Low disbursement rate
Although the Provincial People's Committee regularly directs works of public investment, most of projects are in the stage of tender invitation, design - estimation; the volume of transitional projects is concentrated, therefore the rate of public investment disbursement for 08 months of the province is low compared to the national average and compared to the same period in 2019. According to the report, the total planned public investment capital in 2020 (including central budget capital and local budgets) of the province as assigned is 13,467 billion 363 million VND. As of August 14, 2020, only 3,029 billion 800 million VND was disbursed, reaching 22.5% of the plan.
Up to now, a number of projects having problems in site clearance have been basically resolved in handing over construction sites such as: Roundabout between DT.743 and My Phuoc - Tan Van street; compensation, support and resettlement of the extended My Phuoc - Tan Van road towards My Phuoc 2 and 3 Industrial Park; North-South road No. 3 through Di An city ... Binh Duong has also invited to tender for North-South 3 road projects through Di An city, access road to Bach Dang bridge 2 at Binh Duong side, the road from Tan Thanh to Tam Lap bridge (Tan Dinh commune) belongs to the North Tan Uyen - Phu Giao - Bau Bang route for development, the package of Canal T4 for Di An drainage and Tan Dong Hiep Industrial Park project etc.
The supervisory team of the Provincial People's Council supervises the implementation progress of the Chom Sao-Suoi Don Drainage Project
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Truc - Vice Chairman of Binh Duong Provincial People's Committee said that over the past time, the process of implementing public investment has encountered a number of difficulties. The mobilization of people to agree with the policy, the unit price of compensation and site clearance of public investment projects is difficult, complicated and lasts from 2 to 3 years, in some cases it took 5 years to hand over the site. Some large-scale projects involve many localities such as Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai and Tay Ninh provinces; therefore, the progress has not been ensured. On the other hand, the Covid-19 epidemic has affected the implementation of projects.
In addition to the objective reasons for the procedures, the overlap in the regulations between the Public Investment Law and the Construction Law, there are also subjective reasons such as: In some places, the cooperation between the investor and the land fund development center at district-level is not strict and timely in compensation and site clearance; Investors have not actively developed plans for implementation progress in accordance with the approved project time, which cause significant impacts on the project implementation process.
Mr. Nguyen Chi Duc - Director of Binh Duong Construction and Investment Project Management Board said that the progress of some projects has not met the planned needs due to the compensation and site clearance during the implementation must follow the procedures, which takes much time. "Proposing the provincial leaders to direct the units in coordinating to remove difficulties, complete the project early" - Mr. Duc emphasized.
Remove difficulties
With a high determination to implement the direction from the Prime Minister, the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People's Committee have directed investors and departments to speed up the implementation of projects as well as shorten the time for appraisal and approval for early bidding in the year. At the same time, many projects which have been completed early in preparation for investment are transferred to the list of implementation project, which creates conditions for investors to continuously implement, contribute to speed up the project.
To focus on implementing the public investment plan in 2020, the Provincial People's Committee has directed the review and issuance of many documents, proposed solutions to enhance the responsibility of departments, sectors, and investors in speeding up the implementation progress, disbursement of public investment capital in 2020. The Provincial People's Committee also set up a Steering Committee for compensation, support and resettlement of works in the province; to assign Standing Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee to be the Head of Committee; monthly hold meetings to evaluate and promptly resolve difficulties and problems arising according to its competence.
The Provincial People's Committee requires the heads of departments, branches, districts, towns and cities to thoroughly grasp cadres, civil servants and officials in units and localities about the direction of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Provincial Standing Party Committee and directions of the Provincial People's Committee on public investment. Enhance responsibility of the head of investment units, local authorities, and Land Fund Development Centers; Heads of agencies and units shall take comprehensive responsibility to competent authorities for delaying and failing to reach the assigned target of public investment capital disbursement in 2020. In case of failure to complete the disbursement plan as scheduled, the collective responsibility, the head and concerned individuals must be reviewed; to transfer, review and handle delayed and wrong cases according to the Prime Minister's direction.
For the compensation and site clearance, resolutely take coercive measures for deliberate delays, failure to comply with the law. The Chairman of District People's Committee has reported and proposed the work of ground clearance to the Provincial Steering Committee for compensation and Site clearance every 2 weeks to have prompt direction.
Investors develop implementation progress plans associated with the disbursement plan of each project and report to the Provincial People's Committee, the Department of Planning and Investment in order to coordinate implementation and promptly resolve difficulties and problems in the execution process. To ensure parallel implementation of the two tasks which focus on disbursing the 2020 plan and make the public investment plan for 2021 as well as the medium-term plan 2021-2025.
Specialized departments do research; shorten the time to organize the appraisal of steps in public investment to ensure savings, efficiency, according to norms and unit prices. The Department of Natural Resources and Environment presides over and coordinates with the Provincial People's Committee to promulgate regulations on coordination among units in site clearance work.
Binh Duong deploys synchronous solutions, determined to complete the task of disbursing public investment capital
According to Mr. Nguyen Thanh Truc - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, based on the implementation of projects, the Provincial People's Committee submitted to the Provincial People's Council the adjustment and supplementation of VND 1,441 billion 924 million in the public investment plan in the last months of 2020, which ensure capital needs to implement the project according to the set progress.
The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that in the near future, the Provincial People's Committee will commence three major projects to celebrate the 11th Provincial Party Congress, including: Access road project to Bach Dang 2 Bridge which is spanning Dong Nai River and connecting Bach Dang commune (Tan Uyen town) and Loi Hoa commune (Vinh Cuu district, Dong Nai province) with total investment of nearly 143 billion VND; North Tan Uyen - Phu Giao - Bau Bang road for development from Tan Thanh town to Tam Lap bridge (Phu Giao district) - this is an important road connecting with arterial roads such as DT .746, DT.741, DH.502 ... with a total investment of nearly 725 billion VND; roads and bridges project which connect Binh Duong and Tay Ninh province with a total investment of nearly 370 billion VND in order to complete the inter-regional road network in general and Binh Duong and Tay Ninh provinces in particular.
At the meeting with leaders of departments, boards, branches and localities in order to remove problems and difficulties in disbursing public investment capital in the province, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee – Mr. Tran Van Nam requested agencies, units and local authorities urgently review tasks, coordination mechanisms, and consolidate the team who directly work with people in the mobilization of compensation and site clearance for the purpose of speeding up the public investment projects. "The localities and units need to be determined to complete the task of disbursing public investment capital as their commitments and ensure that projects always aim to build Binh Duong Smart City" - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee emphasized.