FACILITY-MANAGEMENT
The future of public facilities, on comparable information.
Usage, upkeep, reviewing what a facility is for, and public-private partnership: the questions a decision turns on.
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Asahi's sports facilities: examining use and access before the next management term
Asahi's November 10 market sounding examines facility use, transport access and the possible transfer of sports programmes for people with disabilities. We separate published facts from questions for the next management term.
Asahi's bundled facility management dialogue: scope and existing contracts
Read Asahi's November 4 market-sounding notice by separating the five-year assumption from its single-year reference budget, and mapping excluded tasks, undecided work and existing contracts before joining the dialogue.
Kobe Rokko Island land lease: reading the preferred-bidder announcement
Read Kobe’s Rokko Island land lease at the preferred-bidder stage, separating announced rent, area and plans from contract terms requiring verification.
Fukuoka fishing park green-space call: leases, occupation and exit costs
Read the October 23, 2026 call through area-specific leases, plan certification and coastal occupation, with checks on costs, responsibilities and applications.
Reading the Sewage-Sludge Fertilizer Dashboard: Planning Progress and Actual Use
Read MLIT's sewage-sludge fertilizer dashboard released on October 22, 2026. Separate actual fertilizer use on a dry-weight basis from planning progress, then check generation volumes, demand, outsourcing and comparable local authorities before reviewing facility operations or contract requirements.
Tokyo Government Drone-Security Pilot: Human Decisions and Evaluation Conditions
Read Tokyo’s October 23, 2026 drone-security pilot call: one project, a JPY 30 million grant ceiling and a November 16 deadline. Separate human security roles, stop/restart requirements and future operating costs from unproven savings.
Nishihara’s Management Procurement: Reading a Fixed Five-Year Price and Consultation Terms
A case-specific reading of Nishihara’s October 21 procurement answers: a fixed five-year total, advance discussions for inflation, corrected repair history, a disqualification typo and the additional question deadline.
Daito former Hojo Kindergarten: whole-site proposals and return conditions
Daito’s former Hojo Kindergarten consultation: whole-site proposals, lease-end return, uninvestigated site conditions and separate registration deadlines.
Public-Private Dialogue and Operator Selection in PPP Projects: An Eight-Step Process from the 2016 Three-Ministry Guide
A structured breakdown of the 'Operational Guide on Public-Private Dialogue and Operator Selection Processes in PPP Projects,' jointly developed in October 2016 by the Cabinet Office, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Covers four categories of target PPP projects, the eight-stage process from project conception to contract, three types of public-private dialogue (market sounding / proposal incentive / selection-negotiation), local company participation and risk allocation, and internal consensus building.
Five Years of MLIT Hands-On Support: A Framework for Municipal Staff to Realize PPP/PFI Projects Themselves
A structured breakdown of MLIT Policy Bureau's April 2025 document 'Points for Realizing PPP Projects Obtained from Hands-On Support via Specialist Dispatch.' Covers the 26-municipality support track record from FY 2019 through FY 2024, the four difficulty levels for staff self-implementation, the three-stage project realization procedure, and the design intent of targeting municipalities with populations under 200,000.
Regional Platforms and Smooth Public-Private Dialogue: Nine Lessons from MLIT's Three-Year Effort
A structured breakdown of MLIT's January 2020 document 'Points for Smooth Public-Private Dialogue Obtained from Regional Platform Efforts.' Covers the three-year effort from FY 2017, the open-format sounding across six venues with 71 entities and 84 cases in FY 2019, and the six lessons for municipalities and three lessons for private operators.
MLIT's Priority Review Regulation: 10 Billion Yen Threshold, 8 Methods, 3 Review Stages, Four Listed Project Categories
A structural breakdown of MLIT's Priority Review Regulation (effective April 1, 2017). Covers project thresholds (10 billion yen for projects including construction / manufacturing / refurbishment, 1 billion yen annual for operation only), the eight PPP/PFI methods covered, the three review stages (method selection, simplified review, detailed review), result publication rules, the four listed project categories, and propagation to local governments via the Cabinet Office Guidelines.
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