Regulations of Anhui Province on the Administration of Construction Project Cost

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 In order to standardize the construction project cost management, reasonably determine and effectively control the construction project cost, ensure the quality and safety of the construction project, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the parties involved in the construction project, these Regulations are formulated in accordance with the Construction Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and other relevant laws and administrative regulations, combined with the actual situation of this province. Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to the construction project cost management and supervision activities within the administrative area of this province.

The term "construction project cost" as mentioned in these Regulations refers to the costs incurred due to construction activities during the period from preparation to delivery of construction projects, including pre-project costs, construction and installation costs, equipment purchase costs and other related costs. Article 3 The compilation, determination, control and consulting services of construction project cost shall follow the principles of legality, objectivity, fairness, honesty and credit, and shall not harm the public interests or the legitimate rights and interests of others. Article 4 The administrative departments of housing and urban and rural construction of the people's governments at or above the county level (hereinafter referred to as the administrative departments of construction) shall be responsible for the management and supervision of the construction project cost within their respective administrative areas.

The construction project cost management institution (hereinafter referred to as the project cost management institution) under the construction administrative department of the people's government of a province or a city divided into districts shall be specifically responsible for the construction project cost management.

The development and reform, finance and auditing departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall do a good job in the management and supervision of construction project cost according to their respective responsibilities. Chapter II Compilation and Determination of Project Cost Article 5 The compilation of construction project cost shall be based on the following specifications, indicators, quotas and price information:

(a) the bill of quantities valuation specification;

(two) investment estimation index, design budget quota, construction drawing budget quota, project cost quota and time limit for a project quota;

(three) labor, materials, equipment, construction machinery and other market price information;

(4) enterprise quota;

(five) other basis stipulated by the state and the province.

The first and second items of the preceding paragraph shall be formulated and promulgated by the competent construction department of the provincial people's government, and the third item shall be promulgated by the municipal engineering cost management institution with districts. Article 6 The investment estimate shall be made at the stage of project proposal and feasibility study. Investment estimation should be based on scale, standards, technical conditions, construction period, etc. The valuation basis of the construction project, as well as the valuation basis of the preparation period and the changes of prices, interest rates and exchange rates during the construction period. Seventh preliminary design stage should prepare the design budget. The design budget should be based on the pricing basis such as preliminary design and budget quota, as well as factors such as price, interest rate and exchange rate during the construction period. Eighth construction projects using state-owned funds shall be priced by bill of quantities; Construction projects invested by non-state-owned funds are encouraged to adopt the bill of quantities valuation method. Article 9 When inviting bids for construction projects using state-owned funds, the tenderee shall set and publish the maximum bid price limit. When inviting bids for construction projects invested by non-state-owned funds, the tenderee may set and publish the highest bid price limit or pre-tender price. The published maximum bid price limit shall include the total price and the partial project cost, measure project cost, other project cost and non-competitive cost of each unit project.

The maximum bid price limit and its achievement documents shall be submitted by the tenderer to the competent construction department where the project is located for the record before the announcement of the maximum bid price limit. Tenth tender offer shall not be lower than the project cost, nor shall it be higher than the highest bid price limit.

If the bid price is lower than the project cost or higher than the maximum bid price limit, the bid evaluation committee shall reject the bidder's bid.

If the bid evaluation committee has any objection to whether it is lower than the project cost quotation, it shall review it with reference to the provisions of the competent construction department of the national and provincial people's governments. Eleventh construction projects that must be subject to tender shall determine the contract price according to the winning bid price. The employer and the contractor shall not sign other agreements that deviate from the substantive contents of the tender documents.

The contract price of a non-tendering project shall be determined by the employer and the contractor through consultation.

The employer shall, within ten days from the date of signing the contract, send the contract concluded with the contractor to the competent construction department where the project is located for the record. Twelfth project cost management institutions should establish a project cost database, regularly publish municipal infrastructure, affordable housing, public buildings and other project cost indicators, indexes, to provide services for investment decisions. Chapter III Project Cost Control Article 13 A construction project shall be controlled in the whole process according to the construction procedure, with the design budget controlled by the investment estimate, the construction drawing budget controlled by the design budget and the project settlement controlled by the construction drawing budget. Fourteenth the use of state-owned funds for construction projects, investment estimates, design estimates approved by the project examination and approval department, the construction and design units shall not arbitrarily expand the construction scale, increase the construction content, improve the construction standards.

If it is really necessary to adjust the project construction, it shall be reported to the original examination and approval department for approval before the adjustment. Article 15 The contractor shall submit the completed engineering quantity report to the employer in accordance with the contract.

After receiving the report of quantities, the Employer shall check and confirm it in time as agreed in the contract. Failing to check and confirm within the time limit, it shall be deemed as the acceptance of the quantities declared by the contractor.

If the Employer and the Contractor have not agreed on the method of checking and confirming the quantities, the method shall be implemented according to the valuation standard of the construction project list. Article 16 The employer and the contractor shall, in accordance with the contract, settle and pay the project funds on a regular basis or according to the progress of the project.

When the Employer pays the project payment, it shall remit the corresponding labor costs and the safety and civilized construction measures of the construction personnel to the special account opened by the Contractor in the bank. The contractor shall pay the wages of construction personnel in time and implement safe and civilized construction measures.