Ne TT ae . GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS Transport Bhawan, 1 Sansad Marg, New Delhi-110 001 RW-NH-34066/8/2016-S&R(B) Dated: fsMay, 2016 1. The Chief Secretaries of all State Governments/Union Territories. 2. ~The Principal Secretaries /Secretaries of all States/U.Ts. Public Works Department dealing with National Highways, other Centrally Sponsored Schemes and State Schemes. 3. The Engineers-in-Chief and Chief Engineers of Public Works Departments of States/U.Ts dealing with National Highways, other Centrally Sponsored Schemes and State Schemes. 4. The Chairman, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), G-58&6, Sector-10, Dwarka, New Delhi-110 075. 5. Director General (Border Roads), Seema Sadak Bhawan, Ring Road, New Delhi-110 010. Sub: Safety Audit during design construction and commissioning of Bridges. Sir, ns on the safety of bridges and other is is to strongly reiterate the exi structures. Kind attention is also drawn to the relevant IRC norms. It is suggested that an immediate safety review of all ongoing bridge projects be undertaken. All the contractors, concessionaires and site engineers may be advised to ensure highest safety measures and quality of construction, 2. Further, it is felt that third party safety audit should be an integral part of all Bridge projects (stand alone/part of project) with a span of 15 (fifteen) meter or more. The contractors/concessionaires should submit the Bridge design for review of authority engineer after getting the third party independent design audit from reputed engineering institutions like ITS/NITs. a span of 15 (Fifteen) meter or more pre-commissioning test should be done by engaging reputed engineering larly, before commissioning of the bridges Mstitutions like IITs! NITS in addition to the tests to be carried out by the Authority Engineers. 3. In order to ensure the above, amendments in the EPC Agreement should be done as per the amendments enclosed at Annexure-l This issue with the approval of Competent Authority. who é( C14, (A.K. Pandey) Superintendent Engineer (B)-S&R For Director General (RD) & SSCopy with enclosures for information and necessary action t0: All Technical Officers in the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways 1. 2. Al ROs and ELOs 3. The Secretary General, Indian Road Congress 4, The Director, IAHE 5. Technical Circular file of S&R Section Copy for kind information to: PS to Hon'ble Minister (RT&H)/PS to MOS (T)/PS to MOS (S) Sr. PPS to Secretary (RT&H) PS to DG (RD)&SS NIC — with the request to upload in the Ministry portal [Pl email to Mr. PK. Jain, NIC — pk jain@nic.in] Beye eft lel( Amendment to EPC (Engineering Procurement Constr. Annexure ent. standards laid down in the Agreement. It will get these checked proof consultant and a safety consultant who are to be by a appointed with the approval of* the Government. Government’s _ engineer shall review the design and drawings to ensure that these conform to the scope of the design standards and specifications. EPC agreement also stipulates provisions quality control and assurance. Project, ‘The for a | Clause No. Existing formulation Pro, sormulation — | Overview of |The Contractor shall carry| The Contractor shall wal the out survey and | out survey and framework. | investigations and also investigations and also Contract |develop designs = and| develop _—designs_~— and Price (pg 4) | drawings in conformity with | drawings in conformity with the specifications and] the specifications and standards laid down in the Agreement. Contractor will get these checked by a proof consultant and a safety consultant who are to be appointed with the approval of the Government. Government’s engineer shall review the design and drawings to ensure that these conform to the scope of the project, design standards and specifications. Contractor shall also conduct _a_third party independent design audit_from any _of _the IITs/NITs for the Designs of Bridges _and___ Structures with a span of 15 (fifteen) meters _or_more, including design of their formworks. The EPC agreement also stipulates provisions for quality and control assurance.