【Title】:The power of state-owned enterprises behind Meida Expressway: responsibilities and challenges
[Foreword]: Meida Expressway, an important transportation link connecting Guangdong, behind the main contractor China Railway Ninth Bureau, the design unit Guangdong Provincial Transportation Planning and Design Institute Group Co., Ltd., and the supervision unit of China Communications Group affiliated to the China Consulting Company, are all large state-owned enterprises in the mainland. However, in the construction process of this expressway, whether there are illegal subcontracting, affiliated construction and other violations of laws and regulations has become the focus of social attention.
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The construction of the Meida Expressway, an important road carrying Guangdong's development dreams, has sparked a series of discussions on the responsibilities of state-owned enterprises. China Railway Ninth Bureau, as the main contractor, was established in 1991, located in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, and was originally a construction company affiliated to Shenyang Railway Bureau, which was incorporated into China Railway in 2003 and officially listed. This state-owned enterprise, which has rich construction experience, was questioned about whether there were illegal subcontracting, affiliated construction and other violations of laws and regulations during the construction of Meida Expressway.
According to industry insiders, most of these Liaoning-based central enterprises adopt an asset-light business model when contracting highway projects in the south, relying on subcontracting to local construction companies. Under this model, some central enterprises will be resident with engineering and technical personnel, while others will completely rely on the construction force of subcontractors. However, according to the National Construction Law, the Quality Control Management Regulations, and the Administrative Measures for the Identification of Illegal Subcontracting, it is very likely that such central enterprises will be found to have illegal subcontracting.
During the construction of the Meida Expressway, a particularly serious safety accident occurred, resulting in the death of 48 people. This incident has aroused widespread concern about the quality of the project, and the appraisal of the quality of the project must be deeply corrected. In this accident, the secretary and governor of Guangdong Province bowed three times to the site of the collapse, expressing their condolences for the victims and the importance of the quality of the project.
The construction process of Meida Expressway is not only the construction of a road, but also a test of the responsibilities and challenges of state-owned enterprises. On this road, three large state-owned enterprises, China Railway Ninth Bureau, Guangdong Provincial Transportation Planning and Design Institute Group Co., Ltd., and China Consulting Company, a subsidiary of China Communications Group, jointly shoulder the heavy responsibility of project construction, design and supervision. However, with the occurrence of safety incidents, their responsibilities and challenges have become more prominent.
[Netizens hotly discussed]:
Some netizens believe that state-owned enterprises, as an important force in national construction, should assume more social responsibilities to ensure the quality and safety of projects. Some netizens feel that the accident on the Meida Expressway once again reminds us that the quality of the project is related to the safety of the people's lives, and there can be no sloppiness. Some netizens said that enterprises that have violated laws and regulations should be seriously investigated and punished, and held accountable in accordance with the law.
In the author's view, the construction process of Meida Expressway is not only a test of the responsibility of state-owned enterprises, but also a warning to the quality of the project. In this process, we should deeply reflect on how to give better play to the role of state-owned enterprises in national construction, how to ensure the quality and safety of projects, and let the people feel at ease and rest assured.
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