Vietnam - Country Procurement Assessment Report : Transforming Public Procurement

The transition from a centrally planned economy to a "socialist oriented market economy" in Vietnam has called for comprehensive changes in the legal framework of the State. The last ten years have witnessed great progress in the development of the Vietnamese legal system, both in substantive and procedural matters. A number of important legal instruments have been promulgated, such as the Constitution in 1992; the Land Law in 1993; and the Civil Code in 1996. More recent normative instruments include the Commercial Law of 1997 and various Ordinances and Regulations on matters such as foreign investment, management of investment and construction, national bidding procedures, conduct of public employees, control of corruption and thrift in the use of public funds. Procurement in the public sector in Vietnam was governed mainly by Decrees issued by the Government. The key existing legal instruments governing public procurement are summarized in Table 1. In addition, there are other Decrees and Inter-Ministerial circulars, which contain provisions concerning public procurement and use of public funds. The report discusses key issues such as the legal and regulatory framework; procurement procedures and practices; institutional framework; human resources and procurement capacity; state-owned enterprises and gives recommendations. Annexes include: (a) A Review of the 5th Draft of Vietnam Public Procurement Ordinance; (b) A: Legal Framework; (c) Trade Practices; (d) Financial Framework; (e) Public Sector Procurement of Goods/Works; (f) Public Sector Selection of Consultants; (g) Procurement Performance ; (h) Private Sector Procurement; (ix) Checklist Comparing NCB Procedures and World Bank Policy; (i) Classification of Investment Projects; (j) : Available Methods for the Selection of Bidders (k) Construction Industry Reform - Summary Report; (l) Summary of Pertinent Laws and regulations; and (m) NCB Acceptability - Proposed Provisions for Bank legal agreements.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2002-10-01
Subjects:	PROCUREMENT, INDUSTRIAL PROCUREMENT, PROCUREMENT LAWS, PROCUREMENT METHODS, PROCUREMENT PLANNING, CONTRACT PACKAGES, BIDDING, BIDDING DOCUMENTS, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, PUBLIC SECTOR, RISK ASSESSMENT, CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, REGULATORY AGENCIES, ANTICORRUPTION, ANTICORRUPTION LAWS, CONTRACT LAW, PRIVATE SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY, ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM, ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS, ANTI-CORRUPTION, AUTHORITY, BRIBERY, BUREAUCRATIC DISCRETION, CADRES, CERTIFICATION, CIRCULARS, CIVIL SERVANTS, COMMERCIAL LAW, COMPETITIVE BIDDING, COMPLAINTS, CONSTITUTION, CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS, CORRUPT PRACTICES, CORRUPTION, CORRUPTION LEGISLATION, COURTS, DECISION-MAKING, ENACTMENT, FISCAL, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FRAUD, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT DECREE, GOVERNMENT DECREES, GOVERNMENT LEVELS, HUMAN RESOURCES, INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION, JUDICIAL SYSTEM, JUDICIARY, LACK OF CLARITY, LAWS, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGAL SYSTEM, LEGISLATION, LEGISLATIVE ACTS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, NATIONAL LEVEL, NATIONS, PRIME MINISTERS, PROCUREMENT POLICIES, PROFESSIONALS, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC FUNDS, PUBLIC INFORMATION, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEM, PUBLIC RESOURCES, PUNISHMENT, REGULATORY AUTHORITIES, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RULE OF LAW, SANCTIONS, STATE AGENCIES, STATE BUDGET, STATE FUNDS, STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES, TRANSPARENCY, UNIFIED CONTRACT LAW,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/4663107/vietnam-country-procurement-assessment-report-transforming-public-procurement https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14369
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