Contract Division, General Affairs Department, Chubu Regional Construction Bureau, Ministry of Construction, 2-5-1 Sannomaru, Naka-Ku, Nagoya-Shi 460, Japan

99 -- JAPAN: POC Tel 81/52/962-6311 X2521 FAX N/A S16 Construction product data a industry sector code: B detailed product description: Construction Title: Construction of the toyoyama multi-purpose utility duct on route 41 meino expressway for fy 95; site: from shinnuma- cho, kita-Ku, Nagoya-Shi to toyoba, toyoyama-cho, nishi- kasugai-gun, aichi-ken; summary: main structure of utility duct: 531.7 meters in length; style of structure: two- tunnel utility duct of 2.25 meters width and 3.3 meters height, and 1.75 meters width and 3.3 meters height; foundation: seven sets from point no. 23 to no. 27; style of foundation: 12 sets of cast-in-site piles of 1.5 to 2.0 meters diameter and 10.5 to 20.5 meters length; underground continuous wall foundation: 12 steel sheets of 13 to 22 meters length; temporary work: one set of earth retaining work of nine to 15 meters depth and approx. Six meters breadth; Construction period: approx. 22 months (670 days); main materials to be used: concrete 16,100 cubic meters, reinforcing steel 1,250 tons, temporary beams 5,600 tons, covering plates 3,900 square meters. C product specifications/technical data: N/a D quantity: N/a e U.S. dollar value: N/a F other information: N/a response data a response language: Japanese. B best way to respond: letter. C from manufacturers only: N/a D information desired from U.S. firm: N/a e primary buying factor: the lowest bid within the estimated price range. F other information: pre-screening required to be eligible for bidding. Pre-screening deadline: 16:00 pm, apr. 17, 1995. Bid documents must be obtained directly from the submitting agency, not from U.S. Embassy. Payment in yen. A issuing agency: Chubu Regional Construction Bureau, Ministry of Construction B financing agency: N/a C price of bid documents: N/a D purchase bid documents by: May 18, 1995. E tender number required in all communications: N/a F performance bonds required: not required. G closed procurement procedure: N/a H bidding procedures: open competitive bidding. I bid deadline: 10:00 am, May 31, 1995. J other information: '' kensetsu kogyo shimbun'': 4/6/95. 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 pre-qualified for open competitive bidding on civil engineering works by the Chubu Regional Construction Bureau; 3) firms that score at least 1,500 points in civil engineering works 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 1990 as the main contractor -- actually carried out Construction of a multi-purpose utility duct, underground parking lot, or subway of at least 10 meters depth, five meters width, and 100 meters length by the open-cut method, covering road surfaces, in a city area -- within a densely- populated area in the 1990 national census. Note: only Construction projects in which bidder has had a 30 percent or greater share are eligible for review; 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 1990 as the main contractor -- had experience with Construction of a multi-purpose utility duct, underground parking lot, or subway of at least 10 meters depth, five meters width, and 100 meters length by the open-cut method, using earth- retaining wall and covering road surfaces on a currently- used road in a city area -- within a densely-populated area in the 1990 national census; C) has had experience with Construction of a continuous underground wall foundation of at least 15 meters length; and D) 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 Chubu Regional Construction Bureau; and 8) firms not related by capital or personnel to the contractors involved in this project. Post remarks Post contact/prepared by haomori approved by gtaevs Please send a copy of your response to: Commercial Officer (FCS TOP), American Embassy, Tokyo, Unit 45004, APO Ap 96337, Refer to TC344.. (0097)

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