What are regulations on monitoring of construction projects in progress in Vietnam?

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Pursuant to Article 3 of the Circular 10/2021/TT-BXD stipulating regulations on monitoring of construction projects in progress in Vietnam as follows:

1. Construction contractors may carry out the monitoring of construction projects in progress subject to Article 4 and clause 10 of Article 13 in the Decree No. 06/2021/ND-CP in the following cases:

a) These activities are required according to regulations of the approved technical instructions, construction designs and the adopted working drawings;

b) If a project shows any abnormal sign (for example, collapse, sliding, subsidence, tilting, cracking, etc.), it should be observed in order to assess and determine the causes to take measures to handle and prevent any construction incident.

2. An instrumentation plan for monitoring which is prepared and submitted by a contractor to seek approval from an investor must include the following main information: objects, scope, parameters, frequency and time of monitoring; monitoring personnel, equipment; monitoring process; data analysis and processing methods; evaluation and conclusion on monitoring results; requests or recommendations (if any).

3. Each construction contractor shall undertake monitoring activities and consolidate monitoring results in each cycle according to the approved instrumentation plan for monitoring. In case where monitoring results exceed allowable values of engineering limits or show other abnormal signs affecting the quality and safety of construction projects, construction contractors shall promptly report in writing to investors and/or construction design contractors to seek their judgements and timely actions.

4. In case where results of the monitoring conducted by a construction contractor show any sign of being dishonest or unreliable, the investor may choose an independent monitoring contractor to carry out several necessary monitoring requirements with the aim of re-evaluating these monitoring results. If independent monitoring results confirm that errors or violations are committed by a construction contractor, this contractor must promptly handle, correct these errors or violations, and pay the costs incurred from independent monitoring services.

5. In case where a project consists of multiple packages or is performed by multiple construction contractors, the investor and construction contractors may agree that a construction contractor has the burden of carrying out the general monitoring or can choose an independent monitoring contractor to carry out the monitoring.

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