Accounting Division, General Affairs Department, Chugoku- Shikoku Regional Agricultural Administration, Office, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and, Fisheries, 1-4-1 Shimoishii, Okayama-Shi 700, Japan

Y -- JAPAN: S16 CONSTRUCTION POC Tel 81/86/224-4511 X2243 FAX N/A product data a industry Sector code: B detailed product description: construction Title: construction of the kodamata dam in the tohaku Agricultural irrigation project; site: oaza-kurasaka, tohaku-cho, tohaku-gun, tottori-ken; summary: first phase (excavation of foundation, treatment of foundation, construction of spillway, etc.) In the two-phase project (construction of central diaphragm zone-type fill dam of 50.0 meters in height of dam, 347.0 meters in length of dam summit, 9.0 meters in breadth of dam summit, 760,000 cubic meters in volume of dam); construction period: approx. 40 months (overall, 76 months); main materials to be used: concrete, reinforcing steel, cement. 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, oct. 9, 1995. Bid documents must be obtained directly from the procuring agency, not from U.S. Embassy. Payment in yen. A issuing agency: Chugoku-Shikoku Regional Agricultural Administration Office (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries) B financing agency: same as above. C price of bid documents: N/ a D purchase bid documents by: 16:30 pm, nov. 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: 13:30 pm, nov. 27, 1995. J other information: '' kensetsu kogyo shimbun'': 9/8/95. Eligible Tender participants must be pre-qualified consortia comprised of firms that meet the following criteria: 1) firms pre-qualified for open competitive bidding by the Chugoku-Shikoku Regional Agricultural Administration Office; 2) firms that do not fall under articles 70 and 71 of the cabinet order concerning budget, auditing, and Accountin; 3) firms that score at least 1,500 points in a formula for qualification screening for civil Engineering work; at least one member firm with less than 1,500 points is acceptable if it meets all the other criteria; 4) firms that can assign, to the construction site, a full-time chief engineer or Engineering supervisor who meets the following criteria: a) in the case of chief engineer, is qualified as a certified first-class construction supervisor under the construction business law, or is qualified for construction, Agricultural civil Engineering, or Forestry civil Engineering under the engineers law;and B) in the case of Engineering supervisor, is qualified to supervise designated construction work under the construction business law; 5) firms that have -- since April 1985, as the main contractor -- constructed a fill dam of at least 15 meters in height. Note: only construction projects in which bidders have had a 20 percent or greater share are eligible for consideration; 6) firms not currently suspended from designation by the Director of the Chugoku- Shikoku Regional Agricultural Administration Office; 7) firms not related by capital or personnel to the contractors involved in this project; and 8) consortia that meet the following criteria: a) the number of member firms must be three; all members must have an at least 20 percent share of involvement; B) consortia that can carry out this project satisfactorily, based on an adequate plan of action; C) consortium's representative must meet the following criteria: (1) has -- since 1985, as the main contractor -- constructed a fill dam of at least 30 meters in height; and (2) can assign, to the construction site, a full-time chief engineer or Engineering supervisor who has at least five years of experience with construction of a fill dam of at least 30 meters in height; and D) consortium's representative must have a score of at least 1,500 points in a formula for qualification screening for civil Engineering work. Post remarks Post contact/prepared by haomori approved by gtaevs Please send a copy of your response to: Commercial Officer (FCS TOP), American Embassy, Tokyo, Unit 45004, APO Ap 96337, Refer to TC599. Please note: All correspondence with the Awarding Authority and/or the Procuring Agency MUST be in Japanese.. (0254)

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