Announcement of the International Consultation on the Overall Positioning and Conceptual Masterplan of the Land of Giant Pandas

5. Consulting Description

5.1 This consultation is undertaken by two stages: First Stage – Open Application and Qualification Review; Second Stage – Scheme Preparation and Review.

5.1.1 First Stage – Open Application and Qualification Review

Issue an announcement of the consultation for open application, and select 6 shortlisted competitors and 2 alternatives (with ranking order) through the appraisal and selection of the qualification review jury. If any of the 6 shortlisted competitors quits, the 2 alternatives will join the consultation in order. The 6 shortlisted competitors and 2 alternatives selected through qualification review shall, if not having grade-A qualification for the preparation of urban and rural planning, form a joint design group with one domestic planning and design institution having corresponding qualificcations, and shall submit relevant materials for examination and determination to the competent administrative department according to requirements.

5.1.2 Second Stage – Scheme Preparation and Review.

The 6 shortlisted competitors finally confirmed by the competent administrative department shall present a interim report of the overall positioning and join the seminar on the industrial orientation and mutual relationship of the three areas during scheme preparation. The scheme review jury will review on the deliverables and decide the disqualified schemes (if there are any), qualified schemes and 3 winning schemes. The 3 winning schemes will be recommended to the competent administrative department. The municipal planning bureau will determine the final winner, who will undertake the subsequent design development work.

5.2 The 3 prize winners will each obtain a bonus of RMB3 million（tax included）, while the other design institutions submitting qualified deliverables each will obtain a design compensation fee of RMB1.8 million（tax included）. And the design institutions submitting disqualified deliverables won’t obtain any compensation. The final winner will obtain RMB18 million（tax included） for the subsequent design development.

5.3 Right of interpretation: The final right to interpret this consulting activity and relevant documents is owned by the host. All notifications, mails, and consulting deliverables related to this consulting activity shall be in both Chinese and English. In case of any discrepancy between Chinese and English descriptions, Chinese description shall prevail.