On the 31^st of January, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in Fukuoka (Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) launched a public tender for dredging work of the waterway and anchorage at Hakozaki Wharf area in Hakata Port. Concretely it concerns dredging work and earth removal work  at the wharf’s shipping route and anchorage (-12m). This tender concerns an open tendering procedure under the GPA-rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

More information on the tender, as well as design documents can be found on the below two websites (Japanese only) between the 31^st of February and the 17^th of April 2023.

• https://www.pas.ysk.nilim.go.jp/servlet/ChPs1SearchServlet
• https://www.i-ppi.jp/IPPI/SearchServices/Web/Index.htm

Necessary documents to prove eligibility to participate in the tender need to be submitted to the electronic tender system (https://www.e-bisc.go.jp/index.html) by the 2^nd of March Japanese time. Please note that opening hours of the system are limited.

The deadline for tender submission will be the 17^nd of April, 11:00 Japanese time. The tender submission is to be done through the aforementioned electronic tender system.

More information (in Japanese, summarized in English) can be found on the website of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO):
https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/database/procurement/national/articles/262145/2023013100710001.html