Yoshio Matsuda, Director-General, Chubu Regional Construction Bureau (Moc), 2-5-1 Sannomaru, Naka-Ku, Nagoya-Shi 460

99 -- JAPAN: SOL KENSETSU KOGYO SHIMBUN: 01/05/95 PG. 2. DUE 150095 POC Tel 81/52/962-6311 X2521 S1623 Construction of underground utility duct Opening time and date 15:00, feb. 28, 1995. Open 1) Construction Title Construction of obu underground utility duct on route 302 for fy ' 94; 2) site kyowa- cho, obu-Shi, aichi-ken; 3) summary a) type of structure three culverts; B) Construction 304 meters in length; C) open-cut width 9 25 meters; and D) open-cut height 10 1 meters; 4) Construction period: approx. 13 months (400 days); 5) main materials to be used approx. 3,900 cubic meters of concrete, approx 360 tons of reinforcing steel; 6) deadline for submission of application forms/related documents for qualification 8CREENING 16:00, jan. 17, 1995; 7) contact for Tender documents contract Division, General Affairs Department, Chubu Regional Construction Bureau, ministry of Construction, 2-5-1 Sannomaru, Naka-Ku, Nagoya-Shi 460 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 Public works by the Chubu Regional Construction Bureau; 3) firms that score 1,000 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 1988 as the main contractor -- actually carried out Construction of an underground utility duct of at least 7 5 meters in height, 7 meters in breadth, and 100 meters in length, using the open-cut method 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 1988 as the main contractor -- constructed an underground utility duct of at least 7 5 meters in height, 7 meters in breadth, and 100 meters in length, with earth-retaining Walls, using the open-cut method; and C) in the case of engineering supervisor, is qualified to supervise designated Construction works; 7) firms not currently suspended from designation by the Director of the Chubu Regional Construction 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'' 010595. 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 TC0239.. (0009)

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