On November 23-24, 2021, a meeting of the 12th session of the Expert Group on Comparative Analysis of Costs for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure (WP.5/GE.4) The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
During the meeting, Mikhail Ivannikov, a member of the Group, Head of the Data Processing and Analysis Department of the Pricing Department of ROSDORNIA, made a report to European colleagues. He spoke about the experience gained by the Institute since 2015 in terms of monitoring the cost of road construction, and also noted the features and nuances of calculations when conducting a comparative cost analysis.
During the session, the issues of estimating the costs of construction of transport infrastructure, as well as collecting and analyzing initial data were discussed. Based on the materials prepared and submitted by the Group to date, a final report on the work done is being prepared, which, among other things, will include national approaches to the comparative analysis of infrastructure construction costs, as well as the conclusions, conclusions and recommendations of WP.5/GE experts.4.
The Group received its mandate in September 2015. Its main tasks are to create a glossary of agreed terms and prepare a comparative analysis of the costs of building transport infrastructure in the ECE region for each type of inland transport: road, rail, inland waterway, intermodal terminals, cargo and logistics centers, as well as ports. ROSDORNII takes an active part in the work of the Group. The contribution of the Institute's specialists to its work has been repeatedly noted by European colleagues.