Kotaro Hashimoto, Director-General, Kinki Regional Construction Bureau (Moc), 1-5-44 Otemae, Chuo-Ku, Osaka-Shi 540

99 -- JAPAN: SOL KENSETSU KOGYO SHIMBUN: 01/12/95 PG. 14. DUE 150095 POC Tel 81/6/942-1141 S1622 tunnel Construction opening time and date 15:00, mar. 16, 1995. Open 1) Construction Title Construction of a tunnel for the otsu flood control channel at N0 1 site; 2) site: hotarudani to 1-chome-chisaki kokubu, otsu-Shi, shiga- ken; 3) summary a) overall work: Construction length 1,526 meters; tunneling - the slurry-pressure shield tunneling method, outer diameter 12 6 meters, length 1,115 meters; tunneling - ''natm'' method, inner Section area approx 113 square meters, length 411 meters; and B) work at this time tunneling - the slurry- pressure shield tunneling method, 640 meters; excavation - outer diameter of the slurry-pressure shield 12 6 meters, earth cover breadth 13 to 22 meters, length 640 meters; primary lining - reinforced concrete segments, 640 meters; 4) Construction period approx. 40 months; 5) main materials to be used one slurry-pressure shield tunneling machine of 12 6 meters outer diameter, 533 rings of reinforced oncrete shield segments of 120 centimeters breadth; 6) deadline for submission of application forms/related documents for qualification screening 16:30, jan. 27, 1995; 7) contact for tender documents contract division, Kinki Regional Construction Bureau, ministry of Construction, 1-5-44 Otemae, Chuo-Ku, Osaka-Shi 540 eligible tender participants 1) designated consortia pre-qualified by the Director of the Kinki Regional Construction Bureau and comprised of firms that meet the following criteria a) firms that do not fall under articles 70 and 71 of the cabinet order concerning budget, auditing, and accounting; B) firms qualified for open competitive tendering on Public works by the Kinki Regional Construction Bureau; C) 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; D) firms not undergoing bankruptcy procedures; e) firms that have -- since 1989 as the main contractor -- actually carried out and completed Construction of tunnels of at least 6 meters outer diameter and at least 500 meters length, using the closed-type shield tunneling method, and of at least 60 square meters inner Section area and at least 200 meters length, using the ''natm'' method note: only Construction projects in which bidder has had a 30 percent or greater share are eligible for consideration; F) firms not currently suspended from designation by the Director of the Kinki Regional Construction Bureau; and G) firms not related by capital or personnel to the contractors involved in this Project; 2) designated consortia that meet the following criteria a) have -- since 1989 as the main contractor -- actually carried out and completed Construction of tunnels of at least 8 meters outer diameter and at least 500 meters length, using the closed-type shield tunneling method, and of at least 80 square meters inner Section area and at least 200 meters length, using the ''natm'' method note: only Construction projects in which bidder has had a 30 percent or greater share are eligible for consideration; and B) can assign to the Construction site a full-time Chief engineer or engineering supervisor who meets the following criteria (1) is qualified as a certified first-class Construction supervisor or equivalent or higher; (2) has -- since 1984 as the main contractor -- had experience of having constructed and completed a tunnel of at least 8 meters outer diameter and at least 500 meters length, using the closed-type shield tunneling method; and (3) in the case of engineering supervisor, is qualified to supervise designated Construction works; and 3) in a ''natm'' tunneling Project separately scheduled for a negotiated contract, can assign to the Construction site a full-time Chief engineer or engineer ing supervisor who meets the following criteria a) is qualified as a certified first-class Construction supervisor or equivalent or higher; B) has -- since 1984 as the main contractor --had experience of having constructed and completed a tunnel of at least 80 square meters inner Section area and at least 200 meters length, using the ''natm'' method; and C) in the case of engineering supervisor, is qualified to supervise designated Construction works bid documents must be obtained directly from the submitting agency, not from U S. Embassy date of publication in ''kensetsu kogyo shimbun'' 011295. 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 TC0266.. (0023)

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