THE MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom – Happiness
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No. 03/2004/TT-BXD
Hanoi, May 7, 2004
 
CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MODE OF GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION PROJECTS ENTITLED TO DESIGNATION OF CONTRACTORS
Pursuant to the Investment and Construction Management Regulation promulgated together with the Government's Decree No. 52/1999/ND-CP and amended and supplemented by the Government's Decrees No. 12/2000/ND-CP and No. 07/2003/ND-CP;
Pursuant to the Government's Documents No. 797/CP-CN of June 17, 2003 on electricity projects started in 2003-2004 and Document No. 400/CP-CN of March 26, 2004 on the mechanism applicable to hydroelectric power projects;
With a view to speeding up the tempo to complete electricity generation projects, and concurrently bringing into full play the internal resources and creating conditions for raising the capability of State enterprises, the Prime Minister has permitted the application of the mode of construction and installation general contractors being conglomerates of contractors, formed from State corporations and companies for the construction and installation of electricity generation projects. The been agreed upon by contractors and investors. A conglomerate is headed by a principal contractor, which is called general contractor, while other contractors are called member contractors. General contractors shall have to organize the general administration of construction sites and coordinate construction and installation activities of member contractors, in order to ensure the tempo and quality of projects.
The Ministry of Construction hereby guides a number of contents in implementing the mode of general contractor for construction and installation of electricity generation projects as follows:
I. SIGNING MODES AND TYPES OF ECONOMIC CONTRACTS
1. Contract signing modes: Basing themselves on the written contractor designations by competent
a/ The first mode (hereinafter called mode 1): The investor signs a contract with the general contractor (which represents member contractors of a conglomerate), then the general contractor shall sign contract with every member contractor for performance of work portions already assigned under written agreements among the member contractors of the conglomerate and approved by the investor.