(Construction) – The Ministry of Construction has just issued Official Letter No. 4682/BXD-KTXD guiding the announcement of material prices and construction price indexes for the implementation of the North-South expressway construction project. East in the period of 2021 - 2025.
The Ministry of Construction has just issued a Official Dispatch guiding the publication of material prices and construction price indexes for the implementation of the East North-South Expressway Construction Project in the 2021-2025 period.
The guidance of the Ministry of Construction will have the effect of supporting the implementation of Resolution No. 119/NQ-CP dated September 8, 2022 of the Government amending and supplementing Resolution No. 18/NQ-CP and proposing 8450/BGTVT-CQLXD dated August 16, 2022 on guiding localities to announce prices of construction materials, transportation charges, and construction price indexes in their localities to implementing component projects under the East North-South Expressway Construction Project in the 2021-2025 period.
For the construction and announcement of construction material prices in the locality, the Ministry of Construction proposes the People's Committees of the provinces and centrally-run cities to direct specialized agencies to determine and announce the prices of construction materials. built according to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 8 of Circular No. 11/2021/TT-BXD; actively coordinate and request project owners to provide a list of building materials available on the local market and allowed to be used in project/work design to ensure standards and regulations standards, but not on the list of local material prices announced or announced prices, but not in accordance with the market price for timely adjustment and supplementation, serving the management of construction investment costs in accordance with the standards. regulations.
For mines that have been licensed by the locality for exploitation, specialized agencies shall announce prices according to the prices declared and posted at the mines, accompanied by a full explanation of information on reserves and quality of materials. materials, capacity and capacity provided at the mine; business information, licensed operators and other relevant information (if any).
For mines licensed by the locality for construction contractors to exploit and produce all kinds of earth, stone, sand and gravel materials to serve the construction of the North-South Expressway Project, the owner Investors, consulting units and construction contractors need to organize the estimation of costs related to the exploitation and production of materials on the basis of mining plans and plans registered with the local People's Committee and design. approved construction drawings, construction and exploitation methods; relevant fees and taxes as a basis for determining material prices, reporting to competent authorities for approval, ensuring the principle of correct and adequate calculation of construction investment cost management, and compliance with legal regulations .
As for the determination and announcement of freight rates, according to the provisions in Section 1.2.1.2 of Appendix IV, Circular No. 11/2021/TT-BXD guiding the determination of prices of materials to the toe of the works, the transportation costs transported to the construction site determined on the basis of the transportation plan (distance, freight, level of transportation, type and load of means of transport) in accordance with the construction progress, and the transportation charges and norms. shipping, shipping service prices.
To ensure that there is enough information and transparency for the investment decider and the investor to determine the transportation cost to the project, the Ministry of Construction proposes the People's Committees of the provinces and cities to direct specialized agencies to implement mission. The first is to organize the construction, publicize the work construction unit prices on the basis of construction norms promulgated by competent agencies as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 26 of Decree No. 10/2021/ND-CP and regulations in Clause 1, Article 8 of Circular No. 11/2021/TT-BXD dated August 31, 2021. Another way is to set up norms for transporting materials in accordance with local characteristics as prescribed in Clause 5, Article 20, Clause 3, Article 43 of Decree No. 10/2021/ND-CP in case of application. construction norms promulgated by competent agencies are no longer appropriate.
The second is to announce the declaration of freight rates in the province in accordance with the provisions of Circular No. 152/2014/TTLT-BTC-BGTVT dated October 15, 2014 of the Ministry of Finance - Ministry of Transport. Transport on guiding the implementation of freight rates by car and road transport service charges.
Specialized agencies will organize the determination and announcement of local prices of construction materials according to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 8 of Circular No. 11/2021/TT-BXD.
Based on the above basis, the Ministry of Construction proposed the People's Committees of the provinces and cities to direct specialized agencies to develop and announce the construction price index in the area in accordance with market developments and comply with the regulations. in accordance with the law; give opinions on the construction price index used to adjust the construction contract price determined by the investor organization according to the provisions of Clause 4, Article 27 of Decree No. 10/2021/ND-CP for construction works. construction in the province is not included in the list of publicized construction price index.
In addition, the Ministry of Construction also proposed the Ministry of Transport to direct project management boards and consulting units to fully perform their responsibilities and obligations in the process of making public construction estimates. progress, component projects of the East North-South Expressway Construction Project in the 2021-2025 period as prescribed.
