There were at least 5 questions raised by journalists about the case of a business director being prosecuted by Hau Giang Provincial Police in connection with a gambling case in Vi Thanh city, Hau Giang province.
At the press conference, some reporters and journalists raised the issue that currently, in Bac Lieu province, there are many projects with the participation of Minh Quoc Company in construction bidding. Will the prosecution of the company director affect the construction process of the projects?
Responding at the press conference, Mr. Nguyen Minh Duc - Director of the Project Management Board for Construction of Agricultural and Rural Development Works of Bac Lieu province - said that currently, Minh Quoc Company is participating in 2 bidding packages and is a subcontractor in the consortium.
"This company is constructing the Nong Truong culvert, which has cleared the flow, the rest is in the process of completion, and has not been affected. The construction package for the G4 and G5 embankments belongs to the Ganh Hao embankment construction project. This project has not yet cleared the land, so it has not been affected. The Board will inspect and urge to speed up the progress of these two projects," Mr. Duc informed.
Mr. Luong Quy Thai - Deputy Director of the Project Management Board for Investment and Construction of Traffic Works in Bac Lieu Province - said that Minh Quoc Company participated in 2 bidding packages and is also a subcontractor in the consortium. "The bidding package for the Ninh Quoi - Ngan Dua Road Project, this bidding package has reached more than 60% of the volume, the bridge part has been completed, the road part has reached the subsidence monitoring part, the progress is not affected. The remaining bidding package is the construction of the DT.979 road, currently the bridge part is being built as the lower part, the road part is being filled with roadbed. Up to this point, the construction is still ongoing, not stopped", said Mr. Thai.
According to Mr. Luong Quy Thai, the Board reviews the progress every week and every month. "During the construction process, if there are any issues that affect the progress, appropriate solutions will be found, such as considering transferring the volume to the members of the consortium," said Mr. Thai.
In Gia Rai town, Mr. Ngo Quoc Tuan, Vice Chairman of Gia Rai town People's Committee, said that Minh Quoc Company participated in the bidding for the construction of embankments with a package value of about 200 billion VND, with Gia Rai town People's Committee as the investor. "However, for about a week now, Minh Quoc Company has temporarily stopped construction," Mr. Tuan added.
The Department of Planning and Investment of Bac Lieu province said that it will review and at the same time request investors to regularly inspect and supervise construction units, not just contractors as reported by the press. Specifically, how many projects Minh Quoc contractor is doing in Bac Lieu needs to be reviewed to have specific numbers to provide to the press.
