Contract Administration Section, Procurement and Right-of-Way Department, Niigata Construction Bureau, Japan Highway Public Corporation, 1-1 Tenjin, Niigata-Shi 950, Japan

99 -- JAPAN: POC Tel 81/25/243-3911 FAX N/A S16 Construction product data a industry sector code: B detailed product description: Construction Title: phase- one Construction of oyashirazu and another tunnels on the hokuriku expressway; site: from oaza-tonami to oaza- ichiburi, omi- machi, nishikubiki-gun, Niigata-ken; summary: this project involves road and earth work, centering on 1,532 meters of tunneling at two sites; total length: 1,593 meters; width: 8. 5 meters X 1 at the tunnel portion; earth work volume: 110,000 cubic meters; tunneling at two sites: 1,532 meters; main materials to be used: 11,100 cubic meters of concrete, 80 tons of reinforcing steel; Construction period: 780 days (winter recess for earth work: jan. 5 to mar. 5). 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, May 12, 1995. Bid documents must be obtained directly from the submitting agency, not from U.S. Embassy. Payment in yen. A issuing agency: Niigata 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, May 12, 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: 13:30 pm, jun. 29, 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 Niigata Construction Bureau: 1) firms that do not fall under article 4 of the Contract regulations of Japan Highway Public Corporation; 2) consortia comprised of two firms pre- qualified for open competitive tendering on road and earth work by the Niigata Construction Bureau for fy 93/94; 3) all consortium member firms must have -- in the past five years (since 1990) as the main contractor -- actually carried out Construction of a tunnel of at least one kilometer length and at least 50 square meters 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; 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 qualified field representative or as qualified chief engineer or engineering supervisor in the past five years (since 1990); 5) firms not suspended from designation in no. 3 zone by the Japan Highway Public Corporation; 6) firms that can present an adequate plan for tunneling; 7) every consortium 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 8) 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 TC338.. (0096)

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