Social Insurance Management Division, Social Welfare, Bureau, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, 2-8-1 Nishi-, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo 163-01, Japan

Y -- JAPAN: S16 CONSTRUCTION POC Tel 81/3/5320-4186 FAX N/A product data a Industry sector code: B detailed product description: construction Title: phase-one reconstruction of the Social Insurance kamata General hospital; site: 2-35-1 minami-kamata, ota-Ku, Tokyo; summary: use of building: hospital facility; structure and number of stories: steel-framed reinforced concrete construction, two stories below ground, six stories above ground; penthouse, one story; size: building area, 3,529 square meters; total floor area, 19,793 square meters; site area, 7,150 square meters; work: this project involves construction of a hospital, including demolition of the existing hospital (reinforced concrete construction, one story below ground, five stories above ground; total floor area, approx. 5,800 square meters); work procured at this time is made up of temporary work, earth work (soil cutting), and foundation work (on-site concrete piling); facilities are scheduled to be procured separately; construction period: approx. Seven months or 210 days (overall period, 52 months); main materials to be used: concrete, 25,600 cubic meters; steel frame, 1,600 tons; reinforcing steel, 2,300 tons; glass, 1,800 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: 17:00 pm, aug. 1, 1995. Bid documents must be obtained directly from the procuring Agency, not from U.S. Embassy. Payment in yen. A issuing Agency: Social Welfare Bureau, Tokyo Metropolitan Government B financing Agency: same as above. C price of bid documents: N/ a D purchase bid documents by: 16:30 pm, aug. 22, 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, aug. 31, 1995. J other information: '' kensetsu kogyo shimbun'': 7/21/95. Eligible Tender participants must be consortia comprised of three pre-qualified firms that meet the following criteria: 1) do not fall under articles 70 and 71 of the cabinet order concerning budget, auditing, and Accounting; 2) have not presented falsified documents for pre-qualification application; 3) do not have extremely bad business operations or creditworthiness; 4) are pre-qualified for open competitive bidding on building work by the Social Insurance Management Division, Social Welfare Bureau, Tokyo Metropolitan Government; 5) have a score of at least 1,500 points in a formula for open competitive bidder's qualification; firms that have their fy 1994 pre- qualification valid until March 31, 1997 should be assigned 1,100 points for fy 1995; 6) are not undergoing bankruptcy procedures; 7) in the case of consortium's representative, has -- since April 1990, as the main contractor -- carried out the same type of work, excluding ongoing projects, that meets the following criteria: a) use of building: hospital facility; B) structure and number of stories: reinforced concrete or steel-framed reinforced concrete construction, at least three stories above ground, one story below ground; C) size: total floor area, at least 10,000 square meters; and D) earth retaining using soil cement mix column-type Walls. Note: other member firms are subject to only (a) and (B) above; (D) can be met from other building work; and only construction projects in which bidders have had a 20 percent or greater share are eligible for consideration; 8) are not currently suspended from designation by the director of the Accounting Division, General Affairs Department, Social Insurance Agency; 9) are not related by capital or personnel to the Contractors involved in this project; and 10) in the case of consortium, 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 architect; B) has, since April 1990, had experience with a project as described in item (7) above; and C) in the case of Engineering supervisor, is qualified to supervise designated construction work. This project is open only to designated consortia as separately announced. 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 TC484. Please note: All correspondence with the Awarding Authority and/or the Procuring Agency MUST be in Japanese.. (0209)

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