Accounting Division, General Affairs Department, Hokuriku Regional Agricultural Administration Office, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, 2-2-, 60 Hirosaka, Kanazawa-Shi, Ishikawa-Ken 920, Japan

Y -- JAPAN: S16 CONSTRUCTION POC Tel 81/762/63-2161 X3797 FAX N/A. product data a industry sector code: B detailed product description: Construction Title: Construction of no. 2 drainage tunnel in the itakura Agricultural land conservation project; site: oaza- kamazuka-chinai, itakura-Cho, nakakubiki-gun, niigata-Ken; summary: inner Section, 1.5 to 1.25 meters in radius; hood- type tunnel; 820 meters in length (entrance culvert portion, 14 meters; tunnel portion, 806 meters); Construction period: approx. 830 days; main materials to be used: sprayed concrete, 2,600 cubic meters; steel timbering, 230 tons. C product specifications/Technical data: N/a (not available). 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 is required to be eligible for bidding. Pre-screening deadline: 16:00 pm, July 17, 1995. Bid documents must be obtained directly from the procuring agency, not from U.S. Embassy. Payment in yen. A issuing agency: Hokuriku Regional Agricultural Administration Office, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries B financing agency: same as above. C price of bid documents: N/A. D purchase bid documents by: 16:00 pm, aug. 18, 1995. E tender number required in all communications: N/A. F performance bonds required: not required. G closed procurement procedure: no. H bidding procedures: open competitive tender. I bid deadline: 13:30 pm, aug. 29, 1995. J other information: ''kensetsu kogyo shimbun'': 7/6/95. Eligible tender participants must be: 1) firms that Do not fall under articles 70 and 71 of the cabinet order concerning budget, auditing, and Accounting; 2) firms pre- qualified for open competitive bidding by the Hokuriku Regional Agricultural Administration Office; 3) firms that score at least 1,500 points in civil engineering work in a formula calculated from bidding company's objective criteria at the time of application for qualification; 4) firms that have, since 1985, completed and delivered a tunnel of at most 10 square meters in inner Section area and at least 500 meters in length, taking precautionary measures against inflammable gas. Note: only Construction projects in which bidders have had a 20 percent or greater share are eligible for consideration; 5) firms not currently suspended from designation by the Director of the Hokuriku Regional Agricultural Administration Office; 6) firms not undergoing bankruptcy procedures; 7) 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 under the Construction business law, or is qualified for Construction and Agriculture under the engineers law; B) in the case of engineering supervisor, is qualified to supervise designated Construction work; and C) has, since April 1990, had experience with Construction of a tunnel; 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 cdukelow Please send a copy of your response to: Commercial Officer (FCS TOP), American Embassy, Tokyo, Unit 45004, APO Ap 96337, Refer to TC450. Please note: All correspondence with the Awarding Authority and/or the Procuring Agency MUST be in Japanese.. (0188)

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