📋 Tender Overview
The Government Office issued Notice No. 118/TB-VPCP on the conclusion of Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son - Head of Inspection Team No. 05 on reviewing and removing difficulties and obstacles related to key transport projects planned to be completed in 2025 to achieve the target of 3,000 km of expressway, including 04 projects: Tuyen Quang - Ha Giang section through Ha Giang province, Tuyen Quang - Ha Giang section through Tuyen Quang province, Dong Dang - Tra Linh, Huu Nghi - Chi Lang.
The announcement stated: Currently, the remaining volume of projects to be completed is very large, while there are still some issues regarding site clearance, materials, capital sources and slow construction progress. The Deputy Prime Minister requested localities, investors, contractors and consulting units to clearly define: promises must be made, commitments must be fulfilled, and projects must be completed before December 31, 2025.
Tuyen Quang - Ha Giang Expressway Project (Phase 1), section through Tuyen Quang province
For this Project, the Deputy Prime Minister requested that the remaining site clearance volume of the Project is not much, only 5.7km (8%), requesting the People's Committee of Tuyen Quang province to commit to completely completing the site clearance work of the Project and hand it over in March 2025 according to the direction of the Prime Minister in Official Dispatch No. 80/CD-TTg dated August 16, 2024 ("resolutely deploy, promote the highest sense of responsibility, mobilize the entire political system to speed up the progress of site clearance work for important national works and projects, key projects of the transport sector; the Secretaries and Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committees must focus more on leadership, direction... must participate in site clearance work).
Regarding material sources: There is currently a shortage of 0.35 million m3 of stone and 1.97 million m3 of soil. The project is included in the list of projects that are subject to special mechanisms for exploiting minerals as common construction materials according to Resolution No. 106/2023/QH15 of the National Assembly, so this issue is under the jurisdiction of the locality. The Deputy Prime Minister requested the People's Committee of Tuyen Quang province to urgently direct the Department of Agriculture and Environment to immediately work with the investor and construction contractor to clarify the needs, the missing volume, propose the mine to grant, resolve the procedures for granting and opening the mine within a maximum of 10 days (requires a Minutes of the meeting between the parties, sent to the Government Office, the Ministry of Construction to summarize the report in the next working session).
Regarding the source of capital to increase revenue and save expenditure from 2023 (capital of 2,000 billion VND): The Prime Minister has directed; requiring localities to review and complete procedures and project approval documents in March 2025. After this deadline, if investment procedures are not completed, the capital will be withdrawn and transferred to another unit. Therefore, it is recommended that the People's Committee of Tuyen Quang province urgently implement the Prime Minister's direction, resolutely not delay. If necessary to complete the procedures and ensure project progress according to the direction of the Prime Minister, the People's Committee of Tuyen Quang province shall study the provisions of Decree No. 17/2025/ND-CP dated February 6, 2025 to consider and decide on contractor selection in special cases for consulting packages of the Project.
Regarding the content of the proposal for the central government to support an additional VND 1,800 billion (out of the total VND 2,300 billion that the province has committed): The Deputy Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Finance to urgently implement the Prime Minister's direction in Notice No. 564/TB-VPCP dated December 19, 2024 and report to the Prime Minister in March 2025.
In addition to the self-balanced capital of VND 500 billion, the Deputy Prime Minister requested the People's Committee of Tuyen Quang province to continue reviewing capital sources and the ability to balance capital from the local budget and other legal sources; proactively work with the Ministry of Finance to promptly arrange capital to implement the Project to ensure progress as required.
Construction work: Currently, the construction progress of the Project is 7% behind schedule. We request the People's Committee of Tuyen Quang province to clarify where the delay is? Who is responsible? Which stage? On that basis, clarify the responsibilities of each agency, unit, and individual. The People's Committee of Tuyen Quang province directs the investor and contractor to build a "critical path" of progress to ensure the completion of the project in 2025 (detailed by month, by week of each bid package, each contractor as a basis for control); at the same time, there are solutions to compensate for the delayed volume; the implementation of construction must pay attention to ensuring quality, technical - aesthetic, environmental sanitation, labor safety, in which it is necessary to pay attention to completing the roadbed items in June 2025. The investor and contractor must have a written commitment to complete the project in 2025.
