Tiếng anh chuyên ngành quản lý xây dựng english in construction management

BASIC CONCEPTS Formulation of a construction investment project covers formulation of a construction investment pre-feasibility study report if any, construction investment feasibility s

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BỘ MÔN QUẢN LÝ XÂY DỰNG

MÔN HỌC

TIẾNG ANH CHUYÊN NGÀNH

ENGLISH IN CONSTRUCTION

MANAGEMENT

GIỚI THIỆU MÔN HỌC

1 Tài liệu môn học

 Tiếng anh chuyên ngành kiến trúc, xây dựng, quy hoạch, và kỹ thuật xây dựng đô thị – NXB Xây dựng,

2012

 Jose’ A.Sepulveda, William E.Souder, and Byron S.Goteried, Engineering Economics, Nhà xuất bản

Mc Graw-Hill, 1984

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o CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION BASIC CONCEPTS

be demonstrated through the construction investment pre-feasibility study report, the

construction investment feasibility study report or construction investment

economic-technical report

BASIC CONCEPTS

Formulation of a construction investment project covers formulation of a construction investment pre-feasibility study report (if any), construction investment feasibility study report or construction investment economic-technical report and the performance of

necessary jobs to prepare the construction investment

BASIC CONCEPTS

Construction investment pre-feasibility study report means a document presenting the

contents of preliminary study on the necessity for, feasibility and effectiveness of, construction investment, which serves as a basis for consideration of, and decision on, the construction

investment policy

BASIC CONCEPS

Construction investment feasibility study report means a document presenting the

contents of study on the necessity for, feasibility and effectiveness of, construction

investment in accordance with the selected basic design plan, which serves as a basis for

consideration of, and decision on, construction investment

Construction investment economic-technical report means a document presenting the

contents on the necessity for, feasibility and effectiveness of, construction investment in

accordance with the construction drawing design plan for a small work, which serves as a

basis for consideration of, and decision on, construction investment

BASIC CONCEPTS

Construction project owner (project owner) means an agency, organization or individual that

owns funds, borrows loans, or is assigned to directly manage and use funds, for construction investment activities

Construction state management agencies include the Ministry of Construction, People’s

Committees of provinces or centrally run cities (provincial- level People’s Committees) and People’s Committees of rural districts, urban districts, towns or provincial cities (district-level

People’s Committees)

BASIC CONCEPTS

Construction investment consultancy activities cover construction planning, formulation of

an investment project to construct a work, construction survey, design, verification,

inspection, experimentation, project management, construction supervision and other

counseling jobs related to construction investment activities

Contractor in construction investment activities (contractor) means an organization or

individual that has full construction capacity or practice capacity when participating in

contractual relations in construction investment activities

Construction general contractor means a contractor signing a contract directly with a project

owner to undertake one job, some jobs or all jobs of a construction investment project

Investment decider means a person or at-law representative of an agency, organization or

enterprise who is competent to approve the project and decide on construction investment

BASIC CONCEPTS

Construction work means a product created by human labor and with building materials and equipment installed therein, affixed to land, which possibly includes underground and surface

components, underwater and water surface components, and constructed according to design

Construction works include civil works, industrial works, traffic works, agricultural and

rural development works, technical infrastructure works and other works

BASIC CONCEPTS

Construction investment activities means a process of conducting construction activities

including construction, repair and renovation of a construction work

Construction activities cover construction planning, formulation of a investment project to

construct a work, construction survey, construction design, construction, construction supervision, project management, selection of contractors, pre-acceptance test, handover

of the work for exploitation or use, its warranty and maintenance and other activities

related to its construction

BASIC CONCEPTS

Construction planning means the organization of spaces of urban and rural areas and

particular-function zones; the organization of technical and social infrastructure systems; the

establishment of an environment suitable to people residing in territorial areas, ensuring the

harmony between national interests and community interests, attaining the socio-economic

development, national defense, security, environmental protection and climate change response objectives Construction planning is demonstrated through a construction plan consisting of diagrams, drawings, mock-ups and explanations

BASIC CONCEPTS

Appraisal means the examination and assessment of the investment decider, project owner

and specialized construction agency of necessary contents in the course of preparing and implementing a construction investment project, which serve as a basis for consideration and

approval

Verification means the professional examination and assessment by an organization or

individual with full construction and practice capacity of necessary contents in the course of preparing and implementing a construction investment project, which serve as a basis for

appraisal work

BASIC CONCEPTS

Preliminary design means a design made in the construction investment pre-feasibility

study report, demonstrating the initial ideas on the design of a construction work, preliminary

selection of technological lines and equipment, which serves as a basis for determining the

construction investment policy

Basic design means a design made in the construction investment feasibility study report,

based on the selected design plan, demonstrating the principal technical parameters suitable

to applied standards and technical regulations, which serves as a basis for proceeding with

subsequent designing steps

BASIC CONCEPTS

Technical design means a design detailing the basic design after the work construction

investment project is approved in order to fully demonstrate solutions, technical parameters and to be-used materials conforming with the applied standards and technical regulations, which serves as a basis for making the construction drawing design

Construction drawing design means a design fully demonstrating the technical parameters,

to be-used materials and structural details conforming with the applied standards and technical regulations, fully meeting the conditions for construction of a work

BASIC CONCEPTS

Construction of a work means the construction of, and installation of equipment for, a newly

built, repaired, renovated, relocated, embellished or restored work; dismantlement of a work; warranty and maintenance of a construction work

BASIC CONCEPTS

Project owners shall be decided by the investment decider before the formulation or approval

of a project

Construction project owner (project owner) means an agency, organization or individual that

owns funds, borrows loans, or is assigned to directly manage and use funds, for construction investment activities

For a project using state budget funds or non-budget state funds, the project owner is the

agency or organization assigned by the investment decider to manage and use the funds for construction investment

management units, project management consultants or general contractors (if any) to perform some or all of the project management contents

BASIC CONCEPTS

Management of implementation schedules of construction investment projects:

Investment deciders shall decide on the implementation time and schedules when approving the projects For works under projects using state budget funds, the construction schedule must not exceed the work construction period already approved by investment deciders Project owners and construction contractors shall draw up plans on construction schedules and measures, and manage the project implementation according to the approved construction schedules Project owners shall make advance payments and payments for volumes completed according to the performance schedules of construction contracts Project owners and construction contractors are encouraged to propose and apply reasonable technical, technological and organizational solutions to shorten the construction time

BASIC CONCEPTS

Principles of management of construction investment costs

1 Management of construction investment costs must ensure investment objectives and

effectiveness of projects, follow the order of construction investment and suit funding sources Construction investment costs shall be calculated accurately and fully for each project,

construction work or bidding package and must be suitable to design requirements,

construction conditions and market price levels

BASIC CONCEPTS

Principles of management of construction investment costs

2 The State shall manage construction investment costs through promulgating, guiding and examining the implementation of, legal provisions; guiding methods of estimating and

managing construction investment costs, measuring work volumes, construction machine and equipment shift prices, adjusting construction cost estimates, construction price index,

controlling costs in construction investment; and guiding and managing the grant of

construction valuation certificates; and publicizing construction criteria and norms and

construction price index

BASIC CONCEPTS

Principles of management of construction investment costs

3 Project owners shall manage construction investment costs from the stage of project preparation to the completion of construction and putting of projects into operation and use within the approved total investment amounts of projects Project owners may hire cost management consultancy organizations and individuals with full capability conditions to estimate, appraise and control construction investment costs

BASIC CONCEPTS

Principles of management of construction investment costs

4 The inspection, examination and audit of construction investment costs shall be conducted based on conditions for and methods of determining construction investment costs already

approved by investment deciders and project owners in accordance with regulations and

guidelines on the estimation and management of construction investment costs and the order of construction investment

5 Construction investment costs of projects using state funds shall be determined according to regulations on the estimation and management of construction investment costs

BASIC CONCEPTS

Construction norms, prices and price index

1 The system of construction norms includes economic-technical norms and cost norms The construction price of a work includes detailed construction unit prices and general

construction prices for different groups and types of construction jobs, structural units, parts

of the work or the whole work

2 Construction unit prices of a work shall be determined based on market prices or

construction norms and prices of materials, labor, construction machines and other

necessary cost elements compatible with market price levels in construction areas

BASIC CONCEPTS

Construction norms, prices and price index

3 The system of construction norms and prices shall be publicized by competent state

agencies and used or referred to by project owners for determining and managing

construction investment costs

4 Construction price index is an indicator reflecting the level of time-based fluctuation of construction prices of works and serving a basis for determining and adjusting total

investment amounts and cost estimates of works and prices of construction contracts and for

managing construction investment costs of works

The Ministry of Construction shall publicize the national construction price index;

provincial-level People’s Committees shall publicize local construction price indexes

BASIC CONCEPTS

Payment and settlement for construction investment projects

The payment and settlement for construction investment projects must comply with the

law on management of investment capital Project owners or their lawful representatives shall take responsibility before law for the accuracy and lawfulness of unit prices, volumes and values requested for payment in payment dossiers After construction works are

completed, pre-acceptance tested, handed over and put into use, settlement of

construction investment projects shall be made For projects using state funds, investment deciders shall approve settlements for construction investment projects within their approved

investment amounts The Government shall specify the settlement time limit for construction investment projects

BASIC CONCEPTS

Construction contracts

Construction contracts are civil contracts established in writing between principals and

contractors to perform in part or wholly the work in construction investment activities

The contractor shall make settlement for the construction contract with the principal in

accordance with the type of contract and applied contract price The contents of settlement for

a construction contract must conform with the agreements stated therein

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English in Construction Management

Ha Noi, 2021

Chapter 2 Bidding

CHAPTER 2 BIDDING

Contents

2.1 Definition of the Law on Bidding

2.2 Forms and methods of selection of contractors 2.3 Contract with contractor

2.1 Definition of the Law on Bidding

1 Bidding guarantee means the tenderer or investor provides security by one of the

security methods of paying a deposit, escrow or providing a letter of guarantee of credit institutions or foreign banks’ branches which are established under Vietnamese law in order to secure the liability in the bid participation of tenderer or investor for a definite term as stipulated in the bid invitation documents, dossier of requirements

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2 Contract performance guarantee means the tenderer or investor provides security by

one of the security methods of paying a deposit, escrow or providing a letter of guarantee

of credit institutions or foreign banks’ branches which are established under Vietnamese law in order to secure the liability of the Contract performance by tenderer or investor

3 Bid solicitor means a professional agency or organization with sufficient capability to

perform bidding activities

4 Investor means the entity owning the financing capital or the entity assigned

responsibility to represent such owner, or the borrower directly managing and implementing project

5 Digital certificate means electronic certificate granted by providers of digital signature

certificate service in order to perform bidding via network on the national bidding network system

6 Competent state agencies mean agencies signing contracts with investors

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2.1 Definition of the Law on Bidding

3 Bid solicitor means a professional agency or organization with sufficient capability to

perform bidding activities

4 Investor means the entity owning the financing capital or the entity assigned

responsibility to represent such owner, or the borrower directly managing and implementing project

5 Digital certificate means electronic certificate granted by providers of digital signature

certificate service in order to perform bidding via network on the national bidding network system

6 Competent state agencies mean agencies signing contracts with investors

7 Short list means list of tenderers, investors winning pre-qualification for open bidding

with pre-qualification; list of tenderers invited for bid participation for limited bidding;

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2.1 Definition of the Law on Bidding

8 Advisory service means one or a number of activities including: Preparation,

assessment of the planning report, overall development diagram, architecture; survey and making of pre-feasibility study report, feasibility study report, environmental impact assessment report; survey and making of engineering, estimate; preparation of dossiers of invitation for expression of interest, dossier of invitation for pre-qualification, bidding dossiers, dossiers of requirements; assessment of dossiers of expression of interest, dossiers of prequalification participation, bidding dossiers, dossiers of proposals; verification, appraisal; supervision; management of project; arranging finance; audit, training, transfer of technologies; other advisory services

9 Non-advisory service means one or a number of activities including: Logistics,

insurance, advertisement, installation not belong to Clause 45 of this Article, acceptance test and operation run, holding of training, maintenance, drawing maps and other activities not being advisory services defined at clause 8 of this article

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2.1 Definition of the Law on Bidding

10 Project management enterprise means enterprise which is established by investor for

performance of investment project in form of private-public partnership or investment project with land use

11 Projects on development investment (hereinafter collectively referred to as projects)

include: programs or projects on investment in new construction; projects on renovation,

upgrading, expansion of projects invested in construction; projects on procurement of assets, including equipment, machinery without installation; projects on repair, upgrading

of assets, equipment; projects, schemes on planning; projects, subjects on scientific research, technology development, application of technologies, technical support, basic survey; other programs, projects, or schemes on development investment

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2.1 Definition of the Law on Bidding

12 Bidding means the process of selecting a tenderer to sign and implement contract of

provision of advisory services, non-advisory services, procurement of goods, construction and installation; selecting an investor to sign and implement contract of investment project in form of public-private partnership, investment project with land use on the basis

of ensuring competitiveness, fairness, transparency and economic efficiency

13 Bidding via network means bidding which is performed via use of the national

bidding network system

14 International bidding means bidding in which both foreign and domestic tenderers

and investors may participate

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2.1 Definition of the Law on Bidding

15 Domestic bidding means bidding in which only domestic tenderers and investors may

participate

16 The bidding package price means the value of a bidding package approved in the plan

on selecting tenderers

17 The bidding price means the price stated by a tenderer in application for bid

participation, quotation, including all costs for implementation of bidding package as required by dossier of bid invitation, dossier of requirement

18 The assessment price means the bidding price after the errors have been rectified and

discrepancies have been adjusted as required in dossier of bid invitation, minus the value

of discount (if any), plus elements to convert on a same ground for whole use life cycle of goods and works The assessment price is used to rank dossiers of bid participation for bidding packages of procurement of goods, construction and installation and the mixture bidding packages applying form of public bidding or limited bidding

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2.1 Definition of the Law on Bidding

19 Proposed bid-winning price means the bidding price of the tenderer who are proposed

to win bid after the errors have been rectified and discrepancies have been adjusted as required by the bidding invitation documents, dossiers of requirements, minus the value of discount (if any)

20 Winning bid price means the price approved in the results of selection of tenderer

21 Contractual price means the price stated in written contract as the basis for advance

payment, payment, liquidation and finalization of contract

22 Bidding package means a part of, or entire project, estimate of procurement; a bidding

package may comprise items for the procurement of similar goods for a number of projects or a one-off procurement, procurement for a period in recurrent procurement, concentrated procurement of goods

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2.1 Definition of the Law on Bidding

23 Mixture bidding package means a bidding package comprising of engineering and

goods provision (EP); engineering, construction and installation (EC); goods provision and construction and installation (PC); engineering, goods provision, construction and installation (EPC); making project, engineering, goods provision, construction and

installation (turnkey)

24 Bidding package with small scale means a bidding package with price in limitation

prescribed by the Government

25 Goods include machinery, equipment, raw materials, fuel, materials, supplies,

accessories; consumables; drugs, medical supplies used for medical establishment

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2.1 Definition of the Law on Bidding

26 The national bidding network system means an information technology system which

is set up and managed by the state management agency of bidding activities with the aim

to perform unified management of information on bidding and bidding via network

27 Dossiers of invitation for expression of interest, dossiers of invitation for

pre-qualification mean all documents including requirements on capability and experiences of

tenderers, investors as the basis for the bid solicitor to select list of tenderers, investors winning pre-qualification, list of tenderers with dossiers of expression of interest meeting requirements of dossiers of invitation for expression of interest

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2.1 Definition of the Law on Bidding