Who must insure what on a Vietnam construction project: statutory duties, Decree 212 obligations for foreign contractors, FIDIC clause 18 and lender expectations.
How to choose an institution, seat and governing law for a Vietnam construction contract, and how to plan for enforcement of an award.
How to design a dispute clause that works under the 2025 Law on Construction and Decree 210/2026, from claims and dispute boards to arbitration and PPP forum limits.
How Vietnamese law and the FIDIC 1999 edition allocate the risk of new legislation in a construction contract, and how the 2026 reforms affect contracts signed earlier.
How the Law on Construction 2025, the Civil Code and Decree 210/2026 define force majeure for construction contracts, and how the FIDIC 1999 edition Clause 19 compares on notice, time, cost and termination.
Grounds, notice rules and consequences of terminating or suspending a construction contract in Vietnam, and where the FIDIC 1999 edition diverges from the Law on Construction 2025 and Decree 210/2026.
How interim payment, final account and liquidation work under the Law on Construction 2025 and Decree 210/2026, and which fixed deadlines apply only to public-investment and PPP projects.
How Article 86 of the Construction Law, the 12% cap for public and PPP contracts and FIDIC Sub-Clause 8.7 shape delay damages and penalties in Vietnam.
How an extension of time is claimed, proved and approved under FIDIC 1999 and Decree 210/2026, including the 28-day notice, concurrent delay and public-project approvals.
How the Construction Law and Decree 210/2026 treat variations, additional work and amendments, and how FIDIC Clause 13 fits Vietnamese law.
How Decree 210/2026 and the Construction Law treat lump-sum, fixed-rate and adjustable-rate prices, and how to draft an escalation clause that works alongside FIDIC.
Decree 210/2026 replaced the earlier contract framework from 1 July 2026. We explain its scope, where its hard numbers apply, and what to review in live contracts.
