一、背景

1. 巴基斯坦白沙瓦至卡拉奇高速公路（也称为 M5) 是中巴经济走廊金额最大的基础设施项目。项目由中国建筑股份有限公司担任总承包。

2. 该高速公路连接巴基斯坦北部边境城市白沙瓦和南部沿海城市卡拉奇，中间途径巴第二大城市拉合尔，全长1152公里。

3. 此次涉及的苏库尔至木尔坦段位于整个线路中段，长392公里，设计为双向6车道、时速120公里，工期为36个月， 合同金额近30亿美元。

4. 2018年底，随着新总理上台，巴基斯坦内阁做了调整，86年出生的萨义德成为巴基斯坦交通部长。

5. 本月，这位属虎的新任交通部长对之前政府在CPEC的这条公路上的安排做出了指责，包括程序正义问题、金额问题等等，这其中自然牵扯到了CSCEC。

注： 萨义德部长在巴基斯坦是位“网红”政客，年纪轻轻就当选议员，还因为涉嫌学历造假被巴基斯坦的学生起来抗议。所以他的言论，往往很受关注。

对此，CSCEC 做了一个声明回应，我们认为这个声明写的有理有据有情、而且其中做的媒体宣传很到位，值得中资企业学习。

下面，我们将CSCEC的声明（巴基斯坦方汇总版）部分要点摘录如下：

二、The Statement

1. CSCEC has profound respect for Pakistan and its people. In the spirit of win-win cooperation and benefiting Pakistani people, we have been carrying out our business activities and all of our operations fully in compliance with Pakistani laws and regulations. All the allegations made recently are baseless and untrue.

2.The project is the flagship project of CPEC. It immensely benefits Pakistani people and symbolizes China-Pakistan friendship. We are proud to participate in this project. The whole tendering, bidding process and award of the contract have been made in accordance with local laws and international practices.

3. CSCEC signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Pakistan (GoP) in July 2013. The MoU envisaged a motorway connecting Karachi to Lahore. It was a non-binding document and valid for a period of one year that expired on July 4, 2014, while the bidding process started in June 2015. This MoU had no influence over the whole bidding process.

4.After an open and transparent bidding process, CSCEC was declared the lowest bidder. Moreover, the final bid price was reduced substantially under the requirement of the GoP. It is common in the international construction field that there are certain differences between the cost estimate provided in the feasibility study report and the bid price.

 Some of the cost items that increased the bid price and were not added in the cost estimate during the feasibility stage include but not limited to the following: use of LTE dedicated frequency for the Intelligent Transport System (ITS), inclusion of taxes and duties, formation of granular material platforms for flood protection, construction of 235 km service road, defects notification period up to 3 years against normal of 1 year, increased length of the project, more bridges and service areas, etc in the bidding documents, which undoubtedly had an additional cost impact. It must be noted that the PC-1 for the Project was not prepared by CSCEC.

5.Currently, the project is progressing smoothly and expected to be handed over on schedule. It will indeed be a miracle in the world to complete almost 400 km motorway within 3 years. This achievement is not easy and could only be made possible after the joint efforts of all participating parties. We sincerely hope that relevant personnel will do more to benefit the progress of the project, to benefit the Pakistani people and to benefit the friendship between Pakistan and China.

As a participant of CPEC, CSCEC is willing to join hands with our Pakistani brothers, to make our contribution to the development of this country. We remain committed to continue untiring efforts to enhance the friendship and the brotherhood between Pakistan and China.

CSCEC is the largest investment and construction corporation in the world. The company has earned its international status for its actual strength, quality, integrity, cooperation, mutual benefit and respect of laws, rules and regulations of every country in the world.

The Statement Concludes.