Supplies Division, First District Port Construction Bureau, Ministry of Transport, 1-332 Hakusan-Ura, Niigata-Shi 951, Japan

99 -- JAPAN: POC Tel 81/25/265-7777 FAX N/A S16 Construction product data a industry sector code: B detailed product description: Construction Title: phase- two Construction of shibata river flood control channel at Niigata East Port; site: 3, 4-chome higashi-ko, seiro-cho, kita-kanbara-gun, Niigata-ken; summary: earth work: excavation approx. 136,000 cubic meters; covering work: covering rubble approx. 3,000 cubic meters; sheet pile work: steel sheet piles approx. 80 sheets; pipe pile work: steel pipe piles approx. 30 pipes; back-filling work: back- filling rubble approx. 5,200 cubic meters; grass-covering work: grass cover approx. 5,200 square meters; temporary work: temporary sheet piles approx. 1,600 sheets; main structure work: steel sheet piles approx. 1,600 sheets, steel bars approx. 45 tons, steel pipe piles approx. 40 pipes, concrete approx. 200 cubic meters, blocks such as piled block structures approx. 1,000 blocks; drainage work: excavation: approx. 1,000 cubic meters, side gutter approx. 150 meters; superstructure work: concrete approx. 600 cubic meters, steel bars approx. 20 tons; manufacture of piled block structures: several types approx. 600 blocks, steel pipes approx. 1,000 piles, concrete approx. 1,500 cubic meters, steel bars approx. 110 tons; Construction period: approx. 22 months; main materials to be used: concrete approx. 2,300 cubic meters, steel sheet piles approx. 1,700 sheets, steel pipe piles approx. 70 pipes, steel bars approx. 175 tons. 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: apr. 27, 1995. Bid documents must be obtained directly from the submitting agency, not from U.S. Embassy. Payment in yen. A issuing agency: First District Port Construction Bureau, Ministry of Transport B financing agency: same as above. C price of bid documents: N/a D purchase bid documents by: May 22, 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 tender. I bid deadline: 14:00 pm, June 1, 1995. J other information: '' kensetsu kogyo shimbun'': 4/17/95. 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 Port Construction work by the First District Port Construction Bureau; 3) firms that score at least 1,300 points in Port Construction work in a formula calculated from bidding company' s objective criteria at the time of application for qualification; 4) firms that have -- since 1990 as the main contractor -- actually carried out piling of steel pipes or steel pipe sheets of at least 15 meters length on the sea and placement of concrete blocks, such as wave-breaking blocks, rectangular blocks, piled block structures, etc., Of at least 40 tons per block; 5) 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 engineer in Construction; B) has since 1990 had experience with a Project as described in item (4) above; and C) in the case of engineering supervisor, is qualified to supervise designated Construction works; 6) firms not related by capital or personnel to the contractors involved in this Project; and 7) firms not currently suspended from designation by the director of the First District Port Construction Bureau. This Project is open only to pre-qualified consortia as separately announced. Post remarks Post contact/prepared by haomori approved by vtran Please send a copy of your response to: Commercial Officer (FCS TOP), American Embassy, Tokyo, Unit 45004, APO Ap 96337, Refer to TC355.. (0108)

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