CIRCULAR

PROMULGATING CONSTRUCTION NORMS

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 81/2017/ND-CP dated July 17, 2017 defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Construction;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 68/2019/ND-CP dated August 14, 2019 on construction cost management;

At the request of the Director of the Institute of Construction Economics and the Director of the Department of Construction Economics;

The Minister of Construction hereby promulgates a Circular on construction norms.

Article 1. Scope

The following construction norms are promulgated together with this Circular: norms of construction survey cost estimates; norms of construction cost estimates; norms of technical system installation cost estimates; norms of machinery and equipment installation cost estimates; norms of specialized construction testing cost estimates; norms of  construction work repair and maintenance cost estimates; and construction material use norms. Construction norms mentioned in this Circular shall be applied to determine construction investment costs of projects funded by state budget and external-source state capital and public-private partnership (PPP) construction investment projects.

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1. This Circular applies to organizations and individuals involved in the determination of construction investment costs of projects funded by state budget and external-source state capital and PPP construction investment projects specified in Clause 1 Article 2 of the Government’s Decree No. 68/2019/ND-CP dated August 14, 2019.

2. Investment projects funded by other capital may apply construction norms set forth in this Circular to determine construction investment costs as the basis for discharge of financial obligations to the State.

Article 3. Transition

Construction norms shall be applied as prescribed in Article 36 of the Decree No. 68/2019/ND-CP as follows:

1. Regarding ongoing investment projects approved before the effective date of the Government’s Decree No. 68/2019/ND-CP, the construction norms specified in the Government's Decree No. 32/2015/ND-CP dated March 25, 2015 shall be applied. In case a construction contract has not yet been signed after the effective date of this Circular, the investment decider shall decide to apply the construction norms prescribed in this Circular to adjust the construction contract package value provided that project progress and proficiency requirements are met.

2. Regarding a construction investment project approved after the effective date of the Decree No. 68/2019/ND-CP:

a) In case the construction contract package for which the construction norms have been applied under the Decree No. 32/2015/ND-CP to determine the construction contract package value, a contractor has been selected and a construction contract has been signed before the effective date of this Circular, the signed contract shall prevail.

b) In case the construction contract package for which a contractor has not yet been selected or is being selected before the effective date of this Circular, construction norms set forth in this Circular shall be applied to update the construction contract package value.

3. For the construction contract signed before the effective date of this Circular at the adjusted unit price, the contract price shall be adjusted under the signed contract and regulations applied to the contract.

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This Circular comes into force from February 15, 2020.

PP. THE MINISTER
THE DEPUTY MINISTER




Bui Pham Khanh

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