World Bank loans have become the perfect way to make up for this funding gap. This gameplay has been tried and done by everyone. Even the famous BRICS countries will not refuse such generous loans.

The main funds for Beimo Construction come from World Bank loans, which was set a year ago. The project was established a long time ago and the process was carried out. However, this part of the capital operation matter has never had anything to do with Zhang Yifu. The special institutions above are doing it. Now the lending entity has become Beimo Company, and the loan has also entered the final evaluation and negotiation process. Zhang Yifu naturally cannot avoid it.

At first he felt that although Beimo spent money, it was just a drop in the bucket for the national finance, and it was not a problem for such trouble. After becoming the boss, he found out that this type of loan is really not in vain. Moreover, many projects around the country have been used, and the effect is significant.

The World Bank is a specialized agency of the United Nations, aiming to support the construction of developing countries and provide relatively preferential and huge loans. In the past decade, China has become their favorite partner. The reason is simple. China needs to use a lot of money, and China can still afford to pay for it. It has a long-standing cooperation foundation and reputation guarantee.

Although the World Bank has annual loan limits for a single country, the figure of 13.5 billion US dollars is enough to eat a pot and enough to carry out dozens of projects like the Northern Desert. In the rapidly developing economic situation, the interest rate of 6% floating around is really negligible. As one of the founding members of the World Bank, China deserves to enjoy these.

The assessment and negotiations with the World Bank have always been responsible for the Finance Department, including the tenders and tenders this time, and they can only continue if the World Bank does not object. According to the statement given by the finance department, Mitsubishi Abb Siemens is a unit that has cooperated with the World Bank and has an international reputation. This is why the World Bank has been doing well. As for the subsequent series of domestic bidding, it is probably a lot of trouble.

The only thing that is gratifying is that the main bidding this time is a complete procurement model, with two boilers, steam turbine generators, coal transport systems, switch stations and other equipment signed with AB, which is very different from before. Before, a power plant project often had seventy or eighty contracts. There will also be dozens of participating manufacturers. This time, a relatively comprehensive technology introduction was involved, and there were not much leadership intervention, so it was not so complicated.

Zhang Yifu didn't expect that in his opinion it was a place to improve efficiency advantages, but instead became a problem.

The next morning, the vice president in charge of finance came to Zhang Yifu's office early.

Zhai Fengtao, a deputy department-level cadre who was originally working for the Finance Bureau of Shandong Province, is now exhausted. He only has few hairs, but he is still scratching when he enters the office. Zhang Yifu always feels that he has left the limited hairs of his head very long, and then he folds them in circles like ramen, and tries to cover the entire head as much as possible, so that he doesn't look very bald. But in fact, the effect is not very good.

Zhai Fengtao was holding a notebook, and obviously there were many things to report, but it was too chaotic and I didn’t know where to start.

After Zhang Yifu finished making morning tea, he also handed a cup to Zhai Fengtao: "Tell me one by one, don't worry."

"Okay Mr. Zhang." Zhai Fengtao was around 40 years old and was still not used to the boss who was less than 30. "First talk about the bidding yesterday. Mitsubishi proposed that it needs clarification, and the World Bank also learned about this news. We need to explain."

"What to clarify?"

"Projects that cooperate with the World Bank generally follow the principle of winning bids at low prices." Zhai Fengtao took a sip of tea and explained, "This time Mitsubishi's quotation was significantly lower than ABB and Siemens. Since they are all large international companies with successful experience and reputation, they can provide equipment that meets the technical requirements of the project. Therefore, the World Bank is very concerned about why we did not choose Mitsubishi, which is the lowest price, but chose ABB."

"Explain what 'focus' is." Zhang Yifu frowned slightly.

"It's just to raise objections." Zhai Fengtao sighed, "This detailed bid evaluation result must be handed over to the World Bank for review. If they don't accept it, it will be very troublesome."

“How troublesome?”

"Just say that, I have also come into contact with it. There was a highway project in Shandong. Do you know how long it took to cooperate with the World Bank to follow the process?" Zhai Fengtao quickly asked and answered himself, "Four years, about four years, and we are waiting for the World Bank's process and 'no objection'. These four years are not continuous, but intermittent. Each target waits for a few months and months. In four years, it can be said that the project was completed at least three years later because of the World Bank."

"Didn't this be explained clearly before?" Zhang Yifu frowned, "We will handle the funds from the side of the world, and we will only find a loan from the World Bank for a large set of international bidding."

"Yes, even so, they will have to review for a long time, not to mention that they are now 'very concerned' why we violate the principle of 'low-price winning bid'."

"The bid was set last night, why did you pay attention to it today?"

"I think... it's just a personal speculation..." Zhai Fengtao gestured, "Mitsubishi has invested a lot of resources this time, and is determined to win, and has given such a low quotation. I'm afraid they can't accept the bid evaluation results. On the one hand, they ask us for clarification, and on the other hand, they use some means to put pressure on the World Bank."

"Is it meaningful? Is it meaningful to be so determined?"

"It's in extreme cases..." Zhai Fengtao gestured, "This bid evaluation result can be invalid, and you have to do it again."

"Just." Zhang Yifu widened his eyes and said, "Is Mitsubishi crazy?"

"It doesn't matter Mitsubishi, the key is the World Bank. This time Beimo is a key project to cooperate with the World Bank. It has been concluded. If the cooperation is not completed, the capital will definitely criticize it severely." Zhai Fengtao looked at Zhang Yifu's expression and continued, "Although the responsibilities in the middle are very scattered, including the Ministry of Finance, the Complete Equipment Bureau, and we are also there, the responsibility for this kind of thing will still fall on us."

Zhang Yifu scratched his head when he heard this. He knew why Zhai Fenghai's expression was so miserable.

"In addition, our plan is to strive to ensure production in three years," Zhai Fenghai said directly. "It seems unlikely that unless the World Bank is led by our government, any approval and feedback will be completed within two weeks."

"Just him, mom is bothering these financial people." Zhang Yifu slapped the table, "Didn't communication with the World Bank always be the responsibility of the Complete Bureau and the Ministry of Finance? Are we responsible for professional and technical matters?"

"Isn't there a problem now? They all say it's a bidding plan and technical matters, and we have to be responsible."

Zhang Yifu was so angry that he asked, "What else is there except this?"

"Tenders for civil engineering, construction and other aspects are also going to be launched." Zhai Fenghai was not afraid to ask, "In the plan, the part of the price exceeding 8 million should be funded by the World Bank loan. The Ministry of Finance and the Complete Set Bureau do not intend to be responsible for these aspects anymore. They believe that we belong to the company system and need to improve the process in this area themselves, and they provide advice and guidance."

"Do we communicate with the World Bank later?"

"That's what they mean." Zhai Fengtao is a little afraid to look at Zhang Yifu. "The general process is... during the bid writing stage, you need to entrust an international consulting company. We write the bid by ourselves, and it is impossible to pass the World Bank's approval. Then we must report to the World Bank every step of the normal bidding process. This involves the issue of how many packages are subcontracted into. Unit procurement is unified into one package, which is more convenient. Other projects and procurement bidding may require dozens of packages, and each package has to pass the process, but the World Bank does not like this. They prefer to integrate into large packages, such as integrating all civil engineering outsourcing into one, but then there is a problem with one link in this package, and all civil engineering will be delayed. Regarding subcontracting, internationally, it is divided into..."

"Go here first." Zhang Yifu's mind was about to explode. He finally knew why Zhai Fengtao had only a few hairs left. "I'll find a way to fight for it. Other bidding funds will go through other channels and stay away from the world bank."

Zhai Fengtao's worries finally decreased: "It would be great if that would be possible. He argued with the World Bank and came one by one. I have experienced it. It was simply an old lady's foot binding, and the middle would be intermittent..."

Zhang Yifu seemed to have smelled a strange smell, and at the same time he also found that Zhai Fengtao was even poorer than he thought.

"Okay, let's focus on solving this big target problem, how to get the World Bank to pass the approval loan as soon as possible."

"Clarification meeting." Zhai Fengtao also found himself off topic. He immediately said, "Mitsubishi asked us to clarify, so we must hold a clarification meeting to explain why we chose ABB instead of Mitsubishi. At the same time, we invited people from the World Bank to attend and gave a convincing statement at the meeting. Once people from the World Bank accept it, there will be no big problems later."

"That means it doesn't matter whether Mitsubishi accepts it or not. The key is that the World Bank accepts it?"

"It can't be said that the people of the World Bank stand in the middle and are more rigorous. If the World Bank accepts it, Mitsubishi will definitely accept it."

"Who is the World Bank? If you invite me to attend the meeting, who is the one?"

"They have a special project leader." Zhai Haitao recalled, "I remember that road project in Shandong was an old man with thick glasses. He looked like a bank account settlement at first glance. He didn't talk much, but he was very sharp. He bit the key points very hard, which made us very angry with the people of the Finance Bureau and the Transportation Bureau. No matter how we treat him well..."

"I'm talking far again..." Zhang Yifu reminded him.

"Yes... I'm sorry, I can't bear to look back."

"In this way, you go and contact the people invited to clarify the meeting."

“Where is the Ministry of Finance and the Bureau of Complete Sets?”

"Please, no matter who has anything to do, I will explain everything clearly at once, so as not to explain it over and over again." Zhang Yifu waved his hand, "I'll study the clarification meeting here."

"Okay, what's the time?"

Zhang Yifu thought about it and said, "In half a month, within one month."

"Mr. Zhang, the concept of time for the World Travelers is not following us. We had been to the old man who settled the accounts for three months last time, and the director of our Transportation Bureau even went there in person..."

Zhai Fengtao was talking, seeing that Zhang Yifu's expression was wrong, he quickly nodded: "Then I'll contact you, and I'll tell you the first time if there is any news."

Before leaving the house, he quickly stroked the hair behind his head, making sure that the plate was compact, just a thin layer covering his scalp, so don't throw it out. (To be continued.)
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