Russian Federation Acceptance Tender

The Russian Ministry of Construction has begun accepting applications for participation in the fourth All-Russian contest of the best projects for creating a comfortable urban environment. Small cities with up to 100 thousand people as well as historical settlements of federal and regional significance with the exception of administrative centers and cities of federal significance can participate in it.The purpose of the competition is to support projects to create attractive comfortable urban spaces in small towns and historical settlements. Landscaped public areas increase the quality of life become points of attraction for both city residents and tourists and contribute to the development of small and medium-sized enterprises.Traditionally over 300 applications from all over the country are received for each competition. Based on the results of their consideration the commission determines 80 winning projects for co-financing of which funds are allocated from the federal budget.With each competition competition among municipalities increases and the quality of applications improves - work with residents and organizations is intensified business and investors are more actively involved and the projects themselves become more developed. In three years 240 winning projects have already been selected that are being implemented in 69 regions said Vladimir Yakushev Minister of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation.Applications from the regions for participation in the competition are multi-stage selection. First specialized specialists conduct a technical examination of applications. Then based on the results of the selection by the interdepartmental working group a qualification report is generated and after that the federal commission makes the final decision and announces the winners of the All-Russian competition.Project evaluation is carried out according to five key criteria in addition to the degree and variety of forms of participation of citizens the jury evaluates the quality of planning and architectural decisions the validity of the choice of territory and the synchronization of the improvement project with other programs and projects in the municipality the preservation of the historical and urban environment and the predicted socio-economic effect from sales.The preparation of projects this year is under difficult conditions given the spread of a new coronavirus infection. At the same time participation of the population in improvement projects is one of the key criteria for evaluating a tender. Therefore municipalities have begun to actively develop new online formats for working with residents and organizations that have proven to be very successful commented the deputy head of the Russian Ministry of Construction Maxim Egorov.One of the innovations of the competition in 2020 was the determination of the number of winners in each category in proportion to the applications submitted while in the category of historical settlements now at least 10 winners are determined annually. In addition those municipalities where there are unrealized objects-winners of previous years or incomplete objects under the program for creating a comfortable urban environment cannot participate in the competition.