Project record

Vietnam Southern Waterway Corridors: A1 Canals and A2 Rivers

Participation
Requires review
Participation checked

A1 formal works invitation issued 28 September 2026; latest A1 amendments and the separate A2 participation position remain under review.

Participation source

PMU-MW's A1 invitation combines Cho Lach, Rach Ky Hon and Rach La canal dredging with bank, drainage and road works. Cho Lach 2 Bridge and access roads form a separate A3 package in the revised procurement table. A2 covers Mang Thit and Tra On rivers.

Historical Cho Lach canal crossing and bank context, with a steel bridge and small craft in the 2010 source photograph

Bùi Thụy Đào Nguyên (Thuydaonguyen) / Wikimedia Commons; author's public-domain dedication with fallback grant. Historical 2010 Cho Lach canal context per source metadata; current file uploaded 11 April 2014. IMWO crop at x=1800, y=1200, 1496 x 1000 pixels focuses on the crossing, bank and small craft. Bridge identity unverified.

Location

Vietnam / Asia Pacific

Segment

Inland-waterway channel improvement and bank protection

Phase

Tender / Confirmed

Last checked

4 November 2026

Coverage

Related sectors

Inland-waterway channel improvement and bank protection is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.

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Project anatomy

Contract scope and delivery roles

Client / authority
Project Management Unit of Maritime and Waterway, Ministry of Construction
Delivery parties
The reviewed PMU-MW engagement and Rach La planning records leave the works contractors unspecified.
Contract route
A1: international Request for Bids, single-stage two-envelope process without prequalification. The signed invitation sets rated technical/non-price factors at 50% and the financial bid at 50%, with physical delivery in Hanoi by 10:00 on 23 November 2026 (Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh). Latest amendments and A2 status require separate confirmation.
Execution window
The October 2026 Tay Ninh plan indicatively schedules compensation and site clearance from Q4 2026 to Q1 2027. It conditions contractor access on resettlement-plan implementation and compensation, and places site handover after compensation payment.
Works package
A1 covers Cho Lach canal dredging, embankments, drainage and local roads, with Rach Ky Hon and Rach La canal improvements. A2 covers Mang Thit and Tra On river improvements. The October Tay Ninh plan specifies a 55-metre channel and 148,619 cubic metres of dredging along 10,218.91 metres of Rach La, with one bend correction and 705 metres of bank protection.
Marine interfaces
Channel excavation and bend correction interface with the protected bank, shoreline land access and existing inland navigation. Rach La's embankment crest is planned at +2.5 metres in the Hon Dau system.
Commercial evidence boundary
Develop the reach programme around actual shoreline release, the survey baseline and the sequence of bank protection and dredging. The World Bank's June 2024 approval provided a US$107 million programme credit; works bidding conditions and contract terms belong to the issued procurement documents.

Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Latest A1 amendments and issued technical-scoring criteria
  • A1/A3 crossing access, temporary navigation restrictions and work sequence
  • Issued bank, drainage, road and dredging quantities by chainage
  • Rach La compensation and cleared-land handover
  • Current A2 procurement record and amendments

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Reporting status

Project phase
Tender
Evidence confidence
Confirmed
Last checked
4 November 2026
Cited sources
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