About canceling bids

NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Taito-ku, Tokyo, Regional Head Office length: Hirozo Saeki) is pleased to announce that it has canceled the bidding of the following construction.

In the bidding for the following construction work, we have recently examined the unit price list submitted by bidders and found that the unit price items of some companies are the same, and that the bidders The unit price of was found to be unnatural and in an unthinkable state.

Therefore, we conducted hearings with all the bidders and, after considering the opinion of a third party with a fair and neutral scholarly experience, deliberated by the Fair Bid Survey Committee, we decided that a fair bid should be made as it is. We decided that there was a risk that we could not secure it and decided to cancel this bid.

In the future, if we determine that the bid cannot be conducted fairly, we will strictly implement measures such as withdrawal of the bid and announce it appropriately.

Record

1 Construction name

• (1) Kita-Kanto Expressway Kami-Mikawa signage construction
• (2) Kita-Kanto Expressway Sakuragawa sign construction

2 Ordering organization

• (1) East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office Utsunomiya Construction Office
• (2) East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office Mito construction office

3 Contract method

General competitive bidding with conditions (1) and (2) (examination method for competitive participation qualifications)

4 Construction overview

• (1) 115 signposts, 179m signboard ², 3 signboards (internal lighting type)
• (2) 71 signposts, 200m signboard ², 3 signboards (internal lighting type), 3 external lighting

5 construction period

• (1) 360 days
• (2) 450 days

Schedule until bidding

Both (1) and (2) will be announced for bidding: February 1, 2007, Bidding date: March 12, 2007