Authorized Agency

Department of Planning and Investment

Resolved time and procedure

Total time (working days) does not exceed 37 working days for group A projects; 28 working days for group B projects, 23 working days for group C projects. Details are as follows:

a) IPA shall receive application files, check their validity in compliance with the law and later transfer them to the Department of Planning and Investment for settlement within 02 working days.

b) Department of Planning and Investment shall receive the transferred application files; consult the Departments related to investment projects (if any); appraise, make and send a Report on Appraisal to the Provincial People's Committee Office in the following time-limit: 30 working days for group A projects, 22 working days for group B projects, 18 working days for group C projects.

The relevant Departments are responsible for giving opinion, transferring results to the Department of Planning and Investment in the following time-limit: 12 working days for group A projects, 07 working days for group B projects, 05 working days for group C projects from the date of receipt of written request for consulting of the Department of Planning and Investment.

c) The Provincial People's Committee Office shall receive the related documents, review and submit drafts of decision to leadership of the Provincial People's Committee for approval and transfer results to IPA to give to the Investors within 04 working days for group A projects, 03 working days for group B projects; 02 working days for Group C projects.

d) IPA shall give result to the Investors within 01 working day.

Elements

1. Submission Letter (not in standard form).

2. Legal documents:

-   Initial approval and/or decision on supplement (if any);

-   Decision on project approval (Economy and Technique Report);

-   Decision on approval for Estimate – Construction Design;

-   Decision on approval for bidding plan;

-   Decision on approval for the bidding results;

-   Project valuation and supervision report (according to the standard form no. 04 attached in Circular No. 13/2010/TT-BKH dated 02 June 2010 of the Ministry of Planning and Investment).

3. Relevant documents:

-   Construction contract and spreadsheet on construction time and progress;

-   Design profile of supplemented item (design, estimates and supplemented statement of design consulting capacity or design appraisal capacity).

Quantities of Application:  At least 03 sets (Depending on the scale and scope of the project, investors may be required to submit a number of additional application sets to send to other relevant offices and units for their opinions on appraisal and approval of such construction project).

Forms

• Form 1