株式会社ギアマックス

Osaka Prefecture instructed 株式会社ギアマックス (corporate number 7120001224496) based on the Construction Business Act, Article 28, Paragraph 1 (main clause) and Item 2. According to the stated cause of the action, in private construction works ordered in Osaka City, the company violated the Construction Business Act, Article 7, Paragraph 2 and Article 26, Paragraph 3 by assigning, as a chief technical engineer requiring full-time assignment, a full-time technical engineer at the company’s office (as provided for in Article 7, Paragraph 2) to the construction site. The instruction content (detailed) states that, pursuant to Article 28, Paragraph 1 of the Construction Business Act, the company must strictly comply with the Construction Business Act and other laws and regulations related to construction work, take thorough measures so that similar cases will not occur again, and ensure appropriate business operations as a construction contractor.

Osaka Prefecture’s business suspension decision (based on Article 28(3) of the Construction Business Act) states that 株式会社ギアマックス violated the following provisions in connection with private construction projects. 1) In a private construction project in Ibaraki City (the text refers to this as “[本件工 事]”): - In violation of Article 26(1) and (2) of the Construction Business Act, the company assigned, as “supervising technical engineers (監理技術者等),” persons who did not meet the qualification requirements and who were not in a direct and continuous employment relationship, to the construction site. 2) In the same project: - In violation of Article 22(1) of the Construction Business Act, the company subcontracted the entire construction work it had contracted to 株式会社一六八建設 (株式会社一六八建設). 3) In the same project: - In violation of Article 16 of the Construction Business Act, the company entered into subcontract agreements with “the company, etc.” without obtaining the permission under Article 3(1)(ii) of the Construction Business Act, where the subcontract amount was equal to or greater than the amount specified by Cabinet Order for that category. - Also, in violation of Article 3(1) of the Construction Business Act, the company entered into subcontract agreements with the company that was operating construction business without obtaining the permission required under Article 3(1), in connection with the same project and private construction projects in Osaka City. 4) In another private construction project in Osaka City: - In violation of Article 26(1) of the Construction Business Act, the company did not assign a chief technical engineer (主任技術者) to the construction site. Administrative details provided in the source: - Company: 株式会社ギアマックス (法人番号7120001224496) - Authority: Osaka Prefecture (大阪府) - Legal basis: Construction Business Act, Article 28(3) - Date of disposition: 2026-08-19 - Business suspension period: 2026-09-01 to 2026-10-14 (44 days) - Scope of suspension: all business related to construction business (建設業に係る営業の全部) - Address of principal business office (as provided): 922-1 Yuasucho Yawata, Arida-gun, Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県有田郡湯浅町湯浅922番地1)

Gearmax Corporation's construction license was canceled by the Osaka Prefectural Government based on violations of the Building Business Act, including the failure of designated site engineers to be permanently stationed at the company's office and engaged solely in their duties, and submitting false information in license applications. The company also had a director convicted of a 300,000 yen fine for violating the law, with the sentence confirmed on November 26, 2026.