3. There must be a construction permit under law prior to construction, except for houses built in deep-lying and remote areas outside urban areas, densely populated areas and rural residential areas without approved construction planning. The order, procedures and dossiers of application for house construction permits must be posted up at construction permit-granting agencies.
A house owner who has obtained a construction permit but wishes to change the house construction design concerning the construction site, height of the ground for work construction; red marking lines, construction marking lines; construction area; total floor area; height of the work; number of stories and other details specified in the granted construction permit shall apply for permit modification before building the house with such changes. Other changes do not require application for permit modification.
4. House construction must guarantee work quality, labor safety and environmental sanitation; comply with provisions of the construction permit; and not adversely affect adjacent and neighboring works.
The house owner is encouraged to apply regulations on house construction supervision.
5. Organizations and individuals conducting construction survey, designing and building a house must have relevant capabilities under this Circular and shall take responsibility before law and the house owner for the quality of performed jobs. A capable house owner may perform the above jobs.
6. The house owner may assign each job to each contractor or all jobs to a general contractor or a turnkey contractor. Agreement between the house owner and contractors shall be made in written construction contracts, especially for construction surveyors, work construction designers and builders.
7. Depending on each job, a construction contract may contain all or some of the following basic details:
a/ Information on contracting parties and other information: Transaction names of contracting parties; their representatives: addresses of business registration or transaction; tax identification numbers; business registration certificates; account numbers; and telephone and fax numbers and e-mail addresses: time of contract signing; and other relevant information.
b/ Work details and volume.
c/ Quality and other technical requirements for the job.
d/ Implementation schedule and deadline of the job.