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Taicang vocational CNC lathes

2025 procurement · signing dates conflict

Selected findings reviewedReview snapshot 2026-10-24Independent review not established4 original files available ↓

WHAT THE HELD EVIDENCE SAYS

An award names an identified supplier for two CNC lathes. The contract cover and portal report different signing dates.

Retain both dates and their sources. Supplier testimony on manufacturing and enterprise size needs independent corroboration.

What remains open

Contract cover says 23 August 2025; portal says signed 5 September 2025. Date conflict retained. Acceptance and payment remain open.

01 · IMPLEMENTATION

Evidence at each step

Recorded stages describe the review snapshot. An open stage means it is not established here; it is not a finding of failure.

  1. Call / rulesRecorded
  2. Original annexRecorded
  3. Award / allocationRecorded
  4. ContractRecorded
  5. AcceptanceNot established
  6. Reported executionNot established
  7. Bank paymentNot established

STRESS-TEST THE CONCLUSION

Can I make this claim?

Reasoning checks grounded in the reviewed case. Open a claim to see what supports it, what it would overstate and the next test.

“The signing date is conclusively 5 September 2025.”
Unresolved source conflict

The portal reports 5 September, while the stamped contract cover reads 23 August. Both assertions are retained.

Neither source is silently treated as the corrected date.

Next test: Seek an authority clarification or a documented explanation of the date fields.

Editorial reasoning aid based on the 2026-10-24 review snapshot; not a new independent adjudication.

“Micro-enterprise status has been independently verified.”
Not established

The published declaration states micro-enterprise status and identifies the supplier as manufacturer. It is bidder testimony.

Visual transcription confirms the reviewed wording, not independent enterprise-size or ownership verification.

Next test: Check the relevant entity and period using independent corroborating records.

Editorial reasoning aid based on the 2026-10-24 review snapshot; not a new independent adjudication.

02 · COMPETING RECORDS

Keep both assertions.

Contract signing date

RECORD A

23 August 2025 · stamped PDF cover

Inspect S121 ↗
RECORD B

5 September 2025 · portal signing field

Inspect S105 ↗

Neither date is silently preferred. Seek a primary clarification.

Quantity fields

RECORD A

2 lathes · award

Inspect S105 ↗
RECORD B

1 · contract-summary quantity

Inspect S105 ↗

Retain the distinct field meanings; this does not establish missing delivery.

CLAIM → CLAUSE → ORIGINAL

Evidence receipts

2 receipts

Text matching checks the saved wording. It does not establish that a claim is true or that an event occurred.

01The award identifies 苏州鄂尔精密机械有限公司, USCC91320585MA1P3T883L; two lathes at 545,000 yuan reconcile to 1,090,000 yuan.S105 · Composite notice: award section,19August2025
Quote found in saved textSource metadata matches review
91320585MA1P3T883L
Stage / meaning
announced award to
Entity or object
苏州鄂尔精密机械有限公司
Review date
2026-10-24

Award and contract consideration, not a grant or payment. Contract-summary quantity 1 differs from the award quantity 2; retain both source meanings.

Provenance & review basis

Not established; original review snapshot and automated text check are distinct.

Receipt receipt-f18872fe636d2e9c

Source SHA-256 4dde416f117ecab1d7f91d3fec745c146765021cda8a405b0d9fe6c224b2a9c1

Review SHA-256 4dde416f117ecab1d7f91d3fec745c146765021cda8a405b0d9fe6c224b2a9c1

02The published SME declaration identifies the supplier itself as manufacturer and declares micro-enterprise status.S130 · PDFpage1, supplier declaration dated15August2025; visually transcribed because OCR is garbled
Visual transcription in review snapshotSource metadata matches review
制造商为苏州鄂尔精密机械有限公司 … 属于微型企业
Stage / meaning
self declares manufacturer
Entity or object
Taicang CNC lathes
Review date
2026-10-24

Bidder declaration checked visually; not independent verification of enterprise size or ownership.

Provenance & review basis

Not established; original review snapshot and automated text check are distinct.

Receipt receipt-cb013ac3dce4420e

Source SHA-256 ca82c2f98bf16b40bdada2ad49e25db9f8a157d32f168454ee876d45d91a789d

Review SHA-256 ca82c2f98bf16b40bdada2ad49e25db9f8a157d32f168454ee876d45d91a789d

DOCUMENT CHRONOLOGY

Dates with their sources.

  1. Procurement call (third notice), published on composite portal page

    Source S105 ↗
  2. Supplier SME / manufacturer declaration

    Source S130 ↗
  3. Award announced: two lathes, RMB1,090,000

    Source S105 ↗
  4. Stamped contract cover signing date — conflicts with portal

    Source S121 ↗
  5. Portal-reported signing date — conflicts with original cover

    Source S105 ↗
  6. Contract notice published

    Source S105 ↗

PRESERVED EVIDENCE

Source register

4 source records

Availability is checked locally. Each original download verifies its bytes against the stored SHA-256. Matching source metadata is a separate check.

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