GOVERNMENT OF MAHAR.

ASHTRA
Vigilance & Quality Control Circle
Schedule of Testing charges for construction material used for
Government Works for the Year 2017-18
Effective from 01/07/2017 and valid Upto 30/06/2018

Sr.
Name of Test Test Rate Rs
No.
1 2 3 4
BASIC TEST OF CEMENT.
Standard Consistancy, Fineness, Specific
1 Gravity, Setting Time ( Initial & Final ), 1 Test 3300.00
Compressive Strength, Soundness
BASIC TEST OF AGGREGA TE.
2 Water Absorption, Specific Gravity,lmpact
Value ICrushing Value. 1 Test 2300.00
3 Sieve Analysis. 1 Test 600.00
4 Abrasion Value. 1 Test 1050.00
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5 Flakiness Index & Elongation Index. 1 Test 750.00
6 Stripping Value. (for Bituminous Workt_~'- " 1 Test 660.00
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7 Soundness. 1 Test 2200.00
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MIX DESIGN. ....._

9 GSB Mix Design. N" ___ ~ __ 1 Test 14300.00
10 IWet Mix Macadam Mix Design. 1 Test 14300.00

FINE AGGREGA TES.

11 Fineness Modulus ( Sieve Analysis ),Silt & 1 Test 1200.00

Clay Content
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Chloride & Sulphate Content. 1 Test 700.00
13 Silt Factor. 1 Test 750.00

BRICKS
Water Absorption (Set of 5 Bricks),
14 Compressive Strength( Set of 5 Bricks), 1 Test 1900.00
Efflorescence JSet of 5 Bricks}.
FLOORING TILES {MOSSAIC I CEMENT}
15 Flexural test ( Set of 6 Tiles), Water 1 Test 2200.00
Absorption ( Set of 6 Tiles).Resistance to wear
( Set of 6 Tiles).

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Name of Test Test Rate Rs
No.
1 2 3 4
16 Flooring of Natural Stone:- (Kota,Marble, 1 Test 1200.00
granite,Tandur.etc.- Water absorption
Specific oravitv)

CERAMIC TILES I VITRIFIED TILES ,

\
Water Absorption, Modulus of Rupture (Set of
17 1 Test 1400.00
6 Tiles)
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MANGLORE TILES
Water Absorption (Set of 6 Tiles). Flexural test
18 1 Test 1300.00
(Set of 6 Tiles) .
19_._ ..permeability.
_ .............. 1 Test 850.00
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CONCRETE
Compressive Strength OF C.C. Cube
20 1 Test 600.00
(Set of 3 cubes).
Concrete Mix Design
21 1 Test 12100.00
t---
I(With all Tests on basic materials)*
22 Flexural strength of Beam. 1 Test 650.00
23 permeability Test.
_'---'_'---' 1 Test 1350.00

24 Concrete mix design by Accelerated curing 1 Mix 14300.00

method. (By Accelerated curing method) Design

Taking of core samples in concrete pavement.

25 1 Test 2500.00
(Excluding Dead Journey Charges)
26 Dead Journey Charges. PerKm 15.00

CONCRETE PAVING BLOCKS

Compressive Strength, Water Absorption,(Set
27 1 Test 2200.00
of 8 Blocks)
MORTOR
28 Compressive Strength.( Set of 3 Cubes) 1 Test 600.00

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Sr.
No. Name of Test Test Rate Rs
1 2 3 4
STONEI RUBBLE
29 Crushing Value/Compressive Strength,
Water Abs.orption & Specific Gravity, 1 Test 1750.00

SO/LIMURUM
30 Sieve Analysis.
1 Test 600.GO
31 Liquid limit & plastic Limit.
1 Test 1000.00
32 Compaction Test ( Proctor Density ).
1 Test 1650.00
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33 C.B.R. Test ( Lab) With compaction test.
1 Test 6050.00
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C.B.R. Test ( Field Determination Test)
34 Excluding Transportation.As per IS 2720 Part 1 Test 2300.00
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35 Dead Journey Charges for inspection Vehical
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Per Km 15.00
36 Dead Journey Charges forTruck/Tipper
Per Km 54.00
37 Field Density by Sand replacement method.
1 Test 1000.00

38 Sulphate & Chloride Contents.

1 Test 700.00
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39 Mechanical AnalYSis.

40 Plate Load Bearing Test. (Excluding

'."_"'- _1_Test
. ..,,_, .....
1950.00
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1 Test 27500.00
Trans_portationl
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41 Free Swell Test for Soil. 1 Test 800.00
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Sr. Name of Test Test Rate Rs

No.
2 3 4
1
BITUMEN

Penetration, Softening Point, Flash & Fire 1 Test 2750.00

42 Point, SEecific Gravity
1 Test 1700.00
43 Viscosity. -
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Ducility I Elastic Recovery 1 Test SOO.op

44
1 Test 1400.00
45 Extraction Test,(For OGC)
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46 Extraction and Sieve Analysis of Bituminous

mix (For BM/OBM/AC) 1 Test 3450.00
(2 samples of extraction for one sieve
1-......
analvsis lncludlna extraction)
47 Marshall Stability & Flow measurement. 1 Test 1000.00
~t of 3 mo_ulds}
f-----
Job Mix Design with all Tests on aggregate 1 Mix
14300.00
48 (Excluding bitumen) for DBM/SDBC/AC. Design

B. M. Job Mix Design with all Tests on 1 Mix

6600.00
49 aggregate (Excluding bitumen) Design
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1 Test 600.00
50 Mastic Hardness No.
Thin film oven test & test on residue of 1 Test 2750.00
51
modified bitumen.
1 Test 1000.00
52 Seperation test for modified bitumen.
Density of Bituminous Core. 1 Test 550.00
53
f--

1 Test 2500.00
54 Taking of core samples in bituminous flexible
pavement. (Excluding Dead Journey Charges)
--- Dead Journey Charges for Vehical. PerKm 15.00
55
BITUMINOUS EMULSION
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1 Test 550.00
56 % Residue Test By Evaporation I Sieve Test
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1 Test 350.00
57 P~rtical Charge Test ..---
HOLLOW BLOCKS/ SOLID BLOCKS
Density Test. (Set of 3 Blocks ),
1 Test 1750.00
58 Compressive Strength. (Set of 8 Blocks ),
Water Absorption Test.( Set of 3' Btocks )
WATER
59 PH Value, Sulphate & Chloride Content. 1 Test 1000.00

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Name of Test Test Rate Rs
No.
1 2 3 4
WOOD
60 Density, Moisture Content. 1 Test 950.00
FLUSH DOOR
Knife Test, Adhesion Test, End Immersion
61 1 Test 2400.00
Test.
PLYWOOD \

Determination of Resistance to dry

heat,Determination of Moisture
62 1 Test 3000.00
Content,Determination of Density,Thickness
of Plywood. ", __
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67 Test for Glue Adhesion 1 Test 450.00

PARTICAL BOARD
Determination of Moisture
68 1 Test 1400.00
Content,Determination of Density
ALUMINIUM SECTION
69 Thickness, Mass Per Running meter, 1 Test 600.00
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70 Test on Powder Coating 1 Test 700.00

A.C. PIPES
71 Water Absorption 1 Test 600.00
72 Bursting Strength 1 Test 450.00

G.I. PIPES
Weight per running meter,Diameter of pipe &
73 1 Test 200.00
wall thickness of pipe,
74 Weight of Zinc coating per sq. m. 1 Test 250.00

P. V.C. PIPES (NONPLASTlS/ZEDl

Weight per running meter,Diameter of pipe &
75 1 Test 200.00
wall thickness of pipe
STEEL ANTI CORROSIVE TEST
Resistance to applied Voltage. ( 1 Hr. Test)
76 1 Test 1000.00
(Set of 2 Bars)
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77 Resistance to applied Voltage.( 30 Days Test) 1 Test 2750.00

( Set of 2 Bars) .....~
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78 Thickness of Coating. (Set of 2 Bars) 1 Test 500.00
79 Chemical Resistance Test.( Set of 8 Bars ) 1 Test 2100.00
--,
80 i·········.····
Hardness of Coating Test. 1 Test 250.00

81 Salt Spray Test ( 4 Cycles) ( Set of 2 Bars ) 1300.00

1 Test

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Sr. Name of Test Test Rate Rs
No.
1 2 3 4

STEEL BAR TESTING

82 Upto 16 mm (Set of 3 Bars) 1 Test 1100.00
~~.--- ..
-" Above 16 mm (Set of 3 Bars)
....

1 Test 1400.00
(Tensile strength, %, Elongation, Yield
".,
83 Stress,Weight-Per Meter, Bend I Rebend Test,
Proof Stress.)
84 Nitrol Solution Test. (Set of 3 Bars) 1 Test 3400.00

PAINT / THERMO-PLASTIC PAINT

85 Glass bead contents & grading analysis. 1 Test 3400.00
86 Reflectance & yellowness index. 1 Test 1000.00
87 Flowability.(Percentage residue). 1 Test 1000.00
88 Softening Point. (Ring & ball method). 1 Test 900.00
89 Drying Time. 1 Test 700.00

COAL TAR EPOXY PAINT

90 Drying T!~e. 1 Test 700.00
91 Dry Film Th~~~~ess. 1 Test 650.00
92 Flexibility. 1 Test 250.00
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93 Gel Time. 1 Test 450.00
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94 Pot Life. 1 Test 450.00
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95 Volume of Solid. 1 Test 950.00

ROAD SIGN BOARD
96 Retro Reflective Test. 1 Test 3500.00

ROUGHNESS INDEX I ROAD

UN-EVENNESS TEST
97 .!30ad Surface Single Lane.(3.70 to 5.50 m) PerKm 650.00
98 Road Surface 1.5 Lane to Two Lane. PerKm
1{5.50to 7.00 m} 1300.00
99 Each Additional Lane. PerKm 650.00
100 Dead Journey Charges. PerKm 15.00

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Name of Test Test Rate Rs
No.
1 2 3 4
o VERLA Y DESIGN
101 Benkelman Beam Test
(Excluding Dead Journey Charges) Per Km 12450.00

NON -DESTRUCTIVE TEST

102 Rebound Hammer Test. 1 Point 200.00
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Important Note:The above rates are applicable for all Division' &
Subdivision under P.W.DJ Zilla Parishad in Maharashtra and for other
Government I Private Organization the rates shall be twice as mentioned
in DSR.

Suprintending Engineer
Vigilance & Quality Control Circle.
Pune
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Assistant Research Officer
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Regional Laboratory
PW.Compound, Turbhe,
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New Mumbai (ISO 9002 Certified)
Tel. 022/7682541 / Ext. 33
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VIGILANCE & QUALITY CONTROL CIRClE, PUNE
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SCHEDULE OF TESTING CHARGES FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS USED FOR GOVERNMENT
WORKS FOR YEAR 2017-2018 & MINIMUM QUANTITIES REQUIRED TO BE SENT TO LABORATORIES •
EFFECTIVE FROM 01/08/201
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V&QCC DSR Rates

Control Tests & their frequency & specified limits for various construction materials

Frequency •
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Sr. Material & Tests Specified Limit
No.
1 ~~DlI~r:.I'Q~~l
1) Initial setting time. Not less than 30 minutes.
Not more than 600 minutes. •
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2) Final setting time.
3) Fineness by dry Residue not more than 10% For each consignment of 50
M.T. or part thereof.

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sieving. on 90micron sieve.
4) Specific gravity. 3.10to3.15
5) Compressive strength. 3.10 to 3.15
(in Kg/cm2.) 33 Grade 43 Grade 53 Grade •
a) 3 days ( +/- 1 hours) a) 160 230 270 •
b) 7 days. ( +/-2 hours)
c)28 days ( +/- hours)
b) 220
c) 330
330
430
370
530 •
6) Soundness by
Lechatelier apparatus.
Expansion not more than 10
mm. •
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2 .sA.t:lD.
1) Particle size. 100% passing through 4.75 mm
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I.S. sieve
2) Silt content. Not more than 4%
3) Fineness modulus. 1) For concrete 2.6 to 3.6
2)For masonry and 1st coat of
Tests should be carried out in
the beginning and if there is a
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plaster. Not more than 3.
3) For pointing & lind coat of
change in source

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4) Bulkage.
plaster shall Not exceed 1.6
Bulkage will have to be
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determined for applying
correction to the qty. of sand as
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and when necessary.

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3.93
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• 5) Moisture content. Will have to be determined to find

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quantity of free water in sand.

3 COARSE AGGREGATE

• 1) Gradation.

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Size of metal. 100 % 100% Retained on
Passing sieve size

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through
sieve size

• 80mm. 100mm 50mm One test for per 100 Cubic

metre

•
60mm 80mm 50 mm
50mm 60mm 40 mm

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40mm 63mm 63 mm (0%)
40mm 35 40mm (30 to 65%)

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to 70%
12.5mm 0 12.5mm (95 to 100%)
t05 %

• 40mm t050mm. 63mm 25mm

• For Bituminus Works

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40mm Crushed Metal 50mm 25mm
25mm Crushed Metal 40mm 20mm

• 20mm Crushed Metal

12.5 mm Crushed Metal
25mm
20mm
12.5mm
10mm

• 10mm Crushed Metal

6.3 mm Crushed Metal
12.5 mm
10 mm
6.3mm
4.75mm

• For
concrete
For Road work
(Heavy traffic)

• 2) Impact Value. Shall not

exceed
Shall not exceed 30%

• 3) Crushing value
45%
shall not shall not exceed 17 %

• exceed
45%

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4) Los Angles abrasion value shall not shall not exceed 50% At the beginning if there is
exceed (forWBM) shall not change & in source

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16%. exceed.
17%(B.T.works)

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5) Flakiness Index Shall not shall not exceed 15%
exceed
35%

• 6) Water absorption shall not

exceed
shall not exceed 5%
fr;'JJgM shall not

• 5%

I
c..__;ed 1% for BT
work

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7) Specific Gravity Not Not specified

specified

4 aBI~Ii~ I class II class

1 )Water absorption shall not 20% 22%
exceed
2)Compressive Strength (wet 32.8 29.52 kg/cm2 A set of 15 bricks for 50000
condition) kg/cm2 minimum consignment or part there of.
minimum
3)Efflorescence NIL - when there is no
perceptible deposit of
efflorescence
Slight - when not more than
10% area is covered with
deposit
Serious - when there is heavy
deposit of salt accompanied by
powdering or flaking of surface

5 CEMENT MORTER CUBE

1) Compressive Strength for Propotion 28 days Strength
28 days
1:3 127 to 211 Kg/cm2
1:4 84 to 126 Kg/cm2
1:5 56 to 84 Kg/cm2
1:6 35 to 56 Kg/cm2

6 CEMENT CONCRETE Grade 7days 28 days Quantity Min. No.Of

CUBE (Min (Min Concrete of Samples Cum
ka/cm2l kg/cm21
1) Compressive Strength M100 70 100 1-5
M150 105 150 6 -15 2
M200 135 200 16 - 30 3
M250 170 250 31 -504
M300 200 300 50 & Above 4 plus
M350 235 350 additional samples for each
addition Of50 m3 or part there
of
M400 270 400 1 Sample - 6 Cubes

7 MANGALORE TILES ClassAA Class A

1) Water absorption shall not 19% 24%
exceed...
2) Breaking Load kg W EQ[ Al£~ri!g~ 1 set of 18 tiles for every 2000
(minimum) Averaqe tiles or part thereof.
100 (410 x 80(410x235)
235)

395
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• 110
(420x250)
90(420x250)

• 110
(425x260)
90(425x260)

• Individual
90
(410x235)
Individual
68(410x235)

• 100 (420
X250)
78(420 X250)

• 100 (425 X
260)
78(425 X260)

• 3) Permeability Test The tile shall be considered as

satisfying the test, if no water

• has oozed from the bottom at

the tile after the test.

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• 8 CEMENT FLOORIG TILES
1.Water absorption Shall not exceed 10% 6 tiles shall be tested or every

• test for every 2000 tiles or part

there of.

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2.Transverse strength Average wet shall not be less
than 3 N Imm2 (30 kg/cm2)

• 9 SOILI MURUM
1. Proctor Density Shall not 1.52 gm/cc for Embankment upto One test per 1000 m3 or soil.

• be less than 3 mtr. Height

• 1.6 gm/cc for subgrade and

earthen shoulders/verges/backfill.

• 1.65 gm/cc for top 0.5 mtr. Height

of Embankment

• 2. C.B.R. Value The Embankment shall be

designed on ascertaining the

• CBR value

• 10 HARD MURUM
1)Gradation 95% passing through 80 mm One test for compaction of 1

• seive size 2% passing through 25 layer in one km. and every

mm seive size change in source or type of

• 2) Plasticity Index Below 4 murum.

• 11 SOFT MURUM
1) Plasticity Index Below 8 One test for compaction of 1

• layer in one km. and every

change in source or type of

• 12 STONE
murum.

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Water Absorption Maximum 5%

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 Compressive Strength
Specific Gravity
13 GLAZED TILES
1) Water Absorption
14 BITUMEN
1) Penetration
1530 kg/cm2
Not less tha n 3
Not more than 18% One set of 5 tiles for every
5000 tiles or part thereof.
To ascertaion the Two samples per lot to be
correct grade of subjected to all some tests as
bitumen directed by the Engineer.

15 BITUMINOUS MIX
1) Extraction To check correct binder content
as per the tender
Minimum stability 820 kg for
SDBC
2) Marshall Stability & Flow SDBCMinimum stability 900 kg
measurments for DBM/BC
Flow 2-4 mm
2 test for each 100 tonnes of
mix subject to a minimum of
two tests per day per plant.
For each 100 tonnes of mix
produced, a set of 3 marshall
moulds to be prepared and
tested as per MOST