FY2026 Land Improvement Facility Maintenance Optimization Project: Canal Bridge Repair Work (Ishii-zeki Area)

Public Notice No. 126 Public Notice of Bidding Regarding construction work ordered by Ueda City, the following is hereby announced in accordance with the provisions of Article 167-6 of the Local Autonomy Act Enforcement Order (Showa 22, Cabinet Order No. 16; hereinafter referred to as the "Order"). July 28, Reiwa 8 Mayor of Ueda City, Tatsuya Saito 1. Work Subject to Bidding (Regional contribution etc. is a participation requirement for this project.) Work Name: FY2026 Land Improvement Facility Maintenance Optimization Project: Canal Bridge Repair Work (Ishii-zeki Area) Work Location: Ueda City, Shiokawa (Ishii) Work Outline: Canal repair work L=21.0m Section 1: Canal work (concrete reinforcement) L=21.0m Section 2: Simple gate installation work (500 type) N=1 unit Completion Deadline: January 29, Reiwa 9 Contact Person: Maruko Regional Agricultural Land Development Office, Komatsu Project Category: Subsidized Project Minimum Reserve Price System: Minimum reserve price applicable Two-day weekend work: Applicable (weekly basis, contractor-designated method) Flexible construction period: Not applicable Bidding Method: Electronic Bidding 2. Bidder Qualification Requirements All requirements listed in (1) below must be met. Bids that violate the requirements will be invalid. (1) Required Qualifications Bidders must be registered in the "Ueda City Construction Work Bidding Qualification Register (Reiwa 7, 8, 9)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Register") and meet all of the following requirements. This is a general competitive tender with regional contribution etc. as a participation requirement. Work Type and Grade Classification: Civil Engineering (General), All Grades Construction Business Permit: ① Must have a specific or general construction business permit for civil engineering (general) work. ② Must have a specific construction business permit if the total subcontract amount is 50 million yen or more (80 million yen or more for general building construction). ③ No permit is required for minor construction work as defined by the Construction Industry Act Enforcement Order. Assigned Technician: Must be able to assign a technician as stipulated in Article 26 of the Construction Industry Act (must have a direct and continuous employment relationship for at least 3 months prior to the bid opening date). If the total subcontract amount is 50 million yen or more (80 million yen or more for general building construction), the technician must hold a supervising technician's license and have completed the supervising technician training. Construction Experience: Not required Location Classification: Must have headquarters in Ueda City. (Maruko Area) Other: ① Must not fall under any of the categories listed in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 167-4 of the Local Autonomy Act Enforcement Order (Showa 22, Cabinet Order No. 16). ② Must not be subject to suspension measures based on the "Ueda City Construction Work Bidding Participant Suspension Measures Ordinance" (Reiwa 22, Notice No. 80) from the date of announcement to the date of award. ③ Must not be a party to bankruptcy proceedings initiated under the Corporate Reorganization Act (Reiwa 14, Act No. 154) or civil rehabilitation proceedings initiated under the Civil Rehabilitation Act (Reiwa 11, Act No. 225) (excluding those who have re-obtained bidding qualification after a decision to commence reorganization or civil rehabilitation proceedings). ④ Must not be a member of a violent group as defined in Article 2, Item 2 of the "Ueda City Violent Group Exclusion Ordinance" (Reiwa 24, Ordinance No. 6) or a violent group-related person as defined in Article 6, Paragraph 1 of the same ordinance. ⑤ The following parties are not allowed to participate in the same general competitive tender. (A) Parties that have a parent-subsidiary relationship as defined in Article 2, Item 3-2 and Item 4-2 of the Companies Act (Reiwa 17, Act No. 86), or subsidiaries of the same parent company. (B) Parties where the representative director of one company concurrently serves as the representative director or trustee of the other company. 3/7 ⑥ Those without a valid "Management Scale Evaluation Result Notification / Overall Evaluation Notification" cannot undertake work other than minor construction work as defined by the Construction Industry Act Enforcement Order. ⑦ Must not be a party who has failed to fulfill the following reporting obligations (excluding those who are not obligated to report). (A) Obligation to report under Article 48 of the Health Insurance Act (Taisho 11, Act No. 70). (B) Obligation to report under Article 27 of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act (Showa 29, Act No. 115). (C) Obligation to report under Article 7 of the Employment Insurance Act (Showa 49, Act No. 116). ⑧ Must meet all of the following regional contribution participation requirements. (A) Contractor of snow removal and de-icing agent spreading services within the past 2 fiscal years (including members of joint ventures). (B) Has not received a performance evaluation score below 65 points in construction work ordered by the city and completed within the past 2 fiscal years. (C) The city is divided into five regions: Ueda Right Bank Area, Ueda Left Bank Area, Maruko Area, Sanada Area, and Takeishi Area, and the head office must be located in the region where the work is located. 3. Bidding Schedule, etc. Design Document Viewing: From Tuesday, July 28, Reiwa 8 to Wednesday, August 19, Reiwa 8, on the Ueda City website and at the Finance Department, Contract and Inspection Division. (Viewing at the counter is from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, excluding holidays.) Questionnaire Submission: Submit by FAX to the Ueda City Finance Department, Contract and Inspection Division from Tuesday, July 28, Reiwa 8 to Tuesday, August 4, Reiwa 8 (until 4:00 PM on the last day). Confirm receipt of your questions when submitting. The prescribed format (posted on the Ueda City website) must be used. Answers to Questions: Will be posted on the Ueda City website by Thursday, August 6, Reiwa 8. Bid Submission Method: Electronic Bidding (1) Submitted Documents: ① Bid form (Please write a 3-digit lottery number) ② Construction cost breakdown (in the prescribed format) ③ "Notification of Possible Winning Bids" must be submitted if necessary. (2) Submission Period: From Monday, August 17, Reiwa 8, 9:00 AM to Thursday, August 20, Reiwa 8, 3:00 PM (However, within the operating hours of the electronic bidding system.) (3) If submitting a paper bid instead of electronic bidding, bring it to the Contract and Inspection Division counter by noon on the day before the bid opening. Seal the bid form and write the bid opening date, work name, and bidder name on the envelope. (4) Bids violating the "Ueda City Electronic Bidding Implementation Ordinance" (Reiwa 22, Notice No. 137) will be invalid. Submission of Construction Cost Breakdown: (1) Bidders must submit a construction cost breakdown along with their bid. Bids submitted without a construction cost breakdown will be invalid. (2) For electronic bidding, attach the construction cost breakdown when submitting the bid. (3) The construction cost breakdown must be prepared in the prescribed format posted on the Ueda City website. (4) The construction cost in the breakdown and the amount in the bid must match. However, a bid amount that is the construction cost in the breakdown minus any fraction of 10,000 yen will be valid. (5) Discounts on the construction cost in the breakdown are not permitted. (6) Based on the revised "Act on Promotion of Fair Public Works Bidding and Contracts," bidders must submit a construction cost breakdown specifying material costs, labor costs, employer's contributions for statutory welfare expenses, contributions to the Construction Worker Employment Security Association system, and safety and health expenses, referring to the example. Failure to do so will result in disqualification due to violation of laws and regulations. Furthermore, if the direct construction costs in the construction cost breakdown of the successful bid candidate are below a certain level (97% of the official estimated cost), a labor cost dumping investigation will be conducted, and if there is no reasonable grounds, the matter will be reported to the construction G-men. (7) For other details, please refer to "Regarding the Submission of Construction Cost Breakdown." Notification of Possible Winning Bids: If bidding for more positions than the number of available site supervisors and technicians, submit the "Notification of Possible Winning Bids" (posted on the Ueda City website) via email by the day before the bid opening. Failure to submit the "Notification of Possible Winning Bids" and subsequently refusing the successful bid candidate without justifiable reason may result in suspension measures. Bid Opening Date and Time/Location: Friday, August 21, Reiwa 8, 9:00 AM 3rd Floor, Conference Rooms 301 & 302, Main Building Request for Review of Estimates / Viewing of Estimate Breakdown: Bidders may file a request for review of estimates starting at 9:00 AM the day after the bid opening. The request must be submitted in writing by 3:00 PM on the second day after the bid opening (excluding holidays). Publicly available estimate breakdowns can be viewed during the period for filing requests for review of estimates. 4. Bidding Matters, etc. Bidding Matters: ① If multiple bid forms are submitted for one bid, all bids will be invalid. ② A bid from a single participant will be considered valid and opened. Bid Bond: 5% of the bid amount including consumption tax and local consumption tax. Payment is waived. (However, payment is required if the successful bidder does not conclude the contract.) Contract Deposit: Monetary guarantee of 10% or more. (However, exemption is granted for contracts less than 5 million yen if the contractor has at least two years of experience in similar scale projects with the city, national government, or other local governments within the past two years.) Advance Payment: Advance payment up to 40% of the contract amount. Interim Advance Payment: Interim advance payment up to 20% of the contract amount. Partial Payment: Partial payments will be made within the number of times stipulated by the Ueda City Financial Regulations (Reiwa 18, Regulation No. 45). Other: 5. Priority Order of Design Documents, etc. In case of discrepancies between design documents for the announced tender, the priority order for bidding and estimates, unless otherwise specified in the announcement for each project, shall be as follows. If there are any doubts, bidders should raise questions during the inquiry period and obtain answers from the contracting authority. - Priority Order in Case of Discrepancies: 1. Answers to Questions 2. Site Explanation Matters / Construction Condition Specifications (including special specifications) / Instructions 3. Viewed Design Documents 4. Quantity Calculation Sheets 5. Design Drawings 6. Method of Determining the Successful Bidder, etc. (1) Order of Successful Bid Determination: ① Bidders may participate in multiple general competitive tenders for construction work to be opened on the same day, but they cannot become successful bid candidates for more positions than the number of available site supervisors (technicians). ② If bidding for more positions than the number of available site supervisors (technicians), submit a "Notification of Possible Winning Bids." ③ The order of bid opening will be as per the "Ueda City General Competitive Bidding Schedule for Construction Work" on the bid opening date. (2) Confirmation of bidder qualifications and determination of the successful bidder will be conducted after the bidding is completed. (3) If there are two or more bidders who have submitted the same bid amount and are eligible to be successful bid candidates, the successful bid candidate will be determined based on the "Method for Determining Successful Bidder in Case of Identical Bids." (4) The successful bid candidate must bring the following documents listed in Section 7 within 2 days, including the day of instruction. (5) Qualification requirements will be examined for bidders who bid at or below the estimated price, starting from the lowest bid price among successful bid candidates, and will continue until one bidder meeting the competitive bidding qualification requirements is confirmed. (6) The examination of qualification requirements will be completed within 3 days, including the day of submission of examination documents. (7) Once a successful bid candidate is confirmed to meet the qualification requirements, they will be determined as the successful bidder and notified by FAX, etc. (including email via the electronic bidding system). 7. Bidder Qualification Requirement Examination Documents: For those who bid electronically, submit by paper mail or by email via the electronic bidding system. ① General Competitive Bidding Qualification Confirmation Form (posted on the Ueda City website) ② Documents related to assigned technicians: A. Copy of qualifications, etc. (1 copy) * Not required if the bidder is a candidate for successful bid and the work falls under minor construction work as defined by the Construction Industry Act Enforcement Order and is not subject to the Construction Industry Act. B. Copy of documents confirming the technician's employment relationship (e.g., copy of resident tax withholding notice, proving direct and continuous employment for at least 3 months prior to the bid opening date) (1 copy) *Health insurance cards and health insurance qualification certificates are not accepted. ③ Copy of the most recent valid "Management Scale Evaluation Result Notification / Overall Evaluation Notification" (1 copy) * Not required if the bidder is a candidate for successful bid and the work falls under minor construction work as defined by the Construction Industry Act Enforcement Order and is not subject to the Construction Industry Act. 7/7 8. Other: Read the "Ueda City General Competitive Bidding (Post-Bid Review) Implementation Ordinance" and "Bidding Instructions" carefully. 9. Inquiries: Ueda City Finance Department, Contract and Inspection Division Contracting Staff TEL: 0268-23-5257 (Direct) FAX: 0268-23-5116 (Direct) (Form-1) This document is provided to assist bidders in making prompt estimates and is for reference by the contracting authority. It does not create any binding obligations for the contract. Ueda City, Shiokawa (Ishii) Initial Estimated Design Document Canal Bridge Repair Work (Ishii-zeki Area) Land Improvement Facility Maintenance Optimization Project 8 Reiwa Location Year Ueda City 01 Various Works 09 Weekly (Sat/Sun) 09 No Correction 01 Monetary Guarantee 05 Canal Work 10 % 40 Various Works Classification Two-day Weekend Correction Construction Area Classification Contract Guarantee Method Work Type Consumption Tax Rate (%) Advance Payment Rate (%) 2 Tōshin (2) Application Date of Implementation Design Unit Prices, etc. 08.07.01 These conditions for various expenses, etc., are generally not subject to change negotiation. 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