First Contract Section, Contract Division, General, Affairs Department, Kyushu Regional Construction, Bureau, Ministry of Construction, 2-10-7 Hakataeki-Higashi, Hakata-Ku, Fukuoka-Shi 812, Japan

Y -- JAPAN: S16 CONSTRUCTION POC Tel 81/92/471-6331 FAX NOT AVAILABLE. product data a industry sector code: B detailed product description: Construction Title: Construction of the myoken tunnel at no. 2 site on route 3 in kumamoto; site: nakatomidaira-chinai, myoken-machi, yatsushiro-Shi, kumamoto-ken; summary: length of Construction at this time, 416 meters (overall length, 717 meters); area of inner Section, 75. 9 square meters; Construction period: 570 days; main materials to be used: timbering, approx. 340 tons; concrete, approx. 6, 700 cubic meters; rock bolts, approx. 9,700 pieces. C product specifications/technical data: not available. D quantity: not available. E U.S. dollar value: not available. F other information: not available. Response data a response language: Japanese. B best way to respond: letter. C from manufacturers only: not available. D information desired from U.S. firm: not available. E primary buying factor: the lowest bid within the estimated price range. F other information: pre-screening is required to be eligible for bidding. Pre-screening deadline: 17:00 pm, June 12, 1995. Bid documents must be obtained directly from the procuring agency, not from U.S. Embassy. Payment in yen. A issuing agency: Kyushu Regional Construction Bureau, Ministry of Construction B financing agency: same as above. C price of bid documents: not available. D purchase bid documents by: July 13, 1995. E Tender number required in all communications: not available. F performance bonds required: not required. G closed procurement procedure: no. H bidding procedures: open competitive Tender. I bid deadline: 15:00 pm, July 24, 1995. J other information: ''kensetsu kogyo shimbun'': 6/1/95. Eligible Tender participants must be: 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 work by the Kyushu Regional Construction Bureau; 3) firms that score at least 1,500 points in civil engineering work 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 constructed a highway tunnel of at least 60 square meters inner Section area and 300 meters in length, using the ''natm'' tunneling method. Note: only Construction projects in which bidders have had a 20 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 1985, had experience with Construction of a project as described in item (5) above; and C) in the case of engineering supervisor, is qualified to supervise designated Construction work; 7) firms not currently suspended from designation by the director of the Kyushu 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 TC404. Please note: All correspondence with the Awarding Authority and/or the Procuring Agency MUST be in Japanese.. (0157)

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