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I. Main tasks: Construction supervision during the design phase generally refers to the supervision of the entire process from the preparation of the “design requirements document” or “proposal competition document” onward, once the construction project has obtained the approval documents for initiation as well as all necessary permits, up to the completion of the construction drawings. This includes the following tasks: 1. Preparing the “design requirements document” or “proposal competition document” based on relevant approval documents and materials such as the design brief. 2. Organize file scheme competitions and evaluate design proposals. 3. Select the survey and design agencies, assign the survey and design tasks, conclude the relevant contracts, and supervise the implementation of those contracts. 4. Review the plans and design documents from the preliminary design stage to the construction drawing design stage. 5. Review the budget estimate. II. Basis for work: 1. Supervision contract for the design phase of the construction project. 2. The approved feasibility study report and design assignment document. 3. Approved site selection report. 4. Relevant approval documents from the urban planning department. 5. Engineering geological and hydrogeological investigation reports, as well as 1/5000–1/1000 scale topographic maps of the area, provided by the project owner during the design phase. 6. Regional meteorology, ** and other natural conditions. 7. Other materials required for the design and various quotas. Detailed Rules for Construction Supervision during the Design Phase I. Scope of Supervision In accordance with the design supervision requirements stipulated in the supervision contract, this generally includes: 1. Formulating specific technical and economic requirements documents for the design, based on the approved \"Design Assignment Letter\" and \"Site Selection Report\" for the construction project, as well as the requirements set by the urban planning authorities. 2. Based on the characteristics of the construction project, collect the main technical and economic data required for scheme design. 3. Organize bidding for organizational design or design competition sessions, and conduct the evaluation of design proposals. 4. Based on the results of the design bidding or proposal evaluation, select the design firm, negotiate and sign a design contract with the project owner, and supervise the implementation of the contract. 5. Review the design as well as the estimates and budgets. Control engineering involves functional requirements, design standards, and project costs. II. Appoint a project director and establish a project supervision team: 1. The competent leader appoints a project director to form a project supervision team to carry out the work. 2. The composition of the project supervision team should arrange the selection of professional supervision engineers in a reasonable manner based on the needs of the project under supervision. 3. The project director shall formulate specific supervision plans and measures in accordance with the provisions and requirements of the signed supervision contract, and submit them to the company’s planning department for approval as well as to the management for endorsement. III. Approval of documentation, investigation and research, determination of design principles 1. The project director shall organize the professional supervision engineers to conduct in-depth analysis of the approval documents and technical materials related to the construction project submitted by the project owner, so as to fully understand the professional design characteristics and key issues of the project under supervision. 2. Professional engineers should, based on the characteristics of the project and its key issues, and through investigation and research, propose the design principles and specific technical requirements for the professional design. 3. The Chief Engineer is responsible for organizing the review of the project design principles and design technical requirements put forward by the various specialized supervision engineers. 4. The project director is responsible for organizing engineers from various specialties to discuss and revise the design principles and requirements for each specialty with the project owner. IV. Preparation of the “Design Requirements” document: 1. Based on the approved design specifications and other relevant approvals, the project director is responsible for compiling the “Design Requirements” document for the supervision project, taking into account the design requirements and principles proposed by various specialties, and this document must be signed by the supervision engineers for each specialty. 2. The “Design Requirements” document for the supervision project must be reviewed and signed by the company’s chief engineer before it can be used as an official supervision document to be submitted to the project owner for approval. 3. The project director is responsible for submitting the \"Design Requirements\" document approved by the company to the construction party for approval; the \"Design Requirements\" document approved by the construction party will serve as the guiding technical document for the design of the construction project. 4. The content of the “Design Requirements” document for the construction project shall refer to Appendix 1. V. Organizing design bidding or design competition contests 1. The project’s chief supervision engineer is responsible for organizing the preparation of the ‘Design Bidding’ documents (or the rules for design competition contests). The tender documents must be reviewed by the company’s chief engineer before being submitted to the project owner for approval. The “Design Bidding” document refers to Appendix II. 2. The project director is responsible for sending out tender invitations and tender documents to the relevant design firms. If open bidding is adopted, prior to issuing the bidding invitation and bidding documents, it is necessary to conduct a qualification review of the design firms interested in bidding in conjunction with the project owner. The design bidding process shall be carried out in accordance with **relevant regulations**. 3. The project director shall, together with the construction entity, organize a site visit by the bidding agency and address any questions regarding the bidding documents and related design aspects. The responses to these questions shall be compiled by the project director in written form as supplementary material to the bidding documents. 4. The project director is responsible for organizing the design bidding and evaluation process, or the selection of design proposals; the company’s chief engineer (and relevant experts may be invited if necessary) participates in this process. Several preferred options are recommended to the project owner through this evaluation process, who then decides on the final design. 5. When a construction project involves a building design plan that needs to be submitted for approval to the urban planning department, the project director should urge the selected contractor to proceed promptly with the procedures for submitting the plan to the urban planning department. Obtain approval for the design plan from the urban planning department. VI. Selecting the survey and design agency, signing the survey and design contract, and conducting design technical consultations as well as intermediate reviews of the construction drawing plans 1. Based on the design plan approved as a result of bidding or design competition, the project director shall select the design agency and, in conjunction with the project owner, sign the design contract. If the design contractor needs to entrust design subwork to other entities, the project director shall review and approve the qualifications of such design subcontractors. Sign a survey contract and specify the survey tasks. 2. The project director is responsible for organizing technical consultations between the various professional supervision engineers and the design unit regarding the construction drawings, with a focus on controlling the functional capabilities of the project, the design standards, and the key parameters of the design. 3. The project steering committee, together with the construction entity, will organize an intermediate review of the design scheme at the construction drawing stage to ensure that the approved scheme is implemented during this phase. The supervision opinion for the intermediate review is compiled and signed by the project director before being submitted to the design unit. The main contents of an intermediate review generally include: (1) Whether the design standards and the values of the key parameters are reasonable ； (2) Whether it meets the functional requirements for engineering use ； (3) Engineering geological survey results ； (4) Foundation treatment ； (5) Structural selection and seismic resistance design, etc ； (6) Building fire protection and safety, as well as sanitary facilities ； (7) Design of special facilities (such as civil air defense, earthquake resistance, air conditioning, shielding, etc.). VII. Review of design documents and estimates/budgets 1. The project chief supervisor is responsible for organizing the various specialized supervision engineers to check whether the design documents submitted by the design firm are complete, and whether their depth meets the requirements for construction as well as for ordering materials and equipment. If the requirements cannot be met, supervision review comments should be submitted to urge the design unit to resolve the issue. 2. The technical and economic supervision engineer shall review the design estimate (budget) to determine whether it complies with the project investment limit. 3. If the construction drawings are required to undergo quality review by the **design supervision department, the project director is responsible for ensuring that the design firm submits the relevant design drawings and documents in a timely manner as required.