After this process, Li Xiuyuan had a better understanding of the situation. The two companies in the city were actually quite good, but as large companies, they had their own ideas about how to do projects. When answering questions, they were more subjective in their own opinion on what to do, rather than listening to the guidance from the central town's guidance group.
Jin Bao from Huangyuan Construction Company in the county readily agreed to anything and dared to make any promises. When Li Xiuyuan asked Jin Bao what the earliest estimated construction period was, Jin Bao directly said, "One year, or even a year and a half."
That's utter nonsense.
Li Xiuyuan could probably understand Jinbao's thoughts. Although he said he liked to drink and was nicknamed "Jin Sanbei" (meaning "Three Cups of Wine"), he felt that Jinbao might not actually be interested in the Meilin Village project.
This is a key project in the county, overseen by the county head. If it's done well, that's to be expected. If any problems arise, he'll be the first to take responsibility. The reason they're not interested in bidding is the same: if the county head is in charge, and the county's state-owned construction company isn't enthusiastic, what are you trying to do? Do you even want to stay in the business?
Therefore, Li Xiuyuan speculated that Jin Baolai was just going through the motions; his goal was not to win the bid, but to avoid winning it as much as possible.
In the end, I was able to get an explanation from the county: it wasn't that I was unwilling to participate, but that the central town didn't need me.
That's why we see companies saying they'll take a year, or even a year and a half, to complete a project.
Then came Zhengda Construction Company. Zheng Qian was a complete idiot. He stumbled over many questions and looked impatient while answering them. Li Xiuyuan was too lazy to even ask him anymore. It was Zhang Xingguo who asked a few simple questions to avoid embarrassing Zheng Qian, but that was no different from not asking any questions at all.
Finally, there's Guangda Construction Company. Through the Q&A, it's clear that Guangda Construction Company has prepared quite a bit. They not only understand the second phase of the project, but they've even learned about the first phase. They don't oppose the villagers' participation in the first phase project at all; in fact, they welcome it.
He also explained his reasoning for doing this: the project in the village was different from their usual projects. In the past, when they carried out projects, they would demolish everything. But this time, the project in Meilin Village involved both demolition and land acquisition.
To ensure the smooth progress of the project, it would be best to hire some local villagers, offering them discounts to increase their participation and income, thus facilitating the project's smooth advancement.
After the second segment concluded, only seven town party committee members, discipline inspection staff, and village party representatives remained in the meeting room.
Li Xiuyuan wanted to proceed directly to the bid evaluation, but Zhang Xingguo suggested that everyone had been sitting in the meeting room for a long time and should take a short break to use the restroom before continuing the bid evaluation.
This was actually completely against the rules, but the bidding process wasn't very formal this time either, and since Zhang Xingguo was the Party Secretary, Li Xiuyuan agreed.
As Li Xiuyuan came out of the conference room and was about to go back to his office, he ran into Zheng Qian, who was smoking in the hallway.
"Deputy Mayor Li, you've worked hard." Zheng Qian waved at Li Xiuyuan with a cigarette in his mouth, looking smug.
Li Xiuyuan smiled at Zheng Qian and said, "It's nothing."
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