On April 18, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) issued a notice of the conclusion of Minister Nguyen Van Thang at a meeting on the forms of implementing investment projects to build transport infrastructure.
According to the assessment of the Ministry of Transport , the investment projects in the construction of transport infrastructure (KCHTGT) - the Ministry of Transport using public investment capital managed by the Ministry of Transport are currently mainly implemented in the usual order. In the coming time, the Ministry of Transport will implement investment in large-scale projects, with high technical requirements, using new technology.
The conclusion announcement stated: "It is necessary to promote research and application to diversify implementation forms, suitable for each project; improve the quality of survey and design work, create synchronization, unity, efficiency, save time and costs in construction investment; at the same time create conditions for domestic enterprises to access and transfer advanced and modern technology and techniques and contribute to consolidating, developing and attracting more enterprises and investors in investing in the construction of transport infrastructure".
Minister Nguyen Van Thang requested the Department of Legal Affairs, the Department of Planning and Investment (Ministry of Transport), the Vietnam Expressway Administration, specialized management departments, and project management boards (PMUs) under the Ministry of Transport to study and report on outstanding issues and specifically propose amendments and supplements to legal documents and solutions to implement the KCHTGT construction investment project under the EPC and EC contract form; send a report to the Ministry of Transport before April 30, 2023. The Ministry of Transport assigned the Construction Investment Management Department (CMD) to preside over and synthesize opinions of agencies and units, and report to the Ministry of Transport in May 2023 for consideration and direction of implementation.
Regarding the EC contract form, Minister Nguyen Van Thang assigned the Legal Department to preside over and coordinate with the Department of Construction Investment Management (DIM) to research and clearly report on the authority of the Ministry of Transport in developing and promulgating a Circular guiding the application of the EC contract form to investment projects in the construction of transport infrastructure.
"In case of not having enough authority to issue or having authority to issue but not being able to resolve practical problems, it is necessary to request the Ministry of Planning and Investment to amend, supplement or issue a new circular to guide the preparation of bidding documents for EPC packages, EC organizes domestic bidding to ensure compliance with practical conditions for implementation," the notice stated.
Also according to the conclusion announcement of the Ministry of Transport, the Department of Construction Management is assigned to preside over and coordinate with the Legal Department to study and review the draft revised Law on Bidding and closely coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment in the process of completing the draft Law and in the process of developing and promulgating guiding decrees and circulars, ensuring specific regulations on related contents to have sufficient basis for organizing the selection of contractors in the form of mixed bidding packages to ensure suitability with the practical needs and characteristics of the transport sector.
At the same time, study and review current construction laws and regulations, and propose that the Ministry of Construction amend and supplement legal documents to provide specific guidance on cost management, bid package estimates, contract management, and construction quality management for mixed bid packages to ensure consistency, synchronization, and convenience in the implementation of KCHTGT construction investment projects.
- EPC general contract, full name is Engineering Procurement and Construction contract, is a type of construction contract in which the contractor performs all work from technical design or construction drawing design, supply of materials and equipment to construction of works, project items and trial run and handover to the investor. - EC contract (abbreviation of Engineering - Construction) - Design and construction contract to carry out the design and construction of works and construction items; the general design and construction contract is a contract to design and construct all works of a construction investment project. |
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