From the first day of becoming a supplier of Lianhe, Muya Forestry has become a Level 2 supplier, which is very rare.
Level 2 is the highest level among the suppliers of the United Nations. Even if Muya Forestry enters the special procurement list in the future, their Level 2 level will not change. What will change is only the importance of their saplings. The United Nations will Treat them as strategic materials in order to ensure supply.
The treatment of Muya Forestry is somewhat abrupt.
Moreover, according to the practice of the United Nations, if you want to become a supplier, you must provide qualification certificates and meet certain conditions, but Muya Forestry basically does not have any.
For example, at least three references from clients who have served within the past twelve months must be provided before becoming a vendor.
Another example is that the company has been established for at least three years.
Another example is the latest ISO certificate or proof of similar certificates.
Muya Forestry does not have any of these things.
They had no recommendation from customers, and the company had not been established for three years when they became the supplier of the United Nations, and there were no various certificates... They became suppliers entirely because of the strong recommendation of Roberto, the director of the Environmental Planning Agency at the time.
According to the procurement rules of the United Nations, only purchase orders of less than 30,000 US dollars can be directly selected by procurement officials to review the quotations.
For a purchase order as large as that for Muya Forestry, an international open bidding is usually required, and the bidding information is published in various official periodicals to advertise and invite suppliers to participate.
However, Muya Forestry has obviously received a lot of care and convenience, and they did not go through these standard procedures at all in the process of becoming a supplier.
Because of this incident, Robert received a lot of criticism in the Secretariat, and even some people in the UNEP believed that he had been bribed in Xiaguo, although such claims were investigated after investigation. If you can't come out, you can only let it go.
However, the qualifications of Muya Forestry have been questioned internally. This is also the reason why the Secretariat deliberately did not give Muya Forestry seedling money when it checked the UNEP.
Of course, things have changed. After this year's summary report is released, doubts about Muya Forestry will of course disappear.
At the same time, looking back now, Lobet did not follow the standard process to designate Muya Forestry as a supplier, and made large-scale purchases, which fully demonstrated his vision and decisiveness.
There is no need to mention the idea of taking bribes and taking benefits at all, it is already self-defeating.
Albert even believed that Roberto had seen the value of the saplings cultivated by Muya Forestry during his visit to Xiaguo, so he insisted on special treatment for Muya Forestry.
Even though he knew that he would be questioned in the Secretariat, he did not change his judgment.
There are really not many officials in the entire United Nations organization with such ability and courage.
It was also because of this that Albert had to take a look at this Xiaguo company in person.
As the person in charge of the purchasing department, he wanted to know clearly about this important supplier under his control.
He believes that after this year's summary report, the amount of purchase orders placed by UNEP on Muya Forestry will only increase in the new year.
As far as he knows, this Xiaguo company is very special. They purchase with Muya Forestry, and many methods are different from the original process.
Just like the procurement of other projects, the payment terms are generally 30 days after the goods are delivered, with no advance payment and no deposit. If it involves sales, all loans will be issued in batches, and the payment cycle will become relatively longer.
But in Muya Forestry, Muya Forestry actually requires them to pay a 10% deposit, and the payment must be very punctual and fast, without any negotiation.
To put it bluntly, if their payment is not on time, Muya Forestry will not distribute the next batch of saplings on time.
If it were any other company, the United Nations would have removed them from the list of suppliers long ago, but Muya Forestry has always been given special "care" and asked to occupy the position of the highest-level supplier.
In addition, most of the procurement from the United Nations requires localized service support. Even for the delivery of commodities such as chemical fertilizers that do not require installation, a local and reliable organization is required to deliver the goods to the door, which is very strict.
However, Muya Forestry has absolutely no service support at all. They just deliver the goods, and as long as the saplings leave the country, they don't care about anything. They don't even ask what the saplings will be like after they are planted.
Such a unique supplier is really speechless, but the survival rate of their saplings is so high that people can't replace them even if they want to.
Regarding what Carlos said, "there are several forestry companies in the United States that have very good saplings", Albert did not intend to learn more about it. He was more thinking about the reasons for Carlos' position.
Albert has known Carlos from a very early age and has a certain understanding of Carlos.
Carlos is an American and has always had an official background in the United States.
Before entering the Development Financing Office, he worked in the American public for many years and also worked in some lobby groups.
It is precisely because of his background that he has connections that others do not have, and his ability to raise funds is outstanding, so he has been the head of the Development Financing Office many years ago.
Carlos's reasons for opposing Muya Forestry's entry into the special procurement list at this time are not sufficient.
Moreover, he recommended an American forestry company, which also made Albert vigilant, unwilling to let political matters affect the procurement process too much.
Of course, as an official who has worked in the United Nations agency for many years, Albert will not use too drastic methods to reject Carlos' proposal.
After pondering for a while, he said: "Mr. Carlos, your opinion is very important. It is a reminder to us that we should indeed choose every supplier carefully."
After a slight pause, he said again: "How about this, please send me the relevant information of the companies you recommend first, I need to take a good look... well, please send me the information of their saplings, it is best If I can send a batch of saplings, I will ask experts to study them to see how they are."
Carlos is not a kid who just came out to work. He is very clear about the workflow of these large organizations. Although Albert's words are polite, they are actually more of a temporary appeasement to him.
Carlos thought for a while, and then said: "I think this is good, Mr. Albert, let's put aside the matter of the special procurement list first, and wait for two years to see if Muya Forestry's saplings are really so good." Good anti-desertification effect, and then make a decision.”
Albert said: "I will report this matter to Mr. Secretary-General personally, and see what Mr. Secretary-General thinks before making a decision."
If this was changed to the ancient Xia Kingdom, it would mean asking for a holy order...
Although Carlos was reluctant, he could only keep his mouth shut and said nothing more.
For the next few days.
Under the leadership of Chen Mu, Albert and others wandered around Muya Forestry.
They visited the Muya Research Institute and learned about the various patents owned by the Muya Research Institute, which was enough for them to understand that it was no accident that this Xia country company could rise in such a short period of time.
They also visited the planting sites of desert rice and greenhouse fruits and vegetables, and the technical strength of Muya Forestry further refreshed their cognition.
While visiting, Albert was not idle. The person in charge of the Xiaguo Office had already had a deep understanding of the situation of Muya Forestry.
Albert took the information sent by the Xia Guo office, and after reading it, he directly circulated it to other people in the same industry.
"No wonder they don't care about our orders, their saplings are very popular in the country of Xia, and the market share of their seedling products has been growing at a high rate.
As far as Haloxylon seedlings are concerned, their market share in Xia State has reached more than 30%, the share of trial production in the northwest of Xia State is 55%, and in Xinjiang and Qi Province is 90%. .
With their current seedling production capacity, even if there is no order from us, their saplings are in short supply in China and can be completely digested. "
After everyone circulated the information, Albert's face became more and more serious, and he said: "According to the data we have so far, the Xia Kingdom has increased forests by an average of 1.94 million hectares per year in the past 10 years. The growth rate is 0.93%, which means that the total net increase in forest area of Xia Kingdom is close to the area of Beihe Province of Xia Kingdom.
In order to prevent desertification, Xiaguo's tree planting program is achieving great success. In many aspects... no matter technology or management methods, they are at the leading level in the entire world.
For example, the saplings cultivated by Muya Forestry have excellent performance in arid desert areas. This can be seen from the summary report of our Environmental Planning Agency, and I don’t need to say anything more.
Therefore, I have decided that our procurement department will increase the procurement volume of Muya Forestry in the next year, there is no doubt about it. "
Carlos said: "Mr. Albert, here I want to state a fact to you, such as environmental protection, one cannot just look at the short-term effect.
In fact, Xiaguo is not the first country to try to restore desertified land with artificial forests.
In the 1930s, the strong black dust storms in the central part of the United States raged in many states. In order to deal with it, the president of the United States organized millions of unemployed workers into a tree-planting army and planted about 220 million trees.
In the 1940s, Su-Russian leaders also launched the "Natural Transformation Plan" to plant large-scale forests similar to windbreaks in the southern plains.
Both of these plans ultimately fell through, as the saplings planted in some areas died within a few years.
So, Monsieur Albert, we should still allow time to discern all this. "
Albert shook his head: "No, Mr. Carlos, your words can't convince me.
It is no longer a year or two for Xia Guo to use man-made forests to restore desertified land. They are not just a short-term attempt like the United States or Russia.
The Xia people have persisted in their tree planting plan for more than 20 years. If time can be tried and made a mistake, what they have done is enough to prove a lot of things.
We don't need to make too many new attempts, just take out and spread their successful experience and technology.
Just like the saplings of Muya Forestry, I think it is very worthy of our promotion. "
What Carlos said is what some Western media have said over the years, and they have never stopped questioning Xia Guo's tree planting plan.
However, based on Albert's many years of working experience in the procurement department, he disagrees with such a statement.
There are some things that become completely unrecognizable when they involve politics.
Just like the saplings produced by Muya Forestry, there are many varieties, and the effect of planting them in the desert is very good. This is what Albert saw with his own eyes.
At present, worldwide, due to the continuous printing of money by the United States, inflation has caused prices to rise, and the financial pressure of the Procurement Department is very high.
Saving money has become a major problem that the Procurement Department will soon face.
Although the unit price of Muya Forestry's saplings is higher than that of ordinary saplings, the survival rate after planting is high. Compared with last year's data, the procurement department saved more than three million US dollars in this project, and obtained The effect is even better, which is equivalent to saving money and doing big things.
This year, if we increase the purchase volume of Muya Forestry, the Procurement Department should be able to save more.
After various considerations, Albert has made a decision in his heart. He will spare no effort to add Muya Forestry to the special procurement list, no matter what words Carlos and the forces behind him will use to question and obstruct it. .
After a few days, Chen Mu sent the people from the United Kingdom away.
Qi Yinong was also sent away.
When Qi Yinong was about to leave, he "brazenly" confiscated three catties of tea leaves from Chen Mu.
Qi Yinong took the tea and was in a good mood. Before leaving, he said to Chen Mu: "I have already asked Mr. Albert for you. There is no problem with your company entering the special procurement list. Just wait!"
After a few days of entertaining, I got such a qualification, which feels quite worth it.
"Good luck, good luck to you..."
After sending the people away, Chen Mu couldn't help but walked back slowly while singing a little song as he watched the car leave quickly, in a good mood.
According to what Qi Yinong said before, the qualifications of the United Nations directory are even more useful than some international standard certifications.
As long as you get it, you can do business smoothly in many places in the future.
And more importantly, the purchase volume of the United Nations will increase greatly.
At the same time, some relevant agencies in the United Nations, including the World Bank, FAO, Procurement Services Office, UNDP... and a series of agencies, will put Muya Forestry as a priority when they encounter relevant procurement inside.
In addition, orders from other countries and institutions will follow.
In short, this time Muya Forestry was lucky.