ________________________________ (hereinafter called the Contractor) under the terms and conditions of the Letter of Acceptance No:_________________________________________________ dated _____________ for (Name of the work)_____ _____________________________________________________________________________on a comprehensive basis and as per your Letter of Acceptance dated ____________ (hereinafter referred to as "the said Contract" which expression shall in case of execution of any formal agreement between you and the Contractor shall and include the said agreement) covered under the said agreement as a Guarantee for the security of materials under the custody of the Contractor in terms of the said tender as also for the due fulfilment of all the terms and conditions contained in the said agreement on furnishing of a Bank Guarantee for Rs………………..……………..(Rupees…………………….…………….. (Only). We, __________________________________ _________________________________ (Name of the Bank) (hereinafter referred as the said Bank) hereby covenant and agree with you as under:

1. We undertake to indemnify you and keep you indemnified from any loss or damage from time

to time to the extent of Rs………………..……………..(Rupees…………………….…………….. (Only) caused to or suffered by you or that may be caused to or suffered by you by reason of any breach or breaches on the part of the Contractor of any of the terms and conditions contained in the said agreement and in the event the Contractor shall make any defaults in carrying out any of the works under the said agreement or otherwise in the observance and performance of any of the terms and conditions relating thereto, we shall forthwith without any protest or demur pay to you such sum or sums not exceeding in total the said sum of Rs………………..……………..(Rupees…………………….…………….. (Only) as may be claimed by you as your losses and/or damages, costs, charges, or expenses by reason of such default/defaults on the part of the contractor.



2. Not withstanding anything to the contrary, your notice as to whether the Contractor has made

any such default or defaults and the amount or amounts to which you are entitled by reason thereof will be binding on us and we shall not be entitled to ask you to establish your claim under this Guarantee but will pay the same on demand without any objection.

3. The Company shall have the fullest liberty to claim payment of the amount or amounts from

time to time under this Guarantee, subject to a ceiling limit of Rs………………..……………..(Rupees…………………….…………….. (Only) as referred to above and this Guarantee shall not become invalid or infructuous because of the partial demand made by the Company upon us for payment under the circumstances stipulated hereinabove and this guarantee shall hold good in favour of the Company to the extent of the balance amount covered under this Guarantee.

4. This Guarantee shall continue and hold good until it is released by you on the application by

the Contractor after expiry of the relative Guarantee period of the said contract and after the Contractor had discharged all its obligations under the said contract and produced a certificate of the due completion of the work under the said contract and submitted a No Demand Certificate.

Should it be necessary to extend this guarantee beyond the said date on account of any extension of time being granted by you to the contractor in respect of completion of the works in the said contract or otherwise we undertake to extend the period of this Guarantee and confirm you in writing, the extension of time, on your request till such time as may be required.

5. You will have the fullest liberty without our consent and without affecting this guarantee from

time to time to vary any of the terms and conditions of the said agreement or extend time of performance of the Contractor or to postpone for any time or from to time any of your rights or powers against the Contractor and either to enforce of forebear to enforce any of the terms and conditions of the said contract and we shall not be released from our liability under this Guarantee by the exercise of your liberty with reference to matters aforesaid or by reason of any time being given to the Contractor or any other forbearance, act or omission on your part, or any indulgence by you to the Contractor or by any variation or modification of the said contract/or any other act, matter or thing whatsoever which under law relating to sureties would but for the provisions hereto have the effect of so releasing us from our liability herein PROVIDED ALWAYS NOTHING herein contained will enlarge our liability beyond the limit of Rs………………..……………..(Rupees…………………….…………….. (Only) as aforesaid or extended the period of the Guarantee beyond the said day of _______________ unless expressly agreed to by us in writing.

6. This Guarantee shall not in any way be affected by your taking or varying or giving up any

securities from the Contractor or any other person, firm or company on its behalf or by the winding up, dissolution, insolvency, re-construction or death as the case may be of the Contractor.

7. In order to give full effect to the guarantee herein contained you shall be entitled to act as if

we were your principal debtors in respect of all your claims against the Contractor hereby guaranteed by us as aforesaid and we hereby expressly waive all our rights of suretyship and other rights, if any, which are in any way inconsistent with the above or any other provisions of this guarantee.

8. Subject to the maximum limit of our liability as aforesaid this Guarantee will cover all your

claim or claims against the Contractor from time to time arising out of or in relation to the said contract and in respect of which your demand or notice in writing is received by us.



9. This Guarantee and the powers and provisions herein contained are in addition to and not by way of limitation of or substitution of any other guarantee or guarantees thereto given to you by us (whether jointly with other or alone) and now existing uncancelled and that this guarantee is not intended to and shall not revoke or limit such guarantee or guarantees.

10. This guarantee shall not be affected by any change in the constitution of the Contractor or us

nor shall it be affected by any change in your constitution or by any amalgamation or absorption or reconstruction thereof or therewith but will ensure for and be available to and enforceable by the absorbing or amalgamated, reconstructed company or concerned.

11. This guarantee during its currency shall not be revocable by us except with your previous

consent in writing. 12. It shall not be necessary for you to proceed against the contractor before proceeding against

us and the guarantee herein contained shall be enforceable against us, notwithstanding any security which you may have obtained or obtain from contractor at any time or when proceedings are taken against us hereunder be outstanding or un-realised.

13. We …………………………(mention the name of the bank) hereby agree that any claim due

and arising under this guarantee shall be enforceable against our Bank’s Branch (mentioning the name & address of the branch) at Visakhapatnam and they shall honour such demand immediately in any case not later than next working day.

DATED THE __________________DAY OF __________________ TWO THOUSAND ………….



VOID APPENDIX-4

(Para 3.1.1 of Instructions to the Tenderer)

INDEMNITY BOND IN LIEU OF BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE

THIS APPENDIX STANDS DELETED



APPENDIX-5 (Para 5 (f) Instructions to the Tenderer)

DETAILS OF JOBS UNDERTAKEN (ON-HAND AND COMPLETED) Sl No.

Full Particulars of similar work carried out by the Tenderer

Amount of work

Completion time as stated in tender

Actual completion time and year of execution

Name & complete postal address of authorities for whom work was carried out with Telephone no., Mobile No., Email and Fax. No. if any

A. Work executed in the Name of Tenderer: B. Work executed by tenderer not in the name of the Tenderer but in a different name or in a

different partnership or as subcontractor to a principal Contractor. ___________________________________________________________________ NB:1. A separate sheet may, if required, be used for giving the details in the proforma mentioned

above. The sheet shall be duly signed and stitched to the tender. 2. Completion Certificate to be enclosed



APPENDIX-6 (Para 5 (g) of Instructions to the Tenderer)

Schedule of Constructional plant and Equipment required for Construction, Execution. Completion and Maintenance works with details of each to be employed by the Tenderer for the contract. Sl. No Description Details Approximate date when it

will be employed at site Period of retention at site

___________________________________________________________________ NB: A separate sheet may, if required, be used for giving the details in the proforma mentioned

above. The sheet shall be duly signed and stitched to the tender.



APPENDIX-7 (Ref. Para17.1 of Instructions to the Tenderer)

FORMAT FOR e-PAYMENT

BANK ACCOUNT DATA FOR e-PAYMENT

1. Option : EFT/Direct Credit 2. Name & type of A/c : (30 characters, alpha Numeric, Space

permitted) 3. Account Number : (15 characters, Alpha Numeric) 4. Account type : (Numeric codes shown below) 10 Savings Bank SB 11 Current Account CA 13 Cash Credit CC 14 Loan Account LA 5. Bank Name : 3-Digit MICR Code: 6. Branch Name : 3-Digit MICR Code: 7. City : 3-Digit MICR Code:

Signature of the Tenderer Name:

Desgn:

Seal: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CERTIFICATE

Certified that the above particulars are matching with our records in respect of the above firm.

Sd/-………………… Authorised signatory of the Bank

Bank Seal

Note: Details of EFT/Direct Credit are at overleaf.



DETAILS OF EFT/DIRECT CREDIT

EFT System: Under this system Banks offer their customers money transfer service from account of any bank branch to any other Bank Branch. The EFT system presently covers all the branches of about 77 banks located at 15 centres indicated below, where clearing houses are managed by RBI ie., 1) New Delhi 2) Chandigarh 3) Kanpur 4) Jaipur 5) Ahmedabad 6) Mumbai 7) Nagpur 8) Hyderabad 9) Bangalore 10) Chennai 11) Trivendrum 12) Kolkata 13) Bhubaneswar 14) Guwahati 15) Patna. Direct Credit: Contractors opting for this system may open Bank Accounts with any one of the following banks: a) State Bank of India - Steel Plant Branch b) Canara Bank - Steel Plant Branch c) Bank of Baroda - Steel Plant Branch d) State Bank of Hyderabad - Steel Plant Township Branch e) Andhra Bank - Steel Plant Township Branch f) UCO Bank - Steel Plant Township Branch g) IDBI - Visakhapatnam Branch



Appendix – 8 (Ref. Clause No. 4.0 of Instructions to the Tenderer)

Bill of Quantities

Item No.

(i)

Description

(ii)

Unit

(iii)

Quantity

(iv)

Rate including all

taxes and duties

(v)

Total Price

(vi)=(iv)*(v)

CENVAT for ED

included in the Total

Price

(vii)

APVAT amount included

in the Total Price (viii)

1 2 3 4 Total

Total Contract Price (in words)……………………………………………………………………. Summary: Rs. a) Total Price as per BOQ …………………………………………. b) CENVAT for ED included in total price …………………………………………. c) CENVAT for Service Tax included in

total price …………………………………………. d) ITC on APVAT (refer table below)

included in contract price ………………………………………….. ______________________________

e) Total price net of CENVAT and ITC on APVAT [a- (b+c+d)] (to be considered for Tender evaluation) ………………………..……………….. ______________________________ Table indicating details of Input Tax Credit (ITC) on APVAT.

% of APVAT APVAT amount indicated in the BOQ

Rate of entitlement of ITC

for VSP Amount of ITC

4% 1.61%

12.50% 10.11%

Total amount of ITC : [Ref. (c) above]

………….………………..

Signature of the Contractor Note:- 1. In case of Percentage Tender, Tenderer shall fill up the Column .No.(vii) for CENVAT amount included in the total price and the Column .No.(viii) for APVAT amount included in the total price. 2. Tenderer shall indicate the amounts against items a,b,c,d of the Summary and fill up the “Amount of ITC” against 4% and 12.5% in the Table given below the Summary.



SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT

FOR

STRUCTURAL & CLADDING WORKS (VSP-SCC-STRL)

REVISED JANUARY 2008

PROJECTS DIVISION RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LIMITED VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT

A-BLOCK, PROJECT OFFICE VISAKHAPATNAM-530 031

ANDHRA PRADESH INDIA

Telephone: +91- 891- 2518277, Fax:+91- 891- 2518764 +91- 891- 2518429



VISAKHAPATNAM

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT FOR STRUCTURAL & CLADDING WORKS

INDEX

CLAUSE SUBJECT

1.0 GENERAL

2.0 COVERAGE OF CONTRACT/SCOPE OF WORK

3.0 PLACE OF FABRICATION

4.0 MARKING

5.0 CHANGE OF SECTIONS AND SPLICING JOINTS

6.0 CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT BY THE EMPLOYER

7.0 SITE ORDER BOOK

8.0 VARIATION IN QUANTITIES

9.0 CONDITIONS FOR SUPPLY OF MATERIALS

10.0 CONDITIONS FOR TAKING OUT THE MATERIALS ISSUED BY THE EMPLOYER

11.0 DELIVERY OF FABRICATED STRUCTURES

12.0 SUPPLY OF MATERIALS BY CONTRACTORS

13.0 ACCOUNTING OF STEEL

14.0 ACCEPTANCE OF WORK

15.0 PRICE VARIATION

16.0 ON ACCOUNT BILLS

17.0 FINAL BILL

18.0 TERMS OF PAYMENTS

19.0 DELETED

20.0 DRAWING

21.0 EXCEPTED MATTER

____________________________________________________________________ VSP-SCC-STRUCTURAL (Revised) Page 1 of 30 January, 2008



SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT FOR

STRUCTURAL STEEL AND CLADDING WORKS

1.0 GENERAL:

1.1 The Special Conditions of Contract shall be read in conjunction with the Instructions to the Tenderer, General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works (VSP-NTK-03), Specifications, Preamble to Bill of Quantities, Bill of Quantities, Drawings and / or other supplementary documents detailing the Work.

2.0 COVERAGE OF CONTRACT / SCOPE OF WORK:

2.1 The Scope of Work under this Contract shall cover the Work complete in all respects all as per Drawings, Specifications and Instructions and any other details to be furnished from time to time and as broadly indicated in the Bill of Quantities.

2.2 The Contract for the Work is a complete one including all materials (excluding free issue materials as indicated in Annexure-1 of Special Conditions of Contract), labour and workmanship with the Contractor’s overhead and profit, including all temporary works and the provisions and use of construction/fabrication/erection equipment, consumables, tools, tackles etc. It will be Contractor's responsibility to do all the works and incidentals, for quality execution and handing over to the Employer, the completed Work according to the Drawings, Specification and instructions of the Engineer/Consultants at Contractor’s cost, except where it is expressly provided that the cost will be borne by the Employer. Except where it is expressly provided that the cost will be borne by the Employer, the various obligations of the Contractor under the Contract shall be at the cost of the Contractor.

3.0 PLACE OF FABRICATION:

3.1 All fabrication works shall be done at the Site/ Fabrication Yard and no material issued for the Work shall be taken out of the Plant area without the written permission of the Engineer. The expenditure at all stages on account of loading/unloading transportation and other miscellaneous expenses and losses and damages for all materials, including all other expenses till the erection work has been completed and accepted shall be borne by the Contractor, the unit rates shall be deemed to be inclusive of all such expenses and no extra shall be payable on any account in this regard.

3.2 The successful Tenderer shall be responsible for obtaining necessary clearance and approval from Statutory Governmental Authorities for carrying out any fabrication work at Site.

4.0 MARKING:

4.1 Besides fabrication markings for the Site connections, Drawing nos. etc. every fabricated piece shall be prominently marked to enable the member to be identified and isolated easily. Details of the marking to be adopted shall be intimated from time to time by the Engineer/Consultant.

4.2 These markings shall be in alpha-numerical, painted in distinguishing color and should be big enough in the space available, in the structures.


RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LIMITED ____________________________________________________________________ 5.0 CHANGE OF SECTIONS & SPLICING JOINTS:

5.1 At the time of actual fabrication of the structures it may so happen that the required sections as shown in the approved fabrication Drawings may not be available and as a, result it becomes necessary to use alternative available sections either lower or higher size or any other available sections with the prior approval of the Engineer/Consultant with all necessary changes in the Drawings. The weight of the structures to be paid shall be calculated based on the actual sections used including change of section from rolled section to built up section for fabrication, erection and painting and paid at the Contract rates. The Contractor shall not be paid any extra over the Contract rates on account of such change in sections. The rates quoted by the Contractor shall be deemed to cover for all such contingencies.

However, in case of change of specification from Mild Steel (IS: 2062) to High/Medium Tensile Steel (Fe-540 WHT as per IS-961, SAILMA-350 HYA; SAILMA-410 HYA etc.) for a particular element in a structure which may require the use of special electrodes suitable for higher grade of Steel, the payment under relevant item of BOQ for the use of Low Alloy Steel shall be limited to the weight of that element of higher grade only.

5.2 The Employer shall endeavor to issue Raw Steel materials to the extent possible, in different standard available rolled sizes/lengths. However, at the time of actual fabrication of different structures it may so happen that it becomes necessary to provide butt welded joint/joints (including full strength butt joints) and specific joints to make the required size of the individual member. The Engineer/Consultant shall have the right to direct the Contractor to utilize the cut pieces by providing butt welding or splicing to ensure judicious usage of Steel materials.

The weight of the splice plates/section actually provided shall be taken into account while calculating the total weight of the structure. The Contractor shall not be paid any extra over the Contract rates on account of such change/butt welded joint/joints (including full strength butt joints) and splice joints but shall be paid for at the Contract rates only. The rates quoted by the Contractor shall be deemed to cover for all such contingencies.

6.0 CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT BY THE EMPLOYER:

6.1 Subject to availability, the Employer may provide some of the heavy equipment on hire basis to the Contractor terms and conditions given in Annexure- 2. However, it shall be understood that the Employer is neither bound to with such equipment nor liable for any delays losses for not providing or delay in providing such equipment.

7.0 SITE ORDER BOOK:

7.1 A Site order book shall be kept at the Site of Work under the custody of the Contractor. Any specific order and instructions to be issued to the Contractor will be recorded in this book by the Engineer or his representative or Consultant. Each page of the book will be numbered and initialed by the Engineer or his representative or Consultant. The book shall always be kept at the Site of Work. The Contractor shall sign all orders in token of his having seen and noted the same. The order book will be property of the Employer.

8.0 VARIATION IN QUANTITIES:

Quantities against individual items shall be subject to wide variation without any limit. As such the agencies are required to quote self-sustaining, and reasonable rates against each item. No claim on account of wide variation of the quantities of individual items will be accepted. However, the rate in the agreement shall be valid up to plus or minus 30% of the awarded value as mentioned in LOA. No change in the unit rates or



any claim on account of variation up to plus or minus 30% of the awarded value as mentioned in LOA will be admissible. Rates for quantity variation beyond this limit shall be mutually discussed and agreed to.

9.0 CONDITIONS FOR SUPPLY OF MATERIALS:

9.1 The Employer shall arrange to issue materials for the permanent works only as listed out at Annexure-1 to the Special Conditions of the Contract free of cost, subject to provisions in the subsequent clauses hereunder. Non-supply/delays, if any, in respect of supply of committed materials by the Employer will not form the basis of any right or claim whatsoever by the Contractor except for cost of such material on actual basis if procured by the Contractor with the permission of Employer. All other materials including for temporary and enabling works which are required for completion of the subject Work shall be arranged by the Contractor at his own cost.

9.2 The Contractor shall render full account of the materials issued by the Employer after completion of Work or on termination of Contract, failing which recovery (ref. Clause No 13.3 herein below) shall be made from the Bills of the Contractor or any other dues related to this Contract or from any other Contracts entered into with the Employer or elsewhere.

9.3 The Contractor shall at his own cost, take delivery of the materials from the place of issue and the Contractor's quoted rates shall be deemed to include all charges for taking delivery, loading, transporting, unloading, handling, stacking and storage including subsequent handling as required of all materials issued to him by the Employer from the place of issue.

The Contractor shall arrange at his cost required lifting devices along with tools & tackles.

9.4 All the materials issued by the Employer shall remain the absolute property of the

Employer and at all times shall be open for inspection by the Employer/Engineer/ Consultant. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for watching and guarding of the materials. The Employer/Engineer/ Consultant shall be free to make any surprise check of the Contractor's stores to verify the stock of Employer's materials. The responsibility in case of any loss, damage or theft to these materials after they have been issued to the Contractor shall rest entirely with the Contractor. These materials shall not be removed from the Site/shop by the Contractor due to any reason whatsoever without the written permission of the Employer / Engineer.

9.5 The Contractor shall keep the Engineer/ Consultant informed regarding his

requirements of materials to be supplied by the Employer. He shall also submit every month to the Engineer/Consultant in writing three (3) months requirement of item-wise/ section wise materials in the Employer's prescribed pro-forma, indicating quantities and the details/calculations based on Drawings.

9.6 The Contractor shall keep proper account of the materials supplied to him by the

Employer and shall submit monthly reconciliation statements to the Engineer/Consultant showing the materials received and consumed and the balance stock (section-wise/ materials issued) lying in his custody in Site/Sites.

9.7 Where the Contract is terminated, the Contractor shall arrange at his own cost to

return all balance materials issued to him by the Employer with proper statements at Employer's stores/yard or any other place as directed by Engineer /Consultant.

9.8 The Employer / Engineer / Consultant reserves the right for inter-transfer of materials

issued by the Employer from one Contractor to the other Contractor if it becomes necessary during the course of execution of Work and the Contractor shall not have any objection to such arrangement. Such transfer of materials shall be regularised by issue of materials Return Note (RN) and Stores Issue Note (SIN).


RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LIMITED ____________________________________________________________________ 10.0 CONDITIONS FOR TAKING OUT THE MATERIALS ISSUED BY THE EMPLOYER:

10.1 Generally all fabrication works shall be done at the allotted area by the Engineer within the Plant premises only. However, in special circumstances, items requiring specialized job for which facilities are not available/are not sufficiently available, the Engineer may allow for fabrication of such items outside the Plant premises. The fabrication outside the Plant premises shall be undertaken by the Contractor only with the specific written approval of the Engineer. Under such circumstances, the Contractor will be required to submit a Bank Guarantee in the prescribed format for equivalent amount of the materials to be taken out by him or as may be issued to him directly from the suppliers complying with all other requirements related to such activities. The BG shall be valid for three (3) months beyond the Contract completion period or extension thereof. The Contractor shall not divert or convert any such materials for their own use or for any other use unconnected with the Work entrusted.

10.2 The Contractor shall bear all the expenditure at all stages on account of loading, unloading, transportation and other miscellaneous expenses, losses and damages for all materials up-to is fabrication yard/shop and thereafter to the erection site including all other expenses till the erection works has been completed and handed over to the Engineer. His unit rates shall be inclusive of all such incidental expenses and no extra shall be payable on any account in this regard.

10.3 Irrespective of whether the fabrication is done within the plant premises or outside the plant premises, the unit rates quoted by the Contractor shall be same.

11.0 DELIVERY OF FABRICATED MATERIALS:

11.1 The Contractor shall at his own cost arrange to load and transport the fabricated and inspected materials, including unloading and stacking the same at the assigned storage yard / place of erection. He shall, also provide latching and other safety measures wherever required to ensure that the loaded materials do not get damaged or dislodged while in transit.

11.2 The Contractor shall prepare proper challans for each consignment dispatched from the fabrication yard giving the mark numbers and number of pieces loaded along with their approximate weights and submit the same to the Engineer/Consultant for his necessary information.

11.3 Fabricated materials from fabrication shop/storage yard shall be brought to erection site by Contractor as per sequence of erection and as per the program agreed by Engineer/Consultant.

12.0 SUPPLY OF MATERIALS BY CONTRACTOR:

12.1 All other materials (including service materials) other than the materials specified in Annexure - 1 conforming to the relevant specifications shall be arranged and procured by the Contractor at his own cost. All such service materials shall be subject to inspection and approval by the Engineer/Consultant from time to time and the Contractor shall provide all facilities for its inspection at free of cost. The Engineer will have liberty to reject such materials if it does not conform to the specification and no claims for compensation on this account shall be entertained.

13.0 ACCOUNTING OF STEEL:

13.1 Issue of Steel Material: - Steel materials shall be issued in conventional standard length/ sizes/coils as available with the Employer on the actual weighment basis. If for any reason attributable to Employer such as non-function of weigh bridges etc, Steel materials may be issued to the Contractor on measurement basis for which



Employer’s discretion is final. The weight of steel materials for such issues shall be arrived on the basis of sectional weights of materials as per the Annexure - 3.

13.2 Consumption of steel:- Actual consumption of steel shall be worked out on the basis of “As made Bill of Materials” duly checked and certified by Engineer/Consultant. In addition, the quantity of packing plates used for leveling and alignment of structures as certified by the Engineer/Consultant shall be considered for steel accounting only and no fabrication and erection charges are payable.

13.3 Accounting of Steel and Return of Surplus Material:

13.3.1 Contractor shall properly account for total raw Steel materials issued by the Employer. All surplus Steel materials in full sizes and in cut-pieces/ scrap shall be properly sorted out and stacked separately by Contractor and returned to Employers Stores/Yard or as directed by the Engineer / Consultant. As regards the quality/conditions of materials returned, the decision of Engineer/Consultant shall be final, binding and conclusive. Return of surplus Steel materials including cut-pieces/scrap to Employer's stores from Contractor's sites/yards shall be done by the Contractor at his own cost. In the event of refusal or delay by the Contractor to do so, the Engineer shall have the right to arrange the same at his discretion and the cost so incurred shall be recovered from Contractor.

13.3.2 Steel materials of following sizes are to be considered as full size and return of such Steel materials by the Contractor to the Employer’s stores, treated as surplus Steel materials returned.

a) The plates of 5 mm. to 10mm thick having a width of 500 mm and above and in lengths of 3000 mm and above.

b) The plates of 12 mm thick and above with a minimum width of 800 mm and above and with a minimum length of 3000 mm and above.

c) The chequered plates with a minimum width of 450 mm and above and in lengths of 3000 mm and above.

d) Rolled joists, channels and angles having lengths of 5500 mm and above.

e) Rounds, rails and flats having lengths of 5500 mm and above

f) The sheets up to 5 mm thick having width of 250 mm and above and in lengths of 2000 mm and above.

The plates are to be returned to stores in rectangular/straight shape with the above stipulated minimum sizes The irregular shape, if any, are to be trimmed suitably by the Contractor at his own cost. Steel materials returned other than of the above sizes shall be considered as cut – pieces / scrap.

All such surplus Steel material is to be returned by the Contractor duly marked (size, Specification etc.)

13.3.3 The total quantity of Steel material issued shall be accounted for and the permissible wastage on admissible quantity worked out as per Clause No. 13.2 shall be follows:-

a) Invisible/ irrecoverable wastage will be considered as 2%.

b) Permissible wastage by way of return of cut pieces / scrap will be up to 6%.

The total quantity of Steel material consumed worked out as per Clause No.13.2 plus surplus Steel material returned / accounted plus permissible wastage up to 8% both recoverable and irrecoverable as above shall be equal to the total quantity of steel issued by the Employer. Any shortage of Steel material after accounting as above shall be treated as unaccounted steel.



The recovery charges for unaccounted Steel material shall be as per Clause No. 13.3.4. For the scrap returned in excess of 6% of permissible recoverable wastage, credit shall be given as per Claus No. 13.3.4.

13.3.4 For all unaccounted steel material worked out as per Clause No. 13.3.3 the Contractor shall be charged at the rate of Rs.--------------------- (Rupees.----------------------------------------------------) per ton for Structural Steel. For the scrap returned in excess of 6% of the permissible recoverable wastage, credit shall be given at the rate of Rs. (Rs. ----------------------------) per ton.

13.3.5 Issue and consumption of steel shall be as per Clause No. 13.1 and 13.2. No claim on account of any variation in weight on account of rolling tolerances shall be entertained and Contractor’s quoted rate shall take in to account this Contingency.

14.0 ACCEPTANCE OF WORK:

14.1 Acceptance of erected steel structures will be either after the completion of erection at the whole building or in blocks, intermediate acceptance certificate on embedded work is to be taken in the following cases:

14.1.1 Supports for steel structures and also embedded parts.

14.1.2 Steel structures which are to be covered in the process of carrying out further work.

14.2 The following documents shall be available for Final Acceptance of the erected steel structures by the Engineer/Consultant.

14.2.1 Documents of approved deviations from the design, if any.

14.2.2 Documents of acceptance of embedded / concealed work.

14.2.3 Documents (certificate etc.) confirming the quality of electrodes etc. used in erection

14.2.4 Documents on tests carried out on steel structures (if the tests are provided for in the design of construction or by special technical specification).

14.2.5 Date and results of geodetic measurements while checking the erection of structures.

14.2.6 List of certificates of welders who carried out welding during erection.

14.2.7 Any other connected document as required by the Engineer.

15.0 PRICE VARIATION:

15.1 The price variation on accepted rates of the Bill of Quantities will be permissible to the extent given in Annexure-4 enclosed. The rates quoted by the Tenderer shall be inclusive of all taxes, levies, duties, etc., prevailing on the last date of submission of the tender or the revision of prices, whichever is later. For the purpose of reimbursement of variation in duties or taxes, the difference between the duties, taxes etc. as prevailing on the date of supply / rendering of service within the Contractual delivery schedule and those prevailing as on the last date of submission of the tender or the revision in prices whichever is later shall be considered (Ref. Cl. 23.6 of VSP-NTK-03).

15.2 During tenure of the Contract, if any new taxes, duties/levies etc., are imposed or tax rates undergo changes as notified by the Govt., and become applicable to the subject works, the same shall be reimbursed by the Employer on production of documentary evidence in respect of payment of the same. Benefits accruing to the Contractor on account of withdrawal/reduction in any existing taxes and duties, the same shall be passed on to the Employer.


RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LIMITED ____________________________________________________________________ 15.2.1 The total amount of CENVAT (ED/CVD/SAD if any, and Service Tax including

Educational Cess and Secondary & Higher Education Cess thereon) and APVAT indicated in the respective column of price schedule of the tender will be binding on the contractor for furnishing required documents to facilitate the Employer to avail CENVAT and ITC Credit. Further, the item-wise CENVAT and ITC amounts shall be adjusted in proportion to the quantity of work executed as per Clause Non. 23.8.6 of GCC for construction works (i.e. VSP-NTK-03) and the total of such adjusted item-wise amount for CENVAT and ITC respectively shall be taken as binding on the contractor i.e. the amount indicated item-wise on CENVAT and ITC on APVAT may vary but the total amount indicated in the tender is binding on the contractor with adjustment on account of quantity variation during execution.

15.3 The variations due to 15.1 and 15.2 above shall not be permissible during the

extended period of contract, if the delay is attributable to the Contractor. 16.0 ON ACCOUNT BILLS: 16.1 Payment of all works done by the Contractor shall be made on the basis of the

measurements recorded in the measurement sheets in the pro-forma prescribed by the Engineer/Consultant. The Contractor shall submit along with each Bill the following documents: a) Certificate complying statutory obligations of Labour Rules (Pro-forma enclosed at Annexure - 5)

b) Copies of the Labour License and Insurance Policies.

c) Copies of the proof of payment of Provident Fund and Certified monthly

Wage Sheets.

d) Detailed measurement sheets and Bill forms.

e) Unstamped acknowledgments for the materials received from Employer. f) Materials issue statements along with copies of stores issue notes and safe

custody certificate indicating that the materials are in good condition, material consumption statements and material reconciliation statements based on working drawings.

g) Royalty/Seigniorage statements along with proof of payment of the Royalty /

Seigniorage to Mines Department for the minor minerals consumed in the works.

The Contractor shall submit the Bill to Engineer/Consultant once in a month for the work done, unit wise, in the prescribed pro-forma in six (6) copies with the above documents based on measurements as accepted by the Engineer or his authorised representative or Consultant. If the Contractor fails to submit any of the documents mentioned above along with the Bill, then the Engineer/ Consultant will return the Bill. Employer will not be liable to pay any amount under the said Bill and the Contractor shall re-submit the same along with all the documents mentioned above for payment.

The Employer shall release the payment to the Contractor on the fifteenth (15th) day on receipt of Bill along with relevant documents complete in all respects as certified by Engineer/Consultant. If the fifteenth (15th) day falls on a holiday or off day, the payment shall be made on the next working day. However, no interest shall be paid for any delay in payment of “On-Account-Bills.”

All “On-Account” payments shall be regarded as advance payments to be finally adjusted against the “Final Bill” payment.


RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LIMITED ____________________________________________________________________ 16.2 In respect of foundations/floors where connected works are to be carried out by the

Contractor for enabling the other agencies to take the erection work, the Engineer reserves the right to withhold up to Ten per cent (10%) of the amount due unless the connected works are completed to hand-over the foundation/floors for the purpose of erection to other Agencies. In respect of works relating to basement, tunnels and electrical rooms, the Engineer reserve the right to withhold up to Ten per cent (10%) of the amount due in case the fronts are not handed over to the erection Agencies.

16.3 If any part of the Contractor’s work necessitates proper reception of the work by

another Agency, the later shall inspect and report to the Engineer /Consultant defects if any, in such work that render it unsuitable for such proper reception. If the said defect is found to be due to use of materials or workmanship not in accordance to the Contract, the Engineer/ Consultant shall be entitled to employ and pay other Agency to carry out the dismantling and proper re- execution of such work and all expenses consequent thereof or incidental thereto shall be borne by the Contractor and shall be recoverable from any money due or which may become due to the Contractor.

16.4 The Contractor has to submit his Bill in the prescribed format to meet the requirement

of Computerised Bill payment system of the Employer. The Contractor shall also arrange data entry to suit the Employer/System at his own cost.

17.0 FINAL BILL: 17.1 The Final 5% payment of total contract value shall be released only after certification

by the Engineer/Consultant of satisfactory performance and completion of the Contract in all respects and on an absolute “No Demand Certificate” in the prescribed form and upon return in good conditions of any documents, drawings, samples, or other property belonging to the Employer returnable as per Contract and on compliance of all other clearances or requirements as per this Contract on 90th day from the date of submission of final bill along with all supporting documents complete in all respects.

In order to expedite finalisation of Contract the Contractor will submit pre-final bill with final measurements, materials reconciliation, completion drawings, etc., within one (1) month subject to the Contractor satisfying all requirements as per Contract. The payments if any, shall be released on 60th day from date of submission of pre-final bill with all the supporting documents in all respects. In case of minus Bill, recovery will be effected from other dues.

17.2 The following documents shall be submitted along with the Final Bill:

1. Check list for Final Bill (Proforma enclosed at Annexure -6).

2. Final measurement sheets, balance Inspection Certificates, Challans and “Approved Abstract Bill of Materials” (ABOM) along with the Final Bill in Final Bill form.

3. Unstamped acknowledgments for the materials received from the Employer.

4. Materials issue statements along with copies of Stores Issue Notes.

5. Material consumption statements on the basis of “As made Bill of materials”.

6. Hire charges for the equipment issued by the Employer.

7. Material reconciliation statements.

8. Material return statements along with copies of the Stores Return Notes.

9. No claim certificate by the Contractor (on letter head of the Contractor).



10. All the documents necessary in proof of compliance of Labour Laws including payment of Wages, P.F. etc., for obtaining No objection certificate from the Contract Labour Cell (Personnel Department of Employer).

11. Royalty/Seigniorage statements, if any along with proof of payment of the

charges to Mines Department for the minor minerals consumed in the works.

If the Contractor fails to submit any of the documents mentioned above along with the Bill, then the Engineer/ Consultant will return the Bill. Employer will not be liable to pay any amount under the said Bill and the Contractor shall re-submit the same along with all the documents mentioned above for payment.

17.3 The Engineer or his representatives/Consultants or any Government Authority with the permission of the Engineer shall reopen the work, examine the work or material and get tested the materials or work at any time and apply any deduction of amount as deemed fit for non-conforming to the requirements as per specifications and other document of the Contract. Release of any payment earlier will not absolve the right for such action. The Contractor shall attend to all such works and rectifications directed by the Engineer/Consultant without any extra cost. The decision of the Engineer/Consultant shall be final, binding and conclusive.

17.4 The Contractor has to submit his bill in the prescribed format enclosing the details as required by Employer to meet the requirement of computerised bill payment system of the Employer. The Contractor shall also arrange data entry to suit the Employer/system at his own cost.

17.5 In case the Contractor fails to submit the Final Bill with all requisite documents even after completion of Defect Liability Period, the Employer reserves right to process the Final Bill on Exparte and close the Contract accordingly. The Employer’s decision in this regard shall be final and binding on the Contractor.

18.0 TERMS OF PAYMENT:

18.1 For Structural items of Fabrication and Erection :

i) 60% (Sixty percent) of the respective item-wise rate of BOQ shall be released based on inspection certificate and challans for the structures fabricated with application of one coat (shop-coat) of primer as directed by Engineer/ Consultants.

ii) 10% (Ten percent) after erection of these structures in permanent position.

iii) 10% (Ten percent) after leveling, final alignment of structures and completion of welding/grouting.

iv) 10% (Ten percent) after liquidation of defects.

v) 5% (five percent) shall be released after completion of all works under the Contract including submission of material accounting, return of surplus materials for the complete work done as stipulated in Contract.

vi) 5% (five percent) along with the final bill as per clause no 17.1.

18.2 For Painting:

i) 50%(fifty percent) shall be released after completion of second coat of primer and intermediate coats if any .

ii) 25% (twenty five percent) after completion of first coat of finishing Paint.


RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LIMITED ____________________________________________________________________ iii) 20% (twenty percent) shall be released on Completion of Painting as per

specification.

iv) 5% (five percent) along with the final bill as per clause no 17.1.

18.3 For items of Dismantling:

i) 75% (seventy five percent) payment for works completed on progressive measurement.

ii) 20% (twenty percent) on completion of all works under the contract including submission of material accounting, return of surplus material for the complete work done as stipulated in contract.

iii) 5% (five percent) along with the final bill as per clause no 17.1.

18.4 For items of Structural Fabrication only :

i) 90% (ninty percent) of the respective item-wise rate of BOQ shall be released based on inspection certificate and challans etc. for the structures fabricated with applicable coat of primer.

ii) 5% (five percent) on completion of all works under the Contract including submission of material accounting, return of surplus material for the complete work done as stipulated in Contract.

iii) 5% (five percent) along with final bill as per Clause No 17.1.

18.5 For Structural Items of Erection Only:

i) 40% (forty percent) of the respective item wise rate of BOQ shall be released on Pre-assembly and placement of the structures on foundations/Permanent Position.

ii) 55% (fifty five Percent) after leveling, final alignment of structures and completion of welding/grouting.


18.6 Against Supply:

i) 80% (eighty percent) against receipt of materials subjecting to not exceeding BOQ quantity at the Employer site after due inspection. The property in the material shall pass on to the Employer at this stage. Bailment Agreement in the approved proforma as per Annexure-7 shall be submitted by the Contractor.

ii) 10% (ten percent) after incorporating the materials in the works.

iii) 5% (five percent) on completion of the entire work under the Contract.

iv) 5% (five percent) along with the final bill as per clause no 17.1.

18.7 Against Installation of Sheeting and Cladding:

i) 60% (sixty percent) after installation in position.

ii) 30% (Thirty percent) after stitching and completion of wind ties/alignment and tightening.

iii) 5% (five percent) after completion of all works under the Contract and material accounting.


RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LIMITED ____________________________________________________________________ iv) 5% (five percent) along with the final bill as per clause no 17.1.

18.8 For items of Grouting:

i) 90% (Ninety Percent) after completion of the grouting

ii) 5% (five Percent) after completion and final acceptance of all works.


19.0 ADVANCES: 19.1 THIS CLAUSE STANDS DELETED. 19.2 THIS CLAUSE STANDS DELETED. 20.0 DRAWINGS:

20.1 The Engineer/Consultant shall issue progressively four (4) copies of design drawings with typical joint details to the Contractor free of cost for execution of work.

Revisions made, if any, in these drawings are to be carried out in the relevant structural members. No extra claim will be accepted on this account.

Three (3) additional copies of the above drawings shall be issued free of cost to the Contractor for marking up “AS MADE” changes.

20.2 Contractor shall prepare material Indent Lists for the structures on the basis of drawings supplied by the Engineer/Consultant. These drawings will contain joint detail and member force charts for steel structurals as in buildings, platforms, trestles/towers etc.

20.3 Contractor shall develop all necessary supplementary details, if required, in conformity with the drawings furnished by the Engineer/Consultant to ensure correctness and completeness of fabrication and erection work.

20.4 Contractor shall deploy adequate number of suitably experienced engineers along with suitable infrastructures at the fabrication site who shall support the manufacturing of the structurals with drawings/sketches/ documents as necessary. Such deployment shall be augmented by the Contractor as and when necessary during the progress of work, if there is a short fall in the rate of production of fabricated structurals deemed to be sufficient by the Engineer/Consultant to achieve milestones of the project.

20.5 Contractor shall prepare detailed material list for the items to be fabricated while carrying out actual fabrication work. Such lists are to be prepared on the basis of measurement taken from shop floor layouts, sketches with calculations etc., as considered appropriate. Before offering fabricated members for inspection, these lists are to be submitted sufficiently in advance to the Engineer/Consultant by the Contractor along with documents for approved deviations, if any, from the design drawings made during fabrication and get the same approved.

20.6 Contractor shall mark up “As Made” changes and submit the same in two copies to Engineer/Consultant.

20.7 Contractor shall prepare material list for the structures for reconciliation of steel materials issued to them for fabrication on the basis of the “As Made” drawings.


RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LIMITED ____________________________________________________________________ 21.0 EXCEPTED MATTER:

In the above Clauses wherever it is mentioned that the decision/instructions/ opinions of the Engineer/Employer will be final/binding and are conclusive these will also be treated as “Excepted Matters” as defined in General Conditions of Contract.



LIST OF ANNEXURE TO SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT FOR STRUCTURAL WORKS

ANNEXURE

1 Details of Free issue of Materials by the Employer.

ANNEXURE

2 Terms and Conditions of Hiring of Equipment.

ANNEXURE

3 Unit Weight of Steel Sections.

ANNEXURE

4 Price Variation Formulae

ANNEXURE

5 Certificate regarding Statutory obligations of Labour Rules to be submitted along with “On – Account –Bill”.

ANNEXURE

6 Check List for Final Bill.

ANNEXURE 7 Bailment Agreement



ANNEXURE-1

( As per Clause No. 2.2 of Special Conditions of Contracts)

DETAILS OF FREE ISSUE MATERIALS BY THE EMPLOYER.

Sl. No. Details Place of issue

1. Items of Steel Sections like Angles, Beams, Channels, M.S. Rounds, Flats, Plates, Rails, Sheets of different thicknesses, Chequered plates of different quality and grade but excluding plain galvanizing steel, steel corrugated galvanized steel sheet and AC sheets for sheeting and cladding works.

Employer’s storage yard at steel plant site and or at the nearest stock yard of SAIL/RINL, producer’s stock yard situated at Greater Visakhapatnam.



ANNEXURE-2

(As per Clause No. 6.1 of Special Conditions of Contracts)

HIRE CHARGES OF THE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

SL. NO. DESCRIPTION OF THE EQUIPMENT HIRE CHARGES

PER HOUR

1. TATA 955 Crane

2. TATA 655 Crane

3. TATA 320 Crane

4. Demag V –72

5. Ack Lift

6. D-80 Dozer

7. CC 2000 Crane

8. BK-300T Crane

9. Boom Extension / Reduction:

TATA 320

TATA 655

TATA 955.

10. 35T Haulpak Dumper

11 L&.T 90 -- CK Poclain

12. WA 200 Loader

13. HM -2071 Loader

14. BEML PC-220 Excavator

15. Escorts C-8000 Hydra Crane

16. Ashok Leyland Tusker Turbo20Ton. TractorTrailor

17. BEML D-155 Dozer

18. Husky 30T crane

19. Groove 40T crane


RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LIMITED ____________________________________________________________________ Notes: 1) ****: hire charges from -------- (date). 2) Employer shall provide the above Equipment subject to their availability on

chargeable basis. Employer is neither bound to provide with such Equipment nor liable for any delays/ losses for not providing or delay in providing such Equipment.

3) The Employer hire out to the Contractor the available equipment on the basis that the

Contractor shall be responsible for the safe custody of the Equipment hired out to him during the period of hire and the Contractor shall make good any loss or damages to the equipment caused due to negligence, inadequate watch and ward etc.

4) Hire charges shall be levied from the time the Equipment is handed over to the

Contractor up to the time the same is handed over to the Employer.



ANNEXURE - 3


UNIT WEIGHTS OF STEEL SECTIONS

JOIST SL. NO.

SECTION WEIGHT (Kg./mtr.)

1. MB 600 X 210 123.0 2. MB 500 X 180 86.9 3. MB 450 X 150 72.4 4. MB 400 X 140 61.6 5. MB 350 X 140 52.4 6. MB 300 X 140 46.1 7. MB 250 X 125 37.3 8. MB 225 X 110 31.1 9. MB 200 X 100 25.4 10. MB 175 X 85 19.5 11. MB 150 X 75 15.0 12. MB 125 X 70 13.4 13. MB 100 X 70 11.5

CHANNELS

SL. NO.


1. MC 400 X 100 50.1 2. MC 300 X 90 36.3 3. MC 250 X 80 30.6 4. MC 225 X 80 26.1 5. MC 200 X 75 22.3 6. MC 175 X 75 19.6 7. MC 150 X 75 16.8 8. MC 125 X 65 13.1 9. MC 100 X 50 9.56 10. MC 75 X 40 7.14

EQUAL ANGLES

SL. NO.


1. ISA 200 X 200 X 20 60.0 2. ISA 200 X 200 X 16 48.5 3. ISA 200 X 200 X 12 36.9 4. ISA 150 X 150 X 20 44.1 5. ISA 150 X 150 X 16 35.8 6. ISA 150 X 150 X 12 27.3 7. ISA 150 X 150 X 10 22.9 8. ISA 130 X 130 X 12 23.4 9. ISA 130 X 130 X 10 19.7 10. ISA 130 X 130 X 08 15.9 11. ISA 110 X 110 X 10 16.5 12. ISA 110 X 110 X 8 13.4 13. ISA 100 X 100 X 12 17.7 14. ISA 100 X 100 X 10 14.9 15. ISA 100 X 100 X 8 12.1 16. ISA 100 X 100 X 6 9.20 17. ISA 90 X 90 X 12 15.8 18. ISA 90 X 90 X 10 13.4



19. ISA 90 X 90 X 8 10.8 20. ISA 90 X 90 X 6 8.2 21. ISA 80 X 80 X 10 11.8 22. ISA 80 X 80 X 8 9.6 23. ISA 80 X 80 X 6 7.3 24. ISA 75 X 75 X 10 11.0 25. ISA 75 X 75 X 8 8.9 26. ISA 75 X 75 X 6 6.8 27. ISA 65 X 65 X 10 9.4 28. ISA 65 X 65 X 8 7.7 29. ISA 65 X 65 X 6 5.8 30. ISA 50 X 50 X 6 4.5 31. ISA 50 X 50 X 5 3.8 32. ISA 45 X 45 X 6 4.0 33. ISA 45 X 45 X 5 3.4 34. ISA 40 X 40 X 6 3.5 35. ISA 40 X 40 X 5 3.0 36. ISA 35 X 35 X 5 2.6

RAILS

SL. NO.


1. 60 Lbs/Yd 29.76 2. 75 Lbs/Yd 37.13 3. 90 Lbs/Yd 44.61 4. 105 Lbs/Yd 51.89 5. CR 80 64.20 6. CR 100 89.00 7. CR 120 118.00 8. CR 140 147.00

ROUNDS

SL. NO.


1. ISRO 100 Ø 61.70 2. ISRO 90 Ø 49.90 3. ISRO 80 Ø 39.50 4. ISRO 71 Ø 31.10 5. ISRO 63 Ø 24.50 6. ISRO 56 Ø 19.30 7. ISRO 50 Ø 15.42 8. ISRO 45 Ø 12.50 9. ISRO 40 Ø 9.85 10. ISRO 36 Ø 7.99 11. ISRO 32 Ø 6.31 12. ISRO 28 Ø 4.83 13. ISRO 25 Ø 3.85 14. ISRO 22 Ø 2.98 15. ISRO 20 Ø 2.47 16. ISRO 18 Ø 2.00 17. ISRO 16 Ø 1.58 18. ISRO 12 Ø 0.888 19. ISRO 10 Ø 0.617 20. ISRO 8 Ø 0.395 21. ISRO 6 Ø 0.222 22. ISRO 5 Ø 0.154 23. ISRO 4 Ø 0.099



SQUARES

SL. NO.


1. ISSQ 50 X 50 19.60 2. ISSQ 40 X 40 12.60 3. ISSQ 25 X 25 4.91 4. ISSQ 20 X 20 3.14 5. ISSQ 16 X 16 2.01

FLATS

SL. NO.


1. 400 X 25 78.50 2. 400 X 20 62.80 3. 400 X 18 56.50 4. 400 X 16 50.20 5. 300 X 20 47.10 6. 300 X 16 37.70 7. 300 X 12 28.30 8. 250 X 25 49.10 9. 250 X 20 39.20 10. 250 X 16 31.40 11. 250 X 12 23.60 12. 250 X 10 19.60 13. 200 X 25 39.20 14. 200 X 20 31.40 15. 200 X 16 25.10 16. 200 X 12 18.80 17. 200 X 10 15.70 18. 180 X 20 28.30 19. 180 X 16 22.60 20. 150 X 25 29.40 21. 150 X 16 18.80 22. 150 X 12 14.10 23. 150 X 10 11.80 24. 100 X 20 15.70 25. 100 X 16 12.60 26. 100 X 12 9.40 27. 100 X 10 7.80 28. 100 X 8 6.28 29. 100 X 6 4.71 30. 80 X 16 10.00 31. 80 X 12 7.54 32. 80 X 10 6.28 33. 80 X 8 5.02 34. 80 X 6 3.77 35. 80 X 5 3.14 36. 75 X 16 9.42 37. 75 X 12 7.07 38. 75 X 10 5.89 39. 75 X 8 4.71 40. 65 X 12 6.12 41. 65 X 10 5.10 42. 65 X 8 4.08 43. 50 X 16 6.28 44. 50 X 12 4.71



45. 50 X 10 3.93 46. 50 X 8 3.14 47. 50 X 6 2.36 48. 45 X 10 3.53 49. 45 X 8 2.83 50. 45 X 6 2.12 51. 40 X 10 3.14 52. 40 X 8 2.51 53. 40 X 6 1.88 54. 35 X 10 2.75 55. 35 X 8 2.20 56. 35 X 6 1.65 57. 30 X 6 1.41 58. 25 X 10 1.96 59. 25 X 8 1.57 60. 25 X 6 1.18 61. 25 X 5 0.98

SKELP

SL. NO.


1. 235 X 4.3 7.93 2. 235 X 3.9 7.19 3. 216 X 4.3 7.29 4. 216 X 3.9 6.61 5. 167 X 4.3 5.64 6. 167 X 3.9 5.11 7. 148 X 4.3 5.00 8. 148 X 3.9 4.53 9. 147 X 4.3 4.96 10. 147 X 3.8 4.38 11. 146 X 4.3 4.93 12. 146 X 3.9 4.47

PLATES

SL. NO.


1. PL 80 mm Thick 628.00 2. PL 70 mm Thick 549.50 3. PL 63 mm Thick 494.55 4. PL 56 mm Thick 439.60 5. PL 50 mm Thick 392.50 6. PL 45 mm Thick 353.25 7. PL 40 mm Thick 314.00 8. PL 36 mm Thick 282.60 9. PL 32 mm Thick 251.20 10. PL 28 mm Thick 219.80 11. PL 25 mm Thick 196.25 12. PL 22 mm Thick 172.70 13. PL 20 mm Thick 157.00 14. PL 18 mm Thick 141.30 15. PL 16 mm Thick 125.60 16. PL 14 mm Thick 109.90 17. PL 12 mm Thick 94.20 18. PL 10 mm Thick 78.50 19. PL 8 mm Thick 62.80 20. PL 6 mm Thick 47.10



21. PL 5 mm Thick 39.25

CHEQUERED PLATES SL. NO.


1. 5 O/P 45.35 2. 6 O/P 53.20 3. 7 O/P 61.05 4. 8 O/P 68.98 5. 10 O/P 84.60 6. 12 O/P 100.30

NOTES: 1. For unit weights of sheets IS: 1730 (Part II) 1974 shall be followed. 2. For plates/flats/sheets/skelps etc., not included in the above list, weights are

to be calculated with density of steel as 7.85 g/cm³.



ANNEXURE-4


PRICE VARIATION FORMULA

The following clause relating to variation in wages shall be applicable. No other claim on account of any other variation either statutory or otherwise shall be applicable. (CLARIFICATION: In case of revision of rates of materials, wages & POL prices with effect from any date in a month say March, 2006. The work done with effect from subsequent month (i.e., April, 2006) only will qualify for price variation as per the above formula.)

1.0 PRICE VARIATION DUE TO LABOUR: 1.1 Price variation on account of wages for fabrication of steel structures/pipe work : For every rupee per month of 208 hours by which the wage structure of minimum

rates workers varied from the base month as a result of Government action (direct or indirect), adjudication (legislative or otherwise), the selling price, exclusive of escalation claims shall be adjusted by Rs.2.0 (Rupees two only) per tonne and such adjustment shall be applied to such selling prices in respect of structures inspected and accepted after the first day of the subsequent month of such wage revision.

i) For the purpose of this order, the base date shall be the last date of submission of

tender or the revision of price, whichever is later.

For the purpose of this clause the wage structure of minimum rated workers shall be defined as comprising:

1) Average of minimum rates of monthly wages of skilled, semi-skilled & un-skilled

workers applicable for the area of work as notified by the Commissioner of Labour, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette.

2) Leave with pay. 3) Provident Fund 4) Employees State Insurance Contribution. 1.2 Escalation for erection in the composite rate of fabrication and erection:

For the purpose of calculating the price variation for erection work, the erection cost component in the awarded composite rates of fabrication and erection shall be taken as 30% of the relevant items. Against this 30% value, representing the erection cost, the labour component in the erection cost shall be taken as 40%. On this basis, the payable/deductible price variation towards erection shall be computed as per the following formula:

V = W x 0.40 x 0.3 (X – X0)

X0 Where V = Escalation or de-escalation payable or deductable. W = Value of the work done based on the accepted composite rates of the

Bill of Quantities for the period for which variation is applicable.



X = Average of revised minimum rates of wages of skilled, semi-skilled and un-skilled workers applicable for the area of site of work as per minimum rates of wages as notified by Commissioner of Labour, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette for the period under consideration.

X0 = Average of minimum rates of wages of skilled, semi-skilled and un-

skilled workers on the base date (i.e., last date of submission of tender or the revision of price, whichever is later) applicable for the area of site of work as per minimum rates of wages as notified by Commissioner of Labour, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette.

1.3 Labour escalation on Erection/Installation (without cost of materials) (excluding pure

painting works): For calculating escalation for erection/installation rates excluding cost of materials

and fabrication, the following formula shall be applicable: V = 0.40 x W x (X – X0) X0 The notations here will be same as given at Clause No. 1.2 1.4 Labour escalation for items of pure painting: For calculating labour escalation for items of pure painting works, the following

formula shall be applied: V = 0.15 x W x (X – X0) X0

The notations here will be same as given at Clause No. 1.2 2.0 PRICE VARIATION FOR ALL OTHER ITEMS OF THE WORK (excluding the items at

Clause Nos. 1.1 to 1.4). For calculating labour escalation for all other items (excluding the cost of materials),

the following formula shall be applied. V = 0.4 x w x (X – X0) X0

The notations here will be same as given at Clause No. 1.2 3.0 PRICE VARIATON DUE TO MATERIALS:

Formula as below shall be applicable during the contract period. The payment or deduction on account of variation shall be claimed in January and July of every year for the preceding periods of six months and also on completion of contract along with necessary details/documents to the satisfaction of the Engineer. The contractor shall submit the detailed documents even if there is variation or not.

3.1 Amount payable/deductible due to variation (inclusive of pure painting items) in the

price of consumables like electrodes, industrial gases, paint etc. and also the cost of material to be supplied by the party shall be determined on the basis of the following formula:

V = 0.40 x W (X – X0)

X0



Where V = the amount payable/deductible due to variation in the prices X = all commodity whole sale price index for the month under reference.

X0 = all commodity whole sale price index as on the last date of submission of tender or the revision of price, whichever is later.

W = gross value of the work done at contract rates for all items for the

period for which the variation is applicable. The variation will be applicable for the quantities measured one (1) month after the date of effect of the revised rates and the above variation in prices shall be applicable only during the contract period.

NOTE: The wholesale price index for all commodities shall be based on average of month Bulletins published by RBI. 3.2 Price variation due to change in POL prices shall be applicable as per formula given

below :

V = 0.04 x W (X – X0) X0

V = Escalation of de-escalation (variation) payable or deductable.

W = Gross value of the work done at contract rates for all items for the period for which the variation is applicable.

X = Revised rate of Ordinary High Speed Diesel Oil per litre as fixed by

Public Sector Oil Company applicable for the area of site of work for the period under considerations.

X0 = Rate of Ordinary High Speed Diesel Oil per litre as fixed by Public

Sector Oil Company applicable for the area of site of work on the base date (i.e., last date of submission of tender or the revision of price, whichever is later).

0.04 = is assumed to be the POL content of contract rates.

CLARIFICATION: i) In case of revision of rates of Ordinary High Speed Diesel Oil with effect from any

date in a month, say March, 2006, the work done with effect from the first day of subsequent month (i.e., 1st April, 2006) only will qualify for price variation as per the above formula.

ii) In case of more than one revision in the rate of Ordinary High Speed Diesel Oil, in a

month, the latest revision in the rates shall be considered for payment of escalation.



ANNEXURE – 5


STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS OF LABOUR RULES (TO BE ENCLOSED WITH ON-ACCOUNT BILLS)

1. Name of the Contractor : 2. Name of the Work : 3. Agreement No. : 4. Job Code No. & Party Code No. : 5. Labour License No. & Validity : 6. No. of workers for which above : labour license is obtained 7. Compliance to the provision : of Employees Provident Fund & Misc. Provisions Act, 1952

8. Compliance to the provisions of Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Act, 1948

Verified and Certified that the above are found to be in order

Certified that I/We have been complying with the above statutory provisions

Signature of the Engineer Signature of Contractor/ or

his authorised Power of Attorney Holder with date

Name: Name: Designation: Address: Date:



ANNEXURE-6. (As per Clause No. 17.2 of Special Conditions of Contracts)

CHECK LIST FOR THE FINAL BILL 1. Name of the Work : 2. Name of the Contractor : 3. Contract/Agreement No. & Date : 4. Contract Value : 5. Value of Extra items : 6. Value of Final Deviation : 7. Final Contract value : 8. Whether the Final Bill is in prescribed format

:

9. Whether the total value of Work certified exceeds total

Contract value and if so, whether approval of the Competent Authority exists for the deviation.

:

10. Whether there are any extra items of work executed by

Contractor whether such extra items of work was approved.

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11. Whether the Work was completed within the

Contract/extend period of Contract and whether any LD is levied.

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12. Whether there is consumption of materials over and above

theoretical consumption based on “As made Bill of Materials” plus authorised wastages. If so, whether suitable recoveries are made on quantities used beyond norms. Theoretical consumption statement also be submitted.

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13. Whether there are free issue of materials. If so, whether

they have been properly accounted for and the surplus materials have been returned by the Contractor or recovery as per the contract has been affected from the Contractor.

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14. Whether the empties/containers in case of free issues have been returned. If not so, whether proper recoveries have been made.

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15 Whether No Claim Certificate is furnished by the Contractor in proper form duly countersigned by the "Engineer".

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16 Whether No Demand Certificate of the “Engineer" is provided.

:


RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LIMITED ____________________________________________________________________ 17. Whether materials issued on loan basis have been

returned. If not, whether proper recoveries are made at the rates approved by the competent authority.

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18. Whether drawings (including as built drawings) have been submitted by the Contractor.

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19. Whether As built drawings and “As made Bill of Materials” statements have been submitted by the Contractor.

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20. Whether the Royalty/Seigniorage fee on materials has been cleared and Proof/No Demand Certificate from the appropriate authority produced by the Contractor.

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21. Whether the Site has been cleared by Contractor. :

22. Whether any plant, machinery and equipment has been hired out to the Contractor and if so, whether the hire charges have been recovered in full.

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23. Whether water supply charges are recoverable and recovered.

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24. Whether power charges are recoverable and recovered.

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25. Whether all security passes issued have been returned by the Contractor.

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26. Whether there is any court attachment/ demands from Govt. departments. If so, whether recoveries have been made.

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27. Whether the Contractor has fulfilled Statutory obligations under the Contract and CLC clearance from Personnel Dept submitted.

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Signature of Engineer (VSP) Signature of Contractor with Seal Date: Date: Name: Name: Designation: Address:



ANNEXURE-7 (As per Clause No. 18.6 (i) of Special Conditions of Contracts)

BAILMENT AGREEMENT

(TO BE EXECUTED ON A STAMP PAPER OF VALUE NOT LESS THAN Rs.100.00) This agreement of Bailment made on this...................day of 20…. between Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, a Company Registered under the Indian Companies Act, 1956, which is a Government Company and having its Registered Office at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (hereinafter called the Bailor which expression shall include their successors and assigns) and M/s..............……...having their Registered Office at (hereinafter called Bailee which expression shall include their successors, assigns, administrators).

Whereas the Bailor, the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd., entered into an agreement no: VSP/CONT/ ..................…….. dt :…………………… for supply of goods mentioned thereof as per the terms of the said agreement and in terms of the said agreement, M/s………………….. supplied the goods as per schedule annexed to this agreement for payment as per terms of the said agreement. Whereas the goods supplied by M/s…………………………..... are the absolute property of the Bailor and the Bailor required the good for the.............................................. (Name of the Work) of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant belonging to the Bailor. Now, therefore, it is hereby agreed by and between the Bailor and Bailee as follows: 1. The Bailor agrees to deliver to the Bailee and put the goods in the possession of the

Bailee through the Bailor's authorised representative under this agreement and the Bailee shall acknowledge receipt of the same.

2. The Bailee shall be responsible for safe custody of the goods bailed to him in his accommodation at the given site on the land provided by the Bailor free of cost.

3. The Bailee under-takes to take all reasonable care of the goods bailed to him in all respects regarding the quantity, quality and value of the same until they are installed and delivered to Visakhapatnam Steel Plant in pursuance of terms and conditions of the order/agreement.

4. The Bailee shall deliver or put to use the goods safely in execution of the work and in accordance with the directions/instructions given by the Bailor, shall not deal with the goods contrary to the interests of the Bailor and if the Bailee makes use of the goods bailed, which is not in accordance with the conditions of the bailment, the Bailee will be liable for full compensation to and indemnify the Bailor for any loss or damages caused to the goods from or during such use of the goods.

5. The Bailee shall keep the goods bailed to him under this contract separately and shall not mix the same with his goods and if the Bailee without the consent of the Bailor, mixes the goods of the Bailor with his own goods, the Bailee shall bear the expense of separation or division and any damage or loss arising from such mixing up and separation and if it is impossible to separate the goods bailed from other goods and deliver them back, the Bailee shall replace the goods that could not be delivered by substituting/ supplying good of a similar nature, quality and quantity at no extra cost to the Bailor without affecting the schedule of performance of the Contract and the decision of the Bailor in this regard shall be final.

6. The Bailee shall hold the goods bailed in trust in terms of this agreement and shall not on any account remove the goods from the project site except with written permission of the Bailor and the goods shall at all times be open for inspection by the Bailor.


RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LIMITED ____________________________________________________________________ 7. The Bailee shall not have any lien and shall not hold the property bailed in respect of

any amount that might become payable or due to him from the Bailor on any account.

8. The Bailee shall at his own cost insure all the goods belonging to the Bailor against fire, tempest, cyclone, storm, strike, mob violence and other insurable risks for full value thereof and assigns all rights, titles and interests in the Insurance Policy to the Bailor.

9. The Bailee shall use the goods under instructions of the Bailor for the purposes of the construction of the Steel Plant from time to time and shall not be entitled to any separate remuneration for bailment of the goods and be bound by the terms of payment as specified in the Agreement No:VSP/CONT/……………………………., dt.…………… aforementioned.

10. The Bailee is bound to use/utilise the goods according to the Bailor's directions for the purpose for which the goods have been bailed and if there are any goods in excess after utilising of the same for the purpose for which they were bailed, return the goods to the Bailor in the same condition in which they were bailed and if all or any portion of the goods are not required to be used for the purpose of the performance of the Contract, on the specific direction of the Bailor in writing the same shall be returned in the same condition in which they were given to the Bailor.

11. If the Bailee commits default in returning, delivering or tendering the goods at the proper time and place according to the instructions of the Bailor, the Bailee will be responsible for any loss, destruction or deterioration of the goods from that time and is liable to make full compensation and indemnify the Bailor for such damage or loss.

12. If the Bailor notices or receives a complaint or has reason to believe that the Bailee is acting in contravention of the conditions of this Bailment, the Bailor shall forthwith enter the premises of the Bailee through Bailor’s representatives to take possession of the goods bailed in their absolute discretion and the Bailee shall indemnify the Bailor against all actions, proceedings, claims, demands, losses, damages, costs, charges, expenses and other liabilities whatsoever that may be sustained or incurred by the Bailor.

13. The Bailee shall not part with the goods or create any mortgage, charge, lien, hypothecation or encumbrance affecting the property bailed or any part thereof nor do or allow anything whereby the Bailor's property is prejudicially affected or rights impaired.

14. It is declared that the goods supplied to the Bailee under the aforesaid Agreement no: VSP/CONT/................., dt……………… are the absolute property of Bailor and at the sole disposal of the Bailor and is free from any prior charge or encumbrance.

15. This Contract of Bailment is terminable at the option of the Bailor if the Bailee does any act with regard to the goods bailed, inconsistent with the conditions of this agreement.

In witness whereof the parties herein above have executed these presents the day and year first herein above written.

16. On signing of the Bailment Agreement the same shall become an integral part of the Contract referred herein above.

BAILOR BAILEE (VSP ) (Agency)


RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LTD

VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT VISAKHAPATNAM

6.3 MTPA EXPANSION PROJECT

SPECIFICATION NO. VSP-6.3-05-STF-002

FOR

BALANCE STRUCTURAL STEELWORK

FOR

CALCINING REFRACTORIES MATERIAL PLANT (CRMP)

SEPTEMBER 2010

M. N. DASTUR & COMPANY (P) LTD Consulting Engineers

P-17, Mission Row Extension Kolkata 700 013

VSP-6.3-05-STF-002

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C O N T E N T S 1. GENERAL INFORMATION ON PLANT SITE .. 2 Pages 2. SPECIFICATION FOR STRUCTURAL STEELWORK .. 30 Pages 3. PREAMBLE TO BILL OF QUANTITIES .. 3 Pages 5. BILL OF QUANTITIES .. 6 Pages 6. TENDER DRAWINGS .. 15 Nos.

DETAILS OF TENDER DRAWINGS Sl

No. Drawing No. Description Rev

1 24340-05-00-PRF-0001 Layout of Calcining Plant 0 2 24340-05-00-PRF-0003 Sections 0 3 24340-05-01-STD-0030 G.A of steel work: Modification for extension

of monorail beam at rafter level 0

4 24340-05-01-STD-0031 Modification details for extension of monorail beam at rafter LEV.

0

5 24340-05-01-STD-0032 G.A of steel work :Plan,elevation and detail of bunker supporting frame at EL +10280 LEV.

0

6 24340-05-01-STD-0033 G.A of steel work: Plan at +5500 Lev & Plan at +21450 LEV.

0

7 24340-05-01-STD-0018 Detail of fixing for G.C.S sheeting. 0 8 24340-05-03-STD-0034 G.A of Steel Work: Details of floor plan at

+5000 LVL. A

9 24340-05-03-STD-0037 G.A of Steel Work: floor plan at +12100 LVL. C 10 24340-05-03-STD-0042 G.A of Steel Work: Detail of Monorail &

supporting arrangement. A

11 24340-05-03-STD-0048 G.A of Steel Work:Modification of site sheeting and col. Bracing for Additional walkway in between line -4 and line-6.

0

12 24340-05-03-STD-0049 G.A of Steel Work:Connection Detail. 0 13 24340-05-02-STD-0018 GA and detail of girder mkd 13C and 13D B 14 24340-05-06-STD-0027 Detail of monorail for festoon cable on

conveyor MKD SCO 2A 0

15 24340-05-06-SK-0002A Modification for Floor Plan at 14.500M level. 0

VSP - 6.3 MTPA EXPANSION PROJECT

GENERAL INFORMATION ON PLANT SITE AT VISAKHAPATNAM

1. Location

The Steel Plant is situated in Visakhapatnam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The site is situated South of National Highway No. 5 and the East Coast Railway line between Visakhapatnam and Chennai at an altitude of 10.5M above mean sea level (MSL). The plant site is located at latitude of 17037’ N and longitude of 83012’ E.

2. Climate of Visakhapatnam

The climatological data in vicinity of the site are as follows: Barometric pressure .. 760 mm Ambient temperature: Absolute maximum .. 45.3 0C Absolute minimum .. 10.5 0C Highest mean monthly (maximum) .. 37.8 0C Lowest mean monthly (minimum) .. 14.3 0C Relative humidity: Absolute maximum .. 100% Absolute minimum .. 4% Highest monthly mean .. 88% Lowest monthly mean .. 51% Rainfall: Highest annual .. 1314 mm Highest monthly mean .. 606 mm Highest daily .. 293.3 mm Max. hourly intensity .. 63 mm Max. intensity for 15 mins .. 32.3 mm Max. intensity for 5 mins. .. 13.5 mm Wind velocity: Maximum mean monthly wind .. 21.4 km/hr. Velocity for 24 hours Extreme wind velocity .. 131.0 km/hr.

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3. Earthquake Factor

This plant site is falling under Zone II as per IS:1893 4. Railways

The nearest Railway station is Duvvada on the Visakhapatnam-Chennai line about 10 km from the plant and the Visakhapatnam railway station is about 30 km from the plant.

5. Roads

The National Highway No. 5 is about 5 Km away from the plant. 6. Sea Port

The nearest sea port is at Visakhapatnam which is about 16 km from the plant site. A new port at Gangavaram is under development and is adjacent to the north-east boundary of the plant.

7. Air Port

The nearest airport is at Visakhapatnam, which is about 12 km from the plant.

8. Communication

Postal and other telecommunication facilities are well established in Visakhapatnam.

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SPECIFICATION

FOR

STRUCTURAL STEELWORK A. GENERAL 1.1 Application of Specification This specification shall be read in conjunction with other

documents forming the Contract. It comprises of the following seven sections:

A. General

B. Welding

C. Fabrication

D. Erection

E. Roofing and Cladding, Gutters and Downpipes

F. Painting

G. Dismantling 1.2 Safety The Contractor shall take adequate precautions to ensure

complete safety and prevention of accident at site. The safety precautions shall conform to the relevant IS Codes and in line with best practices in the industry. The Contractor shall also abide by the safety regulations of the Employer and other directives given by the Engineer/Consultant from time to time.

1.3 Keeping Works Free from Water The Contractor shall provide and maintain at his own cost

labour, pumps and other equipment to keep the site free from water overflow & accumulation and continue to do so until the completion of the Works.

1.4 Rubbish The Contractor shall keep the site clean on a continuous

basis. All rubbish which may be generated during the course of this work shall be dumped suitably in the allotted areas at his own cost.

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1.5 Bench Marks and Ground Water Gauges The Contractor shall protect surveyor's bench marks and

reference pillar and lines, ground water gauges and control points from damage or displacement during work.

1.6 Indian Standards Unless specifically mentioned otherwise, all applicable codes

and standards published by the Bureau of Indian Standards in their latest editions and all other such standards as may be published by them after construction work starts, shall govern the works in all respects.

1.7 Secrecy of Information The Contractor shall not divulge any information that he may

obtain regarding this Project to any other party. 2.0 Scope of Work Applicable provisions of various conditions of contract shall

govern work under this section. The Contractor shall furnish labour, materials including

consumables equipment and tools, so as to complete the work as specified herein and/or as shown on drawings and/or bill of quantities. The work shall include:

a) Preparation of material indent lists for the structures

on the basis of drawings supplied by the Engineer/ Consultant. These drawings will contain members with their relevant joint details, forces/welding charts and approx. material summary for steel structures in buildings, platforms, trestles/ towers etc.

b) Development of all necessary supplementary details, if

required, in conformity with the drawings furnished by the Engineer/Consultant to ensure correctness and completeness of fabrication and erection work.

c) Deployment of adequate number of suitably

experienced engineers by the Contractor along with suitable infrastructure at the fabrication site who shall support the production at fabrication site with drawings/sketches/documents as necessary. Such deployment shall be augmented by the Contractor as necessary during the progress of work, if there is a shortfall in the rate of production of fabricated structural deemed to be insufficient by the Engineer/ Consultant to achieve milestones of the project.

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d) Preparation of detailed material list including summary

for the items to be fabricated before undertaking actual fabrication work. Such lists/ summaries are to be prepared on the basis of shop floor layouts, sketches with calculations etc. as appropriate. Before offering fabricated members for inspection, these lists/ summaries are to be submitted sufficiently in advance to the Engineer/Consultant by the Contractor.

e) Supplying all materials/consumables except those

under Employer’s scope.

f) Fabrication of structural steelwork including shop painting as specified and delivery of fabricated steelwork to site of erection including taking delivery, loading, transporting and unloading structural steel from Employer’s stockyard/SAIL stockyard at Visakhapatnam to fabrication site, as per the project schedule. In addition to the above, the following items are also included in the scope of work.

i) Taking delivery of fabricated/semi-fabricated

members from Employer’s storage yard inside the works on as is where is basis, cleaning thoroughly, carrying out necessary modifications to suit the present requirements including further application of shop painting.

ii) Dismantling the existing erected structural steel

members taking all precautionary measures and carefully separating the various members, lowering, cleaning thoroughly, transporting to area of modification, carrying out necessary modifications to suit the present requirements including further application of shop painting.

g) Delivery of fabricated items from fabrication yard to

the site of erection including loading, unloading, stacking, erecting and fixing in position including aligning and levelling structural steelwork, as per drawings and specification.

h) Application of painting as specified on all structural

steelwork and on all roofing and cladding work before and/or after erection including supplying of paint.

i) Preparation of ‘As Made’ drawings.

j) Preparation of material lists for the structures for

reconciliation on the basis of ‘As Made’ fabrication drawings.

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3.0 Materials 3.1 The Engineer/Consultant shall have the right to inspect all

materials/consumables provided by the Contractor and shall produce these if so desired by the Engineer/ Consultant for his inspection. The Engineer/ Consultant has the right to reject and disallow the use of any material/consumables, which in his opinion is of substandard quality. The Contractor shall remove all these rejected materials from site of work within 7 (seven) days of the issue of the order by the Engineer/Consultant to do so.

3.2 Structural Steel All structural steel shall be of tested quality and shall

conform to IS:2062-2006 Fe410WA except for M.S. plates over 20 mm thickness used for welded structures, which shall conform to grade IS:2062-2006 Fe 410WB or as shown on approved drawing. All structural steel shall be free from rust, scale, laminations, cracks, fissures and other surface defects. The successful Tenderer shall submit test certificates when called for by Engineer/ Consultant for the quantities of materials, if any, supplied by him.

3.3 Bolts and Nuts All M.S. bolts of 4.6 grade conforming to IS:1363 and nuts

and lock nuts of IS:1364 unless specified otherwise shall be hexagonal. All high tensile bolt or HSFG bolts with nuts, lock, nuts and washers of minimum 8.8 and 10.9 grade shall conform to IS:3757 unless otherwise specified in the approved drawing. All nuts shall fit tight. The Contractor shall submit test certificates when called for by Engineer/Consultant.

3.4 Washers All plain washers/tapered washers for M.S. bolts shall be

made of mild steel unless otherwise specified in the approved drawings. One washer shall be supplied with each bolt and in case of special type of bolts, more than one washer, as needed for the purpose shall be supplied. An additional spring washer shall be provided for the bolt carrying dynamic or fluctuating loads. Washers shall conform to the IS:2016. The Contractor shall submit test certificates when called for by Engineer/Consultant.

3.5 Steel for Crane Rails Crane rails shall be of carbon steel or medium manganese

steel conforming to IS:3443. Rail clips of spring steel and packs shall conform to IS:3195 unless otherwise specified in the approved drawings. The Contractor shall submit test

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certificates when called for the quantities of materials, if any, supplied by him.

3.6 Electrodes, Wire and Flux For Manual Metal Arc Welding (MMAW), mild steel electrodes

shall conform to IS:814 and IS:1395. For welding in any particular position, the electrodes used shall be those recommended by the manufacturer for use in that position. For continuous welding processes like Submerged Arc Welding (SAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Electro Slag Welding (ESW), Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), consumables as per relevant IS codes/international Codes shall be used. The Contractor shall submit test certificates when called for.

3.7 Sheeting Sheeting materials shall conform to specifications as detailed

hereinafter in Section-E. 3.8 Procurement 3.8.1 Before ordering bought-out items, special accessories and

materials of any description, the Contractor shall submit for the approval of the Engineer/Consultant, the names of the proposed makers or suppliers together with the specification of the materials and shall thereafter, send copies of the orders and samples of the bought out items to the Engineer/ Consultant for his approval.

3.8.2 If any sub-contractor engaged by the Contractor orders

materials of any description, the Contractor shall submit for the approval of the Engineer/Consultant, the names of the proposed makers or suppliers together with the specification of the materials. The Contractor shall ensure that the requirements as applicable to him under the Contract are complied with by his sub-contractor.

3.9 All materials used in association with steelwork shall comply

with the appropriate Indian Standards. 3.10 In addition to the special provisions made hereafter as to the

sampling and testing of materials by particular methods, samples of materials and workmanship proposed to be employed in the execution of the work may be called for inspection at any time by the Engineer/Consultant and when so called for by the Engineer/Consultant the same shall be furnished by the Contractor, free of cost within 2/3 (two/three) days. The samples when approved shall be retained by the Engineer/Consultant who shall reject all materials or workmanship not in conformity with the quality and character of the approved samples.

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3.11 The Contractor shall prepare and maintain approach for

movement of cranes and other equipment required during execution of work. Such road must be well compacted for safe movement of cranes and other equipment within the site. No extra claim due to this shall be entertained by Engineer/Consultant on this account.

B. WELDING 1.1 Codes and Standards 1.1.1 Unless otherwise specified, the welding work shall conform

to: IS: 814 .. Covered electrodes for manual metal arc

welding of carbon and carbon manganese steels

IS:816 .. Use of metal arc welding for construction in

mild steel IS: 817 .. Code of procedure for training and testing of

metal arc welders IS:818 .. Safety requirement, health provision. IS: 822 .. Code of procedure for inspection and testing

of welds. IS:1182 .. Recommended practice for radiographic

examination of fusion welded butt joints in steel plates.

IS:1395 .. Low and medium alloy steel electrodes for

manual metal arc welding IS:1608 .. Method of tensile testing of steel products. IS:1757 .. Method for charpy impact test for metallic

material IS:2062 .. Steel for general structural purposes IS:2825 .. Code for unfired pressure vessels IS:3600 .. Method of testing fusion welded steel joints. IS:3613 .. Acceptance tests for wire flux combination

for submerged arc welding. IS:3657 .. Radiographic image quality indicators

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IS:3664 .. Code of practice for ultrasonic pulse echo testing

IS:4353 .. Recommendations for submerged arc welding of mild steel and low alloy steel

IS:4904 .. Calibration blocks for use in ultrasonic non-

destructive test IS:6419 .. Welding rods and bare electrodes for gas

shielded arc welding of structural steel. IS:6560 .. Molybdenum and chrome-moly low alloy

steel welding rods IS:7280 .. Bare wire steel rods for submerged arc

welding of structural steels IS:7307 .. Approval test for welding procedures IS:7310 .. Approval tests for welders working to

approved welding procedures (fusion welding)

IS:7318 .. Qualifying tests for metal arc welders. IS:9595 .. Recommendations for metal arc welding of

carbon and carbon manganese steel IS:10178 .. Procedure for carbon dioxide gas submerged

arc welding of structural steel 1.2 Plant and equipment 1.2.1 The equipment shall be of sufficient capacity and type to suit

the purpose e.g. the welding machine must be able to ensure the welding procedure laid down and be capable of depositing the particular type or types of weld metal to be used under the conditions of current, voltage and polarity specified by consumable manufacturers. Efficient means shall be provided for accurate indication of the current and in addition, a pair of tong testers shall be supplied by the Contractor for checking the voltage and amperage. Qualified electrician must be deployed for taking care of all electrical equipment and installation.

1.2.2 All the equipment, accessories and connections like earthing

etc shall be maintained by the Contractor properly in order to ensure proper quality of workmanship and safety of the machines and operators handling these machines. Double lead earthing shall be done for the purpose of welding without fail.

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1.3 Preparation of joints 1.3.1 The edges shall be prepared by saw cutting or manual/

automatic flame cutting torch, correctly to the shape, size and dimensions of the groove. In case of 'U' groove joint, the edges shall be prepared with an automatic flame cutting torch in two phases following a bevel cut with a gouging pass or by machining.

1.3.2 The welding surfaces shall be smooth, uniform and free from

fins, tears, notches or any other defects which may adversely affect welding and shall be free from loose scale, slag, rust, grease, paint, moisture or any other foreign material. The clean surfaces shall extend about 50 mm beyond the welding faces to avoid contamination of the weld metal with foreign material and to avoid unsound weld deposit.

1.4 Assembly for welding and tolerances: Parts to be welded

shall be properly assembled and held firmly in position by means of jigs, clamps etc prior to and during welding. Tolerances for assembly of welded joints shall be as per IS:9595/AWS Dl.1 or equivalent.

1.5 Welding electrode/wire flux combinations 1.5.1 Manual Metal Arc Welding (MMAW) electrodes shall be of

approved make and as per IS:814, IS:1395 and other relevant Indian Standards or equivalent AWS/BS specification. Wire, fluxes and other consumables for continuous welding processes like Submerged Arc Welding (SAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Electro Slag Welding (ESW), Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) and other shall be of approved make and as per IS:3613, IS:6419, IS:6560, IS:7280, AWS 5.17 or equivalent.

1.5.2 In the selection of process of welding and electrodes/ wire-

flux combinations, the Contractor shall prepare welding procedure and got the same approved by Engineer/ Consultant after ensuring the following:

a) Compatibility of strength/mechanical property between

the weld deposit and the parent metal. b) Minimizing defects in weld deposit and the heat affected

zones. c) Compatibility of corrosion resistance properties between

the weld deposit and the parent metal. 1.5.3 All electrodes/wire flux combinations shall be stored under

dry condition and used as per instructions of the manufacturer of such consumables. Baking of electrodes and fluxes shall be carried out prior to use as per manufacturer's

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instructions. Any electrode whose part of flux coating broken away or is otherwise damaged shall be rejected. Any electrode older than six (6) months from the date of manufacture shall not be used, unless otherwise specified by the manufacturer. Carry ovens shall be used for keeping baked electrodes at welding points with the welder particularly for low hydrogen electrodes.

1.5.4 If the Contractor proposes to use a consumable which is not

already approved by the Engineer/Consultant, then the Contractor prior to its use and at his own cost shall carry out all weld metal test for such consumable to obtain Engineer/Consultant's approval.

1.6 Qualification and testing of welders: The Contractor shall

satisfy the Engineer/Consultant that the welders appointed by the Contractor are suitable for the work for which they are responsible and shall produce evidence to the effect that welders have satisfactorily completed appropriate tests as described in IS:817 and IS:7310/7318 whichever is relevant. The Engineer/ Consultant may at his own discretion order periodic tests of the welders and/or of the welds produced by them. Such tests shall be carried out at the expense of the Contractor. Contractor shall ensure that the welders carry their identification badges with photographs clearly indicating date of tests and validity of approval etc on it.

1.6.1 Where welding is specified in the erection of structures

tested welders as certified by the Engineer/Consultant for the type of welding involved, are to be employed by the Contractor. The welders are classified as follows:

Grade-I .. Can do good welding in horizontal and

vertical as well as overhead positions. Grade-II .. Can do good welding in horizontal and

vertical positions. Grade-III .. Can do good welding only in

horizontal positions. Only Grade-I welders will be employed for welding of all

important structures and joints and also for work in the overhead and difficult position and as decided by the Engineer/Consultant. Grade-II welders for work in vertical position and Grade-III welders for jobs on the ground only shall be allowed.

1.7 Welding procedure 1.7.1 Welding procedure shall be prepared by the Contractor in

line with IS:7307 and tests shall be carried out to qualify the procedure. Once the welding procedure is qualified, it shall

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be strictly followed and no variation shall be permitted without the Engineer/Consultant's approval. Welding procedure shall cover the following:

i) Type and size of electrode/wire flux combination; ii) Arc current for MMAW and for SAW, FCAW, GMAW &

ESW and others current and voltage; iii) Speed of deposition and length of run per electrode

or for other continuous processes welding speed or speed of travel of welding head;

iv) Number and arrangement/disposition of runs in

multi-run welds; v) Position of welding; vi) Joint preparation and set up of parts; vii) Preheating and post weld heating details; viii) Any other relevant information. 1.7.2 The welding procedure shall be such that it simulates the

actual welding conditions to the maximum extent and distortion and shrinkage stresses are reduced to a minimum and it meets the quality requirement of joint as specified.

1.7.3 The Contractor shall record the approved welding procedure

and shall ensure compliance of the same by each welder. Each welder shall be provided by the Contractor with all details of welding procedure. The approved procedure shall be re-checked and updated by the Contractor as and when directed by the Engineer/Consultant.

1.8 On job welding 1.8.1 The sequence of welding shall be so planned and followed

that there shall be a balance of welding about the neutral axis of the fabrication. The Contractor shall employ sufficient number of welders working at the same time in the diagonal quadrants of a large job using back step method. The rate of progress of each welder shall be more or less equal and quality uniform at all times.

1.8.2 The general direction of welding shall be towards the free end

of the joint, but in a long joint back-step technique shall be used to reduce distortion.

1.8.3 For shell welding, the vertical joints shall be first welded to a

circular course and the completed circular course shall be

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aligned and adjusted for correct axes prior to welding of the horizontal circumferential seam to minimise initial locked-up stresses. Alternatively, the Contractor shall complete each course in all respects on ground and then the pre-assembled course shall be lifted and placed in position. In such a sequence and planning the same principle of balancing of weld about the neutral axis shall be followed and the method of fabrication of each course shall be similar to fabrication of penstock pipes or transmission/industrial pipeline of bigger diameter.

1.8.4 Jigs and manipulators: Jigs and manipulators shall be

used where practicable and shall be designed to facilitate welding and to ensure that all welds are easily accessible to the operators.

1.8.5 Ends of butt-welded joints: The ends of butt joints shall be

so welded as to provide full throat thickness. This may be done by the use of extension piece, cross-runs or other approved means.

1.8.6 Weld face and reinforcement of butt welds: The welded

face shall be deposited proud of the surface of the parent metal. Where a flush surface is required the surplus metal shall be dressed off. Reinforcement on both surfaces in butt welded splices shall be ground flush with the parent plate by grinding operation in the direction of stress.

1.8.7 Minimum leg length and throat thickness in fillet welds: The

minimum leg length of a fillet weld as deposited shall not be less than the specified size. A concave weld shall not be deposited, unless specifically permitted. In case a concave fillet profile is permitted, then the leg length shall be increased above that specified, so that the resultant throat thickness is as great as would have been obtained by the deposition of a flat-faced weld of the specified leg length. Welds with unequal leg lengths shall be avoided as far as possible.

1.8.8 Deslagging: After making each run of welding, all slag shall

be thoroughly removed and the surface cleaned. 1.8.9 Quality of welds: The weld metal, as deposited (including

tack welds if incorporated and which are to be made by the same quality electrode as that for the final deposit) shall be free from cracks, slag inclusions, porosity, cavities and other deposition faults. The weld metal shall be properly fused with the parent metal without undercutting or overlapping at the toes of the weld. The surface of the weld shall have a uniform consistent contour and regular appearance.

1.8.10 Weather conditions: Welding shall not be done under such

weather conditions, which might adversely affect the efficiency of the welding. Welding under high wind speed and

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humid atmosphere shall be avoided and shall be done as per the directions of the Engineer/Consultant.

1.8.11 Crane girders and other plate construction: Continuous

welding processes like SAW, GMAW, ESW, FCAW and others shall be employed for fabrication of crane girders and other plate construction. Manual arc welding may be permitted where necessary but shall be minimised to avoid start and stop phenomenon. Relevant IS Code equivalent as indicated in this specification shall prevail.

1.8.12 Preheating of welded joints: Preheated of welded joints

shall be as per IS:9595. 1.8.13 Supervision: The Contractor shall employ competent and

experienced persons to supervise welding work to ensure that the standard of workmanship and the quality of the welded joints and fabricated items comply with the requirements laid down in this specification.

1.9 Inspection and tests on welded joints: Inspection of

welded joints shall generally be as per IS:822, unless otherwise specified hereinafter.

1.10 Visual examination: The Contractor shall conduct visual

examination and measurement of external dimensions of the weld for all joints. Before examining a welded joint, it shall be cleared of slag and other impurities. Examination shall be done by a magnifying glass and measuring instrument, which has an accuracy of +0.1 mm or by weld gauges. Welded joints shall be examined from both sides. The Contractor shall examine the following during the visual examination:

a) Check the correctness of shape and size of the welded

joints; b) Penetration of weld metal; c) Influx; d) Burns; e) Under cuts; f) Unwelded craters; g) Cracks in welds and heat affected zones; h) Porosity in welds and spot-welds; i) Compression in welded joints as a result of electrode

impact while carrying out contact welding;

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1.11 Tests: The Contractor shall carry out any or all tests as specified hereinafter and as directed by the Engineer/ Consultant to satisfy the Engineer/Consultant about the acceptability of the welded joints.

1.12 Destructive testing of welds 1.12.1 These shall be carried at the discretion of the Engineer/

Consultant as per details given below: i) Weldability of parent metal as per IS:2062; ii) Hardness and tensile test as per IS:1608; iii) Impact test as per IS:1757; iv) Transverse tensile, free bend, impact, nick-break,

macro-etching tests for butt-welds and cruciform and fracture test for fillet weld as per IS:3600.

1.13 Non-destructive testing 1.13.1 Dye penetrate, magnetic particle, X-ray/Gamma-ray,

radiography and ultrasonic testing shall be employed to ensure that the welds are free from defects which cannot be detected by visual examination and for the routine control of weld quality without destroying the weld. All such test shall be undertaken by qualified and competent technician in accordance to the best practice available in this field.

1.13.2 Dye penetrant examination shall be carried out for detection

of defects on the surface of the welds. Magnetic particle test shall be carried out for detection of defects both opening out to surface and sub-surface once up to a maximum depth of 3 mm. Radiography and ultrasonic tests shall be carried out for examination of internal defects of welds.

1.13.3 Dye-penetrant examination: This shall mainly be carried

out in accordance with IS:3658 on root and final run of the welds. The weld surfaces shall be cleaned and ground prior to carrying out of the test. Root run of all full penetration butt joints shall be checked by dye-penetrant examination for ensuring full penetration.

1.13.4 Radiographic test (X-ray and Gamma-ray examination):

X-ray and Gamma-ray examination shall be carried out by the Contractor through BARC approved radiographers only.

i) X-ray and Gamma-ray examination shall be conducted to

determine gas inclusion (blowholes), slag inclusion, shallow welds and cracks etc. These shall be carried out as per IS:1182, IS:2595, IS:3657 or equivalent ASTM standards.

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ii) Before conducting the examination, the welded joints

shall be cleaned of slag and scale and visually examined. The welds shall be marked into separate portions depending on the length of radiography with the help of lead members. The radiograph shall be such as to ensure that there are no distortions and shall reveal the defect correctly. The length shall not be more than 0.75 of the focal distance and the width of the radiograph would depend on the width of the welded joint plus 20 mm on either side of the weld. The cassette with film shall be properly protected by the Contractor by a sheet of lead or equivalent of proper thickness against incidental, diffused and secondary radiation. In case of use of Gamma-ray source strength shall be sufficiently high to avoid inordinately long exposure time resulting in foggy radiographs.

1.13.5 Ultrasonic test: Ultrasonic test shall be conducted as per

IS:3664, IS:4904, AWS D1.1, ASTME 164 or equivalent by the Contractor to detect gas inclusion (Pores), slag inclusion, shallow welds, cracks, lamination etc. Prior to starting of ultrasonic test, the welded joint shall be thoroughly cleaned of slag and other materials. Ultrasonic operator shall be qualified Level II of ASNT or equivalent and the Engineer/ Consultant at his discretion may test the operator. The ultrasonic test must be recorded through standard equipment and the same must be enclosed with the report.

Use of proper probe size, frequency and type shall be made to

ensure accurate detection of defects. Probing shall be carried out from multiple directions to avoid directionality or orientation effect of the defect. Type of defects shall be identified and recorded to help in taking decisions regarding acceptability.

1.14 Non-destructive Tests and its extent of coverage Non-destructive tests of welded joints shall be carried out as

per approved procedures. The extent to which non-destructive tests are to be carried out shall be as follows:

a) For butt welds unless otherwise stated on approved

drawings/documents, 20 per cent of all T-joints of welds shall be tested radio graphically. In other places radiographic tests upto 3 per cent of the weld length shall be carried out at random in areas marked by Engineer/Consultant.

b) For thick welded joints ultrasonic tests shall be carried

out as and when required by the Engineer/Consultant except for crane girders, bins and bunkers etc where 100% of all butt joints shall be tested.

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c) For single-run or multi-run welds, liquid dye penetrate

tests shall be carried out after initial (root) run as well as in final runs. Where back chipping is necessary, dye penetrate tests shall be carried out on weld surface after back chipping, prior to deposition of sealing runs.

1.15 Acceptance of Weld Defects Weld Acceptance Standards for defects detected by Non-

destructive test, shall be assessed on the basis of relevant code of practice. In case of structures, latest edition of codes like AWS D.1.1 may prevail. For other applications, guideline from IIW reference radiograph shall be used.

In general, guidelines for acceptance of weld defects by

radiographic/ultrasonic tests shall be as follows: a) Cracks, lack of fusion, incomplete penetration shall not

be accepted. b) Porosity and slag inclusion shall be as per IIW Blue

Standard or porosity chart in code of practice; c) Undercuts, where deeper than 0.25 mm shall not be

accepted; d) Overlap beyond 3 mm shall not be accepted. 1.16 Documentation: The following documents shall be

maintained by the Contractor and produced as and when asked for by the Engineer/Consultant.

a) Documents (certificates etc) confirming the quality of

electrodes and consumables to be used/used in welding;

b) List of certified of welders who will carry out or have

carried out welding and also their identification stamps on welding done by them;

c) Documents on approved deviations, if any; d) Radiography films and their interpretation joint-wise; e) Ultrasonic test reports including print out of actual

graphical representation. f) Details of joints checked by liquid dye penetration

examination; g) Details of joints checked by magnetic particle

inspection;

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h) Any other relevant information. C. FABRICATION 1.1 Standard All fabrication of structural steelwork shall be in accordance

with IS:800 - Code of Practice for General Construction in Steel and IS:9595 unless otherwise stated herein. The tolerances for fabrication of steel structures shall be in accordance with IS:7215 unless specified otherwise.

1.2 Type of Construction Steel structures shall generally be of welded construction.

For crane girders, welding between web and top flange plate shall be carried out generally by submerged arc welding. Intermediate stiffeners shall be connected with top flange plate by full penetration butt weld. All splices for plates, if required, shall be butt welded accordingly to IS:9595. Reinforcements on both surfaces in butt welded splice in crane girder, flange plates shall be ground flush with the parent plate with grinding operation carried out in the direction of stress and the edges shall be ground square to match with the parent metal.

1.3 Storing Materials All materials shall be stored properly on skids, above the

ground. It shall be kept clean and properly drained. Structural steel shall be stored and handled so that members are not subjected to stress and damage. Girders and beams shall be placed upright and stored. Long members, such as columns and chords shall be supported on closely spaced skids to prevent injury from deflection. The storing of fabricated structure must be in accordance with the erection plan and shall clear all thorough face inside the working area. The structures should be properly barricaded and the whole area must be well lit during night.

1.4 Workmanship 1.4.1 General: All workmanship shall be equal to the best practice

in modern structural shops. Greatest accuracy shall be observed in the manufacture of every part of the work and all similar parts shall be strictly interchangeable.

1.4.2 Templates: Templates used throughout the work shall be of

steel or steel bushed in such cases as may be considered necessary by the Engineer/Consultant. In cases where actual materials have been used as templates for drilling similar pieces the Engineer/ Consultant will decide whether they are fit to be used as parts of the finished structure.

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1.4.3 Straightening: All materials shall be straight and if necessary before being worked shall be straightened and/or flattened by pressure unless required to be of curvilinear form and shall be free from twists. Decoiling and straightening in case of thinner sheets/plates, if supplied in coils shall also be included.

1.4.4 Clearance: The erection clearance of cleaned ends of

members connecting steel to steel should be not greater than 2 mm at each end. The erection clearance at ends of beams without web cleats should not be more than 3 mm at each end but where for practical reasons greater clearance is necessary, suitably designed seating shall be provided.

1.4.5 Shearing, flame cutting and grinding and machining: Shearing or flame cutting may be used at the Employer/

Engineer’s option with mechanically controlled cutting torch or hand torch provided that the resulting edge is reasonably clean and straight. Sheared members shall be free from distortion at sheared edges. Special care shall be taken to remove the burnt edges when flame cutting method is employed.

Chipping of angle flanges and edges of plates wherever necessary shall be done without damaging the parent metal. Chipped edges shall be ground to a neat finish and sharp corners and hammered rough faces shall be rounded off.

The edges and ends of all flange plates and web plates of plate girders and built-up columns of plates forming chords or web members of lattice girders and all cover plates, the ends of all angles, tees, channels and other sections forming the flanges of plate girders and columns shall be ground to ensure proper contact. The ends of all built-up girders and of all columns except for machining of bearing edges for crane girder, bearing stiffeners, column caps, shall be ground after the members have been completely assembled. Column bases and roof structure connections shall be ground as shown in the approved drawings for full contact.

The top ends of all intermediate stiffeners shall be ground to fit tightly to the main angles or flanges. Care shall be taken to ensure a full bearing of the stiffeners at the supports and at other points where concentrated load is applied. The ends shall not be drawn or caulked. Edges shall be ground to ensure proper contact wherever necessary.

Bearing edges for crane girder, bearing stiffeners, column caps shall be leveled and square up by machining to achieve full contact between touching plates as per the requirement mentioned in approved construction drawings.

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Edge preparation for welding may be done by manual/ machine controlled flame cutting with edges free of burrs clean and straight.

1.4.6 Holing: Holes for bolts shall be not more than 1.5 mm or 2.0

mm (as the case may be depending on whether the diameter of the bolt is less than or more than 25 mm) in diameter larger than the nominal diameter of the bolt, unless otherwise specified. All holes, except as stated hereunder shall be drilled to the required size or sub-punched 3 mm less in diameter and reamed thereafter to the required size. Thickness of the material for sub-punching shall not be greater than 16 mm. All matching holes for bolts shall register with each other so that a gauge of 1.5 mm or 2.0 mm as the case may be, less in diameter than the hole can pass freely through the members assembled for bolting in the direction at right angle to such members. All holes for turned and fitted bolts shall be drilled and reamed, if necessary, to a tolerance of only plus 0.13 mm unless speci-fied otherwise.

Holes in purlins, side sheeting, runners, packing plates and

lacing bars may be punched/drilled full size, provided the thickness of the material does not exceed 12 mm.

All punching and sub-punching shall be clean and accurate

and all drilling shall be free from burrs. No holes shall be made by gas cutting process. For any

deviation specific prior approval shall be taken from Engineer/Consultant.

1.4.7 Assembly: All parts assembled for bolting shall be in close

contact over the whole surface and all bearing stiffeners shall bear tightly at both top and bottom without being drawn or caulked.

The component parts shall be so assembled that they are

neither twisted nor otherwise damaged. Specified cambers, if any, shall be provided as shown in the approved drawing.

All parts of bolted and welded members shall be held firmly

in position by means of jigs or clamps while bolting or welding. No drifting of holes shall be permitted except to draw the parts together and no drift used shall be larger than the nominal diameter of rivet or bolt. Drifting done during assembling shall not distort the metal or enlarge the holes.

1.4.8 Bolting: All turned and fitted bolts shall be carefully turned

and shall be parallel throughout the barrel. The following limits of tolerance shall be permitted upon the diameter of the barrel of turned bolts and the holes which they are to fit.

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Barrel of __bolt___ __Hole__ Limit of tolerance - High .. 0.00 mm + 0.13 mm - Low .. - 0.13 mm 0.00 mm The barrel of each turned bolt shall be of such a length that

it is in full contact with the work throughout, the screwed portion being made at least 1.6 mm less in diameter than the barrel or to suit the next smaller size of metric screw thread. The barrel portion shall be jointed to the thread portion by a 45o chamfer within the thickness of the washer. Unless otherwise specified, faces of heads and nuts bearing on steelwork shall be machined. All such bolts shall be provided with washers having a hole of 1.5 mm larger in diameter than the barrel of bolt and thickness not less than 6 mm so that the nut, when tightened, shall not bear on the unthreaded body of the bolt. In all cases where the full bearing area of the bolt is to be developed, the thread portion of the bolt shall not be within the thickness of the parts bolted together. The threaded portion of each bolt shall project through the nut by at least one thread. Tapered washers shall be provided for all heads and nuts bearing on levelled surface.

1.4.9. Field bolts: Requirements stipulated under bolting shall

apply for field bolts also. Field, bolts, nuts and washers shall be supplied by the Contractor in excess of the nominal number required.

1.4.10 Welding: As much work as possible shall be welded in shop

and the layout and sequence of the operation be so arranged as to minimise defects, distortions and shrinkage stresses to acceptable level.

1.4.11 Crane rails 1.4.11.1 The rails shall be reasonably free from twist and the camber

shall not exceed 0.2 per cent of the length. 1.4.11.2 Rail joints shall overlap the joints of the gantry girder by a

minimum distance of 600 mm. Joint in one crane rail shall be staggered to the joint in the opposite crane rail.

1.5 Power rails/angles and crane rails shall be straight and

deviation from straightness shall not exceed +1 mm tolerance before erection.

1.6 Inspection and testing of fabrication 1.6.1 The Engineer/Consultant shall have free access at all

reasonable times to the Contractor's works where the

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fabrication of steelwork is carried out and shall be afforded all reasonable facilities by the Contractor for satisfying the Engineer/Consultant that the fabrication is being undertaken in accordance with the provisions of the specification and approved drawings.

1.6.2 The Contractor shall continually inform the Engineer/

Consultant of the progress in fabrication and as to when individual pieces will be ready for inspection. The Contractor shall give a minimum of three (3) working days notice to the Engineer/Consultant of the readiness of individual pieces for inspection.

1.6.3 Unless directed otherwise, inspection shall be made at the

place of manufacture prior to despatch. Should any structure or part of a structure be found not to comply with any of the provisions of this specification, it shall be liable for rejection. No structure or part of the structure, once rejected shall be re-submitted for inspection/test, except in cases where the Engineer/Consultant considers the defect as rectifiable.

1.6.4 Defects which may appear during fabrication shall be made

good with the consent of and according to the procedure laid down by the Engineer/Consultant. All gauges and templates necessary to satisfy the Engineer/Consultant shall be supplied by the Contractor. The Engineer/Consultant may, at his discretion, check the test results obtained at the Contractor's works by independent tests at the Government Test House or elsewhere and should the material so tested be found to be unsatisfactory, the cost of such tests shall be borne by the Contractor.

1.6.5 On completion of final inspection and rectification of defects,

if any, one coat of primer paint to be applied on the fabricated structure prior to despatch as per specification.

1.7 Marking, Packing and Despatching 1.7.1 Each piece shall be distinctly marked before delivery, in

accordance with the approved marking diagram and shall bear such other marks as will facilitate erection. For easy identification at site a small distinguishing mark for each building shall be painted on each end of every member before dispatch from fabrication shop. The fabricated steelwork shall be dispatched by the Contractor in such portions as may be found convenient for erection or as ordered by the Engineer/Consultant to meet the time schedule.

1.7.2 All projecting plates or bars and all ends of members at

joints shall be stiffened, all straight bars and plates shall be bundled, all screwed ends and machined surfaces shall be suitably packed and all rivets, bolts, nuts, washers and small

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loose parts shall be packed separately in boxes so as to prevent damage or distortion during transit.

D. ERECTION 1.1 General 1.1.1 Erection:

The Contractor shall erect the steel structures according to drawings, specifications and directions of the Engineer/ Consultant. The work of erection shall include loading of fabricated structures from storage yard/fabricator's shop, transporting and unloading these materials at the site of work including all handling rectification before erection, cleaning, assembling, reaming, drilling, welding, bolting and erection as per the approved drawings and specifications and instructions given by the Engineer/Consultant from time to time. One coat of primer paint and finished paint respectively before erection and one coat of finished paint after erection and alignment to be applied, as per specification.

1.1.2 Erection of structural steelwork shall be carried out in

accordance with IS:800 and other relevant Indian Standards in an expeditious manner in conformity with the approved drawings and specifications.

1.1.3 The Contractor shall ensure that parts required to be

inspected by the Engineer/Consultant before erection is not erected without inspection.

1.1.4 The suitability and capacity of all plants, equipment etc used

for erection shall be indicated in the proposed equipment deployment list along with the organization chart.

1.1.5 The Contractor at his own cost shall design, manufacture,

erect and dismantle any false work, staging, temporary supports etc. required for safe and accurate erection of structural steel, work and shall be fully responsible for the adequacy of the same.

1.1.6 The Contractor shall if required by the Engineer/ Consultant

get his drawings and design for such false work staging etc. approved by the Engineer/Consultant but such approval by the Engineer/Consultant shall not relieve him of any of his responsibilities for the safety of such work.

1.1.7 The Contractor shall provide for convenience of inspection/

testing, adequate temporary and access ladders, gangways, tools, tackles, equipment and all, other facilities required by the Engineer/Consultant for these purposes.

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1.2 Erection drawings 1.2.1 The approved erection approved drawings and any approved

arrangement approved drawings, specifications or instruc-tions accompanying them shall be followed in erecting struc-tural steelwork. Erection approved drawings for structural steelwork shall be prepared by Contractor and shall consist of line diagrams showing every member in position with the respective erection mark.

1.2.2 Erection marks and weight of individual member shall

appear on the structural steel member as detailed and all steelwork shall be erected with marks in the same relative position as shown on the plan or elevation.

1.2.3 Any discrepancy between approved drawings and

specifications shall be brought immediately to the attention of the Engineer/Consultant for his decision.

1.3 Storing and Handling of Materials 1.3.1 The fabricated materials on receipt at site shall be carefully

unloaded, examined for defects, checked, sorted out for each building and stacked securely on skids above level ground. The ground shall be kept clean and properly drained. Long members, such as columns and chords, shall be supported on skids, placed near enough to prevent injury from deflection.

1.3.2 The fabricated materials shall be verified with respect to

markings on the marking plan. Any material found damaged or defective shall be stacked separately and the damaged or defective portions shall be identified by painting in distinct colour. Such materials shall be dealt with as ordered by the Engineer/Consultant.

1.3.3 The handling and storing of the component parts of a

structure shall involve the use of method and appliances so as not to produce injury by twisting, bending or

1.3.4 Otherwise deforming the metal. No member slightly bent or

twisted shall be put in place until the defects are corrected and members seriously damaged in handling shall be rejected.

1.3.3 All small bends or twists received by members shall be rectified

before such members are put in place, any serious bends or damage shall be reported at once to the Engineer/Consultant by the Contractor for instructions. The straightening of bent edges of plates, angles and other shapes shall be done by methods not likely to produce fracture or other injury. Following the completion of the straightening of a bend or buckle, the surface of the metal shall be carefully inspected by the Contractor for

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evidence of incipient or other fractures. The Contractor shall immediately report to the Engineer/Consultant presence of any such evidence and act according to his instructions.

1.3.5 Slight bends in members shall not be straightened out

without the prior approval of the Engineer/Consultant on account of danger of over staining the connections and rivets. Plates and bars if slightly bent or twisted shall be straightened cold by application of pressure only if possible, if bent so sharply as to require heating, the whole piece or member thus straightened shall be properly tested before erection. All cold straightening shall be properly tested before erection. The item rates quoted shall be deemed to cover all charges' of rectification also.

1.4 Setting out 1.4.1 The Contractor shall assume full responsibility for the

correct setting out of all steelwork and erecting it correctly as per alignment and levels shown on the approved drawings and plumbing of vertical members.

1.4.2 Instrumental checking for correctness of setting up of

structures as also the final adjustment and leveling and aligning should be carried out immediately after completion of assembly of each block of building (frame work) and structures in sequence determined by the design. However crane girders and' rails requiring higher accuracy while setting them up, should be adjusted after the completion of basic structures. Final checking will be done by the Engineer/Consultant. Contractor should satisfy himself regarding leveling and setting of the structures prior to intimating ~ Engineer/Consultant for checking.

1.5 Assembly and Erection 1.5.1 Assemblies of all structures including check wherever

necessary shall be made on ground itself. 1.5.2 The erection of steel structures should be carried out in

correct sequence ensuring the stability and inalterability of structures at all stages of erection.

1.5.3 Contractor will be fully responsible for safe erection. Erection

plans prepared by the Contractor shall be submitted to the Engineer/Consultant well in advance for their information.

Adequate allowance and provision shall be made for lateral

forces and wind loads. Approved drawings for such temporary work shall be submitted to the Engineer/ Consultant for prior approval, if so desired by him.

1.5.4 The erection work is permitted only after passing by the

Engineer/Consultant of all foundations for the buildings and structures of the corresponding section. .

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1.5.5 Resting of steel column bases on foundations should be

carried out as per the drawings and directions of the Engineer/Consultant.

1.5.6 The Contractor shall plumb and level all steel work and shall

thoroughly brace and guy the structures during erection to keep them plumb and rigid till completion. Erected parts of the structure must be stable during all stages of erection and the structural elements to be erected shall be strong enough to bear erection loads. The stability of structures subject to the action of the wind, dead weight and erection forces shall be obtained by observing specified sequence of erection of vertical and horizontal structural members and by installing permanent and temporary bracings. As the work progresses, the steel members shall be securely bolted up to take care of all dead loads, wind and erection stresses, including those due to erection equipment or its operation. However, no permanent welding or grouting shall be done until proper alignment has been obtained and scheme be approved by the Engineer/Consultant. On approval by the Engineer/ Consultant threads of all permanent bolts (deemed accessible) shall be damaged to make them irremovable.

1.5.7 Wooden rams or wallet shall be used in forcing the members

in to position, in order to protect the metal from injury or shock.

1.5.8 Chipping of rivets, angle flanges and edges of plates must be

done without it breaking parent metal, chipped edges shall, be furnished with a file and all sharp corners hammered, rough faces shall be rounded off. Chipping with the use of sludge hammer shall only be permitted in exceptional cases and must be done without leaving fractured edges.

1.5.9 Expansion Joints

Particular care should be taken to ensure free expansion and contractions wherever provided. Any deviation from drawings and allowance shown in the specifications, in dimensions amount of cambers etc, of the structures must be noted and reported to the Engineer/Consultant before hand.

1.5.10 Any defect or mistakes in fabrication/erection pointed out by

the Engineer/Consultant, for any structure during the period of execution of the works and/or during the maintenance period, shall be attended/rectified by the contractor within the time stipulated by the Engineer/ Consultant at his own cost, irrespective of whether the same has been accepted earlier by the Engineer/Consultant. If the same is not carried out within the stipulated time, the Engineer/ Consultant shall have the right to get it rectified himself or

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through any other agency at the risk and cost of the contractor. .

1.6 Erection Tolerances 1.6.1 The deviations in the erected structures shall not exceed the

permissible deviations as specified in the specification given by the Engineer/Consultant.

1.6.2 Erection tolerances for buildings without cranes The maximum tolerances for line and level of steelwork shall

be +3.0 mm on any part of the structure. The structure shall not be out of plumb more than 3.5 mm on each 10 m section of the height but not more than 7.0 mm per 30 m section of height. These tolerances shall apply to all parts of the structures unless otherwise stated on the approved drawings.

1.6.3 Erection tolerances for building with cranes: Variation ____Component____ __________Description__________ ____allowed____ Main columns and a) Shifting of column axes at roof posts foundation level with respect to building line: i) in longitudinal direction +3.0 mm ii) in lateral direction +3.0 mm b) Deviation of both major column axes from vertical between foundation and the connection level with another member: i) for a column upto and +3.0 mm from including 10 m height true vertical ii) for a column greater +3.0 mm from true than 10 m vertical for 10m length measured between connection levels but not more than+7.0 mm per 30 m length. c) For adjacent pairs of +9.0 mm on true columns across the span width of building prior to placing of truss

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Variation ____Component____ __________Description__________ ____allowed____ d) For any individual +3.0 mm column deviation of any bearing or resting level, from levels shown on approved drawings e) For adjacent pairs of 3.0 mm columns either across the width of building or longitudinally, level difference allowed between bearing and seating levels which are supposed to be at the same level Truss a) Deviation at centres of 1/1500 of the span of upper chord span or not member from vertical greater than plane running through 10 mm whichever centre of bottom chord is less. b) Lateral displacement of 1/250 of depth top chord at centre of of truss or 20 span from vertical plane mm whichever is running through centre less. of supports Crane girders a) Difference in levels of 6.0 mm and tracks crane rail measured between the adjacent columns b) Deviation to crane rail +6.0 mm gauge c) Relative shifting of ends 2.0 mm of adjacent crane rail in plan and elevation after jointing d) Deviation of crane rail +5.0 mm axis from centre line of web

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1.7 Field Connections 1.7.1 Field connections in the trusses, portals, columns, roof

girders, floor girders, crane, surge and auxiliary girders, column bracings etc shall generally be welded with erection bolts as shown in the approved drawing. Connection of purlins, girts, roof bracings, wind girders, catwalk ways, staircases, ladders, handrails and all other secondary members may be bolted with black bolts, except where welded connections are required. The above connections shall be applicable in general unless otherwise shown on approved drawings. All nuts for securing runways and gantries shall be locked against turning after tightening.

1.7.2 Holes of erection joints shall be fitted with temporary bolts

and plugs, after mounting the structures. The number of temporary bolts and plugs shall not be less than 50% of the total number of holes. In joints where the number of holes is equal to 5 or less, not less than 3 holes shall be temporarily bolted.

1.7.3 Where only bolting is specified on the drawings, the bolts

shall be tightened to the maximum limit. The bolts used should be long enough so that at least three threads protrude when the nuts fully tightened. At joints of maximum stress, extra check nuts or washers should be provided as specified and directed by the Engineer/ Consultant. No gap should 'be allowed between the plates to be jointed.

1.7.4 All machine fitted/turn and fitted / high strength friction

grip bolts shall be perfectly tight and shall be checked to prevent nuts from becoming loose as specified and / or as directed by the Engineer/Consultant. No unfilled boltholes should be left in any part of the structures.

1.7.5 The number of washers on permanent bolts shall not be more

than two (and not less than one) for the nut and one for the bolt head until otherwise specified in the approved drawing and/or as directed by the Engineer/Consultant.

1.8 Field Welding All field assembly and welding shall be executed in

accordance with the requirements for shop fabrication excepting such as manifestly apply to shop conditions only. Where the steel has been delivered painted, the paint shall be removed before field welding, for a distance of at least 50 mm on either side of the joints.

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1.9 Correctness of Misfits 1.9.1 For any correction of minor misfits, a reasonable amount of

reaming and cutting with grinding of excess stock will be considered a legitimate part of the erection.

1.9.2 Any error in shop work which prevents the proper

assembling and fitting up of parts by the moderate use of reaming and slight chipping or cutting shall immediately be reported to the Engineer/Consultant and his approval of the method of correction be obtained.

E. PAINTING Painting shall conform to General Specification for Painting

(Specification No. VSP-6.3/GS-P-01) F. DISMANTLING WORK 1.1 Planning 1.1.1 Before starting the actual dismantling work, the Contractor

shall carefully study the structures to be dismantled and of the manner in which various parts are supported and also how far the stage by stage dismantling will affect the safety of the adjoining structures or the safety of the working personnel etc.

1.1.2 The Contractor shall then prepare a definite plan/

procedure for systematic dismantling and submit to the Engineer/Consultant for his approval. The plan of dismantling as approved by the Engineer/Consultant shall be rigidly followed in actual execution of the dismantling work.

1.1.3 Planning of dismantling shall be such that most of the

materials, fittings etc are salvaged so that they can be reconditioned and used elsewhere.

1.2 Working Conditions 1.2.1 The dismantling operations shall have to be carried out in

the operating plant without any hindrance to the plant operation activities. Necessary shutdown shall be arranged by Engineer/Consultant after obtaining detailed request from the Contractor. No additional claim shall be accepted against working in shutdown jobs.

1.2.2 All dismantling work of various structures shall have to be

carried out in a phased manner as approved by the Engineer/Consultant.

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1.3 Safety and Precautionary Measures 1.3.1 The Contractor shall at his own expense arrange for the

safety precautions as mentioned hereunder for the safe performance of the work and shall provide all facilities in connection therewith. A safety plan shall be prepared by the Contractor covering all major steps and preventive measures undertaken by the Contractor.

1.3.2 The Contractor shall take adequate precautions to

ensure complete safety and prevention of accidents at site. The safety precautions shall conform to relevant Codes e.g. IS:4014 (Part II) – (Safety Regulations for Scaffolding), wherever applicable.

The Contractor shall also abide by the safety regulations of

the Employer and other directions given by the Engineer/ Consultant from time to time.

1.3.3 Sufficient measures shall be taken by the contractor to

ensure that no unauthorised person shall enter the site of dismantling. The site must be properly barricaded and WARNING NOTICES shall be displayed at important locations including entry points.

1.3.4 Before the dismantling work is started the shutdown of all

existing electrical and utility services, if any (to the building to be dismantled) shall be taken and all such services shall be disconnected/discontinued except those which may be required for dismantling work itself. Prior to dismantling of such lines, the necessary approval shall be obtained from the Employer/Engineer/ Consultant.

1.3.5 No dismantling work shall be carried out during night and

also in adverse site condition. 1.3.6 The work plan shall opt for staggering of work between two

working levels. When some work is to be done at different levels adequate protection shall be provided for all workmen engaged and required Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) shall be used by all workmen at site.

1.3.7 All site offices, store, godown etc shall be located well beyond

the working areas and shall be strongly built to prevent any collapse due to dismantling activities.

1.4 Tools and Tackles All tools and tackles and equipment required for dismantling,

transporting the salvaged items, handing over etc shall be arranged by the Contractor.

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1.5 Structures 1.5.1 All columns, supports, covers, walkways, railings, ladders,

stairs, roof girders, crane girders, bracings, sheetings, cladding work etc shall be dismantled from their erected position without any damage. In case existing structural are required to be cut, the Contractor shall take prior permission of the Engineer/Consultant. All rivets and welding shall be burnt out to dismantle the structures. All bolts and nuts shall be opened out to the extent possible. All structures shall be dismantled part by part into each identifiable item without any damage and/or distortion to them. The cutting plan shall be prepared by the Contractor before any part – dismantling which shall be submitted well in advance to Employer/ Engineer/Consultant for approval.

1.6 First aid equipment shall be kept at the site of dismantling

work of any magnitude for emergency use. 1.7 All handling equipment shall be having FITNESS

CERTIFICATE with required validity for any time inspection. All tools & tackles to be used by the Contractor shall be of approved make and their TEST CERTIFICATE shall be available at site.

1.8 Job Safety Analysis must be done before dismantling work is

taken up at site. Qualified Engineer/Consultants along with the safety supervisors shall be deployed to plan and supervise sequential dismantling of the structural buildings.

1.9 For making dismantling possible, in some cases

strengthening or modification of existing structural shall be needed. The Contractor shall prepare necessary design and approved drawing for the above purpose, and get them approved by the Engineer/Consultant. In case of structural modification/strengthening payment shall be based only on the new steel tonnage added.

1.10 Dismantled plates, rolled sections, checker plates, sheets etc

shall be stacked separately at location directed by the Engineer/Consultant. Effort shall be made to cut the section in longer way as they are more useful. Salvaging of materials is to be done section-wise with sizes as decided by Employer/ Engineer/Consultant at site.

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VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT 6.3 MTPA EXPANSION PROJECT

PREAMBLE TO BILL OF QUANTITIES

FOR

BALANCE STRUCTURAL STEELWORK

FOR

CALCINING AND REFRACTORY MATERIAL PLANT (ZONE 05)

1.0 The work comprised in the Contract consists of Structural

Steel Work for Calcining and Refractory Material Plant corresponding to Zone-05 as indicated in enclosed Tender Drawing Nos. 24340-05-00-PRF-0001 & 24340-05-00-PRF-0003 for 6.3 MTPA Expansion Project of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, complete in all respects as indicated in the Bill of Quantities. The structural work for Calcining and Refractory Material Plant shall primarily be for the following units: i) Kiln Feed Building Extension ii) Weigh Hopper Building iii) Conveyor from existing Lime Rotary Kiln to transfer

House T-1 iv) Transfer Houses v) Lime conveyor from Transfer House T2 to New Screen

House vi) Extension of existing flux storage building vii) New screen House viii) Lift Well ix) Blower House x) Booster House etc.

The Contractor may have to execute additionally structural steelwork (as indicated by Engineer/Consultant) required for interfacing between the “battery limits” of the various contractors working in Calcining and Refractory Material Plant.

2.0 The Tenderer shall carefully go through the Letter of

Submission of Tender, Instructions to Tenderer, Articles of Agreement and General Conditions of Contract for Construction Work, Special Conditions of Contract for Structural Steelwork, Specifications (Structural Steelwork and Painting), Preamble to Bill of Quantities, Bill of Quantities, Tender Drawings etc and include in his estimate any sum he may consider necessary to cover the fulfillment of the various clauses contained therein. The

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rate shall include everything necessary to complete the said items of work within the contemplation of the Contract & beyond the same and no extra payment will be allowed for any incidental or contingent work, labour, materials and plant.

3.0 The “Completion Period” shall be as indicated in the NIT. 4.0 The quantities of the items of work indicated in the Bill of

Quantities are probable quantities. It must be clearly understood that the Contract is not a lumpsum Contract, that neither the probable quantities nor the value of the individual items of work nor the aggregate value of the entire tender will form part of the Contract and the Employer does not in any way assure the Contractor or guarantee that the probable quantities are correct or that work should correspond thereto.

5.0 Unless otherwise specified, all measurements will be in

metric units. 6.0 The rate shall also include but not be limited to the cost of

the following: 6.1 Transportation of constructional plant, personnel etc to the

Site and their withdrawal on completion of the works. Note: Responsibility for appropriate selection of the

capacity of erection equipment will lie with the contractor. The strength and serviceability of such equipment and all other tools, tackles, slings etc shall be certified by the Contractor.

6.2 Storage and safe custody of materials and hoisting and

lowering to all levels. 6.3 Supplying, transportation to site, unloading, protecting,

storing, handling and installation of materials in accordance with the Contract.

6.4 Work at all heights and depths and to all leads, unless

otherwise specified in the Bill of Quantities. 6.5 Accommodation of the Contractor's staff and labour. 6.6 All freights, taxes, duties, levies and royalties. 6.7 Necessary care and protection against damage to

equipment, if any, supplied by Employer. 6.8 All precautionary measures to execute the work safely. 6.9 All wastage.

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7.0 Technical abbreviations used in the Bill of Quantities or elsewhere in the tender documents shall have the following meanings:

IS - means - `Indian Standard' ton - means - `1,000 Kilograms' r m - means - `Running Metre' or `Linear Metre' mm - means - `Millimetre' m or M - means - `Metre' km - means - `Kilometre' sq m - means - `Square Metre' cu m - means - `Cubic Metre' No. - means - `Number' or `each' G.L. - means - `Ground Level' N.A. - means - `Not applicable’ L.S. - means - `Lumpsum’ 8.0 Provided where any provision of the Specification is

contrary to a provision of the Bill of Quantities unless a different intention appears, provision of the Bill of Quantities shall be deemed to override the provision of the Specification unless otherwise directed by the Engineer/ Consultant and shall prevail to the extent of such contradiction.

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RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LIMITEDVISHAKAPATNAM STEEL PLANT

BILL OF QUANTITIESFOR

BALANCE STRUCTURAL STEEL WORKFOR

CALCINING AND REFRACTORY MATERIAL PLANT

Notes:1.

2.

3.

4.

ITEM NO.

DESCRIPTION UNIT QTY RATE AMOUNT

(Rs) (Rs)

1 a) Taking delivery of structural steel materials from Employer's steel stock yard/store, ordirectly from trucks at site, loading, transporting, unloading, fabricating, erecting andfixing in position at all heights and depths above and below finished ground levelwelded/ bolted structural steelworkas specified for all units of CRMP Structures, eg.trestle, tower, conveyor gallary, junction house bridge etc for all members like all type ofcolumn, column bracing, roof leg, all type of girder including gantry girder, buffer, cranerail and fixture for crane rail, surge diaphragm, platform, roof turss, purlin, lacing,bracing, stiffener, side and gable runner, beam, MS louver, bracket, monorail and itssupport, lifting beam, post and hanger, wind girder, floor & platform support, staging,staircase, toe guard, ladder, heat shield, walkway, clamp, tie, strut, diaphragm, sag rodincluding threading, sag angle, safety mesh guard below FRP Sheet and all othermiscellaneous structural steelwork etc as specified and as shown on drawings and/or as

ton 41 19775 810775

directed by the Engineer/ Consultant including supplying and fixing bolts conforming toproperty class 4.6 (precision/ semi-precision type), nut, washer fitting, fixture etc.,applying one coat of primer after material, labour, tool and plant to complete the work inall respect.

1a (i) Taking delivery of already fabricated steel structures from fabrication yard/store, or directly from trucks at site, loading, transporting, unloading, assembling if required, erecting and fixing in position at all heights and depths above and below finishedground level welded/ bolted structural steelworkas specified for all units of CRMPStructures, eg. trestles, towers. conveyor gallaries. junction houses bridges etc for allmembers like all types of columns, column bracings. roof legs, all types of girdersincluding gantry girders, buffers, crane rails and fixture for crane rails, surgediaphragms, platforms, roof tursses, purlins, lacings, bracings, stiffeners, side and gablerunners, beams, MS louvers, brackets, monorails and its supports, lifting beams, postand hangers, wind girder, floor & platform supports, staging, staircases, toe guards,ladders, heat shields, walkways, clamps, ties, struts, diaphragms, sag rods includingthreading, sag angles and all other miscellaneous structural steelwork etc as specified

ton 105 10435 1095675

and as shown on drawings and/or as directed by the Engineer/ Consultant includingsupplying and fixing bolts conforming to property class 4.6 (precision/ semi-precisiontype), nuts, washers fittings, fixtures etc., materials, labour, tools and plant to completethe work in all respect.

Terms of Payment for the above Item shall be : 50% after erection, 25% afteralignment and welding, 15 % after liquidation of defects, 5% after completion of allworks and meterial accounting, 5 % with final bill.

1a (ii) Collecting fabricated steel structures in erection site (around 100mts), andfixing/erecting in position at all heights and depths above and below finished groundlevel welded/ bolted structural steelworkas specified for all units of CRMP Structures, eg.trestles, towers. conveyor gallaries. junction houses bridges etc for all members like alltypes of columns, column bracings. roof legs, all types of girders including gantry girders,buffers, crane rails and fixture for crane rails, surge diaphragms, platforms, roof tursses,purlins, lacings, bracings, stiffeners, side and gable runners, beams, MS louvers,brackets, monorails and its supports, lifting beams, post and hangers, wind girder, floor& platform supports, staging, staircases, toe guards, ladders, heat shields, walkways,clamps, ties, struts, diaphragms, sag rods including threading, sag angles

ton 37 10185 376845

Cost of supply and fixing bolts conforming to property class 4.6 (precision/semi-precision type), nuts and washersshall be included under respective items of Bill of Quantities. However, cost towards supply and fixing of boltsconforming to property class above 4.6, including nuts and washers shall be paid under Item No. 2 of Bill ofQuantities.

The Tenderer shall quote in line with the provisions of "Percentage Tender" as mentioned in Clause No 4.0 of theInstructions to the Tenderer.

The quantities are probable and in this connection Tenderer's attention is drawn to Clause No. 4.0 of the Preambleto Bill of Quantities.

For supply of materials, the Tenderer shall refer to relevant clauses of Special Conditions of Contract. Materials forscreed bar for alignment purpose shall be issued to the Contractor free of cost. All charges towards fixing of thesame shall be borne by the Contractor at no extra cost to the Employer.

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ITEM NO.


(Rs) (Rs)

and all other miscellaneous structural steelwork etc as specified and as shown ondrawings and/or as directed by the Engineer/ Consultant including supplying and fixingbolts conforming to property class 4.6 (precision/ semi-precision type), nuts, washersfittings, fixtures etc., materials, labour, tools and plant to complete the work in allrespect.

Terms of Payment for the above Item shall be : 50% after erection, 25% afteralignment and welding, 15% after liquidation of defects, 5% after completion of allworks and meterial accounting, 5% with final bill.

(Painting System) of General Specification for Painting (VSP -6.3/ GS -P-01) excludingpainting for crane rails, all materials, labour, tools and plant to complete the work in allrespect.(Connection of spring plates, buffers, gusset plates of surge and bottom girders,diaphragm plates to be developed by high tensile bolts property class 8.8 and above.

1 b) Extra over Item No. 1 a), a) i), a) ii) above and other already similar erected structures forwhich painting not done so far for appication of balance coats of paint as per System No.7.1 (i) of Annexure -3 (Painting System) of General Specification for Painting (VSP-6.3/GS-P-01)

ton 1413 1060 1497780

N.B : The structural steelwork related to Junction house, Conveyor gallaries etc, will beerected up to a height of about 50 M Attached tender drawing to be referred to.

2 Supplying and fixing high tension bolts with nuts and washers as shown in thedrawing and as specified at all height and depth above and below finished ground leveltightening to at least 50% of the torque tightening value unless otherwise specified andshown on drawing and/or as directed by the Engineer/Consultant with all tools, tackles,

a) Grade 8.8 : i) Normal type ton 0.1 265150 26515b) Grade 10.9 : i) Countersunk type ton 0.1 395970 39597

Terms of Payment shall be 95% after completion of all works, 5% with final bill.3 (i) Taking delivery of fabricated structural steel materials from Fabrication yard /

store, or directly from trucks at site, loading, transporting, unloading, erecting and fixing in position at all heights and depths above and below finished ground level M.S. plate work in hopper, bins, ducts, chutes, bunkers etc., as specified and as shown ondrawings and/or as directedby the Engineer/ Consultant including supplying and fixingbolts conforming to property class 4.6 (precision/ semi-precision nuts, washers, fittings,fixtures etc., all materials, labour, tools and plant to complete the work in all respect.

ton 19 12000 228000

Terms of Payment for the above Item shall be : 50% after erection, 25% afteralignment and welding, 15% after liquidation of defects, 5% after completion of allworks and material accounting, 5% with final bill.

3 (ii) Collecting fabricated structural steel materials in erection yard / store (around 100mts), and fixing in position at all heights and depths above and below finished groundlevel M.S. plate work in hopper, bins, ducts, chutes, bunkers etc., as specified and asshown on drawings and/or as directedby the Engineer/ Consultant including supplyingand fixing bolts conforming to property class 4.6 (precision/ semi-precision nuts,washers, fittings, fixtures etc., all materials, labour, tools and plant to complete the workin all respect.

ton 5 11750 58750


3 b) Extra over Item No. 3 i), ii) above and other already similar erected structures for whichpainting not done so far for appication of balance coats of paint as per System No. 7.1 (i)of Annexure-3 (Painting System) of General Specification for Painting (VSP-6.3/GS-P-01) ton 180 1060 190800

4 Taking delivery of SAIL HARD (16 thk) or approved equivalent liner plates fromEmployer's steel stockyard/ store or directly from trucks at site, loading, transporting,unloading, fabricating, erecting and fixing at position abrasion resistant steel plateliner fixed by welding or countersunk bolts to hoppers, bins, chutes, bunkers etc.,incluing supplying and fixing all types of bolts, nuts, washers etc. all materials, tools,plant and labour complete

ton 0.25 23850 5963

4 (i) Taking delivery of SAIL HARD (16 thk) or approved equivalent fabricated liner platesfrom Fabrication yard/ store or directly from trucks at site, loading, transporting,unloading, erecting and fixing at position abrasion resistant steel plate liner fixed bywelding or countersunk bolts to hoppers, bins, chutes, bunkers etc., incluing supplyingand fixing all types of bolts, nuts, washers etc. all materials, tools, plant and labourcomplete

ton 25 12500 312500


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ITEM NO.


(Rs) (Rs)

4 (ii) Collecting fabricated SAIL HARD (16 thk) or approved equivalent liner plates inerection site/store (around 100mts) or directly from trucks at site, loading,transporting, unloading, erecting and fixing at position abrasion resistant steel plateliner fixed by welding or countersunk bolts to hoppers, bins, chutes, bunkers etc.,incluing supplying and fixing all types of bolts, nuts, washers etc. all materials, tools,plant and labour complete

ton 5 12250 61250

Terms of Payment for the above Item shall be : 50% after erection, 25% after alignmentand welding, 15% after liquidation of defects, 5% after completion of all works andmaterial accounting, 5% with final bill.

5 a) Taking delivery of structural steel materials from Employer's steel stockyard/store, or directly from trucks at site, loading, transporting, unloading, fabricating, erecting and fixing in position at all heights and depths above and below finishedground level, Chequered Plate including structural steelwork for supports andstiffeners, at floors, walkways, platforms staircases, etc. as specified and as shown indrawing and/ or as directed by the Engineer/ Consultant including supplying and fixingbolts conforming to property class 4.6 (precision/semi-precision nuts, washers fittings,fixtures etc., applying one coat of primer after fabrication separately for Wearing SurfacePainting and for painting on the underside of the chequered plate work (as per theSystem No. 7.2 (i). 2nd alternative corresponding to Surface Quality St. 3 for WearingSurface painting and System 7.1 (i) for painting on the underside of the chequered platework) as per theAnnexure-3 (Painting system) of General Specification for Painting (VSP-6.3/GS-P-01) all materials, tools, plant labour etc. complete in all respect.

ton 3.5 14475 50663

5 a (i) Taking delivery of Fabricated steel structures from fabrication yard/ store, ordirectly from trucks at site, loading, transporting, unloading, erecting and fixing inposition at all heights and depths above and below finished ground level, chequered plate including structural steelwork for supports and stiffeners, at floors, walkways,platforms staircases, etc. as specified and as shown in drawing and/ or as directed bythe Engineer/ Consultant including supplying and fixing bolts conforming to propertyclass 4.6 (precision/semi-precision nuts, washers fittings, fixtures etc., all materials,tools, plant labour etc. complete in all respect.

ton 15 7780 116700

Terms of Payment for the above Item sall be : 50% after erection, 25% afteralignment and welding, 15% after liquidation of defects, 5% after completion of allworks and material accounting, 5% with final bill.

5 a (ii) Collecting Fabricated steel structures from erection site/store, or directly fromtrucks at site, loading, transporting, unloading, erecting and fixing in position at allheights and depths above and below finished ground level, chequered plate includingstructural steelwork for supports and stiffeners, at floors, walkways, platformsstaircases, etc. as specified and as shown in drawing and/ or as directed by theEngineer/ Consultant including supplying and fixing bolts conforming to property class4.6 (precision/semi-precision nuts, washers fittings, fixtures etc., all materials, tools,plant labour etc. complete in all respect.

ton 28 7530 210840

Terms of Payment for the above Item shall be: 50% after erection, 25% afteralignment and welding, 15% after liquidation of defects, 5% after completion of allworks and material accounting, 5 % with final bill.

5 b) Extra over Item No. 5 a), a) i), a) ii) above and other already similar erected structures forwhich painting not done so far for application of balance coats of paint as per GeneralSpecification for painting (VSP -6.3/GS-P-01)

ton 98 650 63700

Terms of Payment for the above Item shall be : 50% after application of one coatof red oxide after erection, 25% after application of First Colour Coat, 20% afterapplication of 2nd Coat and balance 5% with final bill.

6 a) Taking delivery of structural steel materials from Employer's steel stockyard/store, or directly from trucks at site, loading, transporting, unloading, fabricating, erecting and fixing in position at all heights and depths above and below finishedground level, Seal Plate including structural steelwork for supports and stiffeners, atfloors, walkways, platforms directly below conveyor near floor level etc. as specified andas including supplying and fixing bolts conforming to property class4.6 (precision/semi-precision type) nuts, washer etc, applying one coat of primer after fabrication as per theGeneral Specification for Painting (VSP-6.3/GS-P-01), all materials, tools, plant labouretc, complete in all respect

ton 10 15250 152500

6 b) Extra over Item No. 6a) above for application of balance coats of paint as per GeneralSpecification for painting (VSP -6.3/GS-P-01) ton 10 650 6500

Terms of Payment for the above Item shall be : 50% after application of one coatof red oxide after erection, 25% after application of First Colour Coat, 20%, afterapplication of 2nd Coat and balance 5% with final bill.

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ITEM NO.


(Rs) (Rs)

7 a) Supplying, fabrication, erecting and fixing in position as shown in the drawing, at allheights and depths above and below finished ground level welded mesh made of 4 mmdia M.S. rod with 25 mm x 25 mm square opening including structural framework asspecified and as shown on drawing and/ or as directed by the Engineer/ Consultantincluding supplying and fixing bolts conforming to property class4.6 (precision/ semi-precision type), nuts washers, fitting, fixtures etc., applying one coat of primer afterfabrication as per System no. 7.1 (i) of Annexure -3 (Painting System) of GeneralSpecification for painting (VSP-6.3/GS-P-01) all materials, labour, tools and planttocomplete the work in all respect.

sq m 50 500 25000

7 b) Extra over Item No. 7 a) above for appication of balance coats of paint as per System No.7.1 (i) of Annexure-3 (Painting System) of General Specification for Painting (VSP-6.3/GS-P-01)

sq m 50 35 1750

8 a) (i) Erecting, fixing in position already fabricated gutters, including all structural steelwork for supports, bearers, clamps, stiffeners etc., at all heights and depths above andbelow finished ground level including supplying and fixing bolts conforming to propertyclass 4.6 (precision/ semi-precision type) nuts, washers etc. as specified and as shownon drawing and/ or as directed by the Engineer/ Consultant all materials labour, toolsand plant to complete the work in all respect

ton 2 10450 20900

Terms of Payment for the above Item shall be : 50% after erection, 25% afteralignment and welding, 15% after liquidation of defects, 5% after completion of allworks and material accounting, 5 % with final bill.

8 b) Extra over Item No. 8 a) i)above for appication of balance coats of paint as per SystemNo. 7.1 (i) of Annexure-3 (Painting System) of General Specification for Painting (VSP-6.3/GS-P-01)

ton 5 940 4700

9 a) (i) Fixing at all heights and depths above and below finished ground level already fabricated ERW rain water down pipes and collector pipes (conforming to IS:3589,commerical quality) including all structural steelwork for supports, bearers, clamps,stiffeners etc. as specified and as shown on drawing and/ or as directed by theEngineer/ Consultant including supplying and fixing bolts conforming to propertyclass4.6 (precision/ semi-precision type), nuts, washers, fitting, fixtures etc., allmaterials, labour, tools and plant to complete the work in all respect.

ton 3 11435 34305

Terms of Payment for the above Item shall be : 50% after erection, 25% afteralignment and welding, 15 % after liquidation of defects, 5% after completion of allworks and material accounting, 5 % with final bill.

9 b) Extra over Item No. 9a) i) above for appication of balance coats of paint as per SystemNo. 7.1 (i) of Annexure -3 (Painting System) of General Specification for Painting (VSP-6.3/GS-P-01)

ton 3 850 2550

Terms of Payment for the above Item shall be : 50% after application of one coat ofred oxide after erection, 25% after application of First Colour Coat, 20%, afterapplication of 2nd Coat and balance 5% with final bill.

10 Dismantling carefully the existing erected various structural steel members like gablerunners, gable box girder, posts/ hangers, dummy pieces, platform beams, columnsbracings, staircases, ladders, handrails and all other miscellaneous structural steel workat all heights above finished ground level including necessary cutting of weldedstructures, loosening of bolts etc. taking all precautionary measures for safe removal andcarefully separating the various members, lowering, Stacking and transporting toScrap and Salvage Dept. of VSP within the works and stacking neatly, all as directed bythe Engineer/ Consultant to complete the work as specified all materials, plant andlabour complete in all respect.

ton 12 6015 72180

10 (i) Collecting, Stacking and Transporting of already Dismantled structural steel memberslike gable runners, gable box girder, posts/ hangers, dummy pieces, platform beams,columns bracings, staircases, ladders, handrails and all other miscellaneous structuralsteel work at erection yard (around 100mts) to Scrap and Salvage Dept. of VSPwithin the works and stacking neatly, all as directed by the Engineer/ Consultant tocomplete the work as specified all materials, plant and labour complete in all respect.

ton 50 1300 65000

Terms of Payment for the above Item shall be: 95% payment on submission ofmaterial accounting, return of surplus material for the compltete work done as percontract and 5% along with final bill

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(Rs) (Rs)

11 Dismantling carefully the existing erected various structural steel members like gablerunners, gable box girder, posts/ hangers, dummy pieces, platform beams, columnsbracings, staircases, ladders, handrails and all other miscellaneous structural steel workat all heights above finished ground level including necessary cutting of weldedstructures, loosening of bolts etc. taking all precautionary measures for safe removal andcarefully separating the various members, lowering, Stacking and re-erecting the sameafter necessary minor modification if any as shown on drawings and/ or as directed bythe Engineer/ Consultant including supplying and fixing bolts conforming to propertyclass 4.6 (precision/ semi-precision type), nuts, washers, fittings, fixtures etc, includingsupplying and painting as per system No.7.1 (i) in accordance with General Specificationfor painting (VSP-6.3/GS-P-01) with all materials, tools, plant and labour complete in allrespect.

ton 3 12000 36000

12 Taking delivery from employer's stockyard inside the works fabricating, transporting,erecting and fixing in position at all heights and depths above and below finishedground level welded structural steelwork for in-situ modification/ strengthening ofexisting structural member like all types of columns, gantry girders, auxiliary andsurge girder, diaphragms, platfroms, roof trusses and girders, bracings, stiffeners,beams, brackets, monorails and it's supports, lifting beams, posts and hangers, windgirders, floor and platform supports, stagings, staircases, walkways, M.S Angle/ TubularSections/ Posts in hand railings, mid rails, toe guards and all other miscellaneousstructural steelwork as specified and as shown supplying and fixing bolts conforming toproperty class 4.6 (precision/ semi-precision type), nuts, washers, fittings, fixtures etc.including painting as per General Specification for painting (VSP-6.3/GS-P-01) after

ton 1 18040 18040

necessary surface cleaning of existing structural member and touch up with two coats ofred oxide zinc chromate primer in the damaged portion and with all material, labour,tools and plant complete in all respect.(Newly strengthened/modified elements shall beapplied with paints as per General Specification for painting(VSP-6.3/GS-P-01)

13 Extra over Item No. 11) and 12 above and other already similar erected structures forappication of balance coats of paint as per System No. 7.1 (i) of Annexure -3 (PaintingSystem) of General Specification for Painting (VSP-6.3/GS-P-01)

ton 2 1060 2120

14 Dismantling carefully existing roofing, cladding on building roofs, side and gable,including flushing sheets without damaging the same at all heights above finishedground level including unfastening hook bolts, sheeting bolts etc and taking allprecautionary measures for safe removal and carefully separating the various members,lowering, stacking and transporting to Scrap and Salvage Dept. of VSP within theworks and stacking neatly, all as directed by the Engineer/ Consultant to complete thework as specified, all materials. tools, plant and labour complete in all respect.

sq m 100 70 7000

(Only net area/ lengths as laid excluding laps will be measured)14 (i) Collecting, Stacking and transporting of dismantled roofing, cladding, side and

gable, including flushing sheets without damaging the same including unfasteninghook bolts, sheeting bolts etc. to Scrap and Salvage Dept. of VSP within the works andstacking neatly, all as directed by the Engineer/ Consultant to complete the work asspecified, all materials, tools, plant and labour complete in all respect.

sq m 900 18 16200

Terms of Payment for the above Item shall be : 95% payment on submission of materialaccounting, return of surplus material for the compltete work done as in contract and5% along with final bill

15a) Supplying, fabricating, fixing at all heights and depths above and below finishedground level M.S. tubular hand railing including post for handrailing, top and mid rails,(toe guard to be measured as per item 1 a) etc. for roofs, gantry girders, staircases,platforms, walkway, fencing etc. applying one coat of primer after fabrication as perSystem no. 7.1 (i) of Annexure -3 (Painting System) of Genaral Specification for Painting(VSP-6.3/GS-P-01) as specified and as shown in drawings and/or as directed by theEngineer/ Consultant, all materials, tools, plant, labour etc., complete in all respect.

ton 0.5 70285 35143

15a) (i) Collecting and fixing of already fabricated MS tubular hand railing including post forhandrailing, top and mid rails, from erection site (around 100 mts) and fixing allheights and depths above and below finished ground level (toe guard to be measured asper item 1 a) etc. for roofs, gantry girders, staircases, platforms, walkway, fencing etc.applying one coat of primer after fabrication as per System no. 7.1 (i) of Annexure -3(Painting System) of Genaral Specification for Painting (VSP-6.3/GS-P-01) as specifiedand as shown in drawings and/or as directed by the Engineer/ Consultant, all materials,tools, plant, labour etc., complete in all respect.

ton 6 12885 77310

Terms of Payment for the above Item shall be : 50% after erection, 25% afteralignment and welding, 15% after liquidation of defects, 5% after completion of allworks and material accounting, 5 % with final bill.

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(Rs) (Rs)

15b) Extra over Item No. 15a) and a)i) above and other already similar erected structures forwhich painting not done so far for appication of balance coats of paint as per System No.7.1 (i) of General Specification for Painting (VSP-6.3/GS-P-01) ton 10.5 850 8925

16 Alignment of already erected structures & fixed in position at all heights & depth above& below finished ground level as specified and as shown on drawings and/or as directedby the Engineer/Consultant including supplying and fixing bolts conforming to propertyclass 4.6 (precision/semi-precision type), nuts, washers, fittings, fixtures etc. andapplying one coat of primer after cleaning as per System No.7.1(i) of Annexure -3(Painting System) of General Specification for painting (VSP-6.3/GS-P-01) with allmaterials, labour, tools and plant to complete the work in all respect.

ton 250 4985 1246250

Liquidation of defects involves plugging of holes, gas cutting of weld metal, grinding ofmetal projections, removal of temporary structures etc. as decided by consultant

Terms of Payment for the above Item shall be : 90% after liquidation of defects, 5%after completion of all works and material accounting, 5 % with final bill.

17 Painting with Single coat of primer of all fabricated steel strcuturesand lying either atfabrication yard/ or at erection site including procurement and supply of paints andsurface preparation complete in all respects as per system no 7.1(i) of annexure -3(painting system ) of general specification for painting (VSP-6.3/GS-P-01)

ton 136 320 43520

Terms of Payment shall be 95% after Single coat of primer and completion of allworks, 5 % with final bill.

Total Estimated Value ( Rs) 7,051,045

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VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANTVISAKHAPATNAM

GENERAL SPECIFICATION NO. VSP-6.3/GS-P-01

for

PAINTING

APRIL 2006

M.N. DASTUR & COMPANY (P) LTD.Consul t ing Engineers

P-17, Mission Row ExtensionKolkata-700013

VSP-6.3/GS-P-01

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGES

General Specification for Painting .. .. 1-15

Annexure-1 - Applicable standards .. .. 1-3

Annexure-2 - Equivalent standards of surfacepreparation grade .. .. 1-1

Annexure-3 - Painting system .. .. 1-8

Annexure-4 - Special area painting .. .. 1-2

Annexure-5 - Colour code .. .. 1-6

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GENERAL SPECIFICATION

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PAINTING

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1.0 GENERAL

1.1 This specification covers materials, tools, facilities and qualityrequirements for surface preparation and painting of steelwork,equipment, including piping, ductwork etc for VisakhapatnamSteel Plant expansion at Visakhapatnam. The term 'Painting'referred herein covers rust preventive and decorative organic,inorganic and metallic coating and surface protection of thefollowing:

1.1.1 Structural steelwork including building frames, technologicalstructures and surfaces of floor plates, steel doors, windows etcsubject to regular handling or use.

1.1.2 Various equipment inclusive of electric motors, panels, controldesks and accessories.

1.1.3 Steel tanks, vessels and stacks.

1.1.4 Pipework including valves, fittings, supports, hangers etc.

1.1.5 Metallic ductwork such as ventilation ducts, gas ducts includingsupports, hangers etc.

1.2 The term ‘surface’ used herein shall mean iron and carbon steelsurfaces (including castings) exposed to atmospheric actionand/or to corrosive media unless otherwise stated. Paintingshall be applied after specified surface preparation to protect allsurfaces even in cases where no painting requirement ismentioned, in any other General or Technical Specification.

1.3 Surfaces in direct bonded contact with concrete, asbestos,aluminium, brass, bronze, galvanised steel, stainless steel andother corrosion resistant alloys and rubber/synthetic polymers,and buried pipework are not required to be painted unlessspecified, except for identification bands, where relevant.Corrosion protection of buried pipe work will be as stipulated inVSP.6.3/GS-P-03 for pipe work. Except for such surfaces,painting and surface preparation shall be provided to protect allsurfaces that shall be subject to atmospheric action and exposed

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to corrosive media, irrespective of mention in the other Generaland Technical Specifications.

1.4 Painting shall provide a continuous adherent film of adequatethickness on the surface being treated and protect it from attackdue to continuous exposure in industrial atmosphere prevailingat sites located inland or in marine environment, and exposurein other corrosive environment. The climatic condition of site isoutlined in the TSs.

1.5 The work shall consist of surface preparation and application ofprime, intermediate and finish coats of organic and inorganiccoating or metallic coating as specified herein, and supervision& testing as required, complete in all respect for protection ofsurfaces. This shall also include required environmental control,and occupational and safety precautions.

1.6 This specification shall be read along with the following fiveannexures enclosed with the specifications

Annexure-1 .. List of applicable standardsAnnexure-2 .. Surface preparation standardsAnnexure-3 .. Painting systemAnnexure-4 .. Special area paintingAnnexure-5 .. Colour code

2.0 STANDARDS

2.1 For work executed in India, all materials, tools andworkmanship shall be in accordance with the latest editions ofrelevant Indian Standards published by the Indian StandardsInstitution, wherever available. IS:1303 gives the glossary ofterms. Where Indian Standards are not available, the work shallconform to generally accepted codes of practice for good paintingbased on specifications such as those published by SteelStructures Painting Council (SSPC), 4400 Fifth Avenue,Pittsburgh, Pa 15213, USA, or as per DIN 55928. A list ofapplicable and related standards is given in Annexure-1 hereof.

2.2 For work executed outside India, painting and surface protectionshall be carried out and tested as per the standards laid down inthis specification. Detailed instructions on such aspects as arenot indicated herein shall be as per the codes and practicesindicated in the latest specifications of SSPC or DIN or as perthe National Standards Institution of the country of origin or thecodes of practices recommended by the paint manufacturers ofthe country of origin.

3.0 SURFACE PREPARATION

3.1 Surface preparation being a pre-requisite for any paintapplication, shall be such as to clean the surface thoroughly ofany materials which will be conducive to premature failure of thepaint substrata.

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3.2 All surfaces shall be cleaned of loose substances and foreignmaterials, such as dirt, rust, scale, oil, grease, welding flux etcirrespective of whether the same has been spelt out in thestandards in order that the prime coat is rigidly anchored to thevirgin metal surface. The surface cleaning shall conform topictorial representation of surface quality grade of SwedishStandards Institution SIS 05 5900 or equivalent standards suchas SSPC-VIS-1.67 or DIN 55928 (Part 4) or BS 4232 or IS:1411(Part I). In this specification, relative equivalent standards ofsurface preparation quality grade to be adopted in respect of SIS055900 are presented in Annexure-2 for ready reference. Any oil,grease, dust or foreign matter deposited on the surface afterpreparation shall be removed and care taken that the surface isnot contaminated with acids, alkalis, moisture or other corrosivechemicals. The prime coat shall be applied as soon as possibleafter the surface preparation is completed. The time gap shallnot extend 4 hours for relative humidity not exceeding 75 percent, and within one hour for hire relative humidity.

3.3 The acceptable surface preparation standards are describedunder each paint system. The procedures covered are solventcleaning, hand tool cleaning, power tool cleaning, flamecleaning, blast cleaning, pickling or combination thereof. Theseare briefly described below.

3.3.1 Solvent Cleaning

The surface is cleaned by wiping, immersion, spraying or vapourcontacting of a suitable solvent or washing with an emulsion oralkaline solution or chemical paint stripper. The methodeffectively removes oil, grease, dirt, soil, drawing compounds, oldpaint and other similar foreign matters but does not removerust, scales, mill scales or weld slag. Also, hydrocarbon solventsdo rot remove corrosive salts such as chloride and sulphate.Therefore, before application of paint, solvent cleaning isnormally to be followed by other cleaning procedures.

3.3.2 Hand Tool Cleaning

The surface is cleaned to St-2 or St-3 quality as required, byvigorous wire brushing done manually. Chipping and scraping isusually carried out before wire brushing; oil and grease areremoved by solvent cleaning before hand tool cleaning. Onwelded work, before wire brushing, particular care shall betaken to remove by blast cleaning, washing with water,phosphate rinsing or power tool cleaning as much welding flux,slag and fume deposit as is possible. This method effectivelyremoves loosely adherent materials but would not affect residuesof rust or mill-scales that are intact and firmly adherent.

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3.3.3 Power Tool Cleaning

The surface is cleaned to St-3 quality, by electric or pneumatictools, such as brushes, sanding machines, sanding discs,abrasive grinders, chipping, hammers, descalars, needle gunsand rotary descalers. Oil and grease are first removed by solventcleaning and heavy rust scale removed prior to use of powertools. The tools are used carefully to prevent excessiveroughening of surface and formation of ridges and burrs; also,care is taken to avoid mill scale being burnished to a smooth,slick surface. This method will remove loosely adherent materialbut would not affect residues of rust, or mill scales that areintact and firmly adherent.

3.3.4 Flame Cleaning

The surface is cleaned by rapid heating up by means ofoxyacetylene flame to loosen the adherent scales, followedimmediately by wire brushing. Oil and grease are first removedby solvent cleaning and all accessible welding flux and spattersremoved before application of flame. The surface is also cleanedof all unbound mill-scale and dehydrated by the passage ofoxyacetylene flame adjusted to have neutral characteristics. Thismethod will remove loosely adherent materials as well as most ofthe adherent scales and mill-scales. In order to minimise orprevent distortion, flame cleaning shall not be used on membershaving thickness of 6 mm or lower.

3.3.5 Blast Cleaning

The surface is cleaned by impingement of abrasive materials,such as graded sand or grit of cast iron, malleable iron, steel orsynthetic material at high velocity created by clean and drycompressed air blast. Prior to application of the blast, heavydeposits of oil and grease are removed by solvent cleaning andexcessive surface scale removed by hand tool or power toolcleaning. This method will remove loosely adherent materials aswell as adherent scales and mill scales. The extent of removal ofadherent scales is varied, depending on the application, and aredefined by the surface quality grades Sa 1, Sa 2, Sa 2½ and Sa 3in the order of increasing cleanliness. Blast cleaning is notrecommended for sheet metal items.

3.3.6 Pickling

In this method the surface is cleaned of mill scales, rust andrust scales by chemical reaction or electrolysis or both.Normally, pickling is done in a bath of dilute sulphuric,hydrochloric or phosphoric acid, with or without heating,followed by thorough rinsing with fresh water to remove the acidtraces. Pickling in sulphuric acid may be followed by dipping inphosphoric acid containing iron phosphate. Prior to picklingheavy deposits of oil, grease, soil, drawing compounds andforeign matters other than rust, scales or oxides are removed by

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solvent cleaning. This method will remove loosely adherent aswell as adherent scales and mill scales.

3.3.7 Degreasing, Pickling and Phosphating

Surface preparation for shop painting of sheet metal items likeelectrical control panels, desks, etc. may be done in seven ornine tank systems of solvent cleaning and pickling, followed bygiving the cleaned surface a thin coating (of not less than 5 gmper sq m) zinc, iron or manganese phosphate deposited either byimmersion or powder spray. The phosphate coating shall betested, when required, by a continuous salt spray as per ASTMB 117, for a period of not less than 96 hours.

4.0 PAINT MATERIALS

4.1 The paint systems specified herein and listed in Annexure-3 fordifferent exposure conditions shall be the minimum acceptablequality of surface protection against the respective environment,provided the paint materials are manufactured from qualityproducts under stringent quality control. For any proprietarypaint formulation, the performance of which has been tested inactual site conditions or under stimulated conditions in testlaboratory, the manufacturer's recommendations in all respectsshall be adhered to.

4.2 The vehicle for the specified paint system for the respectiveservice exposure conditions shall be one of or a combination ofthe following:

i) Synthetic enamel to oil-based alkyd or PVC-copolymer-based alkyd or acrylic modified alkyds or styrenated alkyd

ii) Modified phenolic resin varnish.iii) Chlorinated rubberiv) Two component epoxy-polyamide free of alkyd and

plasticiserv) Two component epoxy-polyamine for stove dryingvi) Two component polyurethanevii) Siliconeviii) Coal tar epoxyix) Solvent based inorganic zinc silicate

4.3 The rust inhibitive pigments shall be any one of or acombination of the following depending on the nature ofexposure and compatibility with other ingredients present in theselected vehicle:

i) Red lead (about 96% Pb304, 4% PbO)ii) Zinc chromate (about 38% ZnO, 44% CrO3)iii) Zinc phosphateiv) Micaceous iron oxideiv) Manganese phosphate with Barium Chromatev) Zinc dust (about 96% Zn)vi) Non-leafing aluminium

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Red lead pigment shall not be used in case of paint beingsprayed

4.4 The contractor shall furnish paint manufacturer's test report ortechnical data sheet pertaining to the paint selected. The datasheet shall indicate among other things the relevant standards,if any, composition in weight per cent of pigments, vehicles,additives, drying time, viscosity, spreading rate, flash point,method of application quality of surface preparation required,corrosion resistance properties and colour.

4.5 Paint materials shall be procured from suppliers subject toapproval by the Purchaser. Recommended paint suppliers areBerger, J&N, Asian Paints and Goodlass, Nerolac. A list of theirproducts for various primers, intermediates and finish coats willbe issued to successful tenderers. Other suppliers and theirbrand names may be permitted, at the discretion of thePurchaser, provided there as good or better than those in theschedule and documents are submitted corroborating this.

5.0 MIXING AND THINNING AND STORAGE OF PAINT

5.1 All ingredients in a paint container shall be thoroughly mixed tobreak-up lumps and disperse pigments before use and duringapplication, to maintain homogeneity. Mixing shall bemechanical except when the container size is 20 litres or less.Mixing by air bubbling is not permitted. All pigmented paintsshall be strained after mixing to remove skins and otherundesirable matters.

5.2 Dry pigments, pastes, tinting and colours shall be mixed and/ormade into paint so that all dry powders get wetted by vehicles,and lumps and particles are uniformly dispersed.

5.3 Additives that are received separately, such as, curing agents,catalysts, hardeners etc shall be added to the paint as permanufacturer's instructions. These shall be promptly usedwithin the pot life specified by the manufacturers and unusedpaint thereafter discarded.

5.4 Thinners shall not be used unless essential for properapplication of the paint. Where thinners are used, they shall beadded during the mixing process and the type and quantity ofthinner shall be in accordance with the instructions of the paintmanufacturer.

5.5 Storage of Paint

5.5.1 All paints shall be store strictly in accordance with requirementslaid down by the paint manufacturer. The storage area shall bewell ventilated and protected from sparks, flame, direct exposureto sun or excessive heat, and preferably be located in an isolatedroom or in a separate building.

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5.5.2 All paint containers shall be clearly labelled to show at the timeof use the paint identification, date of manufacture, batchnumber, order number and. special instructions in legible form.The containers shall be opened only at the time of use. Paintswhich have livered, gelled or otherwise deteriorated duringstorage shall not be used. Paints for which the shelf life specifiedby the manufacturer has expired, shall not be used withoutinspection and approval by the Purchaser

6.0 PAINT APPLICATION

6.1 General

6.1.1 Paint shall be applied in accordance with manufacturer'srecommendations as supplemented by this specification. Thework shall generally follow IS:1477 (Part II) for jobs carried outin India and SSPC-PA-1 or DIN 55928 or equivalent for Jobscarried out outside India

6.1.2 Paint shall generally be applied by brushing, except thatspraying may be used for finish coats only when brushing maydamage the prime coats. Roller coat or any other method ofpaint application shall not be used unless specificallyauthorised. Spraying shall not be adopted for red lead or zincrich paints. Daubers may be used only when no other method ispracticable for proper application in areas difficult to access.

6.1.3 Paint shall generally not be applied when the ambienttemperature is 10OC and below. For paints, which dry bychemical reaction, the temperature requirements specified bythe manufacturer shall be met with. Also, paint shall not beapplied in rain, wind, fog or at relative humidity of 80 per centand above or when the surface temperature is below dew pointresulting in condensation of moisture or during fog, rain or mist.Any wet paint exposed to damaging weather conditions shall beinspected after drying and the damaged area repainted afterremoval of the paint.

6.1.4 Each coat of paint shall be continuous, free of pores and of evenfilm thickness without thin spots. The film thickness shall notbe so great as to affect detrimentally either the appearance orthe service of the paint.

6.1.5 Each coat of paint shall be allowed to dry sufficiently beforeapplication of the next coat to avoid damage such as lifting orloss of adhesion. Defects such as pinholes, voids, runs, sags,over-spray, orange peel, fish-eye and skins shall be prepared bymild sanding (by hand/power) of the damaged area. Undercoatshaving glossy surface shall be roughened by mild sand paperingto improve adhesion of subsequent coat. Successive coats ofsame colour shall be tinted, whenever practical, to producecontrast and. help identify the progress of work.

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6.1.6 The application of paint by brush or spray are covered below

6.2 Brush Application

6.2.1 Proper brushes shall be selected for a specific work piece. Roundor oval brushes to IS:487 are better suited for irregular surfaceswhereas flat brushes to 1S:384 are convenient for large flatareas. The width of" flat brushes shall not normally exceed 125mm.

6.2.2 Paint shall be applied in short strokes depositing uniformamount of paint in each stroke followed by brushing the paintinto all surface irregularities, crevices and corners and finallysmoothing or levelling the paint film with long and light strokesat about right angles to the first short strokes. All runs and.sags shall be brushed out. Brush marks shall not be left in theapplied paint as far as practicable.

6.3 Spray Application

6.3.1 The spraying equipment shall be compatible with the paintmaterial and provided with necessary gauges and controls. Theequipment shall be cleaned of dirt, dried paint, foreign matterand solvent before use.

6.3.2 The paint shall be applied by holding the gun perpendicular tothe surface, at a suitable distance and moved in a pattern so asto ensure deposition of a uniform wet layer of paint. All runsshall be brushed out immediately. Areas not accessible to sprayshall be painted by brush or dauber.

6.4 Shop Painting

6.4.1 All fabricated steel structures shall have a minimum of twoprimer coats prior to despatch to site. The paint shall be appliedimmediately after surface preparation to the specified qualitypreferably within two hours.

6.4.2 Surfaces in contact during shop assembly shall not be painted.Surfaces in contact after field erection shall receive three shopcoats of specified primer unless the paint will interfere withassembly. Surface which will be inaccessible after assemblyshall also receive three shop coats of specified primer. Surfaceswhich cannot be painted but require protection shall be given acoat of rust inhibitive grease to IS:958 or solvent depositedcompound to IS:1153 or 1674 or an international equivalent

6.4.3 Surfaces to be in contact with concrete shall not be painted.Surfaces to be in contact with wood, brick or other masonryshall be given one shop coat of the specified primer.

6.4.4 The shop coats shall be continuous over all edges including endsmeant for joining at site by welding, except where the paint isharmful to welding operator or is detrimental to the finished

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welds. In such cases, no paint shall be applied within 50 mm ofthe welding edge and the unprotected surface shall be given acoat of corrosion inhibitive compound. The unpainted area shallbe exposed prior to welding, the welded joint cleaned anddeslagged and. immediately covered by paint same as that hasbeen used for the remaining surface.

6.4.5 Small machinery, motors, electrical equipment and instrumentsetc shall receive the full specified coats of paint in the shop.

6.4.6 Large machinery, large motors, cranes, gear cases, conveyors etcshall be shop painted completely as per the relevant paintsystem taking into account the service conditions.

6.5 Site/Field Painting

6.5.1 After the erection/assembly of fabricated structures at the Plantsite, damaged and defective shop coats shall be touched up withthe same type of paint as used for shop coat. The work shallinclude removal of damaged paint work, surface preparation ofthe damaged area (due to erection or due to site fabrication) tothe specified quality and painting thereof to cover-up all fieldconnections, welds, rivets and all damaged or defective paintand rusted areas. If in the opinion of the Purchaser, damage toshop primer coats is extensive, then instead of spot touch up,one overall coat of primer for each coat shall be applied aftercleaning. The fabricated steel structures shall then be paintedwith intermediate (where applicable) and finish coats asspecified.

6.5.2 Equipment and large machinery pieces shall be despatched fromshop after application of two coats of primer while intermediate(if necessary) and finish coats of paint shall be applied at site.In case vendors are permitted by Purchaser to despatch theseitems after application of finishing paints, these items shall begiven one finish coat compatible with shop finish coats aftercleaning and retouch, if necessary.

6.5.3 The first coat of paint at site shall be applied before weatheringof the top shop coat becomes excessive, preferably within threemonths of the application of shop coat. The finish coats of paintshall be applied after all concrete work has been completed andall cement and concrete spatters and drippings removed anddamaged surfaces touched up before application of the finishcoats.

6.5.4 Surfaces requiring painting which have not been shop/yardpainted shall be given necessary surface preparation and primecoats before application of intermediate and finish coats andbefore any damage occurs to the Surface from weather or otherexposure

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6.5.5 Steel structures, which are fabricated shall be painted withprime and finish coats after specified surface preparation oncompletion of fabrication and erection.

6.5.6 All cracks and crevices considered not detrimental to mechanicalstrength shall be filled with compatible paint or putty.

6.5.7 All field welds and all areas within 50 mm of welds shall becleaned before painting, using surface preparation method asspecified to attain the specified surface quality grade. All weldsshall either be blast cleaned, or thoroughly power wire brushedor chemically scrubbed or solvent cleaned depending on thenature and position of the weld deposits.

6.5.8 During application of paint at site care shall be taken to preventany damage to building, floors, structures, electrical equipmentincluding motors, valve stems, glass, moving parts, bearings,couplings, shafts, lubrication points and other sensitive parts.Any paint falling on or applied to such surfaces shall beremoved.

7.0 PAINT SYSTEMS

The paint systems to be followed in general for different serviceconditions has been classified and listed in Annexure- 3. Inaddition, some specific areas requiring special attention and thepainting system, which has been found to be effective, are listedin Annexure-4 hereof.

7.1 General Service Painting

7.1.1 This system is applicable for painting of non-load bearingstructure, such as partitions, minor platforms, ladders,walkways etc under normal atmospheric environment, which isfairly clean, dry and non-corrosive

7.1.2 Surface preparation shall be of SIS grade St-2 hand toolcleaning or St-3 power tool cleaning for oil-based paint and Sa2½ near white blast cleaning in case PVC-copolymer-alkyd-based paint is used.

7.1.3 The paint system for this service the details of which has beenspecified in Annexure-3 shall be at least two coats or oil-basedred lead or zinc chromate or zinc phosphate or equivalent primerand one coat of weather resistant modified phenolic resinvarnish with micaceous iron (MIO) as an intermediate coat in theshop and one finish coat or long oil-alkyd resin paint at site afternecessary touch-up operation. Alternative paint specificationbased/on PVC-copolymer alkyd can be used.

7.1.4 Steel doors, windows etc which are subject to regular handlingshall have surface preparation to SIS grade St-3 power toolcleaning or pickling. The prime coat as specified in Annexure-3,shall be red lead based - two component epoxy-polyamide and

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an intermediate coat of micaceous iron oxide (MIO) based twocomponent epoxy-polyamide in the shop. The finish coat at siteshall be two component epoxy-polyamide MIO paint followed bytwo component polyurethane, after filling all cracks with puttyduring application of primer coat.

7.2 Wearing Surface Painting

7.2.1 This system covers floor plates, walkways, staircase treads andother similar surfaces for general service.

7.2.2 Surface preparation shall be Sa 2 or Sa 2½ or St-3 depending onnature of exposure and paint system adopted as outlined inSystem No. 7.2 in Annexure-3.

7.2.3 The shop prime coat for light corrosive environment shall beeither zinc chromate based PVC-copolymer alkyd enamel or redLead/zinc chromate based epoxy ester resin varnish. Theintermediate coat at shop shall be a compatible paint withmicaceous iron oxide. The finish coat at site shall be compatiblewith prime and intermediate coat that is either PVC-copolymeralkyd or epoxy. Top surface of floor plate shall have higher paintfilm thickness than bottom.

7.2.4 In case of extreme corrosive atmosphere, the shop primer coatfor top and bottom surface shall be two component epoxypolyamide with zinc chromate and. One intermediate coat shallbe compatible paint with micaceous iron oxide. The site paintingshall be of epoxy polyamide finished with two componentpolyurethane

7.2.5 For hand railing two coats of red lead epoxy as a primer and twocoats of epoxy polyamide as finish coat shall be applied.

7.3 Light Corrosive Service Painting

7.3.1 This system is applicable where marine industrial atmosphereprevails or light corrosive atmosphere exists due to presence ofmild corrosive fumes and gases of neighbouring plant. In view ofthe location of site, the paint system, which shall be generallyapplicable for most of the equipment and structures shall becovered under this category unless otherwise specified

7.3.2 Painting of all load bearing steel structures, structural steelworkfor plant and shop building, equipment, pipework etc which areexposed to such light corrosive atmosphere as detailed inAnnexure-3 are covered under this system.

7.3.3 The surface preparation shall be of Sa 2, or Sa 2½ or Sa 3depending oil nature of paint system adopted.

7.3.4 The paint system under this service as specified in Annexure-3for respective item shall be any one of the following such aschlorinated rubber, PVC-copolymer alkyd, epoxy polyamide and

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zinc ethyl silicate and combination thereof depending on natureof exposure conditions, compatibility and durability of paint life

7.3.5 For temperature condition in between 80oC and 1500C zinc ethylsilicate primer shall be used followed by a coat of high buildepoxy polyamide enamel.

7.3.6 For temperature condition above 150°C the primer coat shall bezinc ethyl silicate and finish coat shall be silicone-aluminiumpaint.

7.4 Extreme Corrosive Service Painting

7.4.1 This system is applicable where there is extreme corrosiveatmosphere prevailing due to presence of inorganic and organicacids, alkalis, corrosive salts, corrosive vapours and fumes,solvents etc.

7.4.2 Painting of all load bearing steel structures, equipment, pipesand ducts, and its fittings which are exposed to such extremecorrosive atmosphere as detailed in Annexure-3 are coveredunder this system.

7.4.3 The surface preparation shall be Sa 2½ or Sa 3 or St-3depending on nature of paint system adopted.

7.4.4 The paint system under this service as specified in Annexure-3shall be primarily red lead/zinc chromate based epoxy-polyamide punt as primer coat and micaceous iron oxide asintermediate coat and epoxy-polyurethane as finish coat.

7.4.5 In case of higher temperature service of above 1500C and zincethyl silicate shall be used as prime- coat and silicone-aluminium as finish coat.

7.5 Hot Surface Painting

7.5.1 'This system is applicable when temperature condition underlight or extreme corrosive service exceeds 800C.

7.5.2 The prime coat shall be ethyl zinc silicate or epoxy-polyamideand silicone aluminium as a finish paint the specific applicationof which has been indicated in Annexure-3.

7.6 Heavy Machinery and Accessories Painting

7.6.1 This system is applicable for heavy machinery such as those inrolling mills and accessories, which are subjected to varyingexposure conditions and excessive wear.

7.6.2 The surface preparation shall be of Sa 2½ or Sa 3 depending onpaint system adopted.

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7.6.3 The paint system shall be epoxy polyamide based as specified inAnnexure-3.

7.7 Switchboards/Control Panel Painting

7.7.1 This system covers fabricated sheet metal items, namely.Electrical panels, switchboards, instrument panels, controldesks, cabinets etc.

7.7.2 The surface preparation shall be pickling or white blast cleaningto Sa 2½. The clean surface shall be given a phosphate coatingconsisting of a thin layer of zinc, iron or manganese phosphatedeposited either by immersion or powder spray. The coatingweight shall not be lower than 5 gm per sq m; the coating shallbe tested, when required, by a continuous salt spray as perASTM B 117.

7.7.3 The phosphate coated surface shall have one coat of bakingprimer of zinc chromate - butylated melamine - alkyd resinbased and two coats of finish paint of amino-alkyd resin stoveenamel as specified in Annexure-3.

7.7.4 For large electric drives, transformers etc for indoor and outdoorinstallation, epoxy polyamide and polyurethane system shall beadopted as indicated in Annexure-3.

7.8 Metallic Coating

7.8.1 This system covers permanent structures namely, transmissiontowers, outdoor electric substation structures, pipe trestles,poles etc which cannot be conveniently repainted.

7.8.2 The surface preparation shall be degreasing, followed by picklingas per para 3.3.6, and in accordance with IS 2629.

7.8.3 The cleaned surface shall be coated by a layer of zinc by hotdipping, in accordance with IS 4759. The deposition shall be atleast 610 gm per sq m for metal thickness of 5 mm and above,and 460 gm per sq m for up to 2 mm metal thickness.Alternatively hot dip aluminium coating can be used, inaccordance with IS 6697.

7.8.4 In case hot dip coating can not be applied, sprayedaluminium/zinc coating as per IS 5905 can be applied with thepermission of the Purchaser.

7.9 Small Items of Equipment Painting

7.9.1 Standard bought out items and machines such as valves,pumps, cylinders, small motors which are mass production itemand are being painted in a production line in the manufacturer'sshop, may be painted as per respective manufacturer's standardbut shall meet the requirement of the exposure condition andthe specific system of painting thereof as stipulated in this

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specification. The colour to be adopted for such equipment shallbe subject to approval by Purchaser before commencement ofmanufacture.

8.0 COLOUR CODE

8.1 Shades of finish paint coat to be applied shall be as per 1S:5 oras per Munsell colour reference (published by Munsell Colour CoInc, Baltimore, USA). Shades of finish coat of major item likesteel structures, equipment and piping are specified inAnnexure-5. However, prior approval shall be taken from thePurchaser after placement of order before adopting final colourshade for any particular item being painted.

9.0 INSPECTION AND TESTING

9.1 The contractor shall ensure that the surface treatment andpainting carried out meets the requirements of the relevantpainting systems specified.

9.2 Testing shall be carried out on materials to be used by theContractor, as well as work being carried at stages. Record shallbe maintained by the Contractor of all such tests and reportssubmitted to the Purchaser. The Purchaser may examine thetest reports, and in addition undertake inspection at any or allstages.

9.3 Manufacturer’s test certificates shall be made available by theContractor for all materials to be used in the works. In addition,the Purchaser reserves the right to call for test of samples atrandom, reject any batch or lot if the quality thus found isdeficient, and the Contractor shall have to bear expenses oftesting.

9.4 The inspection and test reports shall include but not be limitedto the following essential information which are grade of surfacepreparation, paint system adopted, name of paint manufacturer,dry film thickness of each coat as measured.

i) Rust gradeii) Grade of surface preparationiii) Container identification of each coat of paint

appliediv) Dry film thickness of each coat

9.5 For the job execution, inspection shall be carried out by theContractor after each stage of work, namely pre-treatment andeach coat of paint. The Contractor shall maintain record of stageinspection, in formats to be approved by Purchaser.Countersignature by Purchaser on these will be required, beforeproceeding with next stage of work.

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9.6 The Contractor shall maintain equipment required forinspection and testing required during job execution. These shallinclude but not be limited to the following.

a) Sling psychrometer and electric psychrometer formeasuring wet and dry bulb temperatures, digitalthermometer for instant air temperature.

b) Digital and surface temperature thermometer for recordingtemperature of substrate.

c) Zahn Cup for measuring viscosity of paint.

d) Wet film thickness gauge, inter-chemical wet film thicknessgauge, Elcometer minitest and quanmix of different models,Positector 6000 for measuring coating thickness, andpocket-size 30X Microscope for examination of coatings.

e) Pinhole and holiday detectors e.g. Tinker-Rasor high andlow voltage wet sponge holiday detector, K-D bird dog lowvoltage wet sponge holiday detector, spy high voltageholiday detector are required to find the nicks, scrapes andpinholes in the coating film.

9.7 Record shall be maintained by the Contractor on inspection ofeach identifiable part of the work, including but not limited tothe following:

In addition, Dew point and relative humidity be shall recorded atthe start of work, in the middle of each shift, or at intervalsapproved by Purchaser.

9.8 The Contractor shall have available, for reference at the worksite, a set of essential standards, such as IS 1477 (Parts I & 2),IS 1303, and SIS 055900 (or equivalent ISO, SSPC, BS).

10.0 SAFETY MEASURES

10.1 For safety point of view the persons along with the supervisorswho have to do painting, cleaning, shot blasting, etc. must takesafety measures as is the normal practice in existing plant.Necessary instructions would be provided by safety engineeringdepartment of the Purchaser. The supervisor must follow thesafety induction instructions such as use of safety belt, helmet,goggles, apron, mask, etc. while doing the job.

10.2 In addition plant and personnel belonging to the Purchaser andother agencies would be protected from damage due to thepainting work to be carried out by the Contractor. This willinclude, but not be limited to, providing protectivebarriers/covers at job site, especially when carrying out air blastcleaning.

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ANNEXURE - 1

APPLICABLE STANDARDS

Standard No. Year ofPublication(reaffirm)

Title

IS 5 2004 Colours for ready mixed paints & enamelsIS 101 various Methods of sampling and test for paints,

varnishes and related products (several parts &sections)

IS 158 1981(2004) Ready mixed paint brushing, bituminous black,lead-free, acid, alkali & heat resistant

IS 384 1979(2002) Brushes, paints & varnishes, flatIS 430 1972(2004) Paint remover, solvent type non-flammableIS 431 1972(2000) Paint remover, solvent type non-flammableIS 487 1997 Brushes, paints and varnishes (i) oval ferrule

bound and (ii) round ferrule boundIS 958 2000 Temporary corrosion preventive grease, soft film-

spec.IS 1153 2000 Temporary corrosion preventive fluid, hard film,

solvent deposited-specificationIS 1154 2000 Temporary corrosion preventive fluid, soft film,

solvent deposited, water displacing-specificationIS 1303 1983(2001) Glossary of terms related to paintsIS 1477(1) 1971(2000) Code of practice foe painting of ferrous materials

in building-pretreatmentIS 1477(2) 1971(2000) Code of practice foe painting of ferrous materials

in building-paintingIS 1674 Superseded by IS 1154IS 2074 1992(2002) Ready mixed paint, after drying, red oxide zinc

chromate, priming-specificationIS 2339 1963 (2004) Aluminium paint for general purpose use in dual

containerIS 2379 1990(2000) Colour code for identification of pipelinesIS 2395(1) 1994(1999) Code of practice for painting concrete, masonry

and plaster surfaces-operations and workmanshipIS 2395(2) 1994(1999) Code of practice for painting concrete, masonry

and plaster surfaces-scheduleIS 2629 1985 (2001) Recommended practice for hot dipped galvanising

of iron and steelIS 2932 2003 Enamel, synthetic, exterior: (a0) undercoating (b)

finishing-specificationIS 3531 1997(2002) Glossary of terms relating to corrosion of metalsIS 3618 1966(2002) Specification for phosphate treatment of iron and

steel for protection against corrosionIS 4759 1996 (2001) Specification for hot dip zinc coating on structural

steel and other allied productsIS 4777 1968(2002) Performance tests for protection schemes used in

protection of light gauge steel sections againstcorrosion

IS 5555 1970(2002) Code of practice for conducting field studies inatmospheric corrosion of metals

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IS 5905 1989 (2005) Sprayed aluminium & zinc coating of iron & steelIS 6005 1998 Code of practice for phosphating of iron and steelIS 6048 WithdrawnIS 6049 1971(2002) Code of practice for application of temporary

corrosion preventivesIS 6050 1971(2004) Specification for temporary corrosion preventives,

strippable, hot dipping typeIS 6745 1972 (2001) Method for determination of mass of zinc coating

on zinc coated iron & steelIS 6697 1988 (2000) Hot dip aluminium coating on ferrous parts (other

than sheets, steels & wires) for general purposeIS 7808 1975(2002) Code of practice for conducting underground

corrosion of metalsIS 8062 1I) 1976(2002) Code of practice for cathodic protection of steel

structures, general principlesIS 8062 (2) 1976(2002) Code of practice for cathodic protection of steel

structures-underground pipelinesIS 8629(1-3) 1977(2000) Code of practice for protection of iron and steel

structures from atmospheric corrosionIS 9954 1981(2000) Pictorial surface preparation standard for painting

of steel surfacesIS 10221 1982 (2003) Code of practice for coating and wrapping of

underground mild steel pipelinesIS 10493 1983 (2002) Corrosion protection tests for temporary corrosion

preventivesIS 13607 1992(2002) Ready mixed paint, general purpose, synthetic-

specificationIS 14191 1996(2000) Corrosion of metals and alloys-classification of

corrosivity of atmosphereIS 14209 1994(2004) Epoxy enamel, two component, glassy-

specificationIS 14297 1995(2000) Corrosion of metals and alloys-corrosivity of

atmosphere-determination of corrosion rate ofstandard specimens for the evaluation ofcorrosivity

IS 14321 1995(2000) Corrosion of metals and alloys-recommendedvalues for the corrosivity categories of atmosphere

IS 14322 1996(2000) Corrosion of metals and alloys-corrosivity ofatmosphere-measurement of pollution-methods

IS 14428 1997(2004) Guidelines for painting of structures in aggressivechemical environment

IS 14506 1998(2003) Epoxy red oxide zinc phosphate weldable primer,two component-specification

IS 14779 2000 General purpose oil based temporary corrosionpreventives-specification

IS 14589 1999(2004) Zinc priming paint, epoxy based, two pack-specification

IS 14925 2001 Epoxy resin for paints-specification

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IS 14946 2001 Zinc ethyl silicate primer, two components-specification

IS 14947 2001 Enamel synthetic, oil resistant air drying-specification

IS 14948 2001 Paint coal tar epoxy, two pack, black and brown(base & hardener)-specification

BS7079(I) 1989(1994) Specification of rust grades and preparationgrades of uncoated steel substrates and of steelsubstrates after removal of previous coating

- do-supplement 1

Representative photographic examples ofappearance imparted to steel blast cleaned withdifferent abrasives

ISO 8501-1 1988(E) Preparation of steel substrates before applicationof paints and related products-visual assessmentof surface cleanliness ; Part 1 – rust grade andpreparation grades of uncoated steel substratesafter overall removal of previous painting

ISO 8501-1 1994Supplement

Representative photographic examples ofappearance imparted to steel when blast-cleanedwith different abrasives

ASTM B 1171997 Standard practice for operating salt spray (fog)apparatus

SSPC-Vis1 1989 Description of visual standardsSSPC-Vis2 1982 Rust protection manualSSPC-SP-1 1995 Solvent cleaningSSPC-SP-2 1995 Hand tool cleaningSSPC-SP-3 1995 Power tool cleaningSSPC-SP-4 1995 Flame cleaning of new steelSSPC-SP-5/NACE11995 White metal blast cleaningSSPC-SP-6/NACE31995 Commercial blast cleaningSSPC-SP-7/NACE41995 Brush off blast cleaningSSPC-SP-8 1995 PicklingSSPC-SP-10/NACE21995 Near white blast cleaningSSPC-PA-1 Shop, field and maintenance paintingSIS 055900 1988 Pictorial surface preparation standard for painting

of steel

DIN 55928-4/Suppl 11991 Corrosion protection of steel structures byapplication of organic or metallic coating;preparation and testing of surfaces; representativephotographic examination

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Pictorialrepresentation DIN Std. IS Std.of Swedish Std DIN 55928 BS Std. (IS:1477)

Surface preparation SIS 055900 (Part 4) SSPC Std. BS:4232 (Part 1)

1. Blast cleaning to white metal: Sa 3 Sa 3 SSPC-SP-5 1st qlty CI A1.2

Removal of all visible rusts, mill scales, paint and foreign matters

2. Blast cleaning to near white Sa 21/2 Sa 21/2 SSPC-SP-10 2nd qlty CI A1.2 metal:

95% of any section of surface area is free from all rusts, mill-scales and visible residues

3. Blast cleaning to commercial quality:

At least 2/3 of any section of the Sa 2 Sa 2 SSPC-SP-6 3rd qlty CI L1.3 surface area is free from all rusts, mill-scales and visible residues

4. Brush-off blast cleaning:

Removal of all loose mill-scales, Sa 1 Sa 1 SSPC-SP-7 - CI A1.4 rust and foreign matters etc

5. Power tool cleaning:

Very thorough scrapping and wire St-3 St-3 SSPC-SP-3 - CI 6.2.1.2 brushing to remove loose mill-scale, rust and foreign matters to have pronounced metallic shine

6. Hand tool cleaning:

Removal by hand brushing of loose St-2 St-2 SSPC-SP-2 - CI 6.2.1.1 mill-scale, loose rust and foreign matters

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Total System Nature Surface No.of DFT/coat Surface No.of DFT/coat DFT in microns

No. Description of exposure quality coats in microns Paint system quality coats in microns Paint system (shop & site)

7.1 General service painting Normal atmosphericenvironmentnon-corrosiveatmosphere

7.1(i) Non-load bearing structural steelwork St 2 or 2 P 35 Oil based red lead or zinc Clean and 1 F 30 Synthetic enamel of long 155such as partitions, minor platforms, St 3 chromate/zinc phosphate retouch oil alkyd resin based paintwalkways, ring ladders pipe/cable anticorrosive primersupport brackets etc. Location - allindoor temperature less than 800 C 1 I 55 Dust preventive paint

based on modifiedphenoloc resin with MI0

7.1(ii) Steel doors, windows etc. of regular St 3 1 P 30 Red lead based two Clean and 1 F 50 High build two component 170handling component epoxy retouch epoxy polyamide with MI0

polyamide paint

1 I 50 High build two component 1 F 40 Two componentepoxy polyamide with MI0 polyurethane

7.2 Wearing surface painting

Painting of floor plates, walkways, Light corrosivestaircase treads handrailing etc. atmospherewhich are prone to mild abrasion

7.2(i) Floor plates/walkways/staircasetreads etc.

Top surface temperature less than Sa 2.5 1 P 15-20 Weldable shop alkyd800 C primer (optional)

1 P 70-80 PVC-copolymer-alkyd Clean and 2 F 40-50 PVC-copolymer alkyd 220-260 (Exclu-resin-zinc chromate retouch resin ding weldable

primer coat)

1 I 70-80 PVC-copolymer alkydresin with MI0

OR

Sa 2 or WP 15 Long exposure type zinc Clean and 1 F 120-130 High build coal tar epoxy 230-270 (Exclu-St 3 chromate based vinyl retouch with polyamide hardner ding wash primer)

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PAINTING SYSTEM

Treatment in the shop Treatment at site

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butynal resin varnishwash

2 P 30-40 Dust preventive redlead/zinc chromate basedepoxy polyamide

1 I 50-60 Dust preventive epoxyester paint with MI0

7.2(ii) Floor plates/walkways/staircasetrends etc.

Both surface: temperature less than Light corrosive Sa 2.5 1 P 15-20 Weldable shop alkyd Clean and 1 F 40-50 PVC-copolymer resin 180-210 (Exclu-800 C primer (optional) retouch ding weldable

primer)

1 P 70-80 PVC-copolymer alkydresin-zinc chromate

1 I 70-80 PVC-copolymer alkydresin with MI0

OR

Sa 2 1 P 15 Long exposure type zinc Clean and 1 F 120-130 High build coal tar epoxy 200-230 (exclu-chromate based vinyl retouch with polyamide ding wash primer)butynal resin varnishwash

1 P 30-40 Dust preventive redlead/zinc chromate basedepoxy ester resin varnish

1 I 50-60 Dust preventive epoxyester paint with MI0

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7.2(iii) Floor plates/walkways/staircasetreads etc.

Top and bottom surface - Extreme corrosive Sa 2.5 1 P 15-25 Weldable epoxy based,temperature less than 800 C atmosphere shop primer

1 P 30-40 Two component epoxy Clean and 2 F 30-40 Two component epoxy 180-230 (exclu-polyamide - zinc retouch polyamide ding weldablechromate primer)

1 I 50-60 Two component epoxy 1 F 40-50 Two componentpolyamide with MI0 polyurethane

7.2(iv) Hand railing (site fabricated) Light corrosive Nil - St 3 2 P 40 Read lead epoxy 160

2 F 40 Two component epoxypolyamide

7.3 Light corrosive service painting marine industrialatmosphere intropical climate, ormild corrosiveenvironment due topresence of mildacidic fumes andgases fromneighbouring plant

7.3(i) Structural steelwork for plant and Light corrosive Sa 2.5 1 P 15-25 Weldable epoxy basedshop building: temperature less than shop primer 800 C

2 P 30-40 Red oxide - zinc Clean and 2 F 30-40 Chlorinated rubber resin 170-210 (exclu-chromate/non-leufing retouch varnish with weather ding weldablealuminium based resisting pigments epoxy primer)chlorinated rubber plant

1 I 50-60 High build chlorinatedrubber paint with MI0

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7.3(ii) Miscellaneous technological steel Light corrosive Sa 2.5 1 P 15-25 Weldable epoxy based Clean and 2 F 30-40 Chlorinated rubber with 170-210 (exclu-structure such as conveyor galleries, shop primer retouch weather resisting ding weldablepipe trestles etc. indoor and outdoor: pigments epoxy primer)temperature less than 800 C

2 P 30-40 Red oxide - zincchromate/non-leafingaluminium basedchlorinated rubber

1 I 50-60 High build chlorinatedrubber with MI0

7.3(iii) Manufactured equipment and its Light corrosive Sa 2.5 1 P 15-25 Weldable shop alkydassociated structures such as primer (optional)vessels, bunkers, exchangers,heaters, furnace, pumps, cranes, 1 P 70-80 PVC - copolymer alkyd Clean and 1 F 40-50 PVC - copolymer alkyd 180-210stacks etc. resin with zinc chromate retouch (optional) with weather resistant

pigment and of glossyfinish

- Non-insulated: temperature less 1 I 70-80 PVC - copolymer alkyd than 800 C resin with MI0

1 P 40-50 PVC - copolymer alkydresin with weatherresistant pigments and ofglossy finish

OR

Sa 2.5 1 P 15-25 Weldable epoxy based Clean and 1 F 25-30 Chlorinated rubber paint 150-180shop primer (optional) retouch (optional) with weather resisting

pigments of glossy finish

2 P 25-30 Red lead/zinc chromatebased epoxy primer

1 I 50-60 Dust preventive epoxyester resin paint with MI0

2 P 25-30 Chlorinated rubber paintwith weather resistingpigments of glossy finish

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- Temperature 800 - 1500 C Sa 2.5 1 P 60-70 Zinc ethyl silicate

1 F 60-70 High build epoxy Clean and 1 F 60-70 High build up polyamide 130-140polyamide enamel retouch (optional) enamel

- Temperature over 1500 C Sa 3 1 P 60-70 Zinc ethyl silicate Clean and 1 F 15-20 Silicon - aluminium 90-110retouch (optional)

2 P 15-20 Silicon - aluminium

- Insulated surfaces

Temperature less than 800 C Sa 2.5 Same as of non-insulated surface but without Clean and 100-120any finish coat retouch

Temperature over 800 C Sa 3 1 P only 60-70 Zinc ethyl silicate Clean and 60-70retouch

7.3(iv) Overground pipework inclusive of Light corrosivepipes, fittings, hangers, cable ducts,gas ducts etc.

Non-insulated pipework :

- Indoor and outdoor temperature less St 2 or 3 2 P 40 Red lead/zinc chromate Clean and 2 F 30 Chlorinated rubber with 140 than 800 C based epoxy resin primer retouch weather resisting

pigments

- Indoor and outdoor temperature Sa 3 1 P 60-70 Zinc ethyl silicate Clean and 1 F 40 Two component epoxy 100-110 between 800 C and 1500 C retouch polyamide enamel

- Indoor and outdoor temperature Sa 3 1 P 60-70 Zinc ethyl silicate Clean and 2 F 15 Silicon - aluminium 90-100 between 800 C and 1500 C retouch

Insulated pipework :

- Indoor and outdoor temperature less St 2 or 3 2 P 40 Red lead/zinc chromate Clean and - - No finish coat 80 than 800 C based epoxy resin primer retouch

- Indoor and outdoor temperature over Clean 1 P 40-60 Corrosion protective 40-60 800 C wax/grease

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7.4 Extreme corrosive service painting Strongly corrosiveatmosphere due topresence ofinorganic andorganic acids,alkalis, salts,corrosive vapoursand fumes etc.

7.4(i) Equipment such as process, vessels, Extreme corrosive Sa 2.5 1 P 15-20 Zinc phosphate - Clean and 1 F 30-40 Two component 170-180pumps etc. and its associated structure weldable epoxy primer retouch (optional) polyurethane (weldable primerin handling and treatment area, (optional) coat excluded)neutralising area etc. where acids/alkalis/miscellaneous chemicals are 2 P 30-40 Two component - epoxyhandled polyamide - zinc

chromate

Temperature below 1500 C 1 I 50-60 Two component: highbuild epoxy polyamidewith MI0

1 F 30-40 Two component epoxypolyamide enamel

1 F 30-40 Two componentpolyurethane

7.4(ii) Overground pipework inclusive of Extreme corrosive pipes, fittings, supports, hangers,cable ducts, gas ducts etc.

Non-insulated pipe/duct work :

- Indoor and outdoor temperature Sa 2.5 1 P 40 Two component epoxy Clean and 2 P 50 Two component epoxy 190-200 below 1500 C polyamide zinc chromate retouch polyamide enamel

1 I 50-60 Two component epoxy 1 P 40 Two componentpolyamide with MI0 polyurethane

- Indoor and outdoor temperature Sa 3 1 P 40-70 Zinc-ethyl silicate Clean and 2 P 15 Silicone aluminium 90-100 over 1500 C retouch

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Insulated pipe/duct work :

- Indoor and outdoor temperature 90 below 1500 C

- Indoor and outdoor temperature Clean 1 40-60 Corrosion protective wax 40-60 over 1500 C or grease

7.5 Hot surface painting

Temperature above 800 C Environment may be Painting shall followlight or extreme according to system no.corrosive similar to 7.3 and system no. 7.4system no. 7.3 and depending on7.4 respectively temperature conditions

and nature ofenvironment

7.6(i) Mill machineries, heavy equipment andaccessories

Temperature upto 1500 C For all environment Sa 2.5 2 P 25-30 Two component epoxy Clean and 1 F 40-50 Two component epoxy 180-220polyamide zinc chromate retouch (optional) polyamide enamel

1 I 50-60 Two component epoxypolyamide with MI0

2 P 40-50 Two component epoxypolyamide enamel

7.6(ii) Light machineries, such as generalworking machineries, machine toolsetc.

Indoor location and temperature upto Light corrosive Sa 2 2 P 25-30 Phenolated alkyd with Clean and 140-170800 C environment due to zinc chromate retouch

handling of mineraloils, vegetable oils, 1 I 40-50 Phenolated alkyd basedgrease etc. under coat with MI0

2 P 25-30 High gloss styrenatedalkyd enamel

Same as of non-insulated pipe/duct work No finish coat

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7.7 Switchboard/control panel painting

7.7(i) This includes fabricated sheet metal For all environment Pickling 1 P 25 Zinc chromate -item such as switchboard, control or Sa 2.5 butyrated melamine -panel, control desks, cabinet, phosphate alkyd resin baking primer starters, small electric machineries treatmentetc.

1 I Aminoalkyd resin putty 75

2 P 25 Aminoalkyd resin bakingenamel paint

7.7 (ii) Electric motors, transformers etc.

- Indoor and outdoor installation For all environment Sa 2.5 2 P 25-30 Two component epoxy Clean and 1 F 30-40 Two component epoxy 160-200polyamide zinc chromate retouch (optional) polyamide or

polyurethane

- Temperature less than 1500 C 1 I 50-60 Two component epoxypolyamide with MI0

2 P 30-40 Two component epoxypolyamide orpolyurethane

7.8 Metallic Coating Protection System

This system is applicable for Picklingprotection of permanent structures, followedwhich cannot be conveniently by metallicrepainted, such as transmission coagingtowers, outdoor electruc substationsstructures, pipe tressels, poles, etc.

Note:(1) Legend : surface quality : Surface preparation grade as per SIS 05 5900 or equivalent, P : Primer cost, I : Intermediate coat, F : Finish coat

DFT : Dry film thickness in microns, MI0 ; Micaceous iron oxide, WP ; Wash primer.

(2) Clean and retouch shall mean cleaning of contaminants related to the metal (rust) to St 3 grade and cleaning of all contaminants other than metal such as weld moisture, slag electrode deposition etc., retouching shall be of same number and kind of shop coat.

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VSP-6.3/GS-P-01

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ANNEXURE - 4

SPECIAL AREA PAINTING

SCOPE

This covers areas requiring special attention. This also defines thepainting systems found to be effective, and are to be adopted. These systemsare briefly described below.

Sl. No. Area covered Painting system1.0 Blast Furnace1.1 Pouring building

except +1.9 mplatform structure

Hand tool cleaning to St2 grade, and 3coats of HR aluminium paint for 400oC

1.2 Structures below1.9 m platform inpouring area

Blast cleaning to Sa2 grade, one coatethyl zinc silicate primer and one coat airdrying silicone aluminium paint

1.3 Structures ofinclined gallery

Blast cleaning to Sa2 grade, one coatethyl zinc silicate primer and two coatsair drying silicone aluminium paint

1.4 Structure ofdistribution areasbelow +6 m

Blast cleaning to Sa2 grade, one coatethyl zinc silicate primer and two coatsair drying silicone aluminium paint

1.5 Structures ofexhaust area &distribution areaabove +6 m

Blast cleaning to Sa2 grade, two coats ofepoxy coal tar paint for total DFT of 200microns

1.6 Roof sheeting ofexhaust area

Etch primer, two coats of epoxy coal tarpaint for total DFT of 200 microns

1.7 Hot metal ladlerepair & torpedoladle repairstation Roofsheeting

HR aluminium paint 400oC

1.8 Heating stationstructure & roofsheeting

HR aluminium paint 400oC

1.9 Junction housesof slag conveyors

Blast cleaning to Sa2 grade, two coats ofepoxy coal tar paint for total DFT of 200microns

1.10 Slag granulationplant roof &chimneystructures

Blast cleaning to Sa2 grade, two coats ofepoxy based primer and two coats ofepoxy based enamel finish paint for totalDFT of 125 microns

1.11 GCP area in BFthrottle structures

Blast cleaning to Sa2 grade, two coats ofchlorrubber based primer and two coatsof chlorrubber based finish paint for totalDFT of 125 microns

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Sl. No. Area covered Painting system1.12 CO gas flare stack Blast cleaning to Sa2 grade, two coats of

chlorrubber based primer and two coatsof chlorrubber based finish paint for totalDFT of 125 microns

2.0 Steelmelt Shop2.1 Steel & slag

transfer car trackroof structure &CGI sheets

Hand tool cleaning to ST2 grade, HRaluminium paint 600oC

2.2 Heat shield overall machines inCCD & over L.D.in converter

Hand tool cleaning to ST2 grade, HRaluminium paint 600oC

3.0 Flood LightTowers

Blast cleaning to Sa2 grade, two coats ofchlorrubber based primer and two coatsof chlorrubber based finish paint for totalDFT of 125 microns

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ANNEXURE – 5

COLOUR CODE

Shades of finish coat of paint applied over respective itemare as under:

Items painted Colour

ColourNo. ofIS:5

EquivalentMunsell Value

1. Structures

Building frames Aircraft grey 693 9.5BG 5.0/0.7Including bracings,Side girts, louvres,etc.

Crane girders Azure blue 104 3.9B 4/3.4

Crane stops Post office red 538 8.7R 3.0/13.2

Monorail with Post office red 538 8.7R 3.0/13.2maintenancewalkway

Gutters Black bituminous - -Aluminium

Fire escape Signal red 537 8.7R 3.8/15.5platforms,ladders etc.

Vertical posts of Black - -handrailing

General hand Lemon yellow 355 3.2Y 7.6/11railing, toprunners

Rung ladders Lemon yellow 355 3.2Y 7.6/11

All members Lemon yellow 355 3.2Y 7.6/11blockingpassages formovement


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ColourNo. ofIS:5


Trestles, Dark admiralty 632 8.2B 3.9/1.0towers and greypipebridges

Conveyor Aircraft grey 693 9.5BG 5.0/0.7gallerystructures

Steel chimneys Aluminium - -

2. Equipment andmachinery

General indoor Light grey 631 3.5G 5.8/1.1equipment

General outdoor Dark admiralty 632 8.2B 3.9/1.0equipment grey

Hoppers, chutes Post office red 538 8.7R 3.0/13.2and bin structure(except supportingbeams)

Crane bridges, Base: Lemon 355 3.2Y 7.6/11trolleys, hooks yellowetc and other - -mobile equipment Stripes: Black

(100 mm wide)

Furnaces Aluminium - -

Tanks Base: Same as forgeneral equipment

Stripes: Same shadeAs for piping aroundThe tank at half theTank height

Fire-fighting Signal red 537 8.7R 3.8/15.5Equipment


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3. Pipework:

Colours shall be as given below. The base colour shall be appliedthroughout entire length except, on surfaces if materials such asasbestos, aluminium, brass, bronze, galvanised steel, stainlesssteel and other corrosion resistant alloys and rubber/syntheticpolymers. In such cases identification colour bands of at least 500mm width shall be provided near each branch, valve and atdistances not exceeding 10 m either as local colour coatings orcoloured adhesive type of suitable material or label attached to thepipework. Additional identification bands superimposed over thebase colour shall be provided near each branch, valve and atdistance not exceeding 10 m, the bands shall be at least 25 mmwide except in case of double bands where the first band shall beabout 100 mm wide. Direction of flow shall be clearly marked onthe pipelines at intervals not exceeding 10 m and at all branchesand change of directions:

Service Colour

ColourNo. ofIS:5

EquivalentMunsell

Colour No.

Sea or river water base – Sea green 217 6.8 GY 6.2/5.5(untreated) band – White - -

Cooling water base - Sea green 217 6.8 GY 6.2/5.5band – French blue 166 5.4PB 3.9/7.4

Boiler feed water base – Sea green 217 6.8 GY 6.2/5.5

Condensate base – Sea green 217 6.8 GY 6.2/5.5Band – Light brown 410 7.7 YR 4.9/4.9

Drinking water base – Sea green 217 6.8 GY 6.2/5.5firstband – French blue 166 5.4PB 3.9/7.4secondband – Signal red 537 8.7R 3.8/15.5

Industrial water base – Sea green 217 6.8 GY 6.2/5.5band – Light orange 557 3.3 YR 5.5/14.1

Hydraulic power water base – Sea green 217 6.8 GY 6.2/5.5band – Black - -

Compressed air base – Sky blue 101 0.6 BG 6.3/2.9

Instrument air base – Sky blue 101 0.6 BG 6.3/2.9Band – Light brown 410 7.7 YR 4.9/4.9


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ColourNo. ofIS:5


Vacuum base – Sky blue 101 0.6 BG 6.3/2.9Band – Black - -

Steam (below 3.5 kg/ base: Silver grey 628 1.5 GY 5.8/2.1 sq cm g) if bitulac or

Al-jacket

band: Brilliant 221 0.2 G 4.2/5.3 green

(between base: Silver grey 628 1.5 GY 5.8/2.13.5 kscg and if bitulac or20 kscg) Al-jacket

band: French blue 166 5.4PB 3.9/7.4

(21-40 kg/ base: Al-jacket -sq cm g) band: Dark violet 796 7.5 P 2.6/7.7

(above 40 kg/ base: Al-jacket -sq cm g) band: Signal red 537 8.7R 3.8/15.5

Drainage base – Black - -

Lubricating oil base – Light brown 410 7.7 YR 4.9/4.9band – Light grey 631 3.5G 5.8/1.1

Hydraulic oil base – Light brown 410 7.7 YR 4.9/4.9band – Dark violet 796 7.5 P 2.6/7.7

Transformer oil base – Light brown 410 7.7 YR 4.9/4.9band – Light orange 557 3.3 YR 5.5/14.1

Fuel oil base – Light brown 410 7.7 YR 4.9/4.9band – Signal red 537 8.7R 3.8/15.5

Coke oven/coal gas/ base – Canary yellow 309 5.6 Y 8.2/11.2other fuel gases band – Signal red 537 8.7R 3.8/15.5

Freon (chloro-fluore base – Canary yellow 309 5.6 Y 8.2/11.2derivative of band – Light grey 631 3.5G 5.8/1.1mathane and ethane)

Argon base – Canary yellow 309 5.6 Y 8.2/11.2band – Fench blue 166 5.4PB 3.9/7.4


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ColourNo. ofIS:5


Acetylene base – Canary yellow 309 5.6 Y 8.2/11.2band – Dark violet 796 7.5 P 2.6/7.7

L.P. gas base – Canary yellow 309 5.6 Y 8.2/11.2first band – Signal 537 8.7R 3.8/15.5 redsecond band – Traffic 267 2.8 G 3.8/3.3 green

Nitrogen base – Canary yellow 309 5.6 Y 8.2/11.2band – Black - -

Oxygen base – Canary yellow 309 5.6 Y 8.2/11.2Band – White - -

Regenerated acid base – Dark violet 796 7.5 P 2.6/7.7(dilute)(1) band – Light brown 410 7.7 YR 4.9/4.9

Hydrochloric acid base – Dark violet 796 7.5 P 2.6/7.7(conc.) (1) first band – Light 410 7.7 YR 4.9/4.9

brownsecond band – Light 410 7.7 YR 4.9/4.9 brown

Spent liquor base – Dark violet 796 7.5 P 2.6/7.7first band – Light 631 3.5G 5.8/1.1 greysecond band – Light 410 7.7 YR 4.9/4.9 brown

Wash liquor base – Dark violet 796 7.5 P 2.6/7.7band – Light grey 631 3.5G 5.8/1.1

Dilute acidic base – Dark violet 796 7.5 P 2.6/7.7liquors first band – Light 631 3.5G 5.8/1.1

greysecondband – Brilliant 221 0.2 G 4.2/5.3 green

Hydrofluoric acid base - Dark violet 796 7.5 P 2.6/7.7(conc.)(1) band – Silver grey 628 2.5 GY 5.5/2

Acidic slurries (1) base – Dark violet 796 7.5 P 2.6/7.7band – White - -


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ColourNo. ofIS:5


Alkalis base – Dark violet 796 7.5 P 2.6/7.7band – Deep buff 360 7.5 YR 5.5/6

Non-acidic slurries base – Sea green 217 6.8 GY 6.2/5.5Band – White - -

Fire fighting system base – Signal red 537 8.7R 3.8/15.5

Rain water down pipes base – Sea green 217 6.8 GY 6.2/5.5Band – Sky blue 101 0.6 BG 6.3/2.9

Duct work base – Aluminium - -

Lighting conduits base – Black - -Band – Canary yellow 309 5.6 Y 8.2/11.2

Instruments – base – Black - -conduits band – Signal red 537 8.7R 3.8/15.5

Power conduits base – Black - -

Note: (1) For these service, hazard marking as per fig. 4C of IS:2379shall also be provided.

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