Decree No. 58/2008/ND-CP guiding the implementation of the Law on Bidding and the selection of construction contractors under the Construction Law.

DECREE

Guidelines for Implementing the Bidding Law

and selecting construction contractors under the Construction Law

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THE GOVERNMENT

CPursuant to the Law on Government Organization dated December 25, 2001;

Pursuant to the Bidding Law number 61/2005/QH11 dated November 29, 2005, and the Construction Law number 16/2003/QH11 dated November 26, 2003, adopted by the National Assembly;

The Minister of Planning and Investment and the Minister of Construction propose.

DECREE:

PART I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

1. This Decree guides the implementation of the Bidding Law No. 61/2005/QH11 dated November 29, 2005, issued by the National Assembly, and guides the selection of construction contractors under the Construction Law No. 16/2003/QH11 dated November 26, 2003, issued by the National Assembly.

2. The selection of contractors for bidding packages under projects using ODA funds shall be carried out in accordance with Clause 3, Article 3 of the Bidding Law. Procedures for submitting, reviewing, and approving contents related to bidding plans and the results of contractor selection for these projects shall be implemented in accordance with this Decree.

Article 2. Interpretation of Terms

In this Decree, the following terms are understood as follows:

1. State capital usage as stipulated in Clause 1, Article 1 of the Bidding Law includes expenditures through purchasing, leasing, and lease-purchase forms. Determining the total state capital participation of 30% or more in the approved total investment amount or total project investment capital is calculated on a project-by-project basis, not determined based on the proportion of state capital contribution in the total registered capital of enterprises;

2. Request for Proposal refers to all documents used for direct award, competitive tendering, direct procurement, and contractor selection in special cases, including requirements for a bidding package serving as a legal basis for contractors to prepare proposal documents and for the tenderer to evaluate such documents to select a contractor meeting the requirements of the request for proposal; it serves as a basis for negotiation, completion, and signing of contracts. The project owner is responsible for deciding the content of the request for proposal;

3. Proposal Documents refer to all documents submitted by the contractor according to the request for proposal and handed over to the tenderer in accordance with the provisions stated in the request for proposal;

4. Results of Contractor Selection refer to the bidding results when applying open bidding or restricted bidding, or the selection results when applying other selection methods;

5. Violation of Bidding Laws refers to actions that fail to implement or fully implement the provisions of the bidding laws;

6. Participation in Bidding refers to the contractor's participation in open or restricted bidding;

7. Bidding Package for Selecting General Contractors for Construction includes the selection of general contractors to undertake design (E), construction (C), design and construction (EC), design, supply of equipment and materials, and construction (EPC), and project establishment, design, supply of equipment and materials, and construction (turnkey);

Article 3. Ensuring competition in bidding

Content on Ensuring Competition and Implementation Schedule is specified as follows:

1. Requirements for ensuring competition as stipulated in Point a, Clause 1, Article 11 of the Bidding Law shall be implemented as follows:

a) Contractors who have prepared feasibility studies (investment projects) may participate in bidding for technical design, construction drawings, and technology design up until April 1, 2009. In this case, the tenderer must provide tender documents containing all relevant information and materials, including feasibility studies (investment projects), and must ensure sufficient time for all contractors to have equal conditions during the preparation process to guarantee fairness in the bidding;

b) Contractors who have undertaken technical design, construction drawings, and technology design for a bidding package shall not participate in bidding for construction works and provision of goods for that bidding package from the date this Decree takes effect, except for EPC bidding packages. Contractors who have undertaken technical design, construction drawings, and technology design for a bidding package may participate in bidding for consultancy services in preparing tender documents, evaluating bid proposals, and supervising contract execution for that bidding package.

2. Contractors participating in bidding and consultancy contractors preparing tender documents and evaluating bid proposals; contractors executing contracts and consultancy contractors supervising contract execution shall be considered independent from each other in terms of organization, not dependent on the same management authority, and financially independent from each other as stipulated in Points b and c, Clause 1, Article 11 of the Bidding Law when they meet the following conditions:

a) Not belonging to the same state agency or people's armed forces unit issuing the establishment decision, except for contractors that are enterprises converted and operating under the Enterprise Law 2005;

b) There is no shareholding or capital contribution exceeding 30% of each other.

This provision shall be implemented from April 1, 2009.

3. Project owners and contractors participating in bidding for bidding packages under the same project shall be considered independent from each other in terms of organization, not dependent on the same management authority, and financially independent from each other as stipulated in Point d, Clause 1, Article 11 of the Bidding Law when they meet the following conditions:

a) Not having shares or contributions exceeding 50% of each other;

b) Operating under the Enterprise Law 2005 for contractor organizations.

This provision shall be implemented from April 1, 2009.

Article 4. Preferences in International Bidding

1. The preferences in international bidding as stipulated in Article 14 of the Bidding Law shall be implemented as follows:

a) For service bidding packages: the total score of the bid proposal of contractors within the preferential category will be increased by 7.5% of their total score; in cases where service bidding packages require high technical expertise, the technical score will be increased by 7.5% of their technical score;

b) For construction bidding packages: the evaluated price of the bid proposal of non-preferential category contractors must be increased by an amount equivalent to 7.5% of their corrected bid price;

c) For goods procurement bidding packages: the evaluated price of the bid proposal of non-preferential category contractors must be increased by an amount corresponding to the value of import taxes, fees, and charges related to imports as prescribed by law but not exceeding 15% of the value of the goods. Preferential treatment shall not apply to goods subject to import taxes, fees, and charges related to imports as prescribed;

d) For bidding packages selecting general contractors for design, the determination of preferential treatment is based on the provisions at Point a of this clause. For other bidding packages selecting general contractors for construction, the determination of preferential treatment is based on the provisions at Point b of this clause.

2. In case the bidding documents of foreign contractors are ranked equally, priority shall be given to those bidding documents proposing higher domestic cost values. If the bidding documents of domestic contractors and foreign contractors are ranked equally after applying the preferential treatment under Clause 1 of Article 2, priority shall be given to the bidding documents of domestic contractors.

Article 5. Training and professional development in bidding

1. Recipients

a) Individuals directly participating in bidding activities must have a training and professional development certificate in bidding, except for contractors.

b) Other individuals with such needs.

2. Management of training and capacity building activities on bidding

The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall organize training and capacity building activities on bidding in accordance with Clause 5 of Article 68 of the Bidding Law, specifically as follows:

a) Summarize the situation of training and capacity building activities of training institutions through annual reports on bidding activities submitted by ministries, sectors, and localities;

b) Establish a database of training institutions on bidding based on information provided by these institutions.

3. Conditions for organizations conducting training and capacity building activities

a) Possess a Business Registration Certificate or a Decision on Establishment for institutions without a Business Registration Certificate in accordance with the law;

b) Have a team of lecturers specializing in bidding.

4. Conditions for issuing certificates on bidding

a) Certificates shall be issued to trainees who fully participate in bidding courses and meet the requirements after examination and assessment;

b) Bidding courses for issuing certificates must be organized for at least three days.

5. Responsibilities and obligations of training institutions on bidding

a) Be responsible for the quality of training; provide information about their training institution to the database system as stipulated in point b, Clause 2 of this Article;

b) Conduct training, capacity building, and issue certificates to participants in accordance with regulations;

c) Report annually to the Ministry of Planning and Investment; relevant ministries, sectors, or localities for monitoring and summarizing.

Article 6. Costs in Bidding

1. The price for a set of bidding documents (including tax) shall be determined by the project owner based on the scale and nature of the tender package, but not exceeding VND 1,000,000 for domestic bidding; for international bidding, the price shall follow international bidding practices.

2. The cost of evaluating the selection results of contractors, including cases where no contractor is selected, shall be calculated at 0.01% of the tender package value, but not less than VND 500,000 and not more than VND 30,000,000.

3. The cost for the Advisory Board to resolve contractors' complaints about the selection results shall be 0.01% of the bid value of the complaining contractor, but not less than VND 2,000,000 and not more than VND 30,000,000.

Management and use of the costs mentioned in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article shall be carried out in accordance with current laws.

Article 7. Bidding Newspaper and Electronic Information Portal on Bidding

1. The publication of bidding information as stipulated in Article 5 of the Bidding Law shall be free of charge for agencies and organizations submitting information for publication.

2. The agency or unit responsible for managing and operating the Bidding Newspaper and the electronic bidding information website shall be a self-financing public institution.

3. The Bidding Newspaper shall be published daily.

4. Provision of bidding information

a) Responsibility for providing information

- Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, other central agencies, and People's Committees at all levels shall be responsible for providing information as specified in point g and point h of Clause 1 of Article 5 of the Bidding Law.

- Project owners and tenderers are responsible for providing the information as specified from point a to point e and point h, Clause 1, Article 5 of the Bidding Law.

b) Deadline for providing information

For prequalification notices, bidding notices, notices inviting submission of expressions of interest, and invitation to tender notices, the latest time for providing information shall be five days before the expected date of publication of such information. For the remaining information specified in Clause 1 of Article 5 of the Bidding Law, the latest time for providing information shall be ten days from the date of signing the document.

The provision of information and the schedule for publishing bidding information on the Bidding Newspaper and the electronic bidding information website shall be carried out in accordance with guidelines issued by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Article 8. Provisions on timeframes in tendering

1. The timelines in bidding shall be implemented in accordance with Article 31 of the Bidding Law and the following specific provisions:

a) The project owner or the person authorized by the project owner shall be responsible for approving the request for proposal within ten days from the date of receiving the proposal for approval of the request for proposal from the tender inviter or the report on the request for proposal review (if any).

b) The investment decision maker or the person authorized shall be responsible for approving the bidding documents within a maximum period of ten days from the date of receiving the evaluation report from the evaluation agency or organization; approve or provide comments on the selection results of contractors for tender packages within a period not exceeding fifteen days from the date of receiving the evaluation report from the evaluation agency or organization (for tender packages approved by the Prime Minister, the procedures shall be carried out in accordance with the Government's working regulations).

c) The validity period of the bidding documents must be clearly specified in the bidding documents, but not exceeding 180 days from the closing date of the tender. In case of extending the validity period of the bidding documents, the contractor may be requested to extend it one or more times, but ensuring that the total duration of all extension requests does not exceed thirty days as stipulated in Clause 4 of Article 31 of the Bidding Law.

2. During implementation, the following bidding activities may be conducted concurrently: prequalification of contractors and preparation of bidding documents; approval of bidding documents and issuance of bidding notices; announcement of bidding results and negotiation, completion of contracts.

Chapter II

TENDER PLAN

Article 9. Basis for preparing the tender plan

1. Investment decisions and documents for making investment decisions; Business Registration Certificates, Investment Certificates. For preparatory works of projects, they shall be based on the decisions of the head of the project preparation agency.

2. International treaties or international agreements for projects using ODA funds.

3. Approved design and budget estimate (if any).

4. Project funding sources.

5. Other relevant legal documents (if any).

Article 10. Contents of each tender package in the tender plan

The division of projects into tender packages shall be carried out in accordance with Clause 4 of Article 6 of the Bidding Law, ensuring that the scale of each tender package is neither too small nor too large to limit the participation of contractors. The contents of each tender package include:

1. Name of the tender package

The name of the tender package should reflect the nature, content, and scope of work of the tender package, consistent with the content stated in the project. In cases meeting the conditions and special circumstances of the project, the tender package may include the preparation of feasibility study reports and technical design reports. In cases where the tender package consists of several separate parts (lots), the bidding plan should specify the name of each part.

2. Value of the tender package

The bid package price (including contingency) is determined based on the total investment ceiling or total investment capital, approved budget estimate (if any), and relevant regulations. For bid packages for consultancy services to prepare pre-feasibility study reports and feasibility study reports, the bid package price is determined based on the following information: the average price according to statistics of related projects implemented by the industry within a specified period; estimated total investment ceiling according to unit investment norms of projects in each specialized field; preliminary total investment ceiling.

3. Capital

Each bid package must clearly specify the source of funds or financing method to pay the contractor; in cases where Official Development Assistance (ODA) funds are used, the name of the funding sponsor and the structure of the funding sources (both domestic and foreign) must be clearly stated.

4. Method of selecting contractors and tendering method

Specify the method of selecting contractors (domestic, international, prequalification if applicable) as prescribed from Article 18 to Article 24 of the Bidding Law and Article 97 of the Construction Law; the bidding method as prescribed in Article 26 of the Bidding Law. In cases where prequalification needs to be applied to bid packages not covered by Clause 1 of Article 32 of the Bidding Law, the investor decision-maker must prescribe the procedure for selecting a list of contractors to invite to participate in bidding for consultancy services and select individual consultants in the bidding plan.

5. Timeframe for selecting contractors

Specify the time frame for organizing the selection of contractors to implement the bid package to ensure the schedule of the bid package.

6. Contract form

Depending on the nature of the bid package, determine the types of contracts applicable to the bid package contract as prescribed from Article 49 to Article 53 of the Bidding Law and Article 107 of the Construction Law.

7. Contract execution period

The contract execution period must ensure that the implementation of the bid package is consistent with the project implementation schedule.

Article 11. Submission for approval of bidding plan

1. Responsibility for submission

The investor is responsible for submitting the bidding plan to the investor decision-maker or the authorized decision-maker for review and approval; at the same time, send it to the agency or organization for review. In cases where the bidding plan is submitted to the Prime Minister, the investor must also send it to the sector management ministry for written comments to be presented to the Prime Minister for review and approval.

For consultancy service bid packages carried out before the investment decision is made, the investor or the entity assigned the task of preparing the project has the responsibility to submit the bidding plan to the head of their agency (the task assigner) for review and approval. In this case, the head of the relevant agency is responsible for designating an affiliated unit to review the bidding plan before approval.

2. Submission Documents

a) The submission document for the bidding plan includes the following contents:

- Completed work portion includes tasks related to project preparation with corresponding value and legal basis for implementation;

- Work portion that cannot apply any of the methods of selecting contractors prescribed from Article 18 to Article 24 of the Bidding Law and Article 97 of the Construction Law;

- Bidding plan portion includes tasks forming bid packages implemented under one of the methods of selecting contractors prescribed from Article 18 to Article 24 of the Bidding Law and Article 97 of the Construction Law, including tasks such as mine clearance, resettlement area construction, project insurance, training; the basis for dividing the project into bid packages. For each bid package, all contents prescribed in Article 10 of this Decree must be ensured. If open bidding is not applied, the reasons must be clearly stated.

The total value of completed work portions, work portions that cannot apply methods of selecting contractors, and work portions included in the bidding plan shall not exceed the total investment ceiling of the project.

In cases where it is necessary to prepare a bidding plan for one or more bid packages to be implemented ahead of time as prescribed in Clause 2 of Article 6 of the Bidding Law, the submission document must still include the contents prescribed in this clause.

b) Documents attached to the submission

When submitting the bidding plan, the project investor must attach copies of the documents serving as the basis for preparing the bidding plan as prescribed in Article 9 of this Decree.

Article 12. Review and Approval of Tendering Plan

1. Review of Tendering Plan

a) Reviewing the bidding plan involves conducting inspections and evaluations of the contents as prescribed in Articles 9, 10, and 11 of this Decree.

b) The agency or organization reviewing the bidding plan must prepare a report on the review results based on compliance with the provisions of Article 65 of the Bidding Law and submit it to the investor decision-maker for approval.

2. Approval of Tendering Plan

The investor decision-maker or the authorized decision-maker or the head of the agency preparing the project is responsible for approving the bidding plan within ten days from the date of receipt of the review agency's or organization's report. Approval of the bidding plan, which falls under the responsibility of the Prime Minister, is carried out in accordance with the Government's working regulations.

Chapter III

PRELIMINARY SELECTION OF CONTRACTORS

Article 13. Application of Prequalification

1. The prequalification of contractors shall be carried out in accordance with point a, Clause 1, Article 32 of the Bidding Law.

2. In cases where prequalification needs to be applied to bidding packages not covered by Clause 1 of this Article, the investment decision maker shall specify this in the bidding plan.

Article 14. Procedure for Implementing Preliminary Selection

1. Preparation of Request for Preliminary Selection Documents

The tender inviter prepares the request for preliminary selection documents to be approved by the project owner. The request for preliminary selection documents include information guiding the tender package and the following requirements for contractors:

a) Technical capability requirements;

b) Financial capability requirements;

c) Experience requirements.

Criteria for evaluating prequalification submissions shall be established based on the criteria "pass" and "fail" and must be stated in the prequalification invitation document, including criteria for each technical capacity requirement, financial capacity requirement, and experience requirement.

For construction works contracts and general contracting works contracts, except for design general contractors, the criteria for evaluating prequalification submissions must also comply with the requirements for capacity conditions for each type and level of construction works as stipulated by the Construction Law.

2. Announcement of Request for Preliminary Selection

The prequalification invitation notice (in accordance with the model guidelines of the Ministry of Planning and Investment) must be published consecutively three times in the Bidding Newspaper and on the electronic bidding information website; for international bidding, it must also be simultaneously published in a widely distributed English-language newspaper. After publication according to the above regulations, it may be published on other mass media. Prequalification invitation documents shall be provided free of charge to contractors ten days from the first day of publishing the prequalification invitation notice and shall continue until the deadline for submitting prequalification submissions (closing prequalification).

3. Receipt and Management of Preliminary Selection Application Documents

The minimum preparation time for prequalification submissions is seven days for domestic bidding and fifteen days for international bidding, starting from the first day of issuing the prequalification invitation documents.

The tenderer shall accept prequalification submissions submitted by contractors and manage them under a confidential file management system. Prequalification submissions that meet the requirements stated in the prequalification invitation document will be publicly opened immediately after the closing of prequalification. Prequalification submissions received after the closing date will not be opened and shall be returned to the contractor in their original condition by the tenderer.

4. Evaluation of Preliminary Selection Application Documents

The evaluation of preliminary selection application documents is conducted by the tender inviter according to the evaluation criteria stated in the request for preliminary selection documents.

5. Submission and Approval of Preliminary Selection Results

The tenderer is responsible for presenting the prequalification results to the project owner for approval.

6. Notification of Preliminary Selection Results

After the project owner approves the prequalification results, the tenderer is responsible for notifying in writing the prequalification results to participating contractors and inviting successful prequalification contractors to participate in the bidding.

Chapter IV

WIDE BIDDING AND RESTRICTED BIDDING FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICE TENDER PACKAGES

Section 1. BIDDING PROCEDURE FOR CONTRACTORS THAT ARE ORGANIZATIONS

Article 15. Preparing for Bidding

1. Selection of a list of contractors to invite to bid

Depending on the nature and specific conditions of each bidding package, when implementing open bidding, the project owner may issue a bidding invitation notice in accordance with Clause 4 of this Article or apply the procedure for selecting a list of consulting contractors to invite to bid, but must be approved by the investment decision maker in the bidding plan. The procedure for selecting a list of consulting contractors to invite to bid includes:

a) For wide bidding:

- The project owner approves the notice of interest request including requirements regarding professional capacity and number of experts; experience requirements;

- Criteria for evaluating interest submissions shall be established based on the criteria "pass" and "fail" and must be stated in the interest invitation document, including criteria regarding professional capacity and number of experts; experience criteria;

- The notice inviting submission of interest documents must be published consecutively three times in the Bidding Newspaper and on the electronic bidding information website; for international bidding, it must also be simultaneously published in a widely distributed English-language newspaper. In addition to the above publications, it can also be published simultaneously on other mass media;

- From the first day of publishing the notice inviting submission of interest documents, the tenderer shall provide free interest invitation documents to contractors who wish to participate before the deadline for submitting interest documents;

- The minimum preparation time for interest documents is fifteen days for domestic bidding and twenty days for international bidding, starting from the first day of issuing the interest invitation documents;

- The tenderer shall evaluate interest documents submitted by contractors according to the evaluation criteria, select, and present the list of contractors invited to bid to the project owner for approval.

b) For restricted bidding:

The tenderer shall select at least five contractors deemed to have sufficient capacity and experience (as stipulated in Article 19 of the Bidding Law) and willing to participate in the bidding, and submit the list of these contractors to the project owner for approval to invite them to bid. In case there are fewer than the minimum required five contractors in reality, the project owner shall report to the investment decision maker or the authorized person to consider and decide either to invite the actual existing contractors or to extend the time to find additional contractors. If extension has been granted but no additional contractors are found, the actual existing contractors shall be invited.

2. Preparing the Bid Invitation Document

a) Basis for preparing the tender invitation:

- Investment decisions and documents for making investment decisions; Business Registration Certificate, Investment Certificate;

- The approved bidding plan;

- Provisions of laws on bidding and related laws; international treaties or international agreements (if applicable) for projects using ODA funds;

- State policies on tax, wages, preferential treatment in international bidding, or other relevant regulations;

In cases where the bidding package needs to be implemented before the investment decision is made, the organization assigned the task of preparing the project shall base on relevant documents to prepare the bidding invitation document for approval by the head of the project preparation agency.

b) Content of the tender invitation:

The bidding invitation document must include contents as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 32 of the Bidding Law and the bidding invitation document model issued by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, including important requirements (preconditions) serving as grounds for rejecting bidding submissions, specifically as follows:

- The contractor is not listed in the list of tender notice buyers or does not meet the provisions at Clause 2, Article 17 of this Decree;

- The contractor does not ensure legitimate status as prescribed in Articles 7 and 8 of the Bidding Law;

- The contractor does not meet the capacity conditions as prescribed by the Construction Law;

- There is no original bidding dossier;

- The bid proposal is not valid;

- The validity of the bidding dossier does not meet the requirements stipulated in the tender invitation documents;

- The bidder appears in two or more bidding dossiers as the main contractor (independent contractor or member of a consortium);

- The contractor violates one of the prohibited acts in bidding as prescribed in Article 12 of the Bidding Law;

- Other important specific requirements of the bidding package;

A bidder violating any of the preconditions stipulated in the tender invitation documents will be disqualified and their bidding dossier will not be further considered;

3. Approval of Tender Notice

The investment decision maker shall approve or authorize the project owner to approve the bidding invitation document in accordance with Article 60 of the Bidding Law based on the review report of the reviewing agency or organization.

4. Invitation to Bid

a) Announcing the tender invitation:

Where the procedure for selecting a list of contractors to invite to bid is not applied, the investor shall issue a tender invitation notice (in accordance with the model provided by the Ministry of Planning and Investment) on the Bid Invitation Newspaper for three consecutive issues and on the electronic bidding information website; for international bidding, it must also be published simultaneously in a widely distributed English-language newspaper. In addition to the publication as prescribed above, simultaneous publication may also be made on other mass media.

b) Sending the tender invitation letter:

The tender inviter sends out tender invitation letters to contractors in the list of invited participants as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article. The contents of the tender invitation letter are established according to the model set forth in Appendix I attached hereto. The time from sending out the tender invitation letter to issuing the tender invitation documents shall be at least five days for domestic bidding and seven days for international bidding.

Article 16. Criteria for Evaluating Tender Documents

1. For consultancy service packages, including construction consultancy services as prescribed by the Construction Law, which do not require high technical expertise:

a) Technical evaluation criteria: using a point scale (100, 1,000,...) to establish evaluation criteria, including the following contents:

- The experience and capacity of the contractor. The percentage of points for this content is specified from 10% to 20% of the total points;

- Solutions and methodologies for the requirements of the package. The percentage of points for this content is specified from 30% to 40% of the total points;

- Personnel of the contractor to implement the package. The percentage of points for this content is specified from 50% to 60% of the total points.

It is necessary to determine the minimum required score for technical aspects but it shall not be specified lower than 70% of the total points. Tender documents having a technical score not lower than the minimum required score shall be considered as meeting the technical requirements.

b) Financial evaluation criteria:

Use a point scale (100, 1,000,...) consistent with the technical point scale. The financial score for each tender document is determined as follows:

Where:

- P lowest: the lowest bid price after correction and adjustment of errors among contractors who have passed the technical evaluation;

- P under review: the bid price after correction and adjustment of errors of the tender document under review.

c) Comprehensive evaluation criteria:

- The comprehensive evaluation criteria are established based on the technical evaluation criteria and financial evaluation criteria, wherein the weight of the technical points shall not be specified lower than 70% of the total points and the weight of the financial points shall not be specified higher than 30% of the total points;

- The comprehensive score for a tender document is determined according to the following formula:

Comprehensive Score = D_Technical x (K%)_{, Management, Utilization, and Settlement} + D

Where:

+ K%: the weight of technical points (specified in the comprehensive point scale);

+ G%: the weight of financial points (specified in the comprehensive point scale);

: is the number of points of the tender document determined at the technical evaluation stage as prescribed in Point a of this Clause;_Technical: is the number of points of the tender document determined at the financial evaluation stage as prescribed in Point b of this Clause;

: is the number of points of the tender document determined at the technical evaluation stage as prescribed in Point a of this Clause;_{, Management, Utilization, and Settlement}The technical evaluation criteria are established in accordance with the provisions of Point a of Clause 1 of this Article, wherein the minimum required score for technical aspects shall not be specified lower than 80% of the total technical points.

2. For consultancy service packages, including construction consultancy services as prescribed by the Construction Law, which require high technical expertise:

a) The tender inviter sells tender invitation documents to participating contractors before the bid closing time in open bidding (where the procedure for selecting a list of contractors to invite to bid is not applied), to contractors in the list of invited participants (where the procedure for selecting a list of contractors to invite to bid is applied for open bidding and limited bidding) at the price specified in Clause 1 of Article 6 of this Decree. For joint venture contractors, only one member of the joint venture needs to purchase the tender invitation documents.

Article 17. Tender Organization

1. Issuing the Bid Invitation Document

Contractors prepare and submit tender documents in accordance with the requirements of the tender invitation documents. If a contractor needs to change its participation status (name) in the bidding compared to when purchasing the tender invitation documents, they must notify the tender inviter in writing. The tender inviter will consider cases as follows:

b) Amendments and clarifications to tender invitation documents are carried out as prescribed in Clause 1 of Article 33 and Article 34 of the Bidding Law.

2. Preparation of Tender Documents

- For limited bidding, after the selection process of the list of contractors participating in the bidding, depending on specific circumstances, the tender inviter will consider and report to the investor for a decision on accepting or not accepting the change in the contractor's status before the bid closing time while ensuring fair competition, transparency, and impartiality in the bidding process.

- For open tendering, accept changes in status upon receipt of a written notification from the contractor before the closing time;

The tender inviter receives and manages submitted tender documents under a confidential file management system. Tender documents received by the tender inviter after the bid closing time are all considered invalid and returned to the contractor in their original state. Any documents sent by the contractor after the bid closing time to amend or supplement the submitted tender documents are all considered invalid.

3. Receiving and Managing Tender Documents

When wishing to modify or withdraw a submitted tender document, the contractor must submit a written request, and the tender inviter will only approve if receiving the contractor's written request before the bid closing time; the withdrawal request must be sent separately from the tender document.

4. Amending or Withdrawing Tender Documents

The opening of bids must be conducted publicly immediately after the bid closing time as specified in the tender invitation documents, witnessed by those present, regardless of whether the invited contractors are present or absent. The tender inviter may invite representatives of relevant agencies to attend the bid opening ceremony.

5. Opening Technical Proposals

After the bid opening, the tender inviter must sign to confirm each page of the original technical proposal of each tender document and manage them under a confidential file management system. The evaluation of the technical proposals is carried out based on copies. The contractor is responsible for the accuracy and consistency between the copy and the original as well as the sealing of the tender document.

b) The tenderer proceeds to open the technical proposals of each bidder in alphabetical order of the bidder's name and follows the following sequence:

- Checking the sealing;

- Open the dossier, read and record the following key information in the minutes:

+ Bidder's name;

+ Number of original and copied documents;

+ Validity period of the dossier;

+ Written request for amendment of the dossier (if any);

+ Other related information.

The bid opening minutes need to be signed and confirmed by representatives of the bidders, representatives of the tenderer, and representatives of relevant agencies attending;

The evaluation of tender documents for consultancy service packages, including construction consultancy services as prescribed by the Construction Law, is based on the evaluation criteria and other requirements stated in the tender invitation documents, in accordance with the evaluation principles stipulated in Article 28 of the Bidding Law and the evaluation procedures stipulated in Article 35 of the Bidding Law, specifically as follows:

Article 18. Evaluation of Bid Submissions

- The validity of the bid application form. The bid application form must be fully completed and signed by the authorized representative of the contractor as required by the tender invitation documents. For joint venture contractors, the bid application form must be signed by the authorized representative of each joint venture member or the head member representing the joint venture, as stipulated in the joint venture agreement.

1. Preliminary Evaluation

a) Verify the validity of the technical proposal according to the requirements of the bidding invitation:

- The validity of the joint venture agreement. The joint venture agreement must clearly define the responsibilities, authorities, workload, and corresponding value of each member of the joint venture, including the head member and the responsibilities of the head member, signatures of the members, and seals (if any).

- One of the valid types of documents as required by the tender invitation documents: Business Registration Certificate, Investment Certificate, Decision on Establishment; Legal Operation Registration Certificate; appropriate professional certificates.

Evaluation according to the technical evaluation criteria specified in the tender invitation documents. The investor approves a list of contractors meeting the technical requirements to proceed with financial evaluation.

- Number of original copies and photocopies of technical proposal documents;

- Any appendices and accompanying documents with the bidding documents.

b) Eliminate bid dossiers that do not meet the important requirements (preconditions) stated in the tender invitation as prescribed in point b, Clause 2, Article 15 of this Decree.

2. Detailed Evaluation

a) Evaluation of bid dossiers for consultancy service packages, including construction consultancy services as stipulated by the Construction Law, which do not require high technical expertise:

- Technical evaluation:

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- Financial evaluation:

Open publicly the financial proposal files of contractors meeting technical requirements according to the procedure stipulated in point b, Clause 5, Article 17 of this Decree. The minutes of opening the financial proposal files shall include the following main information:

+ Bidder's name;

+ Number of original and copied documents;

+ The bid price recorded in the bid form;

+ The technical points of bidding documents achieving the minimum required level or higher;

+ Other related information.

After the tender opening, the tender inviter must sign to confirm on each page of the original financial proposal file of each bid and manage it under the confidential file management regime. The financial evaluation will be conducted based on copies, and the contractor must bear responsibility for the accuracy and consistency between the original and the copy as well as the sealing of the financial proposal file. The financial evaluation is based on the financial evaluation criteria stated in the tender invitation document.

- Comprehensive evaluation:

Conduct a comprehensive evaluation of technical and financial aspects according to the overall evaluation criteria specified in the tender invitation document. The contractor with the highest total score will be ranked first by the tender inviter and invited to negotiate the contract according to Article 19 of this Decree.

b) Evaluation of bid dossiers for consultancy service packages, including construction consultancy services as stipulated by the Construction Law, which require high technical expertise:

Evaluate the technical proposal file according to the evaluation criteria stated in the tender invitation document as prescribed in point a, Clause 2 of this Article. A bid that achieves a technical score not lower than the minimum required score is considered to meet the technical requirements and will be ranked by the tender inviter for submission to the investor for approval. The first-ranked contractor will be invited to open the financial proposal file and negotiate the contract according to Article 19 of this Decree.

Article 19. Contract Negotiation

1. Based on the decision of the project investor, the tenderer invites the first-ranked bidder to negotiate the contract.

2. Content of contract negotiation

a) Detailed tasks and scope of work that the consulting contractor needs to perform;

b) Technology transfer and training;

c) Work schedule and personnel allocation;

d) Schedule;

đ) Personnel change resolution (if applicable);

e) Work conditions arrangement;

g) Consulting service costs;

h) Other contents (if necessary).

In case the contract negotiation fails, the tenderer reports to the project investor for consideration and decision to invite the next-ranked bidder to negotiate.

Article 20. Approval, Review, Approval, and Announcement of Tender Results

1. Review and examine the bidding results of the consulting service package carried out according to the provisions of Article 37 and Article 39 of the Bidding Law and Article 71 and Article 72 of this Decree.

2. Approving the bidding results shall be carried out according to the provisions of Article 40 of the Bidding Law.

3. Announcing the bidding results shall be carried out according to the provisions of Article 41 of the Bidding Law, specifically, immediately upon receiving the decision approving the bidding results, the tender inviter must send a notification letter of the bidding results to all participating contractors, and for the winning contractor, a negotiation plan and contract completion plan must also be sent.

Article 21. Negotiation, Completion, and Signing of Contracts

1. Negotiating, completing, and signing the contract shall be carried out according to the provisions of Article 42 and Chapter III of the Bidding Law, Section 2, Chapter VI of the Construction Law.

2. In case negotiations and contract completion are unsuccessful, the investor reports to the investment decision-maker to revoke the previous approval decision on the bidding results and considers and decides to invite the next-ranked contractor to negotiate the contract according to Article 19 of this Decree. In such cases, if necessary, the investor must request the contractor to extend the validity of the bid proposal. Subsequent steps shall be carried out according to the provisions of Articles 20 and 21 of this Decree.

Section 2. PROCEDURE FOR SELECTING INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS

Article 22. Selection of individual consultants

Depending on the nature, content, and scope of the consulting work, if the investor considers that an individual consultant can independently undertake the work without needing multiple experts or specialized support from other individuals or organizations, or if using an individual consultant is beneficial, the investor reports to the investment decision-maker for approval in the bidding plan. The selection of individual consultants shall be carried out according to the following procedures:

1. The tender inviter determines the reference terms and prepares a draft contract for the consultant position to be selected for the investor's review and approval. The content of the reference terms includes:

a) A brief description of the project and work;

b) Requirements regarding the scope, volume, quality, and time of work execution;

c) Requirements regarding the consultant's capacity and qualifications;

d) Conditions and locations for performing the work; other necessary contents (if any).

2. The tender inviter selects at least three scientific curriculum vitae files of three suitable consultants according to the requirements stated in the reference terms, for the investor's review and approval; in case there are fewer than three consultants, report to the investor for consideration and decision.

3. Based on the reference terms, the tender inviter evaluates the suitability of the consultant according to the scientific curriculum vitae file to select a consultant who meets the requirements for the investor's review and decision.

4. Based on the draft contract, reference terms, and related information, the tender inviter conducts negotiations with the proposed consultant.

5. Based on the tender inviter's report, the investor approves the selection results and signs a contract with the selected consultant.

Chapter V

WIDE AND RESTRICTED BIDDING FOR PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND CONSTRUCTION PACKAGES

Section 1. ONE-STAGE BIDDING

Article 23. Tender Preparation

1. Prequalification of contractors shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter III of this Decree.

2. Preparing the Bid Invitation Document

a) Basis for preparing the tender invitation:

- Investment decision and documents for investment decision; Business Registration Certificate, Investment Certificate;

- The approved bidding plan;

- Design documents accompanied by approved budget estimates (for construction works packages);

- Provisions of laws on bidding and related laws; international treaties or international agreements (if applicable) for projects using ODA funds;

- State policies on taxes, wages, preferential treatment for domestic contractors, or other relevant regulations.

b) Content of the tender invitation:

- The bidding invitation document must include contents as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 32 of the Bidding Law and the bidding invitation document model issued by the Ministry of Planning and Investment. For bidding packages that have already conducted prequalification, the bidding invitation document does not need to specify evaluation criteria regarding the bidder's experience and capacity but must require the bidder to restate the information about their capacity and experience declared in the prequalification application form;

- The bidding invitation document shall not specify requirements on brand names or specific origins of goods as prescribed in Clause 5, Article 12 of the Bidding Law. In exceptional cases where it is necessary to mention a particular manufacturer’s brand name or catalog, or goods from a certain country for reference or illustration of technical requirements, the phrase "or equivalent" must be added after the mentioned brand name, catalog, or origin, and clearly define the concept of equivalent as having similar technical characteristics and usage functions as the mentioned goods. For special and complex goods, it is required that the bidder submit a sales permit under the manufacturer's copyright;

- The tender documentation must include important requirements (preliminary conditions) to eliminate bid submissions, specifically as follows:

+ Contractors whose names are not included in the list of those purchasing the tender invitation documents or do not comply with the provisions of Clause 2 of Article 28 of this Decree;

+ The contractor does not meet the legitimate qualifications as stipulated in Article 7 and Article 8 of the Bidding Law;

+ No bid guarantee or bid guarantee that is invalid: has lower value, is not in the specified currency, has a shorter validity period, is not submitted to the address and time specified in the bidding invitation document, does not match the bidder's name (in the case of a consortium bidder as stipulated in this Decree's Article 32), is not an original document and does not have a valid signature (for bank or financial organization's letter of guarantee);

+ No original bidding document;

+ Invalid bid proposal;

+ The validity of the bid submission does not meet the requirements specified in the tender documentation;

+ The bidding proposal has an overall bid price that is not fixed, offers multiple prices or includes conditions detrimental to the investor;

+ The contractor is named in two or more bid submissions as the main contractor (either as an independent contractor or as a member of a consortium);

+ Does not meet the capacity requirements as stipulated in Article 7 of the Construction Law;

+ The bidder violates any of the prohibited acts in bidding as prescribed in Article 12 of the Bidding Law;

+ Other important requirements specific to the tender.

A contractor violating any of the preliminary conditions specified in the tender documentation will be disqualified, and their bid submission will not be further considered.

3. Approval of Tender Notice

Implement in accordance with the provisions of Clause 3 of Article 15 of this Decree.

4. Invitation to Bid

a) Tender Invitation Announcement

For open bidding without prequalification, the announcement inviting bids (according to the template guided by the Ministry of Planning and Investment) must be published in the Bidding Newspaper for three consecutive issues and on the electronic bidding information website; for international bidding, it must also be published simultaneously in an English-language newspaper widely distributed. In addition to the publication as prescribed, simultaneous publication may also occur on other mass media.

b) Sending Bid Invitation Letters

Applies to limited bidding and open bidding with prequalification. The tenderer sends the bidding invitation letter according to the model stated in Appendix I attached to this Decree to bidders in the list invited to participate in limited bidding or the list of bidders who passed prequalification. The time from sending the bidding invitation letter to issuing the bidding invitation document must be at least five days for domestic bidding and seven days for international bidding.

Article 24. General Provisions on Technical Evaluation Criteria

1. Using scoring method

a) Using a point scale (100, 1,000,...) to establish technical evaluation criteria. The content of technical evaluation criteria for procurement bidding packages and construction works is set out in Clause 2, Article 25 and Clause 2, Article 26 of this Decree. The minimum required points for technical aspects are determined based on the nature of each bidding package but must ensure they are not less than 70% of the total technical points; for bidding packages with high technical requirements, they must not be less than 80%;

For bidding packages selecting general contractors for construction (excluding bidding packages selecting design general contractors), the minimum required points for each work content must be established to ensure they are not less than 70% of the maximum points for the corresponding work content.

b) For procurement bidding packages and construction works, the bidding proposal is considered to meet the technical requirements when achieving points not lower than the minimum required technical points.

For bidding packages selecting general contractors for construction (excluding bidding packages selecting design general contractors), the bidding proposal is considered to meet the technical requirements when the points evaluated for each work content are not lower than the minimum required points for the corresponding work content and the combined points of all contents are not lower than the minimum required technical points for the entire bidding package.

2. Using "pass" and "fail" criteria

a) Evaluation criteria

The content of technical evaluation criteria for procurement bidding packages and construction works is set out in Clause 2, Article 25 and Clause 2, Article 26 of this Decree. Depending on the nature of the bidding package, the level of requirement for each content is determined. For contents considered basic requirements of the bidding invitation document, only the criteria "achieved" or "not achieved" are used. For non-basic requirements, in addition to the criteria "achieved" or "not achieved," the criterion "acceptable" can be applied but must not exceed 30% of the total number of requirements in the evaluation standard.

b) The bidding proposal is evaluated as meeting the technical requirements when all basic requirements are evaluated as "achieved," and non-basic requirements are evaluated as "achieved" or "acceptable."

Article 25. Evaluation criteria for tender documents for procurement packages of goods

The evaluation criteria for bidding proposals for procurement bidding packages include criteria for evaluating the bidder's capacity and experience, technical criteria, and cost determination on the same basis (evaluation price), specifically as follows:

1. Criteria for assessing the capacity and experience of contractors apply to procurement packages that do not conduct prequalification, including:

a) Experience in implementing similar bidding packages in Vietnam and abroad; experience in operating in the main production and business fields;

b) Production and business capacity, technical infrastructure, professional staff qualifications;

c) Financial capacity: total assets, total liabilities, working capital, revenue, profit, value of ongoing contracts, and other indicators.

Determining specific levels of requirements for each standard stipulated in Points a, b, and c of this clause must be based on the requirements of each procurement package.

The evaluation criteria prescribed in this clause use the criteria "achieved" or "not achieved." A bidder who achieves all three contents specified in points a, b, and c of this clause is evaluated as meeting the capacity and experience requirements.

2. Technical evaluation criteria

The technical evaluation criteria are established according to the provisions of Article 24 of this Decree and include contents related to the ability to meet quantity and quality requirements for goods specified in the bidding invitation document, specifically:

a) Characteristics and technical specifications of goods, production standards, and other contents;

b) The reasonableness and economic efficiency of technical solutions and organizational measures for supplying goods;

c) The ability to install equipment and the technical staff's capacity;

d) The level of compliance with warranty requirements;

đ) Geographic adaptability;

e) Environmental impact and measures to address it;

g) Financial provision capability (if required);

h) Other factors related to commercial, financial conditions, implementation time, and technology transfer training (if applicable).

3. Content for determining the evaluation price

Determining the evaluation price involves determining costs on a par technologically, financially, commercially, and other factors to compare and rank tender documents. The method of determining the evaluation price must be stated in the tender document evaluation criteria. The determination of the evaluation price shall be carried out in the following sequence:

- Determine the bid price;

- Correct errors;

- Adjust any discrepancies;

- Converting the tender price (after corrections and adjustments) to a common currency (if applicable) as the basis for determining the evaluation price;

- Bring costs to a common basis to determine the evaluation price, including:

+ Technical conditions such as: implementation schedule; machine and equipment capacity and performance; electricity consumption, raw material and fuel consumption; operating, maintenance, repair, and service life costs, and other technical factors depending on each specific tender package;

+ Financial and commercial conditions;

+ International bidding preferences (if applicable);

+ Other factors.

Depending on the nature of each tender package, the factors for determining the evaluation price should be specified accordingly. Tender documents are ranked according to the evaluation price, with the tender document having the lowest evaluation price being ranked first.

Article 26. Criteria for evaluating tender documents for construction packages

The tender document evaluation criteria for construction and installation packages include evaluation criteria regarding the contractor's capability and experience, technical evaluation criteria, and the content of determining the evaluation price, specifically as follows:

1. Criteria for assessing the capacity and experience of contractors apply to procurement packages that do not conduct prequalification, including:

a) Experience in implementing similar construction packages in Vietnam, in similar geographic regions and sites;

b) Technical capacity: the number and level of technical staff directly implementing the package, the quantity of available construction equipment, and the ability to mobilize construction equipment to implement the package;

c) Financial capacity: total assets, total liabilities, working capital, revenue, profit, value of ongoing contracts, and other indicators.

Determining the specific requirements for each criterion specified in points a, b, and c of this clause must be based on the requirements of each construction package.

The evaluation criteria stipulated in this clause are applied based on the "pass" or "fail" standard. A contractor who passes all three items mentioned in points a, b, and c of this clause is considered to meet the requirements for capability and experience.

2. Technical evaluation criteria

The technical evaluation criteria are established in accordance with Article 24 of this Decree and include contents concerning the degree of compliance with technical design document requirements and estimates, specifically:

a) The rationality and feasibility of technical solutions and construction organization methods consistent with the proposed construction schedule;

Except for cases where the nature of the tender package requires contractors to strictly follow the construction methods specified in the tender invitation documents, the tender invitation documents should allow contractors to propose alternative construction methods. In such cases, the tender invitation documents must specify the evaluation criteria for the contractor's proposed alternative construction methods.

b) Ensuring environmental hygiene conditions and other conditions such as fire prevention and extinguishing, labor safety;

c) Compliance with warranty requirements;

d) Quality assurance measures;

đ) Construction schedule;

e) Other contents (if any).

Depending on the nature and specific conditions of each tender package, either a scoring method or a "pass/fail" criterion method can be used for the technical evaluation criteria above. If allowing contractors to bid alternative or supplementary proposals to seek innovative suggestions that bring higher benefits to the tender package, it must be clearly stated in the tender invitation documents and the evaluation standards and methods for these proposals, including the tender price, must be clearly specified.

For construction and installation packages with simple technical requirements, if it is necessary to expedite the tender document evaluation process, the tender invitation documents may stipulate that the evaluation process can be conducted simultaneously between technical reviews and the tender price offered by the contractor and the implementation schedule proposed by the contractor.

3. Content for determining the evaluation price

Determining the evaluation price involves determining costs on a par technologically, financially, commercially, and other factors to compare and rank tender documents. The method of determining the evaluation price must be stated in the evaluation criteria. The determination of the evaluation price shall be carried out in the following sequence:

- Determine the bid price;

- Correct errors;

- Adjust any discrepancies;

- Converting the tender price (after corrections and adjustments) to a common currency (if applicable) as the basis for determining the evaluation price;

- Bring costs to a common basis to determine the evaluation price, including:

+ Technical conditions such as: implementation schedule; management, operation, maintenance, and repair costs, service life of the project, and other technical factors depending on each specific construction package;

+ Financial and commercial conditions;

+ International bidding preferences (if applicable);

+ Other factors.

Depending on the nature of each tender package, the factors for determining the evaluation price should be specified accordingly. Tender documents are ranked according to the evaluation price, with the tender document having the lowest evaluation price being ranked first.

Article 27. Criteria for evaluating tender documents for construction general contracting packages (excluding design general contracting packages)

The tender document evaluation criteria for selecting a general contractor for construction (excluding the selection of a general contractor for design) include evaluation criteria for each work content as stipulated in point a of Clause 1, Article 16, Articles 24, 25, and 26 of this Decree.

Article 28. Tender organization

1. Issuing the Bid Invitation Document

a) The tender inviter sells tender invitation documents to contractors listed in the shortlist (in case of prequalification), invited limited tender contractors, or contractors interested in open tender before the tender closing date at the price specified in Clause 1, Article 6 of this Decree. For consortium contractors, only one member of the consortium needs to purchase the tender invitation documents.

b) Amendments and clarifications to tender invitation documents shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Clause 1, Article 33 and Article 34 of the Bidding Law.

2. Preparing, receiving, amending, or withdrawing tender documents

Shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of Clause 2, Clause 3, and Clause 4, Article 17 of this Decree.

In case a bidder needs to change their participation status (name) in the bidding compared to when purchasing the tender invitation documents, they must notify the tender inviter in writing. The tender inviter will consider the following cases:

- For open tendering, accept changes in status upon receipt of a written notification from the contractor before the closing time;

- For limited tender or open tender with prequalification, depending on specific circumstances, the tender inviter examines and reports to the project owner to decide whether to approve or not approve changes in the contractor's status before the tender closing date while ensuring competition, fairness, and transparency of the tender package.

3. Opening Bids

a) The opening of tenders is publicly conducted immediately after the tender closing time as specified in the tender invitation documents, witnessed by those present, regardless of the presence or absence of invited contractors. The tender inviter may invite representatives from relevant agencies to attend the tender opening ceremony;

b) The tender inviter opens the tender documents of each contractor listed in the tender invitation document purchase list and submitted before the tender closing date in alphabetical order of the contractor names. The tender opening procedure is carried out as follows:

- Checking the sealing of tender documents;

- Opening, reading, and recording the following main information in the minutes:

+ Bidder's name;

+ Number of original and copied tender submission documents;

+ Validity period of the tender submission documents;

+ Bid price stated in the bid proposal form and any discount (if applicable);

+ Value and validity period of the bid guarantee;

+ Request for amendment of the tender submission documents (if applicable).

+ Other related information.

The bid opening minutes need to be signed and confirmed by representatives of the tender inviter, bidders, and representatives of related agencies attending the event.

After the tender opening, the tender inviter must sign confirmation on each page of the original of each tender document and manage them under confidential file management regulations. The evaluation of tender documents is conducted based on copies. Contractors are responsible for the accuracy and consistency between the copy and the original of the tender document as well as the sealing of the tender document.

Article 29. Evaluation of tender documents

The evaluation of tender documents is carried out according to the tender document evaluation criteria and other requirements stated in the tender invitation documents, in accordance with the evaluation principles stipulated in Article 28 of the Bidding Law and the evaluation procedures stipulated in Article 35 of the Bidding Law, specifically as follows:

1. Preliminary Evaluation

a) Verify the validity of the tender submission documents:

- The validity of the joint venture agreement. The joint venture agreement must clearly define the responsibilities, authorities, workload, and corresponding value of each member of the joint venture, including the head member and the responsibilities of the head member, signatures of the members, and seals (if any).

- The validity of the consortium agreement. The consortium agreement must clearly define the responsibilities, authorities, workload, and corresponding value of each member of the consortium, including the lead member and the responsibility of the lead member; signatures of the members, seals (if any);

- Possess one of the required documents specified in the tender invitation dossier: Business Registration Certificate, Investment Certificate; decision on establishment or Legal Operation Registration Certificate; Manufacturer's Copyright Sales Permit (if required).

- Number of original and copied tender documents;

- Validity of the bid guarantee;

- Any appendices and accompanying documents with the bidding documents.

b) Eliminate tender documents that do not meet the preconditions specified in the tender invitation documents as stipulated in point b, Clause 2, Article 23 of this Decree;

c) Evaluate the bidder's capacity and experience according to the criteria set forth in the tender invitation dossier for packages that do not conduct prequalification. Depending on the conditions of each package, the evaluation of the bidder's capacity and experience may be conducted at the preliminary assessment stage for all bidders with valid tender proposals that do not violate the prerequisite conditions, or the evaluation of capacity and experience may be carried out after determining the evaluated price and must be stipulated in the tender invitation dossier. The bidder must meet the requirements regarding capacity and experience as prescribed in the tender invitation dossier before their tender proposal can be considered in subsequent steps.

2. Detailed evaluation of tender documents

a) Technical evaluation

Assess according to the technical evaluation criteria specified in the tender invitation dossier. During the evaluation process, the tenderer has the right to request the bidder to explain and clarify unclear or unusual contents in the tender proposal. Only tender proposals approved by the project owner as meeting the technical requirements will be determined for evaluated pricing as provided for in Point b Clause 2 Article of this Law.

In the process of reviewing and approving the list of bidders meeting the technical requirements, if necessary, the project owner may require the tenderer to re-evaluate the technical aspects of tender proposals from bidders whose scores are close to the minimum requirement but have lower bid prices and higher potential benefits for the project.

b) Determination of evaluated price

The determination of evaluated price shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Clause 3, Article 25 and Clause 3, Article 26 of this Decree.

3. Ranking tender documents based on evaluated price

The tender proposal with the lowest evaluated price is ranked first. If prequalification or preliminary evaluation of the bidder's capacity and experience has not been conducted, after the project owner approves the ranking list based on the evaluated price, the tenderer shall proceed to evaluate the capacity and experience of the first-ranked bidder. If the first-ranked bidder does not meet the requirements, the tenderer will continue to evaluate the capacity and experience of the next-ranked bidders.

In complex packages, if deemed necessary, the tenderer may report to the project owner to allow the first-ranked bidder to engage in preliminary contract negotiations to facilitate the completion of the contract after the award result is announced.

Article 30. Correcting errors and adjusting discrepancies

1. Correcting errors

Correcting errors involves amending mistakes in the bidding documents, including arithmetic errors and other errors, carried out according to the following principles:

a) For arithmetic errors, which include inaccuracies in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division operations:

- In case of inconsistency between unit price and total amount, the unit price shall serve as the legal basis for correcting errors.

- Where there is inconsistency between the consolidated price table and the detailed price table, the detailed price table shall serve as the legal basis for correcting the error.

b) For other errors:

- Where the total amount column is filled without corresponding unit prices, the unit price shall be supplemented by dividing the total amount by the quantity;

- Where there are unit prices but the total amount column is left blank, the total amount shall be supplemented by multiplying the quantity by the unit price;

- If a content has both unit price and total amount filled in but the quantity is left blank, the missing quantity will be supplemented by dividing the total amount by the unit price of that content. If the supplemented quantity differs from the quantity stated in the tender invitation dossier, it will be considered a deviation in scope of supply and will be adjusted according to the provisions of Clause 2 Article of this Law.

- Error in units: using a comma (",") instead of a period ("."), and vice versa, will be corrected to comply with Vietnamese writing conventions.

Arithmetic errors shall be calculated based on the absolute value total, regardless of whether the bid price increases or decreases after correction.

After correcting the above fundamental errors, the tenderer will notify the bidder in writing. The bidder must provide a written notification to the tenderer accepting the correction mentioned above. If the bidder does not accept the correction, their tender proposal will be disqualified.

2. Adjusting discrepancies

Adjusting deviations involves modifying the missing or excess contents in the tender proposal compared to the requirements of the tender invitation dossier, as well as adjusting discrepancies among parts of the tender proposal; between technical and financial proposals; between figures and words; and between the contents in the tender form and other parts of the tender proposal. Deviation adjustments are carried out as follows:

a) In cases of deviations in the scope of supply, the missing portion will be added and the excess portion will be deducted according to the principle that if the bid price of the bidder correcting the deviation cannot be separated, the highest quoted price for the missing content (if underquoted) and the lowest quoted price (if overquoted) among other tender proposals passing the technical evaluation stage will be taken. In the case where only one bidder passes the technical evaluation stage, the adjustment will be made based on the price of that bidder (if available) or in the budget estimate.

b) In cases of discrepancies between technical and financial proposal contents, the technical proposal content will serve as the legal basis for adjusting the deviation.

c) In cases of inconsistency between figures and words, the written content will serve as the legal basis for adjusting the deviation.

d) In cases where there is a difference between the price listed in the tender form (excluding discounts) and the price in the consolidated price table, this will be considered a deviation, and the adjustment will be based on the price in the consolidated price table after being adjusted and corrected according to the detailed price list.

Article 31. Reviewing, examining, approving, announcing bidding results, negotiating, finalizing, and signing contracts

1. The procedures for review, examination, approval, and announcement of tender results shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Article 38 and Article 39 of the Bidding Law and Clause 2, Clause 3 Article 20, Article 71, and Article 72 of this Decree.

2. Negotiating, finalizing, and signing contracts

a) The negotiation, completion, and signing of contracts shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Article 42 and Chapter III of the Bidding Law, Section 2 Chapter VI of the Construction Law.

b) In cases where contract negotiation and completion fail, the project owner shall report to the investment decision-maker or the authorized person to cancel the previous bidding result and consider awarding the next-ranked bidder to have legal grounds for negotiating and completing the contract; in such cases, the bidder must extend the validity of the tender proposal and ensure the bid if necessary.

Article 32. Tender Guarantee

1. Bidders participating in the bidding must implement the bid security measures as stipulated in Article 27 of the Bidding Law. For joint venture bidders participating in the bidding for goods supply, construction works, or the selection of general contractors (excluding design general contractors), they must implement the bid security measures according to one of the following methods as required by the tender invitation dossier:

a) Each member of the consortium shall separately provide bid security, but the total value must not be lower than the required amount specified in the tender invitation; if the bid security provided by one member of the consortium is determined to be invalid, the consortium's bid will be disqualified according to the preconditions stated in the tender invitation;

b) The members of the consortium agree that one member will be responsible for providing bid security on behalf of the entire consortium. In this case, the bid security may include the name of the consortium or the name of the member responsible for providing bid security for the entire consortium, but the total value must not be lower than the required amount specified in the tender invitation.

2. Where the tender invitation specifies that bid security shall be implemented in the form of submitting a bank guarantee or financial institution guarantee, the validity of the guarantee will be assessed according to the regulations on the hierarchical signing and issuance of guarantees by each bank or financial institution.

Article 33. Selection of Bidders for Small-Scale Tender Packages

1. For procurement packages for goods, construction works, or construction project general contracting (excluding design general contractors) with a value under three billion dong, open or selective tendering shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures stipulated in Section 1 of Chapter V of this Decree, but the tender invitation does not need to specify criteria for leveling prices to determine evaluation prices; there is no need to determine prices during the bid evaluation process. A bidder will be considered for award when they fully meet the following conditions:

a) Having a valid tender proposal;

b) Being evaluated as meeting the requirements regarding capacity and experience;

c) Having a technical proposal evaluated as meeting the requirements according to the "pass" or "fail" criteria;

d) Having the lowest corrected bid price after error corrections;

đ) Having a proposed winning bid price not exceeding the approved package price.

2. The timeframes for tendering for small-scale tender packages are implemented as follows:

a) Tender invitation documents are issued from the date of the tender announcement until the closing date for bids;

b) The minimum time for preparing the bid document is ten days from the date of issuance of the tender invitation. If it is necessary to amend the tender invitation, the tenderer must notify the bidders at least three days before the bid closing date to allow the bidders sufficient time to prepare their bid documents;

c) The maximum time for evaluating bid documents is twelve days, from the bid opening date until the investor reports the tender results to the competent authority for review and decision;

3. For small-scale tender packages, the tender guarantee value is 1% of the tender package value, and the performance bond value is 3% of the contract value.

Article 34. Provisions on the tendering process for contractors in insurance, auditing packages, and selection of investment partners

Clause 1. The tendering process for contractors in insurance packages shall be carried out according to the tendering process for goods procurement packages.

Clause 2. The tendering process for contractors in auditing packages shall be carried out according to the tendering process for consultancy service packages.

Clause 3. The bidding process for selecting investment partners to implement projects as stipulated in Article 54 of the Investment Law shall be conducted in accordance with the guidelines of the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Section 2. TWO-STAGE TENDERING

Article 35. Preparation for the first stage bidding

Clause 1. Prequalification of contractors shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Chapter III of this Decree.

Clause 2. Preparation of the tender invitation document for the first stage

Point a) The basis for preparing the tender invitation document is as prescribed in point a, Clause 2, Article 23 of this Decree;

b) The tender invitation for Stage I contains the contents prescribed in point b, Clause 2, Article 23 of this Decree, but does not require bidders to propose a bid price and does not require the implementation of bid security measures;

Clause 3. Approval of the tender invitation document shall be carried out in accordance with Clause 3, Article 15 of this Decree.

Clause 4. Inviting bids for the first stage shall be carried out in accordance with Clause 4, Article 23 of this Decree.

Article 36. Organizing the first stage bidding

1. Issuing the Bid Invitation Document

a) The tenderer sells the tender invitation to bidders listed in the shortlist (in cases where prequalification is conducted), invited bidders for selective tendering, or bidders interested in participating in open tendering, at the price specified in Clause 1, Article 6 of this Decree. For a consortium, only one member of the consortium needs to purchase the tender invitation;

b) Amendments and clarifications to tender invitation documents shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Clause 1, Article 33 and Article 34 of the Bidding Law.

Clause 2. Receiving and managing the first stage bid documents

The tenderer receives and manages bid documents in accordance with the confidential file management system;

3. Opening Bids

The opening of bids shall be carried out in accordance with Clause 3, Article 28 of this Decree. The minutes of the bid opening shall not include information about bid prices and bid security.

Clause 4. Discussion on the first stage bid documents

Based on the requirements stated in the tender invitation, the tenderer conducts exchanges with each bidder to accurately define the technical requirements of the package. The content of the exchange must be recorded by the tenderer in a minutes document to serve as the basis for forming the tender invitation for Stage II;

Article 37. Preparation and organization of the second stage bidding

1. Preparing the tender invitation for Stage II;

In the second stage tender invitation document, detailed technical requirements, financial requirements (including bid prices), commercial requirements, and bid security measures must be clearly defined.

Approval of the second stage tender invitation document shall be carried out in accordance with Clause 3, Article 15 of this Decree.

Clause 2. Organization of the bidding

The tender invitation for Stage II is sold to bidders who have submitted bid documents for Stage I at the price specified in Clause 1, Article 6 of this Decree. The tender organization is carried out in accordance with the provisions of Article 28 of this Decree.

Article 38. Evaluation of the second stage bid documents

The evaluation of the second stage bid documents shall be carried out in accordance with Article 29 of this Decree.

Article 39. Review, examination, approval, announcement of bidding results, negotiation, completion, and signing of contracts

Review, examination, approval, announcement of bidding results, negotiation, completion, and signing of contracts shall be carried out in accordance with Article 31 of this Decree.

Chapter VI

DIRECT ASSIGNMENT

Article 40. Cases for Direct Assignment of Bids

The application of the direct assignment of bids method must be approved in the bidding plan based on compliance with the provisions of Article 20 of the Law on Bidding and Article 101 of the Construction Law.

The special cases for direct assignment of bids specified in point d, Clause 1, Article 101 of the Construction Law include:

1. Cases stipulated in Decision No. 49/2007/QĐ-TTg dated April 11, 2007, of the Government Prime Minister;

2. Tender packages for consultancy services in preparing and evaluating strategic reports and planning in cases where the project owner must prove that there is only one contractor capable of meeting the requirements of the tender package, and the project owner must bear legal responsibility for their decision;

3. Tender packages for consultancy services in preparing feasibility study reports and investment reports;

4. Tender packages for consultancy services in preparing feasibility study reports and investment projects in urgent cases where the project owner must ensure the clear identification of the contractor's capacity and experience to meet the requirements of the tender package; in non-urgent cases, bidding must be organized;

5. Tender packages for construction of monuments, sculptures, grand decorations, and artistic works attached to copyright from creation to construction;

6. For tender packages under national target programs, Program 135: if the local community can undertake, it shall be assigned to the people in that locality to implement; if there are many organizations at the local level wishing to participate, the organization with the most effective implementation plan will be selected. The Ministry of Planning and Investment will coordinate with relevant agencies to guide the procedures for direct assignment of bids applicable in this case;

7. The Prime Minister approves the list of key and urgent projects for national interests and energy security according to the provisions of point c, Clause 1, Article 20 of the Law on Bidding based on the proposal of ministries, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of other central agencies, chairmen of provincial People's Committees, boards of state-owned enterprises, and the assessment report on the list of these projects by the Ministry of Planning and Investment. Based on the list of projects approved by the Prime Minister, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of other central agencies, chairmen of provincial People's Committees, and boards of state-owned enterprises with related projects approve and are responsible for the direct assignment of bids for tender packages under those projects according to the laws on bidding;

8. Other special cases decided by the Prime Minister based on proposals from ministries, sectors, localities, and enterprises with related projects and the assessment report of the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Article 41. Tender designation procedure

1. Procedures for implementing direct assignment of bids for a tender package (except for tender packages valued below VND 150 million), including:

a) Preparing and issuing the Request for Proposal (RFP);

b) Preparing the Bid Proposal;

c) Evaluating, reviewing the Bid Proposals and negotiating with the bidder's proposals;

d) Approving, assessing, and approving the results of direct assignment of bids;

đ) Negotiating, finalizing, and signing the contract.

2. Request for Proposal (RFP)

a) The tender inviter prepares the RFP, for consultancy service tender packages, there is no need to specify comprehensive evaluation criteria; for procurement of goods, construction, and selection of general contractors (excluding design general contractors), there is no need to specify factors to determine the evaluated price. Depending on the scale and nature of each tender package, specific requirements are set out in the RFP but must ensure the following contents:

- For consultancy service tender packages: requirements regarding capability standards, number of experts; bidder's experience; requirements regarding content, scope, and quality of work; requirements regarding time and location of execution; price proposal requirements; preparation and submission time for bid proposals, validity period of bid proposals, and other necessary contents;

- For procurement of goods, construction, and general contractor selection tender packages (excluding design general contractors): requirements regarding experience and capability; technical requirements such as quantity of goods, scope, volume of work, technical standards and solutions, quality of work, execution time; price proposal requirements; preparation and submission time for bid proposals, validity period of bid proposals, and other necessary contents; no requirement for bid guarantee;

Technical requirements assessment is conducted based on "pass" or "fail" criteria and is reflected in the Request for Proposal.

b) The project owner is responsible for approving the RFP according to Clause 2, Article 2 of this Decree so that the tender inviter can send it to the proposed direct assignment bidder to prepare the bid proposal.

3. Bid Proposal

The proposed direct assignment bidder prepares the bid proposal based on the RFP, including technical and financial-commercial proposals.

4. Evaluation, review of bid proposals and negotiation on the bidder's proposals

a) The tender inviter evaluates the bidder's bid proposals and negotiates with the bidder's proposals according to the requirements in the RFP. During the evaluation process, the tender inviter may invite the bidder to negotiate, explain, clarify, or modify and supplement necessary information in the bid proposal to demonstrate the bidder's compliance with the requirements of the RFP regarding capacity, experience, schedule, quality, technical solutions, and construction organization methods;

b) The bidder is considered to have won the direct assignment when the bid proposal meets all the following conditions:

- Having sufficient capability and experience as stipulated in the Request for Proposal;

- Having a technical proposal assessed as meeting the Request for Proposal's requirements based on evaluation criteria;

- The proposed direct assignment price does not exceed the approved budget estimate (tender package price) for the tender package.

5. Approval, assessment, and approval of the direct assignment results

a) On the basis of the report on the results of direct contracting, the review report, the investment decision maker approves or authorizes approval of the results of direct contracting for consultancy service contracts with a contract value of VND 500 million or more, procurement contracts for goods and construction works, and construction general contracting contracts (excluding design general contracting contracts) with a contract value of VND 1 billion or more; the project owner approves the results of direct contracting for consultancy service contracts with a contract value below VND 500 million, and procurement contracts for goods and construction works with a contract value below VND 1 billion for contracts under projects specified in Clause 1 and Clause 3, Article 1 of the Bidding Law;

b) For direct contracting contracts under projects specified in Point c, Clause 1, Article 20 of the Bidding Law, the project owner submits the report on the results of direct contracting to the competent authority or the authorized person as stipulated in Clause 7, Article 40 of this Decree.

6. Negotiate, finalize and sign the contract

Based on the decision to approve the tender designation results, the tender inviter proceeds to negotiate and finalize the contract with the designated contractor for the project owner to sign the contract.

7. For contracts under cases of force majeure due to natural disasters, enemy attacks, or urgent situations requiring immediate rectification as specified in Point a, Clause 1, Article 20 of the Bidding Law, direct contracting does not need to be carried out according to Clauses 1 to 6 of this Article, but within no more than 15 days from the date of direct contracting, the project owner or the agency responsible for managing the project or asset and the contractor must proceed with procedures to determine the volume and value of the work for both parties to sign the contract as the basis for implementation and payment.

8. In cases where direct contracting is permitted for contracts implemented before the investment decision is made, the organization assigned the task of preparing the project shall carry out the preparation and approval of the budget estimate as stipulated in Clause 3, Article 20 of the Bidding Law. In such cases, the budget estimate is the value corresponding to the volume of work approved by the head of the organization preparing the project.

9. For consultancy service contracts with a contract value below VND 500 million, and procurement contracts for goods and construction works with a contract value below VND 1 billion under large-scale renovation and repair projects of state-owned enterprises as specified in Clause 3, Article 1 of the Bidding Law, direct contracting may be applied when deemed necessary but must ensure the direct contracting process as stipulated from Clause 1 to Clause 6 of this Article, except for the case specified in Clause 10 of this Article.

10. For contracts with a contract value below VND 150 million, when applying the direct contracting method, the following procedures must be followed:

a) The tenderer bases on the objectives, scope of work, and the approved contract value in the bidding plan and sends the draft contract to the contractor proposed for direct contracting. The draft contract includes requirements regarding the scope and content of the work to be performed, the time frame for completion, the quality standards for the work, services, and goods to be achieved, and the corresponding value;

b) Based on the draft contract, the Tender Inviter and the contractor proposed for direct assignment proceed to negotiate and complete the contract as the basis for signing the contract;

c) After negotiating and finalizing the contract, the tenderer submits the results of direct contracting for approval by the project owner and signs the contract with the contractor.

Chapter VII

OTHER PROCUREMENT METHODS

Article 42. Direct Procurement

The application of the direct purchase method must be approved in the bidding plan based on compliance with the provisions of Article 21 of the Bidding Law for contracts signed with contractors through open bidding or restricted bidding. The six-month period is calculated from the date of signing the original contract to the date of approval of the direct purchase results.

The process of direct procurement shall be carried out as follows:

1. The project owner approves the request for proposal to serve as the basis for the contractor to prepare the submission.

2. The evaluation of proposal documents shall be conducted according to the following contents:

a) Checking technical contents and unit prices;

b) Update the contractor's capacity;

c) Evaluating the progress of implementation;

d) Other contents (if any).

3. Review, examine, and approve the results of direct purchase

Based on the report on the results of direct purchase, the review report, the investment decision maker approves or authorizes approval of the results of direct purchase.

Article 43. Competitive Quotation in Procurement of Goods

The application of competitive quotation form must be approved in the bidding plan based on compliance with the provisions of Article 22 of the Bidding Law.

The process of competitive quotation in procurement of goods shall be carried out as follows:

1. Request for quotation documents

The project owner approves the request for quotation documents. The request for quotation documents include technical requirements such as quantity, standards, technical characteristics, delivery deadlines for goods, validity period of quotations, quotation submission deadlines, warranty, maintenance, training, transfer requirements, and other necessary contents, without mentioning tender guarantee requirements. The evaluation of technical requirements is conducted according to "pass" or "fail" criteria and is reflected in the request for quotation documents.

2. Organizing Quotations

a) The tenderer announces the invitation to quote (according to the model provided by the Ministry of Planning and Investment) in the Bidding Newspaper for three consecutive issues and on the electronic bidding information website for interested contractors to participate. In addition to the publication as required, it can also be published simultaneously on other mass media. After a minimum period of five days from the first day of announcement, the tenderer issues the request for quotation documents to contractors who wish to participate;

b) The tenderer distributes the request for quotation documents to contractors who wish to participate to ensure receiving at least three quotations from different contractors. The preparation time for contractors to submit quotations is a minimum of three days;

c) Contractors send quotations to the tenderer by direct submission, postal mail, or fax. Each contractor may only submit one quotation;

d) The tenderer is responsible for maintaining confidentiality of the information in each contractor's quotation. Immediately after the quotation submission deadline, the tenderer prepares a receipt document for the quotations including details such as the contractor's name, quoted price, post-sale conditions, validity period of the quotation, and sends this document to the contractors who have submitted quotations.

3. Evaluation of quotations

a) The tenderer evaluates the submitted quotations according to the technical requirements specified in the request for quotation documents. A quotation is considered to pass the technical evaluation stage if all technical requirements are evaluated as "pass";

b) The tenderer compares the quoted prices of quotations that meet the technical requirements to identify the lowest quoted price. The contractor with the lowest quoted price after corrections for errors and adjustments without exceeding the contract value will be proposed for selection.

4. Approving Quotation Results and Signing Contracts

a) The tenderer reports the tendering results presented by the procuring entity, submits an evaluation report, and the investment decision maker approves or authorizes approval of the tendering results for packages with a package value of 1 billion VND or more; the project owner approves the tendering results for packages with a package value under 1 billion VND;

b) The procuring entity announces the tendering results in writing to all bidders who submitted bids and proceeds to negotiate and finalize the contract with the selected bidder for the project owner to sign the contract.

Article 44. Self-execution

The application of the implementation form must be approved in the bidding plan based on compliance with Article 23 of the Bidding Law and point a, Clause 1 of Articles 41, 50, 57, 75, 89 and point b, Clause 2 of Article 45 of the Construction Law, and according to the specific provisions as follows:

1. The project owner selects, in accordance with the Bidding Law, an independent supervisory consulting contractor with the project owner regarding organization and finance as prescribed by law. The project owner must provide necessary documents for the supervisory consulting contractor to perform the tasks stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article;

2. The supervisory consulting contractor has the following responsibilities:

a) Supervise the execution of the tender package by the project owner in accordance with the implementation plans and solutions proposed by the project owner;

b) Inspect goods, materials, and equipment used for the tender package;

c) Acceptance of the volume of work carried out by the project owner as the basis for payment.

3. When applying the implementation form, the project owner must select a supervisory consultant for the work contents that are specified by the relevant specialized laws.

In the case of applying the self-execution form for packages involving major renovation and repair of production equipment and production lines, there is no mandatory requirement to hire a supervisory consultant.

In cases where the self-execution form is applied to packages that specialized laws require supervision during execution but there is no independent supervisory consultant interested or available due to the package being executed in remote areas as defined by current laws, and the package value is less than 1 billion VND, the project owner must implement community supervision in accordance with the law on community investment supervision.

4. When applying the self-execution form, the project owner must ensure having sufficient capacity and experience to carry out all works within the package and must ensure that the self-execution by the project owner yields higher efficiency compared to selecting another contractor to execute the package, and must meet the following conditions:

a) Functions, tasks, fields of operation, and business sectors (according to the Business Registration Certificate or establishment decision) are appropriate to the requirements of the tender package;

b) Having sufficient key personnel, technical staff, and workers assigned to the package by the project owner (excluding general laborers); having sufficient machinery and equipment for construction of the package, which must belong to the project owner or the project owner must demonstrate the ability to mobilize machinery and equipment for the package to meet the requirements of the package's implementation schedule.

5. During the implementation process, if the project owner is found to have transferred a workload amounting to more than 10% of the self-execution value, the project owner will be deemed incapable of self-executing the package and will be considered in violation of Clause 14, Article 12 of the Bidding Law.

Article 45. Selection of Design Consultant for Architectural Projects

The selection of consultants for architectural design packages through competitive bidding as stipulated in Clause 3, Article 97 of the Construction Law shall be carried out in accordance with Article 102 of the Construction Law.

Article 46. Selection of contractors in special cases

1. On the basis of the specific nature of the tender package that cannot be applied to or does not meet the conditions for applying the forms of contractor selection prescribed from Article 18 to Article 23 of the Bidding Law and Article 97 of the Construction Law, the project owner shall submit to the Prime Minister a plan for selecting contractors based on ensuring competitive goals and economic efficiency, while sending it to the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the relevant sectoral management ministry for their comments to be considered and decided by the Prime Minister.

2. In cases where there are special bidding provisions stipulated in other laws, they shall be implemented according to the regulations of the decree guiding the implementation of such laws.

Chapter VIII

PROVISIONS ON CONTRACTS

Article 47. Contract Components

1. The components of the contract are the documents forming the contract to regulate the responsibilities and obligations of the project owner and the contractor. The components of the contract and their legal priority order are as follows:

a) The contract document (including the Appendix containing the price list and other contents if applicable);

b) Minutes of contract negotiation and completion;

c) Decision approving the tender result;

d) Specific conditions of the contract (if any);

e) General conditions of the contract (if any);

f) Tender documents, proposal documents, and clarifications of tender documents and proposal documents of the selected contractor (if any);

g) Tender documents, request documents, and additional documents supplementing the tender documents and request documents (if any);

h) Other accompanying documents (if any).

2. For construction contracts, the price list must be established based on the minutes of contract negotiations and completion; the decision approving the tender selection results; the tender documents and proposal documents of the selected contractor based on the detailed items listed in the tender documents or request documents.

If the quantity of work is supplemented or adjusted before signing the contract with the approval of the competent authority, the price list will also include this supplemented or adjusted quantity of work.

3. In cases where supplementary appendices to the contract are signed in accordance with Clause 2, Article 52 of this Decree, such supplementary appendices will be part of the contract.

Article 48. Lump Sum Contract Form

1. Payment principles for lump sum contracts are specified in Article 49 of the Bidding Law, specifically as follows:

a) The contract price may not be adjusted during the execution of the contract, except in cases of force majeure as agreed in the contract (situations that occur beyond the control and foreseeability of the project owner and contractor, unrelated to any fault or negligence of the project owner and contractor, such as war, riot, strike, fire, natural disaster, flood, epidemic, quarantine isolation, embargo). Payment will be made in installments or in one lump sum upon completion of the contract. The total amount paid by the project owner to the contractor until the contractor fulfills all obligations under the contract shall be exactly the amount stated in the contract. In case of force majeure, payment will be made according to the agreement in the contract (if any).

For turnkey contracts within tender packages including two or more works such as feasibility study reports, feasibility study reports, technical designs, the contract must specify the payment method for each part, including the specific provision that if the preliminary feasibility study report is not approved, the contractor will only be paid for the work of preparing the preliminary feasibility study report; if the feasibility study report is not approved, the contractor will only be paid for the work of preparing the preliminary feasibility study report and the feasibility study report.

b) For contractors selected through forms of contractor selection other than direct award, payment must be based on the contract price and payment terms specified in the contract, not based on the budget estimate or current state regulations and guidelines on norms and unit prices; not based on the unit price in financial invoices for the contractor's input factors such as materials, machinery, equipment, and other input factors.

2. For construction work, before signing the contract, the parties involved need to review the bill of quantities according to the approved design. If the contractor (including the directly awarded contractor) or the project owner discovers that the bill of quantities separated from the design is inaccurate, the project owner needs to report to the competent authority for consideration and decision on supplementing the quantity of work to ensure compliance with the design. If it is necessary to reduce the quantity of work to ensure compliance with the design, the project owner does not need to report to the competent authority. For this construction work, after the turnkey contract is signed, the actual quantity of work completed by the contractor to complete the design (more or less than the quantity of work stated in the contract) will not affect the payment amount to the contractor. Payment to the contractor will be carried out according to the provisions of Clause 1 of this Article.

The project owner is responsible for the accuracy of the quantity and volume of work. In case of loss due to incorrect calculation of the quantity and volume of work, individuals or organizations under the project owner who make mistakes will be responsible for compensation and handling according to the law. If the contract between the project owner and the consulting contractor for preparing tender documents, request documents, and preparing estimates specifies the handling of incorrect calculation of the quantity and volume of work, the project owner will be compensated according to the agreement in the contract with this consulting contractor.

Article 49. Form of Contract Based on Unit Price

The payment principle for contracts based on unit price is stipulated in Article 50 of the Bidding Law, specifically as follows:

1. The payment value is calculated by multiplying the unit price stated in the contract or adjusted unit price in the contract with the actual volume or quantity of work performed by the contractor.

2. For construction work, if the actual quantity of work completed by the contractor to comply with the design is less than the quantity of work stated in the contract, the contractor will only be paid for the actual quantity of work completed. If the actual quantity of work completed by the contractor to comply with the design is more than the quantity of work stated in the contract, the contractor will be paid for the excess quantity of work.

The project owner, supervising consultant, and contractor are responsible for confirming the completion volume in the acceptance record as the basis for payment to the contractor.

3. Payment must be based on the payment terms specified in the contract. When the project owner and the payment agency carry out payments to the contractor, they must comply with the provisions of Article 53 of this Decree.

Article 50. Form of Contract Based on Time

Payment to the contractor for contracts based on time is carried out as follows:

1. The fee for experts is the cost for experts, calculated by multiplying the basic salary and related costs agreed upon by the project owner and the contractor, as stated in the contract or adjusted according to Article 57 of the Bidding Law, by the actual working time (in months, weeks, days, hours).

2. Expenses other than those for experts as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article, including travel expenses, survey costs, rental fees for office space, and other expenses, shall be paid according to the method specified in the contract. For each such expense, the contract must clearly specify the payment method: payment based on actual expenditure supported by valid invoices and documents presented by the contractor, and/or payment based on agreed unit prices in the contract.

The total amount payable to the contractor under Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article must ensure that it does not exceed the total value stated in the contract.

Article 51. Form of Contract Based on Percentage

The contract price is calculated as a percentage of the value of the project or the volume of work. When the contractor fulfills its obligations under the contract, the project owner shall pay the contractor an amount equal to the percentage determined in the contract multiplied by the value of the completed project or work volume.

Article 52. Adjustment of Contract Price and Amendment of Contract

1. Adjustment of Contract Price

a) Adjustments to the contract price for lump sum and time-based forms. The contract must clearly specify the content of the adjustment, the method, and the timing of the calculation, as well as the input data for calculating the adjustment price;

The price adjustment is implemented through the adjustment of the volume of work as stipulated in Clause 2 of Article 49 of this Decree; adjustment of unit price or adjustment of contract price due to inflation.

b) The method of adjusting the contract price as prescribed in the contract must ensure compatibility with the nature of the work specified in the contract. The input data for calculating the adjustment price must be consistent with the content of the work. The contract must specify the use of quotations or price indices issued by authorized agencies at the local or central level, or independent foreign agencies, for costs originating from abroad;

c) In cases where fuel, materials, and equipment prices listed in the contract, which are state-controlled (state-priced), fluctuate significantly and directly affect the implementation of the contract, and if the contract includes provisions for adjustment, adjustments shall be made in accordance with point c, Clause 1 of Article 57 of the Bidding Law, applying new prices to parts of the work carried out at the time of price fluctuations as announced by authorized state agencies;

d) In cases where the State changes tax policies or wages directly affecting the contract price, it shall be implemented according to the provisions of point a, Clause 1, Article 57 of the Bidding Law.

2. Amendment of Contract

In cases where additional reasonable works outside the scope of the contract occur without changing the investment objectives or total investment amount (for turnkey construction projects, these are works outside the design-specified work volume, and for unit price-based construction projects, these are works outside the contract-specified work volume), such situations shall be handled in accordance with Clause 3 of Article 57 of the Bidding Law. If additional work arises, the project owner and the contractor must sign supplementary contract appendices following the principle below:

- Where the volume of additional work is less than 20% of the corresponding work volume recorded in the contract and there is a unit price in the contract, the existing unit price in the contract shall be used for payment.

- Where the volume of additional work is 20% or more of the corresponding work volume recorded in the contract, or where there is no unit price for the additional work in the contract, the project owner and the contractor shall agree to determine a new unit price for the additional work volumes in accordance with the principles set forth in the contract regarding unit prices for additional work volumes.

For construction work, before signing the supplementary contract appendix, the budget estimate for the supplementary work volume must be approved according to the law.

Article 53. Payment Documents

The payment documents specified in the contract include:

1. For construction works subject to unit price application:

a) A certificate of quantity acceptance for the work performed during the payment period, confirmed by representatives of the contractor, project owner, and supervising consultant (if applicable);

b) A confirmation of adjusted quantities exceeding or falling short of the contract, confirmed by representatives of the contractor, project owner, and supervising consultant (if applicable);

c) A calculation table proposing the payment value based on the completed work volume confirmed and the unit price stated in the contract;

d) The contractor's payment request, specifying the completed volume, the completed value, the increase (decrease) compared to the contract, the interim payments already made, and the payment amount requested during the payment phase.

2. For construction works subject to lump sum application:

a) The acceptance record of the work volume completed during the payment phase, confirmed by representatives of the contractor, the project owner, and the supervising consultant (if applicable). This confirmation record is an acknowledgment of the completion of the project, project component, or work in accordance with the design, without requiring detailed confirmation of the completed volume;

b) Other documents as specified in points b, c, d of Clause 1 of this Article.

3. For procurement activities:

Depending on the nature of the goods, the payment documentation should be appropriately specified, such as the contractor's invoice, packed goods list, transport documents, insurance certificates, Quality Certificates, goods acceptance records, Origin Certificates, and other related documents and certificates.

4. For activities subject to time-based or percentage-based application:

Depending on the nature of the consulting work, the payment documentation should be appropriately specified, such as the acceptance record of the consulting work results, documents confirming the contract implementation progress, and other related documents and certificates.

For construction and procurement activities, except in cases where the contract price adjustment clause clearly specifies that the project owner and the contractor agree to apply the unit prices listed in the input invoices (such as machinery, materials, equipment, and other input factors) as the basis for price adjustment, the requirement for the contractor to present input invoices is only to determine the origin and other related information, and not to base the payment on the unit prices listed in the input invoices. Payment must be based on the contract price and the payment terms specified in the contract, not on the budget or current state regulations and guidelines on norms and unit prices, except in cases involving designated contractors.

Chapter IX

GRADING OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL IN PROCUREMENT

Article 54. The Prime Minister

1. For projects directly decided on investment by the Prime Minister:

a) Approve the bidding plan;

b) Approve or authorize approval of the results of contractor selection;

c) Approve or authorize approval of handling situations during bidding, addressing objections during bidding, and dealing with violations of bidding laws.

2. Approve or authorize approval of the bidding plan, the results of direct assignment for tender packages belonging to national secret projects, urgent national interest projects, and energy security projects as stipulated in point c, Clause 1, Article 20 of the Bidding Law.

3. Approve or authorize approval of the Contractor Selection Plan in special cases as stipulated in Article 24 of the Bidding Law.

Article 55. Ministers, Heads of Ministries-equivalent agencies, Heads of other central agencies, Chairpersons of People's Committees of provinces and centrally-administered cities

1. For projects and tender packages directly approved by the Prime Minister:

a) Provide written comments on the bidding plan and the results of contractor selection for tender packages of related projects directly approved by the Prime Minister;

b) Be responsible for approving the tender invitation documents;

c) Be responsible for approving other contents related to bidding according to the authorization of the Prime Minister.

2. For projects decided on investment by themselves:

a) Approve the bidding plan;

b) Approve or authorize approval of the tender invitation documents and the results of contractor selection for tender packages belonging to the project, except for the results of direct assignment for tender packages directly approved by the Prime Minister as stipulated in Clause 2, Article 54 of this Decree.

3. Regulations on bidding delegation

The authorized person is responsible for approving the bidding plan. Depending on the characteristics of the sector or locality, they approve or authorize approval of the tender invitation documents; the results of contractor selection; decisions on handling situations during bidding.

Article 56. Chairpersons of People's Committees of provincial cities, districts, counties, towns, wards, and village communes, Heads of other local agencies

1. Be responsible for approving contents related to bidding according to authorization.

2. Approve the bidding plan, approve or authorize approval of the tender invitation documents and the results of contractor selection for tender packages belonging to projects decided on investment by themselves.

Article 57. Board of Directors or General Director of enterprises

1. For projects decided on investment by the Prime Minister where they act as the main investor:

a) Approve the tender invitation documents for tender packages directly approved by the Prime Minister for the results of contractor selection;

b) Be responsible for approving other contents related to bidding according to the authorization of the Prime Minister.

2. For projects invested in by themselves:

a) Approve the bidding plan;

b) Approve or authorize approval of the tender invitation documents and the results of contractor selection for tender packages belonging to the project, except for the results of direct assignment for tender packages directly approved by the Prime Minister as stipulated in Clause 2, Article 54 of this Decree.

Article 58. Board of Directors of joint ventures, joint-stock companies, and legal representatives of parties participating in business cooperation contracts

1. Approve the bidding plan and the results of contractor selection for tender packages belonging to projects decided on investment by themselves.

2. Approving or authorizing the approval of the tender invitation documents.

Article 59. Appraisal Authorities

1. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall be responsible for appraising the following contents:

a. Tender plans within the approval authority of the Prime Minister;

b. Results of contractor selection for tenders directly approved by the Prime Minister;

c. Contractor selection schemes in special cases directly approved by the Prime Minister.

2. The Department of Planning and Investment shall be responsible for appraising the following contents:

a. Tender plans and results of contractor selection for tenders of projects directly approved by the Chairman of the People's Committee of the province or centrally-administered city;

b. Tender invitation documents for tenders delegated by the Prime Minister to the Chairman of the People's Committee of the province or centrally-administered city and tenders within the approval authority of the Chairman of the People's Committee of the province or centrally-administered city, the Department of Planning and Investment or relevant specialized departments shall be primarily responsible for appraising;

c. Results of contractor selection for tenders delegated by the Prime Minister to the Chairman of the People's Committee of the province or centrally-administered city for approval.

3. The appraisal responsibilities of agencies and organizations assigned tasks to organize appraisals by the Minister, Head of a ministry-level agency, Head of another central agency, Board of Directors, or company General Director include:

a. Tender plans, tender invitation documents, and results of contractor selection for all tenders of projects within the investment decision-making authority of the Minister, Head of a ministry-level agency, Head of another central agency, Board of Directors, or company General Director;

b. Tender invitation documents and results of contractor selection for tenders delegated by the Prime Minister to the Minister, Head of a ministry-level agency, Head of another central agency, Board of Directors, or company General Director for approval.

4. For projects within the investment decision-making authority of the Chairman of the People's Committee of a provincial town, district, county, or township, the planning and finance department shall be responsible for appraising contents during the tendering process.

5. For projects within the investment decision-making authority of the Chairman of the People's Committee of a town, commune, village, or other local government heads, Board of Directors of joint venture enterprises, joint-stock companies, and legitimate representatives of parties involved in business cooperation contracts, related assisting units shall be responsible for appraising contents during the tendering process.

6. For tenders where the investment decision-maker delegates the approval of contractor selection results, the delegatee shall be responsible for specifying the appraisal unit for tender invitation documents and results of contractor selection.

Chapter X

SETTLEMENT OF COMPLAINTS IN BIDDING

Article 60. Conditions for considering and resolving complaints

1. The complaint must be from a bidder participating in the bidding process.

2. The complaint form must bear the signature of the person who signed the bid proposal or a legal representative of the bidder, and be stamped (if applicable).

3. The person responsible for resolving the complaint receives the complaint form within the time limit specified in Clause 3, Article 72 of the Bidding Law.

4. The content of the complaint has not previously been included in the content of the lawsuit filed with the Court by the bidder.

5. In case of complaints about the results of contractor selection sent to the investment decision-maker, the contractor must submit a fee according to Clause 3, Article 6 of this Decree to the standing assistance unit of the Advisory Council mentioned in the tender invitation document; if the contractor's complaint is concluded to be correct, the fee submitted by the contractor will be refunded by the individual or organization with joint liability.

Article 61. Resolving Complaints

1. The time limit for handling complaints stipulated in Article 73 of the Bidding Law is calculated from the date the administrative department of the person responsible for resolving the complaint receives the complaint letter.

2. The person responsible for resolving the complaint shall notify the contractor in writing about not considering or resolving the complaint in cases where the contractor's complaint does not meet the conditions specified in Article 60 of this Decree.

3. The bidder has the right to withdraw the complaint during the complaint resolution process but must do so in writing.

Article 62. Advisory Board

1. Chairman of the Advisory Board

a. The Chairman of the Central Advisory Council is the authorized representative of the Ministry of Planning and Investment. The Central Advisory Council is responsible for advising on complaints related to tenders directly approved by the Prime Minister or in cases where the Prime Minister requests;

b. The Chairman of the Ministry-level Advisory Council, equivalent ministry-level agency, and government-affiliated agencies and other central agencies (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry-level Advisory Council) is the authorized representative of the unit entrusted with the task of managing bidding under these agencies. The Ministry-level Advisory Council is responsible for advising on complaints for all tenders under projects decided on investment or managed by the ministry level, except for the tenders specified in point a of this clause;

c. The Chairman of the Local Advisory Council is the authorized representative of the Department of Planning and Investment. The Local Advisory Council is responsible for advising on complaints for all tenders under projects decided on investment or managed by the locality, except for the tenders specified in point a of this clause.

2. Members of the Advisory Board

Depending on the nature of each tender and when necessary, in addition to the members specified in Clause 2, Article 73 of the Bidding Law, the Chairman of the Advisory Council may invite additional individuals to participate as members of the Advisory Council. Advisory Council members cannot be relatives (biological parents, parents-in-law, spouse, biological children, adopted children, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, full siblings) of the person signing the complaint letter, individuals directly participating in evaluating tender documents of the tenderer, project owner, individuals directly appraising the results of contractor selection, and the person signing the approval of the results of contractor selection.

3. Activities of the Advisory Board

a. The Chairman of the Advisory Council issues a decision to establish the Advisory Council within a maximum period of 5 days from the date of receipt of the contractor's complaint letter. The Advisory Council operates on a case-by-case basis;

b. The Advisory Council works based on collective principles, majority voting, and reports the results of their work to the investment decision-maker for consideration and decision; each member has the right to reserve their opinion and is responsible before the law for their own opinions.

4. Permanent Working Body of the Advisory Board

a. The standing assistance unit is the agency or organization assigned the appraisal work in bidding but does not include individuals directly involved in appraising the tender that the contractor has complained about;

b. The standing assistance unit performs administrative tasks as prescribed by the Chairman of the Advisory Council; receives and manages fees submitted by contractors with complaints according to Clause 5, Article 60 of this Decree.

Chapter XI

HANDLING VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW ON BIDGING

Article 63. Principles for Handling Violations

1. Organizations and individuals who commit violations of the law on public procurement shall be subject to penalties according to one or more of the following forms depending on the severity of the violation: warning, fine, prohibition from participating in public procurement activities. For civil servants and government officials who violate the public procurement law, they will be handled in accordance with the laws on civil servants and government officials.

2. The principles and procedures for handling violations, as well as the procedures for enforcing penalty decisions, shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law.

3. The penalty decision must be sent to the organization or individual being penalized, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, and related agencies and organizations.

4. A penalty decision implemented in any locality or sector has effect throughout the country and in all sectors.

5. Organizations and individuals penalized for violating the law on public procurement have the right to bring a lawsuit to court.

Article 64. Authority to Handle Violations of Public Procurement Law

1. The investment decision-maker is responsible for handling violations of the public procurement law for projects decided by themselves in accordance with Article 60 of the Public Procurement Law. In cases where the investment decision-maker violates the public procurement law, the violation will be handled in accordance with the law.

2. The Ministry of Planning and Investment is responsible for monitoring the handling of violations of the public procurement law and deciding to prohibit participation in public procurement activities for organizations and individuals who have been warned continuously five times or more as stipulated in Clause 4, Article 66 of this Decree.

Article 65. Forms of Fine

Depending on the severity of the violation, organizations and individuals who violate the public procurement law as provided for in Point b, Clause 1, Article 75 of the Public Procurement Law shall be fined according to the following levels:

1. A fine of VND 5,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 for any of the following violations:

a. Preparing, reviewing, and approving tender documents or request documents that do not comply with the regulations of the public procurement law, leading to the cancellation of the tender;

b. Evaluating tender documents, proposal documents, reviewing, and approving the selection results of contractors without basing on the requirements of the tender documents or request documents and accompanying evaluation criteria, causing distortion of the selection results or leading to the cancellation of the tender;

c. Signing contracts contrary to the provisions of the law, causing damage to the interests of the State;

d. Violations leading to the need to re-tender such as organizing a tender without a tender plan, approved tender documents, or request documents.

2. A fine of VND 20,000,000 to VND 50,000,000 for any of the following violations:

a. Colluding among all contractors, between contractors and project owners, tenderers, bidding committees, consultants preparing tender documents, appraisal agencies, or persons approving the selection results of contractors, causing distortion of the selection results leading to the cancellation of the tender or selecting contractors without the required capacity as stipulated in Clause 3, Article 10 of the Construction Law;

b. Contractors performing construction works or supplying goods collude with supervising consultants or acceptance agencies to certify incorrect quality or quantity of the works or goods.

3. In addition to causing damage to the interests of the parties involved as provided for in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article, other damages caused by the aforementioned actions or other actions shall also be subject to fines in accordance with relevant laws.

Article 66. Prohibited Forms of Participation in Bidding Activities

Depending on the severity of the violation, the form of prohibiting participation in bidding activities shall be applied specifically as follows:

1. Prohibition from participating in bidding activities for six months to one year for one of the following violations:

a. Violating the provisions set forth in Clause 4 of Article 12 of the Bidding Law;

b. Violating the provisions set forth in Clause 5 of Article 12 of the Bidding Law, specifically as follows:

Organizations and individuals preparing, reviewing, and approving bidding documents for procurement packages of goods, construction works, and construction general contractor selection packages where specific brand and origin requirements for goods are stated in the bidding documents;

c. Individuals belonging to the project owner, bidding entity, bidding expert team, bidding consultant, agency, or organization violating the provisions set forth in Clause 9 of Article 12 of the Bidding Law;

d. Violating the provisions set forth in Clause 6 of Article 12 of the Bidding Law;

đ. Violating the provisions set forth in Clause 7 of Article 12 of the Bidding Law, specifically as follows:

The investment decision maker permits the division of a project into bidding packages contrary to the provisions set forth in Clause 4 of Article 6 of the Bidding Law to implement direct award or create opportunities for a limited number of contractors to participate in bidding;

e. Violating the provisions set forth in Clause 8 of Article 12 of the Bidding Law, specifically as follows:

The project owner and bidding entity accept and propose the winning bidder for a package of goods supply and construction work tendering within a project where the bidder previously provided consulting services, except in cases involving EPC packages, design and construction general contractor selection packages, and turnkey general contractor selection packages;

g. Violating the provisions set forth in Clause 10 of Article 12 of the Bidding Law, specifically as follows:

Individuals directly involved in organizing bidding, evaluating bidding proposals from the project owner, bidding entity, bidding expert team members, bidding consultants, and individuals directly involved in reviewing the selection results from agencies or organizations who fail to withdraw from their assigned tasks when the person submitting the bid proposal is a relative (biological parents, in-laws, spouse, biological children, adopted children, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, full siblings);

h. Violating the provisions set forth in Clause 11 of Article 12 of the Bidding Law, specifically as follows:

Organizations and individuals from the bidding entity, project owner, state treasury, financial management agency, bank, acceptance agency causing difficulties in procedures for issuing, settling, and finalizing payments according to contracts signed between the project owner and the contractor;

i. Violating the provisions set forth in Clause 13 of Article 12 of the Bidding Law, specifically as follows:

- Individuals submitting bid proposals for packages within projects managed by agencies or organizations they worked for within one year from receiving the decision to terminate their employment at those agencies or organizations;

- Deciding to award bids to contractors whose bid proposers participated in bidding for packages within projects of agencies or organizations they just received decisions to terminate employment from, not yet one year ago;

k. Violating the provisions set forth in Clause 16 of Article 12 of the Bidding Law, specifically as follows:

Approving the form of contractor selection in the bidding plan that is not open bidding when the conditions stipulated from Article 19 to Article 24 of the Bidding Law and Articles 100 and 101 of the Construction Law are not met;

l. Violating the provisions set forth in Clause 17 of Article 12 of the Bidding Law, specifically as follows:

- The investment decision maker approves the bidding plan to allow the organization to select contractors when the funding for implementing the package has not been determined;

- The investment decision maker approves the selection result of contractors when there is no credit commitment in cases where the funding for the package is arranged by the contractor as allowed in the bidding plan;

2. Prohibition from participating in bidding activities for one to three years for any of the following behaviors:

a. Violating the provisions set forth in Clause 2 of Article 12 of the Bidding Law, specifically as follows:

- Individuals using their rights and influence to compel the project owner, bidding entity, bidding expert team, bidding consultant, agency, or organization to propose an unsuitable winning bidder that does not meet the requirements of the bidding documents and evaluation criteria stated in the bidding documents;

- Individuals directly evaluating bidding proposals and reviewing the selection results of contractors intentionally reporting false or untruthful information that distorts the selection results, signing and implementing contracts;

- Contractors intentionally providing untruthful information in bidding proposals that distort the selection results, signing and implementing contracts;

b. Violating the provisions set forth in Clause 14 of Article 12 of the Bidding Law, specifically as follows:

- Contractors using their name, signature, and stamp to legitimize their bidding proposals for bidding forms aimed at serving another contractor's win;

- Contractors allowing other contractors to use their name, signature, and stamp; contractors using another contractor's name, signature, and stamp to form a consortium to participate in bidding, and after winning, failing to execute the consortium agreement document; except in cases where the contract provides otherwise;

- Contractors transferring more than 10% of the value of the work they must perform themselves (after deducting the portion of work under the responsibility of subcontractors) stated in the signed contract to another contractor, except in cases with legitimate reasons approved by the investment decision maker;

- Project owners and supervising consultants approving contractors to transfer work without permission from the investment decision maker, except for the portion of work under the responsibility of subcontractors declared in the contract;

c. Violating the provisions set forth in Clause 15 of Article 12 of the Bidding Law;

3. Prohibition from participating in bidding activities for three to five years for any of the following behaviors:

a. Violating the provisions set forth in Clause 1 of Article 12 of the Bidding Law;

b. Violating the provisions set forth in Clause 3 of Article 12 of the Bidding Law;

c. Violating the provisions set forth in Clause 12 of Article 12 of the Bidding Law;

4. Organizations and individuals being warned five times consecutively will be prohibited from participating in bidding activities for six months. In cases where organizations and individuals continue to violate laws on bidding, each additional two violations will result in prohibitions from participating in bidding activities for one year, two years, and three years respectively.

Chương XII

CÁC VẤN ĐỀ KHÁC

Điều 67. Mẫu tài liệu đấu thầu

1. Mẫu tài liệu đấu thầu bao gồm mẫu hồ sơ mời sơ tuyển đối với gói thầu xây lắp; mẫu hồ sơ mời thầu và mẫu báo cáo đánh giá hồ sơ dự thầu đối với gói thầu dịch vụ tư vấn, mua sắm hàng hóa, xây lắp; mẫu kế hoạch đấu thầu; mẫu báo cáo thẩm định kết quả đấu thầu và các mẫu khác.

2. Bộ Kế hoạch và Đầu tư chịu trách nhiệm ban hành mẫu tài liệu đấu thầu.

Điều 68. Bảo hành

1. Nhà thầu có trách nhiệm bảo hành đối với công trình trong trường hợp hợp đồng giữa chủ đầu tư và nhà thầu có nội dung về xây dựng, có trách nhiệm bảo hành hàng hóa trong trường hợp hơp đồng giữa chủ đầu tư và nhà thầu có nội dung về mua sắm hàng hóa theo quy định hiện hành của pháp luật.

2. Nội dung công việc bảo hành, thời hạn bảo hành, chi phí liên quan và trách nhiệm của các bên (giữa chủ đầu tư và nhà thầu) phải được thể hiện trong hợp đồng.

Điều 69. Tổ chức đấu thầu chuyên nghiệp

Tổ chức đấu thầu chuyên nghiệp theo quy định tại khoản 3 Điều 9 của Luật Đấu thầu là tổ chức được thành lập và hoạt động theo pháp luật về doanh nghiệp, pháp luật về đấu thầu và pháp luật liên quan.

Điều 70. Xử lý tình huống trong đấu thầu

Xử lý tình huống trong đấu thầu quy định tại Điều 70 của Luật Đấu thầu được thực hiện như sau:

1. Trường hợp có lý do cần điều chỉnh giá gói thầu hoặc nội dung gói thầu, chủ đầu tư phải tiến hành thủ tục điều chỉnh kế hoạch đấu thầu theo các quy định của pháp luật trước thời điểm mở thầu, trừ trường hợp quy định tại khoản 6 Điều này.

2. Trường hợp dự toán của gói thầu được duyệt thấp hơn hoặc cao hơn giá gói thầu đã duyệt thì dự toán sẽ thay thế giá gói thầu để làm cơ sở xem xét kết quả lựa chọn nhà thầu mà không phải làm thủ tục điều chỉnh giá gói thầu trong kế hoạch đấu thầu đã duyệt; trong trường hợp dự toán của các gói thầu do chủ đầu tư phê duyệt cao hơn giá gói thầu đã được người có thẩm quyền phê duyệt trong kế hoạch đấu thầu thì chủ đầu tư phải bảo đảm tổng giá trị cao hơn đó nằm trong tổng mức đầu tư của dự án được duyệt, trường hợp vượt tổng mức đầu tư phải thực hiện điều chỉnh tổng mức đầu tư theo quy định của pháp luật.

3. Trường hợp tại thời điểm đóng thầu, đóng sơ tuyển, hết hạn nộp hồ sơ quan tâm, hết hạn nộp hồ sơ đề xuất đối với chào hàng cạnh tranh có ít hơn 3 nhà thầu nộp hồ sơ thì bên mời thầu phải báo cáo ngay (trực tiếp, bằng điện thoại, bằng thư điện tử hoặc bằng văn bản) lên cấp có thẩm quyền giải quyết để xem xét, giải quyết trong thời hạn không quá 4 giờ theo một trong hai cách sau đây:

a. Báo cáo người quyết định đầu tư hoặc người được ủy quyền (trừ trường hợp chào hàng cạnh tranh có giá gói thầu dưới 1 tỷ đồng theo quy định tại điểm b dưới đây) cho phép gia hạn thời điểm đóng thầu hoặc mở ngay các hồ sơ đã nộp để tiến hành đánh giá;

b. Báo cáo chủ đầu tư cho phép gia hạn thời điểm đóng sơ tuyển, thời hạn nộp hồ sơ quan tâm và nộp báo giá nhằm tăng thêm số lượng nhà thầu nộp hồ sơ hoặc mở ngay hồ sơ đề xuất đối với trường hợp chào hàng cạnh tranh có giá gói thầu dưới 1 tỷ đồng để tiến hành đánh giá.

Trường hợp gia hạn thời gian thì phải quy định rõ thời điểm đóng thầu, thời điểm đóng sơ tuyển, thời hạn nộp hồ sơ quan tâm và nộp hồ sơ đề xuất mới và các thời hạn tương ứng để nhà thầu sửa đổi hoặc bổ sung hồ sơ đã nộp theo yêu cầu mới.

Đối với gói thầu thuộc thẩm quyền phê duyệt của Thủ tướng Chính phủ thì việc xử lý tình huống này sẽ thuộc thẩm quyền của Bộ trưởng, Thủ trưởng cơ quan ngang Bộ, Thủ trưởng cơ quan khác ở Trung ương, Chủ tịch Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh liên quan tới dự án. Trường hợp báo cáo bằng điện thoại hoặc trực tiếp thì sau đó chủ đầu tư hoàn tất thủ tục bằng văn bản trong thời hạn không quá 10 ngày, kể từ thời điểm đóng thầu, đóng sơ tuyển, hết hạn nộp hồ sơ quan tâm hoặc hồ sơ đề xuất chào hàng.

4. Trường hợp gói thầu được chia thành nhiều phần thì trong hồ sơ mời thầu cần nêu rõ điều kiện chào thầu, biện pháp và giá trị bảo đảm dự thầu cho từng phần hoặc nhiều phần và phương pháp đánh giá đối với từng phần hoặc nhiều phần để các nhà thầu tính toán phương án chào thầu theo khả năng của mình.

Việc đánh giá hồ sơ dự thầu và xét duyệt trúng thầu sẽ được thực hiện trên cơ sở bảo đảm nguyên tắc tổng giá đánh giá của gói thầu là thấp nhất và giá trúng thầu của cả gói thầu không vượt giá gói thầu được duyệt mà không so sánh với ước tính chi phí của từng phần.

Trường hợp có một phần hoặc nhiều phần thuộc gói thầu không có nhà thầu tham gia đấu thầu hoặc không có nhà thầu đáp ứng yêu cầu về mặt kỹ thuật, chủ đầu tư báo cáo người quyết định đầu tư để điều chỉnh kế hoạch đấu thầu của gói thầu là tổng chi phí ước tính tương ứng của các phần; việc lựa chọn nhà thầu đối với các phần công việc có nhà thầu tham gia và được đánh giá đáp ứng yêu cầu về mặt kỹ thuật vẫn phải bảo đảm nguyên tắc tổng giá đánh giá của các phần là thấp nhất và giá trúng thầu của các phần này không vượt tổng chi phí ước tính của các phần đó mà không so sánh với ước tính chi phí của từng phần.

5. Trường hợp hồ sơ dự thầu có đơn giá khác thường mà gây bất lợi cho chủ đầu tư thì bên mời thầu yêu cầu nhà thầu giải thích, làm rõ bằng văn bản về những đơn giá khác thường đó. Nếu sự giải thích của nhà thầu không đủ rõ, không có tính thuyết phục thì đây được coi là sai lệch và thực hiện hiệu chỉnh sai lệch theo quy định như đối với nội dung chào thừa hoặc thiếu của hồ sơ dự thầu so với yêu cầu của hồ sơ mời thầu theo quy định tại Điều 30 Nghị định này. Đối với gói thầu có sử dụng vốn ODA, trường hợp nhà tài trợ quy định không được hiệu chỉnh đơn giá chào thầu của nhà thầu thì nếu bên mời thầu nhận định các đơn giá đó là khác thường, ảnh hưởng đến tính khả thi trong quá trình thực hiện hợp đồng thì báo cáo người quyết định đầu tư hoặc người được ủy quyền để yêu cầu nhà thầu tăng giá trị bảo đảm thực hiện hợp đồng với mức tối đa là 30% giá hợp đồng.

6. Đối với gói thầu mua sắm hàng hóa, xây lắp, gói thầu lựa chọn tổng thầu (trừ tổng thầu thiết kế), trường hợp giá dự thầu sau sửa lỗi, hiệu chỉnh sai lệch của các nhà thầu đều vượt giá gói thầu đã duyệt thì chủ đầu tư phải báo cáo bằng văn bản đến người quyết định đầu tư hoặc người được ủy quyền để xem xét, quyết định xử lý theo một trong các giải pháp sau đây:

a. Cho phép các nhà thầu này được chào lại giá dự thầu;

b. Cho phép đồng thời với việc chào lại giá dự thầu sẽ xem xét lại giá gói thầu, nội dung hồ sơ mời thầu đã duyệt, nếu cần thiết.

Trường hợp cho phép các nhà thầu được chào lại giá dự thầu thì cần quy định rõ thời gian chuẩn bị và nộp hồ sơ chào lại giá (trong thời hạn tối đa là 10 ngày) cũng như quy định rõ việc mở các hồ sơ chào lại giá như quy trình mở thầu theo quy định tại khoản 3 Điều 28 Nghị định này. Trường hợp cần điều chỉnh lại giá gói thầu trong kế hoạch đấu thầu đã duyệt thì người quyết định đầu tư có trách nhiệm phê duyệt điều chỉnh trong thời gian tối đa là 10 ngày (song phải bảo đảm trước thời điểm hết hạn nộp hồ sơ chào lại giá) kể từ ngày nhận được báo cáo của chủ đầu tư.

c. Cho phép điều chỉnh lại giá gói thầu căn cứ giá dự thầu của nhà thầu sau sửa lỗi, hiệu chỉnh sai lệch thấp nhất và được mời nhà thầu đó vào đàm phán nhưng phải bảo đảm giá sau đàm phán không được vượt giá dự thầu sau sửa lỗi, hiệu chỉnh sai lệch của nhà thầu đó. Người phê duyệt cho phép điều chỉnh giá trong trường hợp như vậy phải chịu trách nhiệm trước pháp luật về quyết định của mình trên cơ sở bảo đảm các điều kiện sau đây:

- Gói thầu đó được thực hiện theo hình thức đấu thầu rộng rãi;

- Quá trình tổ chức đấu thầu được tiến hành đúng quy trình và bảo đảm tính cạnh tranh, minh bạch;

Việc tăng giá gói thầu đó không làm vượt tổng mức đầu tư đã được phê duyệt, hiệu quả của dự án vẫn được bảo đảm.

7. Trường hợp chỉ có một hồ sơ dự thầu vượt qua bước đánh giá về mặt kỹ thuật (đối với gói thầu mua sắm hàng hóa, xây lắp và gói thầu lựa chọn tổng thầu xây dựng, trừ gói thầu lựa chọn tổng thầu thiết kế) thì không cần xác định giá đánh giá mà chỉ xác định giá đề nghị trúng thầu để có cơ sở xem xét kết quả trúng thầu; trường hợp giá đề nghị trúng thầu của nhà thầu vượt giá gói thầu được duyệt thì xử lý theo quy định tại khoản 6 Điều này.

8. Trường hợp có hai hồ sơ dự thầu có kết quả đánh giá tốt nhất, ngang nhau (về số điểm hoặc giá đánh giá) thì sẽ xem xét trao thầu cho nhà thầu có giá đề nghị trúng thầu thấp hơn, trừ các trường hợp ưu đãi theo quy định tại khoản 2 Điều 4 Nghị định này.

9. Trường hợp giá đề nghị ký hợp đồng vượt giá trúng thầu được duyệt thì chủ đầu tư phải báo cáo bằng văn bản đến người quyết định đầu tư hoặc người được ủy quyền để xem xét, quyết định.

10. Trường hợp giá đề nghị trúng thầu do chủ đầu tư, cơ quan thẩm định đề nghị thấp bất thường hoặc thấp dưới năm mươi phần trăm (50%) giá gói thầu, hoặc dự toán được duyệt thì trước khi phê duyệt kết quả đấu thầu, người quyết định đầu tư hoặc người được ủy quyền có thể đưa ra các biện pháp phù hợp như thành lập tổ thẩm định liên ngành để thẩm định kỹ hơn về hồ sơ dự thầu của nhà thầu hoặc đưa ra các biện pháp phù hợp trong hợp đồng để bảo đảm tính khả thi cho việc thực hiện.

11. Trường hợp thực hiện sơ tuyển, lựa chọn danh sách nhà thầu để mời tham gia đấu thầu mà có ít hơn 3 nhà thầu đáp ứng yêu cầu thì chủ đầu tư căn cứ điều kiện cụ thể của gói thầu xử lý theo một trong hai cách sau đây:

a. Báo cáo người quyết định đầu tư hoặc người được ủy quyền xem xét, quyết định cho phép phát hành ngay hồ sơ mời thầu cho nhà thầu đã trúng sơ tuyển, nhà thầu trong danh sách mời tham gia đấu thầu;

b. Chủ đầu tư tiến hành sơ tuyển bổ sung, lựa chọn bổ sung nhà thầu vào danh sách mời tham gia đấu thầu. Trong trường hợp này, nhà thầu đã được đánh giá đáp ứng được bảo lưu kết quả đánh giá mà không phải làm lại hồ sơ dự sơ tuyển, hồ sơ quan tâm nhưng bên mời thầu phải đề nghị các nhà thầu này cập nhật thông tin về năng lực.

12. Trường hợp trong hồ sơ mời thầu quy định nhà thầu được đề xuất biện pháp thi công khác với biện pháp thi công nêu trong hồ sơ mời thầu, phần sai khác giữa khối lượng công việc theo biện pháp thi công nêu trong hồ sơ mời thầu và khối lượng công việc theo biện pháp thi công do nhà thầu đề xuất sẽ không bị hiệu chỉnh theo quy định tại Điều 30 Nghị định này. Phần sai khác này cũng không bị tính vào sai lệch để loại bỏ hồ sơ dự thầu theo quy định tại Điều 45 của Luật Đấu thầu.

13. Trường hợp nhà thầu có thư giảm giá, trong quá trình đánh giá hồ sơ dự thầu, việc xác định giá dự thầu sẽ được thực hiện trên cơ sở giá dự thầu ghi trong đơn dự thầu sau sửa lỗi và hiệu chỉnh sai lệch trừ đi giá trị giảm giá theo thư giảm giá. Trong trường hợp đó, việc xác định giá trị tuyệt đối của lỗi số học hoặc sai lệch được tính trên cơ sở giá dự thầu ghi trong đơn.

Ngoài các trường hợp nêu trên, khi phát sinh tình huống thì bên mời thầu, chủ đầu tư phải báo cáo người quyết định đầu tư hoặc người được ủy quyền xem xét, quyết định.

Điều 71. Hồ sơ trình duyệt kết quả lựa chọn nhà thầu

Trên cơ sở xem xét báo cáo kết quả lựa chọn nhà thầu, hồ sơ trình duyệt do bên mời thầu báo cáo, chủ đầu tư lập báo cáo trình người quyết định đầu tư hoặc người được ủy quyền xem xét, quyết định. Hồ sơ trình duyệt của chủ đầu tư về kết quả lựa chọn nhà thầu bao gồm báo cáo kết quả lựa chọn nhà thầu và các tài liệu liên quan.

1. Báo cáo kết quả lựa chọn nhà thầu bao gồm:

a. Cơ sở pháp lý của việc thực hiện lựa chọn nhà thầu;

b. Nội dung của gói thầu;

c. Quá trình tổ chức lựa chọn và đánh giá hồ sơ dự thầu hoặc hồ sơ đề xuất của nhà thầu;

d. Đề nghị về kết quả lựa chọn nhà thầu bao gồm:

- Tên nhà thầu được đề nghị lựa chọn (kể cả tên nhà thầu phụ nếu cần thiết). Trường hợp là nhà thầu liên danh phải nêu tên tất cả thành viên trong liên danh;

- Giá đề nghị trúng thầu hoặc giá đề nghị thực hiện gói thầu (bao gồm thuế, dự phòng, trượt giá, nếu có);

- Hình thức hợp đồng;

- Thời gian thực hiện hợp đồng.

Trường hợp không chọn được nhà thầu thì phải nêu phương án xử lý tiếp theo.

2. Tài liệu liên quan bao gồm:

a. Bản chụp quyết định đầu tư và các tài liệu để ra quyết định đầu tư; Giấy chứng nhận đăng ký kinh doanh, Giấy chứng nhận đầu tư hoặc quyết định thành lập, điều ước hoặc thỏa thuận quốc tế (nếu có); kế hoạch đấu thầu;

b. Hồ sơ mời thầu, hồ sơ yêu cầu;

c. Quyết định thành lập tổ chuyên gia đấu thầu, hợp đồng thuê tư vấn đấu thầu, tổ chức đấu thầu chuyên nghiệp;

d. Danh sách nhà thầu nộp hồ sơ dự thầu, hồ sơ đề xuất, biên bản mở thầu;

đ. Các hồ sơ dự thầu, hồ sơ đề xuất và các tài liệu làm rõ, sửa đổi, bổ sung liên quan;

e. Báo cáo đánh giá hồ sơ dự thầu, hồ sơ đề xuất của tổ chuyên gia đấu thầu, tư vấn đấu thầu, tổ chức đấu thầu chuyên nghiệp;

g. Văn bản phê duyệt các nội dung của quá trình thực hiện lựa chọn nhà thầu theo quy định;

h. Biên bản thương thảo hợp đồng đối với gói thầu dịch vụ tư vấn;

i. Ý kiến về kết quả lựa chọn nhà thầu của tổ chức tài trợ nước ngoài (nếu có);

k. Các tài liệu khác liên quan.

Điều 72. Thẩm định kết quả lựa chọn nhà thầu

1. Nội dung thẩm định bao gồm:

a. Kiểm tra các tài liệu là căn cứ của việc tổ chức lựa chọn nhà thầu;

b. Kiểm tra quy trình và thời gian liên quan tới việc tổ chức lựa chọn nhà thầu theo quy định; thời gian đăng tải thông tin đấu thầu, phát hành hồ sơ mời thầu, hồ sơ yêu cầu, thời gian chuẩn bị hồ sơ dự thầu, hồ sơ đề xuất, thời điểm đóng thầu, thời điểm mở thầu, thời gian đánh giá hồ sơ dự thầu, hồ sơ đề xuất;

c. Kiểm tra nội dung đánh giá hồ sơ dự thầu, hồ sơ đề xuất: biên bản đánh giá và ý kiến nhận xét đánh giá của từng chuyên gia, báo cáo tổng hợp của tổ chuyên gia đấu thầu, đánh giá của tư vấn đấu thầu, tổ chức đấu thầu chuyên nghiệp (nếu có), sự tuân thủ của việc đánh giá hồ sơ dự thầu, hồ sơ đề xuất so với yêu cầu của hồ sơ mời thầu, hồ sơ yêu cầu và tiêu chuẩn đánh giá được duyệt, mức độ chính xác của việc đánh giá;

d. Phát hiện những nội dung còn chưa rõ trong hồ sơ trình duyệt kết quả lựa chọn nhà thầu;

đ. Những ý kiến khác nhau (nếu có) giữa các thành viên tổ chuyên gia đấu thầu, giữa tư vấn đấu thầu, tổ chức đấu thầu chuyên nghiệp với bên mời thầu.

2. Báo cáo thẩm định bao gồm những nội dung chính sau đây:

a. Khái quát về dự án và gói thầu: nội dung chính của dự án và gói thầu, cơ sở pháp lý đối với việc tổ chức lựa chọn nhà thầu;

b. Tóm tắt quá trình tổ chức thực hiện và đề nghị của cơ quan trình duyệt về kết quả lựa chọn nhà thầu;

c. Nhận xét về mặt pháp lý, về quá trình thực hiện, về đề nghị của cơ quan trình duyệt;

d. Ý kiến về kết quả lựa chọn nhà thầu hoặc biện pháp giải quyết đối với những trường hợp chưa đủ cơ sở kết luận về kết quả lựa chọn nhà thầu.

3. Báo cáo thẩm định trình người quyết định đầu tư quy định tại khoản 2 Điều này được gửi đồng thời cho chủ đầu tư, bên mời thầu.

Điều 73. Quản lý nhà thầu nước ngoài

1. Sau khi được lựa chọn để thực hiện các gói thầu trên lãnh thổ Việt Nam, nhà thầu nước ngoài phải tuân thủ các quy định của pháp luật Việt Nam về nhập cảnh, xuất cảnh, nhập khẩu, xuất khẩu hàng hóa, đăng ký tạm trú, chế độ kế toán, thuế và các quy định khác của pháp luật Việt Nam liên quan, trừ trường hợp có quy định khác trong điều ước quốc tế mà Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam là thành viên hoặc thỏa thuận quốc tế mà cơ quan, tổ chức có thẩm quyền của Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam đã ký kết.

2. Trong vòng 15 ngày kể từ ngày hợp đồng ký kết với nhà thầu nước ngoài có hiệu lực, chủ đầu tư các dự án có trách nhiệm gửi báo cáo bằng văn bản, bằng thư điện tử (theo mẫu nêu tại Phụ lục II kèm theo Nghị định này) về Bộ Kế hoạch và Đầu tư đồng thời gửi Bộ quản lý ngành (đối với dự án thuộc phạm vi quản lý của Bộ hoặc do Bộ trưởng quyết định đầu tư), Bộ Xây dựng (đối với các gói thầu xây lắp) và gửi cho Sở Kế hoạch và Đầu tư ở địa phương (đối với dự án thuộc phạm vi quản lý của địa phương) để tổng hợp và theo dõi.

Điều 74. Kiểm tra về đấu thầu

1. Bộ Kế hoạch và Đầu tư chủ trì, tổ chức kiểm tra về đấu thầu trên phạm vi cả nước. Các Bộ, cơ quan ngang Bộ, cơ quan thuộc Chính phủ, cơ quan khác ở Trung ương, địa phương, Ủy ban nhân dân các cấp kiểm tra về đấu thầu đối với các đơn vị thuộc phạm vi quản lý của mình và các dự án do mình quyết định đầu tư.

2. Kiểm tra đấu thầu được tiến hành thường xuyên theo kế hoạch hoặc đột xuất (khi có vướng mắc, kiến nghị) theo quyết định của người có thẩm quyền của cơ quan kiểm tra.

3. Nội dung kiểm tra đấu thầu bao gồm:

a. Kiểm tra chứng chỉ đào tạo, bồi dưỡng về đấu thầu, chứng chỉ liên quan đến trình độ của đội ngũ cán bộ, chuyên gia đấu thầu và các văn bản pháp lý liên quan tới quá trình lựa chọn nhà thầu;

b. Kiểm tra việc xây dựng kế hoạch đấu thầu theo các nội dung sau đây:

- Cơ sở pháp lý;

- Nội dung của kế hoạch đấu thầu, tính hợp lý của việc phân chia các gói thầu và hình thức lựa chọn nhà thầu áp dụng cho các gói thầu;

- Tiến độ thực hiện các gói thầu theo kế hoạch đấu thầu đã duyệt. Việc điều chỉnh kế hoạch đấu thầu (nếu có) và lý do điều chỉnh;

- Việc trình duyệt và phê duyệt kế hoạch đấu thầu.

c. Kiểm tra việc tổ chức lựa chọn nhà thầu để thực hiện các gói thầu theo các nội dung sau đây:

- Sự tuân thủ theo cơ sở pháp lý được duyệt như kế hoạch đấu thầu, hồ sơ mời thầu, hồ sơ yêu cầu;

- Trình tự và thời gian thực hiện.

d. Phát hiện những tồn tại trong công tác đấu thầu và đề xuất biện pháp khắc phục.

4. Sau khi kết thúc kiểm tra, phải có báo cáo kết quả kiểm tra. Cơ quan kiểm tra có trách nhiệm theo dõi việc khắc phục các tồn tại đã nêu trong kết luận báo cáo kết quả kiểm tra.

5. Nội dung báo cáo kiểm tra bao gồm:

a. Cơ sở pháp lý;

b. Kết quả kiểm tra;

c. Nhận xét;

d. Kiến nghị.

Điều 75. Giám sát hoạt động đấu thầu của cộng đồng

Việc giám sát hoạt động đấu thầu của cộng đồng được thực hiện theo quy định của pháp luật về giám sát đầu tư của cộng đồng.

Chương XIII

ĐIỀU KHOẢN THI HÀNH

Điều 76. Hướng dẫn thi hành

1. Đối với các dự án không phải là dự án quan trọng quốc gia mà Thủ tướng Chính phủ đã phê duyệt quyết định đầu tư trước thời điểm có hiệu lực thi hành của Nghị định này thì trách nhiệm phê duyệt các nội dung đấu thầu tiếp theo của các dự án này thuộc thẩm quyền của Bộ trưởng, Thủ trưởng cơ quan ngang Bộ, Thủ trưởng cơ quan khác ở Trung ương, Chủ tịch Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh hoặc Hội đồng quản trị doanh nghiệp nhà nước theo phạm vi quản lý của mình.

2. Đối với các hồ sơ mời thầu, hồ sơ yêu cầu, hồ sơ mời quan tâm được phát hành trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành thì thực hiện theo Luật Đấu thầu và Nghị định số 111/2006/NĐ-CP ngày 29 tháng 9 năm 2006 của Chính phủ. Đối với các hồ sơ mời thầu, hồ sơ yêu cầu, hồ sơ mời quan tâm được phát hành kể từ ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành thì thực hiện theo Luật Đấu thầu và Nghị định này.

3. Việc đăng tải thông tin về đấu thầu trên Báo Đấu thầu và trên trang thông tin điện tử về đấu thầu; các quy định về đấu thầu qua mạng, chứng chỉ tham gia khóa học về đấu thầu, mẫu tài liệu đấu thầu được thực hiện theo hướng dẫn của Bộ Kế hoạch và Đầu tư.

4. Việc thực hiện khoản 2 Điều 1 của Luật Đấu thầu về dự án sử dụng vốn nhà nước để mua sắm tài sản nhằm duy trì hoạt động thường xuyên của cơ quan nhà nước, tổ chức chính trị, tổ chức chính trị - xã hội, tổ chức chính trị xã hội – nghề nghiệp, tổ chức xã hội, tổ chức xã hội – nghề nghiệp, đơn vị vũ trang nhân dân theo hướng dẫn của Bộ Tài chính.

5. Thủ tục xuất, nhập khẩu hàng hóa của các nhà thầu trúng thầu được thực hiện theo hướng dẫn của Bộ Công thương.

6. Bộ Lao động – Thương binh và Xã hội chủ trì, phối hợp với Bộ Tài chính và các cơ quan quản lý ngành liên quan để ban hành quy định về mức lương của các loại chuyên gia tư vấn trong nước làm cơ sở cho việc xác định giá trị hợp đồng tư vấn và áp dụng hình thức hợp đồng theo thời gian quy định tại Điều 51 của Luật Đấu thầu và Điều 50 Nghị định này.

7. Các bộ, cơ quan ngang Bộ, cơ quan thuộc Chính phủ, cơ quan khác ở Trung ương, Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh trong phạm vi quản lý của mình hướng dẫn chi tiết một số nội dung của Nghị định này (nếu cần thiết) nhưng bảo đảm không trái với các quy định của Nghị định này.

8. Bộ trưởng, Thủ trưởng cơ quan ngang Bộ, Thủ trưởng cơ quan khác ở Trung ương, Chủ tịch Ủy ban nhân dân các cấp chỉ định một cấp phó trực tiếp chịu trách nhiệm về công tác đấu thầu trong phạm vi quản lý của ngành hoặc địa phương mình. Trong quá trình thực hiện Nghị định này, nếu có những phát sinh, vướng mắc cần báo cáo Thủ tướng Chính phủ xem xét, quyết định. Định kỳ hàng năm, các Bộ, cơ quan ngang Bộ, cơ quan thuộc Chính phủ, cơ quan khác ở Trung ương, Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh, các doanh nghiệp do Thủ tướng Chính phủ quyết định thành lập phải gửi báo cáo tình hình thực hiện công tác đấu thầu về Bộ Kế hoạch và Đầu tư để tổng hợp báo cáo Thủ tướng Chính phủ.

Điều 77. Hiệu lực thi hành

Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành sau 15 ngày, kể từ ngày đăng Công báo. Kể từ ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành thì Nghị định số 111/2006/NĐ-CP ngày 29 tháng 9 năm 2006 của Chính phủ hết hiệu lực thi hành. Những quy định trước đây của Chính phủ, các Bộ, cơ quan ngang Bộ và của các địa phương trái với quy định của Luật Đấu thầu, Luật Xây dựng và của Nghị định này đều bị bãi bỏ./.