Purchase of De-icing Agent, etc. at Miyoshi River and National Road Office

Purchase of De-icing Agent, etc. at Miyoshi River and National Road Office
- 1 - NOTICE OF BID The following is announced for a general competitive bid. July 24, 2026 Authorized Officer for Disbursement: Taishi Yamamoto, Director General of Chugoku Regional Development Bureau ◎Procurement Organization Number 020 ◎Location Number 34 1. Procurement Details (1) Item Classification Number 26 (2) Procurement Items and Quantities ① Tottori River and National Road Office Purchase of De-icing Agent, etc. De-icing Agent: 4,271 t Melting Agent: 146 t ② Kurayoshi River and National Road Office Purchase of De-icing Agent, etc. De-icing Agent: 2,515 t Melting Agent: 53 t ③ Matsue National Road Office Purchase of De-icing Agent, etc. De-icing Agent: 2,107 t Melting Agent: 36 t ④ Hamada River and National Road Office Purchase of De-icing Agent, etc. De-icing Agent: 807 t - 2 - Melting Agent: 2 t ⑤ Okayama National Road Office Purchase of De-icing Agent De-icing Agent: 342 t ⑥ Miyoshi River and National Road Office Purchase of De-icing Agent, etc. De-icing Agent: 3,621 t Melting Agent: 5 t ⑦ Hiroshima National Road Office Purchase of De-icing Agent, etc. De-icing Agent: 527 t Melting Agent: 49 t ⑧ Yamaguchi River and National Road Office Purchase of De-icing Agent, etc. De-icing Agent: 670 t Melting Agent: 126 t (Electronic Bidding Target Project) (Electronic Contract Target Project) (3) Specifics of Procurement Items: As per the bid explanation document. (4) Delivery Deadline: November 2, 2026 to March 31, 2027 (5) Delivery Location: As per the bid explanation document and specifications. (6) Bidding Method: As per the bid explanation document. (7) Use of Electronic Procurement System: This project is subject to the electronic procurement system for the submission of the competitive participation qualification application form (hereinafter referred to as "Application Form"), bidding, and contracting. If it is difficult to use the electronic procurement system, a request for paper bidding and a request for paper contracting may be submitted to use paper bidding and paper contracting instead. 2. Competitive Participation Qualifications (1) Not falling under the provisions of Articles 70 and 71 of the Budget, Audit, and Accounting Order. (2) Must have confirmed competitive participation qualifications in the Chugoku region for "Sale of Goods" with grades A, B, C, or D in the 2025, 2026, and 2027 general competitive (or designated competitive) bidding qualification (unified qualification for all ministries and agencies) by the bid opening. For the application period and location of the general competitive (or designated competitive) bidding qualification (unified qualification for all ministries and agencies), please refer to the "Public Notice on Qualifications of Competitive Participants" (Official Gazette dated March 31, 2026). (3) Not being a party that has filed for commencement of reorganization proceedings under the Corporate Reorganization Act or commencement of rehabilitation proceedings under the Civil Rehabilitation Act (excluding those who have completed the procedures under the aforementioned notification (2)). (4) Not being subject to a suspension of nomination by the Director-General of the Chugoku Regional Development Bureau from the deadline for submission of the application form until the bid opening. (5) Not being a company whose management is substantially controlled by a gangster or a similar entity, for whom an exclusion request from Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism public works projects has been made and continues to be in effect. (6) Must have proven delivery experience of de-icing agents (sodium chloride) or melting agents (calcium chloride). (7) The transportation plan stated in the application form must be appropriate. (8) Must have downloaded the bid explanation document from the electronic procurement system or obtained it directly from the authorized officer for disbursement. - 5 - 3. Bid Submission Location, etc. (1) URL and Contact Information for Electronic Procurement System: Electronic Procurement System https://www.p-portal.go.jp/pps-web-biz/ 6-30 Kamihatchobori, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, 730-8530 Japan, General Affairs Department, Contract Division, Purchasing Section, Chugoku Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism TEL 082-221-9231 (Ext. 2531) (2) Submission Location for Paper Bids, Location for Inspection of Contract Terms, and Contact Information: Same as the contact information in (1). (3) Location and Method of Distribution of Bid Explanation Documents: Download from the electronic procurement system. If unable to obtain via the electronic procurement system due to unavoidable reasons, delivery can be made in person, by email, or by consignment (cash on delivery). Please contact the inquiry contact in (1) for instructions. (4) Deadline for Submission of Applications (Electronic Procurement System and Paper Bidding Method): 17:00 on August 24, 2026 (5) Deadline for Submission of Bids (Electronic Procurement System and Paper Bidding Method): 17:00 on September 25, 2026 (6) Bid Opening Date and Time and Location: ① September 28, 2026, 10:00 AM ② September 28, 2026, 11:00 AM ③ September 28, 2026, 1:30 PM ④ September 28, 2026, 2:30 PM ⑤ September 28, 2026, 3:30 PM ⑥ September 29, 2026, 10:00 AM ⑦ September 29, 2026, 11:00 AM ⑧ September 29, 2026, 1:30 PM Bidding Room, Chugoku Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism 4. Other (1) Language and Currency Used in Contract Procedures: Japanese language and Japanese currency only. (2) Bid Bond and Contract Security Deposit: Exempt (3) Requirements for Bidders: - 7 - (a) Those wishing to participate via the electronic procurement system must submit bid document data (application form, etc.) to the URL indicated in 3(1) by the deadline indicated in 3(4). (b) Those wishing to participate via paper bidding must submit the necessary application form, etc., to the location indicated in 3(2) by the deadline indicated in 3(4). In either case (a) or (b), if the authorized officer for disbursement makes an inquiry regarding the content of the application form, etc., prior to the bid opening, an explanation must be provided. (4) Bidder for Award: Only bids for which the competitive participation qualification has been confirmed by the authorized officer for disbursement based on the application form will be considered for award. (5) Invalid Bids: Bids submitted by those who do not have the qualifications to participate in the competition, and bids that violate the bidding conditions, will be considered invalid. (6) Requirement for Contract Creation: Required. This project is subject to electronic procurement system for the exchange of documents related to contract procedures. If it is difficult to use the electronic procurement system, paper contracting may be used with the approval of the contracting party. (7) Method of Determining the Successful Bidder: The successful bidder will be the one who submits the lowest valid bid within the range of the estimated price prepared in accordance with the provisions of Article 79 of the Budget, Audit, and Accounting Order. (8) Those who do not have the general competitive (or designated competitive) bidding qualifications (unified qualification for all ministries and agencies) listed in 2(2) above may also submit an application form in accordance with 4(3) above, but must obtain the qualification certification and have their competitive participation qualification confirmed by the bid opening to participate in the competition. (9) The contracting party may request the submission of a reference quotation before the bid opening if deemed necessary. (10) Participants in the electronic bidding system must have obtained an electronic certificate. (11) Details are as per the bid explanation document. - 9 - (1) Official in charge of disbursement of the procuring entity: YAMAMOTO Taishi Director General of Chugoku Regional De-velopment Bureau (2) Classification of the products to be procured: 26 (3) Nature and quantity of the products to be purchased: ①【Tottori】Sodium Chloride for Solid deicing agent 4,271t Calcium Chloride for Solid deicing age-nt 146t ②【Kurayoshi】Sodium Chloride for Solid deicing agent 2,515t Calcium Chloride for Solid deicing age-nt 53t ③【Matsue】Sodium Chloride for Solid deicing agent - 10 - 2,107t Calcium Chloride for Solid deicing age-nt 36t ④【Hamada】Sodium Chloride for Solid deicing agent 807t Calcium Chloride for Solid deicing age-nt 2t ⑤【Okayama】Sodium Chloride for Solid deicing agent 342t ⑥【Miyoshi】Sodium Chloride for Solid deicing agent 3,621t Calcium Chloride for Solid deicing age-nt 5t ⑦【Hiroshima】Sodium Chloride for Solid deicing agent 527t Calcium Chloride for Solid deicing age-- 11 -nt 49t ⑧【Yamaguchi】Sodium Chloride for Solid deicing agent 670t Calcium Chloride for Solid deicing age-nt 126t (4) Delivery period: From 2 November, 2026 through 31 March, 2027 (5) Delivery place: as in the tender do-cumentation (6) Qualification for participating in the tendering procedures: Suppliers el-igible for participating in the proposed tender are those who shall: ① not come under Article 70 and 71 of the Cabinet Order concerning the Budg-et, Auditing and Accounting ② have Grade A, B, C or D on "sale of product" in Chugoku Area in term of qualification for participating in- 12 -tenders by Ministry of Land, Infrast-ructure, Transport and Tourism (Sing-le qualification for every Ministryand agency) for the purpose of procu-rement in the fiscal year of 2025,2026, 2027 ③ not have filed a petition for the c-ommencement of reorganization proceed-ings under the Corporate Reorganizati-on Act or the commencement of rehabil-itation proceedings under the Civil R-ehabilitation Act (except those who h-ave done the procedure of reapplicati-on under the notification of the comp-eting participation qualification) ④ not be under suspension of nominati-on by Director-General of Chugoku Reg-ional Development Bureau from Time-limit for submission of certificate to Bid Opening- 13 - ⑤ not be the Building constructor that a gangster influences management subs-tantially or the person who has exclu-sion request from Ministry of Land,Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is continuing state concerned ⑥ have proven to have actually delive-red Sodium Chloride for Solid deicing-agent or Calcium Chloride for Soliddeicing agent ⑦ the transportation programming is a-ppropriate ⑧ have downloaded the bid manual from the Electric Procurement system, or h-ave obtained the bid manual from orde-rer directly (7) Time-limit for submission of certifi-cate: 17:00 24 August, 2026 (8) Time-limit for tender: 17:00 25 September, 2026 - 14 - (9) Contact point for the notice: First Purchase Section, Contract Division, ac-t Division, General Affairs Department, Chugoku Regional Development Bureau, Mi-nstry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportand Tourism, 6－30 Kamihatchobori, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, 730－8530 Japan TEL 082－221－9231 ex.