What are the construction design documents in Vietnam? After the design documents are approved, what contents should be inspected by the investors in Vietnam?
What are the construction design documents in Vietnam?
Format of construction design documents is specified in Article 33 of Decree 15/2021/ND-CP as follows:
Format of construction design documents
1. Format of construction design documents is governed as follows:
a) Design documents shall be established for particular works, including: description of the design plan, spreadsheets, drawings, relevant construction survey documents, construction estimate, technical instructions and construction maintenance process (if any);
b) Size, scale and title block of the drawing shall satisfy the applicable criteria for construction. The title block of each drawing shall include names and signatures of the direct designer, the design inspector, the design president, and the design chairperson. The legal representative of the design contractor shall certify and bear its seal if the design contractor is an organization;
c) The description, drawing and estimate shall be bound together, shall be enumerated with number and symbol for long-term searching and retention;
d) The Minister of Construction shall regulate national standards for format and contents of design documents equivalent to every construction design step.
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3. Design documents form a part of the as-built documents and shall be kept as prescribed by the Government on quality control and maintenance of construction works and archives regulations.
Thus, design documents form a part of the as-built documents and shall be kept as prescribed by the Government on quality control and maintenance of construction works and archives regulations
Note: Design documents shall be established for particular works, including: description of the design plan, spreadsheets, drawings, relevant construction survey documents, construction estimate, technical instructions and construction maintenance process (if any)
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After the design documents are approved, what contents should be inspected by the investors in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 4, Article 34 of Decree 15/2021/ND-CP:
Control for construction design plan
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3. In the course of design of construction works in a project of national importance, a project with large scale, complex engineering, the design contractor may request the investor to carry out certain simulation tests and inspections to check out the operation functions of the works to complete the construction design and ensure technical instructions and safety requirements.
4. After the design documents are appraised and approved as prescribed, the investor shall inspect the amount of works performed, the conformity as to format and quantity of the design documents with provisions of the construction contract and give a written notice of acceptance of the design documents to the design contractor if qualified.
Thus, after the design documents are appraised and approved as prescribed, the investor shall inspect the amount of works performed, the conformity as to format and quantity of the design documents with provisions of the construction contract and give a written notice of acceptance of the design documents to the design contractor if qualified.
Shall the approval for a construction design diminish responsibility of the design contractor in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 34 of Decree 15/2021/ND-CP on the approval for a construction design:
Control for construction design plan
1. Design contractors shall take responsibility for quality of construction designs made by themselves; the inspection, appraisal of and approval for a construction design carried out by an individual, organization, the investor, investment-decision maker or a construction authority shall not substitute or diminish responsibility of the design contractor as to the said construction design.
2. If the design contractor acts as a general design contractor, it shall take charge of primary design works and be held accountable to performance of the contract with the Employer. The design subcontractor shall be held accountable for progress and quality to the general design contractor and to the law for their work taken.
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Thus, the approval for a construction design carried out by an individual, organization, the investor, investment-decision maker or a construction authority shall not diminish responsibility of the design contractor as to the said construction design.
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