Instructions on carrying out the maintenance of construction works in Vietnam

Steps in maintenance of construction works in Vietnam

Pursuant to Article 30 of Decree 06/2021/ND-CP, the steps in maintenance of construction works in Vietnam as follows:

- Formulating and approving the Carrying out the maintenance of construction works . 

- Making the plan and cost estimate for the construction work.

- Carrying out the maintenance and quality management of maintenance work.

- Assessing the safety for the construction work.

- Preparing and handling construction maintenance documentation. 

Instructions on carrying out the maintenance of construction works in Vietnam (Internet image)

Instructions on carrying out the maintenance of construction works in Vietnam

Pursuant to Article 33 of Decree 06/2021/ND-CP, instructions on carrying out the maintenance of construction works are as follows:

- The owner or the manager or the user of the construction work has the autonomy in conducting the inspection, servicing and repair of the construction work according to the approved work maintenance procedures if they meet eligibility conditions, or may hire another qualified organization to render the maintenance work.

- Carrying out the regular, periodic and irregular inspection to promptly detect signs of degradation or damage to the construction work, and equipment installed in the construction work as a basis for the servicing of the construction project.

- Construction servicing is performed according to the approved annual maintenance plan and construction maintenance procedures. 

- Repair of construction works, including:

+ Periodic repair of construction works involves the repair of any defect or replacement of damaged constituents or equipment installed in these works which is carried out in a periodic manner as prescribed in the maintenance procedures;

+ The ad-hoc repair of a construction work is made when a part or the whole of the construction work is damaged due to unexpected events, such as wind, storm, flood, earthquake, collision, fire and others, or when a part or the whole of the construction work is likely degraded to the extent of adverse effects on safety for use, operation and exploitation of this work. 

- The quality inspection shall be carried out to assist in the construction maintenance of a construction work when:

+ The periodic maintenance is carried out according to the approved construction maintenance procedures;

+ It is discovered that a part or the whole of the construction work is damaged or likely causes danger or unsafety for the operation and use of the construction work;

+ There is a request for assessment of the current quality of the construction work assisting in the formulation of the maintenance procedures for construction works that have already been put into use without the maintenance procedures;

+ Needing a basis to decide the extension of the work's useful life with respect to construction works whose design life has expired or to renovate or upgrade the construction work;

+ Receiving the requests from competent regulatory authorities.

- The construction observation shall be carried out to assist in the construction maintenance of a construction work in the following cases:

+ Any incident involving construction projects of national importance or others may result in catastrophic consequences;

+ The construction work is likely collapsed due to subsidence, tilt and other abnormalities;

+ At the request of the investor, the owner or the manager or the user of the construction work.

The Ministry of Construction and the Ministry managing specialized construction works shall provide for the list of the works that must be observed during the process of operating and using these works.

- In cases where the work has many owners, in addition to the responsibility for the maintenance of the part of the work under their own ownership, the owner shall be responsible for the maintenance of the part of the work under common ownership in accordance with relevant laws.

- As for the construction work that has not been delivered to the owner or the manager or the user of the construction work, the investor shall be responsible for making the construction maintenance plan and carrying out the maintenance of the construction work according to the provisions of this Article and Article 31 of Decree 06/2021/ND-CP.

Mai Thanh Loi

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