Combined Construction Inc. 7/22/2020

I1 Minor amounts of foreign steel and iron may be utilized in this project provided the cost 2 of the foreign material used does not exceed one-tenth of one percent of the total contract I 3 cost or$2,500.00, whichever is greater. 4 5 American-made material is defined as material having all manufacturing processes I 6 occurring domestically. To further define the coverage, a domestic product is a 7 manufactured steel material that was produced in one of the 50 States, the District of 8 Columbia, Puerto Rico, or in the territories and possessions of the United States. 9 I10 If domestically produced steel billets or iron ingots are exported outside of the area of 11 coverage, as defined above, for any manufacturing process then the resulting product 12 does not conform to the Buy America requirements. Additionally, products manufactured 13 domestically from foreign source steel billets or iron ingots do not conform to the Buy 14 America requirements because the initial melting and mixing of alloys to create the 15 material occurred in a foreign country. I 16 17 Manufacturing begins with the initial melting and mixing, and continues through the 18 coating stage. Any process which modifies the chemical content, the physical size or I 19 shape, or the final finish is considered a manufacturing process. The processes include 20 rolling, extruding, machining, bending, grinding, drilling, welding, and coating. The action 21 of applying a coating to steel or iron is deemed a manufacturing process. Coating I 22 includes epoxy coating, galvanizing, aluminizing, painting, and any other coating that 23 protects or enhances the value of steel or iron. Any process from the original reduction 24 from ore to the finished product constitutes a manufacturing process for iron. 25 I 26 Due to a nationwide waiver, Buy America does not apply to raw materials (iron ore and 27 alloys), scrap (recycled steel or iron), and pig iron or processed, pelletized, and reduced 28 iron ore. I 29 30 The following are considered to be steel manufacturing processes: 31 I 32 1. Production of steel by any of the following processes: 33 34 a. Open hearth furnace. I 35 36 b. Basic oxygen. 37 38 c. Electric furnace. 39 40 d. Direct reduction. 41 I42 2. Rolling, heat treating, and any other similar processing. 43 44 3. Fabrication of the products. I 45 46 a. Spinning wire into cable or strand. 47 I 48 b. Corrugating and rolling into culverts. 49 50 c. Shop fabrication. I51 I MAPLE HEIGHTS BRIDGE SEISMIC RETROFIT PAGE 17 OF 106 SPECIAL PROVISIONS—Addendum 1 WORK ORDER#3693 MAY 4,2020 FEDERAL AID#BHM-2776(008) I