Dak Nong determined to complete 3 key projects before province merger

Overtime, extra shifts at many projects

Of the total construction investment capital of more than 4,000 billion VND in 2025 of Dak Nong , the Provincial Construction Investment Project Management Board (QLDA) accounts for nearly half. The province's capital disbursement rate depends largely on the board's disbursement rate.

By the end of April 2025, Dak Nong had only disbursed 11.57% of the public investment capital plan for 2025.

As of May 14, 2025, the Project Management Board has disbursed nearly VND 152 billion out of the total VND 1,829 billion capital plan for 2025, reaching 8.3%.

Currently, some projects have completed volume, the Project Management Board is organizing the acceptance and payment work to send documents to the capital allocation agency.

According to the Project Management Board, the biggest obstacle in disbursing public investment capital is still site clearance. The time required to complete procedures for granting newly granted land for exploitation and the work of completing mine conditions for exploitation takes a long time, leading to delays in project progress.

Some contractors are slow to mobilize workers, materials, and equipment at the construction site, so they cannot meet the committed schedule and schedule. The project to upgrade the Provincial General Hospital is an example. In 2025, this project was allocated 270 billion VND. To date, the project has disbursed nearly 19 billion VND, reaching 6.7% of the plan.

The project to upgrade the Provincial General Hospital is slow to disburse funds compared to the contractor's commitment.

Project Management Board Director Ha Sy Son informed that according to the contractor's commitment, 109 billion VND will be disbursed in 4 months of 2025. However, through actual inspection and acceptance at the site, the project only disbursed 73 billion VND, 36 billion VND behind the commitment.

Also according to the commitment, at this time, the number of workers the contractor needs to mobilize is 170 people. Of which, 100 are construction workers and 70 are MEP workers. However, through inspection, the current site only has a total of 120 people, not meeting the requirements according to the commitment.

Contractor of Gia Nghia City Central Square Project

According to Mr. Son, the Project Management Board has warned twice about the delay. The unit has requested the contractor to drastically mobilize materials and labor to compensate for the delay.

“Together with urging the contractor, we have proposed that the Department of Construction advise the Provincial People's Committee to extend the completion schedule from August 2025 to December 31, 2025 for this project. The contractor should mobilize human and material resources, as well as the progress of importing equipment to ensure the time,” Mr. Son proposed.

Regarding the project progress, Mr. Le Bao Anh, General Director of Construction Company No. 1 - JSC, the contractor of the Dak Nong General Hospital Upgrade Project, said that the unit takes full responsibility for the project progress. However, because the machinery and equipment are imported from many places around the world , it takes a lot of time.

“According to the schedule, by July 15, 2025, all equipment and machinery, with a total value of about 200 billion VND, will arrive at the site. When the equipment arrives, the disbursement volume will be very fast. At that time, we will mobilize all human and material resources to construct the project,” Mr. Anh pledged.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Dak Nong Provincial People's Committee Ho Van Muoi visited the Gia Nghia City Central Square Project on May 15.

At the meeting with the Project Management Board on May 15, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ho Van Muoi directed: "We work day and night. Contractors work overtime to speed up the work. Whenever the weather is favorable, we will work immediately. Along with ensuring progress, the issue of project quality must be given top priority. We cannot be careless about quality because the project is pressed for time."

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the investor to coordinate with the contractor to plan a specific time for disbursement. At this point, there is no reason to keep capital, especially for some projects such as: Central Square, Provincial General Hospital.

As of April 30, 2025, public investment capital in Dak Nong disbursed 474 billion VND out of the total capital plan for 2025 of 4,098 billion VND, reaching 11.57% of the plan. Of which, the local budget disbursed 219/1,298 billion VND, reaching 16.91%. The central budget disbursed 203/2,116 billion VND, reaching 9.6%. ODA disbursed 8.3/261 billion VND, reaching 3.17%.

Must clear the land completely

The slow disbursement progress is mainly due to slow site clearance. Currently, there are many projects in the area that are stuck in site clearance.

Chairman of Gia Nghia City People's Committee Ngo Duc Trong said that the city's public investment capital in 2025 is mainly from land acquisition and clearance costs. Many key projects in the province are stuck and cannot be disbursed.

“We have carried out enforcement against some households who are deliberately delaying. The locality is determined to finish the job and hand over the land to the investors,” said Mr. Trong.

Gia Nghia City authorities conduct measurements and site clearance for projects.

Regarding capital disbursement, Standing Vice Chairman of Dak Nong Provincial People's Committee Le Trong Yen emphasized that by June 30, 2025, projects under the authority of the district level must complete site clearance.

We must be bold in this work. Localities and investors need to dare to think, dare to do, dare to take responsibility to make it happen.

“To speed up the progress of projects, we need to change human factors, methods, and coordination. Investors need to closely monitor compensation for crop prices and facilities for people in the project area,” emphasized Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Trong Yen.

At the working session with the Provincial Project Management Board, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ho Van Muoi emphasized that the biggest problem now is site clearance. Site clearance is required before construction can begin.

“Now, there is not much time left. If land acquisition and clearance are not completed before July 1, 2025, it will be very difficult and complicated when the district level is abolished. Therefore, at present, any project that has land issues must be cleared immediately,” Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Ho Van Muoi directed.

Many traffic projects in Dak Nong are upgraded and repaired.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized that to achieve a smooth liberation, there must be the consensus and support of the people. The provincial leaders greatly hope for support from the people, especially in key projects.

Because, this is not only a project to promote socio-economic development, but also has great political significance for Dak Nong. People should create maximum conditions for government agencies to have space to speed up the progress of projects.

“Whatever we do, we are determined to complete three key projects before the province merges, including: Gia Nghia City Central Square Project; Dak Nong Provincial General Hospital Upgrade Project; Provincial Road 3 Upgrade Project,” Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ho Van Muoi directed.

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