[Bid Opening for Development Projects in Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province] On June 2, 2023, the Jiangsu Provincial Tendering and Bidding Public Service Platform released a bid announcement for the comprehensive development project in Changgou District, West of Wujin District, Changzhou City. The project was won by Jiangsu Wujin Green Building Industry Investment Co., Ltd. with a total investment of approximately 10.3 billion yuan. The project is located on the west side of Changgou River in Wujin District, Changzhou City. It extends to Changgou River in the east, Yancheng Road in the west, Changhong Road Elevated Zhoujiaxiang Road in the south, and Juhu Road in the north, covering an area of approximately 2.5 square kilometers. Among them, the green landscape, river, fire station, maintenance station, initial and terminal bus stations and other infrastructure in the north of Renmin Road, as well as kindergartens, fixed sales housing plots and talent apartment plots are included in the scope of the project, while other business plots in the north of Renmin Road, Xiyuan laboratory school and road bridges are not included. The construction period of this project is tentatively 6 years, and the operation period is tentatively 24 years. Editor/Zhao E

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