Kuzuminezawa River Right Bank Improvement Work

Announcement No. 202, Kazuno City. Announcement of Kazuno City Conditional General Competitive Bidding. We hereby announce that conditional general competitive bidding will be held as follows, in accordance with the provisions of Article 167-6 of the Local Autonomy Act Enforcement Order (Showa 22, Cabinet Order No. 16). Date: October 21, Reiwa 8 Mayor of Kazuno City: Shinji Sasamoto 1. Target Construction Construction Number: Kasen-4 Construction Name: Kuzuminezawa River Right Bank Improvement Work Construction Location: Chihou Neichito, Towada Suehiro, Kazuno City 2. Bidding Method Bidding procedures for this construction will be carried out using the electronic bidding system. If the applicant and the person conducting electronic bidding are different, an electronic bidding delegation form must be submitted. 3. Bidding Participation Qualifications Those eligible to participate in the bidding must meet all of the following requirements: (1) Not falling under the provisions of Article 167-4 of the Local Autonomy Act Enforcement Order. (2) Registered in the Kazuno City list of bidders (in the classification and grade specified in the "Outline of Construction Orders" (hereinafter referred to as "Order Outline")). (3) Have obtained a construction business permit in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 of the Construction Industry Act (Showa 22, Act No. 100) (in the business type and classification specified in the Order Outline). (4) Have undergone a business performance review in accordance with Article 27-23 of the Construction Industry Act on or after the end of the business year immediately following the day one year and seven months prior to the contract signing date, for the business types specified in the Order Outline. (5) Not have been subject to a suspension of bidding by Kazuno City from the deadline for submitting the application for confirmation of bidding participation to the date of award decision. (6) Have a business office in the location specified in the Order Outline among the business offices stipulated in Article 3 of the Construction Industry Act. (7) The supervising engineer or chief engineer (hereinafter referred to as "supervising engineer, etc.") to be assigned to this construction must be assigned as follows: ① When a full-time supervising engineer, etc. is required by the Order Outline: A person who meets the qualifications of the planned engineer to be assigned as specified in the Order Outline (limited to those who have had a direct and continuous employment relationship with the bidder for three months or more prior to the deadline for submitting the application for confirmation of bidding participation. Also, not a person who is a so-called "Manager of Business Operations" as stipulated in Article 7, Item 1 or Article 15, Item 1 of the Construction Industry Act, or a "Full-time Engineer of Business Office" as stipulated in Article 7, Item 2 or Article 15, Item 2 (regardless of business type)). ② When a chief engineer not requiring full-time assignment is required by the Order Outline: A person who has had a direct and continuous employment relationship with the bidder for three months or more prior to the date of application for confirmation of bidding participation can be assigned as the chief engineer for this construction. (However, this excludes persons assigned full-time or stationed at other construction sites during the contract period of this construction.) (8) Not be a person who has filed for commencement of rehabilitation proceedings under the Corporate Reorganization Act (Act No. 154 of 2002) or filed for commencement of civil rehabilitation proceedings under the Civil Rehabilitation Act (Act No. 225 of 1999) (excluding those for whom a decision to commence proceedings has been made). (9) Regarding organized crime group relations, not fall under any of the following: ① Being recognized as an organized crime group as defined in Article 2, Item 2 of the Act on Prevention of Unjustifiable Acts by Organized Crime Group Members (Heisei 3, Act No. 77; hereinafter referred to as "Organized Crime Group Countermeasures Act"). ② Being recognized as an organized crime group member as defined in Article 2, Item 6 of the Organized Crime Group Countermeasures Act (hereinafter referred to as "organized crime group member"). ③ Using an organized crime group or its members for the purpose of seeking unjust profits for oneself, one's company, or a third party, or for the purpose of causing damage to a third party. ④ Cooperating with or being involved in the maintenance or operation of an organized crime group, directly or actively, by supplying funds or providing benefits to an organized crime group or its members. ⑤ Having a socially reprehensible relationship with an organized crime group or its members. ⑥ Using an organized crime group, its members, or persons falling under any of items 3 to 5 above, in an unjust manner, while knowing that they fall under such categories. (10) Not have performed survey, planning, or design work for this construction. (11) Not have any tax arrears. (12) Other bidding participation qualification requirements are as described in the Order Outline. 4. Application for Confirmation of Bidding Participation, etc. (1) Distribution of necessary materials for bidding participation application: To be confirmed on the Kazuno City website or within the electronic bidding system. (2) Submission of application for bidding participation qualification: Bidders wishing to participate in the bidding must submit one copy of the application for confirmation of competitive bidding participation and the bidding participation qualification materials to the Contract and Inspection Office via the electronic bidding system by the deadline specified in the Order Outline. (3) Confirmation of bidding participation qualification: Confirmation of bidding participation qualification will be conducted, in principle, after the bid opening, for the bidder who needs to be confirmed as the successful bidder (hereinafter referred to as "successful bidder candidate"). Confirmation will not be conducted for others. (4) Withdrawal from bidding participation: A person who has submitted an application for confirmation of bidding participation, etc. and subsequently becomes ineligible to participate in the bidding before the award decision must promptly submit a withdrawal notification form before the bid opening, or a notification stating such after the bid opening. (5) Inspection, etc. of design documents: ① The method for inspecting and borrowing design documents, specifications, drawings, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "design documents, etc.") related to this construction shall be in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 of the "Handling Procedures for Inspection, etc. of Design Documents" (Showa 27, Kazuno City Order No. 102). ② The period for inspection, etc. shall be as specified in the Order Outline. (6) Questions and answers regarding design documents, etc.: The method for asking and answering questions regarding design documents, etc. shall be in accordance with the provisions of the "Handling Procedures for Inspection, etc. of Design Documents" (Showa 27, Kazuno City Order No. 102), and the deadline for questions and answers shall be as specified in the Order Outline. Please check the questions and answers on the website before submitting your bid. 5. Bid Bond and Contract Deposit (1) Bid bond: Exempt. (2) Contract deposit: An amount not less than one-tenth of the contract amount. (However, for constructions with a design cost of less than 5 million yen, the contract deposit is generally waived.) The method of payment, etc. shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Kazuno City Financial Regulations (Heisei 11, Kazuno City Ordinance No. 12; hereinafter referred to as "Financial Regulations"). 6. Bidding Execution Location, Date and Time, and Submission of Bids, etc. (1) Submission method: Bids must be submitted via the electronic bidding system by the deadline specified in the Order Outline. However, those who have difficulty using the electronic bidding system (limited to cases approved by the bidding executive in accordance with Article 8 or 9 of the Kazuno City Public Works Electronic Bidding Operation Standards) may use the paper bidding method. (2) Amount to be stated on the bid form: ① For award determination, the bid amount plus 10% of that amount will be the contract amount. Therefore, bidders must state the amount equivalent to 100/110 of their estimated contract desired amount on the bid form, regardless of whether they are a taxable or non-taxable business with respect to consumption tax. ② The bid amount shall be in units of one thousand yen. (3) Submission of bid breakdown: For bids where the estimated price is publicly announced in advance, or for bids where the survey standard price is set and publicly announced afterwards, a bid breakdown corresponding to the amount stated on the first bid form must be submitted. The bid breakdown must include the business name or trade name. (4) Other: ① For bids where the estimated price is publicly announced in advance, the bidding will be conducted once. For bids where the estimated price is not publicly announced at the time of the bid announcement, re-bidding will be conducted up to one time. ② Bidding will be conducted even if there is only one bidder. 7. Method of Determining the Successful Bidder (1) Among those who bid within the limit of the estimated price (or within the limit of the estimated price and at or above the minimum price limit, if set), the one with the lowest bid price will be the successful bidder candidate. If there are two or more bidders with the lowest bid price, the order will be determined by drawing lots, and the top-ranked bidder will be the successful bidder candidate. (2) After confirming the bidding participation qualifications of the successful bidder candidate in (1), if they are confirmed to be qualified and do not fall under any of the following, that successful bidder candidate will be the successful bidder. ① When it is recognized that the contract cannot be performed in accordance with its content due to the bid price of the successful bidder candidate. ② When it is recognized that concluding a contract with the successful bidder candidate would disrupt the order of fair trade and is extremely inappropriate. (3) If a successful bidder is not determined under (2), the bidder with the next lowest bid price among those who bid within the limit of the estimated price (or within the limit of the estimated price and at or above the minimum price limit, if set) will be the successful bidder candidate, and confirmation under (2) will be performed. (If there are two or more such bidders, the top-ranked bidder will be determined by the method in the latter part of (1). However, if the successful bidder candidate was determined by drawing lots, the next ranked bidder in the draw will be used.) (4) The above method will be repeated sequentially until a successful bidder is determined. (5) If the successful bidder candidate is determined to be unqualified in (2), the contracting authority will notify the successful bidder candidate with a notice of confirmation result stating the reason for the disqualification. (6) The person who received the notice in (5) may request an explanation of the reason for disqualification in writing to the contracting authority within two days (excluding city holidays as defined in Article 1, Paragraph 1 of the Kazuno City Ordinance on Holidays (Heisei 2, Kazuno City Ordinance No. 23)) from the day following the date of the notice. (7) In bids where the low-bid price investigation system is applied, if the lowest bid price is below the investigation standard price, the person determined according to the "Kazuno City Low-Bid Price Investigation System Implementation Guidelines" (Heisei 13, Kazuno City Order No. 31) and the "Kazuno City Low-Bid Price System Operation Manual" (Heisei 13, Kazuno City Order No. 32) will be confirmed for bidding participation qualifications as the successful bidder candidate (if there are two or more, the top-ranked bidder determined by drawing lots), and if qualified, that successful bidder candidate will be the successful bidder. If the successful bidder candidate is determined to be unqualified, the provisions of (5) and (6) shall apply. 8. Invalid Bids Bids falling under any of the following categories will be considered invalid: (1) Bids submitted by persons who are not eligible to participate in the competition (persons other than those who have obtained the right to participate in the bidding). (2) Bids submitted by persons who have not paid or provided the prescribed bid bond or substitute security (excluding those for whom the bid bond is entirely waived). (3) Bids lacking the name and seal. (4) Bids with corrected amounts. (5) Bids where the intention is unclear due to misspellings, omissions, etc. (6) Bids that are clearly recognized as collusive. (7) In bids where the estimated price is publicly announced in advance, bids with an amount exceeding the estimated price. (8) In bids where the minimum price limit is applied, bids with an amount below the minimum price limit. (9) Other bids that violate the conditions related to bidding. 9. Assigned Planned Engineer (When Full-time Assignment of Supervising Engineer, etc. is Required) (1) The successful bidder must assign the planned engineer stated in the application for confirmation of bidding participation, etc. to the construction site. (2) If a bidder becomes unable to assign the planned engineer stated in the application for confirmation of bidding participation, etc. to this construction due to being awarded another contract, they must promptly report this to the contracting authority. (3) If a bidder who can no longer assign an engineer to this construction has already been awarded the contract, their bid will be deemed invalid. 10. Other (1) When registering for bidding participation with the city, if you have delegated bidding and contract execution to a branch office or other business location, please apply from that branch office or business location, not from the head office/main branch. If the delegated party has difficulty bidding electronically and the head office/main branch will bid, please submit an electronic bidding delegation form. (2) No briefing session or site visit will be held. (3) No hearing regarding bidding participation qualifications will be held. However, explanations may be requested if deemed necessary. (4) The completion deadline may be changed due to circumstances. (5) Bidders must be thoroughly familiar with the design documents, etc. and comply with the bidding instructions and precautions for bidding. (6) If the low-bid price investigation system is applied according to the Order Outline, the operation of the system shall be in accordance with the "Kazuno City Low-Bid Price Investigation System Implementation Guidelines" (Heisei 13, Kazuno City Order No. 31) and the "Kazuno City Low-Bid Price System Operation Manual" (Heisei 13, Kazuno City Order No. 32), as well as the following: ① Bidders must cooperate with the smooth implementation of the investigation if they are subject to a low-bid price investigation. ② If a contract is concluded after a low-bid price investigation, and the work is subcontracted, care must be taken to ensure that the low price award does not result in burdening the subcontractor. (7) If the minimum price limit system is applied according to the Order Outline, the operation of the system shall be in accordance with the "Kazuno City Construction Minimum Price Limit System Implementation Guidelines" (Heisei 21, Kazuno City Order No. 82). (8) The award decision date may be changed due to circumstances. (9) If the successful bidder becomes ineligible to meet the requirements listed in 3 between the award decision date and the contract signing date, the contracting authority may not conclude the contract with that successful bidder. (10) If the successful bidder does not conclude the contract (or provisional contract for contracts requiring the approval of the assembly as stipulated in Article 121 of the Financial Regulations) within five days from the award decision date, the award will lose its validity. However, if there are unavoidable circumstances that prevent the conclusion of the contract, the period may be extended with the prior consent of the contracting authority. (11) Matters not stipulated in this announcement shall be governed by the provisions of the Local Autonomy Act, the Local Autonomy Act Enforcement Order, the Local Autonomy Act Enforcement Regulations, the Kazuno City Financial Regulations, and the "Kazuno City Competitive Bidding Procedures Manual."