General Affairs Division, Building Department, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, 1-3-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 100-90, Japan

Y -- JAPAN: S16 CONSTRUCTION POC Tel 81/3/3504-4301 FAX 81/3/3580-6657 product data a industry sector code: B detailed product description: construction Title: construction of the niigata teishin hospital building; site: 2-2-8 yachiyo, niigata-shi; summary: site area, approx. 5,700 square meters; structure and size: reinforced concrete, partially steel-framed reinforced concrete, construction; five stories above ground with one- story penthouse; total floor area, approx. 7,500 square meters; use: hospital facility; work: temporary work, earth work, foundation work, steel work, skeleton work, finish work, and other exterior work; construction period: approx. 18 months; main materials to be used: concrete, approx. 6,400 cubic meters; reinforcing steel, approx. 700 tons; sheet glass, approx. 1,000 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 or Fax. 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: 15:00 pm, June 5, 1995. Bid documents must be obtained directly from the submitting agency, not from U.S. Embassy. Payment in yen. A issuing agency: Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications B financing agency: same as above. C price of bid documents: N/a D purchase bid documents by: 17:45 pm, June 30, 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, July 20, 1995 J other information: ''kensetsu kogyo shimbun'': 5/23/95. Eligible tender participants: 1) designated consortia 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 pre-qualified for open competitive bidding for fy 95/96 by this Ministry's building Department and that score at least 1,450 points in building work in a formula calculated from bidding company's objective criteria; C) firms that can assign to the construction site a full-time chief engineer nationally licensed for building work under the construction business law, excluding the representative firm of a consortium; D) firms not currently suspended from designation by this Ministry in the area of the shinetsu regional Bureau of postal services; e) firms not related by capital or personnel to the contractors involved in this project; F) the representative firm of a consortium must have -- since 1985 as the main contractor -- actually constructed a building that meets the following criteria (excluding reconstruction and a project under construction): (1) hospital of at least 6,000 square meters total floor area; (2) hospital with at least 40 beds; (3) hospital which includes internal Department, surgical Department, obstetrics and gynecology, and Central clinical Department; (4) in the case of multi-purpose building, hospital portion must occupy at least 6,000 square meters total floor area or half of the total floor area of the building; and (5) in the case of consortium project, only projects in which bidder has participated as its representative firm are eligible for review; G) consortium member firms, excluding its representative, must have -- since 1985 as the main contractor -- constructed a building that meets the following criteria (excluding reconstruction and a project under construction): (1) hospital of at least 3,000 square meters total floor area; (2) hospital which includes Central clinical Department; (3) in the case of multi-purpose building, hospital portion must occupy at least 3,000 square meters total floor area or half of the total floor area of the building; and (4) in the case of consortium project, only projects in which bidder has had a 30 percent or greater share of involvement are eligible for review; H) the representative firm of a consortium must be able to assign to the construction site a full-time chief engineer or construction supervisor who meets the following criteria: (1) is qualified as a certified first-class construction supervisor under the construction business law or as a certified first-class architect under the architects law; (2) has -- as chief engineer or engineering supervisor -- at least one year of experience with construction of a hospital (with Central clinical Department) of at least 2,000 square meters total floor area, or has since 1985 had at least one year of similar experience; and (3) in the case of engineering supervisor, is qualified to supervise designated construction work; 2) number of consortium member firms: two firms; 3) method of organization: to be voluntarily organized; 4) ratio of involvement: every member firm must have at least six tenths of an equally divided share (30 percent) of involvement; 5) the representative firm of a consortium must have the greatest share of involvement; 6) bidding consortium is valid only from its designation to the date of approval by the procurer after completion of the contracted project, and for nonwinners, from its designation to the time of signing of this contract; 7) Title of consortium: ''consortium for new construction of the niigata teishin hospital building''; and 8) method of consortium agreement: to be conducted by the style of ''consortium agreement,'' as separately specified by this Ministry. 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 TC394. Please note: All correspondence with the Awarding Authority and/or the Procuring Agency MUST be in Japanese.. (0145)

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