The ``Defense Base Resilience Promotion Consortium'', consisting of general contractors, construction consulting firms, equipment design and construction, was established and began operations. We will contribute to the peace and security of Japan by applying our technical capabilities and experience in the construction industry to the development, maintenance and management of defense and rehabilitation facilities after the disaster. We will exchange opinions and make recommendations with the Ministry of Defense on the development and resilience of facilities. Masahiro Nokyo, president of Tobishima Construction, was appointed president. He said he wanted to operate as an "open organization" and "increase our membership".
As the importance of security continues to increase, the government is making efforts to strengthen defense facilities. For the purpose of its establishment, the association considers defense facilities to be "extremely important social infrastructure, the foundation of peace and security", and emphasizes the need for construction companies to Every effort must be made to develop, maintain and manage them. “Experienced companies” (Mr. Nokyo) came together to say that technical competencies are cultivated in various fields such as civil construction and architecture, as well as knowledge of making the most of Many of the latest technologies such as DX and GX, are very useful for disaster recovery. It was founded on May 17.
According to the terms of the company, this organization will engage in research related to the development and maintenance of defense facilities, procurement contract systems, disasters, etc., submitting comments to the organizations relevant authorities and compile statistical data. We also undertake collaborative activities with other organizations, including public relations. We also look forward to concluding a disaster agreement. In addition to natural disasters, we plan to investigate and research how to respond to emergencies. A public relations committee and a disaster response committee were established.
Activities in 2024 will focus on public relations, natural disaster countermeasures and exchange of opinions with the Ministry of National Defense. In coordination with the Ministry of National Defense and the Self-Defense Forces, we will conduct facility tours and conduct research on a cooperative system to restore damaged facilities. The exchange of opinions will be based on the government's defense capacity development plan, which will require an investment of 4 trillion yen over five years starting from fiscal 2023 to strengthen the about 300 outposts and military bases. The idea is to solve such problems. according to regulations and changes in material prices. Find out about problems, requests through surveys, etc. and express opinions. We will request the Ministry to hold a meeting ``as soon as possible'' (Mr. Nokyo). It is also expected that this will be carried out by the Department of National Defense and the main points will likely be the structure and operations of the branch, which will be discussed in detail in the future.
In interviews with Nikkan Kensetsu Kogyo Shimbun and other newspapers, Mr. Nokyo spoke of his desire to “build an organization with effective governance and compliance capabilities.” The idea is to recruit members from a variety of sources, including device manufacturers. He expressed his desire to exchange opinions: "I want to be able to quickly exchange opinions at a high level like the Japan Federation of Construction Contractors (Nikkenren) did with public procurement organizations." .
Current members are as follows.
(Design and construction consulting) Azusa Sekkei ▽Izumi Souken Engineering ▽Oriental Consulting ▽Kyowa Consulting.
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