Tender Notice for the Underground Pipeline Network, Building Works, and MEP Installation Project of Liaoning Fengshou Pesticide Factory

Project Name: Underground Pipeline Network Construction and MEP Installation for the Entire Liaoning Fengshou Agrochemical Plant

Project Number: LNHA-20231129-45

Project Owner: Liaoning Fengshou Pesticide Co., Ltd. Self‑initiated tender; Liaoning Fengshou Agrochemical Co., Ltd. (a new project with an annual capacity of 19,500 tons of active ingredients, formulations, and intermediates) is located on Industrial Road No. 7 in the Tai’an Economic Development Zone, Anshan City. Covering an area of 130 mu, it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Shenyang Fengshou Pesticide Co., Ltd. At present, the main civil engineering works at the Tai’an plant have been largely completed and are about to enter the electromechanical installation phase.

Project Address: Within the premises of Liaoning Fengshou Pesticide Co., Ltd., Industrial Road No. 7, Yingbin Road, Tai’an County, Anshan City, Liaoning Province.

Construction period requirements: 60 Completion within calendar days. Planned commencement date: March 11, 2024. The specific commencement date shall be subject to the Employer’s notice, and the overall construction period remains unchanged. 。

Quality Standards: The quality of the construction works and the internal documentation must comply with the requirements of national standards, codes, and regulations; compliance is deemed satisfactory. The warranty period for quality defects shall be twenty-four months, commencing from the date of completion acceptance.

Scope of Tender:

A turnkey general contracting project. For Liaoning Fengshou Pesticide Co., Ltd., the plant-wide engineering includes QS22052-00—plumbing and drainage construction drawings, and QS22052-00—HVAC construction drawings. These drawings cover all underground systems within the plant site, including water supply mains, heating supply and return lines, fire‑fighting water systems, as well as domestic sewage, industrial wastewater, and stormwater drainage—comprising various trenches, manholes, and pipeline networks. Detailed quantities are provided in the Bill of Quantities.

Bid Price:

1. The bidder’s tender price is a fixed‑price quotation based on the bidder’s thorough review of the construction drawings. The contract entered into is a fixed‑price agreement, and this total price remains unchanged throughout the contract period. The employer shall conduct inspection and acceptance in accordance with national standards, relevant codes, and the construction drawings. Prior to December 12, the employer will issue a single round of clarifications and supplementary corrections. Any omissions or errors identified by the bidder after submitting the tender price shall be the sole responsibility of the bidder, and no adjustments will be made to the final settlement.
2. The bidder’s tender price shall include all labor costs, material costs, machinery costs, equipment mobilization fees, secondary handling charges, technical documentation fees, finished‑product protection costs, construction‑measure expenses, training fees, defect‑repair costs, civilized‑construction expenses, insurance premiums, statutory levies, management fees, profits, taxes, and any other related costs within the scope of this contract. Furthermore, the price shall comprehensively account for risk factors and all expenses incurred in fulfilling all responsibilities and obligations associated with this contract. The tender price represents the total cost required for the bidder to complete all work under this tender, provided that safety, quality, and schedule requirements are met.
3. Bidders shall prepare their quotations based on the items, descriptions, and quantities specified in the Bill of Quantities provided by the Employer, and shall not, in any form, modify, add to, or delete any entries from said Bill of Quantities.
4. Bidders shall submit unit prices and total prices for each item and quantity listed in the Bill of Quantities. Each item must have a single, unambiguous quotation; any selective pricing will be deemed non‑responsive to the substantive requirements of the tender documents and will not be accepted. For items with quantities specified, if no unit price or total price is provided, the associated cost shall be deemed included in the unit prices or total prices of other items, and no additional payment will be made during the execution of the works.
5. Temporary Land Use: The supplier may conduct on-site inspections at its own expense to gain a thorough understanding of the site’s location, conditions, access roads, storage space, loading and unloading restrictions, and any other factors that could affect the bid price. Any claims or requests for extension of the construction period arising from negligence or misinterpretation of site conditions will not be approved. Furthermore, based on the actual site conditions and contractual requirements, the supplier shall independently determine whether off‑site temporary works areas or construction sites are necessary. If such arrangements are required, the bidder shall make them independently and shall assume that the associated costs are already included in the bid price.
6. The costs for engineering quality inspection and testing, as well as material inspection and testing, shall be borne by the Contractor. Such costs have already been factored into the Contractor’s tender price and will not be billed separately upon settlement.
7. The Contractor shall, in the joint names of the Employer and the Contractor, procure all-risk construction insurance and third-party liability insurance for this Contract. The Contractor must also obtain workers’ compensation insurance and personal accident insurance for all its employees, as well as insurance coverage for construction equipment for the duration of the works, together with any other insurance required under the contract terms. The insurance premiums shall be borne and paid by the Contractor and shall be included in the unit prices, total prices, or lump-sum prices submitted, without separate quotation.
8. The supplier shall fully take into account any potential interference or overlap between the construction of this project and other ongoing works, and shall adequately factor any resulting cost increases into its bid. The procuring entity will not make any additional payments for such costs.
9. Unless otherwise specified in the procurement documents, all taxes and fees levied on the supplier in accordance with applicable national and Liaoning Province laws and regulations—including any changes arising from the transition from business tax to value-added tax—are included in the supplier’s bid price, and shall not be paid separately by the purchaser (neither added nor deducted). The successful bidder shall issue to the purchaser a special value-added tax invoice for each payment, in compliance with relevant national tax laws and regulations.

Project Funding: The tendering entity shall finance the project itself. Progress payments shall be disbursed at 80% of the monthly progress‑based output value; upon completion and acceptance, payment shall reach 97% of the contract amount, with the remaining 3% retained as a quality guarantee deposit, to be paid in full without interest 24 months after the date of completion and acceptance.

Qualification Requirements: A post-qualification review method is adopted.

Qualifications:

1. Bidders must be independent legal entities with construction qualifications of the following grade or higher; consortium bids will not be accepted.
2. Possess a Grade III or higher general contracting qualification in mechanical and electrical engineering construction (Class B), or a Grade III or higher general contracting qualification in architectural engineering construction (Class B).
3. No adverse records are found on platforms such as Credit China or Tianyancha. Please provide a screenshot of the page from the “China Execution Information Disclosure Website” (http://zxgk.court.gov.cn/shixin/) showing whether your organization, its legal representative, the actual controller, and any authorized representatives are listed as discredited persons subject to enforcement.
4. The bidder shall provide a written undertaking stating that it has no record of major safety‑related accidents in construction projects, nor any violations of laws or disciplinary rules.
5. Any contract entered into by the bidder with the owner, as well as any actions undertaken, that are based on false or expired qualifications shall be deemed null and void, and the bidder shall bear all direct and indirect losses incurred by the owner as a result.

Performance Requirements: Bidders shall provide evidence of similar project experience within the past five years, including but not limited to contracts, invoices, photographs, and other relevant documentary and visual materials.

Personnel requirements:

1. The project manager shall hold a Grade II or higher registered constructor qualification in architecture or mechanical and electrical engineering, and possess a valid safety assessment certificate (Certificate B).
2. The project manager shall be a regular employee of the bidder and must provide proof of medical and social insurance coverage for the past three months.
3. The project manager and the technical lead shall hold intermediate-level or higher professional titles.
   Bid Bond Requirements:

1 The bid bond for this tender project is RMB 30,000.00 (Thirty thousand yuan).
2. Please remit the bid bond to the following account: (The remittance slip must clearly indicate:) Plant-wide Underground Pipeline Network Project Bid bond )
Name: Liaoning Fengshou Pesticide Co., Ltd.; Bank and Account Number: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Taian Branch, Account No. 0704002109200053462

3 The deadline for submitting the bid bond is three days prior to the bid closing date, i.e., before 10:00 a.m. on December 24, 2023. The time of receipt, as confirmed by the financial department of the receiving entity, shall prevail.
4. Method for submitting the bid bond: The project bid bond shall be remitted from the bidder’s corporate basic account via telegraphic transfer or bank transfer.
5. Upon issuance of the Notice of Award, the bid bonds of unsuccessful bidders shall be refunded without interest within ten business days; the bid bond of the successful bidder shall, from the date of issuance of the Notice of Award, be converted into a performance bond payable by the successful bidder to the procuring entity, and shall be refunded without interest upon completion of the project.

Site Inspection: The tenderer will not organize a site visit; bidders may conduct their own site inspections, and all associated costs shall be borne by the bidders.

Time and place for the issuance of tender documents:

1. The tender documents (electronic version, including drawings and bill of quantities) are priced at RMB 300 in cash and are non‑refundable. They will be available for purchase from now on, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. daily.
2. Contact for purchasing the tender documents: Hu Shuang, 15940237858. Technical inquiries: Yu Yong, 15304001058.
3. When purchasing the tender documents, bidders must provide their real-name information, including the bidder’s organization name, contact person, telephone number, and the WeChat account used for document communication.
4. Tendering address: No. 100, Jidong Road, Linsheng Town, Sujiatun District, Shenyang City, Shenyang Fengshou Pesticide Co., Ltd.

Clarification and amendment of tender documents: This project will not hold a bid‑question‑and‑answer session. Bidders are required to submit all questions in a single Word document via the designated WeChat account for document exchange by 12:00 noon on December 7. The procuring entity will issue a consolidated set of clarification and amendment documents at 5:00 p.m. on December 12.

Number of copies of the bid document: One original and two copies. Bidders must also submit an electronic version of the bid on a USB drive, which shall include both Word and PDF formats of the bid documents, as well as the bid bill of quantities in Guanglianda software format. In the event of any discrepancy between the copies and the original, or between the electronic files and the paper original, the paper original shall prevail.

Alternative Bid Proposal: Bidders are not permitted to submit alternative proposals for this project.

Tender Validity Period: The period is 180 calendar days. During the bid validity period, the bidder may not withdraw its bid submission; otherwise, the bid security shall be forfeited.

Address for mailing or submitting the bid documents: No. 100, Jidong Road, Linsheng Town, Sujiatun District, Shenyang City; Ms. Hu, 15940237858.

Deadline for Submission of Bidding Documents : December 27, 2023, 10:00 a.m.

Bidding opening location: No. 100, Jidong Road, Linsheng Town, Sujiatun District, Shenyang City

Bid opening time: 2023 10:00 a.m. on December 27th.

Evaluation Method: Awarded the contract at a reasonable low price. (This project adopts a non‑face‑to‑face bid opening procedure. Following the company’s evaluation meeting, sealed paper bids will be centrally opened and reviewed, and the top five candidates based on their comprehensive scores will be shortlisted as potential winning bidders. The final award decision will be made only after passing the post‑qualification review, which includes site inspections and performance‑verification visits. The winning bid results will be announced upon signing of the contract.)

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