Hanoi-Vietnam: The newest procedures for issuing a bidding professional certificate

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On June 14, 2024, the Vietnam Ministry of Planning and Investment issued Decision 1351/QD-BKHDT to announce new administrative procedures; amended and abolished administrative procedures; and administrative procedures subject to public cancellation in the bidding sector under the management function of the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The newest procedures for issuing a bidding professional certificate

(1) Process of Implementation

(i) Individuals who need to obtain a bidding professional certificates must submit their exam registration and certification application on the Management System for bidding professional certificates at https://chungchidauthau.mpi.gov.vn; the expected exam schedule and exam fees will be announced on the System at least 30 days before the exam date.

(ii) Individuals will be included in the list of eligible candidates upon successful registration and full payment of the exam fee as stipulated by the Circular.

(iii) Individuals listed as eligible candidates will participate in the exam organized by public service providers under the Bidding Management Department or the Department of Planning and Investment of provinces and cities under central management (hereinafter referred to as the exam organizing unit).

(iv) The online testing function on the System will automatically grade the candidates' tests based on the exam questions and corresponding answers.

(v) The Bidding Management Department or the Department of Planning and Investment of provinces and cities under central management (hereinafter referred to as the certifying and revoking authority) will publicly announce the exam results on the System within 5 working days from the date of issuance.

(vi) Within 3 working days from the issuance of the decision recognizing the exam results, the exam organizing unit will submit to the certifying and revoking authority for issuing the bidding professional certificates.

(vii) Within 5 working days of receiving the submission from the exam organizing unit, the certifying and revoking authority will issue the bidding professional certificates; the certifying and revoking authority will publicly announce the certification decision on the System within 5 working days from the issuance date.

(viii) Individuals will be issued the bidding professional certificates within a maximum of 15 working days from the issuance date of the certification decision.

(2) Method of Implementation: Online on the System.

(3) Application Components:

- Exam registration form according to Form No. 03 Appendix 03 issued together with Circular 02/2024/TT-BKHDT.

- 01 recent color photo taken within the last 6 months, size 3cm x 4cm, full face, bareheaded, clear face, clear ears, no glasses, formal attire.

(4) Time limit for settlement:

Individuals will be issued the bidding professional certificates within a maximum of 23 working days from the issuance date of the decision recognizing the exam results.

(5) Implementing authority:

- Central-level administrative procedures: Bidding Management Department, Ministry of Planning and Investment.

- Provincial-level administrative procedures: Department of Planning and Investment of provinces and municipalities.

(6) Fees (if any and the regulatory document on fees): The exam fee and the cost of issuing the bidding professional certificates are a maximum of 800,000 VND/candidate/exam (excluding the value-added tax payable according to the Law on Value Added Tax and its guiding documents).

See detailed content at Decision 1351/QD-BKHDT effective from June 14, 2024

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