Daisuke Takahashi, Director-General, Shizuoka Construction Bureau, Japan Highway Public, Corporation, 11-30 Miyuki-Cho, Shizuoka-Shi, Shizuoka-Ken 420

99 -- JAPAN: SOL KENSETSU KOGYO SHIMBUN: 01/10/95 PG. 3. DUE 140095 POC Tel 81/54/272-4881 S1622 Construction of tunnel opening time and date 14:00, mar. 28, 1995. Open 1) Construction Title Construction of nihonzaka tunnel East Section on the tomei Expressway (improvement); 2) site kosaka, Shizuoka-Shi, Shizuoka-Ken; 3) summary: this project is to construct a three-lane Highway Section bxtending 1,980 meters (earth work volume 240,000 cubic meters), mainly involving tunneling (at one site, 1,018 meters in length, excavation volume 142,000 cubic meters); total length 1,980 meters; width - Highway portion 15 50 meters, tunnel portion 12.75 meters; earth work volume 240,000 cubic meters; tunnel - at one site, 1,018 meters; and cross structure - culvert boxes at four sites, culvert pipe at one site; 4) Construction period 870 days; 5) main materials to be used 28,400 cubic meters of concrete, 270 tons of steel, 150 tons of asphalt compounds, 570 meters of guard Rail; 6) deadline for submission of application forms/related documents for qualification screening 16:00, feb. 9, 1995; 7) contact for Tender documents General Affairs Division, Shizuoka Construction Bureau, Japan Highway Public Corporation, 11-30 Miyuki-Cho, Shizuoka-Shi, Shizuoka-Ken 420 eligible Tender participants firms qualified to participate in this project's bidding must satisfy all of the following conditions and have their qualifications for this project's bidding screened and confirmed by the Director of the Shizuoka 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 Public works by the Tokyo first Construction Bureau of Japan Highway Public Corporation for fy 93/94, and in the case of consortia, consortia comprised of two firms that have the same qualifications; 3) firms that have -- in the past five years (since 1989) at the main contractor -- actually carried out Construction of a Highway tunnel of at least 1 kilometer extension and at least 50 square meters designed inner Section by the ''natm'' and, as the main contractor, of a Highway tunnel of at least 70 square meters designed inner Section by the '' natm'' method in the case of consortium, each member firm must have -- in the past five years (since 1989) as the main contractor -- actually carried out Construction of a Highway tunnel of at least 1 kilometer extension and at least 50 square meters designed inner Section by the ''natm'' method, and either or both member firms must have as the main contractor actually carried out Construction of a Highway tunnel of at least 70 square meters 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 consideration; 4) firms that can assign to the Construction site a field Representative and a full-time chief engineer or engineering supervisor who meet the following criteria in the past five years (since 1989) as field Representative and as chief engineer or engineering supervisor, has constructed a tunnel by the ''natm'' method; 5) firms not suspended from designation in no 3 zone by Japan Highway Public Corporation at deadline dates for qualification screening and bid opening; 6) firms that can present an adequate plan for the tunneling work; 7) in the case of consortium, each member firm must satisfy the following criteria a) has been in operation for at least five ykars in qualified business under the Construction business law; B) can assign to the Construction site a full- time engineering supervisor qualified for this project under the Construction business law or a full-time nationally-licensed chief engineer; and C) has an at least 30 percent share of involvement, and the Representative firm must have the greate st share firms pre-qualified 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 (see Tender documents for details). Bid documents must be obtained directly from the submitting agency, not from U S. Embassy. Date of publication in ''kensetsu kogyo shimbun'' 011095. 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 TC0250.. (0013)

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