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A TRUE COPY
<br />CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE
<br />RYAN L. BUTLER, CLERK
<br />3. all construction materials are manufactured in the United States this means that all
<br />manufacturing processes for the construction material occurred in the United States. The
<br />construction materials standards are listed below.
<br />Incorporation into an infrastructure project. The Buy America Preference only applies to articles,
<br />materials, and supplies that are consumed in, incorporated into, or affixed to an infrastructure
<br />project. As such, it does not apply to tools, equipment, and supplies, such as temporary scaffolding,
<br />brought to the construction site and removed at or before the completion of the infrastructure
<br />project. Nor does a Buy America Preference apply to equipment and furnishings, such as movable
<br />chairs, desks, and portable computer equipment, that are used at or within the finished infrastructure
<br />project but are not an integral part of the structure or permanently affixed to the infrastructure project.
<br />Categorization of articles, materials, andsuppiies. An article, material, or supply should only be
<br />classified into one of the following categories: (i) Iron or steel products; (ii) Manufactured products; (iii)
<br />Construction materials; or (iv) Section 70917(c) materials. An article, material, or supply should not be
<br />considered to fall into multiple categories. In some cases, an article, material, or supply may not fall
<br />under any of the categories listed in this paragraph. The classification of an article, material, or supply
<br />as falling into one of the categories listed in this paragraph must be made based on its status at the
<br />time it is brought to the work site for incorporation into an infrastructure project. In general, the work
<br />site is the location of the infrastructure project at which the iron, steel, manufactured products, and
<br />construction materials will be incorporated.
<br />Application of the Buy America Preference by category. An article, material, or supply incorporated
<br />into an infrastructure project must meet the Buy America Preference for only the single category in
<br />which it is classified.
<br />Determining the cost of components for manufactured products. In determining whether the cost of
<br />components for manufactured products is greater than 55 percent of the total cost of all components,
<br />use the following instructions:
<br />For components purchased by the manufacturer, the acquisition cost, including
<br />transportation costs to the place of incorporation into the manufactured product (whether or
<br />not such costs are paid to a domestic firm), and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-
<br />free entry certificate is issued); or
<br />For components manufactured by the manufacturer, all costs associated with the
<br />manufacture of the component, including transportation costs as described in paragraph (a),
<br />plus allocable overhead costs, but excluding profit. Cost of components does not include any
<br />costs associated with the manufacture of the manufactured product.
<br />Construction material standards. The Buy America Preference applies to the following construction
<br />materials incorporated into infrastructure projects. Each construction material is followed by a
<br />standard for the material to be considered produced in the United States. Except as specifically
<br />provided, only a single standard should be applied to a single construction material.
<br />1. Non-ferrous metals. All manufacturing processes, from initial smelting or melting through
<br />final shaping, coating, and assembly, occurred in the United States.
<br />2. Plastic and polymer -based products. All manufacturing processes, from initial combination of
<br />constituent plastic or polymer -based inputs, or, where applicable, constituent composite
<br />materials, until the item is in its final form, occurred in the United States.
<br />3. Glass. All manufacturing processes, from initial batching and melting of raw materials
<br />through annealing, cooling, and cutting, occurred in the United States.
<br />4. Fiber optic cable (including drop cable). All manufacturing processes, from the initial
<br />ribboning (if applicable), through buffering, fiber stranding and jacketing, occurred in the
<br />United States. All manufacturing processes also include the standards for glass and optical
<br />fiber, but not for non-ferrous metals, plastic and polymer -based products, or any others.
<br />5. Optical fiber. All manufacturing processes, from the initial preform fabrication stage through
<br />the completion of the draw, occurred in the United States.
<br />6. Lumber. All manufacturing processes, from initial debarking through treatment and planing,
<br />occurred in the United States.
<br />7. Drywall. All manufacturing processes, from initial blending of mined or synthetic gypsum
<br />plaster and additives through cutting and drying of sandwiched panels, occurred in the United
<br />States.
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