This document announces an amendment to Clause 1009.3.1 of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways' Specifications for Road and Bridge Works regarding reinforcing bars. [1] It has received representations that secondary producers unable to supply due to requirement to source from original producers. [2] It has now been decided that secondary producers can supply if bars are made from billets directly from iron ore, not scrap or sponge iron, and they provide proof of billet purchase. [3] The clause will be amended accordingly to allow secondary producers to supply if these criteria are met.
This document announces an amendment to Clause 1009.3.1 of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways' Specifications for Road and Bridge Works regarding reinforcing bars. [1] It has received representations that secondary producers unable to supply due to requirement to source from original producers. [2] It has now been decided that secondary producers can supply if bars are made from billets directly from iron ore, not scrap or sponge iron, and they provide proof of billet purchase. [3] The clause will be amended accordingly to allow secondary producers to supply if these criteria are met.
This document announces an amendment to Clause 1009.3.1 of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways' Specifications for Road and Bridge Works regarding reinforcing bars. [1] It has received representations that secondary producers unable to supply due to requirement to source from original producers. [2] It has now been decided that secondary producers can supply if bars are made from billets directly from iron ore, not scrap or sponge iron, and they provide proof of billet purchase. [3] The clause will be amended accordingly to allow secondary producers to supply if these criteria are met.
This document announces an amendment to Clause 1009.3.1 of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways' Specifications for Road and Bridge Works regarding reinforcing bars. [1] It has received representations that secondary producers unable to supply due to requirement to source from original producers. [2] It has now been decided that secondary producers can supply if bars are made from billets directly from iron ore, not scrap or sponge iron, and they provide proof of billet purchase. [3] The clause will be amended accordingly to allow secondary producers to supply if these criteria are met.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS S&R -(Bridges) Transport Bhawan, 1, Parliament Street, New Delhi·l1 0001
Dated: 28.10.2020 To
1. The Chief Secretaries of all the State Governments / UTs.
2. The Principal Secretaries / Secretaries of all States / UTs Public Works Department dealing with National Highways, other Centrally sponsored schemes. 3. The Engineers-in-Chief and Chief Engineers of Public Works Department of States/UTs dealing with National Highways, other Centrally sponsored schemes. 4. The Director General (Border Roads), Seema Sadak Bhavan, Ring Road, Delhi 110010. 5. The Chairman, National Highways Authority of India, Plot G·5 & 6, Sector-10, Dwarka, New Delhi 110075. 6. The Managing Director, NHIDCL, PTI Building, Parliament Street, New Delhi 110001.
Sub: Reinforcing Bars: Clause 1009.3.1 of Ministry's Specifications for Road and Bridge Works-regarding. Sir,
The grade and other parameters of the reinforcing bars to be used for plain, reinforced or pre stressed concrete works on National Highways has been specified in Clause 1009.3.1 of Ministry's Specifications for Road and Bridge Works. This Clause also prescribe that the steel shall be procured from original producers. In case, the original producers are unable to supply the steel within the required time period or they are not producing the reinforcing bar of required size /diameter, the supply from other producers are also allowed, provided the reinforcement is manufactured from billets procured from Original producers. 2. Ministry has received various representations from the manufacturers / associations that secondary producer/other producers, who produce steel reintorcernent from billets with technical parameters conforming to IS: 1786, unable to supply the steel for National Highways works due to aforesaid Clause 1009.3.1 of Ministry's Specifications for Road and Bridge Works. Moreover, Ministry of Steel vide their Order No.4 (13)/2016-SD (I) dated 9'C'August, 2016 has also excluded the distinction between Primary (Original) & Secondary (Other) steel producers. 3. The matter has been considered in the Ministry and it has been decided that steel reinforcement manufactured by the Secondary (Other) producers are also permitted for National Highway works provided the reinforcement bars are manufactured from the billets. 4. As such, the 2"'1 and 4l!1 para of Clause 1009.3.1 of Ministry's Specifications for Road and Bridge Works shall be amended as per following:- 2nd Para "All steel shall be procured from producers who manufacture billets directly from iron ores and roll the billets to produce steel conforming to IS: 1786. No re-rolted steel shall be incorporated in the works. The steel shall also be procured from other producers provided it is manufactured from the billets made directly from iron ores and not from shredded scrap and sponge iron as basic feedstock. In such cases, the other producers will have to submit the proof of purchase such as GST, Invoice etc from the billet producers to establish that billets are made directly from iron ores and have been procured from them. The steel shall be got tested by the Engineer in the NABL affiliated laboratories only as a third party check. It shall be ensured that all the test results conform to IS: 1786." 4th Para
"For the steel procured {rom producers who manufacture billets directly from iron ores also, the Engineer / Employer may carry out checks on materials through third party as mentioned above, for conforming to the test results shown in the certificates so as to ensure the quality of steel supplied. "
5. The contents of this Circular may please be brought to the notice of all the Concerned in your Organization for strict implementation. This circular will be implemented from the date of its issuance.
6. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.
Yours faithfully,
~. (Jitendra Kumar) Superi ntending Engi neer- S&R(Bridges) For Director General (Road Development) & SS. Copy to:
1. All Technical Officers in the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.
2. All Joint Secretaries in the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. 3. All ROs& ELOsof the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. 4. The Secretary General, Indian Roads Congress with a request to incorporate the contents of this circular in the revised Ministry's Specifications for Road and Bridge Works. 5. The Director, IAHE. 6. Technical circular file of S, R&T (8) Section. 7. NIC for uploading on Ministry's website under "what's new".
Copy for kind information to:
1. PSto Hon'ble Minister (RT&H, MS&ME)/ PSto Hon'ble MOS (RT&H).
2. Sr. PPSto Secretary (RT&H). 3. PPSto DG (RDJ& 55. 4. PPSto AS & FA/ADG-I. ******* End ********
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