Gas to be used in the Kitaosaka Branch Bureau of the Osaka Legal Affairs Bureau and 24 other offices in FY2027

Public Notice of Bidding We will proceed with a general competitive tender as follows. October 13, 2024 Disbursing Officer Director General of Osaka Legal Affairs Bureau, Akira Nakao ◎Procuring Organization Number 013 ◎Location Number 27 ○No. 1 1 Procurement Details (1) Item Classification Number 26 (2) Name and Quantity of Purchase, etc. Gas to be used in the Kitaosaka Branch Bureau of the Osaka Legal Affairs Bureau and 24 other offices in FY2027 Estimated usage: 356,524㎡ (3) Specifics of the procurement name Refer to the tender explanation document. (4) Usage Period From the day after the meter reading date in April 2027 to the meter reading date in April 2028 However, this does not apply if otherwise specified in the specifications. (5) Place of demand Refer to the tender explanation document. (6) Bidding Method The bid amount shall be based on the basic unit price set by each company and the unit price based on the amount of gas used, and the bid amount shall be the price for the estimated annual gas usage etc. presented by this agency. In addition, when determining the successful bidder, the successful bid price shall be the amount obtained by adding 10 percent of the amount written on the bid form to that amount (if there is a fraction of less than 1 yen in that amount, the fraction shall be rounded down). Therefore, bidders shall write the amount equivalent to 100/110 of the estimated contract amount on the bid form, regardless of whether they are taxable businesses or tax-exempt businesses for consumption tax and local consumption tax. 2 Qualification for Participation in Competition (1) The person must not fall under the provisions of Article 70 of the Cabinet Order concerning Budget, Auditing and Accounting. Minors, persons under guardianship or assistance, who have obtained the necessary consent for concluding a contract, fall under cases where there are special reasons in the same article. (2) The person must not fall under the provisions of Article 71 of the Cabinet Order concerning Budget, Auditing and Accounting. (3) The person must be rated A or B in 'Sale of Products' in the FY2025, 2026, and 2027 Ministry of Justice competitive participation qualification (unified qualification for all ministries and agencies) and have competitive participation qualification in the Kinki region, or be rated C and have competitive participation qualification in the Kinki region and be able to prove that they have a contract record equivalent to or greater than this procurement. (4) The person must be registered as a retail gas business operator in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 of the Gas Business Act. 3 Use of Electronic Procurement System This item can be used with the electronic procurement system. 4 Place of Submission of Bids, etc. (1) Place of submission of bids, place to show contract terms, place to obtain tender explanation document, and contact information 5th Floor, Otemae Godo Chosha, 3-1-41 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, 540-8544 General Affairs Division, Accounts Section, Chief Accountant, Osaka Legal Affairs Bureau or Electronic Procurement System (Contact: Fujiwara, Kanehira) TEL 06-6942-9415 (2) Method of distributing tender explanation document It will be distributed at the place of distribution in (1) above from the date of this notice. (3) Deadline for submission of certificates, etc. December 2, 2024 (Wednesday) 17:00 (4) Deadline for submission of bids December 10, 2024 (Thursday) 17:00 (5) Date and time and place of bid opening December 11, 2024 (Friday) 10:00 3rd Conference Room, 5th Floor, Otemae Godo Chosha and Electronic Procurement System 5 Other (1) Language and currency to be used in contract procedures: Japanese and Japanese currency (2) Bid bond and contract deposit: Exempt (3) Matters required of bidders: Refer to the tender explanation document. (4) Requirement for contract creation: Required (5) Invalid bids Bids submitted by persons who do not have the qualifications for participation in competition indicated in this notice, and bids that violate the conditions related to bidding, shall be deemed invalid. (6) Method of determining the successful bidder The successful bidder shall be the bidder who submitted a bid and made a valid bid at the lowest price within the limit of the estimated price prepared in accordance with the provisions of Article 79 of the Cabinet Order concerning Budget, Auditing and Accounting. (7) Whether negotiation is possible in the procedure: No (8) Details are in the tender explanation document. 6 Summary (1) Official in charge of disbursement of the procuring entity: Nakao, Akira, Obligating officer, Director General of Osaka Legal Affairs Bureau. (2) Classification of the products to be procured: 26 (3) Nature of the products to be purchased: City gas to be used in Kitaosaka Branch Bureau Government Office and other 24 Branch Bureau Government Offices; Estimated annual consumption of 356,524㎡. (4) Delivery period: From the day after the meter reading date in April 2027 through the meter reading date in April 2028 Exception: A case of otherwise specified in the specifications. (5) Delivery place: As in the tender manual (6) Qualification for participating in the tendering procedures: Suppliers eligible for participating in the proposed tender are those who shall: ①Not come under Article 70 of the Cabinet Order concerning the Budget, Auditing and Accounting. Furthermore, minors, Persons under Conservatorship or Persons under Assistance that obtained the consent necessary for concluding a contract may be applicable under cases of special reasons within the said clause. ②Not come under Article 71 of the Cabinet Order concerning the Budget, Auditing and Accounting. ③Have Grade A or B in 'Sale of products' in terms of the qualification for participating in tenders laid down by the Ministry of Justice (Single qualification for every ministry and agency) in the Kinki Area for the purpose of procurement in the fiscal years of 2025, 2026 and 2027. ④Have Grade C in 'Sale of products' in terms of the qualification for participating in tenders laid down by the Ministry of Justice (Single qualification for every ministry and agency) in the Kinki Area for the purpose of procurement in the fiscal years of 2025, 2026 and 2027 and have a record of contract concerned of more than equal. ⑤Have registered as a retail gas enterprise in accordance with Article 3, of the Gas Business Act. (7) Electronic procurement system available (8) Time-limit for tender: 10 December 2026, 17:00 (9) Contact point for the notice: Fujiwara Ai, Kanehira Hiroyuki, Procurement Section, Accounts Division, General Affairs Division Osaka Legal Affairs Bureau, 3-1-41 Otemae Chuoku Osaka City 540-8544 Japan. TEL 06-6942-9415 or Electronic procurement system Procuring Organization: Ministry of Justice Location: Osaka Prefecture Procurement Type: Notice of General Competitive Tender (WTO Target) Category: Goods and Services