This Circular guides the determination of costs for planning, projects, and economic-technical reports on preservation, repair, and restoration of cultural relics using 30% or more state capital. It applies to organizations and individuals in Vietnam and foreign countries when using state budget funds to determine these costs.
Scope of application
Organizations and individuals in Vietnam, and foreign organizations and individuals using state budget funds to determine costs for planning the preservation, repair, and restoration of a system of cultural relics or overall cultural relic planning, projects for the preservation, repair, and restoration of cultural relics, and economic-technical reports on preservation, repair, and restoration of cultural relics.
Key points
- The conservation, repair, and restoration works of cultural relics are classified according to Article 7 of Circular No. 10/2013/TT-BXD of the Ministry of Construction.
- Costs for consulting services in planning systems and overall cultural relics include expenses for collecting materials, expert fees, but do not include purchasing historical maps for planning purposes.
- Costs for consulting services in project preparation and economic-technical reports on preservation, repair, and restoration of cultural relics do not include tasks such as archaeological surveys and compiling current status survey files.
- For costs of works without established norms or larger than specified scales, they are determined by preparing estimates according to the guidance provided in this Circular.
- Costs for adjusting plans for systems of cultural relics and overall cultural relic plans vary depending on the scale of adjustment.
🌐 Social impact of this document
- Positive impact: Helps ensure quality and effectiveness in planning, project preparation, and economic-technical reports on preservation, repair, and restoration of cultural relics.
- Negative impact: May increase costs for organizations and individuals implementing these tasks.
❓ Frequently asked questions
What does the cost of consulting services for planning systems of cultural relics include?
Costs for consulting services for planning systems of cultural relics include expenses for collecting materials, office supplies, expert fees, but do not include purchasing historical maps for planning purposes.
What does the cost of consulting services for project preparation for the preservation, repair, and restoration of cultural relics include?
Costs for consulting services for project preparation for the preservation, repair, and restoration of cultural relics do not include tasks such as archaeological surveys and compiling current status survey files.
How is the cost handled when the scale of the plan falls between two specified scales?
In this case, interpolation methods are used to determine cost norms according to the formula stated in this Circular.
How are costs for adjusting cultural relic plans determined?
Costs for adjusting plans for systems of cultural relics and overall cultural relic plans vary depending on the scale of adjustment. If the adjustment does not exceed 30% of the approved scale, adjustment costs are 50-70% of new planning costs; if it exceeds, adjustment costs are determined as if preparing a new planning document.
When does this Circular take effect?
This Circular takes effect from February 18, 2014.
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CIRCULAR
Guidelines for determining costs of planning, projects, economic-technical reports for preservation, repair, restoration of cultural relics
Economic-Technical Reports for Preservation, Repair, Restoration of Cultural Relics
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Pursuant to the Cultural Heritage Law dated June 29, 2001 and the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Cultural Heritage Law dated June 18, 2009;
The Minister of Transport hereby promulgates this Circular stipulating the procedures and formalities for dredging and maintaining the maritime channels of Hai Phong and Saigon-Vung Tau managed by the Ministry of Transport, using state budget funds, piloted under the open bidding mechanism with lump-sum contracts ensuring the design standards of the channel routes from 2015 to 2016 based on the dredging and maintenance plans for maritime channels and lump-sum contracts without adjusting the implementation costs.
Pursuant to Decree No. 70/2012/NĐ-CP dated September 18, 2012 of the Government stipulating authority, procedures, and formalities for planning, approving plans for preservation, repair, restoration of historical-cultural relics and scenic spots;
Pursuant to Decree No. 76/2013/NĐ-CP dated July 16, 2013, promulgated by the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism;
After receiving the unified opinions of the Ministry of Finance in Circular No. 14201/BTC-HCSN dated October 22, 2013 and the Ministry of Construction in Circular No. 2785/BXD-KTXD dated December 26, 2013;
At the proposal of the Director of the Department of Cultural Heritage;
The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism issues this Circular guiding the determination of costs for planning, projects, economic-technical reports for preservation, repair, restoration of historical-cultural relics and scenic spots.
Chapter 1.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of Regulation
This Circular guides the determination of costs for planning, projects, economic-technical reports for preservation, repair, restoration of historical-cultural relics and scenic spots using thirty percent or more state capital.
Article 2. Applicability
Article 1. This Circular applies to organizations and individuals in Vietnam, foreign organizations and individuals using state budget funds to determine costs for planning the preservation, repair, restoration of relic systems (hereinafter referred to as system planning of relics), planning the overall preservation, repair, restoration of relics (hereinafter referred to as overall planning of relics), project for preservation, repair, restoration of relics, economic-technical report for preservation, repair, restoration of relics.
Article 2. Encouragement is given to organizations and individuals using other sources of funding to apply the provisions of this Circular to determine costs for system planning of relics, overall planning of relics, project for preservation, repair, restoration of relics, economic-technical report for preservation, repair, restoration of relics.
Article 3. Provisions on classification of construction works for preservation, repair, restoration of relics
Construction works for preservation, repair, restoration of relics shall be classified according to the provisions of Article 7 of Circular No. 10/2013/TT-BXD dated July 5, 2013 of the Ministry of Construction detailing certain contents regarding construction quality management.
Article 4. Principles for Determining Consulting Fees
Clause 1. Principles for determining consulting fees for system planning of relics and overall planning of relics:
Point a) Costs for tasks determined according to the norms prescribed in this Circular include items such as: costs for collecting related documents; office supplies costs; expert costs; depreciation costs of machines and equipment; management costs; costs for obtaining opinions; costs for meetings to approve the results of the planning scheme; training and professional development costs (of the consulting unit); various types of insurance (social insurance, health, unemployment, professional liability) and pre-tax income but excluding value-added tax. When determining the budget for planning the scheme, value-added tax must be added according to current regulations;
Point b) Costs for tasks determined according to the norms prescribed in this Circular do not include items such as: purchasing historical maps for planning the scheme; purchasing historical materials, archival photos, and other relevant materials concerning historical-cultural, architectural-artistic, archaeological issues of relics; surveying, mapping, assessing the current status of relics, cultural activities, beliefs, religions at relics and other related issues; archaeological exploration and excavation; hiring consulting organizations or experts to review the planning scheme, specialized seminars (if any); organizing community feedback on the planning scheme (if any); other tasks serving the work of planning the scheme.
Clause 2. Principles for determining consulting fees for project preparation and economic-technical reports for preservation, repair, restoration of relics:
Costs for preparing projects and economic-technical reports for preservation, repair, restoration of relics as prescribed in this Circular do not include items such as: archaeological exploration and excavation; preparing survey, mapping, assessment files of the current status of relics; collecting, purchasing historical materials related to relics; conferences, seminars to clarify issues about the historical-cultural, architectural-artistic, archaeological values of relics; obtaining opinions from historical witnesses; making overall models; other tasks serving the preparation of projects and economic-technical reports for preservation, repair, restoration of relics.
Clause 3. For the costs of the tasks mentioned in point b, clause 1 and clause 2 of this Article, they are determined by preparing a budget according to the guidelines for determining consulting fees by the method of preparing a budget specified in Part II of the Appendix to this Circular. The examination and approval of the budget for actual costs shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on construction.
Clause 4. In cases where the scale of system planning of relics and overall planning of relics falls between two scales specified in Table 1 and Table 2 of Part I of the Appendix to this Circular, the interpolation method shall be used to determine the cost norms.
The interpolation formula is as follows:
Where:
- G: Cost norm to be interpolated
: bid price after corrections and adjustments, minus any discount (if applicable) of the lowest bidder among those detailed financial evaluations;a: Cost norm corresponding to Qa
: bid price after corrections and adjustments, minus any discount (if applicable) of the lowest bidder among those detailed financial evaluations;b: Cost norm corresponding to Qb
- Q: Scale of the planning scheme being prepared
- Qa: Upper adjacent scale to the scale of the planning scheme being prepared
- Qb: Lower adjacent scale to the scale of the planning scheme being prepared
Clause 5. For tasks without specified norm values or with larger scales than those specified in Table 1 and Table 2 of Part I of the Appendix to this Circular, the costs shall be determined by the method of preparing a budget specified in Part II of the Appendix to this Circular.
Chapter 2.
DETERMINATION OF COSTS FOR PLANNING THE SYSTEM OF RELICS AND OVERALL PLANNING OF RELICS
Article 5. Determining the cost of preparing the planning scheme for the system of cultural relics and the overall planning of cultural relics
1. The standard cost for preparing the planning for the system of cultural relics and the overall planning of cultural relics is stipulated in this Circular, corresponding to the content of work prescribed in Article 13 of Decree No. 70/2012/NĐ-CP dated September 18, 2012 of the Government on the authority, procedures, and formalities for preparing, approving plans, projects for preserving, repairing, and restoring historical-cultural relics and scenic spots.
2. Determining the cost of preparing the planning scheme for the system of cultural relics and the overall planning of cultural relics:
a) The cost of preparing the planning scheme for the system of cultural relics is calculated based on the standard cost set out in Table No. 1, Part I of the Appendix to this Circular;
b) The cost of preparing the planning scheme for the overall planning of cultural relics is calculated based on the standard cost set out in Table No. 2, Part I of the Appendix to this Circular.
3. Other costs related to the planning scheme for the system of cultural relics and the overall planning of cultural relics shall be implemented according to regulations on investment management of construction projects, including:
a) Costs for managing the preparation of tasks and planning schemes for the system of cultural relics and the overall planning of cultural relics (including professional review on preservation, repair, restoration of cultural relics and construction);
b) Costs for reviewing tasks for the planning of the system of cultural relics and the overall planning of cultural relics (including professional review on preservation, repair, restoration of cultural relics and construction);
c) Costs for reviewing the planning scheme for the system of cultural relics and the overall planning of cultural relics (including professional review on preservation, repair, restoration of cultural relics and construction).
Article 6. Determining the cost of adjusting the planning for the system of cultural relics and the overall planning of cultural relics that have been approved
1. If the scale of adjustment does not exceed the scale of the approved cultural relic planning, the cost of adjusting the planning for the system of cultural relics will be 50% of the cost of preparing a new planning scheme for the system of cultural relics; the cost of adjusting the overall planning of cultural relics will be 70% of the cost of preparing a new overall planning scheme for cultural relics.
2. If the scale of adjustment exceeds 30% of the scale of the approved planning, the cost of adjusting the planning for the system of cultural relics and the overall planning of cultural relics will be determined as if preparing a new planning scheme.
Chapter 3.
DETERMINING THE COST OF PREPARING PROJECTS AND ECONOMIC-TECHNICAL REPORTS FOR PRESERVATION, REPAIR, AND RESTORATION OF CULTURAL RELICS
Article 7. Determining the cost of preparing projects and economic-technical reports for preservation, repair, and restoration of cultural relics
1. Determining the cost of preparing projects and economic-technical reports for preservation and repair of cultural relics:
a) The cost of preparing projects and economic-technical reports for the preservation and repair of national cultural relics and provincial-level cultural relics is calculated based on the standard cost for preparing investment projects and economic-technical reports for civil works issued by the Ministry of Construction and effective at the time of application;
b) The cost of preparing projects and economic-technical reports for the preservation and repair of special national cultural relics is calculated based on the standard cost for preparing investment projects and economic-technical reports for civil works issued by the Ministry of Construction and effective at the time of application, multiplied by a factor K = 1.3.
2. Determining the cost of preparing projects and economic-technical reports for the restoration of cultural relics:
The cost of preparing projects and economic-technical reports for the restoration of special national cultural relics, national cultural relics, and provincial-level cultural relics is calculated based on the standard cost specified in Clause 1 of this Article, multiplied by a factor K = 1.2.
3. The cost of preparing projects and economic-technical reports for the preservation, repair, and restoration of cultural relics before tax is equal to the total cost of preserving, repairing, and restoring the building and interior-furniture of cultural relics before value-added tax, approved, multiplied by the percentage corresponding to the standard cost for preparing projects and economic-technical reports for the preservation, repair, and restoration of cultural relics stipulated in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article.
4. In cases where a project or economic-technical report includes multiple different contents (preservation, repair, restoration), the determination of the project's coefficient or economic-technical report is determined by separating each part according to a previously prepared investment scale report and adjusted after the project or economic-technical report is approved.
Chapter 4.
IMPLEMENTATION
Article 8. Transitional Provisions
Planning, project, and economic-technical report preparation work for the preservation, repair, and restoration of cultural relics currently being carried out under contracts signed before this Circular takes effect shall continue to be implemented according to the signed contracts.
Article 9. Effective Date
This Circular takes effect from February 18, 2014.
Article 10. Implementation Organization
1. The Heritage Department within its scope of duties and powers shall be responsible for organizing the implementation of this Circular.
2. During the implementation process, if any difficulties arise, organizations and individuals are requested to promptly reflect them to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for research, amendment, and supplementation.
3. In case there are new guidelines on the cost of investment consulting management for construction projects including the cost of planning, projects, and economic-technical reports, they shall be applied according to the new guidelines of the competent state management agency for construction projects./.
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