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案例

　　南宁一家房地产开发公司(下称南宁公司)在南宁市青秀区开发建设商品房，该工程发包给福建省甲建设工程有限公司(下称福建公司)承建，双方签订有《建设工程施工合同》，合同对工程价款、工程工期、质量等作出了明确约定，但没有约定发生纠纷时如何处理。工程施工到一半，双方产生纠纷，南宁公司到福建省福州市中级人民法院起诉，要求福建公司退出施工工地，并进行结算。

　　经查，福建公司在工商管理部门注册登记的住所地为福建省福州市，工程施工地在南宁市青秀区。本案存在选择管辖，即福建省福州市中级人民法院和南宁市中级人民法院均有管辖权。但南宁公司没有就近向南宁市中级人民法院起诉，而是跑到千里之外的福建省福州市中级人民法院起诉。

律师意见

　　因《建设工程施工合同》发生的结算纠纷，属于合同纠纷。我国《民事诉讼法》第24条规定：“因合同纠纷提起的诉讼，由被告住所地或者合同履行地人民法院管辖。”福建公司与南宁公司是在履行《建设工程施工合同》中发生纠纷，根据上述规定，南宁公司可以向福建公司的住所地，或者合同履行地的人民法院起诉。

　　福建公司的工商注册登记地是福建省福州市，因此其住所地是福建省福州市。涉案工程位于南宁市青秀区，因此合同履行地是南宁市青秀区。因此，南宁公司要起诉福建公司，可以向福建省福州市中级人民法院或者南宁市中级人民法院起诉。

　　笔者认为，南宁公司在选择向哪个有管辖权的法院起诉时，应考虑以下因素：1、节约成本。因南宁公司在南宁市，如果就近选择向南宁市中级人民法院起诉，可以节约大量的人力和物力，从而降低诉讼成本。2、方便诉讼。此类纠纷一般要法院委托第三方进行工程造价鉴定，如果选择向南宁市中级人民法院起诉，可为鉴定需要进行的实地测量提供方便，从而减短鉴定时间，为案件的审结提速。

　　南宁公司舍近求远，选择向福州市中级人民法院起诉，也许是更相信福州市中级人民法院能作出公正的判决。

case

A real estate development company in Nanning (hereinafter referred to as Nanning Company) is developing and constructing commercial housing in Qingxiu District, Nanning City. The project is contracted to Fujian Provincial Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Fujian Company) for construction. The two parties have signed a "Construction Project Construction Contract", which clearly stipulates the project price, project duration, quality, etc., but does not specify how to handle disputes in case of disputes. Halfway through the construction, a dispute arose between the two parties. Nanning Company filed a lawsuit with the Intermediate People's Court of Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, demanding that Fujian Company withdraw from the construction site and settle the settlement.

After investigation, the registered address of the Fujian company with the Administration for Industry and Commerce is Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, and the construction site is Qingxiu District, Nanning City. There is a choice of jurisdiction in this case, which means that both the Fuzhou Intermediate People's Court and the Nanning Intermediate People's Court in Fujian Province have jurisdiction. But the Nanning company did not file a lawsuit with the Intermediate People's Court of Nanning City nearby, but instead went to the Intermediate People's Court of Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, thousands of miles away to file a lawsuit.

Lawyer's opinion

Settlement disputes arising from the Construction Project Construction Contract belong to contract disputes. Article 24 of China's Civil Procedure Law stipulates: "A lawsuit filed due to a contract dispute shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court of the defendant's domicile or the place where the contract is performed." If a dispute arises between Fujian Company and Nanning Company during the performance of the Construction Project Construction Contract, according to the above provisions, Nanning Company may file a lawsuit with the people's court of the defendant's domicile or the place where the contract is performed.

The business registration address of the Fujian company is Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, therefore its domicile is Fuzhou City, Fujian Province. The project in question is located in Qingxiu District, Nanning City, therefore the place of contract performance is Qingxiu District, Nanning City. Therefore, if Nanning Company wants to sue Fujian Company, it can file a lawsuit with Fuzhou Intermediate People's Court or Nanning Intermediate People's Court in Fujian Province.

The author believes that when choosing which court with jurisdiction to file a lawsuit with, Nanning Company should consider the following factors: 1. Cost savings. Since Nanning Company is located in Nanning City, if it chooses to file a lawsuit with the Intermediate People's Court of Nanning City nearby, it can save a lot of manpower and material resources, thereby reducing litigation costs. 2. Convenient litigation. This type of dispute generally requires the court to entrust a third party to conduct engineering cost appraisal. If you choose to sue the Nanning Intermediate People's Court, it can provide convenience for on-site measurement required for appraisal, thereby reducing appraisal time and speeding up the conclusion of the case.

Nanning Company has chosen to sue the Fuzhou Intermediate People's Court, perhaps because it believes that the Fuzhou Intermediate People's Court can make a fair judgment.