On May 20, Mr. Nguyen Le Phong - Director of the Architectural Project Management Board, Vietnam National Infrastructure Corporation (VNPT Net), approved the results of the selection of contractors for the bidding package to establish a construction information model (BIM) for the adjusted feasibility study report phase. The package belongs to the National Telecommunication Trading and Operation Center project.
The winning bidder was Vietnam Construction Investment Consulting and Design Joint Stock Company. Address: CIC-CDC, No. 37 Le Dai Hanh, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi City. The winning bid price (including 8%) was VND 429,902,358. Package implementation period: 90 days.
Scope of the package: prepare BIM documents to support state management of construction works and support conflict inspection, limit changes and adjustments to the design for the National Telecommunication Trading and Operation Center project.
Previously, on May 19, Mr. Nguyen Le Phong also approved package No. 6: preparing environmental license documents. The winning bidder was Green Labor Safety and Environmental Technology Joint Stock Company. Address: No. 2, Lane 54, Trieu Khuc Street, Thanh Xuan Nam Ward, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi City. The winning bid price is 238,397,696 VND. The implementation period is 60 days.
Regarding this issue, Lao Dong Newspaper reported that the National Telecommunication Transaction and Operation Center project, invested by Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), was planned to be implemented in 2010.
The project is located on lot A3, Cau Giay new urban area, Dich Vong Hau ward, Cau Giay district, Hanoi, and is expected to play a central role in the management and operation of the national telecommunications network.
However, according to a survey by Lao Dong Newspaper reporters in April and May 2025, this land is still an empty lot fenced with corrugated iron. Observation from above shows overgrown weeds, inside there are many scraps such as old rubber tires, household waste, there is no sign that the construction site is under construction. The delay in implementing the package poses a potential risk of capital increase and cost increase.
According to documents from Lao Dong Newspaper, this project has a sudden increase in capital compared to 2024. According to VNPT's general target report and 2024 business plan, the project at lot A3 is included in the list of unfinished group A projects, and will be transferred to 2024 for continued implementation, with a total investment (including VAT) of more than VND 2,796 billion.
However, in the general target report and business plan for 2025, VNPT said that the total investment of this project is more than VND 4,213 billion, an increase of more than VND 1,417 billion compared to 2024.
Not only increasing capital, the disbursement progress of the project also has a notable adjustment in VNPT's own reports.
At the report on evaluation of the results of the implementation of the production and business plan in 2022 (signed on June 29, 2023), the total value of the project was recorded as VND 94 billion. However, in the report in 2023 (signed on 24.6.2024) after 1 year, the value of the implementation decreased to 68 billion dong - ie by 26 billion dong compared to the previous year's report.
Reporters of Lao Dong Newspaper have contacted VNPT many times to learn about the total investment of the project and the disbursement process, but so far the unit has not responded to this issue.
