Reiwa 7 (2025) Kakogawa Prison Open Area Office Building Seismic Retrofit Work (Re-announcement)

Reiwa 7 (2025) Kakogawa Prison Open Area Office Building Seismic Retrofit Work (Re-announcement)
Procurement Item Number: 0000000000000615121 Procurement Type: General Competitive Bidding Announcement (WTO Non-Applicable) Classification: Simple Construction Procurement Item Name: Reiwa 7 (2025) Kakogawa Prison Open Area Office Building Seismic Retrofit Work (Re-announcement) Public Start Date: July 28, Reiwa 8 (2026) Public End Date: August 26, Reiwa 8 (2026) Procurement Organization: Ministry of Justice Procurement Organization Location: Hyogo Prefecture Announcement Content: Bidding Announcement (Construction Works) Notice is hereby given as follows. July 28, Reiwa 8 (2026) Authorized Signatory for Expenditure, Kakogawa Prison Warden: Masayuki Fukuyoshi 1. Work Outline (1) Item Classification Number: 41 (2) Project Name: Reiwa 7 (2025) Kakogawa Prison Open Area Office Building Seismic Retrofit Work (Re-announcement) (3) Work Location: Kakogawa Prison, 1530 Ono, Kakogawa-cho, Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture (4) Work Content: A. Building Name: Structure/Floors: Building Area: Total Floor Area: Work Type: Office Building: S-1 floor: 360㎡: 360㎡: Renovation. B. Work Category: Building Construction. C. Other: - D. Scope of Work: All of the above (according to specifications). (5) Contract Period: Friday, March 26, Reiwa 9 (2027). (6) This work is a "Weekly Two Days Off Promotion Work (Bidder's Choice Method)" where the contractor expresses their intention to work two days off per week to the client before commencing work. (7) This work includes the hot summer period, so work impossibility days must be considered. (8) This work is subject to the obligation of separate demolition and recycling of construction materials, etc., based on the Law Concerning the Recycling of Construction Materials, etc. (Law No. 104 of 2000). (9) The bidding procedures for this project will be conducted using the Electronic Procurement System (Government Electronic Procurement (GEPS) (https://www.geps.go.jp/)). However, those who find it difficult to use the Electronic Procurement System may conduct all application and bidding procedures in writing with the approval of the Authorized Signatory for Expenditure (hereinafter referred to as "Paper Bidding Method"). 2. Competitive Bidding Participation Qualifications: (1) Must not fall under the provisions of Article 70 and Article 71 of the Order for Budget, Settlement, and Accounting (Imperial Ordinance No. 165 of 1947; hereinafter referred to as "Order"). However, minors, persons under guardianship, or persons under assistance who have obtained the necessary consent for contract conclusion fall under the special circumstances in Article 70 of the Order. (2) Must have obtained qualification for general competitive bidding for "Building Construction" in Grade D (overall score less than 850) for Reiwa 7/8/9 (2025/2026/2027) from the Ministry of Justice in the work category classification (Building Construction) for this work. (For those who have filed for commencement of rehabilitation proceedings under the Company Rehabilitation Act (Act No. 154 of 2002) or filed for commencement of rehabilitation proceedings under the Civil Rehabilitation Act (Act No. 225 of 1999), re-qualification for general competitive bidding must have been obtained through procedures separately determined by the Ministry of Justice after the decision to commence proceedings.) (3) Must be able to assign a chief technician or supervising technician (for supervising technicians, those with a supervising technician's license and completion certificate for supervising technician training) who meets the following criteria for this work: A. Must be a Grade 2 Architectural Construction Management Engineer or possess equivalent qualifications. B. Must have been in direct and continuous employment with the bidding construction company for 3 months or more prior to the bid application date. (4) Must not be under suspension of designation based on the "Notice on Measures Regarding Suspension of Designation for Construction Contracts and Operation" dated January 23, 1995, Ministry of Justice, Accounting Bureau, Director of Accounting Division, during the period from the submission deadline of the Competitive Bidding Participation Qualification Application Form (hereinafter referred to as "Application Form") and Competitive Bidding Participation Qualification Confirmation Documents (hereinafter referred to as "Documents") to the bid opening time. (5) There must be no capital or personnel relationship between bidders (refer to bidding instructions). (6) Must 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 those who have obtained re-qualification for general competitive bidding after the decision to commence proceedings) (7) Must not be a company identified by the police authorities as being substantially controlled by a violent group or equivalent, and for whom a request for exclusion has been made by the Director of the Facilities Division, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Justice, deeming them unsuitable as a contract party. (8) If the contract for construction ordered by the Ministry of Justice was concluded at a price below the investigation standard price based on Article 85 of the Order, and the construction performance evaluation score for that work was less than 65 points, the period from the day after the notification of the construction performance evaluation score until the date of the bidding announcement for construction ordered by the Ministry of Justice must have elapsed by one month. 3. Bidding Procedures, etc. (1) Contact Information: 1530 Ono, Kakogawa-cho, Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture, 675-0061, Kakogawa Prison, General Affairs Department, Procurement Division. Phone: 079-424-3441 ext. (234). (2) Period, Location, and Method for Obtaining Bidding Instructions, etc. (excluding detailed drawings): A. Period: From Tuesday, July 28, Reiwa 8 (2026) to Thursday, August 13, Reiwa 8 (2026). B. Method of Delivery: Bidding instructions, etc. (excluding detailed drawings) will be provided daily from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, excluding administrative holidays as defined in Article 1 of the Law on Administrative Holidays (Law No. 91 of 1988; hereinafter referred to as "Holidays"). They can be obtained at the location specified in (1) above or downloaded from the Electronic Procurement System. Applications for delivery by mail or electronic transmission will not be accepted. C. Method for Obtaining Detailed Drawings and Specifications: As per the bidding instructions. (3) Deadline and Method for Submitting Application Forms: A. Deadline: Thursday, August 6, Reiwa 8 (2026), 5:00 PM (must arrive by this time). B. Submission Method: Submit via the Electronic Procurement System. For paper bids, bring them to the location specified in (1) above by mail (must arrive by the deadline). (4) Deadline and Method for Submitting Bid Forms: A. Deadline: Monday, August 24, Reiwa 8 (2026), 1:00 PM (must arrive by this time). B. Submission Method: Same as (3)B above. (5) Bid Opening Date and Time and Location: A. Date and Time: Tuesday, August 25, Reiwa 8 (2026), 10:00 AM. B. Location: Same as (1) above. 4. Other: (1) Language used in procedures: Japanese. Currency: Japanese Yen. Time: Japan Standard Time. Units: According to the Measurement Law (Law No. 51 of 1992). (2) Bid Security: Exempt. (3) Contract Security: Payment required (Bank of Japan Himeji Branch (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Himeji Branch) as the handling institution for deposited funds). However, payment of contract security can be substituted by providing interest-bearing national bonds (handling institution for securities held: Bank of Japan Himeji Branch (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Himeji Branch)) or a guarantee from a financial institution or guarantee company. Furthermore, if performance guarantee insurance is obtained or a performance guarantee insurance contract is concluded, payment of contract security will be waived. (4) Invalid Bids: Bids submitted by persons who do not possess the competitive bidding qualifications indicated in this announcement, bids with false information in the application form or documents, and bids that violate the bidding conditions are invalid. (5) Method of Determining Successful Bidder: The bidder who submitted the lowest valid bid within the limit of the estimated price prepared in accordance with Article 79 of the Order for Budget, Settlement, and Accounting will be the successful bidder. However, if it is deemed that the successful bidder may not be able to fulfill the contract in accordance with its terms due to their bid price, or if it is deemed significantly inappropriate due to the risk of concluding the contract with that person disrupting the order of fair trade, the bidder with the next lowest bid within the limit of the estimated price may be selected as the successful bidder. If the bid price of the potential successful bidder falls below the investigation standard price based on Article 85 of the Order, an investigation will be conducted in accordance with Article 86 of the Order. (6) Intent of Negotiation in Procedures: None. (7) Requirement for Contract Creation: Required. (8) Whether there is a plan to conclude a contract for other works directly related to this work by discretionary contract with the contractor of this work: None. (9) Contact point for obtaining related information: Same as 3(1) above. (10) Participation by those who have not obtained general competitive bidding qualification: Those who have not obtained the general competitive bidding qualification listed in 2(2) above can also submit an application form according to 3(3). However, to participate in the competition, they must have obtained the qualification and undergone qualification confirmation by the bid opening time. (11) Details are provided in the bidding instructions. Procurement Document 1: Procurement Document 1 Download URL: Procurement Document 2: - Procurement Document 3: - Procurement Document 4: - Procurement Document 5: -