International construction cost survey 2012

Vietnam – hourly cost of labour (including overheads)
Vietnam – major projects
USD
Saigon International Terminal, Phu My 1 163m
Urban Railway Line 1, Hanoi 1.1bn
Mass Rapid Transit Line 1, Ho Chi Minh City 1.2bn
Monorail Line 2, Ho Chi Minh City 350m
Da Nang–Quang Ngai Expressway 1.5bn
2010 2011 2011
VND VND USD
Group 1 tradesman – eg plumber, electrician 180,000 216,000 11
Group 2 tradesman – eg carpenter, bricklayer 155,000 186,000 9
Group 3 tradesman – eg carpet layer, tiler, plasterer 125,000 150,000 7
General labourer 100,000 120,000 6
Site foreman 90,000 200,000 10
Vietnam – costs of materials
Concrete 30 mpa (m 3 ) (1,500m 3 job) 1,100,000 1,125,720 55
Reinforcement bar 16mm (tonne) (120 tonne job) 16,575,000 17,311,000 849
Concrete block (400 x 200) per 1,000 (>10,000 block job) 5,301,000 5,725,000 281
Standard brick per 1,000 1,400,300 1,450,000 71
Structural steel beams (tonne) (>100 tonne job) 17,500,000 20,178,000 989
Glass pane 6mm (m 2 ) 247,000 265,000 13
Softwood timber for framing 100mm x 50mm (m) 46,000 50,000 2
Plasterboard 13mm (m 2 ) 45,000 50,000 2
Emulsion paint (litre) 42,000 47,790 2
Copper pipe 15mm (m) (>1,000m job) 350,000 379,140 19
Copper cable (m) (3C + E, 2.5mm PVC) (>100,000m job) 29,000 35,000 2
Vietnam – key trades (excluding preliminaries and builders’ margins)
Excavate basement (m 3 ) (1,800m 3 job) 75,000 67,000 3
Excavate footings (m) 76,000 80,000 4
Concrete in slab (m 3 ) (1,500m 3 job) 1,600,000 1,440,000 71
Reinforcement in beams (tonne) 19,500,000 22,038,000 1,080
Formwork to soffit of slab (m 2 ) 380,000 208,000 10
Blockwork in wall (m 2 ) (10,000 block job) 350,000 260,000 13
Structural steel beams (tonne) 22,000,000 28,652,000 1,405
Pre-cast concrete wall (m 2 ) 450,000 518,300 25
Curtain wall glazing incl support system (m 2 ) (1,000m 2 job) 8,550,000 9,000,000 441
Plasterboard 13mm thick to stud wall (m 2 ) (3,000m 2 job) 150,000 161,200 8
Single solid core door incl frame and hardware (no) (50 door job) 4,750,000 5,241,600 257
Painting to walls primer + 2 coats (m 2 ) 75,000 83,000 4
Ceramic tiling (m 2 ) (1,000m 2 job) 650,000 405,600 20
Vinyl flooring to wet areas (m 2 ) (500m 2 job) 300,000 322,400 16
Carpet medium tufted (m 2 ) (4,500m 2 job) 650,000 660,000 32
Lighting installation (m 2 ) (>5,000m 2 job) – 360,000 18
Copper pipe 15mm to wall (m) (>1,000m job) 650,000 670,000 33
Fire sprinklers (per m 2 ) (5,000m 2 job) – 600,000 29
Air conditioning incl main plant (m 2 ) (>5,000m 2 job) – 800,000 39
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