Can one undertake the design of a new factory for projects that fall outside their qualified scope without having the relevant qualifications?
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Can one undertake the design of a new factory for projects that fall outside their qualified scope without having the relevant qualifications? Then outsource the tasks that require no qualifications, and handle those that do require qualifications by designing them yourself? Please, experts, offer some guidance.
It is clearly not allowed to go beyond the scope of qualifications permitted for general contracting. For example, in power plant projects, if one only has qualifications in the petrochemical, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries but no qualifications in the power sector, it is not permissible to subcontract the boiler, turbine, and power transmission and distribution systems to power engineering firms, while keeping tasks related to desulfurization and denitrification in-house； For chemical engineering projects, if one only has construction qualifications and lacks qualifications in the fields of petrochemicals, chemicals, or pharmaceuticals, it is not possible to subcontract the plant construction to a chemical engineering firm while keeping the office building for own contracting.
In contrast, the case upstairs can work the other way around. That is, the main construction work must be undertaken as a general contract by a qualified engineering company (design institute). For example, in power plant projects, if the company has the necessary qualifications for electricity generation, it will take charge of the boiler, turbine, and power transmission and distribution systems as the general contractor, while assigning the tasks related to desulfurization and denitrification to design firms that have qualifications in the petrochemical, pharmaceutical industry, or in environmental protection. For chemical projects, if the company has the qualifications in the petrochemical, chemical, and pharmaceutical sectors, it will take on the overall construction of the facilities itself, while assigning the construction of the office buildings to design firms that possess relevant building qualifications.