## Section 5

## Ensuring the Smooth Execution of Reconstruction Projects

The restoration/reconstruction projects for the disaster areas are moving forward steadily and the home rebuilding/town reconstruction is basically progressing according to the “Residence Recovery Construction Time Table”.

Cases of unsuccessful bidding are decreasing overall, and contracts were concluded for most of the projects for which bidding was previously unsuccessful by devising ways, such as revising predetermined prices to reflect current market prices at the time of reordering and making the size of orders more appropriate.

MLIT has been taking necessary measures to assist the smooth execution of reconstruction projects by cooperating with the institutions concerned and related industries in “Restoration Acceleration Meetings” (held 6 times since March 2013) and the “Council to Secure Execution of Reconstruction Projects” (held 8 times since December 2011). In order to set predetermined prices that reflect current market prices, the unit price of design work for public works in the three affected prefectures has been raised four times since April 2013, and reconstruction production rates, which are based on construction works conducted, and the reconstruction coefficient were introduced. Also, the national and prefectural governments established public ready-mixed concrete plants.

Furthermore, the MLIT is also working on measures to ensure smooth execution of projects for public building construction that are in the full-scale implementation stage, such as disaster public housing, schools, government offices, and hospitals. These measures include the reflection of the current market prices and the actual state of construction sites in the predetermined prices, such as by continuation of the special measure on standard construction expenses for disaster public housing and promoting the use of the construction and repair cost estimation method developed by the MLIT for the reconstruction of public buildings, as well as providing individual consultation with care at the public buildings construction inquiry desk from the ordering phase in coordination with the Reconstruction Agency and other relevant parties.

Figure II-1-5-1

Consultation at Public Buildings Construction Inquiry Desk (Nationwide Total)

Breakdown of Contents using Consultation Service (April 2015 to March 2016)

Content of Consultation	Total Number of Consultations(nationwide)	Total Number of Consultations (Tohoku jurisdiction)
Quantity survey, design and bidding process	1,053	38
Conservation	578	26
Construction supervision	294	2
Planning	342	62
Other	221	4
Total	2,488	132

(Note) Consultation should be directed to the public buildings construction inquiry desk in the MLIT website or eizen@milt.go.jp

Source) MLIT

## Section 6

### Reconstruction, Revitalization, and Etc. of Fukushima

After the occurrence of the Tokyo Electric Power Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Reactor accident, the number of refugees from the evacuation zones was approximately 70,000 individuals $ {}^{Note 1} $ , while the total number of refugees in Fukushima prefecture, including self-imposed evacuees, climbed to approximately 97,000 individuals $ {}^{Note 2} $ (according to studies by the Reconstruction Agency). Following the lifting of the evacuation directive for Tamura-shi, Kawauchi-mura, and Naraha-machi, moves toward the lifting of the evacuation directive are gathering pace in other municipalities. Based on this, in order to enable the rebuilding of lives and regional revitalization as soon as possible, the government needs to deepen support measures for the early return and new life and enhance initiatives toward rebuilding and self-sustenance.