Vietnam: What is the latest report form on the completion of construction items or works?
What is the latest report form on the completion of construction items or works in Vietnam?
The latest report form on the completion of construction items or works in Vietnam is specified in Appendix VIa issued with Decree 06/2021/ND-CP as follows:
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What are the conditions for putting construction items or works into operation in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 3, Article 23 of Decree 06/2021/ND-CP as follows:
Tests of completion of construction items or works before putting them into operation
1. Tests of completion of construction items or works:
Before putting them into operation, an investor shall be responsible for undertaking and directly participating in tests of all of construction items or the entire project if the following requirements are satisfied:
a) The construction works are completely and fully performed according to the approved design documents;
b) The test of construction works, project constituents, and at the construction stage is fully conducted in accordance with Articles 21 and 22 of this Decree;
c) Results of the test, inspection, experiment or test run conform to technical requirements set out in construction design rules;
d) Complying with legislative regulations on fire prevention and fighting, environmental protection and other relevant provisions of laws.
2. The conditional test or the test of specific constituents of the construction work:
a) The investor may decide to conduct the conditional test before putting a construction item or construction work into temporary operation in case the basic construction work has been completed according to the design requirements, but there are still some issues related to quality that do not affect the load-bearing capacity, longevity and usability of the work; the project meets eligibility requirements for operation and comply with relevant specialized laws. Commissioning test results must be endorsed by the written report containing information prescribed in Clause 6 of this Article, clearly specifying quality-related issues that need to be dealt with or construction works to be continued and the time or duration of completed mitigation or completion of construction works, and requirements concerning the scope of service of a construction work (if any). The investor shall undertake the test for the completion of the construction work after quality-related issues are successfully handled or the remaining construction works are completed;
b) In case where a constituent of the construction work is completed and meets the conditions specified in Clause 1 of this Article, the investor may decide to conduct the pre-commissioning test of this constituent before putting it into temporary operation. Pre-commissioning test results must be certified by a report containing the information specified in Clause 6 of this Article which must clearly elaborate on the project constituent to be tested. The investor shall be responsible for continuing to finish and test the rest of constituents or construction items according to the design requirements. The process of finishing the rest must ensure safety and not affecting the normal exploitation and operation of the tested construction constituent.
3. Conditions for putting the construction work or construction item into operation or in use:
a) They are tested as per Clause 1 and 2 of this Article;
b) As for the construction works specified in Clause 1, Article 24 of this Decree, the pre-commissioning tests thereof must be inspected by the competent state authorities specified in Clause 2, Article 24 of this Decree, and the results of the test specified at Point a of this Clause must obtain the written approval granted by investors. For construction works using public investment capital or state capital other than public investment capital, investors shall only be allowed to settle construction contracts after obtaining the abovestated written approval of test results. For the construction works constituting a PPP project, the above-stated written approval of the pre-commissioning test results shall serve as a basis for the PPP project enterprise to prepare request documentation for work completion certification.
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Thus, the conditions for putting construction items or works into operation in Vietnam are:
- They are tested as per Clause 1 and 2 of Article 23 of Decree 06/2021/ND-CP;
- As for the construction works specified in Clause 1, Article 24 of Decree 06/2021/ND-CP, the pre-commissioning tests thereof must be inspected by the competent state authorities specified in Clause 2, Article 24 of Decree 06/2021/ND-CP and the results of the test specified at Point a of Clause 3, Article 23 of Decree 06/2021/ND-CP must obtain the written approval granted by investors.
+ For construction works using public investment capital or state capital other than public investment capital, investors shall only be allowed to settle construction contracts after obtaining the abovestated written approval of test results.
+ For the construction works constituting a PPP project, the above-stated written approval of the pre-commissioning test results shall serve as a basis for the PPP project enterprise to prepare request documentation for work completion certification.
What are the contents of a report on the test for completion of construction items or works in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 6, Article 23 of Decree 06/2021/ND-CP, the contents of a report on the test for completion of construction items or works in Vietnam are:
- Title of the tested construction item or work;
- Testing location and time;
- Signatories of the test report;
- Assessment of the satisfaction of the test conditions specified in Clause 1, Article 23 of Decree 06/2021/ND-CP and the conformability of the tested construction item and project to the design requirements, technical instructions, and other requirements of the construction contract;
- Test conclusion (agreeing or disagreeing with the test for completion of the construction item, construction work; requesting repair, further completion, and other opinions (if any));
- Signature, full name, title, and stamp of the legal entity of the signatory to the test report;
- Appendices (if any).
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