What are procedures for inspection of the pre-commissioning test during construction in Vietnam?

What are procedures for inspection of the pre-commissioning test during construction in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 5 Article 24 of the Decree 06/2021/ND-CP stipulating procedures for inspection of the pre-commissioning test during construction by specialized construction authorities:

a) After receiving the project commencement notice from the investor that are prepared according to Appendix V of this Decree, the specialized construction agency carries out the inspection no more than 3 times for special-grade and grade-I construction works, and not more than 02 times for the remaining construction works during the period from the project commencement date to the project completion date, except as the project has quality-related problems or issues during the construction process, or the investor organizes the pre-commissioning test according to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 23 of this Decree;

b) Based on the investor's update report, the specialized construction agency decides the time of the inspection and notifies the investor of the inspection plan; conducts the inspection involving those specified at Point a, Clause 4 of this Article and sends a written notice of the results of the inspection during the construction process to the investor. The time limit for issuing the written notice is no more than 14 days for grade-I, special-grade construction works, and no more than 7 days for other construction works from the date of inspection.

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Which entities have authority to inspect the pre-commissioning test or commissioning of construction projects in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 2 Article 24 of the Decree 06/2021/ND-CP stipulating following regulations:

2. Inspection authority:

a) The Council prescribed in Article 25 herein shall be accorded authority to inspect the construction works prescribed in point a of clause 1 of this Article;

b) The specialized construction body directly affiliated to the Ministry in charge of specialized construction works shall have authority to carry out the inspection with respect to construction works, irrespective of whether they are funded by investment capital under their jurisdiction as prescribed in clause 3 of Article 52 herein, including: Grade-I construction works, special-grade construction works, construction works assigned by the Prime Minister, construction works located along routes passing through 2 provinces or more; construction works belonging to projects subject to investment decisions issued by or under the authority delegated to central authorities affiliated to political organizations, Supreme People’s Procuracy, Supreme People’s Court, State Audit, Office of the President, Office of the National Assembly, Ministries, Ministry-level agencies, Governmental agencies and central bodies of Vietnam Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations (hereinafter referred to as Ministries, central bodies); construction works belonging to projects put under the authority to issue investment decisions of, or owned by, State economic groups; except for those specified at Point a of this Clause;

c) Specialized construction authorities affiliated to provincial-level People's Committees shall inspect various types of construction works within their respective localities under their management according to Clause 4, Article 52 of this Decree, except for the works specified at Point a, point b of this clause; Provincial People's Committees may decentralize the inspection of the pre-commissioning test to the specialized authorities affiliated to district-level People's Committees;

d) The Minister of National Defense and the Minister of Public Security shall regulate the authority to inspect the works serving national defense and security purposes;

dd) In case a construction investment project includes multiple construction works or items of different types and grades that are specified in Clause 1 of this Article, authorities in charge of the inspection shall be the ones responsible for the inspection of main construction works or items ranked at the highest grade amongst those of this construction investment project.

Therefore, depending on each specific project, individuals or competent authorities may conduct pre-commissioning test in accordance with the specific regulations mentioned above.

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