(1) The Bidder shall be an independent legal entity registered according to law. Foreign Bidder shall provide a copy of Business License issued by the appropriate authority in their home countries; Domestic bidder shall provide a copy of Business License issued by Administration for Industry and Commerce. 
(2) The Bidder’s registered capital shall be not less than CNY 150,000,000.00.
(3) The Bidder shall have at least Class I qualification of Municipal Public Engineering and GB2 license for public pipeline installation..
(4) The Bidder shall provide the Audited Financial Statements including balance sheet, profit and loss statement and cash flow statement for the last 3 years (2022-2024), which shall prove the current soundness financial position and indicate prospective long-term profitability of the bidder.
(5) The Bidder shall provide the original of the Bank Reference, indicating the credit status and credit line not less than 2 times of the bid price, issued within 3 months before bid submission deadline by a reputable bank at least with the Bank’s Branch level.
(6) The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has access to, or has available, liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means (independent of any contractual advance payment) sufficient to meet the construction cash flow requirements estimated as CNY 25,000,000.00.00 or the equivalent in Euro for the subject contract(s) net of the Bidder’s other commitments.
(7) The average turnover of the past three years (2022-2024) of the Bidder shall be not less than CNY 150,000,000.00.00 or the equivalent in Euro.
(8) Experience under construction contracts in the role of prime contractor, JV member, subcontractor, or management contractor for at least the last 5 years, starting 1st January 2021 (Based on the date of contract signing).
(9) A minimum number of similar contracts specified below that have been undertaken as a prime contractor, joint venture member, management contractor or subcontractor for the last 5 years (from 1st January 2021 to application submission deadline): 3 similar Contracts for Municipal Heating Pipeline Installation Engineering, each with contract amount not less than CNY 75,000,000.00 or the equivalent in Euro. The similarity shall be based on the physical size, complexity, methods/technology and/or other characteristics described in Section VII.
(10) For the above and any other contracts completed and under implementation as prime contractor, joint venture member, management contractor or subcontractor on or after the first day of the calendar year during the period stipulated in (9) above, a minimum construction experience in the following key activities successfully completed: 1.Completion record of projects with pipe diameter of DN1200 or larger; 2. Heating engineering works.
(11) In the past ten years (from January 1, 2016 to the deadline for bid submission), the Bidder shall have completed one similar municipal engineering project financed by loans from international financial organizations or foreign governments in China.
(12) The Project Manager (PM) shall have 10 or more years of working experience,  with a Certificate of First-Class Registered Constructor and the certificate of senior or above professional title in municipal engineering, with a valid Safety Assessment Certificate (Certificate B), the social security payment certificate of 6 months prior to bid opening shall be provided.
(13)Joint venture is not accepted.
Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents.