Recently, "Benxi spent 2.8 billion yuan on outsourcing sanitation but could not remove clean snow" has attracted attention. According to the CCTV report, at 8 p.m. on December 19, a citizen in Mingshan District, Benxi City, Liaoning Province, saw a notice on his mobile phone from the Mingshan District Snow Removal Headquarters: Units and businesses along the street must clear the snow in front of the door within 24 hours, otherwise penalties will be imposed. The citizen is puzzled, "three bags in front of the door" is not unfamiliar, but this year's snow removal status makes it difficult for her to accept, "The road has not been cleaned for several days, why don't you see who is responsible?"”
China News Weekly noted that in August 2023, the sanitation operation in the main urban area of Benxi City was outsourced to "supply and marketing environmental technology" for 2.8 billion yuan in 24 years, including snow removal, cleaning and cleaning. According to the bidding documents of the market-oriented franchise project of sanitation operation in the main urban area of Benxi City, the scope of project implementation includes three municipal districts of Pingshan District, Mingshan District and Xihu District.
On December 26, the staff of the headquarters of supply and marketing environmental science and technology told China News Weekly that they had paid attention to the fact that "Benxi is a subsidiary of the project, and the contract (outsourcing) signed should start this year", in addition to the snow transportation service, it actually includes many services such as cleaning public toilets. Regarding the above-mentioned bidding documents, she said, "At that time, it was a formal bidding process."
In this regard, a person in charge of the Propaganda Department of the Mingshan District Party Committee told the CCTV that the merchants have been responsible for the snow removal work in the responsibility area in front of the door for many years, and the notice is also to urge the merchants along the street to do a good job of snow removal within the division, "and there is no punishment in the actual work."
However, the person in charge also admitted that this year is the first year of outsourcing sanitation services, and it will take time to straighten out the cooperative relationship and run in. After the first snow, the city held a scheduling meeting, and the outsourcing company also made a statement and review, "After the second snow, it gradually got better." ”
Subsequently, China News Weekly contacted the person in charge of the propaganda work of the Propaganda Department of the Mingshan District Party Committee, who said, "Please contact the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee or the relevant departments of the Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau." As of press time, the relevant official departments have been contacted several times, but no effective response has been received.
Author: Zhao Yumeng.
Editor: Hu Yun.