Cost optimization for overhauling the apartment blocks in Irkutsk, Russia

Abstract

This paper analyzes the specifics and major shortcomings of the following documents: the Irkutsk Oblast Act No. 167-OZ of December 27, 2013 On the Arrangement of Common Property Overhauls in Irkutsk Oblast and the pertaining regulations, programs, and Short-Term Plans Under the Irkutsk Oblast Regional Apartment Block Overhaul Program (hereinafter, common property stands for common facilities used by the residents of a single apartment block, e.g. rooftops, utilities, etc.). It further analyzes the financial reports of the Irkutsk Oblast Apartment Block Overhaul Fund. The analysis demonstrates the costs of overhauling the apartment blocks in Irkutsk Oblast with breakdown by sources, the amount and source of funds coming from the region’s municipalities as shown in the general funding structure of the Plan, and the specific jobs arranged under the City of Irkutsk Short-Term Plan Under the Regional Apartment Block Overhaul Program in 2015-2016. To simplify the drafting of overhaul programs, the authors hereof present the estimates of roof overhaul costs per square meter with breakdown by overhaul-related jobs; the estimates assume the use of novel materials: MasterSeal*501 and MasterEmaco*S 48. Such analysis reveals the roof job-specific coefficients (multipliers) one needs to apply to find the actual overhaul costs for Series 135 panel buildings in Irkutsk. The authors propose an scenario-based approach to design when drafting time-adjusted short-term overhaul plans. Time adjustment helps optimize such plans and minimize the change of a building being classified as a dilapidated apartment block.