The Ministry of Construction has issued directives to reduce and simplify administrative procedures in the construction sector, as outlined in Document No. 4377 circulated to its agencies and units.
The document emphasizes the need to streamline and expedite processes, reduce compliance costs, and ease doing business. Heads of agencies and units are tasked with directly overseeing this initiative and ensuring a minimum of 30% reduction in processing time, compliance costs, and conditions for conducting business by the end of 2025, in alignment with Resolution 66.
The leaders of these entities are accountable to the Minister of Construction for accomplishing these goals. To facilitate this process, the Minister has instructed the Director of the Department of Economics and Construction Investment Management to collaborate with relevant departments and propose amendments to legal documents through an expedited process. These proposals are to be submitted to the Legal Affairs Department by June 3, 2025, for immediate implementation.
One key area of focus is the reduction of procedures for obtaining construction permits, particularly for projects with detailed 1/500 scale planning or those within approved urban design areas. Additionally, there is a push to reduce the number of projects requiring design and project appraisal procedures at construction specialist agencies.
Streamlining construction permit procedures. Illustration: Hong Khanh |
Furthermore, there is a call to reduce the number of entities required to undergo the procedure for appraisal of projects, designs, and construction expertise. The Ministry also aims to simplify administrative procedures related to construction companies’ operational capabilities by shifting from a certificate-based system to self-declaration of eligibility, with post-inspection by authorized state agencies.
Additionally, the Director of the Department of Economics and Construction Investment Management is tasked with reviewing and proposing a list of documents that need amendments or supplements regarding unit prices and norms. This is to address challenges in managing investment construction costs, especially for transportation infrastructure projects. The review results are to be reported to the Minister by June 15, 2025.
The Minister has also instructed the Head of the Department of Science, Technology, Environment, and Building Materials to collaborate with relevant units and propose a list of technical standards and norms that need to be supplemented, particularly in construction planning, to facilitate investment and construction activities. Simultaneously, they are to identify technical standards and norms that are no longer applicable and recommend their revocation or amendment to prevent waste in construction investments. This proposal is to be submitted to the Legal Affairs Department by June 15, 2025.
Prior to this directive, on May 29, 2025, the Prime Minister issued a dispatch emphasizing the need for ministries and sectors to intensify administrative reforms and maximize convenience for citizens and businesses. In response, the Ministry of Construction committed to simplifying 361 administrative procedures and 447 business conditions under its jurisdiction.
The Prime Minister specifically instructed the reduction of procedures for obtaining construction permits for projects with detailed 1/500 scale planning or those within approved urban design areas. Additionally, the dispatch highlighted the need to review and supplement technical standards and norms, especially in construction planning, while revoking or amending those that are no longer applicable or cause waste.
Hong Khanh
– 11:12 03/06/2025
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