Recruitment of beverage vending machine installation companies [Yokohama Animal Forest Park (Satoyama Garden)] (open call for participants type installation management permission project)

• Since the installation period expired at the end of 2024, verification was conducted based on the installation results and company interviews.
• The business operator smoothly installed, managed and operated beverage vending machines, contributing to improving the convenience of park users.
• In selecting a business operator, we tried to evaluate the sales commission rate proposal, but there was no problem with using it as an evaluation item.
• We will install beverage vending machines after 2025, and we will openly recruit businesses. For details on the application conditions, please refer to the application guidelines to be announced in the future.

There were four applications, and the results of the examination (see "Examination Results" for details), the following companies were selected as the companies to be set up.

Japan Beverage Central Co., Ltd.
(2-13-13 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama)

For details, please refer to the application guidelines.

• Name of city park: Yokohama Animal Forest Park (Satoyama Garden)

• Location: 1425-1, Kamishiranecho, Asahi-ku, Yokohama-shi and others

• Installation location: Near the administration building of the front entrance square (see the figure below)

• Number of installations: 4 units

• Permitted area: 4m2 (1m2 x 4 units)

From June 5, 2020 to March 31, 2025

1. Sales commission ratio: Proposal with a minimum of 20%
2. Harmony with surrounding landscape: Proposals on initiatives related to harmony with the landscape around the installation site
3. Park beautification: Proposals on measures to prevent garbage scattering associated with the installation of beverage vending machines and measures to beautify cleaning
4. Utilization of city businesses: Regardless of whether applicant is city company or suburban company, we propose utilization of city company in either setting construction or management duties.
5. Environmental measures: If there is a unique approach as a countermeasure against environmental issues (invention in recycling, deplasticization, etc.), proposals (proposals are optional, but are included in the evaluation of business selection)
6. Other unique initiatives: If there is a unique approach that contributes to improving convenience for park users, etc. (Proposals are optional, but are included in the evaluation of company selection.)

• Open call for participants: Thursday, March 26, 2020
• Questionnaire submission deadline: Friday, April 3, 2020
• Answer to the question: Friday, April 10, 2020
• Submission period for application documents: From Monday, April 13, Reiwa 2 to Friday, April 17, Reiwa 2
• Selection and decision of the company to be set up: middle of May, 2020
• Signing of Memorandum of Understanding: middle of May, 2020
• Application for installation management permission: end of May, 2020
• Installation and sales start: June 5, 2020

Green Environment Bureau Park Green Space Division Zoo Division
6-50-10, Honcho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi
Telephone: 045-671-4124
Fax: 045-550-4650
Email address: mk-dobutsu@city.yokohama.lg.jp