On June 30, 3016, the Ministry of Construction issued the Circular No. 18/2016/TT-BXD detailing and guiding some contents on project appraisal and approval and design and estimate of works construction.
In accordance with this Circular, project submission and appraisal, design and estimate of works construction in accordance with authority to ensure the prescribed appraisal procedures and time limit; appraisal of design and construction estimate is done with the entire works or each works of project or by phase or project package but must ensure the consistency and uniformity of content and grounds for calculation in appraisal results; openness and transparency on order, procedures, dossier and appraisal result and compliance with regulations on reform of administrative procedures during the appraisal; project approval and design and estimate of works construction in accordance with authority or authorization after there is a Notice of appraisal result and the dossier submitted for approval is added or completed as required by the appraisal body…
For projects which have a number of steps of design more than the prescribed number, the specialized construction body only appraises the design dossier at the step of design according to regulation of law, the remaining steps of design shall be decided by the investment decider for appraisal and approval. Where the name and content of steps of design of project follow the international practices other than the prescribed steps of design, the specialized construction body only appraises the design dossier with the content corresponding to the basic and technical steps of design or construction drawing design.
The investor inspects, reviews and take responsibility before the appraisal body and law for the legitimacy and contents of appraisal dossier; explains and completes appraisal dossier as required by the appraisal body; directly chooses the qualified consultant to carry out the verification for the appraisal and takes responsibility for checking the content of verification of the consultant to meet the verification requirements….
This Circular takes effect on August 15, 2016.
