Notice of the Dalian Municipal Finance Bureau on Matters Concerning Designated Printing for Municipal Departments for 2013-2015

[ppzhan Abstract] Government procurement is undoubtedly a huge business opportunity for the printing industry; whoever obtains procurement qualifications can ensure the healthy development of the enterprise for a long period to come. Recently, the Dalian Municipal Finance Bureau issued the Notice of the Dalian Municipal Finance Bureau on Matters Concerning Designated Printing for Municipal Departments in 2013-2015, designating 69 printing enterprises.

Recently, the Dalian Municipal Finance Bureau issued the Notice of the Dalian Municipal Finance Bureau on Designated Maintenance of Official Vehicles for Municipal Departments in 2013-2015 and the Notice of the Dalian Municipal Finance Bureau on Matters Concerning Designated Printing for Municipal Departments in 2013-2015, designating 74 maintenance enterprises and 69 printing enterprises respectively. The notices provide that, from the date of issuance to December 31, 2015, official vehicle maintenance and printing services using fiscal funds by municipal departments must be procured from the designated enterprises.

It is reported that designated enterprises shall uniformly hang plaques reading "Dalian Municipal Department Designated Official Vehicle Maintenance Enterprise" and "Dalian Municipal Department Designated Printing Service Enterprise", and shall publicize in an appropriate form at a conspicuous position within the enterprise such information as their service prices, service items, and contact and supervision methods, so as to facilitate inquiry and supervision by all units.

The Municipal Finance Bureau requires all units to strengthen financial supervision of the settlement of designated services, and to pay for services strictly in accordance with the preferential commitments of the designated enterprises, the winning bid prices, and the procurement contracts. For services not procured from designated enterprises, the finance department shall not process settlement, and the fiscal department shall not disburse funds.

The Notice provides that if a procuring unit finds that a designated maintenance enterprise violates its bid service commitments, service contract or relevant notice provisions, it may report to the Government Procurement Management Office of the Municipal Finance Bureau; once verified, the designated maintenance enterprise will be placed on a list of bad records. A designated printing enterprise shall have its designated printing enterprise qualification revoked under any of the following circumstances: 1. The cumulative number of valid complaints during the service period reaches 3; 2. It charges fees to procuring units obviously exceeding the winning bid price standard; 3. It causes losses to procuring units due to printing quality problems; 4. It issues invoices on behalf of other non-designated printing enterprises; 5. It fails to provide printing services as stipulated in the contract, causing adverse consequences; 6. It fails to deliver printed materials within the period stipulated in the contract, causing adverse consequences; 7. It fails to perform confidentiality obligations for confidential documents.

The Notice also requires designated enterprises to strengthen their electronic development and improve the computer operation skills of their staff, so as to cooperate with the management department in carrying out supervision and management of the services of designated enterprises through the management system in the future.

——This article is reprinted from China Packaging Network (pack.cn). Original link: http://news.pack.cn/show-361838.html