Deputy PM urges expediting Long Thanh Airport project

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on April 11 emphasised the importance of selecting a reputable and capable contractor for the construction of the passenger terminal of Long Thanh International Airport.
Deputy PM urges expediting Long Thanh Airport project ảnh 1Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha speaks at the meeting on the progress of essential works in Long Thanh International Airport. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha onApril 11 emphasised the importance of selecting a reputable and capablecontractor for the construction of the passenger terminal of Long ThanhInternational Airport.

Ha spoke during a meeting on the progress of essential works atthe Long Thanh International Airport, including the construction andinstallation of equipment for the passenger terminal (Package 5.10) and siteclearance for the project.

Vu The Phiet, General Director of the Airports Corporation ofVietnam (ACV) - the project’s main investor - reported that the unit hadrevised and adjusted the bidding documents based on the contractors' proposalsand provisions of Vietnamese law and international practices.

Representatives of ministries and sectors provided input onselecting general contractors and subcontractors with sufficient capacity andexperience to ensure project progress, quality and efficiency.

They also discussed the bidding package's criteria, technicalstandards, construction time and other aspects.

The Committee for the Management of State Capital at Enterpriseswould strengthen and consolidate the capacity of the ACV's Project ManagementBoard in the coming months. The ACV would also strictly implement the PrimeMinister's direction on mobilising international experts to consult and supportthe coordination, supervision, and management of the entire project.

Regarding site clearance, Chairman of the Dong Nai ProvincialPeople's Committee Cao Tien Dung reported that there was only one householdthat still needed to relocate for the first 1,810-hectare phase.

This phase’s site clearance will be completed on April 20.

The province would complete the site clearance on the area of 722hectares for land storage on May 15.

The provincial leaders reported on the clearance progress of twotraffic routes connecting No.1 and No.2 and planned to hand over the groundbefore next June to serve the organisation of peak construction works.

They also recommended the investor soon build a fence on theentire 5,000 ha to serve security work and perform ground levelling to preventred dust pollution when the airport is put into operation after the first phaseis completed.

Deputy PM Ha praised Dong Nai province for its progress in siteclearance work. He urged the ACV and construction units to prevent red dustpollution on the construction site, propose a plan for levelling and greeningthe reserve land area, and complete the Long Thanh Airport project area fence.

The meeting also included a report on the progress of projectitems such as airport infrastructure, connecting traffic routes, auxiliaryworks, pile foundations of passenger terminals, and levelling and drainage./.
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