As the first batch of demonstration bases for innovation and entrepreneurship in the country, Pidu District boasts ample science and education resources, and huge domestic demands for science and innovation enabled transformation. In particular, Qingshuihe River connects Chengdu Aircraft Industrial Park, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, a trillion-yuan-size electronic information base, Guodun projects, etc. Building the Qingshuihe River Pidu High-tech Section into a science and technology innovation corridor to lead the development of the western electronic information industry, and a demonstrative window showcasing Chengdu’s “science and innovation leadership, intelligent manufacturing enablement, college-locality co-prosperity, and industry-city integration” is of a profound development foundation and broad development prospects.
In order to earnestly implement the guidelines of the 15th Party Congress of Pidu District, be tightly centered on the target positioning of “Splendid Pidu, a Highland of Science and Innovation”, and anchor the overall layout of “one core, two corridors and three area”, Pidu District hereby solicits the Overall Planning of Qingshuihe Science and Innovation New City, Pidu District, Chengdu and the International Consulting Scheme for Urban Design from outstanding global design institutions, aiming at raising the innovation level, upgrading the industries and creating the park communities of Pidu District through the planning and design of Qingshuihe Science Innovation New City, building a Highland of Science and Innovation that is friendly for living, industry and innovation, creating a new future urban center and a new engine for transformation and development, accelerating the pace of independent technological innovation, propelling leap from an “entrepreneurship and innovation base” to a “Highland of Science and Innovation”, as well as creating an influential innovation source in the west, a visible industrial cluster, and a competitive talent habitat.
Adopting the method of global public solicitation, the solicitation sincerely invites top-level consultation and design institutions with planning and design experience from home and abroad to join, so as to eventually attain the Overall Planning of Qingshuihe Science and Innovation New City and the Scheme for Urban Design with high standard and high quality.
Project Overview
Project name: Global Scheme Solicitation of Overall Planning and Urban Design of Qingshuihe Science and Innovation New City
Project location: Southwest of Pidu District, Sichuan, China (including Youhai Street, Deyuan Street, Xiyuan Street and Pitong Street.)
Project scale
21km away from Tianfu Square, Qingshuihe Science and Innovation New City is adjacent to Nanbei Avenue of Pidu District in the east, Wangcong Middle Road and Metro Line 6 in the north, Wenjiang District in the south, and Dujiangyan City in the west with a total scale of about 106 square kilometers, among which: The urban area is about 35 square kilometers, and the rural area covers about 71 square kilometers.
Consultation content
The consulting work mainly includes two aspects: First, the overall planning of the Qingshuihe Science and Innovation New City, Pidu District； second, the overall urban design of the Qingshuihe Science and Innovation New City, Pidu District. It is required to form the overall consultation scheme that integrates planning and design and dovetails industrial functions and spatial morphology via unifying the overall planning and overall urban design.
Host
Chengdu Shudu Urban Construction Co., Ltd.
Qualifications and Requirements of Applicants
1. Application requirements
This consultation adopts a global public application method. Design units/teams with relevant design experience in China and abroad may apply for participation. The following qualification requirements must be met upon application:
A. Applicants in China must meet the following qualification requirements:
The design unit/team in China must have certification documents of legitimacy within the valid period of operation, and must be an independent corporate legal person or other organization or a legally authorized branch unit (if the applicant is an institution in Hong Kong, Macao, or Taiwan region), it must have a legal business and design license in its location)；
The design unit/team must possess Grade A qualification for urban and rural planning preparation issued by the competent administrative department；
The parent company, wholly owned subsidiary and its holding company with two and more legal representatives as the same person must not apply at the same time.
B. Applicants outside China must meet the following qualification requirements:
The overseas design unit must be a legally registered design unit in the locality (a copy of the domestic registration certificate of the enterprise affixed with its company fresh seal must be provided)
2. Participation method
The design unit/team is allowed to apply in the form of a consortium. When applying for a consortium, a Consortium Agreement must be provided. The number of consortium members should not exceed two, and all consortium parties must not participate in the solicitation in their own names or form a consortium with other design units/teams.
Institutions from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, China or foreign institutions independently participating in the consultation without Grade A qualification for urban and rural planning shall join with a Grade A qualified planning and design institution to complete the subsequent scheme optimization after being selected.
3. Team requirements
According to the characteristics of this solicitation, team members to be involved should be the registered personnel of the design unit/team, including but not limited to planning, architecture, and landscape professionals:
If the design unit/team is an overseas unit/team, in order to ensure that the project designers have an accurate understanding of the Chinese background and related requirements, there should be at least one person who is proficient in Chinese among the project designers.
The chief designers participating this solicitation need to be experienced in presiding design of similar projects, and must participate in the whole design process directly (the chief designer must have at least participated in the work report and scheme review report of solicitations in person). During the solicitation, if the chief designer does not match the team member profile submitted in the qualification review materials, the host has the right to cancel the participation qualification of the design agency.
4. Performance
Since January 1, 2017 (subject to the time of contract signing), there is at least 1 similar performance in planning and design, and the performance must be the winning bid (selected) plan that has been adopted and is being implemented or has been put into use, and provide contract or other proof materials.
Application Methods
Application time of this consultation is 9:00-17:00 from January 8, 2022 to January 18, 2022 (Beijing time, similarly hereinafter).
Application materials may be submitted via the following two methods:
Method 1: In-person
Applicants must deliver the completed application form, application materials and other paper-based documents of application materials to the following address: Attached No. 201, No. 148, Rongxiang Road, Sanhe Street, Xindu District, Chengdu City, Recipient: Ms. Liu, Ms. Cao, Tel: 189 8193 8999 (The delivery time of materials refers to the service time when materials are sent to the host, and documents received after the deadline will be rejected). The application materials should be preferably printed on both sides and bound in a volume, and the size of the text should be A4. Submit 1 copy of paper materials and electronic documents consistent with the content of the paper materials (affixed with an official seal, if it is a consortium, all members of the consortium must affix their official seals or sign)；
Method 2: Internet
Method 2: Applicants shall, before the deadline of application, send application documents such as the completed application forms and application materials in PDF format after signing and affixing their seals to the designated email: 3309663708@qq.com. At the same time, applicants should take the initiative to contact and confirm the delivery status of the application materials, and bear the risk that the application materials may not be delivered in time due to accidents in the e-mail sending process.
3. For details of application material contents and requirements, please refer to Appendix 1 Global Scheme Solicitation Documents of Overall Planning and Urban Design of Qingshuihe Science and Innovation New City, Appendix 2 Application Form of Global Scheme Solicitation of Overall Planning and Urban Design of Qingshuihe Science and Innovation New City, and Appendix 3 Consortium Agreement.
Consultation Description
A. This consultation is divided into two phases: Phase I — Open application and selection； Phase II — Scheme preparation and review.
Phase I — Open application and selection
Issue global solicitation announcement for public application and select 3 finalist units/teams after the evaluation of selection jury (ranked in sequence).
Phase II — Plan preparation and review.
The 3 finalists that pass the final review of competent administrative department should submit their deliverables in accordance with the Design Brief, and expound their schemes in accordance with drawing order； in combination with deliverables of the finalists, the jury conducts comprehensive comparison and review, and ranks the winning schemes for recommendation； the host shall report recommendations of the jury to the competent administrative department to determine the selected institution for undertaking the subsequent planning and design work.
B. The 3 units/teams that have submitted deliverables and won bonuses during the solicitation will respectively receive a bonus of 3 million yuan (including tax)； the eventual winner will receive a bonus of 8 million yuan as the fee of the service contract of this consultation and the scheme development (including tax).
Requirements of Design Deliverables
Content requirements
Design deliverables should comply with relevant regulations, standards and design codes of the state, Sichuan Province and Chengdu City, including but not limited to the follow contents: Overall positioning, development goals, industrial development planning, spatial layout mode, phased construction plan, operational planning, etc.
Specification requirements
All deliverables submitted by consulting design institutions shall meet the following requirements:
The number of review boards is 8 (only 8 boards will be accepted), in A1 size (594mm x 841mm)； the drawing board shall be attached with a description of sequence or serial numbers.
15 sets of the detailed deliverable text, bound in A3 size with coated paper, may be attached with relevant drawings in A2 or A1 size (attached drawing paper type is decided by oneself)
2 electronic deliverables (in USB disc).
Multimedia presentation files (PPT and other common video formats of Windows system). Presentation duration should be within 25 minutes, including 3D animated videos related to the project.
Validity of design deliverables
Documents that are delivered before the specified deadline and meet the requirements of the Design Brief are deemed as valid design deliverables, while other documents under one of the following circumstances will be considered as invalid design deliverables:
Design deliverables that are delivered after the deadline；
Design deliverables with altered contents after submission；
Where more than half (including half) of the expert jury members determine that design deliverables are not original, have been already published, are identical to other design schemes, or fail to meet requirements of Design Brief in terms of design deliverables’ extent；
Copyright Issues and Law
The right of authorship in all design deliverables of the solicitation belongs to the design units/teams, while all submitted design deliverables will not be returned to the design units/teams. The host is entitled to use of all design deliverables for free, including announcement of review results after the review, as well as introduction, display and evaluation of design deliverables via media, specialized journals, specialized books or other forms.
Design units/teams should ensure all contents in design deliverables are their original work without any materials infringing the intellectual property rights of third parties. In case of an infringement act, the infringing design units/teams must bear all legal consequences themselves, and will be disqualified from the solicitation.
All materials (text, drawings, electronic data, etc.) provided by the host are protected by copyright. Any unit or individual must not copy, adapt, distribute, publish, lend or transfer these materials without authorization, otherwise corresponding legal liability will be ascertained according to law, and the unit or individual will be disqualified from the solicitation.
Rules of this solicitation are governed by the laws of the People’s Republic of China. The solicitation work and all documents are subject to the Chinese laws. Should negotiation fail in case of a dispute, both parties agree to submit to the Chengdu Arbitration Commission for arbitration.
Prior to the end of the solicitation, design units/teams or their designers must not disclose, publish or display design deliverables in any form unless the host permits, otherwise the corresponding legal liability will be ascertained according to law, and the units/teams or their designers will be disqualified from the solicitation.
Right of interpretation: The host reserves the right of the final interpretation of this consultation and relevant documents. The interpretation language shall be Chinese.
Jianhu (Jian Lake) acts as a cultural landmark and witnesses the development of the times, transcending itself unremittingly.
Under the background of a new era, we would like to invite global planners, architects, and designers，hereby to submit your “transcending” proposals along the lakeshore, thus to create a revived, prosperous Jianhu that transcends time and space, transcends imagination, carries and reveals the super Yue culture, and goes beyond it!
Competition Name
「Beyond YUE｜Jianhu Revival」Shaoxing Jianhu Planning and Design Competition
Project Location
The project is located in the middle of Keqiao District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, across both banks of Jianhu. It is an important part of Keqiao’s urban area.
In the Master Urban Spatial Planning of Keqiao District During the 14th Five-Year Plan Period released in 2021, both sides of Jianhu are deemed as a dual-functional area characterized by “Middle City” and “South Garden”.
Project Background
Jianhu is the mother lake of Yue region. It is one of the oldest water conservancy projects in China, an important communication belt of the road of Tang poetry in eastern Zhejiang, as well as the source of Shaoxing rice wine.
Nowadays, Jianhu has its essence lie in Jianhu Tourist Resort. With profound history, it is also the core development section of Keqiao District, Shaoxing. How to make use of the existing space, respect the spirit of Jianhu, transform Jianhu into a city brand and symbol with various interfaces, and depict the common picture of “Jianhu Revival”. It is a “transcending” issue, and also embodies the “wisdom of new city operation” in the era of ecological civilization and cultural confidence, providing us with an opportunity to create a new development mode of Chinese cultural landmarks in urban development in the new era.
Competition Content
The competition includes two sections, which are conceptual planning and urban design.
Conceptual Planning
Scope: It is located in Jianhu Tourist Resort, adopts Jianhu as the core and is 12.6 kilometers long from east to west, with a site area of about 35.4 square kilometers. It covers two characteristic towns—Rice Wine Town and Cool Wow Town; 4 AAAA National Tourist Attractions—Keyan Scenic Area, Daxianglin · Tusita Scenic Area, Qiaobo Ice & Snow World and Oriental Neverland; traditional villages such as Sanjia Village, Hutang Village, Binshe Village, etc.; plenty of significant sightseeing spots like Mazhen Memorial Museum; as well as 10 areas—”Jianhu Origin Exploration”, “Ancient Wine New Songs”, “Yue Dream Island”, “Poetry Frontier”, “Dynamic Lake & Mountain”, “Glorious Keyan”, “Haishan Show”, “Art Woven Keqiao”, “Xianglin Realm”, “Future Watercity” (please refer to the General Planning Brief Version).
Requirements: The planning shall respect the connotation of Jianhu, coordinate the relationship between landscape & city, cultural heritage & modern industry, tourism & citizen life, and build a Jianhu space with “Beyond YUE” ecological vitality, cultural tension and industrial power coupling. It is necessary to put forward an overall planning concept at the macro level, construct the spatial development mode, implement the overall space guidance, create a public open space, build a diversified transportation system and propose the overall implementation scheme.
Urban Design
Scope: 5 core areas (compulsory) + 3 other areas (random draw), with a total area of 15.0 square kilometers. Core areas include “Jianhu Origin Exploration”, “Ancient Wine New Songs”, “Yue Dream Island”, “Poetry Frontier”, “Dynamic Lake & Mountain”, covering a total area of 9.79 square kilometers. Other areas include “Glorious Keyan”, “Haishan Show”, and “Art Woven Keqiao”. The shortlisted applicants shall select by random draw one of the three areas to design.
Requirements: Follow the positioning of each area, carry out urban design and shape the cultural space and features for each area. Specifically, it includes the refinement of the functional format of each area, design of spatial form, and improvement of public open spaces; At the same time, to manifest the characteristics of Jianhu, in combination with the needs of spatial layout and landscape shaping, a site should be selected to carry out the concept design of “The Jianhu Eye” as the gateway landmark building (please refer to the Technical Brief for work requirements).
Schedule
First Stage: Public registration, qualification review, and short-listing stage of proposals
11.01 Pre-announcement
12.08 Official Announcement
01.11Competition Launch Conference and Jianhu Site Survey
02.18 16:00 Registration Deadline
Competition concept proposal and prequalification submission end
02.25 Competition Concept Proposal and Prequalification Review Meeting (Shaoxing, Jianhu)
Determine 6 shortlists to enter the formal scheme stage
02.26 Announce 6 shortlist members
Shortlist members sign the Participation Confirmation Letter Organizer provides detailed basic design information
Second Stage: The submission of conceptual planning & urban design and competition review stage
03.09The Formal Scheme Conference (Shaoxing, Jianhu)
Q&A on-site and conduct site surveys
05.13Award Ceremony and City Forum (Shaoxing, Jianhu)
Note: The above time is subject to Beijing time, the organizer reserves the right to adjust the schedule.
Jury Panel
ZHENG Shiling
Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Academician of the French Academy of Architecture
CUI Kai
Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chief Architect of CADI
SUN Jiwei
Consultant Professor of CAUP, Tongji University
Former Deputy Secretary-General of Shanghai Municipal People’s Government
Former Director of Shanghai Urban Planning and Land Resource Administration Bureau
ZHOU Jian
Dean of TJUPDI
Professor of CAUP, Tongji University
Michael Grove
Chair of Landscape Architecture
Civil Engineering & Ecology of SASAKI
Vice President of Development at the Landscape Architecture Foundation
MA Weidong
Initiating Founder of IAM
Director of a+u (Architecture and Urbanism) Japan
Prizes
The total bonus pool is up to RMB 9.5 million (incl. GST) (about US$1,491,000), with 6 finalists including:
1 First Prize: award RMB 3,000,000 (incl. GST) (about US$470,900)
1 Second Prize: award RMB 2,000,000 (incl. GST) (about US$313,950)
1 Third Prize: award RMB 1,500,000 (incl. GST) (about US$235,460)
3 Finalist Award: each award RMB 1,000,000 (incl. GST) (about US$157,000)
The first prize winner will gain the priority to subsequent deepen the related planning and design of Jianhu.
10 Most Popular Award： In order to encourage diversity，A public vote will be conducted on the submitted works out of the 10 finalists. The highest 10 voted work will receive the Most Popular Award and a special 「Beyond · YUE」 prize as well as a certificate will be awarded by the organizer.
Qualification
All contestants with relevant design experience (independent legal entity, consortium, individual) globally can register for the competition. One consortium shall consist of no more than 3 members, and each party of the consortium is not allowed to take part in the competition separately in its own name or by composing a consortium with other design institutions.
The announcement is published on AIMIR’s website now. If you want to know more following details regarding to this competition, please feel free to contact AIMIR. What’s more, you’re more than welcome to touch base with us if you need architectural visualization.
Yuejiang Road (Canton Tower-South China Expressway) Riverside Section Landscape Environment Enhancement Design Competition (hereinafter referred to as “design competition”)
Ⅱ.Design Competition Background
In August 2021, the 15th Plenary Session of the 11th Guangzhou Municipal Committee formulated a work deployment plan to promote high-quality development of the Pearl River coastal area, oriented to high ecological protection standards, oriented by high-quality development of composite functional areas, high-quality public spaces, and cultural charms that highlight Lingnan’s unique characteristics. This will build a world-class waterfront vitality area that comprehensively and accurately implements the new development concept.
The section from Guangzhou Bridge on Yuejiang Road to South China Expressway is the launch and demonstration section of Guangzhou’s work deployment plan for promoting high-quality development along the Pearl River coastal area. Located at the intersection of the central axis of the Guangzhou New City and the former waterway of Pearl River, it connects a series of functional sites and landmarks such as the Haixin Bridge, Guangzhou International Media Harbor, Canton Tower, Party Pier, and internet clusters.
In order to implement the idea of ecological civilization construction, the execution of people-centric development concept, and addressing the needs of Guangzhou’s comprehensive urban functions, comprehensive urban cultural strength, modern international business environment and services, these key requirements will serve as inputs and guidance to the construction of the high-quality development demonstration section along the Pearl River coastal area, and Yuejiang Road (Canton Tower-South China Expressway) Riverside Section Landscape Environment Enhancement Design Competition work.
The design competition is co-sponsored by Guangzhou Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau and Guangzhou Urban Construction Investment Group Co. Ltd. The Guangzhou Urban Planning and Research Center will represent the Guangzhou Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau as the technical advisory unit, and Guangzhou Xin Zhongzhou Construction Co. Ltd will be the design competition organizer. Guangzhou Urban Planning Association and Guangzhou Urban Investment Development Research Institute Co. Ltd will be the technical consultants, and Guangzhou Construction Engineering Supervision Co. Ltd will be the organizational planning unit.
Ⅲ.Scope of design competition
The scope of design competition comprises of research scope and design scope (see Annex 1 for details).
(I) Research scope
The research scope includes the former waterway of Pearl River, west of Bidao Yuejiang Road demonstration section, the 3.6 km riverside section from Guangzhou Bridge to South China Expressway and its deep hinterland, covering an area of about 87.5 hectares.
(II) Design scope
The design scope is to the west of Bidao Yuejiang Road demonstration section, and the 3.6 km riverside section from Guangzhou Bridge to South China Expressway, covering an area of about 27.5 hectares.
Ⅳ.Content of Design Competition
The content comprises of 3 separate parts: Peripheral coordination research; Overall improvement design; Key landmark/functional site design. For specific requirements, see Annex 2 《Design Task Requirements for Yuejiang Road (Canton Tower-South China Expressway) Riverside Section Landscape Environment Enhancement Design Competition》。
Ⅴ. Design Competition Registration
(I) Registration Requirements
The following items 1-5 are mandatory requirements for registration, and item 6 is for reference only.
i. The design competition accepts domestic design companies individually or collectively as a consortium, and registration of consortium of overseas design companies. Registration of natural persons or combinations of natural persons are not accepted. Overseas design companies must form a consortium with domestic design companies for registration. Overseas design companies must form a consortium with domestic design companies for registration. Both domestic and foreign design companies must complete legal and effective company registration at their locations; Design companies with shareholding structure as predominantly overseas based shareholding ratio will be regarded as overseas design companies. The number of design companies forming a consortium shall not exceed three, and each design company in the consortium shall no longer participate in the competition in its own name or form a new consortium with other design companies . When registering a consortium, it is mandatory to submit the “Consortium Agreement” and specify the main unit of the consortium in the agreement (see Annex 3 for details).
ii. Different design companies with the same person in charge or with controlling or management relationship shall not register separately or join different consortium at the same time.
iii. Designers participating in the design competition should be employees of the design companies , and the lead designer should participate throughout the entire competition process; the lead designer should also be an employee of the main unit of the consortium.
iv. The participating team should comprise of personnel from multi-professional disciplines including but not limited to urban planning and design, architectural design, garden landscaping, transportation, and municipal government administration.
v. The team should be able to prepare and present conceptual proposals that meets the design task requirements of the design competition.
vi. Lead designers with the following requirements are preferred:
（i）Recipients of industry or national awards/honors；
（ii）Comprehensive design research capabilities and practical experience in first-tier megacities design projects;
（iii）Comprehensive capabilities and hands-on experience in the detailed design of central business district, central vitality zones, urban core landmarks and surrounding waterfront areas design projects;
（iv）Extensive experience in ecological landscaping and environmental design projects.
（v）Extensive experience in planning and creating high-quality public leisure space.
（vi）Proven track record of delivering completed waterfront landscape environment enhancement design projects.
(Ⅱ ) Registration time
Chinese Standard Time: From 30 September 2021, 2:30pm to 21 October 2021, 5pm (acceptance time for on-site submission of registration materials is from 10am to 5pm on working days; No submissions on statutory holidays).
(III) Registration Procedure
i. The design Company shall email the registration presentation document and the “Design Company Profile List” (detailed requirements can be found in “(4) Design Competition Registration Documents” of this announcement ), at least 3 days before the registration deadline (i.e. before 18 October 2021, 17:00), to email address: yuejianglujingsai@163.com
ii. All registration materials, prepared in accordance with “(4) Design Competition Registration Documents” of this announcement, must be delivered on-site or by mail delivery to the receiving address before the registration deadline. The registration is deemed successful if the registration materials are delivered before the registration deadline (subject to mail delivery receipt or on-site receipt record). If the registration materials are not delivered before the deadline due to mailing and other reasons, all consequences arising from mailing and other reasons shall be borne by the participating design companies.
The receiving address is as follows:
Name of receiver: Guangzhou Construction Engineering Supervision Co, Ltd
Attention: Mr Liang
Tel: +86 13535323251, +86 20-61101333-1870
Address: Bidding agency Department, 18th floor, No. 4, Guangwei Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong （Ⅳ）Design Competition Registration Documents
i .The following documents should be in A4 format in accordance with Annex III “Registration Document Format”. The total number of pages should not exceed 200 with double-sided printing on paper less than 80g. The documents should be bound as a single volume with soft cover. The original volume and two copies to be sealed together. The original volume is stamped with the design company’s official seal according to the position marked in the format document, and also stamped on the edges of all pages (For a consortium, the page stamping will only require the main unit’s official seal).
According to the 《Selection Rules for the Yuejiang Road (Canton Tower-South China Expressway) Riverside Section Landscape Environment Enhancement Design Competition》(refer to Annex 6), the following points (1) to (7) are mandatory materials for compliance review and hence they need to be prepared strictly to the requirements as stipulated in Annex 3 《Registration Document Format》。
（i）《Registration Information Sheet for Participating Design Company》 (to be signed and affixed with official seals).
（ii）Official registration confirmation letter.
（iii）Consortium Agreement (only applicable to design companies registered as a consortium).
（iv）Name of design company and listing of relevant qualifications (provide a copy of qualification certificates).
（v）Brief Introduction and registration information of the design company (provide a copy of the relevant registration certificate or business license, and if the overseas design company is represented by its branch in China, it should provide a description of the branch’s shareholding structure).
（vi）Certificate of legal representative (original), power of attorney of legal representative (original) (applicable to domestic design companies or domestic design companies in a consortium); certificate of person in charge of design company (original), power of attorney of person in charge of design company (Original) (Applicable to overseas design companies or overseas design companies in a consortium); a copy of the authorized person’s valid personal identity documents.
（vii）Lead designer’s letter of employment and letter of commitment for participation in the entire design competition process.
（viii）Lead designer’s detailed resume and relevant experience & achievements.
（ix）Design experience and achievements of similar projects undertaken by design companies (since January 1, 2016).
（x）Professional experience and achievements of the designers in the participating teams.
（xi）Understanding of the tasks of the design competition (including but not limited to the understanding of the design requirements of the competition, overall design objectives, design strategies, analysis of critical success factors, etc. Presentation of conceptual design proposals and usage of simple sketches to convey design ideas.
（xii）Other information deemed necessary by the design company.
ii. A conceptual proposal should be provided in response to the design task requirements of the design competition. It should be typeset horizontally in A3 format, with 25mm reserved for the left gutter, and printed on no more than 4 pages (double-sided) and on paper below 80g. 8 sets of documents are to be printed.
iii.Concurrently, the following documents should be copied to a USB flash drive (the total size of all documents shall not exceed 200M) and replicated to another similar flash drive. Both flash drives are to be sealed together with the registration materials.
（i）The above-mentioned bound documents need to be scanned as *.pdf files after the original is stamped.
（ii）The above-mentioned conceptual proposal to be exported as *.JPG file, with an image resolution no less than 300dpi.
（iii）Registration Presentation Document: The design company’s introduction, related achievements, understanding of the tasks of the design competition and introduction of the design team to be included in a *.pptx/*.ppt format presentation file (within 30 pages, 16:9 aspect ratio, containing Chinese translations, refer to Annex 5 for the format specifications). 8 sets of documents are to be printed.
（iv）List of Registered Design Companies (Refer to Annex 4 for format specifications).
Ⅵ. Design Competition Approach
（Ⅰ）Selection of participating design companies
The design competition will adopt an online registration approach, through publication of the design competition announcement on official websites, accepting public registration of domestic and overseas design companies, and selection and ranking by industry experts. The top 8 design companies are selected as the participating companies, and the 9th-10th will be considered as reserved participating companies. If there are less than 8 design companies that satisfy the qualifications for the design competition, the organization unit may decide to extend the registration time or reorganize the registration work according to the project situation. if the participating design companies give up its qualification for any reason before the technical documents are released and after the determination of the participating design companies, they will be replaced, in turn, by the reserved participating design companies. The organizing unit will issue formal invitation letters to the selected participating design companies, and the design competition proposals submitted by the other design companies that are not formally invited will not be accepted.
The selection results of participating design companies for the design competition will be announced before 29 October 2021 (tentative). （Ⅱ）Release of design competition technical documents
The official technical document release meeting of the design competition project will be held in Guangzhou. Both site survey and Q&A will be organized at the same time. The tentative date will be 4 November 2021, where the exact location and date specified in the invitation letter shall prevail. （Ⅲ）Proposal outcome submission deadline
The deadline for submission of the design competition proposal outcome is tentatively set before 5pm, 5 January 2022. All participating design companies must submit the design competition proposal outcome documents to the designated location before the deadline, subject to the actual date of receipt. （Ⅳ）Proposal evaluation approach
The proposal evaluation approach of the design competition comprises of two stages: the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposal and proposal evaluation. The review committee will first review the feasibility of all proposal outcomes and determine the effectiveness of the proposals. Unfeasible proposals may not enter the proposal evaluation stage.
The proposal evaluation committee will review the effectiveness outcome of the proposals, and shortlist three proposals by voting on the basis of detailed comparison and careful assessment of the design competition technical documents. （Ⅴ）Evaluation approach of awarding winning proposal
The top 3 design companies of the design competition project are required to submit business documents and project team information, etc., as required by the organizing unit.
The review committee will evaluate the above mentioned documents and award one winning proposal by vote. （Ⅵ）Fee payment arrangement
i.Design Competition Cost Compensation Fee
For participating design companies (consortium is regarded as one participating design company) confirmed by experts committee as having feasible design proposals, they can receive a cost compensation fee of RMB 800,000.00.
ii. Bonus for winning proposal
Upon confirmation of winning proposal by experts committee, and after submitting the display model as required by the organizing unit, the design company of the winning proposal will receive a bonus of RMB 500,000.00 on top of the cost compensation fee. That is to say, the winning participating design company will receive a total of RMB 1,300,000.00.
iii.Proposal integration and expansion fee
The winning participating design company that has been granted the rights and successfully submits the integration and expansion proposal outcome that meets the requirements as specified by the organizing unit, will receive a total of RMB 1,000,000.00 in addition to the cost compensation fee and bonus. That is to say, the participating organization will receive a total of RMB 2,300,000.00.
iv.Mode of Payment
The design competition cost compensation, bonus and proposal integration and expansion fees are all paid in RMB and shall be settled by the organizer of the design competition with the participating design companies, and any taxes incurred shall be borne by the participating design companies. The cost compensation, bonus and proposal integration and expansion fees will be paid in RMB to domestic participating design companies in China.
Clarification:
( i ) Participating design companies whose design competition proposal outcomes are deemed unfeasible by the review committee will not be eligible for any design competition cost compensation, bonuses and fees.
( ii ) The cost compensation fee of this design competition includes all the costs incurred by the participating design companies during the design competition (including but not limited to design fees, results production costs, design research costs, travel costs incurred for holding relevant project communication meetings, design copyright fees, relevant taxes, etc.). No other expenses will be paid.
Ⅶ. Design competition deposit
No deposit is required for the design competition.
Ⅷ. Other key notes:
(Ⅰ) The design competition is governed by the laws of the People’s Republic of China, and the competition work and all documents are subject to Chinese laws. In case of dispute, if negotiation fails, it shall be submitted to the Guangzhou Arbitration Commission for arbitration. The arbitration shall be final and binding on all parties.
(Ⅱ) If there is any discrepancy between the design competition announcement and the official Technical Document of the Design Competition, the official Technical Document of the Design Competition shall prevail.
(Ⅲ) In case of any inconsistency between the English and Chinese versions of the design competition announcement, the Chinese version of the announcement shall prevail.
(Ⅳ) All registration materials will not be returned. All design competition registration documents and design competition proposal outcome documents must be prepared in Chinese.
(Ⅴ) Participating design companies only have the signatory rights to the design competition proposal outcomes, other intellectual property rights belong to the organizer and sponsors of the design competition.
(Ⅵ）Overseas design companies must obtain authorization from their headquarters to participate in the design competition.
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1.1 Competition Name: International Competition of Guangzhou Airport New Town Underground Space Planning and Design
1.2 Competition Number: JCZB-J-20210901
1.3 Project Location
The project is around Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, about 30km away from the central area of Guangzhou. A number of railways and high-speed expressways are planned to reach the central area of Guangzhou and surrounding cities in the Pearl River Delta.
Project Location
1.4 Project Background
The 14th Five-Year Plan period is the first five-year period in which China has embarked on a new journey towards a modern socialist country in an all-round way. In this period, Guangzhou proposes to speed up the building of the world’s leading global aviation hub, and implements the strategic of establishing Guangzhou aviation economic demonstration zone and airline and railway integration economic demonstration zone. Guangzhou aims to develop the integrated transport hub in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, an international exchange & trade center and modern aviation logistics center, accelerate the development of high-end industries and high-end talent clusters, special supervision model areas for upgrading and development, and develop a convenient, efficient, industrial agglomeration and ecologically intelligent world-class airport. By what have done above, Guangzhou will realize the high-quality development of aviation economy, and promote itself to develop into a central node city of China’s Best Cycling Routes and a strategic link city of domestic-international dual circulation.
In this context, the Guangzhou Aerotropolis Development District Management Committee will be accordant with the development concept of “Integration of Aviation, Industry and City”. Focusing on CBD, bonded logistics area, aviation manufacturing area and cultural tourism area, Guangzhou Aerotropolis Development District will be upgraded to Guangzhou Airport New Town, the value highland of international trade and communication with an area of 116 kilometers.
Based on the construction of the convention and exhibition center, T1, T2 and T3 terminals will be connected through intelligent transportation and comprehensive development of underground space, forming a 12.67 square kilometers U-shaped key construction area in the south of the airport, by which reaching the concept of “Integration of Aviation, Industry and City”.
II. Working Range and Competition Content
2.1 Competition Design Scope
The competition design scope includes two levels which are the detailed underground space plan scope and the key area design scope.
Detailed underground space plan scope: The study area is within Guangzhou Aerotropolis Development District, about 116 square kilometers. The planning area is about 12.67 square kilometers, locating in the port front area of Baiyun International Airport, reaching the planned flight area of the fifth runway in the east, Airport Avenue in the south, Airport South 7th Road in the west and T2 terminal in the north.
Key area design scope: The specific key area scope is proposed on the basis of about 4 square kilometers of land on both sides of the east extension line of Yingbin Avenue and in combination of the design. It is not limited to that scope if needed.
Schematic Diagram of Design Scope
2.2 Design Emphasis
2.2.1 Underground Space Development
The project studies and analyzes the needs of underground space development, applies advanced development concepts to promote the integrated development of above-ground and underground space, clarifies the functional zoning, development scale, development mode, general layout and special planning requirements of underground space in Airport New Town, and further proposes control guidelines for the development of underground space on the land.
2.2.1 Regional Function Combination
Fully considering the dislocation development of business types among different regions, the project tries to study the scale and ratio of functions and business types, such as commerce, hotel, conference, entertainment, etc. By which, the project is to build a key region with efficient function combination and leading the development of international trade and communication highland.
2.2.3 Seamlessly-connected Transportation
The project studies and analyzes the traffic of important nodes such as the terminal buildings and the Convention and Exhibition Center, builds an urban space complex with interconnected public spaces, three-dimensional integration and seamless connection, and uses artificial intelligence, big data and other new technological means to create an intelligent traffic system for the area.
2.2.4 Spatial Form Innovation
The project is to construct a high-quality urban spatial pattern and mode which is suitable for Aerotropolis Development District and displays future innovative development and quality life, and to create a high-quality space environment while considering the relationship between regional landmarks and public space.
III.Competition Method
3.1 Competition Form
The competition will be announced on China Tendering And Bidding Public Service Platform (www.cebpubservice.com), ABBS (www.abbs.com.cn) and the sunshine procurement and bidding platform of China — CHINAEBID (www.chinaebid.com) to accept applications from design agencies at home and abroad.
3.1.1 Competition Selection Stage
The competition is open to the public through the announcement of the competition on the website, and openly accepts applications from domestic and overseas design agencies. Experts will be organized to make the selection and ranking (see the selection document for details). A maximum of 8 design agencies will be selected as the formally-selected contestants from the design agencies which apply and meet the competition qualification requirements, and the 9th-12th design agencies will be the alternate contestants. If there are less than 8 design agencies meeting the competition qualification requirements, the sponsor may decide to extend the application time or reorganize the application work according to the project situation; if a formally-selected contestant gives up the shortlisted participant qualification before the competition document is released after the finalists are determined, it will be replaced by the alternate design agencies in turn until 8 agencies are made up. The competition sponsor will issue formal invitations to the formally-selected contestants, and the competition schemes submitted by the remaining design agencies that are not formally invited will not be accepted.
3.1.2 Competition Scheme Selection Method
The competition scheme selection includes two stages: the validity review and the scheme review. Firstly, experts organized will review the validity of all the results to determine the validity of the results, and invalid schemes will not enter the scheme review.
The review committee will review the schemes with results that have passed the validity review. On the basis of a thorough study of competition technical documents and fully discussion and comparison, three top schemes will be selected through a secret ballot, and a scheme review report will be thereby formed to the competition sponsor. Among the top three schemes selected by the competition organizer, the design agency of Top 1 scheme will participate in the design deepening (the deepening content is subject to the deepening design specification).
3.2 Competition Expense Compensation Method
The design agencies that have passed the validity review will receive the cost compensation fee; the design agencies of three wining schemes selected through review will receive an additional winning bonus; and the design agencies that have failed to pass the validity review will not receive the cost compensation fee or a wining bonus.
The design agencies which have passed the validity review will be granted RMB ￥1 million (about US$155,000) (including taxes, fees for the use of the design scheme results, design fees, intellectual property fees, and all other expenses) as the cost compensation fee, and the design agencies that have failed to pass the validity review will not receive the cost compensation fee.
The design agencies of winning schemes will be granted RMB ￥2 million (about US$310,100) (including taxes, fees for the use of the design scheme results, design fees, intellectual property fees, and all other expenses) as an additional wining bonus.
The design agency of Top 1 scheme will be granted RMB ￥7 million (about US$1,085,470) (including but not limited to fees for the use of the design scheme results, competition design cost, cost of the documents prepared for the competition, design research expenses, and travel expenses incurred for coordinating with the competition sponsor and the organizer to hold the relevant project communication meetings) as the design deepening fee in addition to the cost compensation fee and the winning bonus.
If the review reveals that a participating design agency receiving one or more of the cost compensation fee, the winning bonus and the design deepening fee is a consortium, the competition sponsor will pay one or more of the fees and bonus in full to the account of the leading party of the consortium, and the consortium will redistribute them according to the proportion agreed in its Consortium’s Participation Agreement. The competition sponsor will not pay any additional fees to the members of the consortium.
The copyrights of all design schemes and results that pass the validity review and receive the cost compensation fee belong to the competition sponsor, Guangzhou Aerotropolis Development District Management Committee. The design agencies which submit the Application Registration Form for validity competition meeting the competition requirements is deemed to agree to this clause.
Guangzhou Aerotropolis Development District Management Committee shall enjoy the copyrights of all design schemes and results that pass the validity review and receive the cost compensation fee, but the design agencies shall have the right of authorship of their design results. In addition, the organizer has the ownership of all design results received during this international solicitation. All design results will not be returned to the design agencies after review. All the terms and conditions of this announcement are considered to be agreed upon by the design agencies that submit the Application Registration Form for validity competition meeting the competition requirements.
IV. Competition Schedule
4.1 Publication of International Competition Announcement and Acceptance of Applications from design agencies Globally: From September 26, 2021 to October 12, 2021 (09:00 a.m.-12:00 a.m. and 14:30 p.m.-17:30 p.m., Beijing time, except for statutory holiday).
4.2 Time for Submission of Application Documents: Delivery before 17:00, October 15, 2021.
4.3 Selection Meeting for Competition Scheme Selection Stage: In late October 2021.
4.4 Announcement of Design Agency Selection Result: In late October 2021.
4.5 Official Release of Competition Documents and Q&A Meeting for Competition Documents of Formally-selected Contestants: In late October 2021.
4.6 Competition Scheme Design Period: From late October 2021 to late December 2021.
4.7 Design Scheme Selection Review Stage: All formally-selected contestants shall deliver the final results to the designated place on September 30, 2021 (the specific time and place shall be subject to the notice in writing or by email from the organizer).
4.8 Winning Scheme Announcement Stage: The winning design agencies will be announced in late January 2022.
Note: All times shall be subject to Beijing time. The competition sponsor and the organizer reserve the right of adjusting the schedule.
V. Competition Registration
5.1 Qualification Requirements
5.1.1 Domestic design agencies which apply shall have the independent legal person qualification, provide a valid business license and aren’t in a bad condition (such as business license revoked, being ordered to close or being repealed); the overseas design agencies shall be a legally registered design agency in its locality and provide a valid commercial registration certificate. Different business entities with the same person in charge of domestic and overseas design agencies or with controlling or management relationship shall not apply for this competition at the same time. (Note: Locality refers to the main place where a company, enterprise or commercial agency registers its business or establishes its office according to law.)
5.1.2 If a design agency which applies is an oversea design agency, it shall form a consortium with a domestic firm, and the domestic firm shall be the leading party. (The Consortium’s Participation Agreement shall be stamped with the official company seal of each member and specify the main body of the consortium)
5.1.3 The application submitted in the name of the individual will NOT be accepted in the competition.
5.1.4 A design agency which applies shall have achievements related to the projects of overall airport design or urban comprehensive transportation planning and design or urban underground space development design starting since January 1, 2016 till the deadline for registration (copies of contracts and other supporting documents are required, and for the past performance undertaken in a consortium manner, it is required to provide relevant materials to prove that the scope of work undertaken by the design agency in such project(s) meet(s) the requirements of this project.(s) meet(s) the requirements of this project. The performance calculation time shall be subject to the contract signing date).
5.1.5 The General Project Leader must be directly involved in the whole process of the competition activities, and present at the competition organization site to report the plan at least twice in person (if he cannot be present due to the epidemic, the video report can be used). The registered design agency must ensure that the General Project Leader and the main designers are always involved in the design and will not be replaced in the midway. If the registered design agency is a consortium, the General Project Leader must be a member of leading party of the consortium.
5.1.6 To ensure the project designers accurately understand the regional background of China and the relevant requirements, an overseas design agency shall be provided with at least one person proficient in Chinese.
5.1.7 The application by the consortium is accepted in the competition. The number of agencies constituting the consortium shall not exceed 3. The Consortium’s Participation Agreement shall be submitted as required (The Consortium’s Participation Agreement shall be stamped with the official company seal of each member, and signed by the legal representative or authorized representative of the overseas design agencies which do not have the official company seal.)
5.1.8 The pre-competition service agencies of the competition are not allowed to participate in the competition. The list of pre-competition service agencies is as follows: Guangzhou Urban Planning and Design Company Limited.
Note: For details, please refer to Annex 3: Selection Document 2. Description of Composition of Application Documents, Annex 3-1: Qualification Examination Form, and Annex 3-2: Competition Selection Review Factors.
5.2 How to Apply:
5.2.1 Application: The design agencies eligible for the application conditions shall apply online on the website (www.chinaebid.com) (the sunshine procurement and bidding platform of China – CHINABID) during the period from September 26, 2021 to October 12, 2021（9:00-12:00 am, 14:00-17:00 pm, Beijing time, except statutory holidays). The application fee is RMB ￥1,000.
5.2.2 The design agencies intend to participate in the competition MUST upload the completed Application Registration Form (refer to Annex 2 for details) affixed with official seal to www.chinaebid.com (the sunshine procurement and bidding platform of China – CHINABID) in electronic form (PDF) during the period from September 26, 2021 to October 12, 2021.
5.2.3 The design agencies intend to participate in the competition MUST send or post the completed competition application documents (refer to Annex 3 for details) in written form to the competition organizer before the submission deadline, and send the electronic documents to the competition agency’s mailbox — jczb_2021@163.com at the same time. Submission expiration date: 17:00, October 15, 2021, Beijing time, subject to the time the documents received and signed by the competition organizations in case of submission of the application documents by the design agencies through post service.
5.3 Requirements against Application Materials:
5.3.1 The format and submission of the application documents shall be in accordance with the requirements of Selection Document (refer to Annex 3).
The registered design agency must prepare complete application documents and bind them into a book. If there are more contents, they can be bound in separate books. The cover of each independently bound application document must be affixed with the official company seal of the registered design agency. The application document shall be affixed with the official company seal of the registered design agency on the perforation and each page. The representative of the registered design agency may be the legal representative or his authorized representative. The application document signed by the authorized representative shall be accompanied by a valid power of attorney signed by the legal representative.
Note: Except for the information in the Consortium’s Participation Agreement that shall be affixed with the official company seal of each member as stipulated in the selection document, other contents of the application document can only be sealed and signed by the leading party of the consortium.
5.3.3 The registered design agency must be responsible for all the consequences caused by any mistakes or omissions in its application documents.
5.3.4 All the application documents shall be made in nine copies (1 paper original and 1 electronic original versions of the application documents shall be included, and the later shall be provided in the form of CD-ROM and USB flash drive without password and virus, and with contents consistent with the paper application documents printed by the registered design agency. If there is any difference, the paper application documents shall prevail.), including 8 duplicates, and shall be marked “original” and “duplicate”. In case of any consistency between the original and the duplicate, the original shall prevail. The application documents shall be duly signed by the legally authorized representative of the registered design agency, and any changes (if any) shall be signed by the original signatory.
5.3.5 All application documents shall be sent to the organizer before the deadline for submission and handed over to the responsible person of the organizer. Overdue delivered documents will not be accepted. The organizer will not assume any responsibility for the damage or loss of the application documents caused by force majeure events.
5.3.6 All application documents must be sealed in an envelope or package which shall be stamped with the official seal of the design agency. The application documents include: ① the original (including the electronic version of the application document in the form of CD), ② the duplicates ③ the Application Registration Form, which shall be sealed separately in envelope or package with the cover marked as follows:
VI. Contact
Contact: 020-22099922, 020-83522895
Contact person: Miss Deng
Contact address: 2nd Floor, Block B, Haizhu Sports Center, No. 628, Zhongkai Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China
Email: jczb_2021@163.com
Special note: In case of any discrepancy between the Chinese and English expressions of this announcement and the attachments, the Chinese expression shall prevail. The contents of the documents submitted by an overseas design agency shall include Chinese (simplified) translation, but in case of any discrepancy between the simplified Chinese and non-Chinese expressions, the simplified Chinese expression shall prevail.
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Located in the heart of Longgang District’s Universiade New Town, the shenzheninspired xiexin Science and Technology Park project is generally positioned as an influential, set headquarter R & D Housing, Industrial R & D, innovative R & D housing, high-end talent living and entrepreneurship, complete and dynamic international industrial benchmark projects, and for Shenzhen Longgang Dayun District to create an international image of the city. The four phases to be designed are the only superhigh-rise building in the project and the most important landmark building in the project.
Phase IV site area of 9048 square meters, total building area: 94488.97 square meters, the final planning and design indicators to the formal tender documents shall prevail.
Work Content
The four phases to be designed are positioned as the most high-end R & D Building in the project, designed according to the standard of Grade A office building with 5A, which meets the requirements of internationalization, humanization, digitalization, energy conservation and commercialization, and trying to make it a landmark in the region and a calling card for Longgang District. Design content for the plot of land within the Red Line of all the building planning and architectural design.
Registration Requirements
This tender is for the design of planning and construction scheme. The tender is by invitation + Open application. Domestic and foreign design units can apply, do not accept individuals and individual combination of the application. The applicant should have design experience of 150 meters or above Super high-rise building without limitation of design qualification.
WORK RULES
This tender is for the design of planning and construction scheme. The tender is by invitation + Open application. Domestic and foreign design units can apply, do not accept individuals and individual combination of the application.
Schedule (all times shown below are China Standard Time) :
Prizes
The position of the tenderers shall be ranked according to the comprehensive score. First is the winning bidder, the winning bidder won the project design contract (the tentative total contract price of about RMB 3 million yuan – US$463,000 with the notification of winning the bid and the contract agreement shall prevail) , no award and compensation;
COMPENSATION
The position of the tenderers shall be ranked according to the comprehensive score. The second winner received a compensation of 300,000 yuan (US$46,300), the third winner received a compensation of 200,000 yuan (US$30,850), the fourth and fifth winner received a compensation of 50,000 yuan (US$7,700), no other design units awards and compensation.
All expenses incurred in participating in this tender, including design fees, and all taxes incurred shall be borne by the tenderer.
The announcement is published on AIMIR’s website now. If you want to know more following details regarding to this competition, please feel free to contact AIMIR. What’s more, you’re more than welcome to touch base with us if you need architectural visualization.
