On the morning of 23 October, Finance Minister Ngô Văn Tuấn presented the draft amended Law on Bidding at the second session, with a stated priority on domestic bidding. The draft adds price negotiation for medical equipment packages with only 1 or 2 types of equipment meeting a healthcare facility's professional needs, and allows direct purchases from equipment owners or authorised agents. It also lets domestic contractors use foreign subcontractors for work they cannot yet perform, provided foreign contractors form joint ventures with Vietnamese contractors. A price database would be integrated with customs and tax data to serve as a reference for determining package prices. The Economic and Financial Committee proposes keeping open bidding as the main method, citing brand names only when there is a necessary basis, and not assigning core work to foreign subcontractors.
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