Specifically, the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee is empowered to organize the formulation, appraisal, investment approval and adjustment of urban railway projects, including TOD (Transit-Oriented Development) projects, following procedures applicable to the city’s Group-A projects.
Additionally, the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee may also decide to divide projects into component or sub-projects without having to apply the project-splitting regulations under construction laws; extend project implementation timelines without increasing the total investment and without carrying out project adjustment procedures; determine whether urban railway structures, such as stations, bridges and intersections, require architectural design competitions; apply contractor appointment for consulting, construction, EPC, turnkey packages and investor selection in accordance with bidding laws; and separate compensation, support and resettlement activities into independent projects.
