The engineering supervision business of CITIC Group started in the mid-1980s. It was one of the earliest companies taking up this business and was chosen by the Ministry of Construction as the pilot unit for carrying out engineering supervision. China International Economic Consultants Co., Ltd. (CIEC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of CITIC Group and is the first and leading consulting firm in China. CIEC has been certified as Grade A engineering consultancy by the Ministry of Construction and a member of both FIDIC and China Association of Engineering Supervision. It has also passed ISO 9001:2000 Standard. Through reorganization of its engineering supervision operations, the company's engineering supervision business has been further expanded and developed. CIEC boast now more then 150 professional staff for engineering supervision, 80% of whom are highly qualified technical personnel.

The leadership of CITIC Group attaches great importance to engineering supervision. Over the years, the CITIC engineering supervision team have gained rich working experiences and mastered relevant methods through practical work. The company has completed scores of medium and major industrial and civilian infrastructure and construction projects many of which are among the biggest in China and Asia. For example, the first modern office building and the first sky scraper steel structure in China, as well as the biggest highway and railway bridge with the longest span in Asia. Many of the projects under its engineering supervision have been awarded numerous prizes for high quality, such as "Great Wall Cup" award and others.

CIEC has also set up joint ventures with world-renowned companies of project management, such as Bechtel and Jones Lang LaSalle of U.S. The company is also the earliest consulting firm for project management in the country.

Acting on the principle and directive put forward by the founder of CITIC Group Mr. Rong Yiren, adhering to "efficiency, integrity and dedication", as well as "independence, objectivity and impartiality", the company is going to further unfold its engineering supervision business and render satisfactory and quality service to its customers.

Advantages of CITIC Engineering Supervision

• Its staff consist of first-rate talented people.
• Its management and experience are in line with international practices.
• It enjoys excellent relations with the government.
• It has co-operated and formed joint ventures with world famous companies of project management.
• It has accumulated rich experience in extending services to customers both at home and abroad and created many "number one" projects in China and Asia.
• It has been following international standard in serving its domestic and foreign customers.
• Its working team include professional people, such as lawyers, accountants as well as experts specializing in engineering consulting, investment consulting, trading consulting and management consulting.