There is nowhere to build factories: what does business offer to the state?

Abstract: In November, the Third All-Russian and International Forum for the Development of Industrial Construction and Design (ICID-2024 – Industrial construction/industrial design forum) was held in Yekaterinburg. The organizers and participants were interested in identifying and correcting systemic errors in the industry, in obtaining governmental support, amending legislation, finding reliable business partners. All the participants’ proposals were included in the forum resolution and sent to the structures involved in lawmaking. After the previous such events, which took place in 2022 and 2023, the law on domestic engineering was introduced, special technical conditions were canceled, and steps were taken to increase the terms and amounts of industrial mortgages. In this paper, we will talk about the strategies of ICID-2024 participants: how they find customers and contractors, how they are going to speed up their work and to save money, and why they are abandoning backup plan (plan B).

Keywords: industrial design; industrial construction; construction deadlines; costs; customer; technical customer; general contractor; contractor; subcontractor; engineering surveys; design; requirements of regulatory documents; expertise of design documentation; responsibility