Approval procedures for chemical engineering construction projects

It’s quite complicated, and the policies vary in many places. So ultimately, it depends on how much support the local authorities provide for your project. Many obstacles can be alleviated thanks to such support, but sometimes, if a certain official isn’t supportive, you have to pay money or spend a long time inviting experts to hold meetings and conduct discussions... It’s best to find an official with considerable influence to help make connections, after all, this is China

It seems that project proposals are no longer needed now

I found some information online for the original poster’s reference. Procedures for the approval of capital construction projects I. Approval for project initiation (I) Project proposal stage (not less than 30 days) 1. The university submits a project construction plan to the Capital Construction Planning Department based on the overall plan for campus expansion. 2. The Infrastructure Planning Department prepares the project proposal. 3. School leadership approves and issues the submitted documents. 4. Submit an application to the competent authority (the Ministry of Education) and wait for a response (no less than 30 days). (II) Submit a planning opinion letter to the Beijing Municipal Planning Commission simultaneously (35 days). 1. The approval period is 35 days. 2. Materials to be provided by the school. ⑴Fill out the planning opinion form. ⑵Provide the property ownership certificate issued by the housing authorities within the designated land area. ⑶Prepare a description of the construction contents and scale for the proposed project. ⑷Planned project layout diagram (land use type, building spacing, land area, height restrictions, distance from the planned boundary line, green space ratio). Note: The scale of the proposed project and the nature of the land used must be in line with the overall plan for campus expansion; otherwise, the overall plan must be revised first. II. Scheme design phase (3–4 months): Based on the approvals from the higher-level regulatory authorities and the Beijing Municipal Planning Commission, a design firm is commissioned to carry out the scheme design. The specific tasks are as follows: 1. The design institute carries out conceptual design and discusses it multiple times with the school to finalize the design plan. It generally takes 2-3 months. 2. In accordance with the requirements set out in the planning approval issued by the Beijing Planning Commission, opinions from relevant departments such as those responsible for fire safety, civil air defense, landscaping, and transportation are sought regarding the finalized design plan; this process generally takes 2 months. 3. Improve the plan design based on the opinions of relevant departments. 4. Submit the design plan to the Beijing Planning Commission for approval, which generally takes 24 days. 5. Prepare a feasibility study report based on the design plan. 6. Submit a feasibility study report to the Ministry of Education and wait for approval (no less than 30 days). III. Preliminary design phase (2.5–3 months) 1. Based on the design plan and the approval of the feasibility report, the design firm carries out the preliminary design of the plan (1.5–2 months). 2. Submit the preliminary design to the superior competent authority for approval (a period of no less than 1 month). IV. Construction drawing design phase (2–5 months) 1. The design unit carries out the construction drawing design based on the approved preliminary design, and seeks opinions from relevant departments such as those responsible for fire safety, civil air defense, landscaping, and transportation during the design process. Depending on the scale of the project, it generally takes 2 to 5 months. 2. Submit an application to the Municipal Construction Commission for the project construction order based on the approval of the preliminary design; this generally takes 10 days. 3. In the later stages of preparing the construction drawings, it takes 17 days to apply to the Beijing Planning Commission for a construction project planning permit. Note: The following documents must be provided: a. Annual construction plan document issued by the Municipal Construction Commission ； b. Notice of approval for the design plan issued by the Municipal Planning Commission ； c. Construction drawings required to be submitted by the Urban Planning Commission ； d. Recognition of the green coverage rate by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Gardens ； e. Fire safety review opinion from the Beijing Fire Department ； f. Traffic planning opinion from the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau ； g. Reply to the opinions of the Beijing Civil Air Defense Office ； h. Approval documents for special industries ； V. Applying to the Municipal Construction Commission for bidding procedures (usually takes 10 days) 1. Submitting an application form for project construction to the Municipal Construction Commission ； 2. Provide a proof of construction project funds (issued by the Construction Bank) ； 3. Submit an application for the \"Construction Project Permit Application Form\" and the \"Letter Seeking Opinions on Construction Project Permit\" to the Municipal Construction Commission, based on the approved project application form and financial proof ； 4. The Municipal Construction Commission approves the bidding for construction projects. VI. Project bidding phase (usually requires 2.5–3 months) (I) Selection of bidding companies – 1. Publishing bidding information in the construction market ； 2. Bidder registration 5 days later ； 3. The selected bidding enterprise shall submit pre-qualification documents to the project owner ； 4. Preliminary selection of prequalification documents by the Infrastructure Planning Department ； 5. Select the bidding entity from among the enterprises that have submitted bids ； 6. The infrastructure, audit, and finance departments shall jointly conduct an inspection of the selected bidding companies ； 7. The inspection team shall prepare an inspection report and submit it to the school’s construction project bidding leadership group ； 8. The school construction project bidding leadership group approves the bidding enterprises. (II) Preparation of the tender documents 1. The Infrastructure Planning Department is responsible for preparing the tender documents. (1) The Infrastructure Planning Department entrusts an engineering consulting firm to prepare the tender documents ； (2) The tender documents are submitted to various departments for discussion and revision to determine the scope of bidding for each specialty of the project. 2. Submit the tender documents to the school’s tendering and bidding leadership team for approval ； 3. The Infrastructure Planning Department modifies the tender documents in accordance with the instructions of the school’s bidding leadership team ； 4. Register with the construction market ； 5. Issue the tender documents. (III) Organizing tendering: 1. Issue the construction drawings along with the tender documents to the construction contractor ； 2. The project owner organizes the design firm and the bidding companies to hold a Q&A session regarding the tender ； 3. Prepare the Q&A document ； 4. Submit the Q&A document for registration in the construction market ； 5. Distribute the Q&A document as a supplement to the tender documents to all bidding parties ； 6. One day before the project bidding opens, bid evaluation experts are selected from the database of construction market experts ； 7. Project bid opening (30 days after the issuance of the tender documents) ； 8. The project owner shall organize experts to conduct the evaluation of bids for the project ； 9. Submit the bid evaluation results to the school’s bidding leadership team for approval ； 10. File a record with the superior competent authority (the Ministry of Education) ； 11. Issue a notice of award to the winning bidder. (IV) While carrying out the bidding process, it is necessary to pay the “Urban Infrastructure Construction Fee” and the “Four Sources Fee”, as well as submit the construction drawings for approval and record-keeping. It generally takes 2 months. 1. Submit applications, pay fees, and obtain stamps at the various **departments in Beijing. a. Application submission to the tap water company ； b. It takes 21 days for the water supply company to develop a plan ； c. After the plan is formulated, the construction entity pays all relevant fees and stamps the \"Letter for Soliciting Opinions on Construction Project Permitting\" ； d. Submitting the drainage plan to the Beijing Municipal Engineering Management Office takes 21 days ； e. After the plan is formulated, an application must be submitted to the Household Lines Department of the Beijing Municipal Engineering Management Office. Staff from this office will visit the construction site to confirm the plan, and this process takes 14 days ； f. After the plan is approved, pay the drainage “four-source fee” and affix a seal to the Letter of Request for Comments on the Construction Project Permit ； g. Pay the relevant fees for gas and affix a seal to the Letter of Request for Comments on Construction Project Permit ； h. Stamp the \"Letter for Soliciting Opinions on Construction Project Permit\" to indicate payment of the relevant fees for garden landscaping ； i. Obtain the fire safety approval document for the construction project from the fire department. 2. Submit the construction drawings to the qualified design agencies designated by the Ministry of Construction; the first submission takes 15 days, and after revisions the drawings are submitted again, with a processing time of 7 days for the second submission. (V) Obtaining the construction project permit (15 days) 1. Signing a construction contract with the winning bidder ； 2. The construction contract shall be filed with the Beijing Municipal Commission of Construction ； 3. Filing with the Municipal Quality Supervision Station ； 4. Filing with the Municipal Bureau of Statistics ； 5. Payment for the use of clay bricks, bulk cement, and for landscaping work in the construction market ； 6. Obtain the construction project permit. (VI) Project construction preparation 1. Entry of the construction unit ； 2. The construction unit shall register with the local street office ； 3. Go through the approval procedures for temporary structures and fire safety at the construction site ； 4. The surveying and mapping institute carries out pile driving and setting out ； 5. Line inspection by the planning and supervision department ； 6. The construction unit officially began work.