The Bidding Law and Urban Utility Concession Practices

October 02, 2004 | BY

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By Yuan Jianan and Qin [email protected] ;  [email protected] and more local Chinese governments have adopted…

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By Yuan Jianan and Qin Yu

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www.junyilaw.com.cn

More and more local Chinese governments have adopted or intend to adopt public and competitive tendering processes to select a sponsor/operator of urban utility concession projects. However, the tendering/bidding practice in urban utility concession projects needs more appropriate rules.

Is tendering/bidding mandatory for utility concession projects? Local concession rules vary in this respect. And recent national rules are not consistent, either. The