Decision No. 114/2006/QD-BNN Establishing the Investment and Construction Management Board for Water Resources Project 4 under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Pursuant to …;

Establishing the Investment and Construction Management Board for Irrigation Project 4 under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

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THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Pursuant to Decree No. 86/2003/NĐ-CP dated July 18, 2003 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;

Pursuant to Decrees of the Government No. 08/2005/NĐ-CP dated January 24, 2005 on planning construction; No. 16/2005/NĐ-CP dated February 7, 2005 on project management; No. 112/2006/NĐ-CP dated September 29, 2006 amending and supplementing certain articles of Decree No. 16/2005/NĐ-CP and No. 209/2004/NĐ-CP dated December 16, 2004 on quality management of construction works;

Pursuant to Decree No. 83/2006/NĐ-CP dated August 17, 2006 of the Government stipulating procedures and formalities for establishment, reorganization, and dissolution of administrative organizations and state-run public service organizations;

At the proposal of the Director of the Construction Management Department and the Head of the Cadre and Civil Servant Organization Department.

DECISION:

Article 1. Position and Functions

Establishing the Investment and Construction Management Board for Irrigation Project 4 under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development based on the reorganization and restructuring of the Irrigation Project Management Board 407.

The Investment and Construction Management Board for Irrigation Project 4 shall be responsible for managing and utilizing state capital and other sources of capital (if any) to invest in constructing irrigation works (including irrigation projects and dyke systems) in accordance with current laws on investment and construction management. The Investment and Construction Management Board for Irrigation Project 4 is a state-run economic organization with legal personality, its own seal, and a bank account at a State Bank or Treasury to operate in accordance with the law.

The Investment and Construction Management Board for Irrigation Project 4 shall be responsible for directly receiving capital from the funding agency to manage and implement projects from the investment preparation stage through implementation to completion and operation according to the law on direct project management by the investor. The operating costs of the Investment and Construction Management Board for Irrigation Project 4 shall be included in the investment budget of each project in accordance with current regulations.

The main office of the Investment and Construction Management Board for Irrigation Project 4 is located in Vinh City, Nghe An Province (the office of the Irrigation Project Management Board 407).

b) Draft five-year and annual socio-economic development plans for the province; major economic and social balances for the province; draft five-year and annual plans, programs, projects, measures to organize and implement tasks related to socio-economic development, finance-budget, planning-investment, and other tasks within the scope of state management of the Department of Finance as prescribed by law;

The Investment and Construction Management Board for Irrigation Project 4 shall perform the duties and powers of the investor for irrigation construction projects in Nghe An and Ha Tinh Provinces decided by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development as the investment decision-making authority. Specific tasks are as follows:

1. Preparing investment construction projects:

- Implementing the duties and powers stipulated in Article 41 of the Construction Law; Articles 5, 6, 12 (excluding Clause 1 and Clause 4) and Article 13 (excluding Clause 1) of Decree No. 16/2005/NĐ-CP dated February 7, 2005 of the Government; Clauses 3, 4, 7, and 8 of Article 1 of Decree No. 112/2006/NĐ-CP dated September 29, 2006 of the Government;

2. Managing investment construction projects:

- Implementing the duties and powers stipulated in Article 45 (excluding Point a Clause 2) of the Construction Law; Point 2 Clause 11 and Clause 12 of Article 1 of Decree No. 112/2006/NĐ-CP dated September 29, 2006 of the Government;

3. Selecting contractors in construction activities:

- Implementing the duties and powers stipulated in Articles 9, 25, 32, 33, Article 34 (Clause 2), 35, 36, 61, 62, 63 of the Bidding Law; Article 104 of the Construction Law;

4. Surveying and designing construction works:

- Implementing the duties and powers stipulated in Article 50 of the Construction Law (excluding Point a Clause 1); Articles 6, 7, 8, 9, and Article 11 (Point b Clause 1) of Decree No. 209/2004/NĐ-CP dated December 16, 2004 of the Government;

5. Designing construction works:

- Implementing the duties and powers stipulated in Article 57 of the Construction Law (excluding Point a Clause 1); Articles 13, 14, 16, 17 of Decree No. 209/2004/NĐ-CP dated December 16, 2004 of the Government; Articles 16 and 17 (Clauses 2, 3, 4) of Decree No. 16/2005/NĐ-CP dated February 7, 2005 of the Government; Clause 9 of Article 1 of Decree No. 112/2006/NĐ-CP dated September 29, 2006 of the Government;

6. Constructing works:

- Implementing the duties and powers stipulated in Articles 68, 72, 75 (excluding Point a Clause 1) of the Construction Law; Clauses 1 and 3 of Article 18 of Decree No. 209/2004/NĐ-CP dated December 16, 2004 of the Government; Articles 30, 31, 32, Article 33 (Clause 3), and Article 34 (Clause 3) of Decree No. 16/2005/NĐ-CP dated February 7, 2005 of the Government;

7. Supervising construction works:

- Implementing the duties and powers stipulated in Articles 87, 88, 89 of the Construction Law; Article 21 of Decree No. 209/2004/NĐ-CP dated December 16, 2004 of the Government;

8. Acceptance and handover of construction works:

- Implementing the duties and powers stipulated in Article 80 of the Construction Law; Articles 23, 24, 25, 26, Article 27 (Clause 3), Article 30, and Article 35 of Decree No. 209/2004/NĐ-CP dated December 16, 2004 of the Government;

9. Payment and settlement in construction activities:

- Implementing the duties and powers stipulated in Clauses 2 and 3 of Article 81 of the Construction Law; Article 42 of Decree No. 16/2005/NĐ-CP dated February 7, 2005 of the Government; Clause 14 of Article 1 of Decree No. 112/2006/NĐ-CP dated September 29, 2006 of the Government;

10. Other related construction activities:

- Proposing units that will manage and use the works after completion to assign personnel to participate in investment and construction management of the works and take over management and use upon completion, subject to approval by the investment decision-making authority;

- Cooperating with local authorities within the project area to resolve specific issues of each project;

- Depending on the scale, nature, and time requirements of the project, the Investment and Construction Management Board for Irrigation Project 4 may enter into contracts with one or more main contractors. Main contractors may subcontract work to one or more sub-contractors but must obtain prior approval from the Investment and Construction Management Board for Irrigation Project 4 in the contract signed with the investor and comply with bidding laws.

- Fulfill all other rights and obligations of the investor as prescribed in the Construction Law, the Bidding Law, Decrees No. 16/2005/NĐ-CP dated February 7, 2005 of the Government on project management for investment construction works, No. 112/2006/NĐ-CP dated September 29, 2006 of the Government amending and supplementing certain articles of Decree No. 16/2005/NĐ-CP, No. 111/2006/NĐ-CP dated September 29, 2006 of the Government guiding the implementation of the Bidding Law and the selection of construction contractors under the Construction Law, No. 209/2004/NĐ-CP dated December 16, 2004 of the Government on construction quality management, and other relevant legal provisions.

11. Manage the organization, staffing, and assets of the Board in accordance with regulations; implement salary systems and incentive policies, rewards, and disciplinary measures for officials and employees within the Board's jurisdiction.

12. Perform other tasks assigned by the Minister.

Article 3. Organizational Structure

1. Leadership of the Board:

The Director and Deputy Directors shall be appointed and relieved of their positions by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in accordance with current regulations;

The Director of the Investment and Construction Management Board for Water Resources Project 4 manages and oversees all activities of the Board, and is fully responsible to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and to the law for all activities of the Board;

Deputy Directors assist the Director in performing specific tasks assigned by the Director, and are responsible to the Director and to the law for the performance of the tasks and delegated authority;

2. Staff Supporting the Director:

- Organization and Administration Department;

- Planning and Finance Department;

- Technical Review and Budget Department;

- Construction Management Department.

3. Project Management Board:

The Project Management Board is established when the investment project is approved and dissolved upon completion of the construction project. The Project Management Board has a Head and one Deputy Head. The Project Management Board performs tasks and powers delegated by the Director of the Investment and Construction Management Board for Water Resources Project 4. The Head of the Project Management Board is responsible to the Director of the Investment and Construction Management Board for Water Resources Project 4 and to the law according to the tasks and delegated authority. Heads and Deputies of specialized departments;

The Head and Deputy Head of the Project Management Board shall be appointed in accordance with current regulations; officials and employees recruited to work at the Board based on job requirements and the Civil Servant Law, and classified and paid according to current state regulations.

Article 4. Projects with Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding; projects where the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development is the investor

1. The Investment and Construction Management Board for Water Resources Project 4 is responsible for coordinating with the Central Project Management Board for Water Resources (CPO) to manage and organize the implementation of water resources construction projects funded by ODA in accordance with current laws on investment and construction management and agreements signed between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and international donors and specific international treaties on ODA.

2. Depending on the scale, nature, and complexity of each water resources construction project funded by ODA or a project where the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development is designated as the investor by the Prime Minister, the Ministry may decide to organize separately to assign the Board to perform the functions of the Project Component Management Board (Sub-project Management Board), some or all of the investor's responsibilities in accordance with current laws on investment and construction management, agreements signed between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and international donors, and specific international treaties on ODA. The Director and Deputy Directors of the Water Resources Project Management Board 407 who are appointed to serve as the Director and Deputy Director of the Investment and Construction Management Board for Water Resources Project 4, the term of appointment shall be calculated from the date of appointment to the position of Director and Deputy Director of the Water Resources Project Management Board 407.

Article 5. This Decision shall take effect fifteen days after its publication in the Official Gazette; it replaces Decision No. 3906/QĐ/BNN-TCCB dated November 8, 2004 of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development regarding the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of Water Resources Project Management Boards, Article 4 of Decision No. 39/2006/QĐ-BNN dated May 19, 2006 of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development; and abolishes previous regulations of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development that conflict with this Decision.

Article 6. Effectiveness

1. The Director of the Investment and Construction Management Board for Water Resources Project 4 is responsible for receiving the Water Resources Project Management Board 407 in its existing state to organize the implementation of tasks from the date this Decision takes effect and to draft the charter of organization and operation of the Investment and Construction Management Board for Water Resources Project 4 for approval by the Minister, while working with competent state agencies to complete necessary procedures for operation in accordance with the law.

Article 7. Responsibility for Implementation

2. Functional agencies of the Ministry are responsible for managing, guiding, and inspecting the activities of the Investment and Construction Management Board for Water Resources Project 4 in accordance with their assigned functions and tasks.

3. The Chief of the Office, Heads of the Cadre and Civil Service Department, the Director of the Construction Management Bureau, the Director of the Water Resources Bureau, the Director of the Dike and Flood Control Bureau, the Heads of related agencies and units under the Ministry, the Director of the Water Resources Project Management Board 407, and the Director of the Investment and Construction Management Board for Water Resources Project 4 are responsible for implementing this Decision./.

3. The Director of the Office, the Heads of the Cadre and Civil Servant Organization Department, the Construction Project Management Bureau, the Water Resources Bureau, the Dike Management and Flood Control Bureau, the Heads of relevant agencies and units under the Ministry, the Directors of the Thủy Lợi 407 Project Management Board, and the Thủy Lợi 4 Investment and Construction Management Board shall be responsible for implementing this Decision./.