Contract Administration Section, Procurement and Right-of-Way Department, Osaka Construction Bureau, Japan Highway Public Corporation, 1-11-7 Utsubo-Honmachi, Nishi-Ku, Osaka-Shi 550, Japan

99 -- JAPAN: POC Tel 81/6/448-5046 FAX N/A S16 Construction product data a industry sector code: B detailed product description: Construction Title: Construction of the miki Section on the sanyo expressway; site: from mitsuda to toda, shizimi-cho, miki-Shi, hyogo- ken; summary: this project involves Construction of a two- Way Highway of 1,545 meters length (earth work volume 504,000 cubic meters), including excavation of tunnels (at two sites, 591 meters and 495 meters) and of an abutment (at one site, one set) for the substructure of a bridge; total length: 1,545 meters; width: Highway portion 10.25 meters X 2, tunnel portion 9.00 meters X 2; earth work volume: 504,000 cubic meters; tunneling at two sites: 591 meters and 495 meters; bridge, etc.: Abutment only for substructure work at one site, one set; foundation work: caisson-type piles of 2.0 meters diameter and 16 meters total length; cross structures: culvert boxes at four sites, arch box at one site; main materials to be used: 11,952 cubic meters of concrete, 599 tons of reinforcing steel; Construction period: 1,080 days. 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: 16:00 pm, apr. 17, 1995. Bid documents must be obtained directly from the submitting agency, not from U.S. Embassy. Payment in yen. A issuing agency: Osaka Construction Bureau, Japan Highway Public Corporation B financing agency: N/a C price of bid documents: N/a D purchase bid documents by: 16:00 pm, apr. 17, 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: 13:31 pm, May 31, 1995. J other information: ''kensetsu kogyo shimbun'': 4/5/95. Eligible tender participants: firms qualified to participate in bidding for this project must meet all of the following criteria and have their qualifications for this project screened and confirmed by the director of the Osaka Construction Bureau: 1) firms that do not fall under article 4 of the Contract regulations of Japan Highway Public Corporation; 2) firms pre-qualified for open competitive tendering on road and earth work by the Osaka Construction Bureau for fy 93/94, or consortia comprised of two qualified firms; 3) firms that have -- in the past five years (since 1989) as the main contractor -- actually carried out Construction of a tunnel of at least 400 meters in length and at least 50 square meters in designed inner Section by the ''natm'' method. Note: only Construction projects in which bidder has had a 30 percent or greater share are eligible for review, and in the case of consortium, all member firms must have a similar experience; 4) 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: has had experience with tunneling by the ''natm'' method as field representative or as chief engineer or engineering supervisor in the past five years (since 1989); 5) firms not suspended from designation in no. 5 zone by the Japan Highway Public Corporation; 6) in the case of consortium, every member firm must meet the following criteria: a) has been in operation for at least five years in qualified business under the Construction business law; B) can assign to the Construction site on a full-time basis an engineering supervisor qualified for this project under the Construction business law or a nationally-licensed chief engineer; and C) has a 30 percent or greater share of involvement, and the representative firm must have the greatest share. Firms pre-screened by the Construction minister regarding items (a) and (B) in evaluation of their management operations are exempted from these criteria; and 7) firms not related by capital or personnel to the contractors involved in this project. 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, Unit 45004, APO Ap 96337, Refer to TC340.. (0096)

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