Hunan Housing and Construction Department: Accelerate the examination and approval procedures such as pre-sale permit for commercial housing and speed up the flow of funds.

On March 17, official website, the Hunan Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued the Notice on Doing a Good Job in the Work of Enterprises Starting and Returning to Work during the Prevention and Control of COVID-19 Epidemic, proposing to actively try out the approval procedures for commercial housing development projects, commitment approval, and speeding up the pre-sale permit; To study and try out the method of "Integrity Development Enterprises applying for pre-sale funds of this project"; For families with financial difficulties renting public rental housing, appropriate rent relief can be given; Enterprises can apply for holdover of housing provident fund before June 30, 2020. If employees affected by the COVID-19 epidemic cannot repay housing provident fund loans normally before June 30, 2020, they will not be overdue.

The Notice includes nine aspects: strengthening the supervision of pre-sale permit of commercial housing, extending the construction period and qualification, the validity period of qualification, supporting the housing provident fund by stages, opening a "through train" for project approval and establishing a "green channel" for bidding. The implementation period is from the date of promulgation of the Notice to the date of termination of the epidemic.

The "Notice" said that all parts of Hunan should optimize the fund supervision mode and pre-conditions for pre-sale permit approval, simplify the supervision process, speed up the flow of funds, and explore the phased merger supervision of real estate project capital and pre-sale funds at the same time; To study and try out the method of "instant approval and use" for the pre-sale funds of this project applied by honest development enterprises, and support the supervision banks to offset a certain proportion of the pre-sale supervision funds of commercial housing by issuing bank guarantees, and directly assume the supervision responsibility for the use of pre-sale funds. Actively try out the ways of tolerance and commitment in the examination and approval of commercial housing development projects, and speed up the examination and approval procedures for pre-sale permits.

Enterprises affected by the COVID-19 epidemic can apply for holdover of housing provident fund before June 30, 2020 according to regulations, and the deposit time during the holdover period is calculated continuously, which does not affect the normal withdrawal and application of housing provident fund loans by employees. Workers affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, before June 30, 2020, can not repay the housing provident fund loans normally, not for overdue treatment, not as overdue records submitted to the credit department, has been submitted to be adjusted; Employees who are under great pressure to pay rent can reasonably increase the amount of rent withdrawal and flexibly arrange the withdrawal time.

All parts of Hunan should guide employers to do a good job of summarizing and auditing personnel who meet the conditions of reducing compensation and rent subsidies. We should continue to do a good job in housing security for people in need, and give appropriate rent relief to families with financial difficulties who rent public rental housing. Appropriate subsidies can be given to public rental housing property services and operational management units for additional expenses such as material procurement and personnel expenses caused by epidemic prevention and control.

The following is the full text:

Notice of Hunan Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on Doing a Good Job in the Work of Enterprises Resuming Work during the Prevention and Control of COVID-19 Epidemic

City Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, Urban Management Comprehensive Law Enforcement Bureau, Housing Provident Fund Management Center, Changsha Urban Habitat Bureau:

In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of the important speech delivered by the General Secretary at the overall meeting on epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development in COVID-19, and conscientiously implement the relevant decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee, the State Council and the provincial party committee and government, while continuing to do a good job in epidemic prevention and control in the field of housing and urban construction, we will fully support and organize enterprises to resume work.

The relevant matters during the epidemic prevention and control period are hereby notified as follows:

First, strengthen the overall awareness and strictly implement responsibilities.

Coordinate and promote epidemic prevention and control and return to work. Local housing and urban and rural construction authorities should strengthen the "four consciousnesses", strengthen the "four self-confidences", achieve "two maintenance", effectively improve their political position, actively strengthen coordination with local disease control and health authorities under the unified leadership of local party committees and governments, and promote the start and resumption of work of enterprises and projects in an orderly manner. Combined with local conditions, strengthen cooperation with relevant departments, formulate epidemic prevention and control measures for construction projects and resumption of work, and ensure that prevention and control mechanisms, staff inspection, facilities and materials, and internal management are in place.

2. Strengthen guidance services. Local housing and urban-rural construction departments should strengthen the monitoring, analysis and guidance services of enterprises' operation during the epidemic prevention and control period, strengthen the supervision over the start and resumption of new construction, renovation and expansion projects, strengthen the implementation of epidemic prevention and control measures, and timely report the problems existing in the implementation process and relevant suggestions. All localities should strengthen the guidance of positive public opinion, strengthen policy interpretation and information disclosure, and severely crack down on speculation and dissemination of false epidemic information.

Second, increase support to ease the difficulties of enterprises.

3. Extend the construction period and qualification, and the validity period of qualification. Construction units, construction enterprises and general contracting enterprises can apply the relevant provisions of force majeure in accordance with the law, properly handle the risk of construction delay caused by epidemic prevention and control, and reasonably extend the construction period according to the actual situation. If the price of labor and materials has changed significantly due to epidemic prevention and control, and the corresponding adjustment method is not stipulated in the contract, the construction unit, construction enterprise and general contracting enterprise may apply for change according to the actual situation. Construction project cost management institutions should increase the frequency of collection, calculation and adjustment of labor and material prices, timely release market price information and price warning, and provide a basis for reasonably determining and adjusting the project cost. The qualifications of real estate development, survey, design, construction, supervision, cost consultation, quality inspection and other enterprises and related personnel approved by the housing and urban-rural construction departments at all levels in the province are valid from June 20 to June 30, 2020, and extended to June 30, 2020.

4. Increase assistance to enterprises. Local housing and urban-rural construction departments should strengthen communication with other departments, speed up the establishment of a special assistance mechanism for enterprises to deal with the epidemic, and promote the implementation of relevant national, provincial and municipal fiscal, taxation, finance, social security and other support policies. It is necessary to actively solve problems for enterprises to return to work, coordinate local governments to help enterprises solve problems such as personnel rework, housing rental, transportation and logistics, material procurement, water, electricity, gas and road facilities, and minimize the impact of epidemic prevention and control on enterprises. For managers who cannot return to their posts due to epidemic situation and other reasons, it is allowed to arrange other personnel with corresponding qualifications to temporarily fill their posts. Strengthen enterprise employment security, do a good job in peer-to-peer service guarantee for returning migrant workers, do a good job in docking and service for returning people, encourage the use of direct transportation modes such as peer-to-peer chartered cars, and reduce travel risks. Give full play to the role of trade associations and keep abreast of market operation and enterprise needs.

Third, strengthen policy guarantee and reduce the burden on enterprises.

5. Increase housing security. All localities should guide employers to do a good job in the summary audit, rent reduction and subsidy payment of personnel who meet the conditions of subsidy reduction and exemption. We should continue to do a good job in housing security for people in need, and give appropriate rent relief to families with financial difficulties who rent public rental housing. Appropriate subsidies can be given to public rental housing property services and operational management units for additional expenses such as material procurement and personnel expenses caused by epidemic prevention and control. Specific policies are formulated by local governments, and the required funds are arranged by cities and counties from the special funds for affordable housing projects in central and provincial cities and towns that have been issued in advance.

6. Implement phased support policies for housing provident fund. Enterprises affected by the COVID-19 epidemic can apply for holdover of housing provident fund before June 30, 2020 according to regulations, and the deposit time during the holdover period is calculated continuously, which does not affect the normal withdrawal and application of housing provident fund loans by employees. Workers affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, before June 30, 2020, can not repay the housing provident fund loans normally, not for overdue treatment, not as overdue records submitted to the credit department, has been submitted to be adjusted; Employees who are under great pressure to pay rent can reasonably increase the amount of rent withdrawal and flexibly arrange the withdrawal time.

7. Strengthen the supervision of pre-sale permit of commercial housing. All localities should optimize the fund supervision mode and pre-conditions for pre-sale permit approval, simplify the supervision process, speed up the flow of funds, and explore the phased merger supervision of real estate project capital and pre-sale funds at the same time; We will study and try out the method that credit development enterprises apply for the pre-sale funds of this project, and support the supervision banks to deduct a certain proportion of the pre-sale supervision funds of commercial housing by issuing bank guarantees, and directly assume the supervision responsibility for the use of pre-sale funds. Actively try out the ways of tolerance and commitment in the examination and approval of commercial housing development projects, and speed up the examination and approval procedures for pre-sale permits.

Fourth, optimize government services and improve work efficiency.

8. Open a "through train" for project approval. Accelerate the examination and approval of construction permits for housing and municipal engineering construction projects, and establish a green approval channel. During the epidemic period, "tolerance handling" and "commitment handling" can be implemented for projects related to people's livelihood, such as ensuring urban operation and epidemic prevention and control. All service matters directly related to the resumption of work and production will be accepted and completed on the same day. All materials can be submitted online or by post with a scanned copy of the original. Pay close attention to the implementation of convenience measures such as "online operation" and "handheld operation". All localities should share information with natural resources, taxation, finance, civil affairs, human society, public security and other departments through the online signing information platform for housing transactions, and realize "no meeting" for housing transactions such as housing transaction contract filing and housing mortgage contract filing.

9. Establish a "green channel" for bidding. Establish a green channel for public bidding resources trading, and the tenderer can choose the trading center independently according to the actual situation of the project. We will fully implement the online trading of public bidding resources, and all projects that have the conditions to adopt electronic bidding will adopt electronic bidding, and there will be no meeting for bid opening and evaluation. If paper bidding is adopted, the bidding documents can be mailed. When opening bids, the tenderer shall not require the person in charge of the project to be present; When evaluating bids, experts are encouraged to conduct remote and decentralized bid evaluation, and the practice of centralized extraction and decentralized bid evaluation by bid evaluation experts is supported. Encourage bidding to replace bid bond and letter of guarantee (guarantee insurance) with bid commitment, and promote the use of electronic letter of guarantee (guarantee guarantee).

The implementation period of the above policies and measures is from the date of issuance of this notice to the date of lifting the epidemic; "Notice" has a clear time limit for specific policies and measures, from its provisions; If the state issues relevant support policies, they shall be implemented in accordance with the policies.

Hunan Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development?

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