On September 13, 2023, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Duy Lam inspected the construction site of package XL01 of the Chi Thanh - Van Phong project constructed by the DEOCA Group joint venture.
According to the contractor consortium report, the entire line has deployed 23 construction sites, mobilizing 460 personnel and 216 machinery and equipment, of which 12 road construction sites, seven bridge construction sites, and four construction sites have been deployed. Tunnel construction nose. The contractor prioritizes accelerating critical road items, especially the Tuy An tunnel, with a length of 1,020m. Currently, the Right tunnel has been dug for 80m, and the Left tunnel has been explored for 60m. According to the plan, it is expected that by September 2024, the contractor will dig the Tuy An tunnel.
Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Duy Lam inspected the construction site of package XL01
The contractor also raised difficulties and asked the Ministry of Transport to have a solution soon. Up to now, the project has been implemented for nearly nine months, but the new site has only been handed over 22.85/24km (reaching 95.2%), of which the accessible scope for construction is about 20.87/24km, reaching 86 .9%.
Many alternate ground locations are inaccessible for construction and coordination of excavation along the route. In particular, the contractor had to stop the construction of Road No. 10 for two months. Up to now, it has not been able to deploy, causing financial loss and affecting the overall construction progress.
The cause is due to slow construction of the resettlement area, problems with land origin, slow payment approval, complaints about unit prices, compensation tally data, and relocation of technical infrastructure works. Slow technique,...
Some land mines and sand mines have not yet been licensed, leading to a lack of soil materials for backfilling and weak soil treatment. Besides, material prices at commercial mines are about 20% - 30% higher than the estimated price.
Regarding landfills, currently, only 3/9 landfills have been approved. For the remaining volume, the contractor has to negotiate the compensation price. Land rental is not included in the estimate. While there is a situation where landfill owners raise rental prices, and these locations have not been converted into permanent landfills, this leads to the cost of later restitution.
Faced with these problems, the contractor recommends that the Ministry of Transport determine the milestone for handing over the entire site before October 15, 2023, to ensure construction progresses on schedule and, at the same time, approve material mining. Location of waste disposal site for construction of bidding package in October 2023. In addition, arrange public land areas for the project (without land compensation) to use as waste dumping grounds, review and announce prices and raw material price indexes promptly and closely to reality. market…
Chairman of the Board of Directors Ho Minh Hoang said that trusted by the Government and the Ministry of Transport to carry out the project, Deo Ca identified its responsibility as the leading contractor of the joint venture and must make every effort to do well. However, regarding the current difficulties, DEOCA recommends that the Deputy Minister and the Ministry of Transport direct and support the contractor to complete the project to ensure progress and quality.
Deputy Minister Nguyen Duy Lam highly appreciated DEOCA Group for organizing the construction professionally and performing its responsible role as the leader of the contractor consortium. With experience in successfully implementing many projects and managing buildings, we can also evaluate and warn about many elements of inappropriate technical documents…
“The construction organization of the Deo Ca consortium is following the proposed schedule. Regarding the problems raised by the contractor in package XL01, the Deputy Minister said that these are common problems of the entire project and assigned PMU7 to be responsible for resolving them completely, not leaving it up to the contractor”, Deputy Minister directed.
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