The company does not have the qualifications for general contracting – how can it obtain a general contracting contract?

This post was last edited by 110488654 on 2010-5-12 09:14. The first quick and convenient method is to find a reputable organization to affiliate with; the second method is to go through the process of obtaining the necessary qualifications. Regarding the general contracting qualification, you didn’t specify what specialty it is. Qualification Grade Standards for General Contracting Enterprises in Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Construction The qualifications of general contracting enterprises in water resources and hydropower engineering construction are divided into special grade, first grade, second grade, and third grade. 　　Premium qualification standards: 1. The enterprise’s registered capital must be over 300 million yuan. 　　2. The enterprise’s net assets must be over 360 million yuan. 　　3. The company’s average annual project settlement revenue over the past 3 years has been over 1.5 billion yuan. 　　4. All other conditions of the enterprise meet the standards for first-class qualifications. 　　Requirements for Level 1 qualification: 1. The enterprise has undertaken the construction of more than 3 out of the following 6 types of projects over the past 10 years, with at least 1 of those projects being one of those listed in (1) or (2), and the quality of the projects was satisfactory. 　　(1) 1 dam with a storage capacity of over 1 billion cubic meters or a dam height of over 80 meters, or 2 dams with a storage capacity of over 100 million cubic meters or a dam height of over 60 meters ； 　　(2) 1 river barrier with a flow rate through it exceeding 3,000 cubic meters per second, or 1 river barrier with a flow rate through it exceeding 1,000 cubic meters per second ； 　　(3) 1 irrigation and drainage pumping station with a total installed capacity of over 300 MW, or 2 hydropower stations with a total installed capacity of over 100 MW each ； 　　(4) 1 irrigation or drainage pumping station with a total installed capacity of over 10 MW, or 2 such pumping stations with a total installed capacity of over 5 MW each ； 　　(5) 1 hydraulic tunnel with a diameter > 8 meters and a length > 3000 meters, or 2 hydraulic tunnels with a diameter > 6 meters and a length > 2000 meters ； 　　(6) Complete the pouring of 500,000 cubic meters or more of hydraulic concrete within a year, or the filling of 1.2 million cubic meters or more of earth and rock material for dam construction, or 120,000 cubic meters or more of grouting in the rock foundation, or the construction of 80,000 square meters or more of impermeable walls. 　　2. The enterprise manager must have over 10 years of experience in engineering management or hold a senior professional title ； The chief engineer has over 10 years of experience in construction management and holds a senior professional title in this field ； The chief accountant holds a senior accounting title ； The chief economist holds a senior professional title. 　　The enterprise shall have no less than 220 engineering and technical as well as economic management personnel with professional titles, of whom no less than 160 shall be engineering and technical personnel ； Among the engineering and technical personnel, there should be no fewer than 15 individuals with senior professional titles in this field, and no fewer than 60 individuals with intermediate professional titles in this field. 　　The enterprise must have no less than 15 project managers with first-level qualifications in this specialty. 　　3. The registered capital of the enterprise must be over 50 million yuan, and its net assets must be over 60 million yuan. 　　4. The company’s highest annual project settlement revenue over the past 3 years was over 200 million yuan. 　　5. The enterprise possesses construction machinery and quality inspection equipment suitable for undertaking large-scale river gates, dams, soil and concrete structures, hydraulic tunnels, aqueducts, inverted siphons, bridges, foundation treatment, geotechnical engineering, and the installation of hydro-turbine generators. 　　Criteria for Level 2 qualification: 1. The enterprise has undertaken the construction of at least 3 out of the following 6 types of projects over the past 10 years, with at least 1 of those projects being one of those listed in (1) or (2), and the quality of the work performed was satisfactory. 　　(1) 1 dam with a storage capacity of over 100 million cubic meters or a dam height of over 50 meters, or 2 dams with a storage capacity of over 1,000 cubic meters or a dam height of over 40 meters ； 　　(2) 1 river barrier with a discharge capacity of >1000 cubic meters per second, or 2 river barriers with a discharge capacity of >100 cubic meters per second ； 　　(3) 1 hydropower station with a total installed capacity of over 50 MW, or 2 hydropower stations with a total installed capacity of over 10 MW each ； 　　(4) 1 irrigation or drainage pumping station with a total installed capacity of over 1 MW, or 2 such stations with a total installed capacity of over 50 kW. (5) 1 hydraulic tunnel with a diameter of >6 meters and a length of >2000 meters ； 　　(6) Complete the pouring of more than 200,000 cubic meters of hydraulic concrete per year, or the filling of more than 600,000 cubic meters of earth and rock material for dam construction, or the grouting of more than 60,000 cubic meters of rock foundations, or the construction of more than 40,000 square meters of impermeable walls. 　　2. The enterprise manager must have more than 8 years of experience in engineering management or hold a professional title at the intermediate level or above ； The technical supervisor has over 8 years of experience in construction management and holds a senior professional title in this field ； The financial officer holds an accounting title at the intermediate level or above. 　　The enterprise shall have no less than 160 engineering and technical as well as economic management personnel with professional titles, of whom no less than 100 shall be engineering and technical personnel ； Among the engineering and technical personnel, there should be no fewer than 8 individuals with senior professional titles in this field, and no fewer than 40 individuals with intermediate professional titles in this field. 　　The enterprise shall have no less than 10 project managers with a professional qualification of level 2 or above in this field. 　　3. The registered capital of the enterprise must be over 20 million yuan, and its net assets must be over 25 million yuan. 　　4. The company’s highest annual project settlement revenue over the past 3 years was over 100 million yuan. 　　5. The enterprise possesses construction machinery and quality inspection equipment suitable for undertaking medium-sized river gates, dams, soil-cement structures, hydraulic tunnels, aqueducts, inverted siphons, bridges, foundation treatment, and geotechnical engineering. 　　Criteria for Level 3 qualification: 1. The enterprise has undertaken the construction of more than 3 out of the following 6 types of projects over the past 10 years, with at least 1 of those projects being one of those listed in (1) or (2), and the quality of the projects was satisfactory. 　　(1) Storage capacity of over 1 million cubic meters ； 　　(2) 1 river barrier with a flow rate through the gate > 20 cubic meters per second ； 　　(3) 1 hydropower station with a total installed capacity of over 5 MW ； 　　(4) 1 irrigation and drainage pumping station with a total installed capacity of over 0.1 MW ； 　　(5) 1 hydraulic tunnel with a diameter > 4 meters and a length > 1500 meters ； 　　(6) Complete the pouring of more than 30,000 cubic meters of hydraulic concrete, or the filling of more than 200,000 cubic meters of earth and rock material for dam construction, or more than 20,000 meters of grouting in the rock foundation, or the construction of more than 10,000 square meters of impermeable walls within one year. 　　2. The enterprise manager must have more than 6 years of experience in engineering management or hold a professional title at the intermediate level or above ； The technical supervisor must have over 6 years of experience in construction management and hold an intermediate or higher professional title in this field ； The financial officer holds an accounting title at the junior level or above. 　　The enterprise shall have no less than 50 engineering and technical as well as economic management personnel with professional titles, of whom at least 30 shall be engineering and technical personnel ； Among the engineering and technical personnel, there should be no fewer than 10 individuals with intermediate or higher professional titles in this field. 　　The enterprise must have no less than 6 project managers with a professional qualification of level 3 or higher in this field. 　　3. The registered capital of the enterprise must be over 6 million yuan, and its net assets must be over 7.2 million yuan. 　　4. The highest annual project settlement revenue of the enterprise over the past 3 years was over 20 million yuan. 　　5. The enterprise possesses construction machinery and quality inspection equipment suitable for the scope of the contracted project. 　　Scope of contracted projects: Grade A enterprises: Can undertake the general contracting for the construction of various types of water conservancy and hydropower projects. 　　Grade 1 enterprises: Are capable of undertaking the general contracting for the construction of various types of water conservancy and hydropower projects, where the value of a single contract does not exceed 5 times the enterprise’s registered capital. The engineering scope includes: various types of dams, power station buildings, water intake and discharge structures, navigation structures, foundation works, cofferdam construction, sand and gravel production, hydro-turbine generators, as well as the construction and installation of power transmission and distribution facilities ； Fabrication and installation of metal structures ； Manufacturing and installation of pressure pipes and gates ； 　　Class II enterprises: They are capable of undertaking the general construction management of the following projects, where the value of a single contract does not exceed 5 times the enterprise’s registered capital: water conservancy and hydropower projects with a storage capacity of 100 million cubic meters and an installed capacity of 100 MW or less, as well as the construction of auxiliary production facilities, including their installation and foundation work. The engineering scope includes: various types of dams, power station buildings, water intake and discharge structures, navigation structures, foundation works, cofferdam construction, sand and gravel production, hydro-turbine generators, as well as the construction and installation of power transmission and distribution facilities ； Fabrication and installation of metal structures ； Manufacturing and installation of pressure pipes and gates ； Manufacturing and installation of pressure pipes and gates ； Elevation and reinforcement of dikes, pumping stations, culverts, tunnels, construction roads, bridges, river dredging, irrigation, and drainage project construction. 　　Grade 3 enterprises: They are capable of undertaking the general contracting for construction of the following projects, where the value of a single contract does not exceed 5 times the enterprise’s registered capital: water conservancy and hydropower projects with a storage capacity of 10 million cubic meters and an installed capacity of 10 MW or less, as well as the construction of building structures, installation work, and foundation works for auxiliary production facilities. The engineering scope includes: various types of dams, power station buildings, water intake and discharge structures, navigation structures, foundation works, cofferdam construction, sand and gravel production, hydro-turbine generators, as well as the construction and installation of power transmission and distribution facilities ； Fabrication and installation of metal structures ； Manufacturing and installation of pressure pipes and gates ； Elevation and reinforcement of dikes, pumping stations, culverts, tunnels, construction roads, bridges, river dredging, irrigation, and drainage project construction. Catalog of Qualification Grade Standards for General Contracting Enterprises in Municipal Public Works Construction The qualifications for general contracting enterprises in municipal public works construction are divided into Special Grade, Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 3. 　　 Premium qualification standards: 1. The registered capital of the enterprise must be over 300 million yuan. 　　2. The enterprise’s net assets must be over 360 million yuan. 　　3. The company’s average annual project settlement revenue over the past 3 years has been over 1.5 billion yuan. 　　4. All other conditions of the enterprise meet the standards for first-class qualifications. 　　 Criteria for Grade 1 qualification: 1. The enterprise has, over the past 5 years, undertaken more than 2 out of the following 4 types of projects, each with a contract value of over 30 million yuan, in the area of general contracting for municipal public works construction or contracting for the main structures of such projects, and the quality of these projects has been satisfactory. 　　(1) Urban road, bridge, tunnel, and public square projects ； 　　(2) Urban water supply projects, drainage projects, or sewage treatment projects ； 　　(3) Urban gas engineering or thermal engineering ； 　　(4) Urban domestic waste treatment project. 　　2. The enterprise manager must have over 10 years of experience in engineering management or hold a senior professional title ； The chief engineer has over 10 years of experience in construction technology management and holds a senior professional title in this field ； The chief accountant holds a senior accounting title ； The chief economist holds a senior professional title. 　　The enterprise shall have no less than 240 engineering and economic management personnel with professional titles, of whom no less than 150 shall be engineering and technical personnel ； Among the engineering and technical personnel, there should be no less than 10 with senior professional titles, and no less than 40 with intermediate professional titles. 　　The enterprise must have no less than 12 project managers with first-level qualifications in this specialty. 　　3. The registered capital of the enterprise must be over 40 million yuan, and its net assets must be over 50 million yuan. 　　4. The highest annual project settlement revenue of the enterprise over the past 3 years was over 160 million yuan. 　　5. The enterprise possesses construction machinery and quality inspection equipment suitable for the scope of the contracted project. 　　 Criteria for Level 2 qualification: 1. The enterprise has, over the past 5 years, undertaken more than 2 out of the following 4 types of projects, each with a contract value of over 10 million yuan, in the area of general contracting for municipal public works construction or contracting for the main structures of such projects, and the quality of these projects has been satisfactory. 　　(1) Urban road, bridge, tunnel, and public square projects ； 　　(2) Urban water supply projects, drainage projects, or sewage treatment projects ； 　　(3) Urban gas engineering or thermal engineering ； 　　(4) Urban domestic waste treatment project. 　　2. The enterprise manager must have more than 8 years of experience in engineering management or hold a professional title at the intermediate level or above ； The technical supervisor has over 8 years of experience in construction technology management and holds a senior professional title in this field ； The financial officer holds an accounting title at the intermediate level or above. 　　The enterprise shall have no less than 100 engineering and economic management personnel with professional titles, of whom no less than 60 shall be engineering technicians ； Among the engineering and technical personnel, there should be no fewer than 4 individuals with senior professional titles, and no fewer than 20 individuals with intermediate professional titles. 　　The enterprise must have no less than 10 project managers with secondary qualifications. 　　3. The registered capital of the enterprise must be over 20 million yuan, and its net assets must be over 25 million yuan. 　　4. The highest annual project settlement revenue of the enterprise over the past 3 years was over 60 million yuan. 　　5. The enterprise possesses construction machinery and quality inspection equipment suitable for the scope of the contracted project. 　　 Requirements for Level 3 qualification: 1. The enterprise has, over the past 5 years, undertaken more than 2 out of the following 4 types of projects, each with a contract value of over 3 million yuan, in the area of general contracting for municipal public works construction or contracting for the main structural components of such projects, and the quality of these projects has been satisfactory. 　　(1) Urban road, bridge, tunnel, and public square projects ； 　　(2) Urban water supply projects, drainage projects, or sewage treatment projects ； 　　(3) Urban gas engineering or thermal engineering ； 　　(4) Urban domestic waste treatment project. 　　2. The company manager has over 5 years of experience in engineering management ； The technical supervisor must have more than 5 years of experience in construction technology management and hold an intermediate or higher professional title in this field ； The financial officer holds an accounting title at the junior level or above. 　　The enterprise shall have no less than 50 engineering and technical as well as economic management personnel with professional titles, of whom at least 30 shall be engineering and technical personnel ； Among the engineering and technical personnel, there should be no less than 8 individuals with intermediate or higher professional titles. 　　The enterprise must have no fewer than 8 project managers with level 3 qualifications. 　　3. The registered capital of the enterprise must be over 5 million yuan, and its net assets must be over 6 million yuan. 　　4. The highest annual project settlement revenue of the enterprise over the past 3 years was over 10 million yuan. 　　5. The enterprise possesses construction machinery and quality inspection equipment suitable for the scope of the contracted project. Scope of contracted projects: Class A enterprises: Can undertake the construction of various types of municipal public works. 　　Grade 1 enterprises: Capable of undertaking the construction of various municipal public works for which the value of a single contract does not exceed 5 times the enterprise’s registered capital. 　　Grade II enterprises: They are capable of undertaking the construction of the following municipal public works, where the value of a single contract does not exceed 5 times the registered capital of the enterprise. 　　1. Urban road engineering ； Bridge projects with a single span of 40 meters or less ； Tunnel projects with a cross-sectional area of 20 square meters or less ； Public plaza project ； 　　2. Water treatment plants with a capacity of 100,000 tons per day or less ； Wastewater treatment projects of 50,000 tons per day and below ； Water and sewage pumping stations with a flow rate of 3 cubic meters per second or less ； Rainwater pumping stations with a flow rate of 15 cubic meters per second or less ； Various water supply and drainage pipeline projects ； 　　3. Liquefied gas storage yards (stations) with a total storage capacity of 1,000 cubic meters or less ； Gas project with a supply capacity of 150,000 cubic meters per day ； Medium-pressure and lower pressure gas pipelines, pressure regulation stations ； Thermal engineering with a heating area of 1.5 million square meters ； 　　4. Various urban domestic waste treatment projects. 　　Grade 3 enterprises: Can undertake the construction of the following municipal public works, where the value of a single contract does not exceed 5 times the enterprise’s registered capital. 　　1. Urban road projects (excluding expressways) ； Bridge projects with a single span of 20 meters or less ； Public plaza project ； 　　2. Water treatment plants with a capacity of 20,000 tons per day or less ； Wastewater treatment projects of 10,000 tons per day and below ； Water and sewage pumping stations with a flow rate of 1 cubic meter per second or less ； Rainwater pumping stations of 5 m³/s and below ； Water supply pipes with a diameter of 1 meter or less ； Sewer pipes with a diameter of 1.5 meters or less ； 　　3. Liquefied gas storage yards (stations) with a total storage capacity of 500 cubic meters or less ； Gas project with a supply capacity of 50,000 cubic meters per day ； Medium and low-pressure gas pipelines, pressure regulation stations with a pressure of 2 kg/cm² or less ； Thermal projects with a heating area of 500,000 square meters or less ； Thermal pipelines with a diameter of 0.2 meters or less ； 　　4. Domestic waste transfer station. Catalog of Qualification Grade Standards for General Contracting Enterprises in Housing Construction Projects The qualifications for general contracting enterprises in housing construction projects are divided into special grade, first grade, second grade, and third grade. Premium qualification standards: 1. The enterprise’s registered capital must be over 300 million yuan. 　　2. The enterprise’s net assets must be over 360 million yuan. 　　3. The company’s average annual engineering settlement revenue over the past 3 years has been above 1.5 billion yuan. 　　4. All other conditions of the enterprise meet the standards for first-class qualifications. Criteria for Grade 1 qualification: 1. The enterprise has, over the past 5 years, undertaken the general contracting or main-construction contracting of 4 or more of the following 6 types of projects, with satisfactory project quality. 　　(1) Building construction projects with 25 floors or more ； 　　(2) Structures or buildings over 100 meters in height ； 　　(3) Building construction projects with a single building area of over 30,000 square meters ； 　　(4) Building construction projects with a single span of over 30 meters ； 　　(5) Residential complexes or buildings with a construction area of over 100,000 square meters** ； 　　(6) Building construction projects with a single Jian’an contract value of over 100 million yuan. 　　2. The enterprise manager must have over 10 years of experience in engineering management or hold a senior professional title ； The chief engineer has over 10 years of experience in construction technology management and holds a senior professional title in this field ； The chief accountant holds a senior accounting title ； The chief economist holds a senior professional title. 　　The enterprise shall have no less than 300 engineering and technical as well as economic management personnel with professional titles, of whom no less than 200 shall be engineering and technical personnel ； Among the engineering and technical personnel, there should be no fewer than 10 with senior professional titles, and no fewer than 60 with intermediate professional titles. 　　The enterprise must have no fewer than 12 project managers with first-level qualifications. 　　3. The registered capital of the enterprise must be over 50 million yuan, and its net assets must be over 60 million yuan. 　　4. The company’s highest annual project settlement revenue over the past 3 years was over 200 million yuan. 　　5. The enterprise possesses construction machinery and quality inspection equipment suitable for the scope of the contracted project. Criteria for Level 2 Qualification: 1. The enterprise has, over the past 5 years, undertaken the general contracting or main-construction contracting of 4 or more of the following 6 types of projects, with satisfactory project quality. 　　(1) Building construction projects with 12 or more floors ； 　　(2) Structures or buildings over 50 meters in height ； 　　(3) Building construction projects with a single building area of over 10,000 square meters ； 　　(4) Building construction projects with a single span of over 21 meters ； 　　(5) Residential complexes or buildings with a construction area of over 50,000 square meters** ； 　　(6) Building construction projects with a single Jian’an contract value of over 30 million yuan. 　　2. The enterprise manager must have more than 8 years of experience in engineering management or hold a professional title at the intermediate level or above ； The technical supervisor has over 8 years of experience in construction technology management and holds a senior professional title in this field ； The financial officer holds an accounting title at the intermediate level or above. 　　The enterprise shall have no less than 150 engineering and economic management professionals with professional titles, of whom at least 100 shall be engineering professionals ； Among the engineering and technical personnel, there should be no less than 2 persons with senior professional titles, and no less than 20 persons with intermediate professional titles. 　　The enterprise must have no less than 12 project managers with a secondary qualification or higher. 　　3. The registered capital of the enterprise must be over 20 million yuan, and its net assets must be over 25 million yuan. 　　4. The highest annual project settlement revenue of the enterprise over the past 3 years was over 80 million yuan. 　　5. The enterprise possesses construction machinery and quality inspection equipment suitable for the scope of the contracted project. Level 3 qualification standards: 1. The enterprise has, over the past 5 years, undertaken the general contracting or main-construction contracting of 3 or more of the following 5 types of projects, with satisfactory project quality. 　　(1) Building construction projects with 6 or more floors ； 　　(2) Structures or buildings over 25 meters in height ； 　　(3) Building construction projects with a single building area of over 5,000 square meters ； 　　(4) Building construction projects with a single span of over 15 meters ； 　　(5) Building construction projects with a single Jian’an contract value of over 5 million yuan. 　　2. The company manager has over 5 years of experience in engineering management ； The technical supervisor must have more than 5 years of experience in managing construction technology tasks, and hold an intermediate or higher professional title in this field ； The financial officer holds an accounting title at the junior level or above. 　　The enterprise shall have no less than 50 engineering and technical as well as economic management personnel with professional titles, of whom at least 30 shall be engineering and technical personnel ； Among the engineering and technical personnel, there should be no fewer than 10 with intermediate or higher professional titles. 　　The enterprise must have no less than 10 project managers with a qualification level of three or higher. 　　3. The registered capital of the enterprise must be over 6 million yuan, and its net assets must be over 7 million yuan. 　　4. The highest annual project settlement revenue of the enterprise over the past 3 years has been over 24 million yuan. 　　5. The enterprise possesses construction machinery and quality inspection equipment suitable for the scope of the contracted project. Scope of contracted projects: Class A enterprises: Can undertake the construction of various types of building projects. 　　Class 1 enterprises: Are able to undertake the construction of building projects with a single construction contract value not exceeding 5 times the enterprise’s registered capital, and these projects include: (1) Building projects with 40 floors or fewer, and of any span ； 　　(2) Structures 240 meters and below in height ； 　　(3) Residential complexes or buildings with a construction area of 200,000 square meters or less**. 　　Class II enterprises: Can undertake the construction of the following building projects, where the value of a single construction contract does not exceed 5 times the enterprise’s registered capital: (1) Building projects with 28 floors or less, and a single span of 36 meters or less ； 　　(2) Structures 120 meters and below in height ； 　　(3) Residential complexes or buildings with a construction area of 120,000 square meters or less**. 　　Grade 3 enterprises: Can undertake the construction of the following building projects, where the value of a single construction contract does not exceed 5% of the enterprise’s registered capital: (1) Building projects with 14 floors or less and a single span of 24 meters or less ； 　　(2) Structures 70 meters in height and below ； 　　(3) Residential complexes or buildings with a construction area of 60,000 square meters or less**. 　　Note: Building construction projects refer to projects for industrial, residential, and public buildings (buildings and structures). The engineering scope includes foundation and substructure work, earthwork, structural work, roofing work, interior and exterior decoration work, as well as installation works for water supply and drainage, heating, electrical systems, sanitary fixtures, ventilation, lighting, fire protection, and lightning protection.

It’s better to be affiliated with a more capable organization

Upgrading qualifications is also troublesome; affiliation is more practical

The fastest way is to use an affiliated company, but this is illegal; you can have the general contractor submit a bid, and legal subcontracting is the best option.

It seems that many businesses are now avoiding having contractors affiliated with them.

I think it’s best to have the subcontractors of the general contractor carry out the work

Find a qualified company to collaborate with