Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.
The growth in construction volumes is inextricably linked to a comprehensive approach to reducing the procedures of the investment and construction cycle. The number of administrative procedures in the industry has been reduced from 96 to 32, the number of necessary documents has been reduced by almost half, and the duration of the investment and construction cycle has been reduced by more than 900 days. This was reported by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.
“The government continues to work actively to reduce the investment and construction cycle. This will help speed up the commissioning of socially significant facilities without reducing the requirements for safety and quality of work. Thus, citizens will be able to get new schools, kindergartens, hospitals and much more faster. We strive to ensure that the entire cycle from the idea to the commissioning of the facility takes no more than 1,000 days. This duration is based on international construction experience, takes into account the current economic situation and creates new opportunities for developers in terms of accelerated construction of facilities that people in Russia need. In this work, increasing labor productivity, digitalization and automation of construction processes, starting with the design stages and passing the examination of construction documentation, are of great importance. This work is carried out within the framework of the federal project “New Rhythm of Construction”, which is part of the new national project “Infrastructure for Life”. Thus, today, thanks to the optimization of procedures, the number of required documents has been reduced to 582,” said Marat Khusnullin.
The stages and activities required to implement a construction project are specified in the Urban Development Code, the list is the same for each category of objects, regardless of their type and characteristics. This was facilitated by the digital registers of documents and requirements launched on September 1, 2024, allowing for the prompt updating of documents, requirements, materials, information, and approvals required to implement a construction project.
The Ministry of Construction carries out quarterly work to measure the duration of the investment and construction cycle in the regions, based on the results of which a rating of the subjects of the Russian Federation is compiled.
Thus, according to the results of the first quarter of 2025, the regions with the shortest project implementation time include 55 entities that received 22 to 32 points in the rating. In first place with 32 points is Moscow, followed by Novgorod, Sakhalin and Oryol regions. In the second category, there are 25 entities that received 16 to 21 points, including Kemerovo Region – Kuzbass, Vologda, Penza Regions and others.
The monitoring measures: the timing of the project for the construction of capital construction projects, the digital maturity of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, and the compliance of regional requirements with federal legislation. Data on the average duration of administrative procedures, as well as statistics obtained from the unified information system for housing construction, are analyzed. Indicators are assessed according to 64 criteria, including information on the timing of the provision of an urban development plan for a land plot, obtaining construction permits and commissioning of a facility.
“The monitoring conducted showed a significant reduction in the time required to implement housing projects. According to the results of the first quarter of 2025, the average duration of the investment and construction cycle in the construction of apartment buildings was 1,211 days, which is 48 days less than the same indicator last year. This includes both administrative procedures, which take about 212 days, and the construction process itself,” said Minister of Construction and Housing and Public Utilities Irek Faizullin.
In addition, the duration of construction is assessed in practice every six months. The regions send the Ministry of Construction a list of capital construction projects put into operation in various categories. From this list, 12 projects are randomly selected in each group, for which the implementation dates for all procedures are requested.
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