Comparison of native and foreign (european) models Of pricing in construction

Abstract

Implementation of Ukraine to the European Union should provide the harmonization of the regulatory framework of construction and transition to the European model for calculating the cost of construction works.

That is why, the purpose of this scientific research is to establish the degree of correspondence and differentiation of the native and foreign (European) models of pricing in construction and determination of the specific weight and species recognition of its elements in the construction cost estimates of the facility.

The object of the research is the process of correspondence and differentiation of applied models (techniques) of cost formation for the construction works and the value of the specific element weight according to which such calculations are made; and the subject - theoretical search and analytical research of differentiation of both models of cost formation for the construction works and the value of the specific weight of the elements according to which such calculations are made.

It has been found out that both European and native models of the cost of construction works contain in their basis: direct costs (the cost of raw materials, the cost of wages, the cost of operating machinery and equipment); organizational and logistical costs; other costs. This in turn underlines their similarity concerning the elements which are taken into account at formation of the cost of construction works.

The calculation of the construction costs works by calculation technique has been revealed: the native model assumes the step-by-step accounting of the sum of direct expenses, the sum of general production expenses and other expenses, whereas the European model includes four components: direct expenses (connected with quantity of works), indirect expenses, risks and profitability, and also taxes and fees. Calculation of this cost is carried out by taking into account the weighting coefficients for different types of construction works, different values of such works and the like.

The analysis of the structure of the estimate of construction and installation works (based on manual works of performed cement-lime plastering or cement mortar on concrete walls per 100 sq. meters) by native and foreign methods of estimate calculation has shown structural differentiation of specific weight and kinds of elements of the estimate.