Contract Division, General Affairs Department, Kyushu, Regional Construction Bureau, Ministry of Construction, 2-10-7 Hakataeki-Higashi, Hakata-Ku, Fukuoka-Shi 812, Japan

Y -- JAPAN: S16 CONSTRUCTION POC Tel 81/92/471-6331 X2513, 2526 FAX N/A product data a Industry sector code: B detailed product description: Construction Title: Construction of the fourth kitagawa tunnel on route 326 in miyazaki; site: oaza-kawauchimyo, kitagawa-Cho, Higashi- usuki-gun, miyazaki-ken; summary: length of Construction, 297 meters; inner Section area, 71.4 square meters; tunneling method: natm; Construction period: 530 days; main materials to be used: tunnel support, approx. 100 tons; concrete, approx. 2,000 cubic meters; rock bolts, 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: 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: Kyushu Regional Construction Bureau, Ministry of Construction B financing Agency: same as above. C price of bid documents: N/ a D purchase bid documents by: aug. 31, 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: 16:00 pm, sep. 11, 1995. J other information: ''kensetsu kogyo shimbun'': 7/21/95. 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 Kyushu Regional Construction Bureau; 3) firms that score at least 1,500 points 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, constructed a highway tunnel of at least 60 square meters in inner Section area and 200 meters in length, using the natm method. Note: only Construction projects in which bidders have had a 20 percent or greater share of involvement 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 Construction supervisor or equivalent or higher; B) has, since 1985, had experience with a project as described in item (5) above; and C) in the case of Engineering supervisor, is qualified to supervise designated Construction work; 7) firms not currently suspended from designation by the director of the Kyushu Regional Construction Bureau; and 8) 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 TC487. Please note: All correspondence with the Awarding Authority and/or the Procuring Agency MUST be in Japanese.. (0209)

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