Midorii Water Treatment Plant and Other Water Quality Meter Replacement Electrical Equipment Construction

Midorii Water Treatment Plant and Other Water Quality Meter Replacement Electrical Equipment Construction Bid Announcement Trial Construction for Two Consecutive Days Off (Contractor Designated Type) September 8, Reiwa 8 In accordance with the provisions of Article 234, Paragraph 1 of the Local Autonomy Act, a contract for construction work will be concluded through general competitive bidding, and the following is hereby announced in accordance with the provisions of Article 167-6, Paragraph 1 of the Local Autonomy Act Enforcement Order and Article 6 of the Hiroshima City Water Bureau Contract Regulations. Administrator of Hiroshima City Waterworks Hiroshima City Water Bureau Director Shigeru Masuhara Work Name: Midorii Water Treatment Plant and Other Water Quality Meter Replacement Electrical Equipment Construction Work Location: Midorii-cho, Asaminami Ward, Hiroshima City, and 11 other locations Work Outline: 1 Midorii Water Treatment Plant Electrical Equipment, one lot (Residual chlorine meter, 2 units) 2 Shikanomichi Water Treatment Plant Electrical Equipment, one lot (Residual chlorine meter, 1 unit; pH meter, 1 unit; Recorder, 1 unit) 3 Otani Water Treatment Plant Electrical Equipment, one lot (Submersible water level meter, 1 set; Power supply box, 1 unit) 4 Second Omachi Reservoir Electrical Equipment, one lot (Submersible water level meter, 2 sets; Power supply box, 1 unit; Piping and wiring, one lot) 5 Omachi West Reservoir Electrical Equipment, one lot (Submersible water level meter, 2 sets) 6 Omachi West Pump Station Electrical Equipment, one lot (Power supply box, 1 unit) 7 Yakushigaoka First Reservoir Electrical Equipment, one lot (Submersible water level meter, 2 sets; Power supply box, 1 unit; Piping and wiring, one lot) 8 Kawauchi Receiving Station Electrical Equipment, one lot (Submersible water level meter, 1 set; Power supply box, 1 unit) 9 Misuzugaoka First Reservoir Electrical Equipment, one lot (Submersible water level meter, 2 sets; Power supply box, 1 unit) 10 Misuzugaoka Second Reservoir Electrical Equipment, one lot (Submersible water level meter, 2 sets; Power supply box, 1 unit) 11 Kuji Second Reservoir Electrical Equipment, one lot (Submersible water level meter, 2 sets; Power supply box, 2 units) 12 Satsuki-ga-oka Second Reservoir Electrical Equipment, one lot (Submersible water level meter, 2 sets; Piping and wiring, one lot) 13 Satsuki-ga-oka Third Pump Station Electrical Equipment, one lot (Power supply box, 1 unit) 14 Ushiro-yama Second Pump Station Electrical Equipment, one lot (Submersible water level meter, 1 set; Power supply box, 1 unit; Piping and wiring, one lot) 15 Removal work, one lot *Details are as per design drawings and specifications (hereinafter referred to as "design drawings, etc.") Construction period: From the date of contract conclusion to March 19, Reiwa 9 Estimated price: Publicly announced after bid award Minimum limit price: Publicly announced after bid award Bid category: - Bids for this work are electronic bids using the Hiroshima City Electronic Bidding System. - Bids for this work are limited to the use of the electronic bidding system, and paper bids are not permitted. - Bidding procedures shall be in accordance with the Hiroshima City Electronic Bidding System Usage Agreement and the Hiroshima City Water Bureau Electronic Bidding Operation Standards. - This work is subject to an electronic lottery. Bid participation requirements: Must meet all of the following conditions. Qualifications: - Not falling under Article 167-4 of the Local Autonomy Act Enforcement Order and Article 4 of the Hiroshima City Water Bureau Contract Regulations. - Certified as a participant in Hiroshima City construction work competitive bidding for Reiwa 7 and 8. - Must have obtained an IC card in the bidder's name and completed user registration for the electronic bidding system. - Other qualification requirements are as per the bid explanation document. Certified work type: Electrical work Grade classification, etc.: Certified as "C", "A", or "B". Business office, etc.: Must have its head office in Hiroshima City. *Head office refers to the principal business office under the Construction Industry Act. Company construction performance: Must have construction performance for the following work completed and delivered as the prime contractor since April 1, Heisei 23. - Contract amount (excluding consumption tax, etc.) is 50% (excluding consumption tax, etc.) or more of the bureau's design amount for this work. *However, construction performance as a member of a joint venture is limited to those with an equity ratio of 20% or more. Engineers, etc.: ① Must be able to assign a chief engineer or supervising engineer for electrical work to the said work. If the contract amount is 45 million yen (tax included) or more, they must be assigned exclusively. In addition, if a concurrently employed supervising engineer (meaning a supervising engineer stipulated in Article 26, Paragraph 3, Item 2 of the Construction Industry Act, hereinafter the same) is appointed under Special Provision No. 2 for concurrent employment, an assistant supervisor (meaning a person who assists the duties stipulated in Article 26-4, Paragraph 1 of the same Act, to be performed by the concurrently employed supervising engineer under Special Provision No. 2) must be exclusively assigned to the said work. However, engineers shall be those stipulated in Paragraphs 1 to 5 of Article 26 of the same Act. ② Engineers must be persons with a direct and constant employment relationship with the bidder as of the bid opening date, and have been employed for 3 months or more prior to the bid opening date. However, for engineers when the contract amount is less than 45 million yen (tax included), they must be persons with a direct and constant employment relationship with the bidder as of the bid opening date and have been employed from the day before the bid opening date. ③ Concurrent employment of engineers is permitted within the scope of the conditions described in the bid explanation document, even if exclusive assignment is required. Other: - Those who do not meet the bid participation requirements cannot participate. Furthermore, those who cannot be selected according to the provisions of Article 28, Item 2, Items 3 (a) to (o), and Item 5 (a) of the Hiroshima City Water Bureau Construction Work Competitive Bidding Handling Regulations cannot participate. - Those who cannot confirm the fulfillment of their obligation to join and pay social insurance (health insurance and employees' pension insurance) and labor insurance (employment insurance) cannot participate (excluding those who are not subject to the obligation to join each insurance). For details, please check the Hiroshima City Water Bureau website (https://www.water.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/) → "Bidding and Contract Information" → "Overview of Bidding and Contract Systems" → "Construction Work and Consulting Services, etc." → "System and Confirmation Documents for Social Insurance and Labor Insurance Enrollment", etc. Delivery of bid explanation documents, etc. / Submission of bid forms, etc. [Delivery of bid explanation documents] Downloadable from the Hiroshima City website (https://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/) from the top page, "Information for Businesses" → "Bidding and Contract Information" → "Electronic Bidding" → "Hiroshima City Electronic Procurement System Portal Site" → "2. Procurement Information Disclosure System" → "1. General Public Release" → "Direct Search Bidding/Quotation Information" by searching for this work and clicking "Details". [Bid form submission period] Using the electronic bidding system, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM on Thursday, September 24 and Friday, September 25, Reiwa 8 (until 4:00 PM on the final day). If unable to send via the electronic bidding system due to unavoidable reasons, submit the bid form and attached documents in person by 4:00 PM on the final day after submitting the prescribed notification. [Attached document submission period] Same as the bid form submission period (However, for those participating in the bid using the electronic bidding system, if the capacity of the attached documents exceeds the capacity stipulated in Article 11, Paragraph 2 of the Hiroshima City Water Bureau Electronic Bidding Operation Standards, submit them in person by 4:00 PM on the final day of the bid form submission period.) [Bid form and attached document submission location] Contract section listed at the end. Viewing and delivery of design drawings, etc. [Viewing period] From the announcement date to Friday, September 25, Reiwa 8, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM (until 4:00 PM on the final day) (excluding Hiroshima City holidays (holidays as defined in Article 1, Paragraph 1 of the Hiroshima City Holidays Ordinance (Heisei 3 Hiroshima City Ordinance No. 49), hereinafter the same)). [Viewing and delivery of design drawings, etc.] Downloadable from the Hiroshima City website (https://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/) from the top page, "Information for Businesses" → "Bidding and Contract Information" → "Electronic Bidding" → "Hiroshima City Electronic Procurement System Portal Site" → "2. Procurement Information Disclosure System" → "2. For Contractors" → "6 Entrance to Hiroshima City Procurement Information Disclosure System (For Contractors)" → "To the login screen" → "Hiroshima City Procurement Information Disclosure System (For Contractors)" by entering your contractor number (5 digits) and password and logging in, then selecting "Bidding/Quotation Information". *When viewing or downloading design drawings, etc., you will need to enter the download password indicated on the download confirmation form. *The "Download Confirmation Form" attached to the procurement information disclosure system when downloading design drawings, etc., must be submitted attached to the qualification confirmation application form after the bid opening. The "Download Confirmation Form" is issued only during the above viewing period, so please keep it safe. It can also be viewed at the work section listed at the end. Questions regarding design drawings, etc. [Question submission period] From the announcement date to Monday, September 14, Reiwa 8 (excluding Hiroshima City holidays). [Answer document viewing and delivery period via system] From Thursday, September 17 to Friday, September 25, Reiwa 8, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM (until 4:00 PM on the final day) (excluding Hiroshima City holidays). [Viewing and delivery of questions and answers regarding design drawings, etc.] Downloadable from the Hiroshima City website (https://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/) from the top page, "Information for Businesses" → "Bidding and Contract Information" → "Electronic Bidding" → "Hiroshima City Electronic Procurement System Portal Site" → "2. Procurement Information Disclosure System" → "2. For Contractors" → "6 Entrance to Hiroshima City Procurement Information Disclosure System (For Contractors)" → "To the login screen" → "Hiroshima City Procurement Information Disclosure System (For Contractors)" by entering your contractor number (5 digits) and password and logging in, then selecting "Bidding/Quotation Information". It can also be viewed at the work section listed at the end. Bid opening date, etc. [Bid opening date and time] Monday, September 28, Reiwa 8, 9:30 AM [Bid opening location] Hiroshima City Water Bureau, Motomachi Building, 10th Floor, Bidding Room [Number of bids] If there are no bids within the range of the estimated price and above the minimum limit price, a second bid will be conducted once by sending a re-bid notice via the electronic bidding system. Submission of bid participation qualification application form, etc. [Submission of application form, etc.] To be submitted by the lowest bidder after the bid opening (as described in Section 7 of the bid explanation document). [Submission location] Work section listed at the end. Notification of bid participation qualification results and bid results After confirming bid participation qualifications, the successful bidder will be notified via the electronic bidding system. Bid cancellation Bids will be canceled if the fairness of the bidding is deemed to be compromised due to the actions of a bidder or an error in the bidding procedure by the contracting authority. Invalid bids Bids submitted by those who do not meet the bid participation requirements indicated in this bid announcement, bids with false statements in the application form, bids that violate the bidding conditions, and bids from those whose submitted bid participation qualification application form cannot be confirmed due to incompleteness (including incorrect entries) are invalid. Other: - This bid is a post-bid qualification confirmation type general competitive bid, where eligibility is confirmed after the bid opening. - When determining the successful bidder, the bid amount will be the amount entered by the successful bidder in the electronic bidding system or the amount written on the bid form, plus an amount equivalent to 10/100 of that amount (if there is a fraction of less than 1 yen, that fraction will be rounded down). Therefore, bidders must enter or write an amount equivalent to 100/110 of their estimated contract price, regardless of whether they are subject to or exempt from consumption tax and local consumption tax. - This work is a re-announcement of the Midorii Water Treatment Plant and Other Water Quality Meter Replacement Electrical Equipment Construction, which was announced on August 21, Reiwa 8 (bid canceled on August 31, Reiwa 8). When submitting the application for confirmation of bid participation qualifications, please submit the download confirmation form issued with this announcement. - This work is a trial project for securing two consecutive days off per week on a "contractor-designated" basis. If 4 weeks and 8 days off are not achieved, the contract price will be subject to negotiation for reduction based on the provisions of Article 24 of the Hiroshima City Water Bureau Construction Work Contract Agreement, depending on the situation. For details, please check the Hiroshima City Water Bureau website (https://www.water.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/) → "Bidding and Contract Information" → "Overview of Bidding and Contract Systems" → "Construction Work and Consulting Services, etc." → "Regarding the inclusion in bid announcements for trial construction of two consecutive days off" → "3 Related Information". - Other conditions are as per the bid explanation document and "To those who intend to participate in competitive bidding for construction work". Bid bond: Exempt Contract deposit: Required (10/100 or more of the contract amount) Contract section: Hiroshima City, Motomachi 9-32, Naka Ward, Hiroshima City Water Bureau Finance Division, Contract Section (Motomachi Building 9F) (Email address) zaimu@city.hiroshima.lg.jp (Tel) 082-511-6826 (FAX) 082-221-2101 Work section: Hiroshima City, Midorii-cho 311, Asaminami Ward, Hiroshima City Water Bureau Technology Department, Midorii Water Treatment Plant (Email address) midorii@city.hiroshima.lg.jp (Tel) 082-877-1116 (FAX) 082-870-1929 Appendix Reiwa 7 (2025) September 1 Hiroshima City Water Bureau Finance Division, Contract Section Regarding the trial of "Bid Invalidity Due to Inability to Assign Engineers" (Limited to Electrical Work and Machinery Installation Work) Bids submitted after the bid submission are not allowed to be withdrawn. However, for electrical work and machinery installation work, where bid failures due to lack of engineers occur frequently, we will trial the handling of invalidating the bid only if the bidder becomes the successful bidder for another contract and cannot assign the planned engineer to this contract, and will not apply a bid participation restriction of one month for this bureau. However, this trial implementation is limited to "Electrical Work" and "Machinery Installation Work" in post-bid qualification confirmation type general competitive bids. "Notification of Inability to Assign Engineer" Submission Method: After the bid opening, submit the "Notification of Inability to Assign Engineer" (form is on the last page) via email to the work section by the deadline for submitting the application for confirmation of bid participation qualifications, and confirm receipt by phone. Even for electrical work and machinery installation work, if the "Notification of Inability to Assign Engineer" is not submitted, or if the application for confirmation of bid participation qualifications is not submitted or is incomplete, the bidder will not be allowed to participate in bids for this bureau for one month thereafter. Note: The handling shown in the diagram below is limited to "Electrical Work" and "Machinery Installation Work" in post-bid qualification confirmation type general competitive bids. [For normal post-bid qualification confirmation type general competitive bids] ┣╋━━━━━━━━━━━━┫ [For comprehensive evaluation / post-bid qualification confirmation type general competitive bids] ┣╋━━━━━━━━━━━━━╋╋━━━━━━━━━━━━┫ [For comprehensive evaluation / post-bid qualification confirmation type general competitive bids (low bid)] ┣╋━━━━━━━━━━━━━╋╋━╋━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┫ *The evaluation period for comprehensive evaluation usually takes about 20 to 30 days from the submission of the report, but it may take longer.