SCOPE OF WORK:

Proposed Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) for the Third Party Inspection Agency shall be
broadly as per the following list of activities :

PROPOSED QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN (QAP) FOR DRUM MANUFACTURING:

Activity Sample Size Reference
CR Coil Test Certificate (by Coils used for manufacturing IS 513 - 2008
Steel supplier) and / Or of the lot
Invoice of CR Coils of
0.63mm thickness
Thickness of Drum One drum in each lot of IS 513 - 2008
hundred
Drum Height (Outer) Five drum in each lot of 890 +/- 5mm
hundred
Drum Outer Diameter Five drum in each lot of 503 +/- 2mm
hundred
Weight of empty drum Five drum in each lot of To maintain records of
without lid hundred actual weights observed
Detergent Cleaning of One drum in each lot of Welding edges shall be oil
welding edges to remove oil hundred free
Checking of drum crimp One drum in each lot of Minimum 7 mm
Width hundred
Pneumatic testing of drums One drum in each lot of IS 3575:1993
hundred
Dimensions of Finished One drum in each lot of IS 3575:1993
Drums hundred
DFT (Dry Film Testing) meter One drum in each lot of As per attached technical
checking on Painting of hundred specifications
drums
Notes :

1. A lot size of 100 drums shall be inspected by TPIA as above and clearance certificate
shall be issued by TPIA for entire lot of 100 drums based on satisfactory results of above
inspection. Inspection of at least 4 Lots of size 100 Drums each may be inspected by TPIA in a
month, as per above QAP.
2. In case the drum selected to represent the lot fails the inspection, the entire lot shall be
quarantined.
3. Further manufacturing shall be taken up only after attending to the root cause of failure.
Failure details and remedial action shall be recorded and signed off by the TPIA and
manufacturer.
4. For the quarantined lot, all the unchecked drums may be checked by the TPIA and
each drum shall be accepted or rejected based on this inspection. All rejected drums shall be
marked as rejected and reason for rejection shall be clearly recorded drum wise and signed off
by TPIA and manufacturer and copy to be submitted to HPCL. For all the rejected drums,
HPCL reserves the right to take action as per clause 9 below on
‘Rejection’.
5.HPCL reserves the right to include any additional activity/test to ensure quality
assurance.
6. Raw Material and Other Inputs: Rates for supply of 24 Gauge Empty Steel Drums will
be quoted by tenderers based on delivered rate including cost of raw material i.e. steel meeting
BIS specs IS – 513: 2008, of SAIL / TATA/ JINDAL or equivalent, Value Addition, Taxes and
other statutory levies, freight / transportation charges, packing / forwarding, etc. Tenderer shall
be responsible for procurement of all essential raw materials (Steel) and other inputs as per
specifications wherever necessary for manufacture of barrels to suit delivery schedule committed
to HPCL. Any delay in delivery schedule due to delay in procurement of raw material and / or
other inputs will not be condoned.
7. Rejection
a) Sampling, testing and acceptance of the consignment shall be carried out in accordance with
the procedure prescribed by BIS and the additional requirements laid down by HPCL thereof.
b) Supplier should note that it is not incumbent upon HPCL to check and test each
and every drum out of consignment received and HPCL will make only random checks in
accordance with the procedure laid down by BIS / HPCL.
c) If, as a result of checks / tests carried out, if any barrel is found defective or not meeting
specifications criteria, HPCL shall return such defective drum(s) to Supplier after making ½ inch
puncture at the TOP of the drum(s). This puncturing has to be done by the supplier at his cost.
Drums shall be free from defect of any kind whatsoever for a minimum period of 6 months from
the date of acceptance by HPCL. In case HPCL suffer loss due to
leakage or on account of any latent defect found in barrel before the expiry of the
above period, HPCL shall be entitled to claim from supplier not only value of such
barrels but also the value of the product lost through leakage, if any. HPCL shall
not be bound to return such defective barrel(s) to Suppler.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

DRUM SPECIFICATIONS

The Bitumen drums to be fabricated must conform to BIS specification on IS-3575:1993 , with Steel
conforming to IS 513 : 2008, as amended from time to time. The size and other details are as under:

(a) Drum Size : Drums of 161.8 Kg net capacity of

and dimensions as per IS 3575: 1993.

Drum Height (outer) = 890 +/- 5mm.

Outer Diameter = 503 +/- 2mm
(b) Steel to be used : Will conform to IS-513:2008 or equivalent
with permitted tolerances. Should there
be a change in this specification steel
conforming to such revised specifications
may be used.

(c) Thickness of steel

Sheet : 0.63 mm cold rolled steel in
coils or sheet subject to permitted
tolerances, according to IS-513:2008
or relevant standards applicable for steel
supplied.

(d) Construction : As per section 6 of IS 3575:1993

(e) End : Top and bottom to be double seemed with

five fold chimes. Top end should have
centered opening of 177 mm dia typical . To acco-
mmodate lids of approx.size as specified
by HPCL.

(f) Painting : Each Drum should be spray painted with black

Bituminous paint of a reputed brand. The paint shall be
oven dried and the Dry film thickness (DFT) of the
paintshould be 20 to 25 microns on the body and 25 to 30
micron on the bottom and top.
(g) BIS Certification : Each drum shall be embossed with BIS
Mark certificate mark BIS approved to be secured
and maintained by the contractor at his
Cost.

(h) Embossing/ stenciling : Each drum shall be embossed/stenciled with

identification monogram giving manufacture’s
code month and year of manufacture and
the words “Made in India” etc. at a
location on the drum specified by HPCL.

(i) The contractor shall ensure that all the test procedures e.g. air leak test etc. as
prescribed in BIS-3575-1993 are complied with at their end.

(j) Random check of the Painting and Leak Test be carried by HPCL’s Inspection
Department if required at Vendor’s works.

(k) Each drum shall be marked with the date, month and year of manufacture.
Empty drums shall be stacked separately in the lots of 1000 each marking
the day’s production at a specific place indicated at Bitumen Packing
Plant at Visakhapatnam by the plant superintendent.

DRUM SEAL CAP SPECIFICATIONS:

Drum Seal caps shall be as per BIS specification IS: 3575 para 5.2. The size and other details
are as under:

(a) Seal Caps size : 177 mm diameter typical.

(b) Embossing / : (i) Bitumen VG10 or Bitumen VG30 or VG40 OR

Stenciling “CRMB” for Drums to be supplied to HINCOL
(ii) Net Weight 161.8 Kg
Embossing/ stenciling marks are liable to change if necessary.

(c) Thickness of steel : Caps should be made as per steel specs in line with IS
513: 1994
and as per section 5.2 of closures – IS 3575 : 1993
The caps should be coated with aluminium paint.

(d) Packing : Packing should be done in strong wooden crates in

convenient lots. Damage in transit due to inadequate
packing will be to your account.
(e) Closure / Seal cap paint : The closure shall be stenciled with HP logo, address,
Grade of Bitumen, net weight. All stencilling should be clear
and without any smudging.

Background of the cap for VG 10/ VG 30 should be as

specified by HPCL at the time of issuing call ups.