Tsugito Hatano, Director-General, Niigata Construction Bureau, Japan Highway Public, Corporation, 1-1 Tenjin, Niigata-

99 -- JAPAN: SOL KENSETSU KOGYO SHIMBUN: 01/10/95 PG. 5. DUE 133095 POC Tel 81/25/243-3911 S1622 Construction of tunnel opening time and date 13:30, mar. 28, 1995. Open 1) Construction Title phase-one Construction of the johana tunnel on the tokai-hokuriku expressway; 2) site from 26-son iriaichi, oaza-ueda-gai to oaza-takahata, johana-machi, tonami-gun, toyama-Ken; 3) summary this project is to construct a Highway (tentatively two-lane) of 1,918 meters in length (earth work volume approx 243,000 cubic meters), mainly involving excavation of a tunnel (at one site, 1,217 meters); total length 1,918 meters; width - Highway portion 13 0 meters, tunnel portion 9 5 meters; earth work volume 243,000 cubic meters; tunnel at one site - T,217 meters; cross structure - culvert boxes at two sites; and substructure work for bridge - substructure work only for viaduct Highway at one site; 4) Construction period 720 days (winter recess dec. 30 to mar. 9); 5) main materials to be used 12,100 cubic meters of concrete, 324 tons of reinforcing steel; 6) deadline for submission of application forms/related documents for qualification screening 16:00, feb. 9, 1995; 7) contact for Tender documents contract division, procurement and right-of- way department, Niigata Construction Bureau, Japan Highway Public Corporation, 1-1 Tenjin, Niigata-Shi 950 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 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 of Japan Highway Public Corporation for fy 93/94; 3) all member firms must have-- in the past five years (since 1989) as the main contractor--actually carried out Construction of a tunnel of at least 1 0 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; 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 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 5 zone by Japan Highway Public Corporation; 6) firms that can present an adequate plan for tunneling; 7) 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 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 Shi, Niigata-Ken 950 Please send a copy of your response to: Commercial Section (FCS TOP), American Embassy, Tokyo, Unit 45004, APO Ap 96337, Refer to TC0255.. (0013)

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