Masakazu Kawase, Director-General, Sapporo Construction Bureau, Japan Highway Public, Corporation, Kita 4-Jo, Nishi 5-1-3, Chuo-Ku, Sapporo-Shi, Hokkaido 060

99 -- JAPAN: SOL KENSETSU KOGYO SHIMBUN: 01/10/95 PG. 5. DUE 140095 POC Tel 81/11/242-2168 S1611 Construction of Expressway opening time and date 14:00, feb. 18, 1995. Open 1) Construction Title Construction of the takinoue Section on the trans-Hokkaido Expressway; 2) site from takinoue to momijiyama, yubari-Shi, Hokkaido; 3) summary this project involves Construction of a tentatively-set two-lane Highway of 3,817 meters in length, including cut and fill earth work (earth work volume 583,000 cubic meters), excavation of a tunnel (at one site, 276 meters in length), and substructure work of a bridge (at two sites, 86 meters); total length 3,817 meters; width - Highway portion 12 0 meters, bridge portion 10. 0 meters, tunnel portion 9 5 mbters; earth work volume 583,000 cubic meters; tunnel at one site, 276 meters; bridge - substructure work only at two sites, 86 meters, 3 abutments, 2 piers, viaduct at one site; and cross structure -- culvert boxes at nine sites, culvert pipes at three sites, culvert arches at two sites; 4) Construction period 1,050 days (winter recess nov. 16 to apr 15); 5) main materials to be used: 21,000 cubic meters of concrete, 1,400 tons of reinforcing steel; 6) documents for qualification screening 16:00, jan. 20, 1995; 7) contact for Tender documents contract Division, procurement and right-of-way Department, Sapporo Construction Bureau, Japan Highway Public Corporation, Kita 4-Jo, Nishi 5-1-3, Chuo-Ku, Sapporo- Shi, Hokkaido 060 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 Sapporo 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 Sapporo Construction Bureau of Japan Highway Public Corporation for fy 93/94, and 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 0 2 kilometer extension and at least 50 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, and in the case of a consortium, all member firms must have a similar experience; 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 or as chief engineer or engineering supervisor, has constructed a tunnel by the '' natm'' method; 5) firms not suspended from designation in no 1 zone by Japan Highway Public Corporation; 6) in the case of a consortium, each member firm must satisfy 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 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 greatest 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 7) 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 ko gyo 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 TC0252.. (0013)

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