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: Construction of internal structures of the nanko tunnel, Port of osaka; site: chuotottei-chisaki, Kaigan-Dori, minato-Ku, osaka-Shi; summary: to construct concrete roadbeds, dividing Walls, guards' passageway, drainage, joint finished plates, and auxiliary facilities, to repair caisson openings, and to conduct subsidiary work at the nanko tunnel (approx. 1,030 meters in length); Construction period: approx. 16 months (480 days); main materials to be used: ready mixed concrete, approx. 5,950 cubic meters; reinforcing steel, approx. 88 tons; dividing wall panels, approx. 10,700 square meters; finished steel plates, approx. 48 tons; calcium silicate boards, approx. 920 square meters; interior boards, approx. 3,700 square meters; curbing Stone, approx. 3,400 pieces. 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: 14:00 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 civil engineering work by the Third District Port Construction Bureau; 3) firms that score at least 1,350 points in civil engineering 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 internal structures of a submerged caisson tunnel as part of civil engineering work after installation of caissons; 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; and 6) 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 TC417. Please note: All correspondence with the Awarding Authority and/or the Procuring Agency MUST be in Japanese.. (0165)

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