Vietnam’s new regulations on expenses for inspection of acceptance process of construction works

According to Circular No. 04/2019/TT-BXD of the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam, the expenses for acceptance inspection during and after the construction process shall be conformable to clause 5 Article 32 of Decree No. 46/2015/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, including:

- The expenses for inspection by the construction authority including business travel expenses and other expenses for the purpose of the inspection;

- The expenses for specialists employed by the construction authority including travel expenses, accommodation expenses and wages/salaries;

- Expenses for hiring organizations to conduct the acceptance inspection.

The costs of inspection of construction work commissioning shall be specified in the “miscellaneous costs” and included in the total investment estimate.

The expenses for acceptance inspection during and after the construction process shall be made according to the characteristics of the work, its location and duration of construction; time for commissioning inspection, quantity of officials and experts (if any) participating in the commissioning inspection and compulsory workload. Regarding the state-fund work, the costs for hiring organizations to conduct the acceptance inspection shall not exceed 20% of the costs of construction supervision consultancy. The estimate of commissioning inspection costs shall be prepared, assessed and approved under Clause 5 Article 32 of Decree No. 46/2015/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government.

View more relevant provisions at Circular No. 04/2019/TT-BXD of the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam, effective from October 01, 2019.

Thu Ba

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