The municipal government of Beijing announced on its official website the launch of the tender process for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Games' construction project in the Yanqing district, one of three host areas for the events, according to Nong Ruowen of YUTANG SPORTS. The construction of Yanqing's Winter Olympic stadiums will be divided into two parts. Part A, which includes the National Alpine Ski Center and National Sliding Center, will be "wholly invested by the government during the construction period." After Beijing 2022, the centers "will be renovated and operated" in a public-private partnership model. Part B, consisting of the Olympic Village, media center and other facilities in Yanqing, will be built and operated in a public-private partnership model. The 30-year PPP project will be composed of a 5-year construction period and a 25-year operation period. The government also requires that those capitals which bid for this project "should have experience in large-scale ski resort operation" (YUTANG SPORTS, 4/10).
