The activity of construction bidding plays an important role in the economy as well as in the development of society. Therefore, regulations on construction bidding are also a crucial basis for managing bidding activities in the construction sector. In this article, DauThau.info will provide information on regulations regarding construction bidding, answer questions about construction bidding, and help you find suitable and potential construction bidding packages.
What is Construction Bidding? Regulations on Construction Bidding
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1. What is Construction Bidding?
Currently, the law does not specify a concrete definition of construction bidding, but it can be understood that construction (or construction-erection) bidding is a process applied to select a construction contractor for a specific project. This process ensures transparency, fairness, and competition in choosing contractors, aiming to optimize the cost and quality of the construction project.
For contractors, bidding in construction can be seen as a competitive process to win the right to execute a construction project among various contractors. For investors and bid solicitors, construction bidding aims to find contractors with sufficient capacity, experience, and quality assurance for the project timeline.
2. Regulations on Construction Bidding
To participate in construction bidding packages, as of now, construction contractors need to refer to and understand the regulations on construction bidding in the following documents:
Regulations on construction bidding
Bidding Law No. 43/2013/QH13
Law No. 03/2022/QH15 amending and supplementing some articles of the Public Investment Law, Public-Private Partnership Investment Law, Investment Law, Housing Law, Bidding Law, Electricity Law, Enterprise Law, Special Consumption Tax Law, and Civil Judgment Enforcement Law
Decree 63/2014/NĐ-CP guiding the Bidding Law on contractor selection
Circular 08/2022/TT-BKHĐT detailing the provision and publication of bidding and contractor selection information on the National Bidding Network System
Construction Law No. 50/2014/QH13
Public Investment Law 2019 No. 39/2019/QH14 latest
Law No. 64/2020/QH14 on public-private partnership investment
Decree 25/2020/NĐ-CP detailing the implementation of some articles of the Bidding Law regarding investor selection
Circular No. 05/2021/TT-BQP dated 12/01/2021 of the Ministry of Defense on contractor selection within the scope of the Ministry of Defense’s management
Circular 10/2016/TT-BKHĐT detailing the supervision, monitoring, and inspection of bidding activities
Circular 23/2015/TT-BKHĐT detailing the preparation of bid evaluation reports
Decree 15/2021/NĐ-CP detailing some contents on construction investment project management of the Government
Decree 10/2021/NĐ-CP on construction investment cost management
Decree 40/2020/NĐ-CP guiding the Public Investment Law
Decree 28/2021/NĐ-CP on financial management of public-private partnership investment projects
Decree No. 37/2015/NĐ-CP detailing construction contracts
Circular No. 07/2016/TT-BXD guiding contract price adjustment in construction
Circular No. 30/2016/TT-BXD dated 30/12/2016 by the Ministry of Construction
Circular No. 11/2016/TT-BKHĐT on guidelines for preparing bidding documents for design, goods supply, and construction (EPC)
Circular 06/2021/TT-BKHĐT detailing the collection, payment, management, and use of fees for registration, posting information, contractor and investor selection on the National Bidding Network System, Bidding Newspaper
3. 10-Step Process for Participating in Online Construction Bidding
Here are the 10 main steps for a contractor to participate in a construction bidding package:
10 step process for participating in online construction bidding
Approve design - estimate
Approve contractor selection plan
(Steps 1 and 2 may be interchanged depending on the situation)
Publish tender notice and prepare bidding documents
Prepare bid documents
Review bid documents before submission
Submit bid
Monitor requests for clarification from the bid solicitor
Monitor invitation for contract negotiation
The bid solicitor conducts approval procedures
Prepare response documents upon receiving acceptance notice
Note: In case the contractor is not selected, steps 9 and 10 will not be performed. The contractor will only receive the evaluation result of the bid documents at step 10 as announced by the bid solicitor on the National Bidding System
The above is the bidding process for construction packages that almost every package has to go through. Specifically, for packages executed in a one-stage two-envelope format, there will be an additional step of approving the list of contractors meeting the technical requirements (after step 8) and opening financial bids (before step 9). Then, the ranking of contractors will be approved and negotiation for the contract will be invited.
4. Guidelines for Preparing Construction Bidding Documents
Many contractors often ask about the contents of construction bidding documents. To have a satisfactory set of construction bid documents, complying with regulations and requirements of the bidding documents, contractors need to go through the following mandatory procedures and requirements:
Guide to preparing construction bidding documents
Mandatory Procedures for Preparing Bid Documents for Construction bidding packages
Administrative procedures: Provide information about the enterprise, such as: Business registration; Recent financial reports; Permits (if any), operation capacity certificates; Certifications (if any).
Fulfill mandatory requirements in the bidding documents for construction packages: This part requires careful reading of the Bidding Data Sheet of the construction-erection package (usually Chapter II of the bidding documents).
Other valid requirements for construction packages: Authorization; Joint venture; Capability certificates.
Specific capacity and experience requirements in construction bidding documents: This part is studied in Chapter III of the bidding documents for construction-erection packages.
Prepare bid price for construction packages
Contents to be Performed When Preparing Construction Bid Documents
Print documents
Sign, stamp photocopies, and copy data
Check and pack, seal the bid documents.
Submit documents as required by the bidding documents
5. How to Find Potential Construction Bidding packages with DauThau.info
After understanding the above content, for contractors who want to participate in construction bidding and find suitable packages for their business, contractors search and view construction bidding packages information on DauThau.info’s analysis and tender information hunting software.
DauThau.info uses an Intelligent Search method, helping contractors find all data in just one search box. This search method is similar to searching on Google; you just need to enter a keyword, and the system will automatically analyze and return all relevant bidding packages.
In case you want to search precisely for packages according to your company's needs, simply select or enter additional keywords and related data as required by your business.
Instructions for users to find the most
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