International Procurement Service Counter, Planning Department, NTT Power and Building Facilities Inc., Granparktower, 3-4-1 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106 Japan

61 -- WIND ENERGY CONVERTER SET SOL F9-2 DUE 080697 POC NTT America, Inc. Head Office, 101 Park Avenue, 41st Floor, New York, NY 10178, Telephone (212) 661-0810; also NTT America, Inc. Pacific and Western Division, 700 E. El Camino Real West, Suite #200, Mountain View, CA 94040, Telephone (415) 940-6565. Public outline: The product requested is a Wind Energy Converter set that generates electricity using wind as its energy source. Connects with a business power supply ~~~ and it is a system which supplies the electric power and rate capacity is 250kW. Wind Energy Converter sets consist of a wind generator and include blades and tower, control units, supervisory units, and electrical wiring. (i) Delivery site Separately specify the place(s) in Japan as delivery site(s). (ii) The procurement procedure Referred the procedure of the Track II procurement. (iii) Number of suppliers to be selected Approximately one supplier will be selected. The deadline for receiving application; August 6, 3:00 p.m., 1997. Basic Conditions of Participation; Applicants are allowed to participate in this procurement procedure by itself or jointly with other suppliers. In the case of joint participation, participants have to decide on a representative who will contact NTT Power and Building Facilities Inc. (hereinafter referredto as "NTT Facilities") as every stage, including application, selection and contract negotiations. Although NTT Facilities will contact and negotiate with the chosen representative, all joint participants shall assume every obligation and liability related to this procurement regardless of their status. However, suppliers who fall under any of the following conditions cannot participate in the procurement; suppliers adjudicated to be an incompetent or quasi-incompetent; suppliers adjudicated to be bankrupt, and who have not yet been reinstated; suppliers under arrangement, composition, corporate reorganization, bankruptcy or liquidation proceedings; suppliers who, within the last two years: (a) intentionally or by a gross mistake did poor or faulty work in the manufacturing, supplying and delivery of any product or in the provision of any services when performing a contract with NTT Facilities or committed any unfair act with respect to the quality and/or quantity of any product supplied thereunder; (b) conspired with other supplier(s) or applicant(s) in making any application or obtaining or performing any contract with NTT Facilities to obtain unfair profit; (c) interfered with other supplier(s) making an application or entering into or performing a contract with NTT Facilities; (d) interfered with or refused or failed to cooperate with NTT Facilities personnel when they performed an inspection or supervision duty; (e) failed or refused to enter into or to perform a contract with NTT Facilities without justifiable reasons; (f) made a false report or misrepresentation in the application procedure or in concluding or performing a contract with NTT Facilities; (g) violated the confidentiality obligation prescribed in Procurement Documentation; (h) misused Procurement Documentation; (i) committed any unfair act in NTT Facilities tenders to interfere with other supplier(s) in competition; or suppliers who are deemed to have gained unfair competitive advantages as a result of their direct involvement in the preparation of the final Procurement Documentation and/or technical specifications for this procurement. Note: the application forms and tender documentation's will be provided at any Offices described above. The language used for application shall be Japanese or English. (0175)

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