Construction

Construction acceptance inspection in Vietnam can affect whether a major project is ready for handover, operation, payment, or final settlement. For foreign EPC contractors, the project may be physically complete, but still face delay if the acceptance file, legal conditions, technical signatures, or payment documents are weak. This issue is often discovered late. The foreign …

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A construction practicing certificate in Vietnam is not only a personal qualification paper.  Many foreign contractors skip this certificate because they do not know until they are inspected for final project approval.  For foreign contractors, the construction practicing certificate in Vietnam can affect whether a foreign engineer may hold a regulated technical role, supervise works, …

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Foreign engineers, construction managers, designers, supervision consultants, and cost managers working on construction projects in Vietnam may need a construction practicing certificate before they can hold certain regulated professional roles. Foreign contractors, EPC companies, engineering consultants, project owners, and foreign professionals should plan early for the application, recognition, or conversion of a construction practicing certificate …

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A work permit for foreign engineers in Vietnam is not just a matter for the human resource department, because it can affect the whole project. The contract may be won, the construction operation license in Vietnam prepared, and the executive office for foreign contractors in Vietnam planned; but if the engineer documents are not ready, …

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An executive office for foreign contractors in Vietnam is not just a physical office for engineers to sit in. It is part of the local readiness plan for a foreign contractor that will perform construction-related work in Vietnam from regulatory perspectives. Business teams may call it a project office, a management office, a project management …

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Foreign contractors usually realize they need a construction operation license later than they should, and then rush to find ways to speed up the process. By that time, after the contract is signed and the project owner already expects mobilization, they find that the application is not only a legal filing. It should have been …

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Let’s face the reality. After the contract is signed, the project owner expects you on site and your team is ready to mobilize. Then someone asks whether your company already has a construction operation license in Vietnam, and that question can change the project schedule. This is often the gap between two different schedules: the …

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