Prevent bid rigging and bid buying and selling on highways
On August 18, the Ministry of Home Affairs coordinated with the Ministry of Transport to hold a ceremony to launch the peak competition "500 days and nights to complete 3,000km of expressway ".
In Dak Lak province (where the Khanh Hoa - Buon Ma Thuot expressway is under construction), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that to date, the whole country has completed about 1,000km of expressways, passing through 15 provinces and cities, bringing the total number of expressways to nearly 2,100km. The projects under construction are over 1,700km, about 1,400km are about to start construction.
To achieve the goal of the Resolution of the 13th National Congress on highway development from now until the end of 2025, we must complete about 1,000km of highway with not much time remaining, only about 500 days and nights.
The Prime Minister directed that the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Planning and Investment must arrange capital from the State budget and ODA capital to ensure urgency and timeliness to meet the progress of projects. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment must do a good job of ensuring sources of construction materials, soil, sand and gravel... to serve construction works as well as ensure hygiene and environmental work.
In all cases of difficulties, problems, obstacles, the forces involved in the project need to work together to "only talk about doing things, not talk back", "don't say no, don't say it's difficult and don't say yes but don't do it" . Ministries, central branches, localities and functional agencies should strengthen inspection and inspection, prevent corruption, negativity, waste, and prevent bid rigging and bid buying and selling.
Dak Lak commits to ensuring progress
According to the People's Committee of Dak Lak province, the Khanh Hoa - Buon Ma Thuot expressway construction project phase 1 has a total length of 117.5km with a total investment of nearly 22,000 billion VND. The project is divided into 3 component projects and assigned by the Prime Minister to the two provinces of Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa and the Ministry of Transport as investors.
For component 3 project (invested by Dak Lak province), nearly 100% of the site clearance progress has now been basically completed. The total value of construction volume is 698 billion VND (reaching 16.8% of the plan)... Arrangement of waste dumps and supply of mine materials are guaranteed according to schedule.
The project has been included in the Prime Minister's plan to shorten the completion schedule from 2026 to 2025, contributing to the goal of completing 3,000km of expressway before December 31, 2025.
Mr. Pham Ngoc Nghi - Chairman of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee informed that Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee commits to continue to focus on leading and directing relevant agencies, units and localities to be more drastic in monitoring , urge project progress. Thereby, creating the most favorable conditions for construction and consulting units to complete the expressway project by 2025. However, when the project is accepted and put into operation, it ensures quality and compliance. provisions of law.
“To realize this goal, the investor will coordinate with localities in relocating technical infrastructure and providing construction materials; Re-establish construction progress with items, volume, and disbursement value each month as a basis for inspection and supervision; There are solutions to speed up progress, increase construction speed, increase shifts, increase crews, in accordance with the Prime Minister's direction" - Chairman of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee Pham Ngoc Nghi said.
At the Khanh Hoa - Buon Ma Thuot expressway, the investor, design consultant, supervision consultant, and construction contractor are still researching and reviewing to strengthen the project management and implementation apparatus. exercise full powers and responsibilities according to regulations.
In Dak Lak province, on the morning of August 18, Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited and worked with Dak Lak Provincial Police and Dak Lak Provincial Military Command.
The Prime Minister acknowledged, praised and congratulated the Provincial Police force for their efforts to overcome all difficulties and challenges, coordinate well with the People's Army force, successfully complete assigned tasks, and achieve many achievements. important results, contributing to maintaining political stability, social order and safety, and local socio-economic development. Visiting and speaking to officers and soldiers of the Dak Lak Provincial Military Command, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh sent his best congratulations on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of the August Revolution, National Day September 2 and looking forward to the anniversary. 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army (December 22, 1944 - December 22, 2024).
On the afternoon of August 18, in Buon Ma Thuot city, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a working session with leaders of Dak Lak province on the socio-economic development situation.
