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

99 -- JAPAN: SOL KENSETSU KOGYO SHIMBUN: 02/20/95 PG. 9. DUE 113095 POC Tel 81/6/942-1141 S1622 Construction of viaduct opening time and date 11:30, mar. 28, 1995. Open 1) Construction Title Construction of the substructure for the West Section of the muroyama viaduct on the kobe- nishi bypass; 2) site muroyama-chisaki, myodani-cho, tarumi-Ku, kobe-Shi, hyogo-ken; 3) summary total site length 214 meters; substructure for the viaduct open caisson foundation, one set, 17 5 meters length; wall- type pier, one set, with pile foundation; foundation for steel pier, one set, with pile foundation; inverted ''T''- type abutment, one set, with pile foundation; area of excavation 143 square meters; retaining Walls inverted ''T''-type retaining Walls 30 meters with pile foundation; box-type retaining Walls 66 meters with pile foundation; 4) Construction period approx. 12 months; 5) main materials to be used 9,590 cubic meters of concrete, 640 tons of reinforcing steel; 6) deadline for submission of application forms/related documents for qualification screening 16:30, feb. 27, 1995; 7) contact for Tender documents contract Division, General Affairs department, Kinki Regional Construction Bureau, ministry of Construction, 1-5-44 Otemae, Chuo-Ku, Osaka-Shi 540 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 Kinki 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 1989 as the main contractor -- actually constructed for a structural foundation an open caisson of at least 10 meters length, excluding temporary Walls, and 110 square meters excavation area 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 1984 as the main contractor -- had experience with Construction of a similar Project; 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 Kinki 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'' 022095. 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 TC0310.. (0054)

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