By virtue of Memorandum Circular No. 121 dated 2 November 1990, directing all Departments, Bureaus, Commissions, Agencies, Offices, and Instrumentalities of the National Government including Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations, to revise their fees and charges at just and reasonable rates, sufficient to cover administrative costs, it is hereby directed that the following revised schedule of fees and charges for testing of construction materials and other services be effected immediately.

DPWH RATES OF FEES AND CHARGES
	Kind of Test/Service of DPWH				Existing Rates Proposed New Rates
I.	Soil
	1.	Grading			27.50	45.00
	2.	Liquid Limit			27.50	45.00
	3.	Plastic Limit			22.00	45.00
	4.	Shrinkage Limit			33.00	60.00
	5.	Moisture Content			16.50	20.00
	6.	Compaction (Proctor)			110.00	220.00
	7.	Compaction (Modified)			187.00	250.00
	8.	Field Density			77.00	150.00
	9.	California Bearing Ratio (CBR)			550.00	550.00
	10.	Penetration (CBR), per molded specimen			16.50	33.00
	11.	Swell (CBR), per molded specimen			16.50	33.00
	12.	Specific Gravity			38.50	50.00
	13.	Unit Weight
		Disturbed Samples			22.00	27.50
		Undisturbed Samples			30.00	30.00
	14.	Combined Sieve and Hydrometer			176.00	240.00
	15.	Consolidation			525.00	525.00
	16.	Consolidation of wet and dry specimen under a 10 psi unit load (correction factor for œK  value)			187.00	610.00
	17.	Direct Shear			330.00	985.00
	18.	Direct Shear one Loading			110.00	500.00
	19.	Triaxial Compression			412.00	1478.00
	20.	Triaxial Compression one Loading			165.00	985.00
	21.	Unconfined Compression per test			110.00	170.00
	22.	Compression including molding (Soil-Stabilization) per molded specimen			38.50	77.00
	23.	Absorption (Soil-Stabilization) per molded specimen			38.50	77.00
	24.	Wash Loss			22.00	44.00
II.	Aggregates and Soil Aggregates (For sub-base, base and surface course)
	1.	Grading			27.50	45.00
	2.	Material Finer than No. 200 Sieve			22.00	40.00
	3.	Combined Sieve and Hydrometer			176.00	240.00
	4.	Crushing			38.50 7	7.00
	5.	Unit Weight, Loose and Rodded			22.00	44.00
	6.	Liquid Limit			27.50	45.00
	7.	Plastic Limit			22.00	44.00
	8.	Specific Gravity and Absorption			55.00	75.00
	9.	Absorption			22.00	44.00
	10.	Specific Gravity			38.50	50.00
	11.	Moisture Content			16.50	20.00
	12.	Abrasion			110.00	150.00
	13.	California Bearing Ratio (Complete)			550.00	550.00
	14.	Stripping			66.00	132.00
	15.	Trial Mix with asphalt, complete with Laboratory Compacted Density, Absorption, Swell and Stability characteristics:
		a)	First Trial		308.00	192.00
		b)	Each extra trial		616.00	385.00
	16.	Swell characteristics with bituminous materials			66.00	132.00
	17.	% Fractured Face			22.00	44.00
	18.	Soundness			93.50	187.00
	19.	Organic Impurities			49.50	75.00
	20.	Trial Mix (Concrete Design) given cement factor			220.00	440.00
	21.	Trial Mix (Concrete Design) given strength:
		a) First Trial			308.00	192.50
		b) Each extra trial			500.00	385.00
	22.	Air Content of Fresh Mixed Concrete			33.00	66.00
	23.	Mortar Strength, 7 days			44.00	75.00
	24.	Trial Mix with asphalt for Marshall Stability, per asphalt content			110.00	220.00
	25.	Particles with specific gravity less than 2.00			33.00	66.00
	26.	Clay Lumps in Aggregates			22.00	40.00
III.	Hydraulic Cement
	1.	Fineness by #200 Sieve			18.70	37.40
	2.	Specific Gravity			27.50	50.00
	3.	Normal Consistency			18.70	35.00
	4.	Time of Setting by Gilmore Needles			27.50	27.50
	5.	Soundness by Pat Test			22.00	30.00
	6.	Soundness by Autoclave Expansion			55.00	110.00
	7.	Compressive Strength:
			1 day		38.50	50.00
		Compressive Strength:
			3 days		38.50	50.00
		Compressive Strength:
			28 days		38.50	50.00
	8.	Air Content			38.50	50.00
	9.	Loss on Ignition			27.50	55.00
	10.	Insoluble Residue			55.00	75.00
	11.	Sulfur Trioxide (Cement)			55.00	75.00
	12.	Magnesium Oxide			55.00	75.00
	13.	Silicon Dioxide			55.00	75.00
	14.	Aluminum Oxide			55.00	75.00
	15.	Ferric Oxide			55.00	75.00
	16.	Calcium Oxide			55.00	75.00
IV.	Bituminous Materials
	1.	Penetration			27.50	50.00
	2.	Ductility			55.00	110.00
	3.	Softening Point			38.50	77.00
	4.	Float Test			38.50	77.00
	5.	Viscosity			38.50	77.00
	6.	Distillation:
		a)	Emulsified Asphalt		77.00	99.00
		b)	Cut-back, tar and petroleum products		154.00	180.00
	7.	Specific Gravity			16.50	33.00
	8.	Loss on Heating			27.50	55.00
	9.	% Bitumen:
		a)	Solubility in Carbon Disulfied		38.50	77.00
		b)	Solubility in Carbon Tetrachloride		38.00	77.00
	10.	Spot Test			55.00	80.00
	11.	Flash and Fire Point			27.50	55.00
	12.	Cement Mixing			27.50	55.00
	13.	Sieve Test			22.00	44.00
	14.	Modified Miscibility			55.00	110.00
V.	Bituminous Mixtures (Including Rock Asphalt)
	1.	Extraction			55.00	100.00
	2.	Swell and Stability Characteristic with Laboratory Compacted Density and Absorption			187.00	374.00
	3.	Density of % Voids of Compacted Mixtures			33.00	50.00
	4.	Marshall Stability			93.50	100.00
	5.	Field Density			55.00	100.00
VI.	Miscellaneous Materials (Chemical)
	1.	Lime, Limestone, Clay, Shakes and Slags
		a)	Chemical Analysis, per constituent		55.00	75.00
		b)	Loss on Ignition		33.00	66.00
		c)	Moisture Content		27.50	55.00
		d)	Residue		16.50	33.00
	2.	Premolded Expansion Joint Filler
		a)	Absorption		27.50	55.00
		b)	Compression and Recovery		55.00	110.00
	3.	Paint and Paint Materials:
		a)	Paint composition of ready mixed paint		187.00	374.00
		b)	Pigment composition of each constituent		55.00	110.00
		c)	Analysis of varnish		275.00	550.00
		d)	Analysis of Aluminum Pigment		187.00	374.00
		e)	Analysis of Linseed Oil		291.50	583.00
		f)	Analysis of Reflectorized(Beaded) Traffic Paints
			Type I (White)		550.00	1100.00
			(Yellow)		605.00	1210.00
	4.	Water
		a)	Suitability for Concreting		275.00	550.00
		b)	Special Determination per constituent		55.00	110.00
	5.	Galvanized Iron and Steel Sheets
		a)	Zinc Coating:
			1.	For the first sample	38.50	77.00
			2.	For each additional sample	22.00	44.00
		b)	Gauge Determination		16.50	33.00
		c)	Bend and Flaking Test		16.50	33.00
VII.	Concrete and Cement Products
	1.	Molded concrete samples:
		a)	Compressive strength of concrete cubes 6" x 6"		22.00	35.00
		b)	Compressive strength of concrete cylinders
			1.	6' x 12"	16.50	33.00
			2.	8' x 16"	22.00	44.00
		c)	Flexural strength of concrete beams, 6" x 6" in cross-section		27.50	55.00
	2.	Cutting of concrete samples to standard sized for strength determination			77.00	154.00
	3.	Pipes and rain tiles:
		a)	Water absorption		27.50	55.00
		b)	Water absorption with coefficient of saturation		38.50	77.00
		c)	Dimension measurement		16.50	33.00
		d)	Reinforcement measurement		16.50
		e)	Strength:
			1.	Non-reinforced:
				a) 10" normal size and under	38.50	77.00
				b) Over 10" to 18" nominal size	55.00	110.00
			2.	Reinforced:
				a) 24" nominal size and under	77.00	154.00
				b) Over 24" to 30" nominal size	99.00	198.00
				c)Over 30" to 42" nominal size	121.00	242.00
				d) Over 42" to 60" nominal size	143.00	286.00
	4.	Masonry building units and paving blocks:
		a)	Complete tests for 10-units sample of concrete and clay hollow blocks		275.00	500.00
		b)	Compressive strength		27.50	45.00
		c)	Moisture content		22.00	44.00
		d)	Water absorption and moisture content		27.50	55.00
		e)	Water absorption and coefficient saturation		38.50	77.00
		f)	Dimension measurement		16.50	33.00
		g)	Flexural strength		27.50	55.00
	5.	Flooring materials:
		a)	Flexural Strength:
			1.	Cement tiles 2 cm x 20 cm x 20 cm nominal size and under per 5-unit sample	49.50	99.00
			2.	Slabs 4 cm x 50 cm x 50 cm maximum nominal size per unit	27.50	55.00
	6.	Asbestos Cement Sheets:
		a)	Flexural strength:
			1.	Flat sheets, per 3 standard test specimen or less	44.00	88.00
			2.	For each additional standard test specimen	16.50	33.00
			3.	Corrugated sheets per 3 standard test specimens or less	55.00	110.00
			4.	For each additional standard test specimen	16.50	33.00
		b)	Water absorption:
			1.	For 3 standard test specimens	55.00	110.00
			2.	For each additional standard test specimen	16.50	33.00
	7.	Asbestos Cement Pipes:
		a)	Crushing strength:
			1.	10" nominal size and under	38.50	77.00
			2.	Over 10" to 18" nominal size	55.00	110.00
			3.	Over 18" to 30" nominal size	77.00	154.00
		b)	Flexural strength for pipes 8" nominal size and under		38.50	77.00
VIII.	Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metal and Allied Products
	1.	Steel Bars for complete reinforcement
		a)	Complete test:
			1.	For plain bars	154.00	308.00
			2.	For deformed bars	176.00	352.00
		b)	Tensile properties		55.00	70.00
		c)	Bending properties		22.00	44.00
		d)	Deformation measurement		22.00	44.00
		e)	Variation in weight		16.50	33.00
	2.	Cast iron pipes and centrifugally cast pipes:
		a)	Hydraulic test cast iron soil pipes		77.00	154.00
		b)	Hydrostatic test with test pressure over 50 psi up to 1000 psi for pipes10" nominal size and under		110.00	220.00
		c)	Flexural strength standard test bars, A, B, & C		55.00	110.00
		d)	Tensile properties prepared standard test specimen		55.00	110.00
		e)	Dimension measurement		16.50	33.00
		f)	Chemical analysis:
			1.	Sulfur content	77.00	154.00
			2.	Phosphorous content	55.00	110.00
	3.	Steel Pipes:
		a)	Hydrostatic test with test pressure over 50 psi up to 1000 psi for pipes10" nominal size and under		110.00	220.00
		b)	Dimension measurement		16.50	33.00
		c)	Weight determination		16.50	33.00
		d)	Weight of zinc coating		110.00	220.00
		e)	Thickness or uniformly of coating by Preece test method		77.00	154.00
	4.	Wire and wire ropes:
		a)	Tensile properties for wire from Gage 10 up		38.50	77.00
		b)	Ductility of wire		38.50	77.00
		c)	Adherence of coating		38.50	77.00
		d)	Uniformly of coating by Preece Test Method		38.50	77.00
		e)	Weight of zinc coating		55.00	110.00
		f)	Breaking strength of wire ropes:
			1.	1/2" nominal size and under	77.00	154.00
			2.	Over 1/2 to 1" nominal size	110.00	220.00
		g)	Dimension measurement		16.50	33.00
	5.	Standard Test Specimens and Miscellaneous Metal Products:
		a)	Tensile properties prepared test specimen		82.00	165.00
		b)	Hardness test, Brinnel or Rockwell:
			1.	For the first specimen	38.50	77.00
			2.	For each additional specimen	16.50	33.00
		c)	Impact test, Charpy, Izad or Tension prepared test specimen:
			1.	For the first test specimen	38.50	77.00
			2.	For each additional test specimen	16.50	33.00
		d)	Wheelborrow check test		110.00	220.00
		e)	Cast iron manhole frame and cover check test		110.00	220.00
		f)	Load test, hydraulic jacks, not over 50 tones capacity		550.00	1100.00
		g)	Chemical analysis per element sulfur		55.00	110.00
IX.	Miscellaneous Materials (Mechanical)
	1.	Fiber ropes:
		a)	Tensile strength:
			1.	For ropes 1" in nominal size & under	55.00	110.00
			2.	Over 2" up to 2" in nominal size	77.00	154.00
			3.	Over 2" up to 3" in nominal size	110.00	220.00
X.	Special Tests
	1.	Verifications of testing machines by means of standard proving rings:
		a)	Testing machines with capacity range of 2,000 lb and under per range		385.00	770.00
		b)	Over 2,000 lb up to 20,000 lb per range		880.00	1760.00
		c)	Over 20,000 lb up to 200,000 lb per range		1650.00	3300.00
		d)	Over 200,000 lb up to 400,000 lb per range		2200.00	4400.00
	2.	Additional charges for verification and calibration tests performed at location:
		a)	Fees while proving rings are in transit or at location per day:
			1.	Proving rings with loading capacity of 2,000 lb	77.00	154.00
			2.	Proving rings with loading capacity of 20,000 lb	110.00	220.00
			3.	Proving rings with loading capacity of 200,000 lb	187.00	374.00
XI.	Miscellaneous Services:
	1.	Plate Bearing Test and/or Subgrade Modulus Determination (K Value Uncorrected), fixed charge up to 100 tons			880.00	1760.00
	2.	Load Test on Piles, fixed charge up to 100 tons			1540.00	3080.00
	3.	Resistivity Test:
		a)	Rental of equipment, per day or fraction thereof		187.00	374.00
	4.	Concrete Core Drilling
		a)	Rental of equipment, per day or fraction thereof		99.00	198.00
		b)	Per core drilled		187.00	374.00

Adopted: 23 May 1991