As noted by a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, one day in July 2024, at the project to renovate the urban residential area and central market in Binh Dai district (Ben Tre province), it was deserted, grass grew, and some construction items were completed. are showing signs of deterioration.
According to the research of a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, in June 2022, the Binh Dai district central market project was accepted by the Ben Tre Department of Construction. The investor also completed other items such as leveling, electricity, water, sidewalks, and roads.
Recently, the People's Committee of Ben Tre province has a policy of reviewing the previous legal basis, especially reviewing the assignment of project investment policies to investors without bidding according to the Bidding Law. However, up to now, this project has not had final results.
Regarding the above issue, talking to a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper via phone, Mr. Duong Van Phuc - Director of the Department of Planning and Investment of Ben Tre province - said that in the past, the process of selecting project investors was This project did not organize bidding or auction.
"Up to now, there has been no final direction to the competent authority to handle the project to embellish the urban residential area and market of Binh Dai district" - Mr. Phuc said.
Talking to Lao Dong Newspaper reporters by phone, Mr. Ho Nghia Hiep - Director of Ben Tre Investment Company Limited, project investor - said that the project to embellish the urban residential area and market of Binh Dai district basically completed. The company hopes that the People's Committee of Ben Tre province and other departments and branches will soon come up with an appropriate and reasonable plan so that investors can continue to fully implement and finish this project.
On August 8, 2019, the People's Committee of Ben Tre province issued Decision No. 1691 approving investment in the project to renovate the urban residential area and central market of Binh Dai district (Ben Tre province). Accordingly, this project is invested by Ben Tre Investment Company Limited, with a total expected investment (temporarily calculated) of about 221.1 billion VND.
“The investor is allocated land by the state with a one-time land use fee collected for long-term allocated residential land. The State allocates land with a one-time land use fee, and the land allocation period is 50 years for commercial and service land. For land to build kindergartens and cultural houses, the investor will hand it over to the locality after completing the construction of surrounding technical infrastructure works" - Decision No. 1691 of the People's Committee of Ben Tre province clearly stated.
