Cost estimating and pricing in the road sector

The seminar addressed a range of issues, namely:

1. Overview of the latest changes in national and sectoral standards for determining the cost of road works.
2. New national standards for resource-based unit cost norms for the construction of roads and bridges.
3. Procedure for developing and approving Ukrainian organization standards (SOU) on cost estimation, and individual resource-based cost norms (IRECN) in the road sector.
4. Changes and specific features of determining the cost of design and survey works in road construction.
5. Certification of responsible construction supervisors and the activities of self-regulatory organizations.
6. European practice of contractual relations in construction. Preparation of contracts for design, survey, and construction works in accordance with FIDIC standards.
7. Application of modern technologies for monitoring current prices in the road construction materials market.
8. Scientific and technical support of road works. Practical recommendations for justifying the cost of these works.
9. Practical recommendations for determining the cost of independent technical supervision of road works.
10. Typical violations identified by regulatory authorities during audits of road work cost estimation accuracy and ways to avoid them.
11. Presentation of modern electronic libraries of regulatory documents.
12. Modern tools for determining the cost of road works – software systems with advanced functionality.
13. Methodological principles for preparing state investment projects.

The participants of the scientific and practical seminar, based on the presentations, reviewed materials, and discussions, adopted a resolution.