Chương IV Thông tư 09/2019/TT-BXD: Định mức, giá xây dựng công trình

Chapter IV

CONSTRUCTION NORMS AND DIRECT CONSTRUCTION COSTS PER UNIT

Section 1. CONSTRUCTION NORMS

Article 16. Set of construction norms

1. The set of construction norms shall be comprised of basic norms, construction estimate norms and cost norms, subject to Article 13 and Article 14 in the Decree No. 68/2019/ND-CP.

2. Approaches to determination of construction norms shall follow the instructions given in the Appendix No. 6, 7 and 8 hereto.

Article 17. Management of construction norms

Management of the set of construction norms shall be subject to Article 15 in the Decree No. 68/2019/ND-CP, and the following regulations:

1. New construction norms are construction estimate norms that have not yet been included in the issued construction norm set or construction norms already have their names in the issued construction norm set, but have other construction technologies.

2. Adjusted construction norms are the norms adjusted in terms of depreciation components, norm values of the construction norms that have already been issued in conformity with construction conditions or measures or technical requirements of specific works or all of these three elements.

3. When using the construction norms mentioned in clause 1 and 2 of this Article for determining the bills of lading, but higher than the bills of lading to which the issued norms are applied, project owners/investors must report to the investment decision makers or the Minister of Construction or the Minister of the Ministry in charge of specialized construction works, the Presidents of the provincial People's Committees authorized to undertake construction and investment projects under the Prime Minister’s central decision-making authority shall seek agreement with the Ministry of Construction before putting these norms to use.

Section 2. DIRECT CONSTRUCTION COSTS PER UNIT

Article 18. Direct construction costs per unit

1. Direct construction costs per unit shall be subject to Article 16 in the Decree No. 68/2019/ND-CP, and the following regulations:

a) Detailed/breakdown bills of lading shall comprise complete and incomplete detailed bills of lading.

b) General bills of lading shall comprise complete and incomplete general bills of lading.

2. Cost items constituting direct construction costs per unit

a) Cost items constituting detailed bills of lading:

- Incomplete detailed bills of lading shall include direct costs related to materials, labor, machinery and equipment costs.

- Complete detailed bills of lading shall include direct, indirect costs and pre-assessed taxable income.

b) Cost items constituting direct construction costs per unit shall be regulated as follows:

- Costs included in incomplete general bills of lading shall include direct costs related to materials, labor, machinery and equipment costs, and shall be sourced from detailed bills of lading prescribed in point a of this clause.

- Costs included in complete general bills of lading shall include direct, indirect costs and pre-assessed taxable income, and shall be sourced from detailed bills of lading prescribed in point a of this clause.

3. Unit prices of items constituting direct construction costs per unit

a) The price of constructional materials is the price of a unit of materials suitable to the unit calculated in the construction norm (the price for 1 m³ of sand, 1 kg of steel, 1 building brick, ...) which is announced by state authorities, or the market price.

b) Unit cost of construction labor is the price per one day of work of a direct construction worker and is determined under the guidance of the Minister of Construction.

c) The price of machine shift and building equipment is the average price per a work shift and is determined under the guidance of the Minister of Construction.

4. Bases for determination of direct construction costs per unit

a) Detailed construction unit costs are determined on the basis of construction norms and prices of respective cost elements or determined at the market prices suitable to the time of calculation.

b) Costs of general bills of lading are determined with reference to detailed bills of lading or determined at the market prices suitable to the time of calculation.

5. Approach to determination of unit construction costs and material costs shall be subject to the instructions given in Appendix No. 4 hereto.

Article 19. Management of direct construction costs per unit

Management of direct construction costs per unit shall be subject to Article 17 in the Decree No. 68/2019/ND-CP, and the following regulations:

1. Provincial-level People's Committees shall assign provincial-level Construction Departments to assume the prime responsibility for, and cooperate with concerned agencies in, based on the guidance of the Minister of Construction, determining and announcing construction material costs, unit costs of construction labor, construction machine shift and equipment, and construction price indices as a basis for management of direct construction costs per unit as prescribed in clause 2 of Article 35 in the Decree No. 68/2019/ND-CP.

2. Project owners/investors, consultancy bodies (providing counsels on formulation of investment projects, design, review), and assessment units, shall be responsible for selecting common, environmentally friendly, energy-efficient and popular construction materials on the market when preparing pre-feasibility study reports, feasibility study reports, construction designs and determining construction investment costs to ensure cost efficiency, investment efficiency and conformance to project requirements.

3. If any project is subject to architectural, structural or other requirements under which specific construction materials that are particular, not popular in the market, or are imported, must be selected, they must be clarified in pre-feasibility study, feasibility study reports or explanatory notes on technical designs, construction drawings, and FEED designs, and must be accepted or approved by investment decision makers.