Contract Division, General Affairs Department, Kanto, Regional Construction Bureau, Ministry of Construction, 1-3-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 100, Japan

Y -- JAPAN: S16 CONSTRUCTION POC Tel 81/3/3211-6261 FAX NOT AVAILABLE. product data a industry sector code: B detailed product description: Construction Title: phase-32 Construction of superstructure of the sakitama bridge; site: niikura-chisaki, wako-Shi, saitama-Ken; summary: three-span continuous, steel floor slab girder bridge: one set, 285 meters for the ''up'' route, span length of 85.5 + 114.0 + 85.5 meters; Construction period: approx. 20 months (610 days); main materials to be used: steel, approx. 1,500 tons. 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: 17:30 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: Kanto Regional Construction Bureau, Ministry of Construction B financing agency: same as above. C price of bid documents: not available. D purchase bid documents by: 16:30 pm, 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: 13:00 pm, July 24, 1995. J other information: ''kensetsu kogyo shimbun'': 6/2/95. 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 steel bridge superstructure work by the Kanto Regional Construction Bureau; 3) firms not undergoing bankruptcy procedures; 4) firms that have -- since April 1, 1990 as the main contractor -- manufactured and constructed a project that meets the following (a) to (e) criteria: a) highway bridge (of at least tl-20) or railway bridge; B) steel bridge, other than steel plate girder bridge and simple box girder bridge; C) span length of at least 55 meters; D) project size of at least 900 tons; and e) launched Construction, or cantilever erection using a traveling crane (the above criteria should refer to the same project). Note: only Construction projects in which bidders have had a 20 percent or greater share are eligible for consideration; 5) firms that can assign during the on-site Construction period 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 April 1, 1985 as the main contractor -- had experience with Construction of a project as described in item (4) above; and C) in the case of engineering supervisor, is qualified to supervise designated Construction work; 6) firms not currently suspended from designation by the director of the Kanto Regional Construction Bureau; and 7) 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 TC410. Please note: All correspondence with the Awarding Authority and/or the Procuring Agency MUST be in Japanese.. (0157)

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