On May 26, information was circulated on the network that Son Hai Group Company Limited had just sent a document to the Binh Phuoc Provincial Construction Investment Project Management Board to express its disagreement with the results of the contractor selection for the Ho Chi Minh City - Thu Dau Mot - Chon Thanh Expressway Construction Package, the section passing through Binh Phuoc province.
According to Son Hai, the expressway construction package announced to be opened for bidding is more than 880 billion VND. Among the participating contractors, Son Hai Group is the unit that offered the lowest price - more than 732 billion VND, saving the State budget more than 148 billion VND (equivalent to a discount rate of nearly 17%). However, this group did not win the bid because it did not meet the technical requirements of this package.
Meanwhile, the results announced show that the winning bidder is the contractor with the highest bid price - more than 866 billion VND, saving the state only about 14 billion VND.
This enterprise believes that it has completed many key projects and works with high quality. Giving such reasons affects the reputation of the business. At the same time, it does not save much cost for the State.
Talking to the reporter, the Chief of the Office of Binh Phuoc People's Committee said that it had been informed about the incident. Currently, the unit is advising to lead the Provincial People's Committee to direct the Management Board of Binh Phuoc Construction Investment Project to clearly report this case to the provincial People's Committee and Binh Phuoc Provincial Party Committee. Secondly, it is suggested that the Management Board of Construction Investment Projects of Binh Phuoc Province invites the contractor, Son Hai Group to work.
The Chief of the Office of Binh Phuoc Provincial People's Committee added that, through preliminary grasp, the bidding was widely implemented. The information of dots or failure is public on the national bidding network. The bidding process also complies with the provisions of law. However, when the contractor wondered, the province was responsible for explaining the contractor.
The Ho Chi Minh City - Thu Dau Mot - Chon Thanh Expressway project passes through Ho Chi Minh City nearly 2 km of access roads, passes through Binh Duong province 52 km and passes through Binh Phuoc province with a final section of 7 km.
Binh Duong province has started construction of this project since February 2025. Meanwhile, Binh Phuoc province held the groundbreaking ceremony for the project in December 2024. The 7 km section through Binh Phuoc province has a total investment of VND 1,474 billion.
