On April 8, 2021, the Chongqing Public Resources Trading Center issued a bidding announcement for the preparation of a feasibility study report for the Wanzhou to Badong section of the southern line of the Yanjiang Expressway. The bidder was the Chongqing Transportation Bureau and the estimated investment was 32 billion yuan.

Project Overview

The South Line Project along the Yangtze River is located in the northeastern part of Chongqing, across the four riverside districts and counties of Wanzhou, Yunyang, Fengjie and Wushan, and is arranged on the south bank of the Yangtze River. The construction of the project can fill in the blank area of Chongqing's road network and connect to the Hubei road network to the east, forming a new inter-provincial channel along the river. It is of great significance for overcoming the Yangtze River moat, promoting the coordinated development of both sides of the Yangtze River, and driving tourism and industrial development along the route. After preliminary research, the starting point of the route connects with Wanli Expressway near Long Beach, and connects with Hubei section via Wailang, Longjiao, Pu'an, Jiagao, Wuma, Hefeng, Tonggu, and Baolong. It is initially recommended to adopt the standard construction of 80 kilometers/hour, two-way four-lane, with a total length of 160 kilometers, and an estimated investment of 32 billion yuan.

Scope of bidding

Prepare the engineering feasibility study report of this project. The report shall be prepared in accordance with the current "Methods for the Preparation of Highway Engineering Capital Construction Project Feasibility Study" of the Ministry of Transport, and shall follow national policies and implement the current highway engineering technical standards and specifications issued by the Ministry of Transport , Regulations, methods and quotas of indicators, as well as local documents such as Chongqing’s relevant technologies and standards.

The compiling unit should investigate and study the project’s impact on the regional socio-economic and transportation status and development; analyze and demonstrate the necessity of project construction and its socio-economic significance; collect the traffic volume growth of existing expressways in the region over the years and combine it with the OD survey; forecast The long-term traffic volume of highway construction; determine the technical standards and construction scale to be adopted; investigate and study the construction conditions, route plan, project implementation and environmental impact of the project; conduct investment estimation, fund raising, national economic evaluation and sensitivity analysis, etc.

The preparation unit shall prepare the project feasibility report and be responsible for the related work of the report for approval; after the investor is determined, the project application report and approval shall be completed. The compilation unit should carry out special hydrogeological surveys for areas with particularly complex hydrogeological conditions such as Qiyao Mountain, to find out the geological conditions, and to ensure that the engineering technical plan is feasible.

The work cycle is 300 calendar days, and the first draft of the project feasibility study report shall be submitted to the owner within 180 days after the signing of the contract agreement; the modification and improvement of the first draft of the outcome document shall be completed within 15 days after passing the expert review and acceptance organized by the owner and submitting the review opinions; The final outcome document shall be completed within 15 days after submitting it to the administrative department for review and acceptance and proposing amendments.

Obtaining bidding documents

Direct bidding for this project at the time of bid opening. Anyone who is interested in participating in the bidding, please download the bidding documents, Q&A, addenda and other related materials of this bidding project from the Chongqing Public Resources Exchange on April 8, 2021. The time for submitting the bid documents is from 13:30 to 14:00 on April 29, 2021. Location: Chongqing Public Resources Trading Center Bid Area (Address: Yuxing Plaza, No. 6, Qingfeng North Road, Yubei District, Chongqing 2nd floor, Building B10), please refer to the electronic display of the trading center on the day of bid opening or the transaction schedule of Chongqing Public Resources Trading Network. Editor/Sang Xiaomei