Contract Division, General Affairs Department, Chugoku, Regional Construction Bureau, Ministry of Construction, 6-30 Kami-Hatchobori, Naka-Ku, Hiroshima-Shi 730, Japan

Y -- JAPAN: S16 CONSTRUCTION POC Tel 81/82/221-9231 X2512 FAX N/A product data a Industry sector code: B detailed product description: Construction Title: Construction of superstructure of the second asai bridge; site: sekigane-Cho, tohaku-gun, tottori-ken; summary: length of bridge, 330.0 meters (198.0 meters + 132.0 meters); style of bridge: three-span continuous + two-span continuous truss bridge; (65.3 meters + 66.0 meters + 65.3 meters) + (65.3 meters + 65.3 meters); manufacture at factory, approx. 920 tons; Transport, approx. 920 tons; Construction (by the traveler crane bent method), approx. 92O tons; Construction period: approx. 16 months; main materials to be used: steel, approx. 92O 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: 17:00 pm, July 31, 1995. Bid documents must be obtained directly from the procuring Agency, not from U.S. Embassy. Payment in yen. A issuing Agency: Chugoku Regional Construction Bureau, Ministry of Construction B financing Agency: same as above. C price of bid documents: N/ a D purchase bid documents by: 16:00 pm, aug. 28, 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 am, sep. 6, 1995. J other information: '' kensetsu kogyo shimbun'': 7/20/95. 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 steel superstructure work by the Chugoku Regional Construction Bureau; 3) firms not undergoing bankruptcy procedures; 4) firms that have, since 1990, manufactured and constructed continuous truss of at least 50 meters in maximum span length as superstructure of a steel bridge, using the traveler crane bent method. Note: only Construction projects in which bidders have had a 20 percent or greater share of involvement are eligible for consideration; 5) firms 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 1985, as the main contractor -- had on-site 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; 6) firms not currently suspended from designation by the director of the Chugoku Regional Construction Bureau; and 7) firms not related by capital or personnel to the Contractors involved in 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 TC482. Please note: All correspondence with the Awarding Authority and/or the Procuring Agency MUST be in Japanese.. (0209)

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