Ministry of Science and Technology, Administration of Invitation and Submission of Bids for Science and Technology Projects Tentative Measures

Promulgated: December 28 2000
Effective: as of date of promulgation
Applicability: These Measures apply to the invitation and submission of bids for government-financed science and technology projects in China (Article 2). These Measures may be followed in the invitation and submission of bids for non-government-financed science and technology projects in China (Article 55).

Main contents: The Measures state that the Ministry of Science and Technology, State Council departments in charge of specific industries and provincial level science and technology authorities shall determine the parameters of science and technology projects that shall be subject to invitation for bids (Article 4). Except for very important projects, invitation for bids shall be organized through a bid invitation agency (Article 13). Qualifications required of a bid invitation agency are set out in the Measures (Article 14). The Measures also specify the basic requirements for bid invitation documents and bid documents (Articles 20 and 30). Measures for the opening of bids, evaluation of bids and determination of winning bids are provided in Part Four.
Related legislation: PRC, Invitation and Submission of Bids Law, Aug 30 1999, CLP 1999 No.8 p34