Vietnam: Bases for setting up and contents of economic – technical norms for dredging of marine works

Circular No. 44/2018/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam stipulates that economic – technical norms for dredging of marine works are set up based on the following:

- Decree No. 32/2015/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government on management of investment and construction costs;

- Circular No. 06/2016/TT-BXD of the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam regarding instructions for determination and management of investment and construction costs;

- Circular No. 47/2015/TT-BGTVT of the Minister of Transport of Vietnam prescribing the scope and responsibilities of seafarers, operators and minimum safety requirements concerning personnel aboard the inland watercraft;

- Circular No. 04/2017/TT-BGTVT of the Minister of Transport of Vietnam on amendments and supplements to certain articles of Circular No. 47/2015/TT-BGTVT;

- Reporting and measurement data used for setting up economic – technical norms for dredging of marine works;

- Certain legislative documents and other documents concerned.

Concurrently, Circular No. 44/2018/TT-BGTVT also stipulates that economic – technical norms for dredging of marine works shall be constituted by the following components:

Labor consumption rate:

- This refers to the number of working days of direct construction workers and workers providing construction support services.

- The number of working days includes those days during which both main workers and marginal workers spend on carrying out and completing a construction workload unit from the preparation stage to the stage of completion and clean-up of the construction site.

- Worker rank refers to the average ranks of workers involved in carrying out a construction workload unit.

Construction machinery or equipment operation rate:

- This refers to the number of shifts during which both main construction machinery or equipment and auxiliary ones are directly operated to complete a construction workload unit.

More details can be found in Circular No. 44/2018/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, which takes effect from October 01, 2018.

-Thao Uyen-

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