Yoshihide Mende, Director-General, Director's, Secretariat, Hokkaido Development Bureau, Kita 8, Nishi 2, Kita-Ku, Sapporo-Shi 060

99 -- JAPAN: SOL KENSETSU KOGYO SHIMBUN: 01/24/95 PG. 3. DUE 100095 POC Tel 81/11/709-2311 X5714 S1542 construction of government building opening time and date 10:00, mar. 16, 1995. Open 1) construction Title construction of memuro government building for the Hokkaido national agricultural experiment station; 2) site shinsei, memuro-cho, kasai- gun; 3) summary government building made of reinforced concrete, three stories, partially one story, total floor area 4,654 square meters, partial demolition of the existing building 313 square meters, and site area 18,558 square meters; 4) construction period approx. 18 months; 5) main Materials to be used approx. 4,200 cubic meters of concrete, approx 390 tons of reinforcing steel, approx 110 tons of steel frame; 6) deadline for submission of application forms/related documents for qualification screening 17:00, feb. 3, 1995; 7) contact for tender documents government buildings administration Division, buildings and repairs Department, Hokkaido Development Bureau, Kita 8, Nishi 2, Kita-Ku, Sapporo-Shi 060 eligible tender participants 1) firms that do not fall under articles 70 and 71 of the cabinet order concerning budget, auditing, and accounting; 2) firms qualified for open competitive tendering on construction works by the Hokkaido Development Bureau; 3) firms that score 800 points or more in a formula calculated from bidding company's objective criteria at the time of application for qualification; 4) firms not undergoing bankruptcy procedures; 5) firms that have since 1989 actually carried out construction of a government building made of reinforced concrete or steel-framed reinforced concrete, at least three stories, and at least 3,500 square meters total floor area note: only construction projects in which bidder has had a 30 percent or greater share are eligible for consideration; 6) firms that can assign to the construction site a full- time chief engineer or engineering supervisor who meets the following criteria a) is qualified as a certified first-class construction supervisor or equivalent or higher; B) has since 1984 had construction experience as engineering supervisor, is qualified to supervise designated construction works; 7) firms not currently suspended from designation by the Director of the Hokkaido Development Bureau; and 8) firms not related by capital or personnel to the contractors involved in this project bid documents must be obtained directly from the submitting agency, not from U S. Embassy. Date of publication in ''kensetsu kogyo shimbun'' 012495. Post contact/prepared by gtaevs Please send a copy of your response to: Commercial Section (FCS TOP), American Embassy, Tokyo, Unit 45004, APO Ap 96337, Refer to TC0281.. (0026)

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