The Vietnamese government allows the North-South high-speed railway project to be split into 17 independent projects; it is allowed to adopt the form of designated bidding or restricted bidding…
The Vietnamese government issued Resolution No. 98/NQ-CP on April 6, regarding the implementation of Congress Resolution No. 265/2025/QH15, allowing the land acquisition compensation, support and restettlement (tái định cư) content of the North-South Axis High-Speed Railway project to be split into independent projects; adjusting some contents of Annexes I and II of Resolution No. 106/NQ-CP on April 23, 2025.
The largest independent project is the north-south high-speed railway construction line decided to invest by the Ministry of Construction. The goal is to be basically completed by 2035, with an initial total investment of more than 156 trillion VND.
At the same time, there are 15 projects on land acquisition compensation, support, resettlement (tái định cư) and relocation of technical infrastructure projects. According to Resolution No. 98/NQ-CP, the content of land acquisition compensation, support and restettlement (tái định cư) was split into 15 land acquisition and demolition projects with 15 provinces and cities as owners, and one project with Vietnam Electricity Group (Tập đoàn Điện lực Việt The power engineering relocation project implemented by Nam) is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2028.
The Vietnamese government’s resolution allows investment decision-makers to continue to split the above-mentioned projects into sub-projects or independent components to suit the size and characteristics of each road section.
Investment decision-makers do not need to go through the main investment approval procedures and can directly prepare, review and decide on investments. At the same time, they can carry out the construction of resettlement (tái định cư) resettlement areas based on the preliminary design in the pre-feasibility study report.
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Regarding land acquisition and demolition, after the owner hands over documents to the local government and determines the actual boundary stakes, land acquisition compensation, support, resettlement (tái định cư) and technical infrastructure relocation will be carried out.
The Vietnamese government also allows the use of designated bidding or restricted bidding when selecting contractors to provide goods, consulting services, construction installation, and EPC (engineering-procurement-construction), EC (engineering-construction), EP (engineering-procurement) and turnkey contracts.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction was assigned to work with ministries, industries and localities to guide design consulting units to choose the straightest route possible, ensure technical parameters and adapt to topographic, geological and hydrological conditions to limit adjustments after land acquisition and demolition.
The Ministry of Construction of Vietnam stated that the consulting unit is improving the bidding plan and bidding documents for the survey and feasibility study report of the North-South High-Speed Railway Project. The organization is expected to select the contractor for the preparation of the feasibility study report in the second quarter.
The Vietnam North-South High Speed Railway Project has a total length of 1,541 kilometers, from Hanoi (Hà Nội) to Ho Chi Minh City (TPHCM). It is designed as a double line with a track gauge of 1,435 mm and a speed of 350 kilometers per hour. It includes 23 passenger stations and 5 freight stations; it mainly transports passengers and also meets cargo transportation needs when needed.
The initial total investment is approximately VND1,713 trillion (approximately US$67.34 billion), in the form of public investment, and is expected to be completed between 2025 and 2035.
