Contents of state management of construction investment activities in Vietnam

Contents of state management of construction investment activities in Vietnam (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. Contents of state management of construction investment activities in Vietnam

According to Article 160 of the Law on Construction 2014 (amended 2020), the contents of state management of construction investment activities includes:

- Formulating, and directing the implementation of, strategies, schemes, master plans and plans on development of the construction market and capacity of the construction sector.

- Promulgating, and organizing the implementation of, legal documents on construction.

- Formulating and promulgating construction standards and technical regulations.

- Organizing and managing construction planning, project management and appraisal and construction designing; promulgating and announcing construction norms and prices;

- Guiding, examining and assessing the quality management of construction works; managing construction investment costs and construction contracts; managing construction capabilities; managing bidding work in construction activities; managing occupational safety and sanitation and environmental protection in construction activities.

- Manage the grant, re-grant, modification, conversion and revocation of licenses, certificates, certifications and settlement of other administrative procedures in construction investment activities.

- Examining, inspecting and settling complaints and denunciations and handling violations in construction investment activities.

- Organizing scientific and technological research and application in construction and dissemination of knowledge and law about construction.

- Training human resources for construction investment activities.

- Managing and providing information to serve construction investment activities.

- Managing and archiving construction work dossiers.

- Carrying out international cooperation in construction activities.

2. Basic principles of construction investment activities in Vietnam

Pursuant to Article 4 of the Law on Construction 2014 (amended 2020), basic principles of construction investment activities in Vietnam include:

- Ensure the compliance of work construction investment with master plans and designs, landscape and environmental protection, the suitability to natural and social conditions and cultural characteristics of each locality; ensure the stable life of people; combine socio-economic development with national defense and security, disaster preparedness and management, and response to climate change.

- Rationally using resources and natural resources in project areas, ensuring proper purposes, proper subjects and process of construction investment.

- Complying with standards and technical regulations, regulations on the use of building materials; ensuring convenient and safe access for people with disabilities, the elderly and children to public facilities and high-rises; ensuring scientific and technological application and information system application to construction investment activities.

- Ensuring the quality, schedule and safety of works, human lives and health and property; fire and explosion prevention and fighting; and environmental protection.

- Ensuring synchronous construction within each work and synchronism with technical and social infrastructure facilities.

- Organizations and individuals involved in construction activities must satisfy capacity requirements and assume responsibility for quality of works performed as prescribed by this Law.

- Ensuring the publicity, transparency, thrift and efficiency; preventing and combating corruption, waste, loss and other negative practices in construction investment activities.

- Clearly define the function of state management in construction investment activities from the function of management of investment decision makers, project owners suitable to each type of used funding sources.

- When formulating and implementing construction planning, performing construction investment activities, managing and operating construction works, and developing building materials, technical and management solutions must be adopted to ensure thrift and efficient use of energy and natural resources, and environmental protection.

Ho Quoc Tuan

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