Construction

A foreign design firm can take responsibility for a Vietnam construction project without sending a permanent team to site. The work may involve drawings, surveys, design review, supervision or project management. Foreign engineering consultants in Vietnam should settle the company license, individual qualifications and Vietnamese participation before accepting those responsibilities. A construction operation license in …

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Foreign suppliers may sell equipment together with installation services. In Vietnam, both the supply contract and the associated work can affect the licensing position. A project supply package may be a construction contract even when another contractor installs the equipment. These seven issues help you plan equipment installation in Vietnam before signing the relevant agreement …

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The Government introduced Decree 339 to make enforcement of construction and property rules more consistent and address problems in applying the previous penalty decree. It sets out which violations can be penalized, who can be held responsible and what must be done to correct particular failures.  Vietnam construction and real estate penalties changed on August …

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For a main contractor or EPC contractor, using foreign subcontractors in Vietnam construction projects can bring specialist expertise and extra project capacity, but it also creates downstream risks that can return to the main contractor. The key management question is not simply whether work can be subcontracted. It is whether the subcontractor’s legal status, people, …

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A construction payment dispute in Vietnam often becomes visible when a contractor submits a progress or final payment application and the project owner refuses, withholds, deducts, or does not respond. The works may already be complete, or the contractor may still be performing while unpaid amounts and cash-flow exposure continue to grow. Before handover and …

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EPC contract review in Vietnam should happen before the foreign contractor signs, mobilizes people, or starts regulated construction work. An EPC contract signed from a standard template without Vietnam-specific review can later create licensing problems, payment delay, variation disputes, handover pressure, and dispute risk. Foreign contractors often focus on price, technical scope, and project schedule. …

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Foreign EPC contractor payment risk in Vietnam often appears late and suddenly, when the works are already built and the contractor expects payment. The project owner may delay, reduce, or challenge payment if the licensing file, acceptance records, handover documents, certified volume, variation file, or payment dossier is weak. For foreign contractors, the commercial problem …

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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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