According to the new round of general planning, Siyang will be developed into an emergent medium-sized industrial and trading eco-city, featuring “the landscape of both rivers, combining the Chu and Han cultures, and supported by the textile and garment industry, the intensive wood industry and the electric illumination industry”. The establishment of the “three districts” of the central urban district in the northern bank of the Canal, the ancient township in the southern bank of the Canal and the provincial level economic development district has already taken shape.

To showcase the aquatic culture of the city, display the features of a riverside metropolis, give full play to the historical, social and economic efficiencies of the canal system, establish “the water city and the new city alongside the Canal”, the People’s Government of Siyang County empowers the Siyang Construction Bureau to publicly invite international and domestic planning organizations to tender proposals for the “Siyang County Jinghang Canal Bank Landscape Planning” development. The bureau is looking for proposals from design institutions with Class-A city planning design qualifications and Class-A construction design qualifications. Overseas design institutions, legally trading in China, must demonstrate independent legal status to participate in the tendering process.

Deadline for applications: 17:30, March 24, 2009

For further details, please visit:

Siyang government website: www.siyang.gov.cn

Siyang Construction website: www.siyangjs.com

China Construction Bidding Website: www.zhaobiao.gov.cn

ABBS: www.abbs.com.cn

Contact name: Zhang Quan, Ding Li

Tel: 86-527-85252750, 85252721

Fax: 86-527-85252733

Address: The Planning Office, Construction Bureau,

Siyang County, Jiangsu Province, China

E-mail: syjiangbing@163.com

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Independent Checking and Advisory Services

At the Design and Construction Stages for the

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Main Bridge Project

The Feasibility Study Report of HZMB project was submitted to the National Development and Reform Commission for approval in end December 2008. Meanwhile, the investigation and design of the HZMB Main Bridge under the preliminary design stage has commenced. The HZMB Advance Work Co-ordination Group (AWCG) Project Office (hereafter “the Tender Inviter”), entrusted by the HZMB AWCG, will commence the tendering work for the “Consultancy for Independent Checking and Advisory Services at the Design and Construction Stages for the HZMB Main Bridge Project” (hereafter “the Consultancy”) and now invites international competitive open tenders and conducts assessment of the tenderers’ qualifications.

1. Project Brief

The proposed HZMB will straddle the waters of Lingdingyang of the Pearl River Estuary. It is not only a large sea crossing linking the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Zhuhai City of Guangdong Province (GD) and the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR), but also an essential transport construction project included in “National High Speed Road Network Planning” (国家高速公路网规划). Its scope includes: HZMB Main Bridge, Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (BCF), Zhuhai BCF, Macao BCF, Hong Kong Link Road and Zhuhai Link Road. The HZMB Main Bridge is a bridge-cum-tunnel sea crossing of 29.6km in length from the boundary of Guangdong and HKSAR to the artificial island for Zhuhai and Macao BCFs fronting Gongbei/A Pérola (明珠) at the west.

The cost for the Consultancy will be funded jointly by the governments of HKSAR, GD and MSAR.

2. Scope of the Consultancy

The scope for the Consultancy comprises two stages, with Stage 1 covering the period of preliminary design and tendering phases, whereas Stage 2 covering the period of detailed design and construction phases. The Consultancy services include independent scrutiny and advisory services on design standards, design documents and associated interim findings, topical studies, the findings arising from professional subconsultant work, key design technicalities and so on; assisting in the tendering processes inclusive of tender documents preparation; preparation of “Construction and Quality Acceptance Standard” and “Operation and Maintenance Manual”; independent scrutiny and advisory services on design variations during the construction stage, overall construction programme and planning proposal for each tender, and special construction proposals; provision of training service and follow-up service for the Client, to mention but a few.

3. Tender Form

The tenderer can be a consortium of Sino-Foreign Cooperation to bid for the Consultancy. However, the number of consortium members should be limited to a maximum of FOUR. Upon signing of the Agreement of Consortium, any of the consortium members shall not be involved as a participant or a subconsultant of another consortium to tender for this Consultancy. The leading member will represent all members of the consortium to complete the whole tendering exercise.

The tenderer shall satisfy the relevant requirements as stipulated under point 4 of this tender notice below. The foreign participants of a consortium shall be the consulting firms with design or, independent checking and advisory experience on exceptionally large sea/river-crossing bridge and tunnel construction.

4. Qualification and Experience Requirements

Tenderer	Qualification	Experience
Consortium	1. Design: (1) Category A of Comprehensive Engineering Design Qualification; or (2) Category A under Highway Project (Exceptionally large bridge); Category A under Highway Project (Exceptionally large tunnel). 2. Independent Checking and Advisory Service: Category A for Highway profession. (The above qualifications are accredited by the government of PRC.)	(1) Within recent fifteen years, successful completion of the design and/or, independent checking and advisory services for at least TWO sea crossing bridges (one of them with length exceeding 10km) under oceanic conditions within and outside the mainland; (2) Within recent fifteen years, successful completion of the design and/or, independent checking and advisory services for at least TWO number of suspension bridges with main span of 800m or above, or cablestayed bridges with main span of 400m or above within and outside the mainland; (3) Within recent fifteen years, successful completion of the design and/or, independent checking and advisory services for at least TWO tunnels constructed by means of immersed tube or TBM machine method, of more than 2km in length (at least dual two lane carriageway; river or sea crossing; with at least one tunnel in oceanic condition) within and outside the mainland.
Leading Consortium Member	/	1) Within recent fifteen years, successful completion of the design and/or, independent checking and advisory services for at least ONE sea-crossing bridge with length exceeding 10km under oceanic conditions within and outside the mainland; Also within recent ten years, successful completion of the design and/or, independent checking and advisory services for at least ONE suspension bridge with main span of 800m or above, or ONE cable-stayed bridge with main span of 400m or above, within and outside the mainland; (2) Within recent fifteen years, successful completion of the design and/or, independent checking and advisory services for at least ONE tunnel constructed by means of immersed tube or TBM methods (at least dual two lane carriageway).

Note: “successful completion” means that approval on the preliminary design of the project has been obtained, or scrutiny of the detailed design has been completed, or completion in independent checking and advisory services at design and construction stages and the works have been accepted.

5. Time and Venue for Application and Purchase of Tender Documents

Those interested leading consortium members may purchase the tender documents from Guangzhou Construction Project Bidding Centre (GCPBC) (广州建设工程交易中心) (No. 333, Tianrun Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou) during the periods of 9:30-11:30am and 14:30-16:30 (Beijing time) on 3rd April 2009, bringing with them the following documents:

i) Certified true copy of enterprise registration proof or legal entity business permit for the enterprise;

ii) Reference letter from organizations (单位介绍信), original of Letter of Delegation from the legal entity, and the Identity Card of the delegated person;

iii) One copy each of documents mentioned in (i) and (ii) above; and,

iv) One copy each of documents showing related project experience (Letter of Tender Award or Contract Document needs enterprise chop).

Price for each set of tender documents is RMB One Thousand and the fee is non-refundable. Prior to purchase of tender documents, it is required for the tenderers to apply for an IC card beforehand (If the leading consortium member is an enterprise outside the mainland, she can entrust her representative with a Letter of Delegation (and valid identity proof document) to apply for the IC card at GCPBC before the date of purchase of tender documents by bringing along with the “enterprise registration proof” or similar document issued by the authority of the respective country/region, relevant identity proof of enterprise’s responsible person (legal delegate) (Photocopy suffice for the purpose of application. If tender is accepted, the original copy of the proof will be provided for checking) (the tenders can contact the bid inviter for any inquiry), and download from http://www.gzzb.gd.cn and complete the Guangzhou construction tender application form (广州建设工程投标报名申请表) as prerequisite requirements for subsequent purchase of the tender document at prescribed date and time. Tender application will be rejected if the tenderer cannot provide sufficient proof of related experience or experience that can meet the minimum requirements.

Tender Inviter: HZMB Advance Work Co-ordination Group Project Office

Address: 9/F Guangdong Jiaotong Building, No. 27 Baiyun Road, Guangzhou

Contact Person: Miss Jiang or Mr. Gao

Telephone No: 020-83732209

Fax No: 020-83730867

Tender Inviter: HZMB Advance Work Co-ordination Group Project Office

27th March 2009

[Disclaimer: The tender notice has both Chinese and English versions. In case of doubt or inconsistency between two versions, the Chinese version prevails.]

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Date: March 31, 2009

Loan: 2181-PRC: Central Sichuan Roads Development

Contract No. and Title: ICB No.: 0702-0920CITC9008

Deadline for Bids: 5:00 p.m., 11 May 2009 (Beijing Time)

1. This Invitation for Prequalification follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in the “ADB Business Opportunities” on March 20, 2006. The eligibility rules and procedures of ADB will govern the prequalification and the bidding process.

2. The People’s Republic of China has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (hereinafter called “ADB”) towards the cost of payment for the Pavement Works of Sichuan Roads Development Project Ya’an-Lugu Expressway Project.

3. Sichuan Yaxi Expressway Co., Ltd. (hereinafter called “Employer”) entrusted CMC International Tendering Corporation (hereinafter called “CITC” ) as procurement agent to prequalify contractors for the following contracts of the project:

The Central Sichuan Roads Development Project is a 4-lane, all access controlled expressway. Located in the area of Sichuan Province, the pavement civil works for this bidding includes sub-base, base course and asphalt concrete surface course and etc. altogether with 5 contract sections, and shall be carried out by International Competitive Bidding (ICB).

Contract Section No.	Stake No.	Length (km)
P1	K0+000~K58+650	58.65
P2	K58+650~K116+800	58.15
P3	K116+800~K174+000	57.20
P4	K174+000~K208+550	34.55
P5	K208+550~K239+844	31.29

Domestic applicants and domestic applicants in a joint-venture are required to have independent legal entity qualification, business license, Grade I or above highway engineering construction general contracting certificate and Grade I pavement engineering specialty contracting certificate issued by Ministry of Construction.

4. It is expected that the final result of the Prequalification Evaluation will be issued in May, 2009.

5. Interested eligible Applicants may obtain further information from, and inspect and acquire the Prequalification Documents, at the office of the Employer given below between 9:30-11:30 a.m and 2:30-5:00 p.m. from 31 March 2009 to 11 May 2009 (except holiday).

6. To purchase the Prequalification Document, interested Applicants should:

a) Visit the office of the Employer at the address given below and pay a non-refundable fee of RMB1,500 or USD200 for English version and RMB150 or USD20 for Chinese version. The method of payment will be in cash or cashier’s check or direct deposit to account No. given below; or

b) Request for delivery by sending a written application to the Employer’s office at the address given below and requesting for the “Prequalification Document for Pavement Works of Ya’an-Lugu Expressway Project, Central Sichuan Roads Development Project”. The application must include a cashier’s check or proof of direct deposit to account No. given below for the amount indicated above and an additional postage of RMB200 or US$30. The document will be sent by Air Express. No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery.

Bank account:

Account Name: Sichuan Yaxi Expressway Co., Ltd.

Name of Bank: China Construction Bank, Shuangnan Subbranch, Chengdu.

Account No.: 51001875436051501201

Domestic applicants must take the Enterprise’s letter of Introduction (original), Qualification Certification and Business License (duplicate original), purchaser’s ID (original) and copies the all the above document with common seal of the company.

7. Application documents, clearly noted “Application Document for Pavement Contract No. ______ of Ya’an–Lugu Expressway Project, Central Sichuan Roads Development Project”, must be delivered to the following address before 5:00 p.m., 11 May 2009 (Beijing Time). Late applications will not be accepted.

8. The employer will not be responsible for any cost or expenses incurred in the preparation or delivery of the applications.

9. The Employer will notify all Applicants in writing of the names of those applicants who have been prequalified.

Name and Office Address of the Employer:

Sichuan Yaxi Expressway Co., Ltd.

Address: Rm. 1205A, Floor 12, Sichuan Expressway Mansion, No. 90 Xiyiduan, the 2nd

Ring Road, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610041, P. R. China

Tel: (8628) 66027318; Fax: (8628) 66027218

Contact persons: Ms Zhang Ye, Ms Luo Zhihui

Name and Office Address of the Tendering Agent:

CMC International Tendering Corporation

Address: Room 1104, Genertec Plaza, No. 90, Xisanhuan Zhonglu, Fengtai District, Beijing,

P. R. China, 100055

Tel: (8610) 63348425, 63348429; Fax: (8610) 63373543

Contact persons: Ms Pan Shaoli, Ms Wu Ruoxuan

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Notice from Guangzhou Development District

Invitation to Leading Technological Talent from Home and Abroad

To further implement its talent strategy, build a strong contingent of technological leaders and world-class innovative science and technology zone, the Guangzhou Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone, Guangzhou Free Trade Zone, Guangzhou Export Processing Zone — referred to as Guangzhou Development District — is recruiting technological talents from home and abroad to establish ventures in the zone.

I. Candidates and conditions

The projects initiated by the candidates must be consistent with the direction of the industrial development in the zone and be closely related with his or her core technological field and must meet one of the following requirements:

1. Must possess an independent intellectual property right, have world-advanced technological achievements with high technological content that can fill a technological gap in the country and have good market potential and industrialization outlook.

2. Must have many years of experience working overseas, worked as a leader in an international discipline or a scientific and technological field and be capable of leading the industry at the forefront of international development.

3. Must be a leader in a technological field or discipline in a key state-level laboratory, discipline or engineering research center.

II. Application procedures

1. Application

The first batch of applications will be accepted from December 2008 to December 31, 2009. Applicants can download the application form at www.getdd.gov.cn and submit a business plan and the project application together with copies of relevant qualifications, work and technological achievements, intellectual property certification, valid identity document, industrial and commercial and taxation registrations and other supplementary materials.

2. Preliminary examination

Preliminary examination will be conducted at the Leading Talent Working Group Office of the Guangzhou Development District.

3. Interview

The preliminary examination result will be submitted to the expert group to be examined and used as a reference for the interview.

4. Examination

Expert group will submit the results of interview to the working group to be examined.

5. Public notification

The successful candidates will be announced publicly in provincial or higher media for 15 days.

6. Issuing certificate

If no public objection is made, the candidates will be awarded a certificate as the technological leader for Guangzhou Development District and sign a venture-supporting agreement.

III. Preferential policies

1. Financial assistance for new venture

A maximum of RMB6 million will be provided by the development zone as seed money for projects initiated by each of the technological leaders, who may also has access to: a maximum of RMB5 million venture-guiding capital from equity investors; a matching sum if his or her project has been invested by other ventures; two-year discount loans; up to RMB500,000 annual income tax subsidies.

2. Support by venture carriers

Venture projects settled in incubators or accelerators will be provided a maximum of 2,000 square meters of workspace with 3 years of rent exemption.

3. Housing

Technological leaders single or with family, will be provided with a rent-free apartment; an RMB1 million after-tax housing allowance will be provided for those whose operating revenue of the initiated project in the zone has surpassed RMB50 million in 3 years.

4. Living support

Each of the technological leaders and their families settled in the zone will be granted a one-time household allowance of RMB30,000 plus RMB2,000 in monthly transport subsidies, with their spouses and children given job recommendations by the labor and social security department of the zone; the children of the leaders can also enter any nursery, primary and middle schools in the zone.

5. Medical and health care

Medical and health service cards will be provided for technological leaders, who will enjoy public medical care, preferential services in designated hospitals, a free physical examination, health and medical care services every six months, including medical record establishment and health tracking services.

6. Academic-exchange platform

A technological leader club will be established to provide one or two overseas trips for observation and study or academic exchanges each year to those who have made outstanding contributions to the zone or whose work demands these visits. The financial assistance for each of these visits cannot exceed RMB20,000; pioneering-work tutors will give them whole-course guidance on their venture projects.

Contact the Leading Talent Working Group Office of Guangzhou Development District (located in the Personnel Bureau of the development zone) through telephone or email for further details.

Address: Room 712, East Tower of the Management Committee Building of Guangzhou Development District

Tel: 020-82111943 82111263

Contact: Miss Cai, Mr. Lee or Mr. Fu

E-mail: kjljrc@getdd.gov.cn Web site: www.getdd.gov.cn

The Management Committee of Guangzhou Development District

December 17, 2008

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has agreed with the Government of the People’s Republic of China to carry out this project. The Ministry of Science and Technology of China shall act as the implementing agency of the Chinese government, and shall be represented in requesting for the procurement Proposals and contractual matters connected with the project procurement by China International Center for Economic and Technical Exchanges (hereinafter referred to as CICETE) with address below. CICETE now invites sealed Proposals from eligible Offerors for the following vehicles:

Proposal Number: ICEB-B07G3601

Item: Hybrid Fuel Cell Bus

Details and specifications will be provided in the REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (hereinafter referred to as RFP) for Hybrid Fuel Cell Bus. Interested Offerors may obtain the more information form CICETE and can view the RFP documents at the address below from 09:30 to 11:00 and 13:30 to 16:00 (Beijing time) on working days from August 7 to September 13, 2008.

Address: The China International Center for Economic and Technical Exchanges (CICETE) 11th & 12th Floor, Section C, Yonghe Plaza, No. 28, Andingmen Dongdajie, Eastern District, Beijing 100007, China

Attention: Jia Jinlong
Tel: 8610-84000619
Mobile: 86-13601258912
Fax: 8610-84000611
Email: jiajinlong@cicete.org