Announcement on the International Competition of Architectural Scheme Design for Shenshan Industrial Internet Manufacturing Innovation Park

1. Overview of Shenshan Special Cooperation Zone of Shenzhen Municipality

On September 21, 2017, Guangdong Provincial Committee of the CPC and the People's Government of Guangdong Province issued ‘Reply to the Adjustment Plan on System of Organization of Shenshan Special Cooperation Zone’ (GPC [2017], No.123) which decided that Shenshan Special Cooperation Zone Party Work Committee and Management Committee were changed to representative offices of Shenzhen Municipal People's Government, and to build Shenshan Special Cooperation Zone (hereinafter referred to as ‘Shenshan Cooperation Zone’) into an economical function district led by Shenzhen according to the '10+1' model (10 districts of Shenzhen and Shenshan Cooperation Zone). And on December 16, 2018, the CPC Work Committee and Management Committee of Shenshan Special Cooperation Zone of Shenzhen Municipality were officially established. Since then, Shenshan Cooperation Zone has embarked on a new construction and development era dominated by Shenzhen.

Located on the eastern coast of city cluster in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Shenshan Cooperation Zone is 60km away from Shenzhen and covers an area of 468.3km² with a registered population of 76,500, of whichbuilt-area is 26km². By 2035, 135km² of Shenshan Cooperation Zone will be devoted to construction area, the population size will reach 1.5 million, and public auxiliary facilities will be equipped to meet needs of3 million people.As an important strategic node, through which Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area radiates to town clusters of east Guangdong Province, Shenshan Cooperation Zone has undertaken the significant mission of 'promoting regional coordination, becoming a cooperation demonstration zone, and insisting on innovation', and is striving to build itself into the eastern gateway of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, a new center of the eastern Guangdong coastal economic belt, an innovation and development zone of Shenzhen, and a new modern, international coastal smart city by adhering to be people-oriented, insisting on ecological priority and green development, and seeking a new and high-level development with international perspectives.

2. Project Overview

Shenshan Industrial Internet Manufacturing Innovation Park situates in the west of Ebu Area, the western cluster of Shenshan Special Cooperation Zone. It is located at the intersection of Shenshan Avenue and Zhenmei Greenway withabundant natural environment resources and extremely convenient external traffic. In the future, it will be the western gateway of Ebu Area and the comprehensive tourist service area. With a total area of 290,000 square meters and a total investment of about 7 billion yuan, it will be built into the first ultra-large-scale "industry-city integration" example of the era in Shenshan Special Cooperation Zone - the Industrial Internet Manufacturing Innovation Base, making it an important business card for Ebu Area and an ecological industrial park for living and working.

In order to ensure its high-level and high-quality design, Guangdong Shenshan Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd. is organizing the International Competition of Architectural Scheme Design for Shenshan Industrial Internet Manufacturing Innovation Park to solicit far-sighted, innovative and implementable design schemes while domestic and foreign design firms are welcome to take part in this event, so as to establish a development framework for Shenshan Industrial Internet Manufacturing Innovation Park with international vision and innovative concept.

3. Competition Contents

The project is located on the north side of Shenshan Avenue, and starts from Zhenmei Greenway in the west to Chanye Road in the east, with GLA of about 290,000 square meters and GFA (count in plot ratio) of about 670,000 square meters. The competition contents mainly include:

1) Design Competition Stage: Architectural concept design of Shenshan Industrial Internet Manufacturing Innovation Park.

2) Design Stage after the Bid Winning: Architectural scheme design and preliminary design of Shenshan Industrial Internet Manufacturing Innovation Park.

4. Organizational Process

1）Prequalification

The tenderee will establish a prequalification committee, who will carry out comprehensive review on 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. 5 design firms will be shortlisted to the next design competition stage (at the same time, 2 ranked alternatives will be selected; in case any shortlisted firm quits, they can take its place in order). If the number of valid bids is less than 7, the tenderee will reorganize the prequalification of the project.

2）Design Competition

The tenderee will set up a scheme review committee, who will review the schemes submitted by bidders by voting in rounds to select 2 recommended schemes (without ranking) and rank the 3rd to 5th places.

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 2 candidates recommended by the scheme review committee.

5. Project Schedule (Provisional)

The project plan and its competition schedule are as follows:

International Competition

Ⅰ. Registration & Prequalification

Jun. 24, 2020     Issuance of the competition documents, such as the announcement and Prequalification Document, and etc. 

Jun. 24, 2020 - Jul. 6, 2020     Registration 

Before 18:00, Jul. 6, 2020       Registration deadline 

Jul. 8, 2020        Prequalification on registration documents submitted by applicants and selection of 5 shortlisted firms and 2 alternatives 

Jul. 9, 2020        Announcement of the prequalification result 

Jul. 10, 2020      Issuance of the Tender Document 

Jul. 10-14, 2020     Submission of the Confirmation Letter of Participation by bidders 

Jul. 15, 2020           Site Visit & Q&A

Ⅱ. Design Competition

 Before 17:00, Aug. 20, 2020     Submission of deliverables 

Aug. 21, 2020                              Design Review Meeting 

Ⅲ.Bid Finalization

Before Aug. 30, 2020     Bid finalization 

Aug. 31, 2020       Announcement of the bid awarding results

Design after the Bid Winning

November, 2020    Completing the schematic design and preliminary design according to the contract's requirements

☆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.

6. Eligibility

1） This is an internationally open competition. Domestic and international design firms can sign up for this Competition, subjectto no restrictions on qualifications, and consortiums are accepted, but registration submitted by an individual or a team of individuals is not acceptable.

2） Joint participation of outstanding design firms in various disciplines is encouraged. Partners applying in the name of a consortium shall meet the following requirements:

A. Each consortium should have no more than 3 members, and no member is allowed to register twice for the Competition itself or in the name of another consortium. Violation of this rule shall render the relevant tender invalid.

B. The members should sign a legally effective Consortium Agreement, which shall specify the division of work between members and way of distribution of the design fee.

3） Domestic design firms within the Chinese territory shall be independent legal entities with 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 relationship, are not allowed to participate in the Competition separately. Those companies that have connection, shareholding or management relationship can partner together as a consortium to apply for this Competition.

4）The chief designer must take charge of the main design work of the Project, including architectural concept design, scheme design and preliminary design, as well as important briefing meetings required by the tenderee. If there is any inconsistence found between the actual chief designer and that in the name list 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.

7. Design Fees

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 contract of architectural scheme design and preliminary design, which includes the fee for organizing follow-up design integration and detailing workshops (not exceeding 2 times);

2nd place: It can receive design compensation of RMB Eight Hundred Thousand Yuan (¥800,000);

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

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

The design scope for the winning bidder is the architectural scheme design and preliminary design of Shenshan Industrial Internet Manufacturing Innovation Park (in which, the architectural discipline shall reach the depth of preliminary design). The design fee is subject to the price offered by the bidder in the stage of design competition, and the offer can't exceed the controlled price of RMB Thirty Million Yuan (¥30,000,000). 

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 change of the value-added tax rate. The tenderee may pay the design fee to each member of a consortium in RMB according 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 value-added tax special invoice, etc.; Foreign firms shall authorize a domestic independent legal entity of PRC to receive the payment on their behalf if they cannot receive RMB on their corporate account; 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.

8. Tendering Platform

Shenzhen Construction Project Transaction Service Center

Website：http://zjj.sz.gov.cn/jsjy/

Website for Corporate Information Archiving in Shenzhen Construction Project Transaction Service Center:

https://www.szjsjy.com.cn:8001/jy-toubiao/

Website of Bidding Announcements：

https://www.szjsjy.com.cn:8001...

9. Organizers

Tenderee: Guangdong Shenshan Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd.

Organizing Consultant: Benecus Consultancy Limited

10. Enquiry

Enquiry E-mail:[email protected]

Enquiry Hotline:

Tenderee（Guangdong Shenshan Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd.）:

Mr. Ma (for Chinese)     Tel: +86 15827146562

Mr. Duan (for Chinese)    Tel: +86 13501587787

Organizing Consultant（Benecus Consultancy Limited）：

Mr. Zhang (for Chinese)     Tel: +86 13631600111

Ms. Lai (for English)        Tel: +86 13530670439

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.

Shenzhen Construction Project Transaction Service Center

Online handling address: https://www.szjsjy.com.cn:8001/jy-toubiao/

Enquiry hotline: +86-0755-83785155; +86-0755-83787822

2. Registration information: Applicants please visit the website: https://szdesigncenter.jinshuj... or scan the following QR code to register. The registration shall be finished before 17:00, Jul. 2, 2020 （Beijing time).

All the contents involved in this Announcement will be subject to the tendering announcement published at Shenzhen Construction Project Transaction Service Website.