Press Release

Acceptance and Listing of Proposals for Emergency Temporary Housing Using Imported Materials

2011/4/15

We would like to announce that, at the request of the affected prefectures which will order emergency temporary housing, we will accept and list proposals for emergency temporary housing using imported materials (i.e. housing units, etc. produced in foreign countries).

This listing service is carried out by the Federation of Housing and Community Centers (hereinafter “Federation”) with the support of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan at the request of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures. The Federation will accept proposals, prepare a list of applicants, and present them to the affected prefectures for the purpose of providing assistance for their procurement of temporary housing. (Please note that the listing of a proposal is not directly linked with an order or a contract; Listed proposals may be rejected by the prefectures.)

The three affected prefectural governments will, based on the presented list, judge and take decisions according to overall evaluation of proposals.

Period of acceptance

From Friday, April 15th, 2011 to Monday, April 25th, 2011 (Proposals postmarked on the deadline will be acceptable.)

The deadline of the submission has already passed.

Submitted proposals will be presented to the affected prefectures.

 

Submission of proposals

Proposals should be submitted during the above-mentioned period to the following address by post (or courier service).
 “Secretariat of Acceptance and Listing of Proposals for Emergency Temporary Housing Using Imported Materials”
 Federation of Housing and Community Centers

To contact the Secretariat, please call at 03-6418-4826 on weekdays between 9:30 and 17:30 (in Japanese only)

Detailed information

Please refer to the Secretariat homepage as shown below.
(http://www.sumaimachi-center-rengoukai.or.jp/kasetsu/english/index.html)

  If you have any questions, please contact the following persons:
    Mr. Takami or Mr. Hatano
    Housing Production Division, Housing Bureau
    Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan
    Tel: 03-5253-8111 (ext. 39-453)

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