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I <br /> the project shall consist of American-made materials only. Buy America does not apply <br /> to temporary steel items, e.g., temporary sheet piling, temporary bridges, steel <br /> scaffolding and falsework. <br /> Minor amounts of foreign steel and iron may be utilized in this project provided the cost <br /> of the foreign material used does not exceed one-tenth of one percent of the total <br /> contract cost or$2,500.00, whichever is greater. <br /> American-made material is defined as material having all manufacturing processes <br /> occurring domestically. To further define the coverage, a domestic product is a <br /> manufactured steel material that was produced in one of the 50 States, the District of <br /> Columbia, Puerto Rico, or in the territories and possessions of the United States. <br /> If domestically produced steel billets or iron ingots are exported outside of the area of <br /> coverage, as defined above, for any manufacturing process then the resulting product <br /> does not conform to the Buy America requirements. Additionally, products <br /> manufactured domestically from foreign source steel billets or iron ingots do not <br /> conform to the Buy America requirements because the initial melting and mixing of <br /> alloys to create the material occurred in a foreign country. <br /> Manufacturing begins with the initial melting and mixing, and continues through the <br /> coating stage. Any process which modifies the chemical content, the physical size or <br /> shape, or the final finish is considered a manufacturing process. The processes include <br /> rolling, extruding, machining, bending, grinding, drilling, welding, and coating. The <br /> action of applying a coating to steel or iron is deemed a manufacturing process. <br /> Coating includes epoxy coating, galvanizing, aluminizing, painting, and any other <br /> coating that protects or enhances the value of steel or iron. Any process from the <br /> original reduction from ore to the finished product constitutes a manufacturing process <br /> for iron. <br /> Due to a nationwide waiver, Buy America does not apply to raw materials (iron ore and <br /> alloys), scrap (recycled steel or iron), and pig iron or processed, pelletized, and reduced <br /> iron ore. <br /> The following are considered to be steel manufacturing processes: <br /> 1. Production of steel by any of the following processes: <br /> a. Open hearth furnace. <br /> b. Basic oxygen. <br /> c. Electric furnace. <br /> d. Direct reduction. <br /> 2. Rolling, heat treating, and any other similar processing. <br /> 3. Fabrication of the products. <br /> a. Spinning wire into cable or strand. <br /> CITYWIDE INTERSECTION SIGNING <br /> FED AID#HSIP-000S(439);COE#3628 19 November 16, 2016 <br />