Addendum - 2

Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase 2 Corridor 3 Part-2 Section VII

TENDER No. CP30/TU01 Employer’s Requirements

(12) Inspection & Testing

Every bar shall be inspected by the Contractor before assembling on the Works
and any defective, brittle, rusted or burnt bars shall be removed. Cracked ends of
bars shall be cut out.
Reinforcement steel shall be fresh, free from corrosion. Corroded steel will not
be incorporated into the Work. If there are traces of corrosion, then the
Contractor have to give the following treatment to steel.
· Cleaning of steel by wire brush for removal of dust and rust.
No work shall be commenced without the Engineer’s Notice of No Objection.
Manufacturer's Certificate shall be supplied for each lot of supply.
Specimens sufficient for three Tensile Tests for each different size of bar for
each consignment delivered shall be sampled and tested by the Contractor.
Batches shall be rejected if the average results of each batch are not in
accordance with the specifications and shall be removed from Site, without
delay.
All manufacturer's test certificates, batch reference labels and quality control
certificates shall be retained by the Contractor and noted against each bar mark
number at the time of cutting and bending. This information shall be submitted to
the Engineer.
(13) Coupler Specifications
Only cold-forged, parallel threaded mechanical coupler system are
recommended. All mechanical couplers shall be of Type 2 (or Class H as
specified in IS-16172) and should be simple to install and which can be
confirmed by quick visual inspection to have been correctly installed and to have
achieved the required full strength connection. Any other types of mechanical
coupler systems are not permitted provided the same meet the specification
indicated in Appendix – B.

Section –VII -Outline Construction Specification SS1-73 February 2020

Sub-Section – 1 -Civil &Structural Works Rev. C