The International Consultation includes two levels, overall research and conceptual design, which calls for innovative and integrated solution that could guide the implementation.

2.1 Overall Research

Due to the significant impact and the extensive service radiating area of the project, and there are a number of other projects under construction around the project, the overall research needs to fully combine the upper planning and existing conditions to determine the functions of the project in the city and the important and difficult problems to be solved. The scope of research on the overall planning includes the Headquarters Base in Nancheng Sub-district, Dongguan CBD, Dongguan Administrative and Cultural Center, Hongfu Road - Dongguan Avenue Business Circle, Xinji River waterfront spaces and other areas.

The key projects in the scope of research include Dongguan Emerald Green Chain, Slow-traffic Axis of Dongguan CBD and Dongguan CBD Central Park projects, Xinji River Waterfront Recreation Axis, CR Land Mixc project, supporting municipal projects of Dongguan CBD, other pedestrian bridges along Dongguan Avenue and related key projects surrounding the site.

2.2  Conceptual Design

The conceptual design shall include the bridge conceptual design and the node design of the bridge landing area.

The bridge design proposal shall reflect the creativity and beauty in the aspects of balance, proportion and rhythm, especially the bridge shall be harmonious and unified with the surrounding urban environment elements, and also reflect the regional cultural connotation. The structural form, color, facade and material selection of the bridge shall be designed in detail.

The node design of the landing area shall allow for proper coordination and connection in the near and long terms, first, it shall propose a detailed plan for the landing area that can be implemented in the near term, and second, it shall propose a technical solution for the long-term connection of the surrounding hinterlands.

The design firm shall analyze and judge the plane alignment of the bridge, the location of the piers and the position of the landing points, avoid underground structures such as metro tunnels and culverts, and fully consider the surrounding land ownerships. The figure below shows the pier positions and recommended landing zones (not within the red line).

• This is an internationally open consultation and consortiums are accepted. Meanwhile, qualification is not required.

• Registration submitted by an individual or a team of individuals is not accepted.

• Domestic design firms within the Chinese territory shall be independent legal entities with valid business license or other organizational qualifications of PRC. Overseas design firms shall be independent legal entities, which are legally registered in the country where they operate. Legal entities (two or more) with the same legal representative, the parent company, sole subsidiary and holding company are not allowed to participate in the competition separately.

• The chief designer shall be a senior designer at the level of director or partner of the company, who must be responsible for key design works of this project, as well as important briefing meetings required by the Organizers, which will include the site visit & Q&A session and final design evaluation presentation, and the chief designer shall attend the latter presentation in person.

• The design team shall include designers with professional background in bridge structure, landscape, architecture and urban planning, etc., or with corresponding project experience.

Registration

Design teams that are interested in applying for this International Consultation please visit the website: https://jinshuju.net/f/DhpKlB or scan the following QR code to fill in the registration information for online registration before 15:00, Oct. 18, 2023.

Registration Documents include the printed registration documents and their electronic version (with scanned copies of the original and duplicate bearing company seal, and in duplicable Word or PDF format; two copies in USB flash drive). They shall be mailed to the Service Provider before 18:00, Oct. 24, 2023 (Add: Room C, Floor 26, Unit 2, Building 1, Zhongliang Hongyun, No. 4000 Bao’an Avenue, Bao’an District, Shenzhen Municipality, Guangdong Province, PRC (addressee: Mr. Zhang; Tel: +86 136 3160 0111).

1、Organization Process

• Prequalification: The registration announcement, working rules and design brief (announced version) of the International Consultation will be published to solicit design teams (including consortiums) globally. A prequalification committee will be set up to review the registration documents submitted by applicants, and 4 teams will be shortlisted to issue the Invitation to Draft the Concept Plan (at the same time, 2 alternatives will be selected; in case any invited team quits, they can take its place in order).

• Site visit & Q&A: A site visit will be organized for the invited firms and a Q&A session will be held.

• Design evaluation: Experts in areas of landscape, architecture, structure and urban planning, etc., will be invited to constitute the review committee. With full discussion, the review committee will select 2 recommended schemes to the Organizers for final selection, after reading the design brochures, watching multi-media demonstration and listening to presentation and clarification by principal designers.

• Bid finalization: A bid finalization committee will be set up to determine the final ranking of 2 recommended schemes based on the experts' review comments.

2、Schedule (Provisional)

Note: The timetable above is applied in Beijing Time. The Organizers reserve the right to amend the agenda.

Design fees of this International Consultation include design compensation, bonus and fee of design integration, with a total sum of RMB One Million Seven Hundred fifty Thousand Yuan (¥1,750,000.00). The details are as follows:

1、Design Compensation

The design team with the Invitation to Draft the Concept Plan, can receive the design compensation of RMB Two Hundred Thousand Yuan (¥200,000.00) (tax included), provided the submittals meet requirements set in the Design Brief and is evaluated by the review committee as qualified.

2、Bonus

After the experts' review and final selection on the submittals, the first-prize winner can receive a bonus of RMB One Hundred fifty Thousand Yuan (¥150,000.00) (tax included), and the second-prize winner can receive a bonus of RMB One Hundred Thousand Yuan (¥100,000.00) (tax included).

3、Fee of Design Integration

The first-prize winner will get the design integration task, and the fee of design integration will be RMB Seven Hundred Thousand Yuan (¥700,000.00) (tax included). If the first-prize winner gives up the design integration task, he can't get the fee of design integration of RMB Seven Hundred Thousand Yuan (¥700,000.00), and the other invited teams will replace him in order, that is, the substitute will take over the design integration task and get the fee of design integration.

4、Miscellaneous

When applying for relevant fees, design teams shall provide equivalent valid VAT special invoice of PRC with the tax rate not lower than 6%; if the tax rate is lower than 6%, it will be paid after deducting the tax difference.