Law on Public Procurement
政府采购法
ກົດໝາຍວ່າດ້ວຍ ການຈັດຊື້-ຈັດຈ້າງດ້ວຍທຶນຂອງລັດ
Summary
This Law prescribes the procurement activities conducted with state funds, defining the objectives of procurement, the scope of application, and the definitions of key terms, with the aim of regulating procurement procedures and ensuring transparency and efficiency in the use of public resources.
Articles
Article 1
Article 1 Purpose
This Law stipulates the principles, regulations, and measures concerning the management, supervision, inspection, and examination of procurement activities funded by state funds, in order to ensure the correctness and uniformity of such activities nationwide, aiming to ensure that the use of state funds is efficient, effective, economical, fair, transparent, and auditable, thereby contributing to the national socio-economic development.
Article 2
Article 2 Procurement Using State Funds
Procurement using state funds refers to the use of state funds for construction and/or repair, supply of goods, work services, and consultancy services for national plans and/or projects, in the form of procurement and consultancy services, which must be conducted in accordance with the law and in a fair manner.
Article 3
Article 3 Interpretation of Terms
The terms used in this Law shall have the following meanings:
1. State funds means the state budget, including state funds, funds of state enterprises, and grants and loans obtained by the state from foreign countries and financial institutions;
2. Project owner means a ministry, agency, local administrative authority, or state enterprise that uses state funds for construction and/or renovation, supply of goods, work services, and consulting services;
3. Procuring entity means a ministry, agency, local administrative authority, or state enterprise that uses state funds to procure goods and work services;
4. Contractor means an individual or legal entity hired or commissioned by a project owner to carry out construction and/or renovation under a contract;
5. Supplier of goods and/or provider of work services means an individual or legal entity that supplies or provides goods or work services to a procuring entity under a contract;
6. Consultant means an individual or legal entity hired by a project owner to provide consulting services under a contract;
7. Individual, legal entity means a contractor, supplier of goods, provider of work services, and consultant;
8. Force majeure means an event that is unforeseeable and uncontrollable, such as natural disasters, floods, earthquakes, epidemics, catastrophic accidents, financial crises, and other events requiring urgent handling;
9. Project responsibility group means a group or organization appointed by a project owner or procuring entity to manage and supervise the implementation of procurement using state funds;
10. Bidding documents means documents issued by a project owner or procuring entity for construction and/or renovation, supply of goods, work services, and consulting services, including invitations, instructions, evaluation criteria, contracts, forms, lists and prices, technical standards, delivery or completion deadlines, and other documents;
11. Proposal documents means documents issued by a project owner for consulting procurement, including invitations, instructions, evaluation criteria, contracts, determination of scope of tasks, and other documents.
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