Contract Section, Administration Division, Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation, 4-1-3 Kyutaro-Cho, Chuo-Ku, Osaka-Shi 541, Japan

99 -- JAPAN: POC Tel 81/6/252-8121 FAX N/A S16 construction product data a industry sector code: B detailed product description: construction Title: construction of steel girder at no. 7 site for reconstruction of no. 3 kobe Expressway; site: fukae- minami-machi, nada-Ku, kobe-Shi; summary: style: 9-span continuous, steel surface slab, box girders, 2 sets; bridge length: 320 (36 X 5 + 35 X 4) meters and 315 (35 X 9) meters; total width: 20.25 meters; bridge area: 12,840 square meters; work: manufacture and construction involving approx. 3,760 tons of steel; construction period: approx. 18 months; main materials to be used: approx. 3,760 tons of steel, 40 sets of support. C product specifications/technical data: N/a D quantity: N/a e U.S. dollar value: N/a F other information: N/a response data a response language: Japanese B best way to respond: letter C from manufacturers only: N/a D information desired from U.S. firm: N/a e primary buying factor: the lowest bid within the estimated price range. F other information: pre-screening required to be eligible for bidding. Pre-screening deadline: apr. 12, 1995. Bid documents must be obtained directly from the submitting agency, not from U.S. Embassy. Payment in yen. A issuing agency: Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation B financing agency: N/a C price of bid documents: N/a D purchase bid documents by: May 2, 1995. E tender number required in all communications: N/a F performance bonds required: not required. G closed procurement procedure: N/a H bidding procedures: open competitive tendering. I bid deadline: 11: 00, May 12, 1995. J other information: ''kensetsu kogyo shimbun'': 4/3/95. Eligible tender participants: 1) firms that do not fall under article 2 of the Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation regulations on selection of contractors; 2) firms pre- qualified for open competitive tendering on steel bridge construction by the Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation; 3) firms that score at least 700 points in a formula calculated from bidding company's objective criteria at the time of application for qualification; 4) this bidding is open to single entities or consortia comprised of two firms that have construction experience; 5) firms that have -- since 1990 as the main contractor -- actually designed, manufactured, and constructed an at least 3-span continuous, steel surface slab girder of about 20 meters width; note: only construction projects in which bidder has had a 30 percent or greater share are eligible for review; 6) firms that can assign to the construction site a field representative or a full-time chief engineer or engineering supervisor who meets the following criteria: a) is qualified as a certified first-class construction supervisor or engineer in construction; B) has since 1990 had experience with bridge construction on a main Road as field representative, or chief engineer or engineering supervisor; and C) in the case of engineering supervisor, is qualified to supervise designated construction works; 7) firms not currently suspended from designation by the Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation; 8) firms not related by capital or personnel to the contractors involved in this project; and 9) in the case of forming a consortium, refer to bidding documents. Post remarks Post contact/prepared by haomori approved by gtaevs Please send a copy of your response to: Commercial Officer (FCS TOP), American Embassy, Tokyo, APO Ap 96337, Refer to TC334. . (0094)

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