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IR2008 Update: Venue Construction, June 2003
[First printed as a part of the "IR2008 Update" in China Rights Forum, No.2 2003]

The Beijing Olympics is currently in the design and construction stage for the Olympics venues. HRIC's IR 2008 project aims to identify companies bidding on these projects and those selected as contractors, and to monitor and report on the impact of these projects on human rights issues such as relocations of local residents, labor rights, media access, and use of technology for surveillance and censorship.

Progress on the Planning and Construction of Olympic Venues to date

Tendering is currently underway for construction of eight Olympics venues at a total estimated cost of more than $1.7 billion. The tender process requires the successful bidder to take full responsibility for the design, finance, construction, operation and maintenance of the venue, with a view to minimizing costs borne by the Beijing Municipality. In return, the successful bidder is promised great autonomy in defining post-Olympic use of the venue and fair return on investment.

So far, the names of companies prequalified to tender for these projects have not been released to the public, but some firms awarded design contracts for the projects have been identified.

Olympic Venue	Description	Estimated Cose	Notes
National Stadium		$362 million	7 applications received, 5 bidders prequalified (from PRC, Taiwan, United States, Germany and France) At least three companies have confirmed that they will submit a final proprietary bid by June 30. Architectural design: Contract awarded to Herzog & de Meuron Architekten AG (Switzerland)/China Architecture Design & Research Group [CADRG] (China). Most of Herzog's projects have been in Europe and U.S. (http://www.archinform.net/arch/291.htm?ID= 0f8f6450c519fd478526cd5699742283). Among CADRG's projects are the Beijing Railway Station, China Art Gallery and Beijing National Library. (www.cadreg.com.cn)
Wukesong Culture and Sports Center	(Haidian District) Includes basketball stadium, baseball and softball fields	$362 million	6 applications received, 4 prequalified Architectural design: Awarded to Burckhardt + Partner AG (Switzerland), a stock corporation with share capital owned by its management staff. The firm designed the Wukesong Culture and Sports Center as "the world's biggest TV set," with outer walls designed as huge liquid crystal display screens allowing spectators outside the stadium to view the events inside. (http://www.burckhardtpartner.com)
National Indoor Stadium	Gymnasium	$79 million	13 applications received, 5 bidders prequalified, final tender issued May 20.
National Indoor Stadium	Olympic Village	$400 million
National Swimming Center		$71 million	Operator only. 3 applications received, less than legal minimum of 3 prequalified. New procedure being prepared for a new round of bids. Architectural design: Ten companies have prequalified for the final tender on June 18.
Meeting and Convention Center		$254 million	6 applications received, 4 bidders prequalified, final tender scheduled for late May.
Olympic Aquatic Park	Shunyi District	$91 million	6 applications received, 5 bidders prequalified
Beijing Country Equestrian Park	Shunyi District	$128 million	Only two bidders submitted applications, under the legal minimum of three.
Olympic Green	Holds all of the major Olympic venues		Design: Awarded in April 2002 to Sasaki Associates Inc. (USA)/Tianjian Huahui Design Inc. (China). Sasaki's client list includes educational institutions and municipal governments in the U.S. Its international clients include the Guangzhou and Shanghai Urban Planning Bureaus. (http://www.sasaki.com)