⑴ Official in charge of disbursement of the procuring entity : Masato Adachi Director General of Kansai Branch, West Nippon Expressway Company Limited

⑵ Classification of the products to be procured : 2

⑶ Nature and quantity of the products to be purchased : 2,730 tons of Sodium Chloride for de-icing agent and 1 tons of Calcium Chloride for Freeze-thaw agent for Fukuchiyama Operation Office, 1,220 tons of Sodium Chloride for de-icing agent and 1 tons of Calcium Chloride for Freeze-thaw agent for Kobe Operation Office, 80 tons of Sodium Chloride for de-icing agent and 1 tons of Calcium Chloride for Freeze-thaw agent for Dainishinmeidouro Operation Office.

⑷ Delivery period : From the next day of the contract day through 31 March 2023

⑸ Delivery place :

① Fukuchiyama Operation Office, Kansai Branch, West Nippon Expressway Company Limited, 3-5-1, Osadano-cho, Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture and other 3 places

② Kobe Operation Office, Kansai Branch, West Nippon Expressway Company Limited, 145, Shimoyamaguchi, Yamaguchi-cho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture and other 3 places

③ Takamaru IC, Kansai Brunch, West Nippon Expressway Company Limited, 1-15-1, shiomigaoka, Tarumi-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture

⑹ Qualification for participating in the tendering procedures : Suppliers eligible for participating in the open tender are who shall :

① not come under Article 6 of the administrative instruction of the Contractual Rules of the West Nippon Expressway Company Limited,

② submit a copy of a tax payment certificate published within the past three months and formulated in either formats of 3, 3-2 or 3-3 prescribed by Article 9 of the Enforcement Regulations of the National Tax Act,

③ have proven to have actually sold, manufactured or delivered the sodium chloride in 2021 fiscal year, (however, have proven to have actually procured sodium chloride or raw materials of sodium chloride from more than two countries after 2017)

④ have proven to have or borrow the storage warehouse of the sodium chloride below, located within a radius of 100㎞ from the following operation office concerning each purchase, and to be able or plan to use the storage warehouse during a term of the contract. The operation office and the capacity of the storage warehouse of each purchase are as follows.

1 )Fukuchiyama Operation Office 440 tons or more,

2 )Kobe Operation Office 180 tons or more,

3 )Dainishinmeidouro Operation Office 30 tons or more.

⑺ Time-limit for the submission of application forms and relevant documents for the qualification : 4 : 00 P.M. 15 August 2022 (submitted by mail : 4 : 00 P.M. 15 August 2022)

⑻ Time-limit for tender : 4 : 00 P.M. 6 October 2022

⑼ Contact point for the notice : Kiyoko Nakagawa Assistant Manager, Accounting Division, General Affairs and Planning Department, Kansai Branch, West Nippon Expressway Company Limited, 1-13 Iwakura-cho, Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture 567-0871 Japan TEL 06-6344-9242