广州市交通运输局关于进一步优化普通公路招投标管理等工作的通知（Notice of Guangzhou Municipal Transportation Bureau on Further Improving the Work Related to the Administration of Tendering and Bidding for General Highway Projects）

穗交运函〔2021〕548号

市道路养护中心，白云区、黄埔区、花都区、番禺区、南沙区、从化区、增城区交通运输局：

　　为进一步优化普通公路建设市场营商环境，按照“简化流程，缩短时间，减少成本”的原则，现就普通公路招投标管理等相关工作通知如下：

　　一、我市从2019年至今出台的普通公路养护工程招投标改革政策扩大适用于普通公路新建、改扩建项目。

　　二、招标计划的发布

　　普通公路新建、改扩建及养护工程项目依法必须进行招标的，应在公共资源交易平台或其他公共媒介向社会发布招标计划，发布时间为招标公告发布之日前至少30日，切实增强招标工作透明度。

　　三、推行招投标全流程电子化

　　继续深入推进招投标全流程电子化，大力推广远程评标、合同在线签署、工程款项支付、工程验收管理等功能的应用，提高招标和合同管理效率。

　　四、取消资格预审

　　除技术复杂或特殊要求的工程外，普通公路新建、改扩建及养护工程项目招投标原则上不再进行任何形式的资格预审。

　　五、取消投标保证金及履约保证金

　　普通公路新建、改扩建及养护工程项目招投标原则上取消投标保证金及履约保证金，推行以广东省交通运输厅、广州市交通运输局开展的公路从业单位信用评价结果替代上述保证金。

　　六、提升开工效率

　　（一）及时签订合同。普通公路新建、改扩建及养护工程项目要在发放中标通知书后7天内签订合同，鼓励以电子合同代替纸质合同。除发生不可抗力因素以外，招标人和中标人不得再订立背离合同实行内容的其他协议。

　　（二）下达开工通知。招标人收到相关材料后应于2天内完成相关的手续办理，督促监理单位及时下达开工通知，并按照有关规定及时通过交通运输主管部门网站向社会公告施工信息。

　　七、严格合同变更管理

　　（一）严格合同变更。普通公路新建、改扩建及养护工程项目原则上不得发生重大变更，确需变更的，招标人应严格履行变更程序。

　　（二）规范重新谈判和招标。普通公路新建、改扩建及养护工程项目变更内容涉及工程造价增加未达到签约合同价10%的，直接按合同条款调整；累计金额达到签约合同价10%—30%或超过30%但未超过400万元的，对新增加内容进行谈判；累计金额超过签约合同价30%且超过400万元的，对新增内容重新招标，但新增加内容为与原工程不可分割的工程，经交通运输主管部门审核同意后可以不用重新招标。

　　特此通知。

　　广州市交通运输局

　　2021年11月4日

　　（此件公开发布）

Notice of Guangzhou Municipal Transportation Bureau on FurtherImproving the Work Related to the Administration of Tendering and Bidding for General Highway Projects

S.J.Y.H. [2021] No. 548

Guangzhou Road Maintenance Center, and the Transportation Bureaus of Baiyun District, Huangpu District, Huadu District, Panyu District, Nansha District, Conghua District and Zengcheng District:

　　According to the principle of “streamliningprocedures, shortening handling time and lowering cost”, we hereby issue the following notice on the work related to the administration of tendering and bidding for general highway projects, for the purpose of improving the business environment for general highway construction:

　　I. The reform policies introduced by Guangzhou since 2019 on the tendering and bidding for general highway maintenance projects shall be further applied to general highway construction, renovation and expansion projects.

　　II. Release ofBidding Plans

　　Where bidding isrequired by law for a general highway construction, renovation, expansion or maintenance project, a bidding plan shall be released to the public on the public resources trading platforms or other public media at least 30 days prior to the date of the announcement of the bidding, so as to enhance the transparency of the bidding work.

　　III. Whole-process Electronized Bidding

　　Thewhole-process electronized bidding will be further promoted, and applications such as remote evaluation of bids, online signing of contracts, payment of project funds and project acceptance inspection management will be vigorously promoted, so as to improve the efficiency of bidding and contract management.

　　IV. Cancellation of Prequalification

　　Except for the projects requiring complex technologies or with special requirements, the bidding for general highway construction, renovation, expansion and maintenance projects will, in principle, no longer be subject to any form of prequalification.

　　V. Cancellation ofTender Security and Performance Security

　　For the bidding for general highway construction, renovation, expansion and maintenance projects, the tendering party will, in principle, no longer need to pay tender security and performance security; instead, the highway project practicing entity credit evaluation carried out by the Department of Transport of Guangdong Province and Guangzhou Municipal Transportation Bureau will be implemented to replace the aforesaid tender security and performance security.

　　VI. Improvement of Project Commencement Efficiency

　　(I) Signing contracts in a timely manner. For general highway construction, renovation, expansion and maintenance projects, the contracts must be signed within 7 days after the issuance of the notification of award; and it is encouraged to replace paper contracts with electronic ones. Except for force majeure, the tenderee and the bid winner shall not enter into any other agreement that goes against the content of the contracts signed.

　　(II) Issuing the notice on the commencement of construction. The tenderee shall go through relevant formalities within 2 days upon receipt of the relevant materials, urge the supervision organization to issue the notice on the commencement of construction without delay, and announce information about the construction project(s) to the public on the website of the competent transportation department according to relevant regulations in a timely manner.

　　VII. Strengthening the Management of Change of Contract

　　(I) Procedures concerning change of contract shall be strictly followed. In principle, no major change shall be made to general highway construction, renovation, expansion and maintenance projects; where such change is necessary, the tenderee shall strictly follow the procedures concerning change of contract.

　　(II) Renegotiation and bid invitation shall be strictly regulated. If the change of a general highway construction, renovation, expansion or maintenance project involves an increase in cost by less than 10% of the contractual price, adjustment can be made directly in accordance with the terms of the contract; if the total amount involved reaches 10%-30% of the contractual price or if it exceeds 30% but is less than RMB 4 million, negotiation shall be conducted on the newly added content; if the total amount involved exceeds 30% of the contractual price and is more than RMB 4 million, a new invitation for bid shall be made for the newly added content; however, if the newly added content is inseparable from the original project, the new invitation for bid may not be required, subject to review and approval of the competent transportation department.

　　It is hereby notified.

　　Guangzhou Municipal Transportation Bureau (seal)

　　November 4, 2021