1997 The State Planning Commission promulgated the Interim Measures for the Administration of Registration and Practice of Engineering Consulting Units, which stipulates that engineering consulting units must engage in corresponding engineering consulting business with the Qualification Certificate of Engineering Consulting and with reference to the qualification grade, specialty and service scope recognized in the certificate. Engineering consulting qualification certificates of Grade A and Grade B engineering consulting units with certificates shall be approved and issued by the State Planning Commission, and Grade C qualification certificates shall be approved and issued by the Provincial Planning Commission.
Grade A engineering consulting units shall undertake national economic construction planning or special consultation, as well as engineering consulting services for large and medium-sized capital construction or technological transformation projects in accordance with the scope of professional and consulting services specified in the qualification certificate. Class B engineering consulting units shall undertake local planning or special consulting and engineering consulting services for small and medium-sized projects in accordance with the scope of professional and consulting services specified in the qualification certificate. Class C engineering consulting units shall undertake the engineering consulting business of small-scale projects in the region in accordance with the scope of professional and consulting services specified in the qualification certificate.
(2) Qualification identification and inspection of engineering consulting companies
1. Qualification of engineering consulting unit
In order to ensure that engineering consulting units operate according to their qualifications, improve the quality of engineering consulting and promote the healthy development of engineering consulting industry, the State Planning Commission promulgated the Interim Law on Qualification Identification of Engineering Consulting Units in 1994, and explicitly entrusted China Engineering Consulting Association to handle the specific work of qualification identification. This method includes eight chapters: general rules, qualification grade of engineering consulting units, business scope of engineering consulting units at all levels, qualification confirmation of engineering consulting units, upgrading and demotion of engineering consulting units, alteration and termination of engineering consulting units, rewards and punishments, and supplementary provisions.
The qualification grades of engineering consulting units are divided into Grade A, Grade B and Grade C, and China Engineering Consulting Association and engineering consulting associations of all provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions are entrusted to undertake specific certification work and implement hierarchical management. The qualification grade standards of engineering consulting units mainly include: business level, technical strength, technical level, management level, technical equipment level, registered capital and annual turnover.
2. Identification of other related engineering consulting qualifications.
According to the current management mode in China, some engineering consulting service qualifications of engineering consulting units are managed by multiple departments, and obtaining these qualifications is very important for the business extension of engineering consulting units.
Trial Measures for Qualification Management of Engineering Construction Supervision Units, Provisions for Qualification Management of Engineering Supervision Enterprises, Provisions for Qualification Management of Construction Engineering Survey and Design Units, Provisions for Qualification Management of Construction Engineering Survey and Design Enterprises, Measures for Management of Engineering Cost Consulting Units, Measures for Qualification Identification of Bidding Agencies for Construction Projects, Interim Measures for Qualification Examination of Bidding Agencies for Technological Transformation Projects, and Interim Measures for Management of Assets Appraisal Institutions.