Prohibit the act of arranging and collusion in bidding for transportation projects.

On April 17, the Ministry of Transport issued a document requesting departments, offices, institutes, Project Management Boards, Corporations, Departments of Transport of localities, etc. to have solutions to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of bidding work to ensure strictness, publicity, transparency, and compliance with regulations.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Transport requires agencies, units, investors/Project Management Boards to study, disseminate, and train on legal regulations on bidding; thoroughly and comprehensively understand and have effective solutions to prevent, stop, and eliminate opportunities and conditions for negativity and corruption in bidding activities.

Trong thời gian tới, Bộ Giao thông vận tải sẽ tổ chức đấu thầu hàng loạt trạm dừng nghỉ trên tuyến cao tốc bắc-nam. — In the coming time, the Ministry of Transport will organize bidding for a series of rest stops on the North-South expressway.

The Ministry of Transport reminds investors/Project Management Boards to strictly implement the Ministry's instructions on contractor selection; strictly prohibit acts of arrangement, collusion, dividing bid packages to appoint contractors, setting unreasonable and inappropriate conditions in bidding documents/request documents, especially acts of obstructing and restricting the participation of contractors.

In addition, investors/Project Management Boards need to select personnel with qualifications, capacity, moral qualities and meeting the requirements as prescribed to participate in the bidding expert team; the bidding documents/request documents must ensure that the evaluation and bid evaluation criteria are in accordance with the provisions of law, the nature, characteristics and actual conditions of the bidding package. The evaluation of bidding documents/proposal documents must be honest, objective, fair and transparent; selected contractors/investors must meet the requirements on capacity, experience, financial resources/financial plans to implement the project/bidding package, and meet the quality and progress requirements of the project.

“The units must promptly and thoroughly resolve the recommendations and feedback of contractors/investors (if any) in accordance with regulations; ensure the legitimate rights and interests of contractors/investors, and prevent prolonged complaints; strictly and timely implement and ensure the quality of periodic and ad hoc bidding reports as prescribed; and take full responsibility before the law and the Minister of Transport for the results of the bidding,” Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Duy Lam emphasized.

The Ministry of Transport also assigned relevant agencies and units, according to their assigned functions, tasks, authorities and responsibilities, to strengthen inspection of programs/projects under the management of the Ministry; resolutely handle violators (if any) according to their authority or promptly report and propose the Ministry to handle them according to regulations.

Construction of traffic projects and works.

In recent times, the Ministry of Transport has increased decentralization and delegated the authority to assign investor tasks to agencies and units to create initiative, enhance responsibility, effectiveness and efficiency in bidding work; issued documents requiring investors/Project Management Boards to organize implementation, select contractors strictly, publicly, transparently and in compliance with regulations. Since 2022, under the direction of the Ministry, relevant units have deployed bidding on the national bidding network for all construction, consulting and consulting fee packages using domestic capital under the management of the Ministry.

“Investors/Project Management Boards have organized implementation in compliance with the law on bidding and related laws, without arising complicated complaints or recommendations regarding bidding; contractors/investors selected to implement the project/bidding package basically met the requirements on quality and progress, contributing to promoting the disbursement of investment capital and ensuring the investment efficiency of the project,” Deputy Minister Nguyen Duy Lam affirmed.

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