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 N/A. product data a Industry sector code: B detailed product description: Construction Title: Construction of superstructure of the tajima overpass; site: tajima-chisaki, urawa-Shi, Saitama-ken; summary: seven-span continuous, unfabricated box-girder bridge, one set; 303.4 meters (span length, 2 X 39.0 meters + 40.2 meters + 67.0 meters + 40.2 meters + 2 X 39.0 meters); y-shaped steel piers, seven sets; Construction period: approx. 19 months; main materials to be used: steel, approx. 3,000 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: 17:30 pm, July 17, 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: N/A. D purchase bid documents by: 16:30 pm, aug. 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: 11:00 am, aug. 28, 1995. J other information: '' kensetsu kogyo shimbun'': 7/7/95. Eligible tender participants must be pre-qualified consortia comprised of firms that meet the following criteria: 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 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 of the following criteria: a) highway bridge (of at least tl-20) or railway bridge; B) style of bridge: steel bridge except for rolled steel-girder bridge and simple box-girder bridge; C) span length: at least 55 meters; and D) size of project: at least 900 tons; above-described (a) to (D) apply to the same project. Note: only Construction projects in which bidders have had a 20 percent or greater share of involvement are eligible for consideration; 5) firms not currently suspended from designation by the director of the Kanto Regional Construction Bureau; 6) firms not related by capital or personnel to the contractors involved in this project; 7) consortia that can assign, to the Construction site, a field representative who has constructed a bridge in a currently-used highway, securing regular traffic flow, as a field representative or chief engineer; and 8) consortia 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 a project as described in item (4) above; and C) in the case of Engineering supervisor, is qualified to supervise designated Construction work. 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 TC453. Please note: All correspondence with the Awarding Authority and/or the Procuring Agency MUST be in Japanese.. (0191)

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