Kashimo Uragiso National Forest Protection Forest Comprehensive Improvement and Maintenance Construction (Thinning) Tono 4

Procurement Item Number 0000000000000613461 Procurement Type Public Invitation for General Competitive Bidding (WTO Non-Target) Classification Goods/Services Procurement Item Name Kashimo Uragiso National Forest Protection Forest Comprehensive Improvement and Maintenance Construction (Thinning) Tono 4 Public Start Date Reiwa 8/07/22 Public End Date Reiwa 8/08/26 Procurement Organization Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Procurement Organization Location Gifu Prefecture Announcement Content [Protection Forest Comprehensive Improvement and Maintenance Construction] Public Invitation for Bidding The following is a public invitation for general competitive bidding (WTO non-target). Furthermore, the labor unit price for this project will apply the "Public Works Design Labor Unit Price Applicable from March Reiwa 8". Also, the announcement may be withdrawn depending on the situation. July 22, Reiwa 8 Authorized Disbursing Officer Tono Forest Management Office Director Kenta Watanabe Record 1 Matters Subject to Competitive Bidding (1) Contracted Project Name: Kashimo Uragiso National Forest Protection Forest Comprehensive Improvement and Maintenance Construction (Thinning) Tono 4 (2) Project Location: Within Kashimo Uragiso National Forest, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Forest Plot 21-ri, etc. (3) Estimated Quantity, etc.: Thinning 20.19ha (4) Project Period: From the day after the contract conclusion date until November 30, Reiwa 8. However, the project period for each work type or location shall be as per the project breakdown. (5) Specifications: As per the Standard Specifications for Afforestation Contracts and Bureau Specifications. (6) Bidders are basically required to participate in bidding using the electronic procurement system. https://www.p-portal.go.jp/pps-web-biz/UZA01/OZA0101 2 Matters Concerning Qualifications Required for Bidders to Participate in Competitive Bidding Bidders eligible to participate in this project shall meet all of the following conditions. (1) Not falling under the provisions of Article 70 of the Budget, Settlement and Accounting Order (Imperial Ordinance No. 165 of 1947; hereinafter referred to as "Yokei-rei"). Minors, persons under guardianship, or persons under assistance who have obtained the necessary consent for contract conclusion fall under special circumstances in the same article. (2) Not falling under the provisions of Article 71 of Yokei-rei. (3) Possess qualifications of "Services (Other)" in the "All-Ministry Unified Qualifications (Reiwa 7/8/9)" and be graded "C" in afforestation in the competitive bidding qualifications for timber production and afforestation conducted by the National Forest Management Business, based on the Public Notice on Competitive Bidding Qualifications for Timber Production and Afforestation by National Forest Management Business (January 31, Reiwa 7). However, for those certified under Article 5, Paragraph 1 of the Act on the Promotion of Forestry Labor Force, they must be graded "B", "C", or "D" based on the same public notice. (4) When participating in bidding by forming a joint venture, all members of the joint venture must possess the All-Ministry Unified Qualifications and must not bid as a single company for the said contract. Furthermore, the grade of the representative of the joint venture must match the grade indicated as the qualification for participation in the bid. (5) Must have selected Tokai-Hokuriku in the region where competitive bidding participation is desired for the All-Ministry Unified Qualifications. (6) Not be a person who has filed for commencement of rehabilitation proceedings under the Company Rehabilitation Act or filed for commencement of rehabilitation proceedings under the Civil Rehabilitation Act (excluding persons who have completed the procedures prescribed in Article 9 (2) of the "Public Notice on Qualifications of Bidders" (March 31, Reiwa 4)). (7) Must have completed and delivered the following similar projects as a prime or subcontractor between Fiscal Year 2011 and Fiscal Year 2025 (within the 15 years prior to the fiscal year in which the announcement is made). Similar Projects: Afforestation projects (site preparation, planting, weeding, vine cutting, thinning, silvicultural thinning (retention type), forest thinning, etc.) or timber production projects (silvicultural thinning (utilization type)). Furthermore, if there are projects for which a business performance evaluation has been received in accordance with the "Notification on the Formulation of Contracted Project Performance Evaluation Guidelines for Timber Production and Afforestation in National Forest Management Business (March 31, 2008, Notification No. 19 Rinko Gyō No. 244 by the Director-General of the Forestry Agency)" for projects of the same type as the contracted project within the two years prior to the fiscal year in which the announcement is made, the average of the total evaluation points for each contract over the two years, divided by the number of contracts, shall be 65 points or more. However,実績 for joint venture members shall be limited to projects where the investment ratio is 20% or more. (8) For technicians scheduled to be assigned to the contracted project, they must be directly employed by the bidder and have been engaged in similar projects completed and delivered as a prime or subcontractor for 3 or more fiscal years between Fiscal Year 2011 and Fiscal Year 2025 (within the 15 years prior to the fiscal year in which the announcement is made), and it must be possible to expect proper implementation of the project. If the technician cannot be identified at the time of application, multiple candidates who meet the qualifications may be listed. Furthermore,実績 for joint venture members shall be limited to projects where the investment ratio is 20% or more. (9) Must be able to assign technicians who possess the necessary qualifications for the implementation of the project (e.g., completion of special training for felling, etc., safety and health training for brush cutter operators, completion of skills training for operating construction machinery, completion of special training for operating felling machinery, etc., as required by the Industrial Safety and Health Act, etc., depending on the work content). (10) Not be subject to designation suspension by the Director-General of the Chubu Regional Forest Office under the "Guidelines for Designation Suspension Measures for Manufacturing Contracts, Purchase Contracts, and Service Contracts (December 4, Reiwa 26, Notification No. 26 Rinko Seisei No. 338)" and the "Guidelines for Designation Suspension Measures for Construction Contracts (June 11, Showa 59, Notification No. 59 Rinko Keiei No. 156)" during the period from the submission deadline of the competitive bidding qualification confirmation application (hereinafter referred to as "Application") and competitive bidding qualification confirmation documents (hereinafter referred to as "Documents") to the bid opening time. (11) There shall be no relationship between bidders that falls under any of the following criteria (excluding cases where all persons falling under the criteria are members other than the representative of the joint venture). ① Capital Relationship Cases where two companies fall under any of the following. However, this excludes cases where a subsidiary or one of the subsidiaries is a company undergoing rehabilitation or undergoing rehabilitation proceedings. (a) Relationship between a parent company and a subsidiary. (b) Relationship between subsidiaries with the same parent company. ② Personnel Relationship Cases where two companies fall under any of the following. However, (b) excludes cases where one of the companies is a company undergoing rehabilitation or undergoing rehabilitation proceedings. (a) Cases where an officer of one company concurrently serves as an officer of the other company. (b) Cases where an officer of one company concurrently serves as a trustee of the other company. ③ Other cases where it is deemed that the fairness of bidding is hindered. Other individual business owners, corporations established based on the Small and Medium Enterprise Cooperatives Act or the Forestry Cooperative Association Act, etc., and other cases where a capital or personnel relationship equivalent to the above (a) or (b) is recognized. (12) Not be a business operator that has been requested by the police authorities to be excluded from Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries contracts, etc., as a business operator substantially managed by an organized crime group member or equivalent, based on the "Promotion of Exclusion of Organized Crime Groups from Contracts Awarded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries" (December 7, Reiwa 19, Notification No. 19 Keiei No. 1314 by the Director-General of the General Affairs Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries), and such state continues. (13) For businesses such as pesticide spraying for pine wilt control and repellent spraying (water-soluble agents, etc.) for pest control, the person responsible for implementation must have completed the following training or possess one of the following qualifications. (a) Completed training (seminar) designated by the local government or obtained a qualification designated by the local government. (b) Pesticide Management Advisor, etc. certified by the local government. (c) Green Safety Manager. (d) Professional Engineer (Agriculture Department/Plant Protection). (e) Qualifications related to pesticides and pest control deemed equivalent to (b) to (d). (14) Not be a business operator that has not submitted the following notifications (excluding those who are not obligated to submit). ① Notification under Article 48 of the Health Insurance Act (Act No. 70 of 1922). ② Notification under Article 27 of the Pension Insurance Act (Act No. 115 of 1954). ③ Notification under Article 7 of the Employment Insurance Act (Act No. 116 of 1974). (15) Project plan progress management must be appropriate. (16) Efforts towards work safety measures in accordance with the "Norms for Work Safety in Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, and Food Industries (Individual Norms: Forestry) for Business Operators". Fill in the "Norms for Work Safety in Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, and Food Industries (Individual Norms: Forestry) for Business Operators Checklist" regarding the status of efforts towards work safety measures in accordance with the individual norms. For details on the content of the individual norms, refer to the "Norms for Work Safety in Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, and Food Industries (Individual Norms: Forestry) Explanatory Material for Business Operators" as needed. If a checklist has been submitted for other projects within the past year, a copy of that checklist may be submitted in its place. Note: "Norms for Work Safety in Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, and Food Industries (Individual Norms: Forestry) for Business Operators" and "Norms for Work Safety in Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, and Food Industries (Individual Norms: Forestry) Explanatory Material for Business Operators" are posted on the following Forestry Agency website. https://www.rinya.maff.go.jp/j/mokusan/seisankakou/anzenkihan.html (17) It must not be a person who poses a risk to the safety of life of persons engaged in the project, considering major accidents or labor accidents (including those caused by subcontractors) in contracted projects, etc. 3 Confirmation of Competitive Bidding Qualifications, etc. (1) Bidders participating in this competitive bidding must submit the Application and Documents (hereinafter referred to as "Application, etc.") to prove that they possess the competitive bidding qualifications listed in Article 2 above, and must receive confirmation from the Authorized Disbursing Officer regarding the presence or absence of competitive bidding qualifications. (2) Submission Period, Place, and Method of Application, etc. (a) When participating via the electronic procurement system ① Period: From July 23, Reiwa 8, 9:00 AM to August 5, Reiwa 8, 4:00 PM (excluding electronic procurement system maintenance periods). ② Submission Method: Submit via the electronic procurement system in PDF file format. (b) When participating via paper bidding ① Period: From July 23, Reiwa 8, 9:00 AM to August 5, Reiwa 8, 4:00 PM. (Excluding 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM) (Excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays). ② Place: 8577-4 Tsukechi-cho, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture 508-0351 Tono Forest Management Office, General Affairs Group Phone: 050-3160-5675 Email: tohnou.d.f.o@maff.go.jp ③ Method: Prepare the Application, etc., according to the bid instructions, and submit it in person to the place specified in ②, or by email (PDF format), or by mail. If submitting by mail, it must be sent by registered mail. Submissions by telephone, telegram, or facsimile will not be accepted. (3) Notification of Confirmation Results The results of the competitive bidding qualification confirmation based on the submitted Application, etc., will be notified by the Competitive Bidding Qualification Confirmation Notice by August 10, Reiwa 8. Persons who do not submit the Application, etc., by the deadline specified in (2) or who are deemed not to have competitive bidding qualifications cannot participate in this competition. 4 Place to Show Contract Terms, Place and Time to Distribute Bid Instructions, etc. (1) Distribution documents can be downloaded from the electronic procurement system and the Chubu Regional Forest Office website. (2) The Competitive Bidding Qualification Application Form and Technical Proposal can be downloaded from the following Chubu Regional Forest Office website. https://www.rinya.maff.go.jp/chubu/apply/publicsale/keiyaku_info/sinseisyo/index.html (3) The Standard Specifications for Afforestation Projects, Bureau Specifications, and Afforestation Project Contract Terms can be downloaded from the following Chubu Regional Forest Office website. https://www.rinya.maff.go.jp/chubu/apply/publicsale/keiyaku_info/keiyaku_yakkan/100601.html The distribution of contract terms is replaced by the above download, and the date of distribution of contract terms is the final day of the competitive bidding qualification application period. (4) If downloading is not possible, the documents will be distributed electronically, so bring a blank recording medium (CD-R, CD-RW) within the period. Distribution by mail is not available. (a) Place: 8577-4 Tsukechi-cho, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture 508-0351 Tono Forest Management Office, General Affairs Group Phone: 050-3160-5675 (b) Period: From July 23, Reiwa 8, 9:00 AM to August 25, Reiwa 8, 4:00 PM (excluding 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM and Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays). 5 Bidding Method (1) Bids must be submitted by electronic transmission via the electronic procurement system. If submitting a paper bid, submit the bid form as shown in the Chubu Regional Forest Office Competitive Contract Bidding Rules in person or by mail (registered mail only). If submitting by mail, it must be in a double envelope, the bid form must be sealed in the inner envelope, the trade name or name and address, the addressee, and the project name must be written, and it must arrive at the place specified in 3 (2) (b) by 4:00 PM on the day before the bid date (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays). Transmission submission is not permitted. (2) If the bid opening results in no successful bid, a second bid will be held immediately. For those who wish to participate in the second bid, paper bidders must bring their bid forms, and electronic procurement system users must wait with the electronic procurement system open. Note that those who submitted their bid forms by mail acknowledge in advance that they cannot participate in the second bid. (3) In principle, the number of bidding rounds in the execution of the bid shall be limited to 3. (4) Method of Stating Bid Amount Bid amount must be stated excluding consumption tax equivalent. (5) Submission of Bid Amount Breakdown A bid amount breakdown corresponding to the bid amount stated in the bid form must be submitted together with the bid form for the first bid of each bid item. Bids for which the breakdown is not submitted will be considered invalid. 6 Place and Time of Bid Opening and Bid Opening (1) When bidding via the electronic procurement system (a) Bid Date and Time Period: Transmit the bid amount between 8:30 AM and 9:59 AM on August 26, Reiwa 8 (excluding electronic procurement system maintenance periods). (b) Bid Opening Place and Time: Conference Room, Tono Forest Management Office, 8577-4 Tsukechi-cho, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture August 26, Reiwa 8 10:00 AM (2) When bidding via paper bid (a) Bid Date and Time: August 26, Reiwa 8, 10:00 AM (b) Bid Opening Place and Time: Conference Room, Tono Forest Management Office, 8577-4 Tsukechi-cho, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture August 26, Reiwa 8, 10:00 AM (3) The date and time may be changed.