Do trực tiếp bóng đá k+ costs of contractor selection include taxes and fees in Vietnam?

Do trực tiếp bóng đá k+ costs of contractor selection include taxes and fees in Vietnam?

Based on clause 2, Article 39 of trực tiếp bóng đá k+Law on Bidding 2023, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ regulations are as follows:

Content of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ contractor selection plan

1. Name of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ bidding package:

trực tiếp bóng đá k+ name of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ bidding package reflects trực tiếp bóng đá k+ nature, content, and scope of work of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package. In cases where trực tiếp bóng đá k+ bidding package consists of several separate parts, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ contractor selection plan must state trực tiếp bóng đá k+ name that reflects trực tiếp bóng đá k+ basic content of each part.

2. trực tiếp bóng đá k+ price of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ bidding package:

a) trực tiếp bóng đá k+ price of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ bidding package is trực tiếp bóng đá k+ value of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package approved in trực tiếp bóng đá k+ contractor selection plan. This price includes all costs to perform trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package, including contingency costs, fees, charges, and taxes. trực tiếp bóng đá k+ price can be updated within 28 days before trực tiếp bóng đá k+ bid opening if necessary;

b) For divided packages, specify trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package price and trực tiếp bóng đá k+ estimated price for each part.

c) For packages applying additional purchase options as specified in clause 8 of this Article, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package price does not include trực tiếp bóng đá k+ value of additional purchase options.

trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Government of Vietnam details trực tiếp bóng đá k+ content of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package price in trực tiếp bóng đá k+ contractor selection plan.

3. Source of funds:

For each package, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ source of funds must be clearly identified or approved. In cases using ODA funds, concessional loans from foreign sponsors, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ name of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ sponsor and trực tiếp bóng đá k+ source structure, including sponsor funds and domestic counterpart funds, must be specified. For procurement estimates, if a package has an execution period longer than one year, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ source of funds may be identified based on trực tiếp bóng đá k+ procurement estimate of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ budget year and trực tiếp bóng đá k+ anticipated estimates for trực tiếp bóng đá k+ subsequent budget years.

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Thus, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ costs of contractor selection include fees, charges, and taxes.

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What are cases where thepackage pricedoes not include taxes, fees, and charges in Vietnam?

According to clause 1, Article 16 ofDecree 24/2024/ND-CP, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ regulations are as follows:

package price and duration for organizing contractor selection

1. trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package price is calculated accurately and completely for all costs to perform trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package, including contingency costs (for price slippage and volume arising), fees, charges, and taxes. For construction bidding packages using fixed price contracts and adjustable price contracts, contingency costs include provisional sums (if any) and are only used when actual costs arise. For packages with a short execution period and low risk of price slippage, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ contingency for price slippage is calculated as zero. trực tiếp bóng đá k+ contingency cost is determined by trực tiếp bóng đá k+ investor based on trực tiếp bóng đá k+ nature of each package but must not exceed trực tiếp bóng đá k+ maximum level prescribed by law (if available). If trực tiếp bóng đá k+ law provides for goods to be tax and fee-exempt, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package price will not include trực tiếp bóng đá k+ exempted taxes and fees. trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package price can be updated within 28 days before trực tiếp bóng đá k+ bid opening if necessary. For packages with separate parts, specify trực tiếp bóng đá k+ estimated value of each part.

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According to trực tiếp bóng đá k+ above regulations, if trực tiếp bóng đá k+ law stipulates that goods are subject to tax and fee exemption, then trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package price does not include trực tiếp bóng đá k+ exempted taxes and fees.

Taxes and fees are only exempt in determining trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package price, meaning in all cases, charges are not exempt in determining trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package price.

Thus, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package price does not include taxes and fees in trực tiếp bóng đá k+ cases where trực tiếp bóng đá k+ law provides for goods to be exempt from taxes, fees, and charges.

What dothe costs for contractor selectioninclude according to Decree 24?

Based on Article 12 ofDecree 24/2024/ND-CP, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ costs for contractor selection are as follows:

(1) Cost for preparing and verifying trực tiếp bóng đá k+ overall contractor selection plan

trực tiếp bóng đá k+ cost for preparing or verifying trực tiếp bóng đá k+ overall contractor selection plan is calculated at 0.5% of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ cost of preparing trực tiếp bóng đá k+ feasibility study report but a minimum of 5 million VND and a maximum of 40 million VND.

(2) Cost for preparing and verifying trực tiếp bóng đá k+ bidding documents

- trực tiếp bóng đá k+ cost for preparing interest notice documents, pre-qualification documents is calculated at 0.1% of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package price but a minimum of 2 million VND and a maximum of 30 million VND;

- trực tiếp bóng đá k+ cost for verifying interest notice documents, pre-qualification documents is calculated at 0.06% of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package price but a minimum of 2 million VND and a maximum of 30 million VND;

- trực tiếp bóng đá k+ cost for preparing bidding documents, request documents is calculated at 0.2% of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package price but a minimum of 3 million VND and a maximum of 60 million VND;

- trực tiếp bóng đá k+ cost for verifying bidding documents, request documents is calculated at 0.1% of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package price but a minimum of 2 million VND and a maximum of 60 million VND.

(3) Cost for evaluating bidding documents

- trực tiếp bóng đá k+ cost for evaluating interest documents, pre-qualification documents is calculated at 0.1% of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package price but a minimum of 2 million VND and a maximum of 30 million VND;

- trực tiếp bóng đá k+ cost for evaluating bidding documents, proposal documents is calculated at 0.2% of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package price but a minimum of 3 million VND and a maximum of 60 million VND.

(4) Cost for verifying contractor selection results (including cases where no contractor is selected)

trực tiếp bóng đá k+ cost for verifying contractor selection results, even when no contractor is selected, is calculated at 0.1% of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package price but a minimum of 3 million VND and a maximum of 60 million VND.

(5) For packages with similar content under trực tiếp bóng đá k+ same project or procurement estimate of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ same investor, or packages that need re-organizing contractor selection, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ costs: preparing, verifying interest notice documents, pre-qualification documents; preparing, verifying bidding documents, request documents are calculated at a maximum of 50% of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ cost rate stated in (2); if it is necessary to re-tender part of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package (for divided packages) trực tiếp bóng đá k+ cost is calculated at a maximum of 50% of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ costs based on trực tiếp bóng đá k+ estimated value of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ retendered part.

In cases of re-organizing contractor selection, costs must be calculated and supplemented into trực tiếp bóng đá k+ project, procurement estimate appropriate to trực tiếp bóng đá k+ practical situation of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package. For international bidding, document translation costs are calculated according to market prices, ensuring trực tiếp bóng đá k+ effectiveness of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package.

(6) Cost for trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Advisory Council for resolving contractor's complaints about contractor selection results

trực tiếp bóng đá k+ cost for trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Advisory Council for resolving contractor's complaints about contractor selection results is calculated as a percentage of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ bid price of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ contractor who made trực tiếp bóng đá k+ complaint. Specifically:

- For a bid price under 50 million VND, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ rate is 0.03% but a minimum of 5 million VND;

- For a bid price from 50 million VND to under 100 million VND, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ rate is 0.025% but a minimum of 15 million VND;

- For a bid price from 100 million VND to under 200 million VND, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ rate is 0.02% but a minimum of 25 million VND;

- For a bid price from 200 million VND or more, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ rate is 0.015% but a minimum of 40 million VND and a maximum of 60 million VND.

For packages applying trực tiếp bóng đá k+ one-stage two-envelope process, two-stage two-envelope process, if trực tiếp bóng đá k+ contractor has a complaint not to open trực tiếp bóng đá k+ financial proposal envelope, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ cost for trực tiếp bóng đá k+ Advisory Council is based on trực tiếp bóng đá k+ package price.

(7) Cost for preparing and verifying contents during trực tiếp bóng đá k+ contractor selection process:

- If a tender consultancy is hired to perform one or several tasks in trực tiếp bóng đá k+ contractor selection process, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ consultancy hiring cost is not based on trực tiếp bóng đá k+ costs in (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5);

- If trực tiếp bóng đá k+ competent person assigns an affiliated agency or unit to carry out trực tiếp bóng đá k+ preparation, verification of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ overall contractor selection plan, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ cost for these tasks is calculated in trực tiếp bóng đá k+ procurement operation cost estimate at (1);

- If an expert group or verification team is decided by trực tiếp bóng đá k+ investor to implement preparation, verification of pre-qualification documents, interest notice documents, bidding documents, request documents; evaluation of pre-qualification interest documents, bidding documents, proposal documents; verification of contractor selection results, trực tiếp bóng đá k+ cost for these tasks is calculated in trực tiếp bóng đá k+ procurement operation cost estimate at (2), (3), (4), and (5);

- trực tiếp bóng đá k+ costs in (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) are determined in trực tiếp bóng đá k+ total investment level, procurement estimates, or trực tiếp bóng đá k+ investment preparation task estimate or regular cost estimate of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ unit;

- trực tiếp bóng đá k+ management and use of costs stated in (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) are implemented according to trực tiếp bóng đá k+ financial mechanism of trực tiếp bóng đá k+ investor.