Free installation of elevators at the beginning of the bottom of the enterprise to send "pie" or dig "trap"?

Before the introduction of the policy on installing elevators in existing residential buildings in Nanchang, Mr. Wu, a resident of the Donghu District Academy of Social Sciences, ran from 81 to 84 years old for installing elevators. After the introduction of the policy, Aunt Jiang, 68, from years ago to years later, compared the supply of elevators everywhere ...... As a "big event" of people's livelihood and well-being, it is undoubtedly a big advantage to install elevators.

However, at the beginning of the promotion of new things, there will always be resistance, and funds are often "obstacles in the way". At this time, if an enterprise holds high the banner of "public welfare" and claims free installation, it will inevitably make people excited. These claimed to be free to install the elevator enterprises, whether to send "pie" or dig "trap"? In recent days, the reporter launched an investigation.

A "risk warning letter" from the provincial housing and construction department"

On January 4, 2021, the Office of the Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of Jiangxi Province issued the "Letter of Risk Reminder on Free Installation of Elevators" (hereinafter referred to as the "Risk Letter").

The Risk Letter mentions:Our office has received some reports from the masses that individual enterprises, in the name of helping the elderly, are in the province.Recruit regional business agents with high agency fees.,Advance by business agents, elevator manufacturers and related construction companies,Require residents to make targeted depositsLater, through car advertising, photovoltaic power generation benefit recovery costs, promote the free installation of elevator operation mode. After preliminary investigation, the return on investment such as car advertising revenue advertised by it does not conform to the actual market situation, and the sustainability of the operating model is in doubt. Once a problem occurs, it may cause business agents, construction investors, design companies, elevator companies, and residents. The interests of all parties are damaged.

Since the beginning of this year, the housing construction departments of Changsha, Dezhou, Yiyang, Chenzhou, Sichuan and other places have issued relevant risk warning letters.

A flyer posted in front of a residential building

The operation mode of "free installation of elevators" mentioned in the risk letter comes from a "project agreement on adding elevators to existing residential buildings for the aged at home" (hereinafter referred to as the agreement) issued by Jiangxi Branch of Zhongsheng Yiyuan Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Zhongsheng Yiyuan). It is mentioned in this agreement that the owner does not need to bear any construction costs, and Zhongsheng Yiyuan will fully invest and be responsible for the construction of the project.

An elevator costs hundreds of thousands of yuan. Faced with the temptation of "free installation", many residents are tempted. The residents of the three unit buildings in the dormitory of the new district finance bureau signed and agreed to wait for the elevator to be completed. But things weren't as good as they thought.

In November 2020, Zhongsheng Yiyuan dug three foundation pits in front of the dormitory building of the new District Finance Bureau. The original plan was to install elevators for residents to welcome the Year of the Ox free of charge at the end of last year, but to this day, the foundation pit in front of the unit building is still lying there and there is no sign of construction. On April 9, the reporter saw that there was still a leaflet posted at the door of the dormitory of the Finance Bureau of the new district: free installation of elevators in the new old community, "free installation of elevators, free rides if conditions permit". Residents reported to reporters: "At that time, there was a lot of wind and fire, and people's livelihood projects were to be carried out., as a result, the construction team changed a few waves of people, years ago to now only dug a few pits, people ran away, the environment is at sixes and sevens." The reporter saw at the scene that there were 4 buildings in the community, and the elevator foundation pit was dug in front of 3 residential buildings, which was a mess.

Why can't the project go on? The relevant person in charge of Zhongsheng Yiyuan said, "The internal contradictions of the company have now been mediated and will be constructed immediately and completed by the end of April." After such a toss, the owners can not help but doubt.

Question 1: Photovoltaic power generation is subsidized?

It is mentioned in the Agreement that the owner needs to provide distributed photovoltaic (or new energy) power generation equipment on the top surface of the building free of charge. The design, installation, maintenance management and grid-connected operation of photovoltaic (or new energy) power generation are invested and implemented by Zhongsheng Yiyuan, and the proceeds from the sale of electricity are owned by Zhongsheng Yiyuan, as a supplement to the recovery of the investment cost of Zhongsheng Yiyuan and the continuous investment in elevator operation and maintenance.

In this regard, the reporter learned from the Nanchang Municipal Development and Reform Commission Energy Section, industrial and commercial distributed photovoltaic, the central government no longer subsidies. The reporter learned from relevant media reports that the National Development and Reform Commission solicited opinions from relevant departments on the 2021 new energy feed-in tariff policy,According to the draft, the central government will no longer subsidize the newly filed centralized photovoltaic power plants, industrial and commercial distributed photovoltaics and newly approved onshore wind power projects from 2021.

Question 2: Is there a threshold for free rides?

The Agreement also mentions that if residents need to take the elevator free of charge, they must voluntarily deposit RMB 5000 yuan or more in their own name in the designated cooperative bank of Zhongsheng Yiyuan (each household is capped at 15000 yuan and the principal and interest are owned by the owner), and the owner of the deposited money can purchase goods on Zhongsheng Yiyuan e-commerce platform.

However, residents of the dormitory building of the newly-built district finance bureau and owners of many residential areas such as sunshine maple and ideal home said that zhongsheng yiyuan had not informed which banks.

According to the company's employees, Zhongsheng Yiyuan Jiangxi Branch was established in May 2019 and has set up more than 100 project departments in Jiangxi. The contractor has advanced funds for the construction of preliminary infrastructure projects. Zhongsheng Yiyuan provides elevators and installation, and every 30 units are settled once. According to the reporter's inquiry into "enterprise investigation", Zhongsheng Yiyuan Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. was established in January 2016, involving 25 judicial cases and 58 risks of its own. The enterprise has 3 records of the person subject to execution, accounting for 82.35 percent of the defendants. The cause of the case is the most contract dispute cases.

A "self-directed" press conference

The storm of Zhongsheng Yiyuan has not yet subsided. Recently, an article entitled "New Model of Installing Elevators in Nanchang Old Community: Free Installation and Paid Use" has spread. The article mentioned that "Jiangxi Province's existing residential elevator installation project was signed and unveiled. The press conference was held. China Railway Xinda Construction (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Tingwei Investment Management Co., Ltd., and Jiangxi Longyou Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd. jointly signed a contract for cooperation, introducing a new model of 'free installation and paid use' for installing elevators......",The reporter verified with the staff of Nanchang Urban and Rural Construction Bureau, and the other party said that the activity party invited the staff of the Provincial Housing and Construction Department and the Municipal Urban Construction Bureau, but neither unit sent anyone to participate.

This "press" conference, which was "directed and performed" by the enterprise, was not hosted by the official department, but many residents went to the "dragon head up" company to register and apply for free elevator installation.

On April 14, the reporter came to Qingyunpu District International Trade Plaza. Jiangxi Dragon Head Up Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd., established on July 6, 2020, is located on the 19th floor of Juhaofeng Office Building, Area A, Guomao Plaza.

Sitting in the office, Tang mou, the project manager of the company, began to introduce it. it is suggested that if the installation is paid, residents only need to make up 350000 yuan, and the government's later subsidy of 100000 yuan will also be put into the company's account. That is, 450000 yuan to install a second-line brand elevator. Tang said frankly that 450000 yuan is definitely not installing first-line brands such as Hitachi, Mitsubishi and Otis.

When asked "can I apply for free installation", Tang said that it would be very slow. At present, more than 1,000 applications have been registered, and those who meet the requirements will have to be screened. The company needs to make money through paid installation in the early stage, and then give back to the society, otherwise where will the funds for thousands of free installation come from. During the conversation, Tang repeatedly recommend "paid installation" and said that if there is a gap in the owner's funds, he can still pay in installments. The reporter saw a form, the total amount of 350000 yuan, paid in 12 installments, with an interest rate of up to 70000 yuan a year. It is not known whether residents can apply for "free installation", but the "dragon head up" company knows clearly which communities and which people have the need for installation.

Functional departments: carefully identify free installation of elevators and don't be credulous.

Elevator is a special equipment, is a systematic project, from the early geological survey, design, installation to the later maintenance, very complex. If the later maintenance can not keep up, the elevator will only become an iron plate, or even become a burden.

It is understood that Shanghai implemented the project of installing elevators in existing residential buildings as early as 10 years ago, but it was also very difficult to implement in the early stage, and only a few hundred units were installed in 10 years. Nanchang is still in its infancy, and some engineering companies open their mouths to hundreds of thousands of units of business, which is inconsistent with reality.

Regarding the task of installing elevators in existing residential buildings, the staff of the Nanchang Urban and Rural Construction Bureau told reporters that the task of completing the project in 2021 is 139 units, and as of April 21, 29 units have been completed.

Nanchang Urban Construction Bureau, Honggutan District Housing and Urban-Rural Construction Bureau and Xinjian District Housing and Urban-Rural Construction Bureau have also repeatedly called on citizens not to trust companies that install elevators for free, and must be carefully screened.

"There is a long way to go and I am very anxious." The staff of the Nanchang Urban and Rural Construction Bureau said that the relevant personnel of the bureau are learning from the experience in Zhengzhou and Changsha, striving to find a feasible method suitable for the local area.

Article Source: Information Daily Client

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