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Major steel bridge "Akaski Kaikyo Bridge" and details of structural steel members utilized for construction with their specifications and features

I ntroduction to Akaski Kaikyo Bridge: Facts of Akashi Kaikyo Suspension Bridge: The bridge is so long, it would take eight years Towers laid end to end to span the same distance. The length of the cables used in the bridge totals 300,000 kilometres. That's enough to circle the earth 7 times! The bridge was originally designed to be 12,825 feet. But on January 17, 1995, the Great Hanshin Earthquake stretched the bridge an additional three feet. The bridge holds three records: it is the longest, tallest, and most expensive suspension bridge ever built. Over 2 million workers, billions of dollars, 181,000 tons of steel and 1.4 million cubic meters of concrete were used in its construction Its foundation is as deep as a 20 storey apartment blocks, towers almost as tall as the Eiffel towers in Paris. Its span is nearly 2 km (1/3 times more than any other suspension bridge built ever before) Theor...

What do you understand by a tender? What are the aspects which should be covered by a tender? Explain briefly the contents of a tender document.

  Tender means the document(s) submitted by the Contractor to the Authority in response to the Authority’s invitation to suppliers for formal offers to supply it with the Services. Or Tendering is the process by which bids are invited from interested contractors to carry out specific packages of construction work. It should adopt and observe the key values of fairness, clarity, simplicity and accountability, as well as reinforce the idea that the apportionment of risk to the party best placed to assess and manage it is fundamental to the success of a project.   Important Sections that should be covered in a Tender Document: ΓΌ Conditions for Participation:   This section is meant to outline the most important conditions that a supplier must meet in order to be considered by the client. Important documents and records proving the supplier’s eligibility for the project might be included here. The availability of financial records , relevant licenses, insurance docum...