Chongqing Municipality, Administration of Water Resources Construction Projects Tentative Measures

Issued: July 5 2002
Effective: as of date of issue
Applicability: The Measures apply to water resources and dyke projects in Chongqing that are financed wholly or jointly with other parties by the State, enterprises or institutions or financed by other investment methods, including flood prevention, drainage, irrigation, power generation and water supply (other than water supply to urban areas) projects (including new, continual, expanding or retrofitting projects). Relevant specific provisions shall apply to foreign-funded projects (Article 2).

Main contents: The Measures state that water resources construction projects shall comply with the requirements of river basin planning and proceed in accordance with basic construction Measures (Article 3). Provisions are set out in respect of the Measures for applying for regulatory approvals during the various pre-construction stages of such projects, including the proposal stage (applicable for large projects only), the feasibility study stage and the preliminary design stage (Articles 4, 5 and 6). A component part of a project such as project surveying, design and procurement shall be subject to public invitation for bids if the estimated value of the component contract exceeds a certain value or if the total investment of the project exceeds Rmb20 million (Article 7). Detailed requirements are also provided for management of project construction, preparation of project operation, project completion acceptance and post-construction evaluation (Articles 8 to 11).
Related legislation: State Council, Approval and Transmission of «State Development Planning Commission, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Water Resources and Ministry of Construction, Strengthing the Administration of Public Beneficial Water Resources Construction Projects Serval Opinions»Circular, 2000; Chongqing Municipality, Strengthening the Administration of Project Quality Decision, 1999; Chongqing Municipality, Issue of the«Implementing of Opening up of the West Several Policies and Measures» Circular, 2001 and Ministry of Water Resources, Issue of the «Administration of the Construction Procedures for Water Resources Projects Tentative Provisions»Circular, 1998