Decree No. 67/2026/NĐ-CP Providing Detailed Provisions and Measures for the Technical Design Overall of Investment Projects for Railway Infrastructure and Local Railways

DECREE

Providing detailed provisions and measures for the technical design of overall projects

for national railway lines,

local railway lines 

Based on Decree No. 63/2025/QH15 on Government Organization;

Based on Decree No. /2025/QH15 on Local Administration Organization; 72Based on the Construction Law No. 50/2014/QH13, amended and supplemented by Decree No. 62/2020/QH14;

Based on the Railway Law No.

RailwayNo. 95/2025/QH15,amended and supplemented by Clause 3 of Article 50 of Decree No. 143/2025/QH15 on Investment and Clause 1 of Article 55 of the Planning Law No. 112/2025/QH15; Based on the proposal of the Minister of Construction;The Government promulgates this Decree to provide detailed provisions and measures for the technical design of overall projects for national railway lines, local railway lines.CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONSArticle 1. Scope of Application This Decree provides for the following:1. Detailed provisions on Article 27 of the Railway Law No. 95/2025/QH15, as amended by Clause 3 of Article 50 of Decree No. 143/2025/QH15 and Clause 1 of Article 55 of the Planning Law No. 112/2025/QH15 (hereinafter referred to as the Railway Law No. 95/2025/QH15) concerning overall technical design.2. Measures for implementation, including: provisions on construction surveying, feasibility study report appraisal; detailed design after FEED design; preparation of total investment estimate, tender package budget, and cost budget.3. Amendments and supplements to certain provisions of Decree No. 06/2021/NĐ-CP dated January 26, 2021, on quality management, construction, and maintenance of construction projects; Decree No. 175/2024/NĐ-CP dated December 30, 2024, on detailed provisions for certain articles and measures to implement the Construction Law concerning construction activities; and Decree No. 123/2025/NĐ-CP dated June 11, 2025, on detailed provisions for overall technical design and special mechanisms for some railway projects. Article 2. Applicability1. This Decree applies to domestic agencies, organizations, and individuals; foreign agencies, organizations, and individuals involved in the investment construction of national railway lines, local railway lines within the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

2. The provisions on cost management set forth in Section 1, Chapter IV of this Decree apply to national railway line and local railway line projects utilizing public funds, state-owned capital outside public funds, or projects implemented under a public-private partnership (PPP) model.

3. The provisions of Articles 30, 31, and 32 of this Decree shall apply to the corresponding entities as defined in Decree No. 06/2021/NĐ-CP dated January 26, 2021; Decree No. 175/2024/NĐ-CP dated December 30, 2024; and Decree No. 123/2025/NĐ-CP dated June 11, 2025. Article 3. Interpretation of Terms

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

1. Overall technical design (Front-End Engineering Design), hereinafter referred to as FEED, is a design stage established according to international practices for projects with technological designs to specify requirements regarding technology solutions, technical data of major equipment and materials, construction solutions to facilitate the next design phase.

2. Mid-term report refers to reports prepared during the process of preparing the feasibility study investment construction report to analyze and evaluate input factors of the project, proposing options for selecting optimal technological solutions, route directions, control points, main structures along the line, and key standards applicable to the project.

3. Technological solution is a collection of solutions, processes, operating principles of machinery, equipment, systems of railway lines forming the basis for determining application standards and organizing implementation to ensure coordination in operation and exploitation.

4. Project preparatory agency refers to the investor or organization assigned to perform project preparation tasks.

5. Component projects managed under the provisions of this Decree include: component projects, independent component projects, sub-projects as defined in Article 23 of the Railway Law No. 95/2025/QH15.

3. Amending and supplementing certain provisions of Decree No. 06/2021/NĐ-CP dated January 26, 2021, issued by the Government on guiding the management of quality, construction, and maintenance of construction projects; Decree No. 175/2024/NĐ-CP dated December 30, 2024, issued by the Government on detailing certain provisions and measures for implementing the Construction Law regarding the management of construction activities; Decree No. 123/2025/NĐ-CP dated June 11, 2025, issued by the Government on detailing technical design overall and special mechanisms for some railway projects.

Article 2. Scope of Application

1. This Decree applies to domestic agencies, organizations, and individuals; foreign agencies, organizations, and individuals related to investment construction activities in national railway lines and local railway lines within the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

2. The provisions on cost management set forth in Section 1, Chapter IV of this Decree apply to national railway lines and local railway lines using public investment funds, state-owned capital outside public investment, projects implemented under the public-private partnership (hereinafter referred to as PPP projects).

3. The provisions of Article 30, Article 31, and Article 32 of this Decree apply to corresponding entities subject to Decree No. 06/2021/NĐ-CP dated January 26, 2021, Decree No. 175/2024/NĐ-CP dated December 30, 2024, and Decree No. 123/2025/NĐ-CP dated June 11, 2025.

Article 3. Interpretation of Terms

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

1. Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) is a design step established according to international practices for projects with technological designs to specify requirements regarding technology solutions, technical data of major equipment and materials, construction solutions to facilitate subsequent design steps.

2. Mid-term report is a report prepared during the process of preparing the feasibility study report for investment construction to analyze and evaluate input factors of the project, proposing options aimed at selecting optimal technological, route, and control point positions, main engineering locations on the line, and key standards applicable to the project.

3. Technology solution is a collection of solutions, processes, operating principles of machinery, equipment, systems for railway lines forming the basis for determining applicable standards and organizing implementation, ensuring coordination in operation and exploitation.

4. Project preparatory agency is the investor or organization assigned to perform project preparation tasks.

5. Projects managed under the provisions of this Decree include: component projects, independent component projects, sub-projects as defined in Article 23 of the Railway Law No. 95/2025/QH15.

Article 4. Principles for Formulating, Appraising, and Approving Projects, Construction Design Post-Feed Design

1. The formulation, appraisal, and approval of projects, construction design post-feed design must ensure transparency, openness, comply with anti-corruption, waste prevention, and malpractice regulations.

2. The formulation, appraisal of the feasibility study report for investment construction project, and its approval shall be conducted in full project, component project by component, or phase-by-phase according to the schedule of works (investment plan) ensuring requirements as stipulated in the decision or approval document on the project initiation or relevant legal provisions.

3. The formulation, appraisal, and approval of construction design post-feed design shall be conducted for all projects or individual projects or parts thereof by phase of construction according to the investor's requirements but must ensure consistency and coordination among phases and between feed design appraisals and approvals.

4. In case of adjusting investment construction project or construction design post-feed design, formulation, appraisal, and approval shall be conducted for adjusted contents or entire contents of the project or construction design post-feed design.

5. Railway projects shall concurrently implement content stipulated in Article 30, Paragraph 1 of the Railway Law No. 95/2025/QH15 while ensuring proper sequence and overall project consistency.

6. The surveying, formulation, appraisal, and approval of construction design post-feed design; management of investment construction costs shall be carried out in accordance with specific provisions in this Decree. Where not specified herein, implementation shall follow the Government's regulations on construction activities, cost management, contract management, and related laws.

7. For projects utilizing official development assistance (ODA) funds or foreign concessional loans, implementation shall comply with international agreements signed; ODA and foreign donor loan management laws, and provisions in this Decree.

8. Encourage the application of new technologies in surveying and design; encourage feed design to adopt new technological solutions for project management, construction, operation, and asset management for railway projects.

9. Apply Building Information Modeling (BIM) for projects as per legal provisions on construction; encourage integration of data from Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Asset Information Management (AIM), and digital twin systems, simulation, and evaluation of project options, modern technologies, and digitalization in surveying, design, and construction.

Chapter II

SURVEY AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FORMULATION, APPRAISAL, AND APPROVAL

Section 1

SURVEY FOR FEED DESIGN SUPPORTING PROJECT FORMULATIONREPORT

INVESTMENT CONSTRUCTION FEASIBILITY STUDY RESEARCH

Article 5. Survey tasks and technical survey plan

1. For projects implementing feed design instead of basic design in the feasibility study report for investment construction, the construction survey task is prepared by the design consultant or construction surveyor. In cases where a design contractor or construction surveyor has not been selected, or other surveys, the project preparation agency may engage an organization or individual with sufficient capability to prepare.

2. The construction survey task must meet requirements and detail level for feed design in the feasibility study report for investment construction without exceeding the scope of survey tasks for technical design steps.

3. The construction survey task includes the following contents:

a) Purpose of construction survey;

b) Scope of construction survey;

c) Requirements for applying technical standards, construction surveying standards; application of international, regional, or foreign standards (if applicable);

d) Preliminary volume of various types of construction survey tasks, estimated cost of construction survey (if applicable);

d) Time frame for conducting construction survey.

4. The construction survey task may be reviewed and approved by the project preparation agency in the following cases:

a) During the implementation of construction surveys, the surveyor identifies unusual factors that could directly impact design solutions or when there is a change in design tasks requiring additional survey tasks;

b) During design and project formulation, consultants identify that the surveying task, survey report does not meet design requirements.

5. The construction surveyor prepares a technical plan for construction surveys consistent with the construction survey task.

6. The project preparation agency is responsible for organizing inspections and approving the construction survey tasks and technical plans in writing or directly within the technical plan. The project preparation agency may engage a consulting firm with sufficient capability to review the technical plan of construction surveys as a basis for approval.

7. The technical plan for construction surveys includes the following contents:

a) Basis for preparing the technical plan for construction surveys;

b) Components and volume of construction survey tasks;

c) Survey methods, equipment, and laboratories used;

d) Technical standards applied in construction surveys;

d) Organization of implementation and quality control measures by the construction surveyor;

e) Schedule for execution;

g) Measures to ensure safety for people, equipment, technical infrastructure, and other constructions in the survey area; environmental protection measures, landscape preservation within the survey area, and restoration after completion of surveys.

Article 6. Content and Requirements of Construction Survey Report

1. The content of the construction survey report shall comply with the provisions of construction law, technical standards, applicable standards, ensuring sufficient information to prepare the FEED design at the feasibility study investment report, including:

a) Basis for conducting construction surveys;

b) Survey process and methods;

c) Overview of the location and natural conditions of the construction survey area, characteristics, scale, nature of the project;

d) Quantity of construction surveys conducted;

e) Results, data from experimental analysis after surveying;

f) Evaluation opinions, notes, recommendations (if any);

h) Conclusion and recommendations;

i) Appendices attached.

2. The construction survey report must contain sufficient information to analyze the impact on the local community and the effects of land acquisition for the proposed railway route; evaluate related geological changes, make forecasts, and recommend measures to control geological risks during construction and operation; identify areas for solid waste disposal for the project.

3. Survey data must ensure accuracy and completeness to serve the FEED design process. The results of the survey are integrated into the project's information model (BIM) according to agreements specified in the construction survey contract.

Article 7. Approval of Construction Survey Report

1. The project preparation agency is responsible for approving the construction survey report through a document or directly at the feasibility study investment report. The project preparation agency may request the design consulting contractor to check the construction survey report in cases where the design consulting contractor operates independently from the surveying contractor or hires an organization with sufficient qualifications to review the construction survey report as a basis for approval.

2. The survey contractor is fully responsible under the law for the quality of the construction surveys conducted by them. The approval of the construction survey report by the project preparation agency does not replace and does not reduce the responsibility for the quality of the construction surveys performed by the survey contractor.

3. The construction survey report is a component of the project completion documentation and shall be stored in accordance with regulations.

Part 2

FEED DESIGN, INVESTMENT FEASIBILITY STUDY REPORTArticle 8. Tasks for Feasibility Design

1. The feasibility design tasks are established by the project preparation agency or a consulting organization with sufficient qualifications. 

2. The feasibility design tasks must be consistent with the investment construction policy (if any), serving as the basis to prepare the FEED design.

3. The main contents of the feasibility design task include:

a) Basis for establishing the feasibility design task;

b) Objectives and location of the project;

c) Requirements regarding scale, usage functions, criteria for proposing applicable standards, planning, landscape, and architectural requirements of the project;

d) Technical requirements for the technology scheme of equipment systems, facilities, construction projects, and other technical requirements;

e) Cost requirements, direction of measures, overall construction plan, and risk management strategy of the project;

f) Requirements regarding connection schemes, interfaces between project components and system equipment (hereinafter referred to as system interface); connection scheme between railway systems and adjacent areas; assessment of impacts on existing projects;

g) Safety requirements for the railway system;

h) Requirements for organizational plans, operation procedures, exploitation, maintenance, and servicing of the project;

i) Requirements and instructions for preparing detailed design after FEED design and technical guidance for construction, supervision, and acceptance (hereinafter referred to collectively as technical design instructions);

j) Requirements regarding the level of information needs in the project's BIM model;

k) Other necessary requirements for the project.

4. The feasibility design tasks are revised and supplemented to meet actual conditions to ensure effectiveness and usage requirements of the investment construction project. The project preparation agency or the investor decides on the revision and supplementation of the feasibility design task by document.

l) Other necessary requirements of the project.

4. The design tasks have been amended and supplemented to meet practical conditions to ensure effectiveness and usage requirements for investment construction projects. The project preparatory agency or investor decides on amending and supplementing design tasks by means of a document.

Article 9. Requirements and Specifications of FEED Design 1. The FEED design must meet the requirements approved in the design task; comply with the content stipulated in the approved investment proposal (if applicable).

2. The FEED design must adhere to technical standards, selected standards, material usage regulations; ensure safety during construction, installation, and use; and meet environmental protection, occupational safety, climate change response, fire prevention, firefighting, and other safety conditions.

3. Design solutions must include comparisons and evaluations of several studied and proposed options to ensure feasibility and effectiveness.

4. The content of the FEED design must reflect the overall structure of the railway system and its interfaces; specify key information, parameters, dimensions, materials, main structures, systems, equipment of the project; provide a basis for determining the total investment amount, tender package budget, and subsequent detailed construction design steps.

5. The BIM model accompanying the FEED design must meet the information demand level requirements specified in the consulting contract for the feasibility study report on construction investment, using native and open format types.

6. The specifications of the FEED design documents are as follows:

a) Each project's FEED design document includes design explanations, design drawings, FEED design technical instructions, and related documents;

b) FEED design drawings must have size and title blocks; each drawing's title block should include the designer's name, checker's name, lead designer's name, and chief designer's name; signed by the project consultant who prepared the design and stamped with a confirmation seal;

c) The form of the FEED design documents is implemented according to the contract terms between the project consulting firm and the investor; it must ensure traceability and long-term preservation.

Article 10. Content of Feasibility Study Report for Construction Investment

Content of the Feasibility Study Report for Construction Investment For projects where FEED design replaces basic design, the content of the feasibility study report for construction investment is specified as follows: 

1. The main contents of the feasibility study report explanation include:

a) Necessity and investment proposal, investment objectives, construction site, land use area, project scale, and investment form;

b) Factors ensuring project implementation regarding resource utilization, labor usage, time frame for execution;

c) Project component division plan, sub-project plans, phased investment (if applicable);

d) Proposal for overall contractor selection strategy, EPC, EC, EP package division schemes (if applicable);

e) Project management organization and implementation solution;

f) Overall compensation, resettlement, and relocation plan (if applicable);

g) Total investment amount of the project as stipulated in Article 24 of this Decree;

h) Capital mobilization potential, sources, and methods; financial analysis, risk assessment; operating costs for the facility;

i) Economic and social benefits evaluation of the project;

k) Training and technology transfer plan (if applicable);

l) Suggestions for coordination mechanisms, preferential policies, and support measures for project implementation;

m) Other necessary contents.

2. The FEED design documents include:

a) General information about the project, construction site location, route direction;

b) Project list, scale, type, grade; service life of the facility;

c) List of technical standards and main standards applicable to the project;

d) Requirements for availability, reliability, maintainability, and safety (RAMS);

e) Determination of performance evaluation indicators, transportation capacity; train operation organization plan;

f) Main technical information and requirements for systems, equipment including: vehicle system; information and signaling system; monitoring system; power supply, traction power system; ticketing system; train control center; environmental protection system; maintenance facilities at depots;

g) Technical information, dimensions, materials, and requirements for line works and on-line structures: plan, profile, cross-section; architectural design, structural, civil-electrical engineering solutions;

h) Other necessary drawings (if applicable);

i) FEED design technical instructions;

j) Connection and infrastructure interface plans within and outside the project; between project components or equipment/systems;

k) Railway system connection with transportation systems; urban areas, functional zones (if applicable);

l) Fire prevention and firefighting, environmental protection, climate change response solutions; disaster prevention and rescue plan;

m) Impact assessment report on existing facilities (if applicable);

n) Operation and maintenance requirements;

o) Project information model (BIM) (if required);

p) Other necessary contents.

3. Related documents for package division plans, overall contractor selection strategy, EPC, EC, EP package budget (if applicable).

4. Environmental protection procedures are carried out in accordance with the principle of simultaneous implementation; no specific submission requirements for these documents at the tender evaluation stage, but results must be submitted to the construction authority within five days before announcing the evaluation results. Beyond this period, the construction authority will halt evaluations until supplementary and complete documentation is provided.

5. Other related documents.

5. Other relevant documents.

Article 11. Interim Report of the Feasibility Study Report for Investment and Construction Projects  1. For national key projects, PPP projects that meet the criteria for classification as a national key project under the law on public investment, during the process of preparing the feasibility study report for investment and construction, the design consultancy shall prepare an interim report, submit it to the competent authority for construction or the Review Board for comments, and report to the investor decision-maker for examination and approval. The interim report includes a general explanation and the FEED design file.

2. The general explanation of the interim report includes:

a) General information about the project, location of construction;

b) Analysis and evaluation of technological options, route options, and main structures along the line;

c) Estimated total investment in construction as stipulated in Article 23 of this Decree;  

d) Initial assessment of economic and social benefits; project implementation schedule, risk factors assessment;

e) Proposals for selecting optimal options: technological option, route direction, and control points, main structures along the line, primary standards applicable to the project;

f) Proposals on dividing the project into components, sub-projects, component project implementation schedules, prioritizing certain projects for approval before overall project approval (if applicable). The feasibility study report of a prioritized component project is submitted for review and approval prior to approving the overall project.

3. The FEED design file in the interim report includes:

a) Analysis and evaluation of economic and social benefits, risks associated with various technological options, equipment choices, and proposals for technology application for the project;

b) Explanation of effectiveness and feasibility regarding route selection and control points, main structures along the line;

c) Connection schemes with major transportation lines, functional areas, and urban districts;

d) Preliminary proposals on dividing the project into components (if applicable);

f) Accompanying drawings and explanations including: overall system structure description; selected technology scheme; drawings showing route direction and control points, main structures along the line;

g) Construction information model (if required).

Section 3

REVIEW, APPROVAL, AND ADJUSTMENT OF PROJECTS

Article 12.

Review of Feasibility Study Report for Investment and Construction Projects 1. The project preparation agency selects an organization with the necessary qualifications to conduct a review concurrently with the preparation of the feasibility study report for investment and construction.

2. The review results report is prepared according to phases for interim reports when required, or for the entire feasibility study report for the project.

3. The content of the review meets the requirements specified in Article 16 of this Decree.

Article 13.

Review of Feasibility Study Report for Investment and Construction Projects For projects using FEED design as a substitute for basic design, the review of the feasibility study report for investment and construction is specified as follows:

1. The review of the feasibility study report for investment and construction includes reviews by the investor decision-maker, the competent authority for construction in accordance with the law on construction and this Decree.

2. The specific review authority of the competent authority for construction is specified as follows:

a) For national railway projects, the Ministry of Construction delegates the competent authority for construction to conduct the feasibility study report review;

b) For local railway projects and TOD model railway projects, the provincial people's committee delegates the competent authority for construction to conduct the feasibility study report review;

c) For important national railway projects; railway projects decided by the National Assembly; PPP projects that meet the criteria for classification as a national key project under the law on public investment, the Ministry of Construction and the provincial people's committee establish a Review Board to conduct the feasibility study report review.

3. For projects decided by the Ministry of Construction or the provincial people's committee, the Review Board conducts simultaneous reviews by the competent authority for construction and the investor decision-maker.

4. The content of the feasibility study report review is specified in Article 16 of this Decree.

5. The reviewing agency may engage organizations or individuals with relevant expertise to participate in the review. The cost of engaging such organizations or individuals for the review is included in the investment preparation costs and paid by the project preparation agency or the investor.

6. For projects using limited technology transfer or projects that pose a risk of adverse environmental impact as specified under the law on environmental protection, the review or comments on technology are conducted according to the provisions of the law on technology transfer.

7. The approval of the project standard list as stipulated in point (d) clause 3 of Article 24 of the Railway Law No. 95/2025/QH15 must be completed before submitting the feasibility study report for investment and construction review to the competent authority for construction.

7. Approval of the list of standards for the project as provided in point (d) clause 3, Article 24 of the Railway Law No. 95/2025/QH15 must be completed before submitting the feasibility study report for review by the competent construction authority.

Article 14. Appraisal Committee

1. The appraisal committee referred to in Point c, Clause 2, Article 13 of this Decree is established by the Minister of Construction and the People's Committee Chair at the provincial level.

2. The appraisal committee consists of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and other members as follows:

a) For the appraisal committee established by the Minister of Construction, the appraisal committee includes representatives from the leadership of the following ministries: Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Defense; specialized agencies under the Ministry of Construction, Office of the Government Inspectorate, National Audit Office, other Ministries, sectors, localities, relevant organizations, consultants, and experts. The specialized agency for construction under the Ministry of Construction is the permanent secretariat of the committee;

b) For the appraisal committee established by the People's Committee Chair at the provincial level, the appraisal committee includes specialized agencies under the provincial-level People's Committee, consultants, and experts. Upon request from a project, the People's Committee Chair at the provincial level may decide to invite representatives from other Ministries or sectors relevant to the project as members of the committee. The specialized agency for construction under the provincial-level People's Committee is the permanent secretariat of the committee.

3. The permanent secretariat of the committee has the following duties:

a) Assist the Chairman of the appraisal committee in organizing the appraisal work on the feasibility study report and other activities of the committee; coordinate with relevant agencies, consultants to carry out the appraisal work on the feasibility study report;

b) Receive and check the files submitted for appraisal of the feasibility study report, forward the files to members of the committee, relevant agencies, and units;

c) Develop an appraisal plan for submission to the appraisal committee;

d) Perform other tasks assigned by the Chairman of the committee.

4. The appraisal committee has the following powers:

a) Examine and decide on issues related to content, program, and work plans of the committee, permanent secretariat, and other matters relevant during the review and appraisal process of the project;

b) Request the agency preparing the project, consulting organizations, and relevant agencies to provide relevant documents during the review and appraisal process of the feasibility study report.

5. The appraisal committee organizes reviews on interim reports and appraises the feasibility study report in the form of a meeting of the appraisal committee, an appraisal session, or by written opinion.

The time for reviewing interim reports shall not exceed 30 days from the date sufficient files are received; the time for appraising the feasibility study report shall not exceed 60 days from the date sufficient files are received.

6. The appraisal committee is responsible to the Minister of Construction and the People's Committee Chair at the provincial level for organizing reviews and appraisals according to the tasks assigned; for the content of opinions, results of appraisal, conclusions, and recommendations of the appraisal committee in accordance with the operating regulations of the appraisal committee.

Article 15. Contents and Procedure for Providing Comments on Mid-term Report

1. The agency preparing the project shall submit a file in accordance with the provisions of Clause 2 of this Article to the competent authority for construction or the Review Board (hereinafter referred to as the Review Authority) for comments on the mid-term report regarding: route direction and positions of control points; main works' locations along the line; technological solutions; and major standards applicable to the project.

2. The file requested by the Review Authority shall include:

a) Mid-term report;

b) Report on the review results from the consulting organization conducting the review;

c) Decision or approval document for the project's investment (if any);

d) Other relevant documents (if any).

3. Based on the comments provided by the Review Authority, the investor decision-maker or the competent authority for PPP projects shall examine and approve the contents proposed in Clause 1 of this Article.

Article 16. Content Review Feasibility Study Report for Construction Investment

For a project preparing FEED design instead of basic design, the content of the review of the feasibility study report for construction investment is as follows:

1. For projects using public sector investment funds, non-public sector state-owned capital, or PPP projects, the content of the review by the competent authority for construction includes:

a) Compliance with legal provisions on project establishment; operational capacity conditions;

b) Evaluation of the suitability of the FEED design with respect to railway network planning, related plans (if any) for national railway projects; with the approved engineering scheme, works' locations, and overall line layout for local railway projects under TOD model or local railway projects following a TOD model;

c) Suitability with the approved investment project's policy (if any);

d) Traffic connectivity and technical infrastructure conditions in the area;

e) Review of the review results from the consulting organization regarding compliance with safety requirements; fire protection and firefighting requirements; implementation of environmental protection regulations;

f) Review of the review results concerning adherence to technical standards and application of standards as per legal provisions on standards, technical standards;

g) Compliance with legal provisions for determining the total investment amount.

2. The content of the evaluation regarding the total investment amount specified in point g of Clause 1 of this Article is detailed as follows:

a) Completeness and validity of the file submitted for reviewing the total investment amount; legal basis for determining the total investment amount;

b) Suitability of the method used to determine the total investment amount;

c) Suitability of the cost components of the total investment amount with project regulations and contents, requirements;

d) Compliance or suitability with legal provisions on applying, referring to construction quota systems, construction work prices, necessary tools issued by competent state authorities for publication and application, and use of data from similar projects and works to determine the total investment amount.

3. For projects using other funds, the content of the review by the competent authority for construction is carried out in accordance with points a, b, c, d, e of Clause 1 of this Article.

4. The content of the review by the competent construction authority directly under the investor decision-maker includes:

a) Consistency with planning, targets, and investment scale;

b) Compliance of the design FEED file contents with the design task; standard list application;

c) Project organizational implementation plan, experience, and project management capability of the investor, land clearance methods, and actual project implementation form;

d) Understanding of the project including confirmation of total investment amount for construction; funding sources, ability to utilize funds based on time value; risk analysis, financial efficiency, economic-social efficiency;

e) Evaluation of design technology content, technology transfer content;

f) Other contents as per relevant legal provisions and requirements of the investor decision-maker.

5. The specific content for determining the total investment amount specified in point d of Clause 4 of this Article is detailed as follows:

a) Completeness and validity of the file submitted for reviewing the total investment amount; review results from the consulting organization on the total investment amount;

b) Completion, supplementation of the file submitted for reviewing the total investment amount according to suggestions made by the competent construction authority under Clause 2 of this Article and explanations provided;

c) Suitability and completeness in determining the volume or scale of works, items of work, types, and quantity of equipment based on selected technology chain design compared with FEED design and feasibility study report for investment construction project;

d) Determination of total investment amount value ensuring compliance with regulations, suitability with design requirements, construction conditions, market price levels, and project implementation plan;

e) Analysis of the reasons for increases or decreases in the total investment amount and evaluation of the effectiveness of the project based on the determined total investment amount after review.

6. For PPP projects, the content of the review of the feasibility study report for construction investment by the competent state authority is carried out in accordance with legal provisions on public-private partnership investment methods; specifically, the content of the FEED design review is conducted according to the provisions of this Article.

Article 17. Approval of Investment Construction Project

1. The specialized agency directly under the decision-making authority responsible for compiling the results of the appraisal and submitting them to the decision-maker for approval of the project, investment decision.

2. The decision on investment construction shall be implemented in the approval decision of the investment project, including the following main contents:

a) Project name;

b) Construction site; route direction (for line-type construction projects);

c) Decision-maker for investment; investor;

d) Consultant for project preparation, FEED design; organization for review and approval;

e) Type, category of the project; list; type, level of main works; service life according to the design of the main work;

f) Project objectives;

h) Land area used;

i) Main standards selected (the list of primary standards may be approved in a separate document);

j) Total investment amount; value of cost items within the total investment amount;

k) Division into project components;

l) Overall plan for selecting contractors (if applicable);

m) Tendering scheme; EPC, EC, EP tender estimate (in case of proposed division of work packages);

n) Implementation schedule, progress and execution of each phase, main items of the project, investment allocation plan (if applicable), project duration (if applicable);

o) Sources of funding and projected financial planning according to the plan, implementation of the project;

p) Organizational form for managing the project;

q) Resource requirements, exploitation and utilization of natural resources;

r) Training and technology transfer scheme;

s) Mechanisms for cooperation, preferential policies, and support for implementing the project.

3. The approval of a PPP project shall be subject to legal provisions on investment according to the public-private partnership model.

4. In case of division into project components, the content approved for each component project corresponds to the relevant contents of the respective component projects.

Article 18.

Adjustment of Project 1. The adjustment of a project is carried out in accordance with construction laws and related laws.

2. A feasibility study report for investment construction adjustments shall include the following additional contents:

a) Reasons, objectives of the adjustment, compliance with legal conditions for adjusting public projects;

b) Investor's report on project implementation, actual construction status of works up to the time of proposal for adjustment.

3. The appraisal of an investment construction project adjustment is conducted in accordance with Article 16 of this Decree for adjusted contents.

Chapter II  

IPREPARATION, APPRAISAL, AND APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION DESIGN

IMPLEMENTATION FOLLOWING FEED DESIGN

Article 19. 

Construction design implementation following FEED design 1. For projects that prepare a FEED design instead of a basic design in the feasibility study report, the construction design implementation following FEED design is the detailed design or construction drawing design according to international practice, ensuring conditions for implementing construction works.

2. The construction design implementation following FEED design is prepared for each part of the project, work package, or entire project and meets the following requirements:

a) Consistent with the approved investment construction project;

b) Consistent with the approved FEED design;

c) Complies with technical standards, applicable standards, legal provisions on material use, meets usage function and technology (if any); ensures structural safety, safe use, aesthetics, environmental protection, adaptation to climate change, fire prevention, firefighting, and other safety conditions;

d) Has appropriate design solutions and reasonable construction costs; ensures coordination within each project and with related projects; ensures convenience, hygiene, health for users; facilitates access by people with disabilities, elderly persons, children. Exploit natural resource advantages while mitigating adverse impacts; prioritize the use of local materials and environmentally friendly materials.

3. During the preparation of construction design implementation following FEED design, the investor may decide to change certain contents to meet effectiveness and usage requirements in cases where such changes do not necessitate project adjustments under Article 18 of this Decree, ensuring quality management, construction safety, installation requirements specified in the FEED design.

4. The investor decides on controlling the construction design implementation following FEED design as follows:

a) The investor organizes the preparation, appraisal, and approval of the construction design implementation following FEED design for work packages not falling under the circumstances specified in point b of this clause;

b) For works or sub-items of works within work packages implemented under EPC, EC, EP contract: the EPC, EC, EP contractor organizes the preparation, appraisal, and approval of the construction design implementation following FEED design according to the contractual agreement;

c) The EPC, EC, EP contractor as specified in point b of this clause submits the construction design implementation following FEED design that has been reviewed along with the review results report to the investor for comments on its consistency with the FEED design and compliance with contract requirements before approving the construction design implementation following FEED design.

5. During project implementation, if technical standards or applicable standards have been revised, supplemented, replaced, or abolished, the investor shall conduct a review, report to the competent authority for consideration and decision-making to ensure that the project complies with new technical requirements and actual project implementation practices.

5. During the implementation of the project, if technical standards and applicable standards have been revised, supplemented, replaced, or abolished after approval, the investor shall be responsible for reviewing, reporting to the competent authority for consideration and decision-making to ensure that the project is in line with new technical requirements and practical implementation.

Article 20. Contents of Design Review for Implementation after FEED Design

1. Compliance with design task requirements.

2. Evaluation of the suitability of the construction design compared to the approved feasibility study report's FEED design.

3. Inspection of the results of the consulting organization’s review on adherence to technical standards, applicable standards, and legal provisions regarding material usage for the project; compliance with safety requirements for the project, adjacent projects, and fire safety.

4. Suitability between the main volume of the budget estimate and the design volume; consistency of the construction cost value with the total investment value; determination of the project budget value.

5. Evaluation of the capability conditions of the organization or individual conducting surveys, designs, and cost estimates to meet the requirements as per regulations.

6. For projects using other funds or design implementation after FEED design prepared by the contractor in accordance with point b) clause 4 Article 19 of this Decree, the review content shall be in accordance with clauses 1, 2, 3, and 5 of this Article and additional contents as per investor requirements.

Article 21. Contents of Approval for Construction Design Implementation after FEED Design

1. Project name, package or part of the project, package.

2. Project name.

3. Type and level of the project.

4. Location of construction.

5. Contractor preparing the construction survey report.

6. Contractor preparing the construction design.

7. Design review unit (if applicable).

8. Scale, technical indicators; design solutions for energy efficiency and resource conservation (if applicable).

9. Project usage period as per design.

10. Construction cost estimate by item (if applicable).

11. Other contents.

Chapter IV

 COST MANAGEMENT

Article 22. Costs for activities carried out before the investment decision on railway projects as specified in paragraph 1 of Article 29 of the Railway Law No. 95/2025/QH15 1. The agency preparing the project or the agency, organization entrusted to prepare cost estimates for the activities specified in paragraph 1 of Article 29 of the Railway Law No. 95/2025/QH15 and the works carried out concurrently as per paragraph 1 of Article 30 of the same law shall prepare cost estimates to be submitted for review and approval by the competent authority. For costs approved by the competent authority from project funds, the competent authority is the agency preparing the project; these costs are updated into the total investment after approval.

2. Costs for land acquisition, resettlement compensation, and implementation shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on land acquisition, resettlement compensation.

Article 23.

Estimated Total Investment 1. The estimated total investment of the mid-term report as specified in Article 11 of this Decree includes compensation and support costs (if any); construction costs; equipment costs; project management costs; construction investment consulting costs; other costs, and contingency.

2. The estimated total investment is determined based on the scale, capacity, or service provision according to the FEED design in the mid-term report, with investment or construction cost rates, equipment cost rates from data of similar railway projects; technology applied; including analysis and evaluation for adjustment and conversion regarding the calculation time point, location of construction, and additional necessary costs adjusted to fit specific project conditions, where:

a) The total value of project management, consulting, and other costs is estimated not to exceed 15% of the total construction and equipment costs of the project and does not include interest during construction, initial working capital, or any other necessary costs as per international agreements or foreign loan terms (if applicable);

b) The contingency in the estimated total investment is calculated according to regulations, including contingency for price erosion on the portion of foreign currency costs.

b) Provisional cost reserve included in the estimated total investment amount calculated according to regulations, including provisions for price erosion on foreign cost components.

Article 24. Total Investment Cost for Construction

1. The total investment cost for construction is the entire construction investment cost of the project determined in accordance with the FEED design and other contents of the feasibility study report on construction investment. The content of the cost items includes compensation, support, and resettlement costs (if any); construction costs; equipment costs; project management costs; construction investment consultancy costs; other costs and contingency costs.

2. Compensation, support, and resettlement costs are determined based on the project's compensation, support, and resettlement plan and relevant State regulations.

3. Construction costs are determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 25 of this Decree.

4. Equipment costs are determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 26 of this Decree.

5. Project management costs are determined according to the rate (percentage) quota as prescribed, or by using data on project management costs from similar projects and railway projects worldwide that have been or are currently being implemented, or by preparing a budget appropriate with the assigned tasks, scope, content of work to be performed, form of project management organization, duration of the project, scale, and characteristics of project management according to the specific nature of the project. In case of hiring a project management consultancy, only the project management costs of the investor are included; the cost of hiring a project management consultancy is included in the construction investment consultancy costs.

6. Construction Investment Consultancy Costs:

a) The various construction investment consultancy costs as prescribed; project preparation support consultancy costs; project management consultancy costs (if hired); legal consultancy costs (if any); system safety assessment consultancy costs; other international customary consultancy costs according to the conditions of the project (if any) are part of the total investment cost for construction;

b) Data on costs from similar projects and railway projects worldwide that have been or are currently being implemented can be used to determine construction investment consultancy costs where no rate quota is prescribed, or where such a quota exists but is not appropriate, ensuring compliance with international customary practices.

7. Other Costs:

a) Various other costs as prescribed; trial operation costs, training costs, technology transfer acceptance costs; other international customary costs according to the conditions of the project (if any) are part of the total investment cost for construction;

b) Trial operation costs as provided in Article 27 of this Decree;

c) Data on costs from similar projects and railway projects worldwide that have been or are currently being implemented can be used to determine other costs where no rate quota is prescribed, or where such a quota exists but is not appropriate, ensuring compliance with international customary practices.

8. Contingency Costs:

The contingency cost in the total investment is calculated according to the provisions. For the part of the foreign cost contingency, it is calculated appropriately based on the corresponding price volatility according to international customary practice (including exchange rate fluctuations).

9. The investor or head of the unit assigned to prepare the project organizes the preparation, implementation of review and approval of the project preparation costs budget, construction work budgets as provided in Article 30 of Law No. 95/2025/QH15. After these costs are approved, they are updated into the total investment cost for construction.

10. The use of data on costs from similar works, projects, or project components as mentioned in paragraphs 5, point b paragraph 6, and point c paragraph 7 of this Article, paragraph 4 of Article 25, and paragraph 3 of Article 26 requires calculation and conversion to be appropriate with the content, scope, nature of costs, time of calculation, construction location, and specific conditions of the project. This must be clearly analyzed, evaluated, and explained in the feasibility study report on construction.

11. The total investment cost for construction includes the cost items of railway projects with similar characteristics and implementation conditions worldwide where such cost items are not prescribed by Vietnamese law or have been prescribed but do not fit the project's characteristics and implementation conditions.

12. When determining the cost items in the total investment according to paragraphs 10, 11 of this Article, it must ensure the principle of accurate calculation, sufficient calculation, ensuring consistency, no overlap, or duplication regarding scope, content, work volume, work item.

13. The total investment cost for construction is adjusted when the project is adjusted as provided in Article 18 of this Decree. The review and assessment of the total investment cost for construction are carried out in accordance with the provisions of Articles 12 and 16 of this Decree and the provisions of construction law.

14. Costs for domestic and foreign organization consultation activities as provided in paragraph 2 of Article 27 of Law No. 95/2025/QH15 are borne by the parties involved and arranged accordingly.

Article 25. Construction Costs in the Total Investment Estimate

The construction costs (including costs related to technological solutions and construction methods if applicable) are determined based on the volume of construction work; groups, types of construction work, structural units or components of the project; or items of work, projects, and construction prices (including: detailed unit price for construction, comprehensive construction price, cost data, construction cost rate) corresponding to and including other relevant costs, specifically:

1. Volume of construction work; groups, types of construction work, structural units, components of the project; scale and items of work of the project are determined based on the FEED design and documents from the feasibility study report for investment construction.

2. Comprehensive unit price for construction and comprehensive construction price are established corresponding to the scope and content of the volume of construction work; groups, types of construction work, structural units, components of the project.

The comprehensive unit price for construction and comprehensive construction price are determined based on published prices by competent state authorities or market prices or similar prices from completed projects or compiled from detailed unit prices for a single unit of the group, type of construction work, structural units, components of the project.

3. In cases where it is not possible to determine construction costs based on the comprehensive unit price and comprehensive construction price as provided in Clause 2 of this Article, use the construction cost rate and construction cost data for determination.

The construction cost rate is determined based on the construction cost rate (in the investment construction capital cost) published by competent authorities that are appropriate to the type of project; construction cost data are determined based on the cost data of the construction work; groups, types of construction work, structural units, components of the project; similar projects and works with evaluations, conversions, and calculations regarding the timing of determining construction costs, location of project implementation; supplementing other necessary costs not included in the construction cost rate or construction cost data that are appropriate to the specific conditions of the project.

4. Use systems of quotas and construction prices published by domestic and foreign organizations for similar items of work of the project, similar items of work of the project, or similar items of work of railway projects currently being implemented worldwide to determine construction costs in the total investment estimate for items of work that do not fit or are not included in the construction quota system and construction price issued by competent authorities.

Article 26. Equipment Costs in the Total Investment Estimate

The equipment costs (including installation equipment costs and technology equipment costs) are determined based on the volume, quantity, type of equipment; equipment systems and purchase prices for equipment, equipment system, related costs (including technology licensing fees if applicable), specifically:

1. Volume, quantity, type of equipment; equipment systems are determined based on the technological and technical solutions selected according to the FEED design and documents from the feasibility study report for investment construction.

2. Based on specific conditions of the project and available information, data, and records to determine the equipment costs of the project as follows:

a) For types of equipment with sufficient detailed information about volume, quantity, type of equipment, and corresponding prices, the equipment cost is determined based on price information in the database system of competent state authorities or selecting an appropriate level of pricing that ensures competitive bidding among manufacturers' or equipment suppliers' quotations (excluding types of equipment newly appearing on the market and having only one supplier or system supplier on the market); or choosing similar equipment prices regarding capacity, technology, and origin on the market and from completed projects that are converted appropriately to the calculation time; ensuring compliance with requirements for providing equipment for the project.

b) For types of equipment in a coordinated system, with available quotation information, then the equipment cost is determined based on selecting an appropriate level of pricing that ensures competitive bidding among manufacturers' or suppliers' quotations for coordinated equipment; or choosing similar system equipment prices regarding scale, capacity, technology, and origin on the market and from similar projects currently being implemented that are converted appropriately to the calculation time; ensuring compliance with requirements for providing equipment for the project.

3. Use purchase prices for equipment, equipment systems (and related costs), equipment cost data published by domestic and foreign organizations for similar items of work of the project, similar items of work of the project; or similar items of work of railway projects currently being implemented worldwide to determine equipment costs in the total investment estimate for items of work that do not fit or are not included in the construction quota system and prices issued by competent authorities.

Article 27. Operation and Trial Run Costs 1. The calculation and determination of operation and trial run costs in the total investment estimate for construction must be consistent with the trial run plan outlined in the feasibility study report for construction investment.

2. When determining trial run costs, it is permitted to:

a) Use standard rates and operational cost systems published by domestic or foreign organizations; or of similar railway projects implemented worldwide that are appropriately converted to fit the content, scope, nature of costs, calculation time, construction location, and specific conditions of the project in cases where such standard rates and operational cost systems have not been established or exist but are not suitable for the works or project.

b) Apply cost items similar to those of railway projects with comparable implementation conditions worldwide when Vietnamese law has not yet prescribed them or existing regulations do not fit the works or project.

Article 28.

Construction Budget, Package Tender Budget 1. EPC, EC, EP Package Tender Budget:

a) The EPC, EC, EP package tender budget is determined based on FEED design, cost items in the total investment estimate for construction, and other contents of the feasibility study report for construction investment, consistent with the content, scope, and implementation period of the package; and it shall be approved by a decision approving the project (if there are proposals to divide the packages).

b) Based on the total investment estimate for construction, overall tender selection plan, the package tender budget is updated according to the provisions in point a of this clause as needed under the law governing tenders; and the investor organizes the preparation and approval of the tender selection plan for other packages in accordance with the law governing tenders.

2. The use of construction standards, building cost rates, cost levels, data on costs; applying cost items specified in paragraph 1 and paragraph 5 Article 32 Railway Law No. 95/2025/QH15 to determine the construction budget and package tender budget for projects must be consistent with the content, scope, nature of costs, calculation time, construction location, and specific conditions of the project and package; and must be clearly analyzed, evaluated, and explained in the construction budget and package tender budget. The conversion of costs to the calculation time and construction location shall be carried out as provided in paragraph 10 Article 24 of this Decree.

Chapter V

IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS

Article 29.Implementation Responsibilities 

1. The Ministry of Construction has the responsibility to: a) Bear primary responsibility for implementing unified state management over matters falling within the scope regulated by this Decree;

b) Guide and inspect relevant ministries, agencies, organizations in their implementation of the provisions of this Decree;

c) Direct the collection of cost information and data to support the announcement of investment capital rates and composite construction prices according to its authority;

d) Direct the collection of cost information and data on economic-technical standards from countries worldwide for conversion, improvement, and use in constructing and issuing construction standards, maintenance, operation, and maintenance standards for projects;

e) Allocate budgetary funds to fulfill the responsibilities mentioned in points c and d of this paragraph.

2. The People's Committee at the provincial level has the responsibility to:

a) Bear primary responsibility for state management over matters falling within the scope regulated by this Decree on its administrative territory;

b) Direct and inspect specialized construction agencies in organizing the review of the feasibility study report according to the provisions of this Decree;

c) Direct the collection of cost information and data (if necessary) for announcing investment capital rates and composite construction prices to support local management;

d) Direct the collection of information, data, and development of economic-technical standards to serve the issuance of construction standards and maintenance, operation, and maintenance standards for projects;

e) Allocate budgetary funds to fulfill the responsibilities mentioned in points c and d of this paragraph.

3. The investor, consulting units, contractors, and related organizations and individuals have the responsibility to provide information and data to support the construction of cost systems and state management activities as specified in point c of Article 1 and points a and b of this paragraph.

đ) Arrangement of budget to fulfill responsibilities as set forth in points (c) and (d) of this clause.

3. The investor, consulting units, contractors, and relevant organizations or individuals are responsible for providing information and data for the establishment of standard systems and for state management activities as provided in point (c) of this clause and points (a) and (b) of paragraph 3 of this Article.

Article 30. Amending and Supplementing, bRepealing certain provisions of Decree No. 175/2024/NĐ-CP dated December 30, 2024of the Government on detailed provisions for some articles and measures to implement the Construction Law concerning construction activity management. 1. Amend and supplement Clause 2 of Article 3 as follows:

“2. A construction project that significantly affects public safety and community interests is a project included in the list specified in Appendix III of Decree No. 144/2025/NĐ-CP dated June 12, 2025, of the Government on delegation and hierarchical division of responsibilities for state management in the construction sector.”

2. Amend Point a of Clause 3 of Article 16 as follows:

“a) The specialized agency responsible for construction shall review the detailed design of a construction project after the basic design for: projects assigned by the Prime Minister; nuclear power plant projects; special-grade projects; aviation and maritime sector projects; national railway projects; and projects with line-of-route structures constructed across two or more provinces, where such projects are not managed by the provincial people's committee in accordance with investment law or an agency authorized under the public-private partnership (PPP) legal framework.”

3. Amend Point a of Clause 2 of Article 44 of Decree No. 175/2024/NĐ-CP:

“a) The specialized agency responsible for construction shall review the detailed design after the basic design for: projects assigned by the Prime Minister; nuclear power plant projects; special-grade projects; aviation and maritime sector projects; national railway projects; and projects with line-of-route structures constructed across two or more provinces, where such projects are not managed by the provincial people's committee in accordance with investment law or an agency authorized under the public-private partnership (PPP) legal framework.”

4. Repeal Appendix XI.

Article 31.

Amending and Supplementing, and Repealing Certain Articles of Decree No. 06/2021/NĐ-CP dated January 26, 2021, of the Government on detailed provisions for certain aspects of quality management, construction, and maintenance of construction projects. 1. Amend Article 24 as follows: 

a) Amend and supplement Clause 2 of Article 24 (already amended and supplemented by Clause 6 of Article 11 of Decree No. 35/2023/NĐ-CP, Clause 1 of Article 123 of Decree No. 175/2024/NĐ-CP, and Clause 1 of Article 13 of Decree No. 144/2025/NĐ-CP) as follows:

“2. Inspection Authority:

a) The inspection board specified in Article 25 of this Decree shall inspect projects specified at point (a) of paragraph 1 of this clause;

b) The specialized agency responsible for construction under the ministry managing the specific type of construction project shall inspect projects assigned by the Prime Minister, special-grade projects under the responsibility of the ministry as specified in Paragraph 3 of Article 52 of this Decree; projects managed and invested in by the ministry within its sector; nuclear power plant projects, aviation and maritime sector projects, national railway projects; and projects with line-of-route structures constructed across two or more provinces where such projects are not managed by the provincial people's committee under investment law or an agency authorized under the public-private partnership (PPP) legal framework;

c) The specialized agency responsible for construction under the provincial people's committee shall inspect all types of construction projects within its jurisdiction as specified in Paragraph 4 of Article 52 of this Decree, except those specified at points (a) and (b) of this paragraph. The provincial people's committee decides on the delegation of inspection authority for project acceptance work to the specialized agency under the provincial people's committee that manages construction in the commune;

d) The Minister of National Defense and the Minister of Public Security shall specify the inspection authority for projects serving national defense and security.”

b) Repeal Clause 2a, Clause 2d of Article 24.

2. Amend Point b of Clause 4 of Article 35 as follows:

“For cases involving the repair of construction projects or equipment with a cost exceeding 500 million Vietnamese dong using non-investment public funds and recurrent budgetary funds, the owner or user of the construction project shall implement such repairs in accordance with the law on construction project investment.”

"For cases involving repair works on structures and facilities with a cost exceeding 500 million Vietnamese dong using state-owned capital outside public investment and recurrent budget funds, the owner or manager of the structure shall implement in accordance with the provisions of the law on construction project investment."

Article 32. Amending and Supplementing Certain Articles of Decree No. 123/2025/NĐ-CP dated June 11, 2025, of the Government Regulating Detailed Provisions on Overall Technical Design and Special Mechanisms for Some Railway ProjectsDecree No. 123/2025/NĐ-CP dated June 11, 2025, issued by the Government on detailing technical design overall and special mechanisms for some railway projects 

1. Amend and supplement Clause 1 of Article 4 as follows:

“1. The surveying, planning, appraisal, approval of project; management of capacity; management of investment construction costs; selection of contractors, management of construction contracts; strengthening the Project Management Board for specialized projects shall be carried out in accordance with special mechanisms and policies specifically stipulated in this Decree. Matters not provided for in this Decree shall be implemented in accordance with the Government's regulations on construction activities management, contract management, and relevant laws.”.

The management of investment construction costs shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Decree and related regulations on investment construction cost management. In the implementation process of projects under Chapter II and Chapter III of this Decree, where necessary, the Ministry of Construction may be separately provided with guidance on managing investment construction costs, construction standards, and construction prices according to the project's characteristics.”.

2. Amend and supplement Clause 2 of Article 8 and Clause 2 of Article 36 as follows:

“2. The contractor for surveying shall be fully responsible before the law for the quality of the construction survey work performed by itself. Approval of the Survey Results Report by the project preparation agency does not replace or reduce the responsibility for the quality of the construction survey work carried out by the surveyor.”.

3. Amend and supplement Clause 2 of Article 11 as follows:

“2. The mid-term report shall be reviewed and commented on by the Appraisal Board, submitted to the investor decision-maker for examination and approval in accordance with the procedures stipulated in Article 16 of this Decree.”.

4. Amend and supplement Article 14 as follows:

“Article 14. Appraisal Board

1. The Appraisal Board shall be established by the Minister of Construction.

2. The Appraisal Board consists of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and other members of the Board. Members of the Board include specialized agencies under the Ministry of Construction, representatives of the heads of ministries: Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Education and Training, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of National Defense; representatives of the Government Inspectorate leadership; representatives of the Audit Agency leadership; representatives of relevant ministries, agencies, localities, organizations, consultants, and experts. The specialized agency for construction under the Ministry of Construction shall be the permanent secretariat of the Board.

3. The permanent secretariat of the Board has the following tasks:

a) Assist the Chairman in organizing appraisal work on the feasibility study report and other activities of the Board; assign appraisal tasks to members of the Board; coordinate with relevant agencies, consultants for review to implement appraisal work on the feasibility study report;

b) Receive and check the application files submitted for appraisal of the feasibility study report, forward these files to Board members, relevant agencies, units;

c) Develop an appraisal plan for submission to the Appraisal Board;

d) Perform other tasks assigned by the Chairman.

4. The Appraisal Board has the following powers:

a) Examine and decide on issues related to content, program, and work plans of the Board, permanent secretariat, and other matters relevant during the appraisal process;

b) Request the project preparation agency, consulting organizations, and relevant agencies to provide relevant documents during the appraisal process of the feasibility study report;

c) Invite experts with appropriate expertise to participate in appraisals or hire review organizations for appraisal services. The costs of inviting experts or hiring review organizations for appraisal are included in the investment preparation cost and shall be borne by the project preparation agency or the investor.

5. The Appraisal Board and its permanent secretariat bear responsibility before the Minister of Construction for organizing appraisals according to assigned tasks; content, results of the appraisal, conclusions, and recommendations of the Appraisal Board in accordance with the operating regulations of the Appraisal Board.”.

5. Amend and supplement Article 16 as follows:

“1. The investor shall submit application files in accordance with Clause 2 of this article to the permanent secretariat of the Appraisal Board for comments on the following proposals in the mid-term report: route direction and control points; positions of main structures along the line; technological solutions; primary standards applicable to the project; component projects, sub-projects given priority for implementation (if any).

2. The application files for appraisal by the Appraisal Board include:

a) Mid-term report;

b) Review results report of the consulting organization;

c) Resolution of the National Assembly on investment in the project;

d) Other relevant documents (if any).

3. The time for comments by the Appraisal Board shall not exceed 30 days from the date of receipt of complete application files.

4. Based on the comments of the Appraisal Board, the investor decision-maker shall examine and approve the contents proposed in Clause 1 of this article.”.

6. Amend and supplement Article 17 as follows:

“1. The investor shall submit application files in accordance with Clause 2 of this article to the permanent secretariat of the Appraisal Board for appraisal.

2. The application files submitted for appraisal include:

a) Application;

b) Feasibility study report on investment construction;

c) Review results report of the consulting organization on the feasibility study report;

d) Approval document from the investor decision-maker regarding the mid-term report;

e) Resolution of the National Assembly on investment in the project;

f) Other relevant documents (if any).

3. The time for appraisal by the Appraisal Board shall not exceed 60 days from the date of receipt of complete application files.

4. Based on the results of the appraisal, the investor shall finalize the project files in accordance with the requirements of the Appraisal Board; submit total investment construction cost files to the Audit Agency for audit as a basis for approving the project. The Audit Agency shall complete its audit within a maximum period of 30 days from the date it receives the full application files for audit.”.

5. The permanent body of the composite review board shall submit the investment decision to the person authorized to make such decisions for examination and decision.

7. Abolish points c and d of clause 6, Article 23.

8. Amend and supplement clause 4 of Article 25 as follows:

“4. The review board shall be established in accordance with the provisions of Article 14 of this Decree. The review board shall carry out the selection of an advisory review organization to conduct a review of the feasibility study report for construction projects simultaneously with the preparation of the feasibility study report for construction projects.”

9. Amend and supplement Article 26 as follows:

“1. The investor shall submit the files specified in clause 2 of this article to the permanent body of the review board for review.

2. Files submitted for review include:

a) A memorandum;

b) Feasibility study report for construction projects;

c) Review report on the feasibility study report for construction projects by an advisory review organization;

d) Resolution of the National Assembly approving the investment in the project;

e) Other relevant documents (if any).

3. The review period of the review board shall not exceed 60 days from the date it receives a complete set of files.

4. The investor shall finalize the project file according to the requirements of the review board; submit the total investment construction file to the National Audit Office for audit as the basis for approving the project. The National Audit Office shall issue an audit report within a maximum period of 30 days from the date it receives a complete set of files for audit.

5. The permanent body of the review board shall compile and submit the investment decision to the person authorized to make such decisions for examination and decision.”

10. Abolish points a and b of clause 5, Article 31.

11. Amend and supplement clause 3 of Article 43 as follows:

“3. During the review process, the lead reviewing authority and the construction industry specialist agency may seek cooperative opinions from relevant agencies and organizations on matters under review; may invite experts or hire an advisory organization to participate in the review or provide services for the review. The costs of inviting experts or hiring an advisory organization for the review shall be included in the investment preparation costs and borne by the project preparatory authority or the investor.”

12. Replace the phrase “National Review Board” with the phrase “Review Board” at point a, clause 3, Article 1; clause 6, Articles 11; clauses 1 and 2, Articles 15; clause 1, Article 18; points a and c, clause 5, Article 25; clause 1, Article 27; clause 4, Article 59.

13. Abolish point a of clause 2, Article 62.

Article 33. Transitional Provisions

1. Transitional provisions for the content in Decree No. 06/2021/NĐ-CP:

a) Construction projects commenced before the effective date of this Decree are subject to quality inspection according to the regulations of Decree No. 06/2021/NĐ-CP but do not fall under the scope of quality inspection as per the provisions of this Decree, shall no longer continue with the quality inspection process. The investor is responsible for managing project quality, construction management, and finalizing the project for operation and use in accordance with regulations and bears responsibility for the results of their own inspections;

b) Construction projects commenced before the effective date of this Decree are subject to quality inspection according to both Decree No. 06/2021/NĐ-CP and this Decree, and have already been inspected by a construction industry specialist agency under the department managing specialized construction projects, such agencies shall continue to conduct final inspections for these projects and any remaining projects in the same project that fall within the scope of transition as per point (a) above, except where the project has already undergone inspection by a provincial people's committee’s construction industry specialist agency.

2. Transitional provisions for the content in Decree No. 175/2024/NĐ-CP:

a) For projects that have been reviewed for feasibility study reports on construction projects according to the regulations of Decree No. 175/2024/NĐ-CP but do not fall under the scope of review by the construction industry specialist agency as per the provisions of this Decree, when adjustments are made, there is no requirement to re-review the feasibility study report for adjusted projects at a construction industry specialist agency;

b) Projects or construction works that have been submitted to a construction industry specialist agency for review or reviewed their feasibility study reports on construction projects during the implementation of detailed design after basic design and before the effective date of this Decree, and are now ready for review but do not yet have an audit result, the review process by the construction industry specialist agency shall continue according to the regulations of Decree No. 175/2024/NĐ-CP; Decree No. 144/2025/NĐ-CP. If they are not ready for review or if the audit result concludes that they do not meet the conditions, the investor must complete any required steps and resubmit for review in accordance with the provisions of this Decree;

c) Projects that have been reviewed by a construction industry specialist agency under the department managing specialized construction projects for basic design, feasibility study reports on construction projects in full or part according to project implementation phases before the effective date of this Decree shall continue their review of subsequent phases of the project’s feasibility study report or review of adjusted feasibility study reports on construction projects according to the regulations of Decree No. 175/2024/NĐ-CP, except where they have already been reviewed by a provincial people's committee’s construction industry specialist agency for adjusted feasibility study reports on construction projects in accordance with the provisions of Decree No. 144/2025/NĐ-CP.

d) Construction works that have been reviewed by the specialized agency under the ministry managing the construction industry for design review after the basic design for the entire construction project or its parts according to the construction phase before the effective date of this Decree, the authority responsible for reviewing the detailed design shall implement the provisions of Circular No. 175/2024/NĐ-CP for reviewing the remaining parts of the construction or the adjusted design of the construction, except where such review has been conducted by the specialized agency under the People's Committee of a province for adjusting the detailed design or the remaining parts of the construction in accordance with the provisions of Decree No. 144/2025/NĐ-CP.

Article 34. Effective Date

1. This Decree takes effect from the date of issuance.

2. The Ministers, Heads of agencies at the same level as ministries, heads of agencies under the Government, Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities shall be responsible for implementing this Decree.