The passage you are reading is the beginning part of a report in the original. Then, what is "This", the first word, most probably referring to

A．An offered illustration.

B．Part of a textbook on politics.

C．What the author is going to write.

D．The principle that voters are shrewder than' most politicians believe.

某卷烟厂拟扩大生产规模，准备在原厂房旁扩建并安装一条现代化生产线，详细设计已完成，技术资料齐备，相应手续基本齐全，但资金尚未落实，现正与××银行商谈贷款事宜，并委托D项目管理公司代理招标采购。为便于管理设备和提高生产效率，经论证，将原生产线的两台主要关键设备更新成与新建生产线相同型号的设备是较好的方案，只是一些细节尚需详细设计。该项目设备为专用设备，只有少数几家企业制造。扩建厂房为钢结构，设备安装要求二级以上资质。

工程施工招标应具备哪些条件？该项目能否开始招标？