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  "use_case": "Pipeline in-line inspection (pigging)",
  "quantity": null,
  "unit": "contract",
  "country": "CN",
  "currency": "CNY",
  "estimate": {
    "low": 4269600,
    "high": 4269600,
    "currency": "CNY",
    "based_on": 1
  },
  "method": "published unit price × quantity (exact unit conversions only); filtered to the best region match; older prices only if nothing newer",
  "notes": [
    "Range uses only benchmarks whose region matches CN.",
    "No quantity given: costs are per 1 contract.",
    "Arithmetic on published prices, not a quote: scope, access, permits, minimums and travel change real prices. Ask suppliers via submit_rfq."
  ],
  "basis": [
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
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      "description": "PipeChina Southwest Pipeline Co.: 2026 tri-axial high-definition MFL in-line inspection (geometry + IMU + MFL pigging, reports and integrity assessment) of about 102.301 km of gas pipeline (Anshun–Guiyang section of the China–Myanmar line plus two Zhonggui branch lines), tender estimate CNY 4,269,60",
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        "low": 4269600,
        "high": 4269600,
        "currency": "CNY",
        "unit": "per contract"
      },
      "region": "CN",
      "region_match": "country",
      "source_url": "https://www.qianlima.com/bid-564178587.html",
      "as_of": "2025-12-18",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 4269600,
        "high": 4269600,
        "currency": "CNY"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    }
  ],
  "available_units": [
    "contract"
  ],
  "fx_date": "2026-10-27"
}