In August, 2021, the notice on Further Strengthening the concrete quality management of construction projects in Shenzhen specified that in principle, the construction period of concrete main structure shall not be less than 6 days / layer, and the construction period of less than or equal to 5 days / layer shall be subject to the expert’s demonstration and consent, and it is strictly prohibited to be less than 4 days / layer.
If it is less than 6 days / layer, a special construction scheme shall be formulated and approved by experts.
It is not allowed to arbitrarily expand or narrow the scope of project pricing, or arbitrarily raise or lower the project cost.
Many places have put forward requirements for the construction period of cast-in-place concrete main structure: Zhejiang Provincial Department of housing and urban rural development issued the implementation opinions of Zhejiang Provincial Department of housing and urban rural development on implementing the primary responsibility of the construction unit for project quality, which will be implemented from February 1, 2022.
Suzhou housing and Urban Rural Development Bureau issued the notice on strengthening the construction period management of commercial housing projects to ensure the quality and safety of construction projects.
The construction contract of project funds and other funds shall stipulate the settlement period of construction process, the settlement method of project progress funds and other contents, and actively promote the settlement of construction process.
In August, 2021, Dongguan Municipal Bureau of housing and urban rural development issued the notice on strengthening the concrete quality management of construction projects, specifying that the construction period of concrete main structure shall not be less than 5 days / floor.
In May, 2022, Xuzhou Municipal Bureau of housing and urban rural development issued the notice on Further Strengthening the concrete quality management of housing construction (rail transit) projects.
In February, 2022, Qingdao Municipal Bureau of housing and urban rural development issued the notice on public solicitation of opinions and suggestions on further implementing the primary responsibility of the construction unit for project quality (Exposure Draft), which made it clear that the construction contract (supplementary contract) should specify the node construction period and total construction period of the construction project foundation, main structure, decoration divisional works and pre-sale of commercial houses, The construction progress of the main body of the concrete structure shall not be less than 7 days / layer.
The construction unit shall list the divisional and sub divisional works with high risks in the tender documents..
201) made it clear that the construction period of concrete main structure shall not be less than 6 days / floor in principle, and if it is less than 6 days / floor, a special construction scheme shall be formulated and approved by experts, and it is strictly prohibited to be less than 4 days / floor.
After Zhejiang Province, Guangdong Province is the second province to put forward requirements for the construction period of cast-in-place concrete main structure in the management regulations.
In principle, the construction period of concrete main structure (the concrete pouring time interval of the same vertical part of adjacent floors) shall not be less than 6 days / layer.
When the acceptance of divisional works is passed, the settlement of project funds shall be carried out synchronously in principle, and the settlement shall not be delayed in disguised form for reasons such as design change and project negotiation.
The contract shall stipulate the labor cost and allocation period, and the construction unit shall separately and fully allocate the wages in the project funds to the special wage account of the general contractor.
The construction period cost construction unit shall scientifically determine the construction period of the project, shall not arbitrarily compress the survey, design cycle and construction period, and ensure that the construction period is not less than 80% of the standard construction period; It is strictly prohibited to force other participating units of the project to simplify processes and reduce quality and safety standards in order to catch up with the construction period and speed up the progress.
The document specifies that the construction period of the cast-in-place concrete main structure shall not be less than the requirements of the specifications and standards, and shall not be less than 7 days / layer.
The construction unit shall take necessary measures to prevent the construction unit from subcontracting, illegal subcontracting or affiliation, and shall have the right to require the general contractor to provide proof of the flow of project construction funds in accordance with the contract, and shall stop and resist the above-mentioned illegal acts in a timely manner; If the stop is ineffective, it shall promptly report to the relevant competent department at or above the county level.
The construction unit shall organize the bidding of housing and municipal projects according to law, and prohibit the following acts: (1) breaking up the projects subject to bidding according to law or evading bidding in any other way; （2） Forcing the contractor to bid at a price lower than the cost; （3） Setting unreasonable bidding conditions, restricting and excluding potential bidders; （4） Other circumstances stipulated by laws and regulations.
The government invested projects shall ensure that the funds are paid in place on time in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state.
The construction unit prohibits the following acts.
From may1,2022, the pre-sale of newly started commercial housing projects in Suzhou shall be implemented in accordance with this notice.
If it is confirmed by all parties to the project that it needs to be implemented in 5 days / layer, a construction scheme to ensure the quality and safety of the project shall be formulated and implemented only after it is demonstrated and approved by experts.
Source: Recently, the Department of housing and urban rural development of Guangdong Province and the housing and urban rural development departments of various provinces and cities issued the management provisions on the implementation of the primary responsibility for quality and safety by housing and municipal engineering construction units (Trial), which will come into force on August 1, 2022.
The document clearly states that the construction period of cast-in-place concrete main structure shall not be less than the requirements of the specifications and standards, and shall not be less than 7 days / floor.
The construction units shall not advance funds for construction, and shall not take the unfinished audit as the reason for delaying the settlement of project funds.
Those who violate the provisions shall be ordered to make corrections within a time limit; If it fails to correct within the time limit, it shall be recorded in the credit file of the unit as required; If the circumstances are serious, the relevant responsible person shall be separately or concurrently recorded in the personal credit file, suspended from the project position, and submitted to the relevant departments for cancellation of the registration license.
The construction unit shall contract out the contract according to law, and the following acts are prohibited: (1) contract out the housing municipal works to units or individuals without corresponding qualification levels; （2） Dismember the contract; （3） Contract out municipal works of unit houses or municipal works of divisional and sub divisional houses within the scope of the construction contract; （4） In violation of the contract, the contractor is required to select the subcontractor designated by the construction unit through various forms; （5） Other circumstances stipulated by laws and regulations.
Reasonable compensation for construction period shall be given for work stoppage caused by force majeure such as extreme bad weather, heavy pollution weather and major activity guarantee.
In September, 2021, the notice on Further Strengthening the concrete quality management of construction projects in Changzhou (changzhujian [2021] No.
