Recently, Benxi City, Liaoning Province, there was a sensational snow clean-up storm that shook the whole city. A report on CCTV lifted the veil of the incident and aroused widespread attention and heated discussions. A company that has just been established for less than a month has won an outsourcing snow clearing contract of 2.4 billion yuan, and the situation is confusing and in an uproar.
After the snow is chaotic, the citizens are troubled.
From December 13th to 15th, Liaoning ushered in heavy snowfall, and the snowfall in Benxi urban area was as high as 146 mm. Normally, the ** department will quickly organize snow clearing work to ensure the safe travel of citizens. However, this year's snow clearing work has been unusual. Citizens reported that the snow on the road could not be cleared in time within a few days after the snow, which brought great inconvenience to travel. In particular, the steep slopes in the urban area have become dangerous "slides" due to the snow that cannot be treated in time.
**The contract behind the outsourced snow clearing project.
The contract involved in the snow clearing work has attracted greater attention. According to the bidding documents of the "Market-oriented Franchise Project of Sanitation Operations in the Main Urban Area of Benxi City", ** outsourced the sanitation operations in the main urban area of Benxi City to "Supply and Marketing Environmental Technology" in August 2023, headquartered in Beijing, with a total amount of up to 2.8 billion yuan and a contract period of 24 years. However, the truth is shocking – the company was founded on November 14, just over a month.
The mystery behind the new company
In response to the rise of this new company, ** began to speculate whether there was a special relationship behind it. After verification, the company's name is "Supply and Marketing Environmental Technology (Benxi)****, which is actually the Benxi Branch of "Supply and Marketing Environmental Technology". The company is registered in Beijing and is a state-owned enterprise in nature. Therefore, behind the contract signed by Benxi City** is not a newly established local company, but a state-owned enterprise with a deep background in the capital.
Causes and explanations of the confusion after the snow.
*The explanation for the outsourced snow clearing contract is that this year is the first year of outsourced 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." ”
Social repercussions and public skepticism.
However, the social reaction to this incident was very violent. Citizens questioned why the responsibility for clearing the snow was delegated to the merchants, and even penalized the merchants who failed to clear the snow in front of their doors within 24 hours. Merchants have expressed their dissatisfaction, believing that they are facing many problems at the beginning of the sanitation reform, and the effect of this post-snow cleanup is obviously not good.
The final explanation is with the hope of marketization.
*Staff explained that the initial confusion of outsourced services is understandable and will take time to gradually refine and improve. They said that a review had been carried out after the first snow and that snow clearing had been gradually improved after the second snow. This also shows that ** has certain expectations for market-oriented services, but it also makes the public question the management and outsourcing services of the city.
The story behind this snow-clearing incident involves many levels such as outsourcing, chaos after the snow, and the rise of new companies. It reflects the management problems faced in the process of serving the citizens and the dilemmas in the early stage of reform. The gap between the expectations of market-oriented services and the reality has aroused widespread concern in the society, and has also raised questions about decision-making. In the future, it is necessary to actively improve management and improve service levels to meet the expectations and needs of the public. This is also the direction that the city needs to continue to work hard in the pursuit of the goal of a civilized city.
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