The tender documents stipulate that the legal representative does not need to provide social security certification materials to participate in the project bidding. What is the basis?

According to the provisions of Article 18 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the legal representative is not covered by insurance, and according to the provisions of Article 51 of the Bidding Law, the qualification documents provided by bidders when they participate in bidding should not contain irrelevant materials.

Therefore, if the legal representative participates in the project bidding, it is usually not necessary to provide social security certification materials. However, in the actual operation process, it may be necessary to submit specific certification materials because of the requirements of other relevant laws and regulations or bidding documents. Therefore, bidders need to read the bidding documents carefully, understand the relevant requirements, and prepare the necessary supporting materials according to the requirements.