Architectural Design Competition of Shenzhen Xiaomeisha Area

Architectural Design Competition of Shenzhen Xiaomeisha Area

As a modern, international, innovative coastal city and one of the core cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, Shenzhen has emerged as one of the most economically competitive and dynamic cities worldwide. It also has the reputation of “City of Design”, and now is striving to build itself into a global marine center city.

Xiaomeisha Area is located on the eastern golden coastline of Shenzhen, adjoining Dapeng New District on the east, Dameisha on the west, Maluan Mountain Country Park on the north and Dapeng Bay on the south. The Area is 28 kilometers away from the Futian downtown area, boasting stunning mountains, lakes, beaches, reefs and other coastal resources. It is one of the seaside leisure and tourism attractions with natural beaches and being nearest to the Shenzhen downtown area. In the future, Xiaomeisha will build a world-class urban coastal tourism resort with extraordinary mountain and sea tourism resources based on the theme of “creating a delicate Xiaomeisha Town that embraces the sea”.

Recently, the urban renewal Plan on Xiaomeisha Area has been approved, and the architectural design for its plots will be carried out step by step. We hereby organize the International Bidding of the Architectural Design for Plot 02-09, Plot 02-10, Plot 03-01-01 and Plot 03-01-02 of Shenzhen Xiaomeisha Area to solicit far-sighted, innovative and implementable architectural design schemes worldwide. The International Bidding will include two bidding sections, of which, the first bidding section is the architectural design of Plot 02-09 and Plot 02-10 and the second one is the architectural design of Plot 03-01-01 and Plot 03-01-02. Design firms can apply for both bidding sections or one from them according to relevant requirements.

Work Content

1. This bidding will be carried out on the basis of relevant planning deliverables such as the area’s overall planning, master planning and urban renewal planning, etc. The project covers a total area of about 11.1 ha, in which, the First Bidding Section covers 4.17 ha and the Second Bidding Section covers 6.94 ha, and the bidding scope includes:

1)Concept Design Stage: respectively carry out the architectural concept design for Plot 02-09, Plot 02-10, Plot 03-01-01 and Plot 03-01-02.

2)Architectural Design Stage: the architectural design task is subject to the contractual content of the design contact after winning the bidding.

Notes: At the Concept Design Stage, the deliverables shall be submitted including the design description, display boards and automatic presentation file, whose details will be subject to relevant requirements in the Concept Design Brief of Plot 02-09 and Plot 02-10 and the Concept Design Brief of Plot 03-01-01 and Plot 03-01-02 .

2. Division of the Bidding: there are two bidding sections in this bidding. The contents of each bidding section are as follows:

First Bidding Section: architectural design of Plot 02-09 and Plot 02-10.

Second Bidding Section: architectural design of Plot 03-01-01 and Plot 03-01-02.

Special Notes: Design firms can select both bidding sections or one from them and register by submitting the application documents of each bidding section as required.

Registration Requirements

The class-A qualifications of PRC are not required for this International Bidding. All design firms home and abroad can apply, while the relevant qualification should meet the current requirements of the practice areas where the applicant’s HQ is located. International and domestic design firms are warmly welcome to take part in this International Bidding.

WORK RULES

The Host will release the bidding announcement and registration requirements on the local and international websites of similar industries to openly accept the registrations from design firms (including consortiums, similarly hereinafter) at home and abroad; after the registration deadline, the prequalification committee (consisted of experts and representatives from the Host) will carry out prequalification on the application documents of each bidding section, and respectively select 6 design firms for each bidding section to conduct concept design; after submission of concept schemes by the design firms, the design review committee (consisted of experts and representatives from the Host) will respectively select 2 winning design firms (without ranking) for each bidding section and finally, the first-prize winner and second-prize winner will be determined by the Bid Finalization Committee.

Timetable (Provisional)

Note: All the time and date above are applied in Beijing Time. The Host reserves the right to amend the schedule.

Prizes

1. First Bidding Section

The design firms with the Invitation to Draft the Concept Scheme, whose submittals have been evaluated as qualified by the design review committee, can win corresponding fees according to their ranking as follows:

First Prize: will be given the priority of winning the Architectural Design Contract of Plot 02-09 and Plot 02-10 of Shenzhen Xiaomeisha;

Second Prize: can win a bonus of RMB One Million Two Hundred Thousand Yuan (¥1,200,000.00 Yuan);

For the other four invited firms, each can receive a bonus of RMB Six Hundred Thousand Yuan (¥600,000 Yuan) as design compensation.

2. Second Bidding Section

The design firms with the Invitation to Draft the Concept Scheme, whose submittals have been evaluated as qualified by the design review committee, can win corresponding fees according to their ranking as follows:

First Prize: will be given the priority of winning the Architectural Design Contract of Plot 03-01-01 and Plot 03-01-02 of Shenzhen Xiaomeisha;

Second Prize: can win a bonus of RMB One Million Yuan (¥1,000,000.00 Yuan);

For the other four invited firms, each can receive a bonus of RMB Five Hundred Thousand Yuan (¥500,000 Yuan) as design compensation.

3. Design Fees

Basically the Host will make business negotiations with the winning design firms in order to determine the bid of each bidding section. The winning bidder shall complete the architectural design and formulate the final scheme according to the requirements of the Architectural Design Brief and the contract.

Design firms or consortiums who are interested in this International Bidding please contact AIMIR for the following details and register by 17:00, Mar. 31, 2020 (Beijing Time) according to relevant requirements. 

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Architecture Design Competition of the Conceptual Design of Shenzhen Airport East Integrated Transport Hub and the Main Building

Architecture Design Competition of the Conceptual Design of Shenzhen Airport East Integrated Transport Hub and the Main Building

Project Overview

Shenzhen Airport East Integrated Transport Hub (hereinafter referred to as the “AirportEast Hub”) is located in the core of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area and Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Economic Belt, which is the key area of economic and urban development in the west of Shenzhen. As an important part for Shenzhen to construct the international aviation hub and national railway hub, the Airport East Hub will integrate various modes of transport, such as aviation, high-speed railway, intercity railway, urban rail transit, bus, taxis and car, etc., and take the air-rail intermodal transportation as the main development direction. According to the planning, the Airport East High-speed Railway Station (Shenzhen Airport Station) will be set up underground in line with the scale of 6 stations and 14 lines, so as to provide arrival and departure service to Shenzhen-Maoming Railway and other lines; terminals A and B are considered to be demolished and the new Terminal 1 will be built here to achieve seamless connection with the Airport East Hub; metro lines 1, 12, 20 & 26 will be introduced into the hub as the connected with Shenzhen-Daya Bay Intercity Railway and the airport’s rapid transit system.

Work Content

This Solicitation includes the following three levels:

1. The architectural design of the integrated transport hub and its superstructure: The design scope is enclosed by Hangzhan 6th Road, north ramp of the terminal building, Bao’an Avenue and south ramp of the terminal building, with an area of 31.4 ha. If necessary, it may not be limited to this scope.

The architectural design of the integrated transport hub and its superstructure is the focus of the Solicitation. In such an area with complex traffic conditions and limited construction conditions, carry out overall design for the integrated transport hub (including high-speed railway, intercity railway, urban rail transit, rapid transit system, motor vehicles and other traffic facilities)and its superstructure development, define the layout plan, circulation and vertical layout of the building, realize the seamless connection and integrated design for various functions, and bring forward a practical and feasible development plan and phased implementation suggestions for the integrated transport hub and superstructure property development.

2. Architectural concept design of the hub area: The design scope is enclosed by Hangzhan 6th Road, Bao’an Avenue and Xinghua Road, with an area of 67.7 ha. If necessary, it may not be limited to this scope.

By referring to the successful experience of domestic and international air-rail intermodal hubs, conduct research on the overall planning for the terminal, integrated transport hub and the whole hub area; sort out the connection relationship between each plot in the hub area, define the layout plan of each underground floor and structural reservation plan, carry out the architectural concept design for the hub area in terms of the functional organization, traffic circulation, 3D spatial form, landscape and key section, etc., so as to achieve integration among function, traffic, style and image of the hub area.


Architectural Concept Design Scope of the Hub Area and Architectural Scheme Design Scope of the Integrated Transport Hub and Its Superstructure

3. Comprehensive transportation planning: The planning scope is identical to the design scope of the hub area, and its research scope covers the area enclosed by current terminals A&B, Hangzhan 4th Road, Jichang South Road, Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway and Fuzhou AvenueIf necessary, it may not be limited to this scope.

Comprehensively consider the distribution traffic and access traffic of property development in the hub, put forward the traffic organization proposal as well as the layout planning concerning road system, slow traffic system, parking system and other facilities; optimize the access traffic organization, and propose the traffic network planning and important section design combined with the overall traffic demand of the Hub, so as to form an efficient and coordinated integrated traffic system.


Research Scope of the Comprehensive Transportation Planning

Registration Requirements

1. This is an internationally open solicitation. Domestic and international design firms can sign up for this Solicitation, subject to no restrictions on qualifications, and consortiums are welcome, but registration submitted by an individual or a team of individuals is not acceptable.

2. The joint participation of outstanding design firms in various disciplines is encouraged. A consortium shall give priority to including these disciplines such as architectural design, railway design, rail transit, municipal transportation and terminal planning, etc. Partners applying in the name of a consortium shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Each consortium should have no more than 4 members, and no member is allowed to register twice for the Solicitation itself or in the name of another consortium. Violation of this rule shall render the relevant tender invalid.

(2) The members should sign a legally effective Consortium Agreement, which shall specify the division of work between members and way of the distribution of the design fee, as well as the disciplines that need to be subcontracted in the stage of the architectural scheme design for the hub’s main building after the bid winning.

3. Bidders (independently or in consortiums) shall have at least 1 design case in landmark buildings of international cities or large-scale integrated transport hubs from January 2000 to the present.

4. Domestic design firms within the Chinese territory shall be independent legal entities with a valid business license issued by relevant departments. Overseas design firms shall be independent legal entities or organizations, which are legally registered in the country where they operate. Legal entities (two or more) with the same person in charge, the parent company, wholly-owned subsidiary and its holding company, or companies that have management relationships, are not allowed to participate in the Solicitation separately. Those companies that have connection, shareholding or management relationship can partner together as a consortium to apply for this Solicitation.

5. The chief designer shall have directed the design of landmark buildings in international cities and must take charge of the main design work of the project, including architectural concept design and scheme design, as well as important briefing meetings required by the tenderee. If there is any inconsistency found between the actual chief designer and that in the name list submitted for prequalification, or there is a false situation found in the project experience submitted for prequalification, the tenderee reserves the right to nullify the involved design firm from being shortlisted and winning the bid, and hold such bidder responsible for corresponding legal liabilities.

6. At least 1 key designer shall have the design experience and cases in large-scale integrated transport hubs.

WORK RULES

1. Prequalification

The tenderee will establish a prequalification committee, who will carry out a comprehensive review on the commercial documents (including the bidder’s qualification and achievements, the achievements and project experience of the chief designer and key design personnel, the proposed key team members and their project experience, etc.) and the concept proposal. 7 design firms will be shortlisted to the next stage (at the same time, 2ranked alternatives will be selected; in case any shortlisted firm quits, they can take their place in order). If the number of valid bids is less than 9, the tenderee will reorganize the prequalification of the project.

2. Design Bidding

The tenderee will set up a scheme review committee, who will review the schemes submitted by bidders by voting in rounds to select 3 recommended schemes (without ranking), rank the 4th to 7th places and choose the special transportation award.

3. Bid Finalization

According to the provisions of (Shenzhen Gov. Document No. [2015]73), the jury panel of final selection shall be established by the tenderee according to law to determine the winner from the 3 candidates recommended by the scheme review committee.

Project Schedule (Provisional)

The project plan and its competition schedule are as follows:


☆The timetable above is applied in Beijing Time. The tenderee reserves the right to amend the agenda.
☆The specific deadlines above are subject to the announcements on Shenzhen Construction Project Transaction Service Center.

COMPENSATION

The design firms, who have been shortlisted in the prequalification stage and whose submittals have been deemed as meeting the design requirements after the experts’ review and bid finalization, can win corresponding design fees according to their ranking:

1st place: It can win the architectural scheme design contract of the hub’s main building and receive the fee of design integration and detailing of RMB Two Million Yuan (¥2,000,000), which includes the fee for organizing follow-up design integration and detailing workshops (not exceeding 3 times);

2nd place: can receive design compensation of RMB Three Million Yuan (¥3,000,000) ;

3rd place: can receive design compensation of RMB Two Million Six Hundred Thousand Yuan (¥2,600,000) ;

4th and 5th places: Each can receive design compensation of RMB One Million Five Hundred Thousand Yuan (¥1,500,000);

6th and 7th places: Each can receive design compensation of RMB One Million Two Hundred Thousand Yuan (¥1,200,000);

Special transportation award: RMB One Million Five Hundred Thousand Yuan (¥1,500,000).

The design scope for the winning bidder includes the architectural scheme design of underground space and superstructure development of the integrated transport hub as well as some supporting studies. The gross floor area is estimated to be about 440,000m2, and the design fee is estimated to be RMB Seventy-nine Million Yuan (¥79,000,000) (tax included) according to RMB 180 Yuan/m2, whose specific design scope will be determined by the tenderee after negotiating with the winning bidder when the design integration and detailing is completed.

All foresaid fees are tax-inclusive. The value-added tax rate shall be subject to the changes of the national tax laws and policies, and the price excluding tax won’t be adjusted if there is any chance of the value-added tax rate. The tenderee may pay the design fee to each member of a consortium in RMB according to the valid payment request documents such as the fee allocation schedule submitted by the leading party and confirmed by all members in the consortium. And the tenderee won’t bear any corresponding taxes.

If the tenderee or the jury panel considers that an applicant’s (including consortiums) submission fail to reach the required detailing level or meet the requirements on deliverables, the tenderee may correspondingly pay a part of or not pay the design fees thereto.

Special Reminder:

(1) Bidders (including the leading party and members of the consortium) must complete corporate information archiving in advance according to the management requirements of the follow-up procedures of Shenzhen Construction Project Transaction Service Center.

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Architecture Design Competition: International Bidding for the First Projects of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone

Architecture Design Competition: International Bidding for the First Projects of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone

PREANNOUNCEMENT

The development positioning of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone is a cross-border cooperation pilot area of Shenzhen-Hong Kong science and technology innovation, a pilot site of international innovation rules, an open innovation pilot area of the comprehensive national science center and a cluster of high-quality pilot transformations in Greater Bay Area. The cooperation zone consists of Shenzhen Park and Hong Kong Park. The planned area of Shenzhen Park is about 3 square kilometers, forming a “One center, two wings” spatial arrangement. “One center” refers to the central region which includes Futian Port, Huanggang Port, and surrounding living areas while “two wings” refer to the eastern region and the western region. Eastern region includes the cargo inspection area of Huanggang Port and its northeast living area and the western region includes Futian Bonded Zone (the fenced area).

Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Integrated Service Center is located in the junction of Shihua Road and Lanhua Road in Futian Bonded Zone, “West Wing” of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone, which has commercial land area of 8118.10 m2, commercial and office floor area (included into FAR calculation) of 89569.70 m2 with building height limit at 200 m, and a cultural and sports land area of 3000 m2. As a key construction project in the start-up area in West Wing of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone, this project is aiming at building a comprehensive service center of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone, integrating scientific research service, business office, cultural activities, and public space and driven by innovation technology.

Work Content

The whole process design of the buildings within the red line includes schematic design and development, design development, construction drawing design, and various specialty designs.

Registration Requirements

(1)This bidding adopts the method of open registration and all domestic and foreign design institutions with relevant design experience are welcome. The domestic bidder shall have the Class A qualification of construction industry (construction engineering) or Class A comprehensive qualification in engineering design. The registration of the individual and individual groups will not be accepted.

(2)This bidding allows and encourages design institutions to form a design consortium. No more than two members are allowed in each consortium. The consortium member shall not apply again separately or as a member of another consortium or as a consultant.

The pre-qualification committee will review the materials of applicants and select the shortlisted bidders to enter the next stage.
The interested design institutions are welcome to contact AIMIR to get access to project information and pay close attention to the follow-up information.


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