1. Make money with tender documents. The tendering unit issues a tender document. If the tendering unit needs a tender letter, it must pay the tendering unit thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan for the so-called cost of production. It will not be refunded whether the bid is won or not. In some places, bidders have to pay a certain amount of so-called construction management fees to the local construction authorities before they are allowed to bid. In some cases, bidders do not issue invoices issued by the tax bureau and only use white slips.
2. Use the deposit to earn interest. Some places stipulate that bidding companies must first hand over 10% of the total project cost as a deposit for the project before they can bid. If multiple companies bid, the total amount will be millions of yuan. Sometimes, the project cannot be finalized for a long time due to various reasons, and the deposit is required for at least half a year. After the winning bidder is determined, the bidding company will be delayed again and again in requesting the deposit from the bidding company.
3. The bidding unit or bidding management department sets thresholds and charges. When bidding, enterprises know that some bidding units or bidding management departments have set up fee traps, but they have no choice but to enter in order to win the bid. The various relationship fees spent on a project are getting higher and higher. Some companies have reported that it is common to spend tens of thousands or even 100,000 yuan for one bid in addition to the liaison fee and the renderings of the bid document. If you can win one or two bids out of 10, it is considered good.
4. Deposit a huge deposit. Companies are required to participate in bidding with a huge deposit of more than 30%. For example, for a project with a cost of only 30 million yuan, companies participating in the bidding must pay a bidding deposit of 10 million yuan (and refuse a bank guarantee). If the bid is won, the funds will be converted into a performance bond, and the construction and installation cost of the project will only be 10 million yuan. 30 million yuan. The bid bond accounts for more than 33% of the entire construction cost, which greatly exceeds the maximum limit of the performance bond (generally 10% of the contract price). Some bidding units or bidding management departments set up "bureaus" with interested parties and use huge deposits to scare off potential opponents who don't know the inside story.
5. The project only operates through an intermediary. Bidding units have to go through a project intermediary to contact the owner. Without the operation of an intermediary, they will not be able to obtain valuable information, prepare a bid document that satisfies the judges, and submit a quotation close to the bottom of the bid, so they will not win the bid. And those powerful intermediaries are all close relatives and friends who have a stake in the bidding unit or the bidding management department.
6. Enter into a Yin and Yang contract. A superficial contract made to not violate the Contract Law and to cope with inspections by relevant departments is called a positive contract. Behind the scenes, according to the prior agreement, the contractor was asked to sign a truly binding actual contract, and the larger profit part was taken back and subcontracted separately. If the unit that signed the positive contract does not agree to the "negative contract" of the bidding unit, it will not be able to obtain the project, and the contractor will have to compromise.