BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED

y the Engineer-in-Charge or his authorized representative at any time as desired by the
Engineer-in-Charge.
3.1.4. The contractor shall supply free of charge the cement required for testing. The cost of tests
shall be borne by the contractor/ BSNL in the manner indicated below:
i) By the contractor, if the results show that the cement does not conform to relevant BIS
codes.
ii) By BSNL, if the results show that the cement conforms to relevant BIS specifications.
However in both the cases all the expenditure involved in the testing of cement (except the
testing charges charged by approved testing laboratory as per case ii) above) including the
cost of cement, its packing, forwarding etc shall have to be borne by contractor. The Engineer
in charge shall have full right to prescribe from time to time the name of the testing
laboratory from where the cement shall be got tested.
3.1.5 Contractor shall ensure that the cement arranged, procured and stored by him shall be
consumed in the work within 3 months of the date of its manufacture. No Cement after expiry
of this 3 months period from the date of its manufacture shall be used in the work. Contractor
shall be bound to remove all such old cement from the cement godown/ store at his own cost
failing which the Engineer-in-Charge shall have the authority to remove such old cement at
the risk and cost of the contractor.
3.1.6 Contractor shall be bound to submit the certified copies of supply orders, invoices, delivery
challans, vouchers, certificates etc for each consignment of cement arranged and procured by
him for bona fide use in the work failing which the Engineer-in-charge shall have authority to
out rightly reject, apart from taking other actions as per agreement, such items of work in
which cement from such consignment has been used for which the proper documents have
not been submitted by contractor.
3.1.7 All Cement bags and similar perishable items shall be stored by the contractor in a separate
godown/ store which shall be exclusively constructed by the contractor for this purpose at his
own cost as per general guidelines given in the “Typical Sketch for Cement Godown” under
clause 3.2.1.4 of the Specifications and page 130 of the “Standard Form No. BSNLW- 7 / 8”.
The dimensions given in the said sketch are only indicative and the contractor shall be bound
to construct the storage godown of sufficient size so as to properly store the quantity of
cement required for consumption for not less than ONE MONTH. Such godown shall have
weather proof roof and walls. The godown shall be provided with a single door with
arrangement for locking it simultaneously with two locks. The keys of one of the locks shall
always remain in possession of the authorized subordinate representative of the Engineer-In-
Charge and that of the other lock shall be with the authorized agent of the contractor available
at the site of the work so that the cement is removed from the godown according to the daily
requirement only with the knowledge of the both the parties and the account of cement shall
be maintained in the register having the proforma approved by the Engineer-in-charge for the
purpose. The contractor shall be fully responsible for the safe custody of the all the materials
issued to him by the department even if the materials are kept and stored under double lock
system. The account of daily receipts and issues of the cement bags shall be maintained in the
said register which shall be signed daily by the contractor or by his duly authorized agent in
token of correctness of the entries.
3.2. Steel
3.2.1. The procurement of TMT bars conforming to relevant BIS code shall be made from
secondary producers having BIS license to produce TMT bars as specified in schedule –F.
However, if the stipulation is for procurement of steel from secondary producer then if the
contractor uses steel from primary producers the same shall be allowed but nothing extra
shall be payable on this account.
The contractor shall be bound to obtain and furnish to the Engineer in Charge the
manufacturer’s test certificates of each consignment arranged and procured by him for
bonafide use in the work. Samples shall also be taken and got tested by the Engineer in
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Executive Engineer