Supplies Division, Third District Port Construction, Bureau, Ministry of Transport, Kaigan-Dori, Chuo-Ku, Kobe-Shi 650, Japan

Y -- JAPAN: S16 CONSTRUCTION POC Tel 81/78/391-7577 FAX N/A product data a industry sector code: B detailed product description: Construction Title: phase-two Construction of breakwater in the aga area, Port of kure; site: 8- chome-chisaki aga-minami, kure-Shi; summary: manufacture and installation of steel pipe piles (1,200 to 1,300 millimeters in diameter, 12 to 18 millimeters in thickness, 72.5 to 75.5 meters in length), 152 piles; installation of curtain blocks, 100 pieces; connection of pile heads, one set; concreting of superstructure, 4,000 cubic meters; electric protection work, one set; Construction period: approx. 11 months (330 days); main materials to be used: steel pipe piles, 152 piles (1,200 to 1,300 millimeters in diameter, 12 to 18 millimeters in thickness, 72.5 to 75.5 meters in length); steel plates, approx. 160 tons; H-shaped steel, approx. 300 tons; reinforcing steel, approx. 190 tons; concrete, approx. 4,000 cubic meters; joint fillers (resin foams), approx. 1,200 square meters. C product specifications/technical data: N/a (not available) 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 is required to be eligible for bidding. Pre-screening deadline: June 22, 1995. Bid documents must be obtained directly from the procuring agency, not from U.S. Embassy. Payment in yen. A issuing agency: Third 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: July 17, 1995. E tender number required in all communications: N/a F performance bonds required: not required. G closed procurement procedure: no. H bidding procedures: open competitive tender. I bid deadline: 14:30 pm, July 25, 1995. J other information: ''kensetsu kogyo shimbun'': 6/9/95. 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 Port Construction work by the Third 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 constructed steel pipe piles or steel pipe sheet piles of at least 1,000 millimeters in diameter and 30 meters in length on the sea in a Port Construction project; 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 building work); B) has, since 1990, had experience with a project as described in item (4) above as field representative, chief engineer, or engineering supervisor; and C) in the case of engineering supervisor, is qualified to supervise designated Construction work; 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 Third 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 gtaevs/cdukelow Please send a copy of your response to: Commercial Officer (FCS TOP), American Embassy, Tokyo, Unit 45004, APO Ap 96337, Refer to TC418. Please note: All correspondence with the Awarding Authority and/or the Procuring Agency MUST be in Japanese.. (0165)

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