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Circular 04/2009/tt-Bxd: Guide To Setting Up And Managing The Investment Costs Of Building Works

Original Language Title: Thông tư 04/2010/TT-BXD: Hướng dẫn lập và quản lý chi phí đầu tư xây dựng công trình

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Pursuant to Decree No. 17/2008/ND-CP on 04/02/2008 of the Government functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of construction;

Pursuant to Decree No. 112/2009/ND-CP on December 14, 2009 by the Government on managing the cost of construction works, The Build Guide and some of the content of the Decree No. 112/2009/ND-CP on December 14, 2009 by the Government on managing the cost of construction works (hereinafter abbreviated as Decree No. 112/2009/ND-CP) as follows : chapter I GENERAL PROVISIONS article 1. Scope 1. This circular instruction set and manage the cost of construction works, including: total investment building (referred to as total investment), construction estimation (estimation works), norm-building and construction works of the project uses 30% of the capital and over , including: the State budget, which the official development assistance (ODA) capital investment credit, development of the State, which by the State credit guarantees and other investment capital of the State.

2. for projects using ODA, if international treaties to which Vietnam is a member there are regulations on the management of the investment costs of building works other than the provisions of this circular shall follow the provisions of international treaties.

Article 2. Application object 1. The organizations and individuals who are related to the creation and management of investment costs construction, inspection, testing, auditing, payment of capital construction of projects using 30% of capital of State.

2. Encourages the organizations and individuals who are related to the creation and management of investment costs of construction projects that use less than 30% of the capital of the State applied to this circular.

Article 3. The principle of establishing and managing the costs of building construction investment principles established and manage the cost of construction works specified in article 3 of Decree No. 112/2009/ND-CP, which when done this Thing for 6 terms of work inspection, testing, check out the investment costs of building works to ensure consistency in principle , methods and specific content on the establishment and management of the total investment, the estimation process, construction norms, construction prices have been the investment decision, investors decided to choose according to the provisions of Decree No. 112/2009/ND-CP and the specific content of this circular.

Chapter II ESTABLISHMENT of the INVESTMENT COSTS of BUILDING WORKS section 1 ESTABLISHMENT of the TOTAL INVESTMENT of article 4. Content total investment of 1. The total investment is estimated costs to implement investment projects in construction, are calculated and determined during project construction investment consistent with the content of the project and the design basis; for cases only technical-economic report, the total investment at the same time as the construction estimation to be determined consistent with economic reports content-design and technical drawing.

2. Total investment is one of the basis to evaluate the economic performance and selection of investment projects; is the basis for the owner to plan and manage the capital when performing construction works.

3. specific content items cost in the total cost specified in paragraph 3 article 4 of Decree No. 112/2009/ND-CP DATED as follows: 3.1. Construction costs include: costs and scrap the construction works; cost of leveling build; cost of building works, the main work items, temporary works, ancillary construction service; the cost of the temporary home where to stay and what works.

3.2. equipment costs include: costs of purchasing technology equipment (including technology equipment needed for production, processing); the cost of training and technology transfer; cost of installation and calibration testing equipment; shipping costs, insurance, equipment; taxes, fees and other related expenses.

3.3. The cost of compensation and resettlement assistance, include: the cost of compensation for homes, architecture, plant on land and the other compensation costs; the support account when the State revoked the land; resettlement implementation costs related to compensation for the clearance of the project; the cost of the compensation organization, support and resettlement; land use fees during construction; the cost of paying for the infrastructure already invested.

3.4. project management: costs are the costs necessary for the owner to manage the implementation of the work of project management from project preparation phase, project implementation until the completion of the transfer test, putting the work into use, including :-the cost of reporting organizations, investment costs held up investment projects or technical-economic report;

-The cost of organizing examination, selection of architectural design or selection of architectural designs;

-The cost of organizing the work of compensation, assistance and relocation are the responsibility of the owner;

-The cost of organizing the investment project appraisal or technical-economic report;

-The cost of held up, verify or verify, approve the design, engineering, construction drawing design, estimation works;

-The cost of organizing the selection of contractors in construction activities;

-Cost of quality management organization, volume, tempo, construction costs;

-The cost of organization ensures safe, sanitary environment of works;

-The cost of held up the norm, the unit cost of building works;

-The cost of inspecting the quality of materials, quality control of works at the request of the owner;

-The cost of certification testing organization eligible to secure good conformity certification and quality of works;

-The cost of organizing trials, payment, settlement of the contract; payments, capital construction investment;

-Monitoring organization costs, investment project evaluation of construction works;

-The cost of organizing trials, Commission;

-The cost of commencement, inauguration, advertising propaganda;

-The cost of holding the other management work.

3.5. Costs of construction investment include:-the cost of establishing the task of building survey;

-Cost of building survey;

-Cost of investment reports, projects or establish technical-economic report;

-The cost of examining the effectiveness and feasibility of the project;

-The cost of examination, selection of architectural design;

-Cost of building design;

-Cost of design verification engineering, construction drawing design, costs total cost undertaking, the estimation process;

-The cost of making the request, selected documents, bid and cost analysis reviews the proposed profile, profile, profile project tenders to choose a contractor in construction activities;

-Costs survey monitoring construction, construction supervision, monitoring equipment installation;

-The cost of reporting environmental impact assessment;

-The cost of established norms of construction, construction unit price;

-Cost of investment cost control of construction works;

-Cost management of construction cost: the total cost, estimating works, construction norms, unit price construction contract in building activity, ...-the cost of project management consulting (consulting rental cases);

-The cost of specialized experiments;

-The cost of materials, quality control quality control of works at the request of the owner;

-Costs of eligible certification test ensures safety and certifiable bearing the conformity of quality works;

-Monitoring costs, investment project evaluation of construction works (case hired consultant);

-Conversion costs investment costs of building works of the time of delivery, put on the harness use;

-The cost of performing the work of other consultants.

3.6. other costs: are the costs of not belonging to the contents specified in point 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, above 3.5 but needed to make projects of construction, including:-the cost of demining, explosive objects;

-The cost of insurance works;

-The cost of moving construction equipment and labor force to the market;

-Costs of international quality register, deformation monitoring works;

-The cost of ensuring traffic safety service of construction works;

-Refund costs of technical infrastructure is affected when construction works;

-The cost of an audit, investigation, approval of investment capital;

-Costs of research science and technology related to the project; working capital for the initial construction investment project aimed at business, interest during construction; the cost for the test run does not load and the load according to the process before handing technology except product value recovered;

-The fees and the prescribed fee;

-Some other cost items.

3.7. Prevention costs include: costs for elements of the workload incurred not foreseen when it set up the project and the cost of backup for sliding elements during project implementation.

-Cost backup for volume of work elements arise is calculated by the percentage (%) of the cost of construction, costs, equipment costs, compensation and resettlement assistance, project management costs, the costs of construction and investment advisory fees.

-Cost backup for sliding elements price is calculated according to the duration of the project (in years), the annual capital allocation progress of the project and construction price index.

4. With regard to the use of ODA projects, in addition to the content has been calculated in the total investment comes on, also added to the cost of other essential items to suit the particular nature of this type of construction investment projects using this capital according to the normative law relevant.

Article 5. The method of establishing the total investment of 1. The total investment methods prescribed in clause 1 article 5 of Decree 112/2009/ND-CP are specific guidelines in annex 1 of this circular. Owner, consulting project construction investment is responsible for selecting the method of establishing the total investment matching characteristics, requirements of the project.


2. In case the investor has not enough base to determine the costs of project management by not yet qualified to determine the total investment, but should implement the project preparation work, the investor's estimate for this work to plan costs and implementation work. The above costs would be included in the costs of project management of the total investment.

3. A number of cost items in the content project management costs, costs of construction investment, other costs of the project if it is not specified or not yet counted are added immediately and planned to take on total investment.

4. construction price index used to calculate the cost of backup for sliding elements in total investment is determined by calculating the average price index of construction a minimum of 3 years, in accordance with the type of structure, according to the construction sector and to the possibility of volatility of the cost factor prices in the region and internationally.

Section 2 ESTIMATE of WORKS article 6. The content estimation works 1. The estimation process are calculated and determined according to the particular construction, on the basis of the volume of work, design, engineering, or construction drawing design, job duties must make of works, projects and construction quota system, construction price.

2. Estimation of works is the basis for determining the price of package, price construction, is grounds for negotiation, Contracting, payment to the contractor in case the specified bid.

3. specific content items in the cost estimate of works set forth in paragraph 3 article 8 of Decree No. 112/2009/ND-CP DATED as follows: 3.1. Construction cost: to be determined for the works, projects, parts, part, the work of construction, projects for major works, ancillary buildings, temporary buildings, temporary buildings construction service to stay and run.

The cost of temporary housing in the scene to stay operating and construction costs to build makeshift houses at the school or home or rental costs for travel in and construction of operating contractors during the construction works.

Construction costs include: direct costs, general costs, taxable income calculated in advance and value added tax.

3.1.1. Direct costs include: costs of materials (including materials due the investor level), labor costs, costs of construction machines and other direct costs. Other direct costs are the costs for the necessary work serving directly the construction works as the cost of moving the labor force in the internal market, labor safety, environment protection for workers and the environment, material testing of contractors and costs of water pump men's suits, the mud is not regular and do not identify the volume from the design.

3.1.2. the common costs include: costs of enterprise management, cost of executive producer in the market, the costs of service workers, the cost of construction at the service of the University and some other expenses.

3.1.3. taxable income computed before: is the profits of the business building was planned in the estimation of construction works.

3.1.4. value added Tax is payable taxes according to regulations of the State and is calculated on the total value of the items cost in 3.1.1 3.1.2 and 3.1.3, the aforesaid.

3.2. Cost of equipment are charged to public works projects, including: the costs of purchasing technology equipment (including technology equipment needed for production, processing); the cost of training and technology transfer; cost of installation and calibration testing equipment and other related expenses. The costs of purchasing the equipment include: purchase price (including costs of design and supervision of construction), the cost of shipping from the port or place of purchase to works, storage, demurrage costs, save the container at the port of Vietnam (for imported equipment), the cost of maintenance, maintenance in warehousing in the scene tax and insurance fees, the device works.

3.3. project management costs include: costs of items as specified in point 3.4 Article 4 paragraph 3 of this circular.

3.4. investment costs of building include: cost items as specified in point 3 of article 4 paragraph 3.5 of this circular.

For projects with investment costs of building works estimates do not include: the cost of reporting investment, project cost or up technical-economic report; the cost of examining the effectiveness and feasibility of the project; the cost of project management consulting.

3.5. other costs: include the cost of items as defined in point 3.6 article 4 paragraph 3 of this circular.

For projects with many other costs of construction estimation does not include: the cost of demining, explosive material, the cost of an audit, investigation, approval of the settlement, the capital costs of research science and technology related to the project; working capital for the initial construction investment project aimed at business, interest during construction; the cost for the test run does not load and the load according to the technological processes before delivery (excluding the value of product recovered), the fees and charges.

3.6. standby costs include: costs for elements of the workload incurred not foreseen and contingency costs for sliding elements during construction.

4. The project has several buildings, the owner can determine the total estimate of the project to cater for the management costs. Total estimate of the project is determined by adding up the estimated cost of the works and the costs involved in the project.

5. for projects using ODA, the estimation process can be determined by estimating the package of international bidding, estimating the tender package in water and estimating the portion not tender. Depending on the requirements and scope of tenders, estimating the package only includes the cost of building or including construction cost, cost of equipment and other costs allocated to each package as content in the paragraph 1, paragraph 5 article 7, paragraph 3 article 16, paragraph 1 article 17 and Appendix 6 of this circular.

Article 7. The method of estimating the process 1. Determine the cost of building construction costs can identify each content costs or the costs of content aggregated by one of the methods referred to in points 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 below. Construction estimating consultant is responsible for selecting the method of matching characteristics, requirements and responsible to the owner about the reasonableness, accuracy of the method estimating the process of his choice. The owner based on the characteristics, qualities and specific conditions of the process to decide the method of estimating.

1.1. According to the volume and the price building 1.1.1. The cost of materials, labor and construction machines in direct costs are determined by the volume and unit price or construction cost of General construction works. The volume of the building is determined from the technical design drawings or construction drawing design, job duties must make of works, projects match category and content construction in construction unit price, price of General construction works.

Construction and unit price reviews general construction works specified in article 10 of this circular.

Other direct costs are calculated by the percentage (%) of the cost of materials, labor costs, costs of construction machines depending on the characteristics, properties of each type works as a guide in Table 3.7 Appendix 3 of this circular.

For the works using ODA capital international bidding, other direct costs was established as a separate item in the cost of construction and is determined by estimation or rate limit depending on the specific characteristics of each of the structures and requirements of the Organization in international bidding.

1.1.2. General cost is calculated by the percentage (%) on the costs directly or by percentage (%) on labor costs in the estimation as prescribed for each type of works as a guide in the table 3.8 Appendix 3 of this circular.

The case required construction contractors have to organize the extraction and manufacture sand, stone materials to serve the construction works, the General cost included in the price of materials by 2.5% rate on labor costs and construction machines.

With regard to the use of international bidding, the ODA general cost is determined by the level of the rate or by estimation or according to international practices.

1.1.3. the taxable income calculated in advance is calculated by the percentage (%) on the direct costs and general costs in accordance with such instructions in Table 3.8 of Appendix 3 of this circular.

The case needed to organize the extraction and manufacture sand, stone materials to serve the construction works, the taxable income is calculated before the calculated in the prices of materials by the rate of 3% on direct costs and general expenses.

1.1.4. value added Tax for the formulation applied under current rules.

1.1.5. The cost of the temporary home where to stay and what works is calculated by the rate of 2% of total direct costs, general costs, taxable income calculated in advance for the works follow the line as power lines, communication lines, postal roads, canals, pipelines , the construction form of different routes and by the rate of 1% for the remaining works.

For special cases (such as large scale works, complicated, outer island works, the works using ODA for international bidding) if item cost field to makeshift home in and operated by construction on unsuitable then the investor base actual conditions held up and approved this cost estimation.

For the case of a tender, then this cost item is included in the package price, the price bid.

1.2. Computer by mass spectroscopy of charge materials, labor, construction machines and corresponding prices.


1.2.1. The cost of materials, labor and construction machines in direct costs may be determined by the volume of wear and the cost of materials, labor, construction machines and corresponding prices. The total volume of wear and free labor, materials, construction machines are determined on the basis of free labor, material wear, construction machines for each volume of building works and projects.

The guide identifies the corresponding price table of the prices of materials, labor and construction machines in article 11 of this circular.

1.2.2. Identifying other direct costs, general costs, income tax, taxable value, the cost of the temporary home where to stay and what works as a guide in point 1.1 of this.

1.3. On the basis of the work have economic indicators – similar techniques have been implemented.

Construction costs of the auxiliary buildings, temporary buildings, construction service works, simple can be determined based on the construction costs of the works has a technical-economic indicators had been made and the conversion cost items by location and time of construction estimating.

The economic criteria are works-the same technique as the construction works of the same kind, grade works, scale, capacity of production line equipment, technology (for production) are similar.

1.4. By capping the cost of building out capacity of capital construction.

Construction costs for the works in point 1.3 above may also be determined on the basis of area or capacity use and capacity building cost in productivity of capital construction.

The method of determining construction cost in points 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 above for specific instructions in Appendix 3 of this circular. For the auxiliary buildings, temporary buildings, temporary buildings construction service where to stay and what works, works simply, other then the construction costs of the works may be determined by the level of the cost rate.

2. Determine the cost of the equipment 2.1. The costs of purchasing the equipment is determined by one of the following ways:-for the device has determined the price can be calculated according to the number, type each type of device or entire technological lines and the price of a ton, one or all of the lines of the corresponding equipment.

-For the unspecified equipment reviews can be planned according to the quotation of the supplier, manufacturer or price the same equipment on the market at the time of calculation or of works have similar equipment has been made.

For the necessary technological equipment for production, processing, the costs are determined on the basis of the volume of the equipment needed for production, processing and fabrication, production price per tonne (or a computer) consistent with the nature and type of equipment under contract manufacturing, outsourcing has been signed or based on the price of the product machining manufacturer is home investment choice or cost of production, the same equipment machining of the work has been done.

2.2. The cost of training and technology transfer are determined by estimate or forecast according to the specific requirements of individual works.

2.3. Installation costs of equipment and calibration testing is determined by estimating the cost estimation for construction.

The case has been chosen through bidding, the cost of equipment including price winning bid and the expenses according to the aforesaid contents be written in the contract.

3. Determine the cost of project management project management costs are determined on the basis of the reference rate costs limit due to the Ministry of construction announced or by estimating.

4. Determine the cost of building the investment costs of building investment is determined on the basis of the reference rate costs limit due to the Ministry of construction announced or by estimating under the guidance of the Ministry of construction.

The case of the work of the project to hire foreign consultants perform some work, the consultants are cost estimating under current rules consistent with the requirements of use for advice or consulting contract value has signed to write to the estimation.

5. Identify other costs other costs are determined by estimating or by cost national norms under the guidance of the Ministry of construction and the ministries concerned.

For some specialized building construction have specific cost factors, the process of using ODA, if also the other relevant costs are additional costs. The owner and responsible decisions about their decision.

Some other costs if not yet calculate the right then was scheduled to take on the estimation process.

6. Determine the cost of backup-backup costs for elements of the workload generated by the percentage (%) on the total construction cost, cost of equipment, project management costs, the costs of construction and investment advisory fees.

-Cost backup for sliding elements price is calculated according to the construction time (calculated by month, quarter, year) construction price index and match type works, according to each building area.

Construction price index used to calculate the cost of redundancy for essential elements of sliding prices in the estimation process are determined as specified in paragraph 4 of article 5 of this circular.

The methods of determining the cost of equipment, the cost of project management, cost consultancy, construction costs, the cost of redundancy payments referred to in 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and General construction estimates are specific guidelines in annex 2 of this circular.

Section 3 ESTABLISHMENT of the LEVEL of BUILDING and CONSTRUCTION WORKS article 8. The quota system to build 1. Norm construction including technical-economic norms and cost the national norm.

2. technical-economic norms is the level of wear and cost of materials, labour and construction machines to complete a unit of mass construction.

Technical-economic norms include: norm estimation joint construction, installation, repair, survey, testing of materials, components and construction and other construction norms.

3. the level of the cost of the rate used to determine the cost of some types of work during construction activities include: level of project management costs, costs of construction investment, general expenses, taxable income calculated in advance, the cost of the temporary home where to stay and what works and some other rate cost limit.

Article 9. Construction norm-setting method 1. Technical-economic norms are established according to the following sequence:-set the directory of construction or the texture of the work, technical requirements, conditions, mainly construction measures and define suitable units.

-Determine the composition of the work from start to completion, in accordance with technical requirements, conditions, execution measures and scope of work.

-Calculate the cost of materials, hao determined workers, construction machines.

-Establish the norms on the basis of the aggregate of the cost of wear and material, labor and construction machines.

The method of establishing the technical-economic norms are specific instructions in Appendix 5 of this circular.

2. costs of the national norms are implemented under the guidance of the Ministry of construction.

Article 10. The price system construction and construction price index 1. Construction price system includes: unit price construction and General construction price was used to set up, adjust the construction cost in the total cost, the estimation process.

2. Unit price construction is technical-economic indicators, including the full direct costs of material, labour and construction machines to complete a unit of mass construction of concrete construction.

3. Construction of the technical-economic targets covering the whole of the cost needed to complete a group type of construction, a structural unit, Division of works.

4. is the construction price index indicators that reflect the level of volatility of the price of building over time and is the basis for the determination, adjustment of investment estimation, the work, the contract price of construction and cost management in investment construction.

 Construction price index including: construction price index, construction price index according to the cost structure (including the construction price index, CPI, CPI devices section the section other expenses), construction price index according to the cost factor (including material price index construction the price index, construction worker, construction machinery price index construction) and type of price index of building materials.

Article 11. The method of construction price-setting 1. The method of establishment of unit price construction 1.1. Construction unit price was established on the basis of selections from the price of the popular building types that form in the market area where the construction works; from the reference price system construction was announced; from the price of the construction works had been built; from the quota system construction estimation and cost elements are relevant.

1.2. Method of setting the price of construction works on the basis of the quota system for the estimation of construction works and the relevant cost elements according to market price instructions in Appendix 6 of this circular.

2. Method of setting the price of General construction works 2.1. Reviews general construction works are set according to the type of group construction, structural unit, Division of works on the basis of the unit price construction was determined according to the instructions in paragraph 1 of this article.

2.2. Method of setting the price of General construction works are guidance in Appendix 6 of this circular.

3. Method of determining the index build is done according to the instructions of the Ministry of construction.

Chapter III MANAGEMENT of the INVESTMENT COST of CONSTRUCTION Items 1 TOTAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT article 12. Appraisal, approval of investment construction works


1. When establishing investment projects construction or establishment of technical-economic report for the case not to set up the project, the investor must determine the total cost to calculate the efficiency of investment construction. The total investment was recorded in investment decisions due to the investment decision of approval is the maximum cost that the owner be allowed to invest in the construction of works and is the basis for planning and capital management in carrying out construction works.

2. content, competent appraisal of investment provisions in article 6 of Decree 112/2009/ND-CP.

The investment decision delivered to units of the Organization clue appraisal total investment before approval.

3. where individual organizations hire consultants are qualified, experienced the expertise to verify the total investment, the survey content as content evaluation; assessment costs are determined on the basis of cost or rate limit by setting the estimation under the guidance of the Ministry of construction.

4. Results of the evaluation or assessment of investment according to the instructions in Appendix 7 of this circular.

Article 13. Adjust the total investment of 1. The total investment is adjusted for one of the following cases:-the impact of the earthquake, storm, flood, floods, tsunamis, fires, pest-painter or other unforeseen events;

-The appearance of factors of higher efficiency for the project;

-When planning to build changes directly affect the location, the scale, the goal of the project;

2. content, appraisal, approval authority total investment adjustments are specified in items 2 and 3 article 7 of Decree 112/2009/ND-CP.

Case when changing the structure of the items cost in total investment, including using standby costs to adjust without exceeding the total investment has been approved, the owner is entitled to decide the adjustment; case of exceeding the total investment approved the owner reported the investment decision to review the decision.

3. Total investment adjustments are determined by the total investment approved plus (or minus) the portion of the additional investment. The value part of the additional investment is determined as a separate cost item and must be held the appraisal or assessment before the decision for approval.

Section 2 MANAGEMENT of the ESTIMATION PROCESS of article 14. Appraisal, approval of estimation works 1. Content evaluation, competence assessment, approval of estimation works specified in article 10 of Decree 112/2009/ND-CP.

2. The investor held the appraisal estimate works. Cases of individual organizations hire consultants are qualified, experienced the expertise to verify the estimation works then verifies content as content owner's appraisal; assessment costs are determined on the basis of cost or rate limit by setting the estimation under the guidance of the Ministry of construction.

3. evaluation results or verify the estimation works according to the instructions in Appendix 7 of this circular.

Article 15. Adjust the estimation process 1. The estimation process is adjusted for one of the following cases:-the circumstances specified in article 13 paragraph 1 of this circular;

-The circumstances permitted, additional design is not contrary to the basic design or structural changes in the cost estimates but not exceeding the total investment were approved, including the cost of backup.

2. works adjustment estimation is determined by estimating the approved works plus (or minus) the section the estimation of additional works.

3. The owner is responsible for organization of appraisal or verified and approved the construction estimation to adjust.

4. works adjustment estimation is the base to adjust the price of the contract, the price package and adjust the total investment.

Estimation method of determining the additional work was a guide in Appendix 4 of this circular.

Section 3 MANAGEMENT of NORM BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PRICE and article 16. Management of construction norms 1. The Ministry of construction, Ministry of construction made of Unity State management on the cost of construction investment, announced construction norms to the agencies, organizations, individuals with relevant references, used to set up and manage the cost of construction works.

2. The ministries and provincial people's Committee Of The provincial people's Committee, based on the method of building norms according to the guidelines in annex 5 of this circular construction organization and published norms for the construction of the peculiarities, local not yet in construction quota system by the Ministry of construction announced the annual and periodic submitted to the Ministry of construction to follow, manage.

3. The owner, contractor and consulting organizations 3.1. Owner, contractor and consulting organizations based on the method of building norms according to the guidelines in annex 5 of this circular held tuning for those norms have been announced but not yet consistent with the measures, the conditions and technical requirements of works , build norms is not yet in the quota system was announced to the provisions in clause 1 of this article or apply the norms of similar construction are used in other buildings to apply for the work.

3.2. The investor can hire consulting organizations are qualified professional experience, ability to make set up, tuning, verify the aforementioned construction norms and organization consultant responsible for reasonableness, accuracy of the norm have done.

3.3. The investor decided the application, use the build limit or adjust to the new building, to set up and manage the cost of construction works.

3.4. in case of use of the quota to be adjusted or new construction said on to the built in unit price bid packages using the applicable state budget form specifies the bid, then the owner reported the investment decision to review the decision. Construction works in the private investment project by the prime investment decisions, the Minister of industry managers, the Chairman of the provincial people's Committee decision. Records the approval of the norms have to be adjusted or new building as instructed in Appendix 8 of this circular.

With respect to the requirement to use ODA international bidding, use cases, use of foreign norms for some specific construction work separately to set unit price and estimation of construction works, the norm should match the technical requirements, construction measures conditions of construction, works and be accepted in advance by the owner.

Article 17. Construction cost management 1. The Ministry of construction, Ministry of construction method and construction guide announced the construction price index, productivity of capital construction investment to agencies, organizations, individuals with relevant references, used to set up and manage the cost of construction works.

2. the people's Committee of the provincial people's Committee and direction for provincial construction Department coordinated with relevant departments pursuant to the instructions of this circular and the price of local organizations define and publish timely construction price system , the price of materials, labour, machinery and equipment of ca price construction as the basis of popular reference in the creation and management of investment costs of building works.

3. The investor and investor advisory organizations and consulting organization based on the technical requirements, the conditions of construction, construction measures of concrete structures and methods unit price construction, General construction price according to the guidelines in annex 6 of this circular to held up construction unit price General construction price, as a basis for determining the total investment, the estimation process.

The owner can rent the organizations and individuals consulted have qualified professional experience, capacity to perform the work or part of the work related to the establishment or undertaking construction and unit price reviews general construction, construction price index for works by the method of construction by the construction price index announced. Individual counseling, organization responsible to the owner and the law in ensuring the reasonableness, accuracy of the unit price construction, General construction prices and construction price index instituted by themselves.

For the unit price in construction estimating international tender package, the owner is responsible for checking or hire qualified consulting competence, professional experience verification of the reasonableness, accuracy of the unit cost of this building before use.

4. Building Contractor building contractor performs construction bid management as stipulated in article 27 of Decree 112/2009/ND-CP.

Chapter IV the TERMS OF IMPLEMENTATION of Article 18. Handle forward the implementation of the establishment and management of construction cost in the transitional period specified in article 34 of Decree 112/2009/ND-CP.

Article 19. Effect 1. This circular is effective from 15 July 2010 and replacing circular No. 01/2007/TT-BXD dated 25/7/2007 of the Ministry of construction about manual set up and manage the cost of construction investment, circular No. 18/2008/TT-BXD dated 06/10/2008 of the Ministry of construction about manual supplement some method of determining construction cost in the construction estimation process on circulars established and managed the investment costs of building works no. 05/2007/TT-BXD dated 25/7/2007 of the Ministry of construction.

2. During the implementation process if there are concerns, organizations, individuals submit comments to the Ministry of construction to consider, resolve./.