THE MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION | | THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness |
No. 17/2019/TT-BXD | | Hanoi, December 26, 2019 |
CIRCULAR
Guiding the measurement of work construction volume[1]
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 81/2017/ND-CP of July 17, 2017, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Construction;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 68/2019/ND-CP of August 14. 2019, on management of construction investment costs;
At the proposal of the Director of the Institute of Construction Economics and Director of the Construction Economics Department;
The Minister of Construction promulgates the Circular guiding the measurement of work construction volume.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation
This Circular guides the measurement of work construction volume as a basis for determination and management of construction investment costs for projects using state budget funds or non-budget state funds and investment projects in the form of public-private partnership (below referred to as PPP projects).
Projects funded with official development assistance (ODA) must comply with relevant treaties and relevant provisions of the Law on Treaties.
Article 2. Subjects of application
This Circular applies to agencies, organizations and individuals involved in the determination of work construction volume to serve the management of construction investment costs for projects using state budget funds or non-budget state funds and PPP projects.
Article 3. Principles of measurement of work construction volume
1. Measurement of work construction volume means determination of a specific construction volume carried out by the method of measurement, counting, calculation or inspection based on dimensions and quantities stated in design drawings, design explanations or requirements of project implementation, construction process, technical instructions, dossiers and other relevant instructions, and Vietnam’s construction standards and technical regulations.
2. The measurement of work construction volume must conform to use purposes and methods of determination and management of construction investment costs under regulations.
3. Measured volumes must reflect nature and structure of works, main materials used and construction methods and facilitate determination of construction costs.
4. For a number of work sections and construction jobs pertaining to works or work items, the volume of which cannot be accurately and specifically measured, temporarily calculated volume may be used. Temporarily calculated volume shall be determined when certain jobs are stated in design dossiers and project implementation requirements but their volume cannot be accurately measured according to measurement principles. Temporarily calculated volume shall be officially measured and calculated upon pre-acceptance test, payment and settlement of final accounts or in accordance with specific provisions of construction contracts.
5. The determination of construction volume upon pre-acceptance test, payment and settlement of final accounts of construction costs must comply with contract terms and measurement principles prescribed in this Circular.
Article 4. Requirements on measurement of work construction volume
1. A dossier of measurement of construction volume must comprise a summary table of construction job volume, a breakdown table of construction job volume and detailed statistics tables (if any).
2. Requirements on a summary table of construction job volume
[1] Công Báo Nos 107-108 (27/01/2020)
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