10 new projects to start by the end of the year
According to the People's Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, up to now, the disbursement of local public investment capital is still low and has not achieved positive results. The disbursement rate of public investment capital in 2024 (over 20.8 trillion VND) has only reached 56.35% of the plan (over 11.7 trillion VND); only 15/25 public investment projects have started construction.
The remaining 10 projects are completing investment procedures; bidding... Of which, 7 projects are expected to start construction in November, including: Road connecting to Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway (from National Highway 56 to Vung Van); Road connecting to Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway (from Vung Van to coastal road DT 994); Wastewater collection and treatment system of Phuoc Hai town; Resettlement apartment building in Thang Nhat Ward Resettlement Area; Main drainage line along National Highway 51 (section from Road 46 to Phuoc Hoa - Cai Mep Road); Additional investment in pre-production and post-production equipment for expanded radio and television program production (phase 2); Expansion of Phu My - Toc Tien Road (from the 105-hectare resettlement area to Hac Dich - Toc Tien - Chau Pha Road).
The two connecting road projects to Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway, with a total investment of about 11,900 billion VND, have now completed site clearance procedures and are expected to start construction on November 29, 2024.
There are 3 projects that are completing investment procedures to carry out bidding, expected to start construction in December 2024, including: Ho Tram coastal protection project (Xuyen Moc district); Medical equipment for the projects of Xuyen Moc and Chau Duc District Medical Centers, Eye Hospital, Tuberculosis and Lung Hospital; Upgrading and expanding Hoi Bai - Phuoc Tan road (DT 992 - section from National Highway 51 to Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway).
According to the Provincial People's Committee, there are still many shortcomings and limitations affecting the disbursement of public investment capital, focusing on the following issues: difficulties in compensation and site clearance; slow implementation of investment procedures; difficulties in adjusting investment policies, slow settlement...
Accelerate ongoing projects
Recently, the Provincial People's Committee has issued a document directing and urging to accelerate the progress of implementation and disbursement of public investment capital in the last period of the year; promptly removing difficulties and obstacles for investors.
Through review, in addition to some projects being behind schedule and behind schedule, there are also projects that ensure schedule but the investor's disbursement rate is lower than the construction rate (24/37 units).
For example, the Phuoc An bridge project has a total output of 407.42 billion VND in 2024; but only 351.37 billion VND has been disbursed. There are 89 completed projects with a total investment of more than 500.8 billion VND but only 241.48 billion VND has been disbursed...
Therefore, the Provincial People's Committee has assigned the relevant departments to review and remove difficulties and obstacles to speed up project construction and increase the progress of public investment capital disbursement. The Department of Natural Resources and Environment is assigned to review and propose measures to remove difficulties related to mining licensing and exploitation of materials for public investment projects; the Department of Planning and Investment is assigned to review and report on the disbursement situation; difficulties and obstacles and propose solutions to speed up the implementation progress, propose plans to adjust the capital plan from slow-disbursement projects to projects with disbursement capacity... according to regulations.
Based on the results of public investment disbursement in 2024, the Department of Home Affairs will propose to commend and reward investors with good results; and the form of handling investors, Project Management Boards, organizations and individuals with low public investment disbursement. Propose to promptly replace cadres, civil servants and public employees who are weak in capacity, slow, causing harassment and negativity in the implementation and disbursement of public investment capital.
