The tenderer shall determine the reasonable time required by the bidder to prepare the bid documents, and the shortest time shall not be less than twenty days.
Legal basis: Article 3 of the Bidding Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that the following engineering construction projects, including engineering survey, design, construction, supervision and procurement of important equipment and materials related to engineering construction, must be subject to bidding:
(a) large-scale infrastructure, public utilities and other projects related to social interests and public safety;
(2) Projects that are wholly or partially invested with state-owned funds or financed by the state;
(3) Projects that use loans or aid funds from international organizations or foreign governments.
The specific scope and scale standards of the projects listed in the preceding paragraph shall be formulated by the development planning department of the State Council in conjunction with the relevant departments of the State Council and submitted to the State Council for approval.
Where the law or the State Council has provisions on the scope of other projects that must be subject to tender, such provisions shall prevail.
Article 16 of the Bidding Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that if a tenderer adopts public bidding, it shall issue a tender announcement. The tender announcement of a project subject to tender according to law shall be published through newspapers, information networks or other media designated by the state.
The tender announcement shall specify the name and address of the tenderer, the nature, quantity, place and time of implementation of the project subject to tender, and the way to obtain the tender documents.
Article 17 of "Bidding Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)" stipulates that if a tenderer adopts the method of invitation to bid, it shall issue an invitation to bid to more than three specific legal persons or other organizations that have the ability to undertake bidding projects and good credit standing.
The invitation to bid shall specify the matters specified in the second paragraph of Article 16 of this Law.
Article 19 of the Bidding Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that the tenderer shall prepare the bidding documents according to the characteristics and needs of the project subject to tender. The tender documents shall include all substantive requirements and conditions such as the technical requirements of the project subject to tender, the standards for qualification examination of bidders, the requirements for bid quotation and evaluation criteria, and the main terms of the contract to be signed.
If the state has provisions on the technology and standards of the project subject to tender, the tenderer shall put forward corresponding requirements in the tender documents in accordance with its provisions.
If a project subject to tender needs to be divided into blocks and the construction period is determined, the tenderer shall reasonably divide the blocks and determine the construction period, and specify it in the tender documents.
Article 24 of the Bidding Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that the tenderer shall determine the reasonable time required for the bidder to prepare the bidding documents; However, the project that must be subject to tender according to law shall not be less than 20 days from the date when the tender documents are issued to the deadline when the bidders submit their tender documents.