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QUALIFIED PRODUCT POLICY 24

July 1, 2018

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

QUALIFIED PRODUCT POLICY

FOR

MANUFACTURERS OF ELASTOMERIC BEARING PADS

1.0 General:

In accordance with Section 724 of the Standard Specification, all elastomeric bearings used in South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) projects must be produced by a manufacturer/fabricator listed on the most recent edition of Qualified Product List (QPL) 24. This policy outlines the requirements for inclusion on this QPL.

2.0 Initial:

A producer may request to be added to QPL 24 by submitting the following:

2.1 A letter detailing the following:

• Company name

• Company address

• Location of manufacturing facility if different from company address

• Contact information for company representative

• Contact information for quality control manager

• The types of bearing to be fabricated (plain and/or laminated)

2.2 A certification (including test results of typical bearing pad) demonstrating that your product meets the requirements of at least the following:

• SCDOT Standard Specifications, Section 724

• AASHTO M 251

o Shear Modulus of Elastomer o Tensile Strength of Elastomer o Ultimate Elongation of Elastomer o Load Testing per AASHTO M 251, Section 8.8.2 o Bond Strength per AASHTO M 251, Appendix X2 (If producing laminated bearings)

2.3 A sample of your product

• If producing plain elastomeric bearings, submit a sample of a plain elastomeric bearing of typical formulation and workmanship.

• If producing laminated elastomeric bearings, submit a laminated bearing pad of typical formulation and workmanship.

QUALIFIED PRODUCT LIST 24

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Qualified Manufacturers of Elastomeric Bearing Pads

The following is a list of elastomeric bearing pad manufacturers who have satisfied the requirements established in the Departments "Policy for Inspection and Acceptance of Elastomeric Bearing Pads" (Qualified Products Policy 24). In accordance with the aforementioned policy, the contractor will notify the Department's Structural Steel Engineer of the supplier of the bearing pads at the time an order is placed so that arrangements can be made to provide necessary in-plant inspections. All trade names are registered trademarks of the appropriate company.

Manufacturer Location of Manufacturer

Pad Type (Plain or

Laminated)

Authorized to Conduct & Certify

Compression Tests D.S. Brown Co.

PO Box 158 Baltimore, OH 45872

(419) 257-3561

Baltimore, OH Plain Laminated Yes

Dynamic Rubber/COSMEC PO Box 2159 Athens, TX 75751

(903) 677-2871

(903) 675-4776 Fax

Athens, TX (Plant located at B&J Industrial Park No. 5)

Plain Laminated Yes

D.S. Brown Co.

(Formerly Seismic Energy Products) Bearings Division 518 Progress Way Athens, TX 75751

(903) 675-8571

(903) 677-3993 Fax

Athens, TX Plain Laminated Yes

JVI, Inc (Supplier) 7550 North Lindler Ave.

Skokie, IL 60077

(847) 675-1560

(847) 675-0083 Fax

Skokie, IL Plain N/A

Scougal Rubber Corp.

885 Denmark Dr.

Suite 103 McCarran, NV 89434

(775) 284-8500

(775) 284-8501 Fax

Seattle, WA Plain Laminated Yes

TOBI Engineering, Inc.

3126 West Lake Ave.

Glenview, IL

(847) 724-7880

(847) 724-7891 Fax

Glenview, IL Plain Laminated Yes

QUALIFIED PRODUCT LIST 24

Garlock Rubber Tech.

201 Dana Dr.

PO Box 1000 Paragould, AR 72451-1000

(800) 643-0134

(800) 523-0506

(800) 239-4054 Fax

Paragould, AR Plain Yes

BRP Manufacturing Co.

637 N. Jackson St.

PO Box 389 Lima, OH 45801

(800) 858-0482

(419) 234-7444 Cell

(419) 222-5010 Fax

Lima OH Plain Yes

NSP Corp.

11205 62nd St.

Kenosha, WI 53142

(630) 235-7657

(262) 612-2000 Fax

New Lenox, IL Plain Laminated Yes

SCDOT Contact Person for this Qualified Product List

Caleb Gunter, PE Structural Steel Engineer SCDOT Office of Materials and Research 1406 Shop Road Columbia, SC 29201 Telephone: (803) 737-6694 Fax: (803) 737-6649 Email: guntercb@scdot.org

QUALIFIED PRODUCT POLICY 24

A request to qualify a manufacturer along with samples and certifications should be submitted to:

Caleb Gunter, PE

Structural Steel Engineer SCDOT Office of Materials and Research

1406 Shop Road Columbia, SC 29201

(803) 737-6694 Fax: (803) 737-6649

Email: guntercb@scdot.org

When the Office of Materials and Research is satisfied with the manufacturer's performance in fabrication and testing, the manufacturer will be added to QPL 24 and will be authorized to conduct the tests and certify the results.

3.0 After Initial Qualification:

After initial qualification of a manufacturer, further samples will not be necessary for additional projects awarded at a later date. However, the Department reserves the right to sample and test bearings at any time or to require repeat prequalification.

A certification is required with each shipment of elastomeric bearings. This certification must demonstrate (with test results from a bearing produced with this shipment) that the bearings meet the Durometer Hardness requirements shown on the Plans and the requirements of Section 2.2 of this specification.

The Department reserves the right to perform inspections or to send consultant agencies to perform inspections at the producer’s facility during production of bearings for SCDOT projects.

After qualification, the Structural Steel Engineer must be notified immediately of any elastomer formula changes and the requirements outlined in Section 2.2 and 2.3 of this specification must be submitted for the new formulation.

mailto:guntercb@scdot.org