Reform of the Bidding Process for Survey and Design Projects

By Carl B. Cheng and Zhou Yun, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Shanghai

Eight ministerial bodies headed by the State Development and Reform Commission (SDRC) recently issued the Invitation and Submission of Bids for the Survey and Design of Construction Projects Procedures (the Procedures), which will take effect on August 1 2003. The new regulations expand upon the PRC's existing construction-related bidding regulations and are intended to provide bidders with an operational framework.