If a contractor uses many female workers, will it receive incentives in selecting contractors?
Subjects eligible for incentives in contractor selection are specified in Clause 1, Article 10 Bidding Law 2023 as follows:
Incentives in selecting contractors and investors
1. Subjects eligible for incentives in contractor selection include:
a) Goods of Vietnamese origin;
b) Environmentally friendly products and services according to the provisions of law on environmental protection;
c) Domestic contractors produce goods of Vietnamese origin in accordance with the bidding documents;
d) Foreign contractors enter into joint ventures with domestic contractors and the domestic contractors undertake 25% or more of the work value of the bidding package;
d) Domestic contractors participate in bidding independently or in partnership with other domestic contractors when participating in international bidding;
e) The contractor is a micro-enterprise or small enterprise according to the provisions of law on support for small and medium-sized enterprises;
g) The contractor is a creative start-up enterprise according to the provisions of law;
h) The contractor uses 25% or more female workers; The number of workers who are war invalids and disabled people is 25% or more; The number of employees who are ethnic minorities is 25% or more.
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Thus, according to regulations, contractors that use many female workers, specifically those using 25% or more female workers, are entitled to incentives in selecting contractors.