Department of Public Works and Highways: Republic of The Phiuppines Office of The Secretary Manila

REPUBLIC OF THE PHIUPPINES
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

MANILA
DEe 1 G 2002
DEPARTMENT ORDER
336
~1
NO.
SUBJECT: REVISED SCHEDULEOF

FEES AND CHARGES FOR
LABORATORY TESTING
OF CONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS
By virtue of Executive Order 197 dated 13 January 2000, directing all

Departments, Bureaus, Commissions, Offices and Instrumentalities of the National
Government, including Government-owned or controlled Corpomtions, to increase
their fees and charges by not less than 20 percent, subject to certain exception, the
attached Revised Schedule of Fees and Charges for Testing of Construction Materials
and Other Services is hereby prescribed, and shall take effect fifteen (15) days after
the last publication in newspaper of general circulation.
~ONG
SecretaIy
Department Order No. ??~

Series of 2002
Attachment
Page 1 of 10
SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES

FOR LABORATORY TESTING OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
KIND OF TEST/SERVICE
OLD RATE
NEW RATE
I. SOIL
1 Grading
2 Liquid Limit
3 Plastic Limit
4 Shrinkage Limit
5 Moisture Content
6 Compaction (Proctor)
7 Compaction (Modified)
8 Field Density
9 California Bearing Ratio (CBR)
10 Penetration (CBR), per molded specimen
11 Swell (CBR) , per molded specimen
12 Specific Gravity
13 Unit Weight
Disturbed Samples
Undisturbed Samples
14 Combined Sieve and Hydrometer
15 Consolidation
16 Consolidation of wet and dry specimen
under a 10 psi unit load
(correction factor for Uk" value)
17 Direct Shear
18 Direct Shear one loading
19 Triaxial Compression
20 Triaxial Compression one Loading
21 Unconfined Compression per Test
22 Compression including molding
(Soil-Stabilization) per molded specimen
23 Absorption (Soil-Stabilization)
24 Wash Loss
130.00
80.00
80.00
100.00
40.00
390.00
440.00
260.00
970.00
60.00
60.00
110.00
160.00
100.00
100.00
120.00
50.00
470.00
530.00
310.00
1,160.00
70.00
70.00
130.00
100.00
100.00
420.00
920.00
1,080.00
100.00
100.00
500.00
1,100.00
1,300.00
1,730.00
880.00
2,600.00
1,730.00
300.00
130.00
2,080.00
1060.00
3,120.00
2,080.00
360.00
160.00
130.00
80.00
160.00
100.00
130.00
120.00
420.00
130.00
100.00
80.00
160.00
140.00
500.00
160.00
120.00
100.00
II. AI GGREGATES AND SOIL-AGGREGATES

(For sub-base, base and surface course)
1
2
3
4
5
6
Grading
Material Finer than No. 200 Sieve
Combined Sieve and Hydrometer
Crushing
Unit Weight, Loose and Rodded
liquid Limit
1f
Department Order No.

Series of 2002
Attachment
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Page 2 of 10

OLD RATE
NEW RATE
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Plastic Limit
Specific Gravity and Absorption
Absorption
Specific Gravity
Moisture Content
Abrasion
California Bearing Ratio (CBR)
Stripping
Triaxial Mix with Asphalt, complete with
Laboratory Compacted Density, Absorption
Swell and Stability Characteristics
a) First Trial
b) Each Extra Trial
Swell characteristics with bituminous materials
% Fractured Face
Soundness
Organic Impurities
Trial Mix (Concrete Design) given cement factor
Trial Mix (Concrete Design) given strength:
a) First Trial
b) Each extra Trial
Air Content of Fresh Mixed Concrete
Mortar Strength, 7 days
Trial Mix with asphalt for Marshall
Particles with specific gravity less than 2.00
Clay Lumps in Aggregates
80.00
200.00
100.00
110.00
60.00
350.00
970.00
230.00
100.00
200.00
100.00
110.00
70.00
350.00
1,160.00
280.00
1,080.00
680.00
230.00
80.00
330.00
200.00
770.00
1,300.00
820.00
280.00
100.00
330.00
200.00
920.00
880.00
680.00
120.00
130.00
390.00
120.00
70.00
880.00
680.00
140.00
160.00
470.00
140.00
80.00
60.00
90.00
60.00
50.00
50.00
190.00
90.00
90.00
90.00
90.00
70.00
110.00
70.00
60.00
60.00
230.00
110.00
110.00
110.00
110.00
III. HYDRAULIC CEMENT

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Fineness by #200 Sieve

Specific Gravity
Normal Consistency
Time of Setting by Gilmore Needles
Soundness by Pat Test
Soundness by Autoclave Expansion
Compressive Strength: 1 day
Compressive Strength: 3 days

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OLD RATE
NEW RATE
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Air Content
Loss on Ignition
Insoluble Residue
Sulfur Trioxide (Cement)
Magnesium Oxide
Silicon Dioxide
Aluminum Oxide
Ferric Oxide
Calcium Oxide
90.00
100.00
130.00
130.00
130.00
130.00
130.00
130.00
130.00
110.00
120.00
160.00
160.00
160.00
160.00
160.00
160.00
160.00
90.00
190.00
130.00
130.00
130.00
110.00
230.00
160.00
160.00
160.00
260.00
320.00
100.00
60.00
100.00
310.00
380.00
120.00
70.00
120.00
130.00
130.00
140.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
190.00
180.00
60.00
130.00
190.00
150.00
160.00
160.00
170.00
120.00
120.00
120.00
230.00
220.00
70.00
160.00
230.00
180.00
IV BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Penetration
Ductility
Softening Point
Float Test
Viscosity
Distillation
a) Emulsified Asphalt
b) Cut-back, Tar and petroleum products
Storage Stability
Specific Gravity
Loss on Heating
% Bitumen
a) Solubility in Carbon Disulfide
b) Solubility in Carbon Tetrachloride
Spot Test
Flash and Fire Point
Cement Mixing
Sieve Test
Modified Miscibility
Water Content
Stone Coating
Settlement Test
Residue of Specified Penetration
Particle Charaer Tester
Department Order No . .:!i!:!...!P

Series of 2002
Attachment
Page 4 of 10
OLD RATE
NEW RATE
V.
BITUMINOUS MIXTURES
(Including Rock Asphalt)
1 Extraction
2 Swell and Stability Characteristics with
Laboratory Compacted Density and Absorption
3 Density of % Voids of Compacted Mixtures
4 Marshall Stability
5 Field Density
VI.
MISCELLANEOUS
180.00
660.00
220.00
800.00
90.00
180.00
180.00
110.00
220.00
220.00
130.00
120.00
100.00
60.00
160.00
140.00
120.00
70.00
100.00
190.00
120.00
230.00
660.00
190.00
790.00
230.00
970.00
660.00
1,020.00
1,160.00
790.00
1,220.00
1,930.00
2,130.00
1,550.00
1,740.00
2,320.00
2,560.00
1,860.00
2,090.00
160.00
225.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
50.00
190.00
270.00
70.00
70.00
70.00
60.00
MATERIALS (CHEMICAL)
1 Lime, Limestone, Clay Shakes and Slags

a) Chemical Analysis, per constituent
b) Loss on Ignition
c) Moisture Content
d) Residue
2 Premolded Expansion Joint Filler
a) Absorption
b) Compression and Recovery
3 Paint and Paint Materials:
a) Paint composition on ready mixed paint
b) Pigment composition each constituent
c) Viscosity (Stormer Viscometer)
d) Analysis of varnish
e) Analysis of Aluminum Pigment
f) Analysis of Linseed Oil
g) Analysis of Reflectorized (Beaded)
Traffic Paints Type I (White)
(Yellow)
Traffic Paints Type II (White)
(Yellow)
h) Analysis of Reflectorized Thermoplastic
Traffic Paints (White and Yellow)
h.1) Specific Gravity
h.2) Softening Point
h.3) Drying Time
h.4) Appearance of Paint Film
h.5) Tackiness
h.6) Thickness
Department Order No. -3 'l-;y

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Attachment
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OLD RATE
NEW RATE
g.7) Vehicle Binder (%m)
g.8) Glass Beads Content (%m)
g.9) Glass Beads Grading
h) Red Lead and Red Oxide Primer
I) Latex, Flatwall and Quick Dry Enamel
4 Water
a) Suitability for Concreting
b) Special Determination per Constituents
c) pH Test
d) Total Solid
e) Sulfate
f) Chloride
5 Galvanized Iron and Steel Sheets
a) Zinc Coating
1. For the first sample
2. For each additional sample
b) Gauge Determination
c) Bend and Flaking Test
6 Reflective Sheetings
a) Thickness
b) Adhesion
c) Heat Resistance
d) Solvent Resistance
e) Reflectivity
7 Curing Compound
VII. CONCRETE AND CEMENT PRODUCTS
1 Molded concrete samples
a) Compressive strength of concrete
cubes 6" x 6"
b) Compressive strength of concrete cylinders
1.6" x 12"
2.8" X 16"
c) Flexural strength of concrete beams
6" x 6" in cross-section
2 Cutting of concrete samples to standard sized
for strength determination
920.00
340.00
70.00
1,040.00
850.00
1,110.00
410.00
80.00
1,250.00
1020.00
970.00
190.00
190.00
190.00
190.00
190.00
970.00
190.00
190.00
190.00
190.00
190.00
130.00
80.00
60.00
60.00
160.00
100.00
70.00
70.00
80.00
150.00
310.00
310.00
80.00
1,000.00
100.00
180.00
370.00
370.00
100.00
1,200.00
70.00
80.00
70.00
80.00
80.00
100.00
100.00
120.00
270.00
320.00
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11'
Department Order No. ~

Series of 2002
Attachment
Page 6 of 10
FOR LASORA TORY TESTING OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
OLD RATE
NEW RATE
3 Pipes and Rain Test
a) Water absorption
b) Water absorption with coefficient
of saturation
c) Dimension measurement
d) reinforcement measurement
e) Strength
1. Non-reinforced
a) 10" nominal size and under
b) Over 10" to 18" nominal size
2. Reinforced
a) 24" nominal size and under
b) Over 24" to 30" nominal size
c) Over 30" to 42" nominal size
d) Over 42" to 60" nominal size
4 Masonry building units and paving blocks:
a) Complete tests for 1O-units sample of
concrete and clay hollow blocks
b) Compressive strength
c) Moisture content
d) Water absorption and moisture content
e) Water absorption and coefficient saturation
f) Dimension measurement
g) flexural strength
5 Flooring materials
a) Flexural Strength
1. Cement tiles 2 cm x 20 cm x 20 cm
nominal size and under par 5-unit sample
2. Slabs 4 cm x 50 cm x 50 cm maximum
nominal size per unit
6 Asbestos Cement Sheets
a) Flexural Strength
1. Flat sheets, per 3 standard test
specimen or less
2. For each additional standard test specimen
3. Corrugated sheets per 3 standard test
specimens or less
100.00
130.00
120.00
160.00
60.00
60.00
70.00
70.00
240.00
320.00
290.00
380.00
360.00
460.00
600.00
1,000.00
430.00
550.00
720.00
1,200.00
880.00
1060.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
130.00
60.00
100.00
120.00
120.00
120.00
160.00
70.00
120.00
170.00
200.00
100.00
120.00
150.00
180.00
60.00
190.00
70.00
230.00
60.00
70.00
Department Order No. :i;~l;

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Attachment
Page 7 of 10
OLD RATE
NEW RATE
b) Water Absorption
1. For 3 standard test specimen
7 Asbestos Cement Pipes
a) Crushing strength
1. 10" nominal size and under
2. Over 10" to 18" nominal size
3. Over 18" to 30" nominal size
b) Flexural strength for pipes 8" nominal size
and under
VIII.
FERROUS AND NON-FERROUS

AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
190.00
60.00
230.00
70.00
130.00
190.00
270.00
130.00
160.00
230.00
320.00
160.00
540.00
620.00
120.00
80.00
80.00
60.00
650.00
740.00
140.00
100.00
100.00
70.00
270.00
390.00
320.00
470.00
190.00
190.00
230.00
230.00
60.00
70.00
270.00
190.00
320.00
230.00
390.00
470.00
60.00
70.00
METAL
1 Steel Bars for complete reinforcement

a) Complete Test
1. For Plain bars
2. For Deformed bars
b) Tensile properties
c) Bending properties
d) Deformation measurement
e) Variation in weight
2 Cast iron pipes and centrifugally cast pipes
a) Hydraulic test cast iron soil pipes
b) Hydraulic test with test pressure over 50
psi up to 1000 psi for pipes 10" nominal
size and under
c) Flexural strength standard test bars, A ,B.C
d) Tensile properties prepared standard test
specimen
e) Dimension Measurement
f) Chemical Analysis
1. Sulfur content
2. Phosphorous content
3 Steel Pipes
a) Hydrostatic test with test pressure over
50 psi up to 1000 psi for pipes 10"
nominal size and under
b) Dimension measurement

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OLD RATE
NEW RATE
c) Weight Determination
d) Weight of Zinc coating
e) Thickness or uniformly of coating by
Preece test method
4 Wire and Wire ropes
a) Tensile properties for wire from gage 10 up
b) Ductility of wire
c) Adherence of coating
d) Uniformly of coating by Preece Test Method
e) Weight of Zinc coating
f) Breaking strength of wire ropes
1. !/2" nominal size and under
2. Over~" to 1" nominal size
g) Dimension measurement
5 Standard Test Specimens and Miscellaneous
Metal Products
a) Tensile properties of prepared test specimen
b) Hardness test, Brinnel or Rockwell:
1. For the first specimen
2. For each additional specimen
c) Impact test, Charpy, Izad or Tensile
prepared test specimen
1. For the first test specimen
2. For each additional test specimen
d) Wheelborrow check test
e) Cast iron manhole frame and cover
check test
f) Load test, hydraulic jacks, not over
50 tones capacity
g) Chemical analysis per element sulfur
h) Reflective Pavement Studs (Flexural Strength)
IX.
MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS
(MECHANICAL)
1 fiber rope
a) tensile strength
1. For ropes 1" in nominal size and under
2. Over 1" up to 2" in nominal size
3. Over 2" up to 3" in nominal size
60.00
390.00
270.00
70.00
470.00
320.00
130.00
130.00
130.00
130.00
190.00
160.00
160.00
160.00
160.00
230.00
270.00
390.00
60.00
320.00
470.00
70.00
290.00
350.00
130.00
60.00
160.00
70.00
130.00
60.00
390.00
160.00
70.00
470.00
390.00
1,930.00
470.00
2,320.00
190.00
290.00
230.00
350.00
190.00
270.00
390.00
230.00
320.00
470.00

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OLD RATE
NEW RATE
X.
SPECIAL TESTS
1
XI.
Verification of testing machines by means of

standard proving rings:
a) Testing machines with capacity range
of 2,000 Ibs and under per range
b) Over 2,000 Ibs up to 20,000 Ibs per
range
c) Over 20,000 Ibs up to 200,000 Ibs per
range
d) Over 200,000 Ibs up to 400,000 Ibs per
range
Additional charges for verification and
calibration test performed at location
a) Fees while proving rings are in transit or at
location per day:
1. Proving rings with loading capacity of
2,OOOIbs
20,000 Ibs
200,000 Ibs
MISCELLANEOUS
1,350.00
1,620.00
3,090.00
3,710.00
5,800.00
6,960.00
7,730.00
9,280.00
270.00
320.00
390.00
470.00
660.00
790.00
3,090.00
3,710.00
5,410.00
6,490.00
660.00
790.00
350.00
420.00
660.00
790.00
SERVICES
1 Plate Bearing Test and/or Subgrade Modulus

Determination (k value Uncorrected), fixed
charge up ton 100 tons
2 Load Test on Piles, fixed charge up to 100
tons
3 Resistivity Test
a) Rental of equipment, per day or fraction
thereof
4 Concrete Core Drilling
a) Rental of equipment, per day or fraction
thereof
b) Per core drilled
Department Order No.~-J<,;

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Attachment
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OLD RATE
NEW RATE
XII.
SUBSURFACE
EXPLORATION
1. Mobilization
2. Demobilization
3. Drilling through
a) Ordinary Soil. per Linear Meter
b) Gravel/Rocks, using NO bit. per Linear
Meter
4. Hole to Hole Transfer. per move
4,360.00
4,360.00
5,230.00
5,230.00
730.00
1,450.00
880.00
1.740.00
1,450.00
1,740.00
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APPROVED:
SIMEON A. DATUMANONG
Secretary

Department of Public Works and Highways: Republic of The Phiuppines Office of The Secretary Manila

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHIUPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

SUBJECT: REVISED SCHEDULEOF

By virtue of Executive Order 197 dated 13 January 2000, directing all

Department Order No. ??~

SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES

II. AI GGREGATES AND SOIL-AGGREGATES

Department Order No.

SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES

III. HYDRAULIC CEMENT

Fineness by #200 Sieve

Department Order No.

Department Order No . .:!i!:!...!P

1 Lime, Limestone, Clay Shakes and Slags

Department Order No. -3 'l-;y

Department Order No. ~

Department Order No. :i;~l;

FERROUS AND NON-FERROUS

1 Steel Bars for complete reinforcement

Department Order No.

Department Order No.

Verification of testing machines by means of

1 Plate Bearing Test and/or Subgrade Modulus

Department Order No.~-J<,;

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