Contract Division, General Affairs Department, Kinki, Regional Construction Bureau, Ministry of Construction, 1-5-44 Otemae, Chuo-Ku, Osaka-Shi 540, Japan

Y -- JAPAN: S16 CONSTRUCTION POC Tel 81/6/942-1141 FAX N/A. product data a industry sector code: B detailed product description: Construction Title: Construction of the kobe Public employment office; site: 1- 3-1 aioi-cho, Chuo-Ku, kobe-Shi; summary: 1) Construction of one Government building: steel-framed reinforced concrete Construction, six stories above ground, one story below ground; building area, 785 square meters; total floor area, 4,627 square meters; 2) demolition of one Government building: reinforced concrete Construction, five stories above ground, one story below ground; total floor area, 3,076 square meters; this project involves Construction work as described in (1) above (excluding a portion of finish work) and demolition work as described in (2) above; use of building: Government facility; site area, 1,101 square meters; Construction period: approx. Nine months; main materials to be used: concrete, approx. 3,500 cubic meters; steel frame, approx. 240 tons; reinforcing steel, approx. 470 tons. 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: 16:30 pm, July 13, 1995. Bid documents must be obtained directly from the procuring agency, not from U.S. Embassy. Payment in yen. A issuing agency: Kinki Regional Construction Bureau, Ministry of Construction B financing agency: same as above. C price of bid documents: N/A. D purchase bid documents by: 17:00 pm, aug. 24, 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, sep. 7, 1995. J other information: '' kensetsu kogyo shimbun'': 7/4/95. 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 building work by the Kinki Regional Construction Bureau; 3) firms that score at least 1,500 points in building 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 -- constructed a Government building made of steel framed reinforced concrete and of at least six stories above ground, one story below ground, and 3,500 square meters in total floor area (hereafter referred to as similar project). 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 building supervisor or equivalent or higher; B) has -- since April 1990, as the main contractor -- had experience with a similar project as described in item (5) above; and C) in the case of engineering supervisor, is qualified to supervise designated Construction work; and 7) firms not currently suspended from designation by the Director of the Kinki Regional Construction Bureau. Note: this project is a re-issue of the tender notice dated dec. 15, 1994, whose procurement has been postponed because of the South hyogo earthquake. Firms that earlier submitted their pre- screening application and bid documents must re-submit them for this project. Post remarks Post Contact/prepared by haomori approved by cdukelow Please send a copy of your response to: Commercial Officer (FCS TOP), American Embassy, Tokyo, Unit 45004, APO Ap 96337, Refer to TC448. Please note: All correspondence with the Awarding Authority and/or the Procuring Agency MUST be in Japanese.. (0188)

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