On March 5th, the bidding ceremony for the first batch of centralized procurement for China Overseas Development in 2026 was held at the China Overseas Building in Shenzhen. Guo Lei, Vice President of China Overseas Development, attended the ceremony and awarded the winning bidder with a plaque. As a long-term strategic partner of Zhonghai and one of the first batch of winning bidders for centralized procurement, Zhang Yichen, Vice Chairman of Zhonghai, was invited to attend the ceremony and accepted the award on behalf of the company.

At the beginning of the meeting, Zhang Yichen made a statement. He provided a detailed introduction to the business development and industrial layout of the company. He stated that through its independent innovation platform, the company continues to promote the iterative upgrading of its product system and application scenarios. With its advanced manufacturing technology, mature deepening design, and comprehensive supporting services, such as layer and silent drainage systems, it will definitely help build "good houses" for Zhonghai. At the same time, he also expressed the willingness of ERA, as the enterprise with the highest export volume in China's plastic pipeline industry for consecutive years, to jointly explore overseas markets with China Shipping and Lingchao.

At the meeting, Xu Jiang, General Manager of China Overseas Development Cost Management Department and Vice Chairman of Lingchao Supply Chain, and Duan Muying, General Manager of Lingchao Supply Chain, respectively gave speeches. They express sincere gratitude to their long-term partners who have supported the development of China Shipping and Leading Tide's supply chain. They hope that everyone can work together to create a new paradigm of agile, efficient, transparent, and trustworthy supply chain collaboration, transform the results of cooperation into solid guarantees for engineering quality, and achieve the strategic goal of mutual benefit and win-win. At the end of the meeting, Guo Lei congratulated and awarded licenses to the 38 winning units of centralized procurement, and put forward three work requirements: "high-quality service, customer-oriented", "technological innovation, driving progress", and "compliance, law-abiding, and steady development".

As a pioneer of state-owned enterprises, Zhonghai has been deeply involved in the real estate industry for more than 40 years. Its selection of suppliers is extremely strict, and the winning bidders are all enterprises with outstanding strength and good reputation in their respective fields. The cooperation between ERA and Zhonghai began in 2008. Over the years, ERA and Zhonghai have maintained a close strategic partnership, and the reliability, mutual trust, and tacit understanding between the two companies come from their shared vision, relentless pursuit of quality, and protection of human habitation. ERA has been awarded the title of "Excellent Supplier of China Shipping A-level" and has been deeply involved in high-end projects such as China Shipping Shenwan Jiuxu, Huanyu Jiuzhang, Jia No. 3 Institute, and Nanhai No. 3 Institute, becoming a vivid epitome of cooperation between the two parties.

This centralized procurement bid covers multiple series of products in the fields of construction engineering and municipal engineering, including water supply, drainage, electrical engineering, and underfloor heating. As the winning bidder for the first batch of centralized procurement, the high recognition of the strength of the company in various fields by Zhonghai is also fully reflected.
