This project includes three lands, Qianhai SZ-HK Industry-Academia-Research Innovation Town covers a land area of 38,900m², a gross floor area of 74,700m², and FAR of 1.5; Qianhai SZ-HK Future Industrial Town covers a land area of 79,100m², a gross floor area of 142,100m², and FAR of 1.5; Qianhai SZ-HK Professional Service Town covers a land area of 66,300m², a gross floor area of 127,300m² and FAR of 1.5.

The specific design scope, depth and service contents after winning the bid mainly include but are not limited to: architectural scheme design, landscape scheme design and interior scheme design, etc. (See the Design Brief for details)

This bidding will be undertaken by 3 stages: Stage 1-Pre-qualification, Stage 2-Scheme Bidding, Stage 3-Deciding the Winning Bidder. The main design content of each stage:

Stage 1 –pre-qualification

1) Application documents (See the Bidding Documents (Working Rules) for details)

2) Concept proposal. The bidders design the Future Industrial Town, and submit 2 pages of A3: including the master plan and renderings that can express the design intention (the form is not limited).

3) Other materials considered necessary by the bidder.

4) Document sealing requirements (See the Bidding Documents (Working Rules) for details):

· Paper documents: 1 original and 4 copies shall be provided for all paper documents, of which the original shall be stamped with official seal or scanned and printed electronic seal; the submitted documents shall follow the principle of environmental protection and be printed on both sides to avoid excessive packaging. One original and four copies shall be sealed in two sealed bags respectively, and then sealed and packed in one outer sealing bag. The outer sealing bag shall be marked with " bidding document (application document or concept proposal document)", project name and name of the bidder.

· The application documents shall be bound into one volume in order and listed in the table of contents. A4 size in soft leather. The front cover and front page of the original shall be stamped with official seal or scanned and printed electronic seal, including the back cover and the front page of which shall not exceed 40 pages (1 page for the front and back).

· The concept proposal document is a 2-page A3 size (excluding the cover and back cover), and it is simple and horizontal version text. The cover or title page of the original should be stamped with official seal or scanned electronic seal.

· Electronic documents: the electronic documents (editable versions) of the above documents are copied to USB flash disk (2 copies) and submitted together with the text; the electronic materials are divided into two parts, the concept proposal is a single document, and the rest contents are a document or folder. The sealed package shall be packed in a sealed bag, and the sealed bag shall be marked with "electronic document", project name and the name of the bidder.

All pre-qualification application documents must delivered or mailed to the location before 17:00, December 28, 2020. (Address: No. 1212, 12F, block B, Xintian Century Business Center, Shixia street, Futian District, Shenzhen).

Stage2-Scheme Bidding .The final submissions submitted during the bidding phase should include complete and clear design description and drawings. The design description should include detailed descriptions of architecture, structure, electromechanical and other majors, overall design concepts, modular design concepts and economic indicators, etc. The design drawings should include, but are not limited to, general layout, renderings, technical drawings and analysis drawings. Bidders need to submit conceptual design for 3 Towns,and combined with the characteristics of the design select no less than 1 Town for key expressions. (See the Design Brief for details)

Stage3-Deciding the Winning Bidder (See the Design Brief for details).

The bidding is open for registration. Design team must be a company registered either in the P.R. China or other countries. Registration in the form of design consortium is acceptable. Each consortium shall have no more than two members, who shall not participate alone again or form a consortium with other design teams. One person registration is not accepted.

Stage 1 – Registration and Prequalification

1.Registration

The bidding is open for registration. Design team must be a company registered either in the P.R. China or other countries. Registration in the form of design consortium is acceptable. Each consortium shall have no more than two members, who shall not participate alone again or form a consortium with other design teams. One person registration is not accepted.

2.Prequalification

Select 9 name listed bidders by open ballot to next stage. And 2 alternatives in order who will enter the competition by order if any of the 9 bidders quit.

3.The 9 name listed bidders should submit the Bid Confirmation Letter on time.( refer to annex 3 for the format), that must be signed and sealed by the bidder. If the bidder is a consortium, all parties of the consortium must sign and seal. And the Bid Confirmation Letter is submitted on December 31, 2020. If the original fresh seal cannot be submitted this time due to epidemic or other reasons, the scanned document can be submitted first, and the original fresh seal of the Bid Confirmation Letter must be submitted before 17:00 on January 13, 2021.

After submitting the Bid Confirmation Letter, if any bidder has withdrawn eventually due to non-force majeure, the tenderee have the right to refuse their participation in any other project of the tenderee in the future.

Stage2-Scheme Bidding

9 design teams explain their plans to the Scheme Review Jury.

The Scheme Review Jury evaluate the design scheme according to the text, display board, model (if any), presentation and video submitted by the bidder.

The Scheme Review Jury adopts vote by open ballot to determine the top 5 candidates for winner without ranking, and the last 4 receive compensation fees.

Stage3-Deciding the Winning Bidder

Rules : Direct voting

The top 5 design teams (not ranked) selected by the Scheme Review Jury explain their plans to the Winner Deciding Jury. (provisional)

According to the voting results, the winning bidder will be awarded the design contract for the corresponding town. The tenderee has the right to determine that the same design team can win the contract of at most 2 towns. The unsuccessful design team will get the compensation fee.

If the tenderee thinks that the design scheme of one or more towns is not feasible, it has the right not to determine the winning bidder and give they the compensation fee. If the tenderee thinks that all the schemes of the design teams are not feasible, the contract will not be awarded and the compensation fee will be given.

Bidding Schedule

All time shall be subject to Beijing time, and the bidder reserves the right to adjust the schedule.

Price limit

The upper limit of the design price is 80 yuan / m2. The final contract price shall be determined according to the Offer Letter of the winning bidder.

Payment of design compensation

The winning bidder will be awarded the scheme design contract without any compensation fee; the unsuccessful bidders who enters the deciding stage will be given the design compensation of RMB 400000 for each company; and the bidders who enters the bidding stage but does not enter the deciding stage will be given the design compensation of RMB 300000 for each company.

If the schemes are not implementable, the contract will not be awarded to each bidder.The bidders who enters the deciding stage will be given a compensation of RMB 400000 for each company; and the bidders who enters the bidding stage but does not enter the deciding stage will be given the design compensation of RMB 300000 for each company.

All related expenses such as the travelling expense will be covered by the participants themselves. If the jury considers that the deliverables submitted can't meet the depth and requirements , the tenderee won't pay any compensation.

Intellectual Property and Related Laws

I. All documents provided by tenderee to participants (including texts, drawings, and electronic data) are exposed to copyright protection. Without written consent of the tenderee, any person is prohibited to duplicate, amend, distribute, disclose, lend or transfer the contents of relevant materials. Otherwise, one should bear related legal liabilities.

II. The ownership of all design participating in this tender activity belongs to the tenderee, but all design documents participating in the bidding will not be returned to the bidder after review.

III. The tenderee are entitled to use the design schemes without further payment, such as introducing, displaying and appraising the design schemes through media, professional magazines, books or other form after announcing the evaluation result.

IV. Any patent, copyright, design trademark or name and other protected rights used or to be adopted by the bidder in the project bidding or design must be legally authorized, and the relevant expenses incurred shall be borne by the bidder.

All claims and litigation costs caused by any patent, copyright, design trademark or name and other protected rights used or prepared to be adopted by the bidder in the project bidding or design shall be borne by the bidder. In addition, the bidder shall also bear the economic compensation, legal fees, property preservation fees, attorney fees, notary fees and other expenses directly caused by this clause.

All the above expenses to be borne by the bidder shall be borne by the bidder.

V. The bidder promises that the design results of this project provided by it will only be used for this project. The bidder shall protect the tenderee from infringement lawsuits or claims from a third party once the design scheme/design results are used, otherwise the bidder shall bear all the responsibilities arising therefrom.

Important Information

I. All application documents needed by the bidder are available at 1) Shenzhen Center for Design Website.(http://www.szdesigncenter.org/)

II. The tenderee reserves the rights for the interpretation of this bidding documents. The Chinese interpretation shall prevail.

III. The schedule of bidding work is subject to Beijing Time.

IV. All notifications, correspondence, and deliverable related to this bid should be in Chinese, and the design team should be equipped with at least one designer who is proficient in Chinese.

V. The bidding documents, addendum (Q & A) documents and all kinds of notice letters shall be subject to the written documents. If there is any contradictory between these files, the final issue shall prevail.

VI. The bidders should guarantee the participation of the project leader and major designers in the whole design. As for overseas companies, they shall ensure the foreign architects' participation, their signatures and company's stamp.

VII. All the bidders will be regarded to confirm all the contents of this binding documents.

VIII. During the bidding period, the tenderee may terminate this bidding at any time according to the needs, and the tenderee shall not bear the losses caused to the bidders.

IX. The Bid Confirmation Letter is submitted on December 31, 2020. If the original fresh seal cannot be submitted this time due to epidemic or other reasons, the scanned document can be submitted first, and the original fresh seal of the Bid Confirmation Letter must be submitted before 17:00 on January 13, 2021.

Consortium Agreement (if any), joint design group should submit the Joint Design Agreement jointly signed by all the members, and specify the leading party (It must be stamped with the official seal of all members of the consortium and fresh seal is required. If affected by factors such as the epidemic, the consortium agreement should be submitted by 17:00 on December 29 at the latest).

Offer Letter needs to be signed and sealed by the bidder (must be fresh seal).