Vietnam: Guidance on documentation included in the application package for evaluation of feasibility study reports of PPP investment projects

According to the Circular No. 09/2018/TT-BKHĐT of the Ministry of Planning and Investment of Vietnam, feasibility study reports of public-private partnership investment projects must make application for appraisal, comprising:

- Application form for approval of the decision on an investment policy;

- Full texts of the pre-feasibility study report;

- Decision to use public property for participation in a PPP project under laws on management and use of public property;

- Full texts of the environmental impact assessment report prepared in accordance with law on environmental protection;

- Other relevant legislative materials and documents.

Note: If a project is proposed by an investor, documentation included in the proposal for that project shall be subject to Article 23 of the Decree No. 63/2018/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government.

Basic information about a project includes:

- Project name;

- Name of the competent regulatory authority signing a contract with the investor;

- Name of the entity preparing the project or the investor proposing the project;

- Location, scale and capacity of the project and area of land available for use as the project site;

- Engineering requirements;

- Total estimated investment;

- Portion of State participation in a PPP project (if any);

- Project contract type;

- Main indices in a preliminary financial plan;

- Project contract period;

- Investment incentives and guarantee;

- Other related information.

View more details at the Circular No. 09/2018/TT-BKHĐT of the Ministry of Planning and Investment of Vietnam, effective from February 15, 2019.

- Thanh Lam -

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