Common problems
- One person both certifies quantities and approves payment, with no check in between.
- Internal spending rules exist but were never reconciled against construction cost management regulations.
- Variations are approved verbally first and documented afterwards, leaving insufficient basis at settlement.
- Staff change over several terms, each working differently, with no common standard.
Legal basis
The wording below is our reading of each provision, not an official translation. Only the Vietnamese text is authoritative — you can open every document in the Document lookup section.
Decree 206/2026/ND-CPManagement of construction investment cost: authority to approve estimates, package estimates and adjustments — the basis for setting approval levels in internal rules.
Decree 207/2026/ND-CPManagement of construction quality and maintenance — the basis for acceptance checkpoints.
Decree 193/2026/ND-CPSettlement of investment capital. Knowing what settlement will demand is what lets you design the controls to match from the start.
What we do
- Map the current flowFrom payment request to money leaving the treasury: who it passes through, who signs what.
- Identify the gapsWhere one person holds two roles; where nobody reconciles; where documents follow the money instead of preceding it.
- Redesign the checkpointsSeparate certification from payment approval; set approval limits by level; define the minimum documentation for each type of spending.
- Draft the rules and formsInternal spending rules, the measurement-to-payment control procedure, and the forms that go with them.
- Train and pilotRun it on several real files, correct what does not work, then issue it formally.
What you receive
- Current flow and proposed flow, set side by side
- A list of control gaps with risk ratings
- Draft internal spending rules and control procedure
- A set of forms ready for immediate use
When to call us
When a project management unit is newly established; when a line enters the construction phase with large payment volumes; or after an inspection or audit has raised findings on control.
Two conditions, stated before anything else. First, this is a service under Clause 2, Article 40 of the Law on Independent Audit — an audit firm must register it with the Ministry of Finance before providing it. Second, if we audit your organisation, or expect to, this engagement must pass an independence check under Article 30 of the same law before signing. We run that check first, and if it fails we say so plainly and decline.
Next step
Describe your situation on the Request advice page, or call 0825092007. We read it, classify it and reply within 24 working hours — including when the answer is that the work falls outside what we are permitted to do.
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