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I I 1 I 2 American-made material is defined as material having all manufacturing processes 3 occurring domestically. To further define the coverage, a domestic product is a 4 manufactured steel material that was produced in one of the 50 States, the District of I 5 Columbia, Puerto Rico, or in the territories and possessions of the United States. 6 7 If domestically produced steel billets or iron ingots are exported outside of the area of I 8 coverage, as defined above, for any manufacturing process then the resulting product 9 does not conform to the Buy America requirements. Additionally, products 10 manufactured domestically from foreign source steel billets or iron ingots do not 11 conform to the Buy America requirements because the initial melting and mixing of 12 alloys to create the material occurred in a foreign country. 13 14 Manufacturing begins with the initial melting and mixing, and continues through the 15 coating stage. Any process which modifies the chemical content, the physical size or 16 shape, or the final finish is considered a manufacturing process. The processes include 17 rolling, extruding, machining, bending, grinding, drilling, welding, and coating. The I 18 action of applying a coating to steel or iron is deemed a manufacturing process. 19 Coating includes epoxy coating, galvanizing, aluminizing, painting, and any other 20 coating that protects or enhances the value of steel or iron. Any process from the I 21 original reduction from ore to the finished product constitutes a manufacturing process 22 for iron. 23 24 Due to a nationwide waiver, Buy America does not apply to raw materials (iron ore and I 25 alloys), scrap (recycled steel or iron), and pig iron or processed, pelletized, and reduced 26 iron ore. 27 I 28 The following are considered to be steel manufacturing processes: 29 30 1. Production of steel by any of the following processes: I 31 32 a. Open hearth furnace. 33 I 34 b. Basic oxygen. 35 36 c. Electric furnace. 37 I38 d. Direct reduction. 39 40 2. Rolling, heat treating, and any other similar processing. 41 42 3. Fabrication of the products. 43 I 44 a. Spinning wire into cable or strand. 45 46 b. Corrugating and rolling into culverts. I 47 48 c. Shop fabrication. 49 I 50 A certification of materials origin will be required for any items comprised of, or 51 containing, steel or iron construction materials prior to such items being incorporated I 41'`STREET TO WMVD FREIGHT CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS FED AID#STPUL-9931(012); PW#3472 SP-31 February 10,2016