A few days have passed, the 215 highway bid publicity period has passed, the relevant enterprises have also fulfilled the obligation to pay the performance bond, and the highway has entered the substantive operation stage.

The construction company has been determined, and the demolition and construction matters will be supervised by the Transportation Bureau, and he, the deputy mayor, basically does not have to worry about it for the time being, and Chu Tianqi has paid attention to other matters.

This morning, Chu Tianqi had just finished processing a few documents when Cheng Hailong came.

Cheng Hailong made an appointment with Li Ziteng yesterday afternoon, and Chu Tianqi asked the other party to come at nine o'clock this morning.

Seeing Cheng Hailong enter the house, Chu Tianqi bowed to him: "Director Cheng, sit." ”

"Thank you, Mayor!" Cheng Hailong said, took out the paper in the document bag, and handed it over with both hands, "Mayor, this is the current price of highway building materials in various cities, counties and districts. The audit of the material costs of the completed highway works has just begun, and it will take some time to get results. ”

Chu Tianqi took the paper with one hand and motioned for the other party to take a seat again with the other.

Cheng Hailong sat on the chair opposite.

Chu Tianqi picked up the paper and looked at it, looking at it item by item, looking at it very carefully.

After reading it, Chu Tianqi put down the paper and pointed to the data on it: "Cheng Ju, what do you think?

Cheng Hailong immediately replied: "The price of steel is in the normal range, and the road is mainly used for bridges, and the amount is very small, so there is no need to worry too much about this." The main thing is that the product is accepted when entering the site, and the traffic quality inspection department specializes in relevant tests to detect the basic technical parameters. The most used materials on roads are asphalt, cement, gravel and sand, of which asphalt, cement and gravel are the most. However, judging from the current market prices in these areas, cement and gravel are higher than they should be, and the price of asphalt is not much different.

At present, in the road cement in Dingye area, the market share of the 'flying high' plant accounts for ninety, and there is no comparison with the same region. After the conversion of the price coefficient with the previous years, and the horizontal comparison with the price coefficient of other regions, the local 425 cement should now be about 230 yuan per ton, and it is reasonable to fluctuate by 2 or 3 percent. However, in fact, it was 270 yuan a ton, which was more than 17 percent higher. The current supply price of stones is more than 45 yuan per party, and in some places it has reached 50 yuan per party, which is outrageously high, at least more than 40 percent higher. ”

"How much impact does this inflated price have on the entire project?" Chu Tianqi asked.

"The impact is too great. Cheng Hailong's tone was heavy, "In the entire highway project, there are mainly three major costs: material costs, labor costs, and machinery costs, and the rest of the expenses such as office expenses and low-value consumables account for a very low proportion." Among these three major costs, the material cost accounts for the largest proportion, often above 60 percent, and the minimum is at least 50 percent. The high cost of cement, gravel and sand alone will lead to an increase of more than 10% in the cost of materials, which will also have a great impact on the overall cost.

In the construction of highway engineering, the surface layer and the base layer are allowed to have a normal deviation value, and the experienced construction unit can often deal with it better, which not only ensures that it meets the requirements, but also reasonably saves the total cost of one or two points. But according to the current situation, the deviations are not only these, so they cannot be compensated. Of course, the construction team is not willing to lose money or make less money, so it can only cut corners from the materials and reduce the technical force, and the emergence of substandard projects is inevitable. ”

Chu Tianqi asked again: "The price of cement and stone is so high, what do you think is the reason, and how to solve it?"

Cheng Hailong sighed for a while, and then said: "The high price of cement should be related to the small number of suppliers and the dominance of one family." The best way to solve this problem is to introduce new cement producers and form an effective competition mechanism. The price of stones is extremely high, and there is no accurate explanation in various places, but there are several places that charge protection fees. ”

"Protection money?" Chu Tianqi asked rhetorically, "How do you collect it?"

"It is a group of people in society who collect fees from stone processors, nominally to help the processors coordinate the relationship on the ground, but in fact it is a protection fee. Although there are many places where no clear answer is given, and the language is vague, it is nothing more than this form. There is no reason for them to charge, it is purely relying on the thickness of their arms and strength to carry out tricks and plunders. The lesser one receives eight to ten yuan, and the more one receives fifteen yuan or more.

Don't look at these ten heads and eight pieces, but you can't control the large base, just take the road base as an example. A nine-meter-wide and 25-centimeter-thick secondary pavement base should be made of at least 700 square meters of stone and 300 square meters of sand per kilometer. According to the calculation of ten yuan per party, 10,000 yuan is gone, and a 40-kilometer bid section alone is 400,000 yuan. The 400,000 yuan has to be subtracted from the net profit, and those people get the money for no reason, but the construction party needs to earn at least 4 million from the amount of work. It is illegal to take advantage of the law, and it is necessary to rely on coercive means to crack down on illegal acts, which requires the force of law enforcement agencies. Speaking of this, Cheng Hailong stopped.

After pondering for a while, Chu Tianqi said, "Director Cheng, the information you provided today is very necessary and timely. You go back first, make some basic preparations, and wait for news from the city. ”

"Okay, then I'll go back first. After answering, Cheng Hailong got up and left room 705.

Chu Tianqi already had some understanding of the information that Cheng Hailong said just now, but looking at the data on the table and listening to the answers given by the professionals, his mood became a little heavier and he thought about it again.

Through recent matters and Cheng Hailong's answers just now, it can be seen that there are many reasons why highway projects are prone to cutting corners and inferior projects, but this additional loss is a very important reason. For some losses, construction companies are helpless and powerless. As a government department, help enterprises plug this loophole, so that construction companies can spend money where it should be spent, and the quality of highway projects can be guaranteed.

There is no doubt that cement prices are too high to intervene, but market behavior is best addressed by market means, not just by executive order. Judging from the current situation, the introduction of cement enterprises and the formation of a normal competitive environment is the most direct driving force to promote the spread of wings and price reduction. However, it takes a process to introduce cement production enterprises, which requires both finding cooperative enterprises and enterprises that are suitable enough. This matter must be taken seriously, but not rushed, and can be considered now.

Speaking of the word protection fee, Chu Tianqi had a scene from many years ago in his mind, when he was still working in Qingniuyu Township, Yuchi County, Hu San and others collected protection fees, and they were cleaned up by themselves. To this end, under the auspices of Secretary Zhao of the county party committee at that time, the county began a vigorous purification market activity.

Many years later, in the scope of work under his jurisdiction, such behavior has appeared again, and the scope is so broad and so blatant. Whether it is the affected highway project, or the public security and judicial organs that should contribute, they are all within the scope of their own responsibility. In public and private, in sentiment and reason, they are all responsible.

Chu Tianqi is resolute in cracking down on the collection of protection fees, but many things have not yet been laid out, and more needs to be understood. The regulation of cement prices is relatively complicated, and it is not the same thing as cracking down on stone protection fees, and it also needs to be considered in the long run. Because of this, Chu Tianqi didn't give Cheng Hailong a clear answer just now, and the other party also left with a regretful expression.

"Ding Bang", the bell suddenly rang, interrupting Chu Tianqi's thoughts.

Looking at the caller ID on the phone, Chu Tianqi hesitated slightly, picked up the phone receiver, and said "Hey".

A slightly timid female voice came from the earpiece: "Mayor, don't disturb your work, right?"

"Tell me something. Chu Tianqi responded.

"Mayor, since the meeting that day, I came back and started to investigate, and found that the price of cement and gravel was higher than the normal market price. This shows that I am not meticulous enough in my work, and I ask the mayor to criticize me, but it is certainly not that I turn a blind eye. The other party explained.

Chu Tianqi said: "You haven't been in charge for a long time, less than two months, it's normal that you didn't find it earlier, and it is very good to be able to see it now." I wonder what you think about this phenomenon?"

"Thank you Mayor for your understanding. For this phenomenon, I think that government departments at all levels and regulatory units must pay attention to it, and it cannot be solved by construction companies alone. The government should help enterprises regulate the price of cement and stones, and must resolutely crack down on the behavior of collecting protection fees for stones. I have already expressed this opinion yesterday when I reported the situation to the municipal bureau. Calling the mayor today, firstly, I sincerely apologize to you, and secondly, I will show that as long as the mayor supports it, I will definitely crack down on relevant illegal acts in Chengkang City. The other party's tone was very resolute.

"Deputy Mayor Guan, how do you need support from the city?" Chu Tianqi asked rhetorically.

"Support the fight against illegal acts, and ask the Public Security Bureau to cooperate. The other party replied.

Chu Tianqi let out an "oh": "Could it be that Qu Gang doesn't support the strike?"

"No, no. The other party hurriedly denied it, and immediately gave an explanation, "I haven't negotiated with Mayor Qu yet, but I just heard that the year before last, because Mayor Qu wanted to resolutely crack down on similar acts of collecting protection money, the allocation of funds by the Public Security Bureau was greatly difficult, and finally Mayor Qu's idea was gone." ”

Is that Wei Tongsuo, or is Peng Shaogen to blame?

didn't have time to think about it, Chu Tianqi replied: "Mayor Guan, it's good that you are so proactive and brave to take responsibility." I have understood your intentions, let me have specific arrangements, and then tell you. ”

"Thank you, thank you Mayor for your encouragement! I will resolutely carry out the mayor's instructions, please believe that I will not disgrace you if I manage Liying. The other party's voice was full of excitement.

Chu Tianqi smiled faintly: "Mayor Guan, we used to be colleagues, and now we often work together, so there is no need to be too polite." Anything else?"

"No more. Thank you, thank you Mayor!" the voice in the earpiece was hoarse.

Chu Tianqi didn't speak again, but hung up the phone directly.

After thinking about it for a while, Chu Tianqi picked up the earpiece again and dialed Qu Gang's number.