Suspension from Bidding Records in Japan

During the 'Reiwa 6-7 FY Motoyama Bridge Replacement and External Improvement Works in Motoyama A District' ordered by the Kagawa River and National Highway Office of the Shikoku Regional Development Bureau, overhead lines were cut by the arm of a backhoe, significantly impacting communication service users.

Grouzio Co., Ltd. and Japan Foundation Technology Co., Ltd. failed to notify supervisory personnel as specified in the civil engineering work specifications when a secondary subcontractor worker fell at the construction site of the Reiwa 5th year No. 1 Fujieda BP Hirohata Yabuta District Road Construction Project ordered by the Chubu Regional Development Bureau on March 5, Reiwa 7.

Grouzio Co., Ltd. and Nihon Kiso Gijutsu Co., Ltd. failed to notify supervisory personnel as specified in the civil engineering work specifications when a secondary subcontractor worker fell at the construction site of the Reiwa 5th Year No. 1 Fujieda BP Hiromoto Yabuta District Road Construction Project ordered by the Chubu Regional Development Bureau on March 5, Reiwa 7.

On September 18, 2025, Ono Architectural Research Institute Co., Ltd. submitted a false document confirming the work experience of the designated engineer in similar or related projects for the qualification screening application for the Sakata River and National Highway Office building renovation design project, which was commissioned by the Sakata River and National Highway Office of the Regional Development Bureau.

Daiwa Denki Co., Ltd. participated in the bid for the Kuji Port Tsunami Observation Point Cable Laying Work conducted by this agency, opening the bid on October 15, Reiwa 7, and was awarded the contract. Subsequently, on October 20, due to a miscalculation of the bid amount (not adequately reflecting common temporary facility costs, on-site management costs, general management costs, etc.), and because it was unable to secure an appropriate construction system, a contract withdrawal notice was submitted.

Nishiyama Komuten Co., Ltd. removed part of the ground improvement structure beneath an existing L-shaped retaining wall without consulting the client during the construction of a U-shaped retaining wall for the Mukae River Road Improvement Project in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, contracted from the Toyooka River and National Highway Office. They backfilled with soil without verifying the strength, resulting in settlement and tilting of the L-shaped retaining wall. To conceal the settlement and tilt, the company applied mortar over the repaired area, which caused cracks due to displacement, discovered by the client.

The qualified business operator entered into a contract for the 2025 repair of the west exterior wall of the Kurobe River Office building, ordered by the Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau Kurobe River Office, which was opened for bidding on September 10, 2025. However, due to difficulties in fulfilling the contract, they submitted a notice of inability to perform on September 26, 2025, and the contract was canceled on September 30, 2025.

The qualified business operator was the successful bidder for the 'Reiwa 7 Fiscal Year Shinano River Downstream River Office Roof Waterproofing Renovation Work' ordered by the Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau, opened on September 25, Reiwa 7. However, they declined to conclude the contract due to an input error in the bid amount.

On October 17, Reiwa 7, the Sapporo District Meteorological Observatory conducted the opening of bids for the Muroran Regional Meteorological Observatory's air conditioning replacement work. Although the bidder was awarded the contract, they withdrew on October 21, Reiwa 7, citing an error in the bid amount written in the bid document that made it impossible to perform the work as specified in the specifications.

In the construction project for the right bank approach road of the Kurisu River Shinmiya District Bridge ordered by the Himeji River and National Highway Office, a notification was received on September 25, 2025, from the successful bidder, Kinkai Kogyo Co., Ltd., that they could not assign the planned engineer due to winning another project ordered by Hyogo Prefecture. Subsequently, on September 26, 2025, a contract withdrawal notice was submitted, and the contract was declined.

After winning the bid for the Hyogo National Highway Office Building 1st Floor Air Conditioning Equipment Renovation Project, Nakamuraya Co., Ltd., the successful bidder, indicated that it would be difficult to properly assign the planned technical personnel for the project in accordance with the Construction Business Act, and expressed its intention to withdraw from the contract. Subsequently, on September 8, 2025, a contract withdrawal notice was submitted, and the contract was declined.

Deficiencies in construction quality were identified in the projects 'R3 National Route 16 Ichihara District (Part 6) Conduit Joint Trench Construction' and 'R2 National Route 17 Anesaki Coast to Kita Sode Pavement Repair Construction' commissioned by the Chiba National Route Office, carried out by the relevant contractor.

A deficiency in construction quality was identified at the section constructed by the relevant contractor in the R3 National Route 16 Ichihara District (Part 6) conduit joint trench construction ordered by the Chiba National Highway Office.

Deficiencies in construction quality were identified in the projects 'R3 National Route 16 Ichihara District (Part 6) Conduit Construction' and 'R2 National Route 16 Anesaki Coast to Kita Sode Pavement Repair' commissioned by the Chiba National Highway Office and carried out by the relevant contractor.

The operator conducted moisture content tests on fill materials used in the R5 Ken-Ōdō Ōyama District Improvement No. 5 project ordered by the North Capital National Highway Office. During testing, samples with visibly low moisture content and good quality were selectively taken. After the incident, an investigation revealed that some fill was constructed using softer soil with higher moisture content than the samples tested, resulting in a roadbed that did not meet quality standards.

Everblue Corporation refused to comply with a low bid price investigation request after submitting bids below the investigation standard price for the 2025 fiscal year projects to update air conditioning systems at Numazu River and National Highway Office facilities.

Shinko Sangyo Co., Ltd. did not report an accident involving a subcontractor worker injured when a concrete cover fell onto his right foot during work at the Kiyoshi Disaster Prevention Sogo District Outflow Soil Disposal Site Construction Project, ordered by the San'in West Regional Road Office, despite the incident occurring on March 12, 2025, and the requirement to report such incidents as specified in the Civil Engineering Work Common Specifications.

Hashimoto Kawashima Corporation failed to report a heatstroke incident involving a primary subcontractor worker during the Aibetsu District Aibetsu 37 Agricultural District External Land Readjustment Project, which was ordered by the Asahikawa Development and Construction Department, despite being aware of the incident. The company did not report the incident to supervisory personnel as required by the Agricultural Civil Engineering Work Specifications.

The business declined to conclude the contract for the R7 Kokubunji Branch Office Traffic Safety Measures Construction ordered by Utsunomiya National Highway Office, after being notified as the successful bidder on September 2, 2025, due to inability to assign a planned engineer.

The contractor caused a worker to fall from a high-altitude work vehicle deck during the installation of steps for inspection corridor access on the R3 Ken-Ō Expressway Tonegawa Bridge Gogasaki District Upper Construction, resulting in the worker's death. The incident occurred around 13:31 on December 19, 2023, when the worker was moving from the deck to the corridor and lost balance backward, falling 14.4 meters to the ground.

During the construction of the R3 Ken-Ō Expressway Tonegawa Bridge Goka District Upper Structure Work ordered by the Kanto Regional Development Bureau, a worker fell backwards while moving from the deck of a boom lift to the walkway and died after falling approximately 14.5 meters to the ground on December 19, 2023, at around 13:31. The incident resulted in a fatality among construction personnel.

This is an accident involving a construction worker who fell into a fully water-filled kiln during backhoe operation while shaping the slope at the excavation site of the Maehama Island runway construction project contracted by Kajima, Goyo, and Moritake Joint Construction Enterprise, and died on October 18, 2024.

This is an accident involving a construction worker who fell into a fully water-filled kiln during work on the slope shaping at the excavation site while performing the 'Reiwa 4th Year Mamejima Runway and Related Facilities New Construction Work (Part 1)' contracted by the Kashima, Goyo, and Moritoku Construction Joint Enterprise, and died on October 18, Reiwa 6.

This is an incident involving a construction worker who fell into a fully water-filled kiln during backhoe operation while shaping the slope at the excavation site, resulting in death. The construction was carried out by the Kashima, Goyo, and Moritoku Joint Construction Enterprise for the Reiwa 4th Year Mahoro Island Runway and Related Facilities New Construction Project (Part 1). The incident occurred on October 18, Reiwa 6.

Nagasaki Electric Co., Ltd. submitted a bid below the investigation standard price for the Nagasaki Regional Meteorological Observatory Air Conditioning Equipment Renewal Work (opened on July 24, Reiwa 7) ordered by the Fukuoka District Meteorological Observatory. When requested to cooperate with a low bid price investigation, the company submitted a withdrawal of the investigation request on July 28, Reiwa 7, stating it could not cooperate with the investigation.

A plant company with close capital and personnel ties to NIPPO Corporation supplied asphalt mixture used for asphalt paving work on the 2022 Road 54 Kamihuno pavement repair project ordered by the Sangi River National Highway Office to the project contractor. The contract documents specified the use of asphalt mixture with new aggregate, and the contractor also designated this type to the plant company. Although the plant company reported that the supplied asphalt mixture met the specifications in the design documents, an investigation revealed that the asphalt mixture delivered differed from those specifications.

Sasaki Corporation received a notice of award for the 'Ichinoseki Flood Control Area Goda District Embankment Improvement Work' ordered by the Iwate River and National Highway Office of the Regional Development Bureau on June 18, Reiwa 7 (2025). On June 19, the company submitted a contract withdrawal notice, citing inability to assign the planned engineer, and on June 23, the award decision was canceled.

Kashima Road Co., Ltd. carried out the 'Heisei 27 Fiscal Year No. 1 Toyohashi Kawaramachi Electric Cable Joint Ditch Nishi-Shinmachi Construction' ordered by the Chubu Regional Development Bureau, but it was found that in some parts of the paving work, an asphalt mixture different from that specified in the design documents was used in the base layer.

Abe Nikkō Kōgyō Co., Ltd. failed to notify the supervising personnel as specified in the civil engineering work common specifications when a secondary subcontractor worker fell at the construction site of the Setara Dam National Route 257 No. 4 Bridge PC upper construction, ordered by the Chubu Regional Development Bureau, on September 19, 2023.

The business declined to conclude the contract for the R6 Yokohama National Highway Office slope disaster prevention work after being notified as the successful bidder, citing inability to assign the planned engineer.

Inaguma Zouen Doboku withdrew from the contract after winning the general competitive bidding for the 2025 Second Branch Office Street Tree Maintenance Work ordered by Nagoya National Highway Office, because the designated technician could not be assigned.

This is an incident involving a worker injury during construction work ordered by the Yatsushiro Reconstruction Office, carried out by Marusho Construction Co., Ltd. on December 23, Reiwa 6 (2024). When the backhoe operator attempted to operate the safety lever to stop the backhoe's movement, the left sleeve of the work uniform caught on the control lever, causing the arm to move unintentionally. As a result, the victim's both thighs were caught between the backhoe bucket and the ground excavation slope, leading to injury.

The operator used recycled aggregate asphalt mixture instead of the specified new aggregate asphalt mixture in construction projects ordered by various regional bureaus and the Tokyo Aeronautical Bureau. Despite contractual specifications requiring the use of new aggregate asphalt, investigations revealed that the operator's affiliated plant shipped recycled aggregate asphalt mixtures labeled as new asphalt mixtures without prior consultation with the client. The operator's affiliated plant failed to take appropriate measures to prevent this, despite being aware of the potential inclusion of recycled materials. Additionally, the affiliated plant supplied asphalt mixtures to multiple projects, knowingly including recycled aggregate asphalt mixtures and mislabeling them as new asphalt mixtures, due to close capital and personnel ties with the operator. The operator did not take necessary actions to ensure proper management and compliance with specifications.

The operator used asphalt mixture containing recycled aggregate different from the specified asphalt mixture in the design documents during the asphalt paving work for the R3 National Route 6 Abiko (3) District (Part 1) conduit construction ordered by the Chiba National Highway Office.

The operator used asphalt mixture containing recycled aggregate instead of the specified new aggregate in construction projects ordered by the Hokuriku, Chubu, Kinki, Chugoku, and Kyushu Regional Development Bureaus. Although the contract documents specified the use of new aggregate asphalt mixture, investigations by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism revealed that the operator used recycled aggregate asphalt mixture without prior consultation with the client. The operator's mixture plant manager was aware that the asphalt mixture shipped should be new asphalt mixture, but recognized it as recycled asphalt mixture. The operator also shipped asphalt mixture containing recycled aggregate to contractors for projects ordered by multiple regional bureaus, explicitly indicating on shipping slips that the mixture was new asphalt mixture, despite using recycled aggregate asphalt mixture. It was confirmed that the operator knowingly used recycled asphalt mixture and misrepresented it as new asphalt mixture in shipping documents.

Doro Kogyo Co., Ltd. caused an accident during the Hokkaido Transversal Expressway Kusiro City Tsuruno Paving Work, ordered by the Kushiro Development Construction Department, in which a vehicle transporting materials reversed and collided with a worker crossing the road, resulting in the worker's death.

Doro Kogyo Co., Ltd. caused an accident during the Hokkaido Transversal Expressway Kushiro City Tsuruno Paving Work, ordered by the Kushiro Development and Construction Department, in which a vehicle transporting materials reversed and collided with a worker crossing the road, resulting in the worker's death.

Doro Kogyo Co., Ltd. caused an accident during the Hokkaido Transversal Expressway Kushiro City Tsuruno Paving Work, ordered by the Kushiro Development and Construction Department, in which a vehicle transporting materials reversed and collided with a worker crossing the road, resulting in the worker's death.

Hamaya Construction Co., Ltd. and its employees received a summary order of fine for violating the Port Regulations Act in the construction of the Kushiro Port Sediment Disposal Site Breakwater Section C, commissioned by the Kushiro Development Construction Department.

Hamatani Construction Co., Ltd. and its employees received a summary order of fine for violations of the Port Regulations Act in the construction of the Kushiro Port Sediment Disposal Site Breakwater Part C ordered by the Kushiro Development Construction Department.

Hamatani Construction Co., Ltd. and its employees received a summary order of fine for violating the Port Regulations Act in the construction of the Kushiro Port Sediment Disposal Site Breakwater Section C, ordered by the Kushiro Development Construction Department.

The operator was involved in a work-related accident during the ground improvement work for the Honjo Road Numawada District Improvement Project on Route 17, ordered by the Omiya National Highway Office. Around 11:30 AM on September 20, 2024, a worker peering into the water well drilling equipment used for the ground improvement was caught by the drill and died.

Kashima Corporation was involved in a worker accident on October 14, 2024, during the construction of the Gatehara No. 1 Tunnel (No. 41, Reiwa 4). At the time, reinforcement insertion work was being carried out on the upper slope of the tunnel entrance using a scaffoldless method. During the relocation of the excavation machine control panel with an electric winch and wire rope, the control panel became caught on a wire mesh. Attempts to resolve this by moving the wire rope caused it to contact and dislodge stones approximately 10-20 cm in diameter and weighing about 3 kg near the slope shoulder, resulting in falling rocks that injured a worker below.

Obayashi Road Corporation failed to report to the client as required by the Civil Engineering Work Common Specifications, despite an accident during night work on September 3, 2024, at the Ibe Electric Cable Duct No. 3 Project ordered by the Okayama National Highway Office, where a traffic control guard fell into an open handhole and was injured.

Okuramura Corporation failed to complete construction work for the 'Kitakyushu Air Base (Reiwa 4) Building and Other Works' ordered by the Kyushu Regional Development Bureau by the contractual deadline of March 27, Reiwa 6, due to construction errors exceeding the allowable tolerance in the embedded anchor bolts in the foundation concrete of the main building's steel columns. As a result, corrective design and remaining work were required, delaying the start of operation of the buildings managed and used by the Seventh Regional Coast Guard Headquarters Kitakyushu Air Base, the Maritime Safety School Miyagi Branch, and the Kitakyushu Aviation Training Center. The construction was completed on September 27, Reiwa 6.

Katsuei Kogyo Co., Ltd. was involved in an accident during weed removal work with a hand-guided (ride-on grass cutter) machine on the embankment of the Tokachi River maintenance project ordered by the Obihiro Development and Construction Department. When the operator reversed to change direction from the embankment slope toward the drainage side, they lost balance and fell to the bottom of the drainage, resulting in death due to being pinned by the hand-guided machine.

The operator caused a work-related accident resulting in death during a suspended scaffold assembly at the R3 Yokokan Minami Sakae IC and JCT main line No. 3 bridge upper construction ordered by the Kanto Regional Development Bureau on June 20, 2023, around 14:03, when a worker fell from the suspended scaffold while sealing an opening.

The company was involved in a construction accident during the assembly of a suspended scaffold at the R3 Yokohama Minami Sakae IC and JCT main line No. 3 bridge upper structure project ordered by the Kanto Regional Development Bureau. Around 14:03 on June 20, 2023, a worker performing opening closure work fell from the suspended scaffold and died.

The operator was involved in a worksite accident during the construction of the R3 Yokohama Outer Ring Minami Sakae IC and JCT main line third bridge and other upper structure works ordered by the Kanto Regional Development Bureau. Around 14:03 on June 20, 2023, a worker performing opening closure work while assembling a suspended scaffold fell from the scaffold and died.

Yugen Kaisha Nakamoto Sangyo failed to report a worker injury incident to the relevant authorities, despite a worker injuring his right foot after falling from a six-shaku step ladder during tree removal work ordered by the Kurayoshi River and National Highway Office in fiscal year 2020. The incident was not reported to the employer as required by the Civil Engineering Work Common Specifications. Additionally, the company did not submit a worker injury report to the Kurayoshi Labor Standards Inspection Office, violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act. On July 11, 2024, a summary fine was issued, and the penalty was finalized on July 27, 2024.

On December 15, 2023, Yamasei Construction Co., Ltd. experienced an accident during the

On October 3, 2024, after the award decision, Matsushita Construction Co., Ltd., the successful bidder, indicated their intention to withdraw from the contract because the supervising engineer scheduled for deployment resigned and no other engineers meeting the project's conditions were available. Subsequently, on October 4, 2024, a contract withdrawal notice was submitted, and the contract was withdrawn.

This construction project involves the maintenance and repair of the river embankment of the Suzuka River. The accident occurred during tree felling on a sandbar. A subcontractor worker was cutting down a tree with a chainsaw and lifting the chainsaw upward for sectioning for transportation. The chainsaw caught on the tree, rebounded, and struck the worker's left leg, causing injury.

The company entered into a contract on February 19, 2024, for the R5 Kuji River Minamitanuki Bridge Lower Structure Construction and other works ordered by the Kuji River Emergency Flood Control Measures River Office. On September 5, 2024, the company submitted a notice of impossibility of performance due to the inability to assign a supervising engineer, and the contract was canceled on September 9, 2024.

Kubota Environmental Engineering Corporation modified and upgraded drainage pump equipment for the Tokachi River Emergency Countermeasure Works, ordered by the Obihiro Development and Construction Department. It was found that the pump's rotating body, which is the component that rotates the propeller inside the pump, was damaged and unable to operate.

On May 9, 2024, during shotcrete work on the tunnel excavation face of the Yamatogawa Dam temporary drainage tunnel project, subcontractor Kyotaku Construction Co., Ltd. removed a steel support gauge, causing parts of the steel support and shotcrete to fall, resulting in injuries to two workers. This indicates that safety management measures for this project were inadequate.

On May 9, 2024, during shotcrete work on the tunnel face of the Yamatogawa Dam temporary drainage tunnel construction, subcontractor workers removed a steel support lower half gauge, causing parts of the steel support and shotcrete to fall, resulting in injuries to two workers. This indicates that safety management measures for this project were inadequate.

Eiko Corporation, a qualified entity, submitted the lowest bid below the investigation standard price in the opening of bids for the 'Fukaura Port West Breakwater Lighthouse Improvement and Renovation Work' conducted by the Second Regional Coast Guard Headquarters. Upon request for a low bid investigation by the headquarters, the company realized calculation errors and misinterpretation of specifications and submitted a contract withdrawal notice.

In the construction of the P9 substructure of the Tsuda Elevated Bridge on the transverse road, contracted by the Tokushima River and National Highway Office of the Shikoku Regional Development Bureau, Inoue Corporation, a qualified contractor, used a pre-installed scaffolding for rebar assembly during the construction of the bridge pier. When the inclination of the rebar and scaffolding was confirmed and corrections were made, 142 vertical reinforcement bars (D51) had already been installed and collapsed, resulting in the death of one worker and injury to three others on the scaffolding. The accident occurred during the assembly of the reinforcement bars.

The qualified contractor was the successful bidder for the 'R5/6 National Route 289 Construction Road Measures External Works' ordered by the Nagaoka National Highway Office of the Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau, with the bid opening on February 26, Reiwa 6 (2024). The contract was signed on March 6. However, on March 26, the contracting authority canceled the contract because the contractor could not assign the planned technical personnel to the project.

In the 'Reiwa 4th Year Hijikawa Bridge Replacement Detour Temporary Bridge Removal Work' ordered by the Daisou River and National Highway Office of the Shikoku Regional Development Bureau, an employee of Murakami Kogyo Co., Ltd., the contractor, removed some steel materials generated during the removal of the temporary bridge and sold them privately. As a result, the contractor was unable to deliver the materials to the client by the completion deadline, leading to partial non-fulfillment of the work.

Kurisuki Construction Industry Co., Ltd. concluded a contract on October 31, 2023, with the Otagawa River Office for the 'Reiwa 5th Year Misasho River Karyuike District Embankment Maintenance and Other Works.' However, the company did not commence work on site and submitted a notice of impossibility of performance on April 16, 2024. The Otagawa River Office determined that this situation fell under Article 48, Paragraph 1, Item 10 of the Construction Contract, and accordingly, canceled the contract on April 22, 2024.

GIC Corporation won the bid for the 'Survey and Design External Work within the Hino River River Office jurisdiction for FY 2024' issued by the Hino River River Office on April 15, 2024. However, the company mistakenly submitted a bid lower than the planned amount and submitted a contract withdrawal notice on April 18, 2024.

The contractor caused a work-related accident resulting in a fatality during high tree felling operations in the R5 Iruma River maintenance work ordered by the Arakawa Upper Stream River Office on February 9, Reiwa 6 (2024), around 14:19. After completing the face cut and during the back cut, signs of tree movement appeared. A worker evacuated to the back cut side and contacted a vertically split remaining tree, resulting in death.