Legal basis: Notice of the State Planning Commission on Printing and Distributing the Interim Provisions on Consultation Fees for Preliminary Work of Construction Projects
Article 1 In order to improve the quality of preliminary work of construction projects, promote the socialization and marketization of engineering consulting, and standardize the charging behavior of engineering consulting, these Provisions are formulated in accordance with the Price Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and relevant laws and regulations.
Article 2 These Provisions shall apply to the consulting fees for the preliminary work of construction projects, including the preparation and evaluation of special research on construction projects, project proposals or feasibility study reports, and other consulting service fees related to the preliminary work of construction projects.
Article 3 The consulting service for the preliminary work of a construction project shall follow the principle of voluntariness, and the entrusting party shall independently choose the engineering consulting institution, and the engineering consulting institution shall independently decide whether to accept the entrustment.
Article 4 Institutions engaged in engineering consulting must obtain corresponding engineering consulting qualification certificates, have legal personality and pay taxes according to law.
Article 5 Engineering consulting institutions shall abide by national laws, regulations and industry codes of conduct, compete fairly, and shall not take improper means to undertake business.
Article 6 When providing consulting services, engineering consulting institutions shall follow the principles of objectivity, science, fairness and impartiality, conform to the national economic and technological policies and regulations, and meet the technical and quality requirements of the entrusting party.
Article 7 Where an engineering consulting institution undertakes to prepare the project proposal, feasibility study report and preliminary design documents of a construction project, it can no longer participate in the consulting and evaluation business of the project proposal, feasibility study report and engineering design documents of the same construction project.
Eighth engineering consulting fees to implement government guidance. The specific charging standard shall be determined by the engineering consulting institution and the entrusting party through consultation according to the guiding charging standard of these Provisions.