After Li Xiuyuan entered, he glanced around the conference room to make sure everyone was there, signed his name in the sign-in book, and then sat down at his seat. He then reported the day's proceedings to Zhang Xingguo.
Zhang Xingguo always felt that the atmosphere in the meeting room was strange, but he couldn't quite put his finger on why.
As Li Xiuyuan finished his report, the bidding process officially began, casting a shadow over Zhang Xingguo's mind.
At 9:00 AM, the companies participating in the bidding officially entered the venue. Li Xiuyuan, as the person in charge and also the host of the meeting, officially announced the start of the bidding process.
The meeting also introduced the basic information, bidding purpose, and process of the second phase of the Meilin Village project, as well as the attendees.
The supervisors and tendering personnel present were introduced one by one, and the representatives of each bidding unit were welcomed; the division of labor among the on-site staff, such as the recorder and the seal inspector, was clarified.
Then Ma Tao, a member of the Discipline Inspection Commission, read out the bidding rules: emphasizing on-site discipline, including silencing mobile phones, prohibiting unauthorized movement, prohibiting private communication of bidding information, and strictly prohibiting audio and video recording; informing bidders of the methods for raising objections and the consequences of violations.
Actually, this was just a formality. When Ma Tao made the announcement, Li Xiuyuan also looked at the personnel from the bidding companies. The two state-owned construction companies in the city were represented by their vice presidents.
They may have heard rumors before the bidding process began, knowing that the central town wasn't very interested in them, so this seemed like a mere formality.
Zheng Qian was still the same as before, sitting with his legs crossed, his eyes full of disdain and arrogance. When he met Li Xiuyuan's gaze, he made no attempt to hide it, and it even carried a hint of provocation.
Jin Bao, the head of the Huangyuan County Construction Company, nicknamed Jin Sanbei, was already balding and had a big belly. He sat there with his eyes darting around, seemingly pondering something, perhaps whether the wine served at noon in the central town would be acceptable.
Of course, Huangyuan Construction Company, a state-owned enterprise, is not short of projects. There have been many projects in Huangyuan County in the past two years. In addition, with the coal price here, as a major coal resource county, the county has money to carry out livelihood projects, such as road construction and bridge building. Huangyuan Construction has also taken on many projects.
Besides, it's a state-owned company in the county. How much money the company makes belongs to the county, but how much alcohol you drink is yours to keep.
Finally, there's Chen Guangda of Guangda Construction, which is also a key focus of Li Xiuyuan's observations. Based on the information gathered previously, Guangda Construction is the most suitable for the second phase of the Meilin Village project.
A middle-aged man in his early forties, with a refined and scholarly air and bright, piercing eyes, looked very energetic. He was said to have started his career as a contractor, but he didn't have the same aura that Li Xiuyuan had when he met contractors.
After Ma Tao finished reading, staff members asked the five bidding companies to leave, and the meeting officially entered the second stage: the reading and opening of bids, as well as the Q&A session.
This stage was the most time-consuming, lasting a full hour, averaging twenty minutes per company. The main time-consuming part was answering questions and resolving doubts.
This item involved the town party committee members asking questions of the person in charge of the bidding company regarding certain aspects of the subsequent project implementation. Of course, this part was mainly asked by Li Xiuyuan, while the other town party committee members did not ask many questions.
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