Contract Administration Section, Procurement and Right-of-Way Department, Nagoya Construction Bureau, Japan Highway Public Corporation, 4-1-1 Sakae, Naka-Ku, Nagoya-Shi 460, Japan

Y -- JAPAN: S16--- CONSTRUCTION POC Tel 81/52/262-7084 FAX N/A product data a industry Sector code: s16--- B detailed product description: Construction Title: Construction of steel superstructure of the East shinpo overpass on the ise bay Highway; site: from shinpo-cho to shinpo-cho, tokai-Shi, aichi-ken; summary: this Project involves Construction of steel superstructure with 3,060-ton prestressed concrete surface for the main Highway Bridge (one site, 470 meters); estimated work volumes: length: main Highway Bridge, one site, 470 meters; width: 14.0 meters to 24.952 meters; style: five-span continuous, three main steel plate girder X two sets; five-span continuous, four main steel plate girder; four-span continuous, four main steel plate girder; steel tonnage, 3,060 tons; main materials to be used: concrete, 6,690 cubic meters; reinforcing steel, 1,600 tons; prestressing steel, 200 tons; steel, 3,060 tons; Construction period: 870 days. 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: 16:00 Pm, sep. 8, 1995. Bid documents must be obtained directly from the procuring agency, not from U.S. Embassy. Payment in yen. A issuing agency: Nagoya Construction Bureau (Japan Highway Public Corporation) B financing agency: same as above. C price of bid documents: N/ a D purchase bid documents by: 16:00 Pm, sep. 8, 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, oct. 30, 1995. J other information: ''kensetsu kogyo shimbun'': 8/8/95. Eligible Tender participants: firms qualified to participate in bidding for this Project must meet all of the following criteria and have their qualification for this Project screened and confirmed by the director of the Nagoya Construction Bureau: 1) firms that do not fall under article 4 of the Contract regulations of the Japan Highway Public Corporation; 2) consortia comprised of pre-qualified firms having a score of at least 1,200 points in steel superstructure work and pre-qualified firms having a score of at least 1,250 points in prestressed concrete superstructure work; firms pre-qualified for steel superstructure work must not be the same as those pre- qualified for prestressed concrete superstructure work; 3) firms that have -- since 1985 (in the past 10 years), as the main contractor -- carried out the following work: a) in the case of member firms in steel superstructure work, manufacture at factory of a multi-span continuous, steel plate girder; B) in the case of member firms in steel superstructure work, Construction of a multi-span continuous, steel plate-girder Bridge of at least 40 meters in span length, using the crane bent method; and C) in the case of member firms in prestressed concrete superstructure work, Construction of prestressed concrete superstructure of at least five meters in span length perpendicular to the axis of Bridge surface. Note: only Construction projects in which bidders have had a 20 percent or greater share of involvement are eligible for consideration; 4) firms that can assign, to the Construction site, a field representative, or a full-time chief engineer or Engineering supervisor who meets the following criteria: a) in the case of field representative during the on-site Construction period and full-time chief engineer or Engineering supervisor for steel superstructure work, has constructed a steel plate-girder Bridge as field representative and full- time chief engineer or Engineering supervisor; and B) in the case of field representative or full-time chief engineer or Engineering supervisor for prestressed concrete superstructure work, has constructed prestressed concrete superstructure of a Bridge, using prestressed concrete surface, as field representative or chief engineer or Engineering supervisor; 5) firms not suspended from designation in no. 4 zone by the Japan Highway Public Corporation; 6) firms that can present an adequate plan for this Project; 7) every consortium member firms must meet the following criteria: a) has been in operation in qualified business under the Construction business law for at least five years; B) can assign -- to the Construction site, on a full-time basis -- an Engineering supervisor qualified for this Project under the Construction business law or a nationally-licensed chief engineer; and C) has an at least 30 percent share of involvement, and the representative firm must have the greatest share. Firms pre-screened by the Construction minister regarding items (a) and (B) in evaluation of their management operations are exempted from these criteria; 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 gtaevs Please send a copy of your response to: Commercial Officer (FCS TOP), American Embassy, Tokyo, Unit 45004, APO Ap 96337, Refer to TC553. Please note: All correspondence with the Awarding Authority and/or the Procuring Agency MUST be in Japanese.. (0235)

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