Implementation of the Railway Infrastructure Maintenance Plan

According to the guidelines provided in Circular 16/2018/TT-BGTVT, the implementation of the railway maintenance plan is specifically regulated as follows:

1. For the national railway invested by the state, based on the annually approved railway maintenance plan, the railway infrastructure business enterprise organizes and implements it according to the regulations.

2. For the maintenance of railway works and equipment using state budget funds, the following applies:

- For regular maintenance, based on the approved maintenance plan, the railway infrastructure business enterprise formulates the price plan for public products and services and submits it to the Ministry of Transport for approval as a basis for implementation;- For repairing works and equipment with costs below 500 million VND, the railway infrastructure business enterprise organizes the preparation and approval of periodic repair records before implementation according to the law on quality management and maintenance of construction works. The periodic repair records include the technical plan and the cost estimate for the periodic repair of works. The decision to approve the periodic repair records must be sent to the Ministry of Transport and the Vietnam Railway Administration for monitoring and supervision;- For repairing works and railway equipment with costs from 500 million VND and above, the railway infrastructure management and business enterprise organizes the preparation of an economic - technical report or construction investment project, submits it to the Vietnam Railway Administration for appraisal and approval per the law on construction investment;- For unforeseen repairs not included in the approved maintenance plan, the following applies:- For unforeseen repairs of works and parts damaged by storms, floods, earthquakes, and natural disasters, implementation follows the regulations of the Ministry of Transport on flood and storm prevention, disaster response, and rescue in railway activities;- For unforeseen repairs of works and parts damaged by other causes, the Ministry of Transport authorizes the Vietnam Railway Administration to approve and report the implementation results to the Ministry of Transport.

3. Based on the approval decisions of work items under Clause 2, Article 16 of Circular 16/2018/TT-BGTVT, the railway infrastructure business enterprise organizes the implementation of the maintenance of works per the law.

4. The Ministry of Transport and the Vietnam Railway Administration organize the inspection and supervision of the implementation of the national railway maintenance plan invested by the state according to the regulations.

5. Organizations and individuals transferring under term, leasing the right to exploit, and doing business in the national railway infrastructure invested by the state will organize the implementation of the maintenance plan for the transferred railway works.

See more: Circular 16/2018/TT-BGTVT, effective from July 1, 2018.

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