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EST. 1987 / OTARU, HOKKAIDO / CLASS A LICENSE ×5 / JCR A−
Kenchan Construction Group Kenchan Construction Group
Crawler crane lifting steel girder on a Hokkaido bridge project
SPAN 04 / STEEL ERECTION
CRANE LC-2080 / 60T CLASS
EST. 1987 OTARU, HOKKAIDO CLASS A LICENSE ×5
HOKKAIDO HEAVY CIVIL CONTRACTOR

Heavy civil & industrial construction, delivered on schedule across Hokkaido since 1987.

Kenchan self-performs bridges, ports, earthworks, paving, marine dredging and structural steel across northern Japan — backed by a 142-machine fleet, an in-house concrete batch plant, and a 0.00 TRIR safety record audited across 38 consecutive projects.

  • Founded1987 · Otaru
  • Headcount312 FTE
  • LicensesClass A ×5
  • CreditJCR A−
Pre-qualification data

The five numbers a procurement officer reads first.

38 yrs Continuous operation since 1987 incorporation
1,217 contracts Delivered, cumulative value ¥84B+
142 machines Self-owned heavy fleet, no rental dependency
0.00 TRIR Across 38 consecutive civil works projects, 2017–2024
Self-perform92% of work scope
Engineers48 × 1-kyu licensed
Retention96% YoY field crew
Tenure14.6 yrs average
SBTi−42% Scope 1+2 by FY2030
Licensed scope

Five Class A specialties. One self-performed delivery model.

Kenchan holds the highest-tier Construction Business Operator License in five disciplines. Below: the scope each license unlocks, the fleet we bring to it, and the typical contract envelope.

01

Tunnels & Bridges

Cast-in-place substructures, segmental superstructures, and seismic retrofits on arterial road and rail corridors — winter pours to −20°C under our cold-weather protocol.

  • 60-ton class crawler cranes × 6
  • Tunnel boring rigs × 3
  • Schedule acceleration vs. industry baseline: −23% critical path
Civil Engineering · License #
02

Industrial Plant Civil Works

Heavy foundations, equipment pits, reinforced concrete plinths, and grade slabs for power, petrochemical, and food-processing facilities across Hokkaido and northern Tohoku.

  • In-house batch plant: 800 m³/day sustained
  • Aggregate quarry, Otaru (proprietary)
  • Self-perform rate on foundations: 92%
Building Construction · License #
03

Earthworks & Paving

Highway and port-side pavement, reinforced embankments, and 85-ton dump-truck haul operations across seismically active zones — including MLIT arterial routes.

  • 85-ton dump trucks × 22
  • Cold-mix asphalt plant on standby
  • Earthworks self-perform: 92%
Paving · License #
04

Marine & Dredging

Port berth reconstruction, quay-wall sheet piling, suction dredging, and breakwater armour placement along the Hokkaido coast and Aomori Sea of Japan shoreline.

  • Cutter-suction dredger, 1,500 PS
  • Travelling gantry cranes × 2
  • Steel structure erection self-performed
Dredging + Steel Structure · License #
Fleet inventory

142 machines, owned outright. No rental mobilization delay.

One of the largest privately held heavy equipment fleets in Hokkaido, tracked through the proprietary KENLOG telematics platform. Every unit self-deployed on contract commencement.

60-ton crawler crane on a plant site
06

60-ton class crawler cranes

Steel erection capacity up to 78 m reach. Tadamasa LC-2080, Kobelco CKE2500, Tadano GR-1000XL.

Avg. age: 4.2 yrs · 100% KENLOG
85-ton dump truck on earthworks haul
22

85-ton rigid-frame dump trucks

Cat 777G, Komatsu HD785-7. Winterized engines rated to −30°C continuous operation.

Avg. age: 3.6 yrs · Telematics-tracked
Tunnel boring machine cutterhead in a Hokkaido tunnel
03

Tunnel boring rigs

Ø 3.6 m – 7.2 m shield capability. Two Kawasaki and one Herrenknecht unit, crewed in-house.

Avg. age: 6.1 yrs · In-house operators
Concrete batch plant at dawn in Otaru
01

Otaru batch plant & quarry

24/7 output, 800 m³/day peak. Adjacent aggregate quarry eliminates supply-chain risk.

Output: 800 m³/day · −20°C pour ready
Safety commitment · audited annually

“Zero lost-time is not a slogan. It is a procurement-grade risk reduction. Every step, every lift, every pour is engineered before the crew arrives — and every supervisor has the authority to stop work without justification.”

Kazuo Muranaka Director of Safety · 26 years tenure · chair, Hokkaido Branch JCOSHA committee
0.00TRIR across 38 consecutive projects
0Bond claims in 1,200+ contracts
96%Year-over-year field crew retention
JCOHAAnnual third-party safety audit
Oshima Bridge seismic retrofit completed ahead of schedule
Oshima Bridge · Hokkaido Route 274 MLIT Regional Infrastructure Award, 2022
Case study · MLIT-recognized

Oshima Bridge seismic retrofit — delivered 41 days ahead of a 730-day contract.

A Class A civil engineering scope awarded by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT): full seismic retrofit of the Oshima Bridge approach spans and main pier, executed under live traffic. Scope included bearing replacement, damper installation, substructure jacketing, and post-tensioning across nine piers.

Contract value
¥1.74 B
Original term
730 days
Actual delivery
689 days · 41 days early
Self-perform rate
94%
Lost-time incidents
0
Awarding body
MLIT Hokkaido Regional Bureau
RFQ · Projects ≥ ¥50M

Submit your request for proposal. A pre-construction lead responds within two business days.

Send the bid notice, scope summary, and contract envelope to [email protected], or use the structured intake below. We mobilize across Hokkaido, Aomori, and northern Tohoku.

01

Submit documents

Bid notice · Scope · Drawings · Contract envelope · Site access constraints. NDA available on request.

[email protected]
02

Engineering review

Our 48 licensed 1-kyu engineers and 14 registered professional engineers review scope against fleet capacity, schedule windows, and seismically active zones.

Typical response: 48 hours
03

Consultation

Director-level call with the project owner to align on schedule, cold-weather protocol, self-perform boundaries, and commercial envelope.

Open the consultation form →