THE
MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No:
05/2001/TT-BXD
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Hanoi, August 30, 2001
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CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE
MAINTENANCE OF CONSTRUCTION WORKS
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 15/CP
of March 4, 1994 defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational
structure of the Ministry of Construction;
Pursuant to the Regulation on Investment and Construction Management, issued
together with the Government’s Decree No. 52/1999/ND-CP of July 8, 1999 and
Decree No. 12/2000/ND-CP of May 5, 2000;
In order to ensure the quality and safety of works in the course of
operation, exploitation and use; the Ministry of Construction hereby guides the
maintenance of construction works as follows:
Part 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. Objects and scope of application:
1.1. Construction works belonging to all capital
sources and all forms of ownership must all be maintained according to the
provisions of this Circular.
1.2. For the construction works subject to the
Regulation on Management of Construction Works’ Quality, issued together with
the Construction Minister’s Decision No. 17/2000/QD-BXD of August 2, 2000, and
the works whose initial use functions have changed under the permission of
competent authority(ies), the design-consulting units must map out process for
the maintenance thereof.
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2. Interpretation of terms:
2.1. Construction works mean the products of
construction and installation technology which are affixed to land and
formulated from construction materials through the use of construction
equipment and labor force. A construction work may be one or several items in a
synchronous and complete technological chain.
2.2. Work maintenance mean the law-prescribed
compulsory activity conducted by the works’ owners or use managers, aiming to
ensure that the works’ parts or items continue functioning as determined.
2.3. Work maintenance process means the order of
necessary jobs to be done in order to restore the quality of a work’s parts or
items so that the work can continue functioning as required.
2.4. Work maintenance means necessary jobs to be
done in the maintenance process for the completion of the work maintenance.
2.5. Evaluation of the extent of work
deterioration means the evaluation of the present quality status of the work as
compared to the initial design, taking into account the consequences of impacts
during the course of work operation, exploitation and use, including:
2.5.1. Impacts of natural factors;
2.5.2. Impacts of activities during the course
of work operation, exploitation and use;
2.5.3. Impacts of the arising factors or risks
not anticipated by the designing units.
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2.7. Medium repair of work means the job done
when several parts of the work are damaged or deteriorated, aiming to restore
the initial quality of such parts of the work.
2.8. Minor repair of work means the job done
when several details of the work’s parts are damaged or deteriorated, aiming to
restore the initial quality of such details.
2.9. Work renovation means the inspection and
treatment conducted regularly in order to prevent damage to each detail or part
of the work.
3. Stipulations on construction work maintenance
grades:
3.1. The maintenance of construction works is
classified into 4 grades as follows:
3.1.1. Renovation;
3.1.2. Minor repair;
3.1.3. Medium repair;
3.1.4. Overhaul.
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3.3. The time for calculating the first cycle of
the work maintenance is stipulated as follows:
3.3.1. For the works mentioned at Item 1.2,
Section 1, Part 1 of this Circular, it is the time the pre-acceptance test is
finished and the work is put into operation, exploitation or use.
3.3.2. For the works mentioned at Item 1.3,
Section 1, Part 1 of this Circular, it is the time the evaluation of extent of
the work deterioration is completed and the maintenance process is elaborated.
4. Responsibility to organize the maintenance of
construction works:
4.1. Basing themselves on Items 1.2 and 1.3,
Section 1, Part 1 of this Circular, the works� owners or use managers shall
have to organize the work maintenance according to the following steps:
4.1.1. Preparing for the work maintenance.
4.1.2. Deploying the work maintenance.
4.1.3. Terminating the maintenance.
4.2. The works owners or use managers shall make
plans and organize the maintenance of works at the grades of renovation and
minor repair.
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5. Capital sources for the maintenance of
construction works:
5.1. For the works which belong to units
benefiting from the State budget or which are managed and used by enterprises,
economic or socio-political organizations: The funding for the maintenance
shall comply with the stipulations of the Finance Ministry.
5.2. For the works managed and used by private
households, depending on the maintenance extents, funding must be self-financed
for the maintenance of works.
5.3. Capital sources used for the work
maintenance at the medium repair and overhaul grades shall be determined
according to the projects, and the management and use of capital shall comply
with the Regulation on Investment and Construction Management, issued together
with the Government’s Decree No. 52/1999/ND-CP of July 8, 1999 and Decree No.
12/2000/ND-CP of May 5, 2000.
5.4. Annually, the works’ owners or use managers
must examine and evaluate the present status of the use of works for the
elaboration of plans for renovation and minor repair.
Part 2
CONTENTS OF THE MAINTENANCE OF CONSTRUCTION WORKS
1. Contents of the maintenance of construction
works are specified according to each specialized branch, but must satisfy the
following principal requirements:
1.1. The maintenance of construction works aims
to maintain their technical, aesthetic and unility specifications during the
course of operation, exploitation and use, suitable to the work grade and use
expiry already determined.
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1.2.1. Contents of the maintenance of
construction works cover:
a/ Organization of investigation, survey and
evaluation of works present status;
b/ Determination of the damage extents of works
details and parts;
c/ Determination of maintenance grades;
d/ Elaborating process for each grade of work
maintenance and corresponding investment level;
e/ Financial sources for the implementation of
work maintenance.
The maintenance contents must clearly state
details and parts to be maintained; conditions and criteria for use, mode of
organization, and plan on implementation tempo; measures to ensure safety for
equipment and people in the course of work maintenance.
The work maintenance contents shall not cover
such jobs as regular cleaning inside and outside the works; repair, addition or
upgrading of works beyond the initial functions without the permission of
competent authority(ies).
1.2.2. Determination of safety extents for
works. The present quality status is evaluated and determined according to 5
grades of quality deterioration as follows:
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b/ Satisfactory: The work’s quality ensures its
operation, exploitation and use, but there appear signs of minor damage in
several details or parts of the work.
c/ Unsatisfactory: The work’s quality has
deteriorated, damage is seen in several parts of the work.
d/ Old and ruined: The work’s quality has
severely deteriorated, the work’s parts have been simultaneously damaged.
e/ Unusable: The work’s quality has been
extremely severely deteriorated and it must be demolished.
1.2.3. The elaboration of process for each grade
of maintenance of construction works must clarify the following requirements:
a/ Functions and standards for operation of
construction works;
b/ Reasons for which the construction works fail
to satisfy their functions and standards for operation, exploitation or use as
required;
c/ Remedial measures (selection of maintenance
grades and corresponding maintenance contents);
d/ Requirements on periodical survey regime and
measures to prevent incidents or quality deterioration.
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Part 3
DOCUMENTS USED FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF CONSTRUCTION
WORKS
Documents serving as basis for the maintenance
of construction works include:
1. Work design dossiers already approved by
competent authority(ies) according to the contents in Appendix No. 1 of the
Regulation on Construction Work Quality Management, issued together with the
Construction Minister’s Decision No. 17/2000/QD-BXD of August 2, 2000 or
according to the stipulations of the ministries involved in specialized
construction, for specialized construction works with special requirements;
2. Dossiers and documents on the completion of
construction works; technical standards already used for design and
manufacturing, and for the production of materials, supplies and equipment of
the works;
3. Diary on the process of operation or use of
works;
4. The approved processes, including: work
maintenance process undertaken by the construction work-designing units,
technical process for the operation and maintenance of the technological chain
by the technology-designing units, and equipment operation and maintenance
process of the manufacturers;
5. The reports on evaluation of the present
quality status of the works for which the maintenance process has not been
elaborated yet;
6. Maintenance plans and tempo and measures to
ensure safety for people, equipment and environment during the course of
operation, exploitation, use and maintenance of works;
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Part 4
PRE-ACCEPTANCE TEST AND WARRANT OF THE MAINTENANCE OF
CONSTRUCTION WORKS
1. The works owners or use managers must
organize the pre-acceptance test of the maintenance work according to the
contents of the contracts already signed with the maintenance-conducting units.
2. The warrant of the maintenance of
construction works is stipulated as follows:
2.1. The work maintenance-conducting units must
warrant the maintenance conducted by themselves for a period of 3 months for
the grades of renovation and minor repair. For the grades of medium repair and
overhaul, the warrant shall comply with Article 54 of the Regulation on
Investment and Construction Management, issued together with the Government’s
Decree No. 52/1999/ND-CP of July 8, 1999 and Decree No. 12/2000/ND-CP of May 5,
2000.
2.2. The time for commencing the warrant of the
maintenance shall be counted from the date the pre-acceptance test record on
the completed maintenance is signed.
Part 5
IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS
1. This Circular takes effect 15 days after its
signing.
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3. Any problems arising in the course of
implementation should be reported in writing to the Construction Ministry for
study and settlement.
MINISTER OF CONSTRUCTION
Nguyen Manh Kiem