Chapter 332: Thinking I Can Do It Again!

In order to further improve the school-running conditions of the High School and promote the healthy and steady development of Ganshui's education cause, the County Party Committee Standing Committee passed the new teaching building project and gymnasium renovation and upgrading project of Ganshui High School, building a new comprehensive building of 8900 square meters, with 35 classrooms for the walk-class system arranged in the comprehensive building. The total estimated investment for the two projects is 45 million yuan, and the source of funds is solved by higher-level subsidy funds and county financial matching.

Regarding these two projects, Lu Fan put forward five requirements to the County Government:

First, place the bidding and tendering work under social supervision to ensure openness, transparency, fairness, justice, and integrity and strength selection;

Second, no one is allowed to wantonly intervene or violate regulations to interfere, and greet enterprises in project contracting;

Third, strictly grasp the project quality, promote project construction with high standards and high quality, and build a livelihood project and heart-warming project that the masses are satisfied with;

Fourth, enterprises are not allowed to bid-rigging, preventing illegal and non-compliant subcontracting and sub-subcontracting behaviors;

Fifth, the winning enterprise must be registered in Ganshui County, and the output value and tax revenue must remain in Ganshui.

Lu Fan does not intervene in engineering projects, so the decision-making power is given to the County Government.

Clear wine reddens people's faces, wealth moves people's hearts!

For a 45-million-yuan project, even if you eat "over-water noodles," you can eat "full of basins and bowls," which is enough to make some people take risks!

Because there were too many people greeting, County Head Wang Baoguo and Deputy County Head Li Junxia in charge discussed and decided to split the new teaching building project into six small projects.

Soon, the bidding announcement for the new teaching building project and the stadium renovation and upgrading project was released to the whole society. The Ganshui County Government and County Education Bureau were crowded with people. Many bosses held bags, took file bags, and found various relationships to clear the way.

Of course, there were also those who found Lu Fan through relationships, but they were all pushed to the County Government by him.

However, the arrival of a special friend put Lu Fan in a dilemma!

After work at noon, Lu Fan was just about to go to the small kitchen to eat when Wu Heng pushed the door and entered, saying with a smile, "Secretary Lu, I have come to visit you!"

This is a good friend of many years. Lu Fan said enthusiastically, "Wu Heng, long time no see! Is your father okay? I have been busy and haven't seen him for a long time!" It can be said that in the starting stage, Wu Heng's father gave great help, which can be called a noble person!

Wu Heng said with a smile, "Eating well, sleeping well, my old man has completely retired and started to enjoy his old age, usually living in Chang'an."

"Working hard for a lifetime, it is really time to enjoy the blessings!"

It is an old relationship, Wu Heng said straight to the point, "You also know the strength, qualifications, and reputation of my company. I intend to bid for the Ganshui teaching building project, but I heard that it has all been internally determined, so I have no choice but to come to you."

Lu Fan frowned and said, "This matter is managed by the County Government, and I haven't intervened. Wu Heng, you live in this industry, and your news is relatively well-informed. How many bid sections have been internally determined? Who determined it? Who gave it? What is the trick in the middle?"

The two have a very good relationship, Wu Heng has no scruples, and said, "This kind of thing is very common, and people in the industry know it. Your Ganshui teaching building is split into six projects, plus the gymnasium renovation, all of which have been internally determined. Two of the work teams are County Head Wang Baoguo and Deputy County Head Li Junxia's. Everyone knows this, they are old relationship households, and they each took two projects. The remaining three projects were taken by several friends in the city. They have already started looking for second-subcontractors, and the next family has already been found, and the 'points' have been drawn!"

Lu Fan asked again, "It hasn't been opened for bidding yet, and they have already regarded it as their own pocket? And started to divide the profits?"

Wu Heng said disapprovingly, "It's all done like this. First-subcontracting and second-subcontracting are based on relationships, and third-subcontracting and fourth-subcontracting are management. The ones who really work hard are fifth-subcontracting and sixth-subcontracting."

"Wu Heng, tell me, the project was privately granted, how much can they take?"

Wu Heng thought for a while and said, "This depends on the size of the profit. The profit points of each department's projects are different. For a project like a teaching building, leaders 'take' ten points in the air, and the first-subcontracting is also about this. The rest is hard money, all of which has market conditions."

"Then are these ten points already in place? Or are they given when the project payment is settled?"

Wu Heng laughed, "They are all given in advance. How can there be empty-handed white wolves? People are very refined, and they release the project through agents."

"So, have some people already received money?"

"That's for sure, the project has been internally determined, so I came to you. At the very least, I dare to say that I will definitely do the work beautifully! Secretary Lu, I understand the rules, and you also know my character. You can rest assured if I handle things!"

Lu Fan said with a bitter smile, "Wu Heng, you know my character, I don't do those messy things! In Ganshui, I will never sit idly by and watch dark-box operations, seeking personal gain, forcibly contracting projects, and violating regulations!"

"I know your company's strength very well, so I welcome you to participate in Ganshui's construction with both hands. You just bid normally. But there is one point, I emphasized at the meeting that the winning enterprise needs to be registered in Ganshui and keep the tax revenue in Ganshui. Your company can register a branch in Ganshui, this is not difficult to operate, right?"

Wu Heng said, "This can't stop them, they can borrow the shell of Ganshui construction company to bid."

Lu Fan shook his head and said, "The teaching building and gymnasium projects are not allowed to be subcontracted. Wu Heng, you are in construction, you must understand the law. Our country's law clearly prohibits project subcontracting. Those who carry out project subcontracting have clear punishment regulations, confiscating illegal gains, imposing fines, ordering suspension of business for rectification, lowering qualification levels, and revoking qualification certificates. If they really dare to privately grant the project and carry out subcontracting, I think they will lift a stone and hit their own feet, eating their own consequences!"

Wu Heng immediately understood Lu Fan's meaning and said, "If you want to get serious, most people are violating regulations. I'm just afraid you are under too much pressure, and someone will definitely make trouble. Most of those who contract projects have people behind them!"

Lu Fan smiled slightly and said, "Ganshui is a poor county, but for education, we are willing to invest. It is very difficult to raise these 45 million yuan, almost emptying the family background! Anyone who dares to reach out to the funds in the livelihood field, the County Party Committee will not be polite!"

"Okay, then I will bid normally, and I will call you at any time if there is any situation. Lu Fan, your Deputy County Head Li Junxia is very greedy. He often plays mahjong with bosses in the city for 500 or 1000, and he is very lecherous, doing things without any scruples. I have heard many rumors!"

Recently, Li Junxia can be described as proud of the spring breeze, not only proud of the love field, but also "money" field!

Just after work on Wednesday afternoon, invited by several friends, Li Junxia went to Yingjiang for "activities" and went to the private club where they often "played." These friends are deputy positions in municipal departments, or hold positions in counties and districts like him. They are like-minded and have been "playing" happily together for many years, so he naturally couldn't reject his friends' face.

The club was opened by a boss who does construction. It is not open to the public and has four or five beautiful waitresses to provide "various" services.

One of the "waitresses" is Li Junxia's old lover, who has been good for two or three years.

At first, this "waitress" had a small appetite and accepted Li Junxia's small favors happily. But as she worked in this club for a long time, she saw and heard other leaders being generous. In contrast, her appetite also grew, and she was not satisfied with Li Junxia's stinginess, starting to ask him for a house!

And Li Junxia originally treated her as a plaything. How could he spend millions for a waitress? He even mocked the other party for being whimsical and ignorant!

So this waitress harbored resentment and secretly took photos of several leaders playing cards today. She thought, if you are not benevolent, don't blame me for being unrighteous!

On November 9, the winning results of the High School new teaching building and gymnasium renovation project were announced. After the publicity ended, the winning notice was issued to the winning enterprise.

County Party Committee Office Director Li Xinbo asked for the project winning situation for the first time and handed it to Lu Fan.

After reading the materials, Lu Fan was furious. The situation was exactly the same as what Wu Heng said a few days ago!

A few days later, the County Government held a centralized construction ceremony at the High School, and Lu Fan did not attend.

In the afternoon, Organization Department Head Guo Tongyu and Education Bureau Director Cao Chunlei came to report to Lu Fan on work, mainly the merger work plan for grassroots schools.

After listening to the report, Lu Fan stated that merging schools is a major reform of Ganshui education, which can largely solve the shortage of office equipment, lack of teacher resources, etc., effectively concentrating funds, teachers, hardware, software, etc., and can thoroughly improve the learning and living environment of teachers and students.

Lu Fan specially emphasized that the 7 township middle schools should be merged into Siwan Town Middle School and County Middle School respectively, and the accommodation problem of students must be solved well.

Lu Fan suggested that the Education Bureau should uniformly solve the transportation expenses for children to go home on Friday and return to school on Sunday, which can not only guarantee the safety of students but also not increase the burden on parents.

At the same time, he also asked the Education Bureau to make a preliminary calculation of how much it would cost each year if free three meals a day were provided to students merged into Siwan Middle School and County Middle School.

After talking about work, Lu Fan asked in front of Guo Tongyu, "Chunlei, the High School project, the Education Bureau is Party A. Did you fulfill your duties and strictly check during the bidding process? Did you take benefits from others?"

Cao Chunlei hurriedly said, "Secretary, the entire bidding process was handled by the Procurement Center, and my opinions were all rejected by County Head Li. I have never contacted these winning enterprises. Please rest assured, Secretary, I will absolutely not be corrupt or fill my own pockets!"

Lu Fan nodded and asked again, "Have those winning enterprises entered the site?"

Cao Chunlei replied, "Equipment, materials, and work teams have all entered the site, and the infrastructure project has already started."

Lu Fan directly called in County Party Committee Office Director Li Xinbo and arranged, "Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, I will go to the High School to investigate the project construction. You notify the government, Discipline Inspection Committee, Public Security Bureau, Urban Construction Bureau, Audit Bureau, Finance Bureau, and Procurement Center, requiring the top leader, leaders in charge, and business backbones to attend. Do not notify the specific reason first."

Li Xinbo immediately understood the Secretary's intention and realized that another big thing was going to happen! ===== CHAPTER 333 =====