Capital Construction Research Articles

Law on Bidding in Capital Construction: Current Status of Regulations, Limitations and Proposed Solutions

Bidding is part of procurement activities between businesses, between businesses and state agencies. This is a form of civilized competition in the market economy, a special transaction method for large-scale transactions that require efficiency and transparency. The nature of bidding is a form of civilized competition in a market economy. Bidding activities are carried out in many fields such as construction, equipment procurement, project implementation, etc. Therefore, all professional businesses, whether Vietnam or foreign, no matter what field, any model, if it has enough capacity, cannot be ignored in bidding. Laws on bidding in the field of capital construction play an important role in managing and regulating bidding activities in the construction industry. Currently, Vietnam law has documents regulating public procurement such as Bidding Law 2013 effective from July 1, 2014, Decree No. 63/2014/ND-CP stipulates detailed implementation of several articles of the Bidding Law on contractor selection, etc. Some issues related to the current status of provisions of Vietnam law on public bidding and procurement activities are the selection of bidding form, bidding process, healthy competition, openness, and transparency in public bidding activities. This study analyzes the regulations and limitations of the law on bidding in the field of capital construction, thereby proposing solutions to improve the law on this issue.

Капитальное строительство на речном транспорте СССР к началу Великой Отечественной войны (на примере волжских пароходств)

Introduction. The article is about capital construction in the Volga River transport industry at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. In the mid-1930s, the Upper, Middle, and Lower Volga autonomous steamship lines were organized. At that time and up until the beginning of World War II, infrastructure facilities were intensively erected in the Volga river transport industry. Methods and materials. The study is based on objective principles and applies general scientific as well as specific historical methods. Research is done using archival materials. Analysis. In the second half of the 1930s, the material base of the Volga steamship lines was reconstructed. Capital construction in river transport included new shipbuilding, major fleet repairs, the building of pier facilities, and the acquisition of equipment. The goal of the study is to establish the capital investments in the Volga Steamship Lines and the general situation of capital construction in the river transport industry. The planned and actual data before the Great Patriotic War are considered in detail. Results. Capital construction in the Soviet river transport industry (the Volga included) in the second half of the 1930s suffered from interruptions, underfinancing, shortages of building materials, and bad planning. For those reasons, many construction projects got delayed. Besides, the outdated equipment of river transport needed a larger investment to be renovated, as it was much inferior to that of railway transport. All of that affected the work of the Volga Steamship Lines at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War.

The expression of compassion in leadership in intercultural organizational situations: The case of Japanese leaders in India

AbstractIn this paper, we examine the role played by compassion in leadership in intercultural situations. Focusing on the growing and important economic context of Indo‐Japanese business, we develop a model that identifies contingent factors that affect Japanese leaders' expressions of compassion in intercultural organizational contexts. We engage with the spiritual capital construct and analyse leaders' lived experiences leading to a novel extension of the well‐established Nested Spheres Model of Culture. By adopting an inductivist and social constructivist approach, semistructured interviews with Japanese business leaders operating in India are employed to generate data. The empirical data show how changes in time and place cause deeply embedded cultural values (such as compassion) to surface and become more explicit in leadership. The study also underlines the need to explore the wider spatial, temporal, and economic contingencies that affect both the dynamics of compassion in “intercultural” business situations and spiritual leadership in intercultural contexts.

Classicism in the Saratov region

Saratov’s classicism is the first stage of its capital construction. It plays a major role in the formation of the architectural environment of the historical center. Classicism also influences the formation of the central part of the city. The article considers the processes of organization and self-organization of buildings in Saratov during the period of Classicism.Purpose: Identification of classicism buildings in Saratov.Methodology/approach: The main levels of scientific knowledge are accepted: a theoretical method involving the study of documents describing the architecture of classicism, a practical method to determine the elements of the environment, their harmony, and the systems analysis of these documents.Research findings: Regional properties of Saratov are studied for the period of classicism.Value: A study of harmony in the architectural environment of the historical center Saratov.

Comparative assessment of the terrain objects contours’ geometric complexity at implementing state land supervision and monitoring, an example of capital construction projects

Comparative assessment of the terrain objects contours’ geometric complexity at implementing state land supervision and monitoring, an example of capital construction projects

Does internet use improve employment?--Empirical evidence from China.

Achieving comprehensive and high-quality employment is essential to achieving new levels of people's well-being. The advancement of Internet technology not only affect the massiveness of employment, but also the quality of that. On the basis of constructing an employment quality evaluation index system, this article uses CLDS (China Labor-force Dynamics Survey) data to explore the impact of Internet use on the employment quality of workers and its underlying mechanisms. The results reveal that Internet use has a significant positive impact on improving the employment quality of workers. As the quantile of employment quality increases, internet use has a greater impact on workers with a lower employment quality quantile. In addition, the use of Internet has a more significant promoting effect on the employment quality of rural and female workers. From the perspective of mechanism, Internet use can increase workers' social capital and influence their employment quality through the accumulation of social capital. Based on this, countermeasures and suggestions are put forward from the aspects of increasing investment and construction of Internet infrastructure, further perfecting the reform of household registration system, promoting human capital investment and social capital construction.

Deconstructing the organizational resilience of construction firms in major emergencies: A text mining analysis of listed construction companies in China

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented huge losses for construction companies in terms of capital, labor, and project construction, highlighting a significant lack of organizational resilience (OR) within the construction industry. How to improve the OR of construction companies has become the key to resolve the crisis. However, there is a lack of systematic insights into the structure and dimensions of OR, as well as a gap in empirical evidence to explain how construction firms systematically construct OR. Therefore, this paper systematically identifies 19 resilience topics and their language descriptions by mining the resilience-related information in 1572 annual reports and expert interview data of listed companies in the Chinese construction industry during the COVID-19 pandemic, using a combination of the topic model and language model. Following the basic concept of OR, a framework of OR dimensions in the construction firms that integrates actions, resources, and capabilities is developed to uncover the complex resilience characteristics of construction firms. The results show that OR sought by listed companies in the construction industry consists of resilient actions, resilience resources, and resilience capabilities. Resilient actions stem from motivating, restraining, protecting, and exploring actions. The resilience resources include the resource reserves of organization, technology, and knowledge, while the resilience capabilities are dynamic capabilities that integrate prevention, response, adaptation, monitoring, perception, and recovery. The findings not only deconstruct the OR framework for construction companies to cope with crises, but also provide new paths for construction managers to cultivate the OR of companies in practice.

Effects of credit rating changes on corporate capital structure in South Africa

Orientation: The changes in credit ratings for corporates have a great impact on corporate funding decisions, costs and capital structures.Research purpose: The study aimed to identify the relationship between credit ratings and capital structures in emerging economies such as South Africa.Motivation for study: Investors, financial managers, regulatory authorities and financial analysts focus on the credit quality of companies as measured by credit ratings in making financing and investing choices. The credit rating is a significant communication tool, and businesses consider it crucial when deciding on capital structure. An ideal capital structure of a company is one that reduces its relative cost of capital by striking a balance between the capital structure proportions to enhance value.Research approach, design and method: A systematic and quantitative approach using semi-annual data from 2011 to 2020 sourced from EquityRT and the JSE.Main findings: Credit ratings have a positive and material impact on the capital structure decisions of South Africa’s top 40 companies. Thus, a higher debt-to-asset ratio is encouraged when the credit score improves, and a downgrade is more likely to be followed by a capital reduction behaviour.Practical/managerial implications: Investors, managers and regulators can use the findings of this study for financial decision-making purposes, anticipating changes in future corporate capital structures and monitoring funding opportunities as well as balancing debt to equity in the capital construction of an organisation.Contribution/value-add: The evidence generated by the study presented that credit rating changes influence capital structure.

МЕТОДОЛОГИЯ ПРИНЯТИЯ ОПТИМАЛЬНЫХ РЕШЕНИЙ ПО УПРАВЛЕНИЮ ЖИЗНЕННЫМ ЦИКЛОМ ОБЪЕКТА КАПИТАЛЬНОГО СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВА С УЧЕТОМ КРИТЕРИЯ ПЫЛЕВОГО ЗАГРЯЗНЕНИЯ АТМОСФЕРНОГО ВОЗДУХА

Abstract. The existing approaches to decision-making in construction have two significant drawbacks. Firstly, they allow us to calculate the effectiveness of the options under consideration only for the object construction phase, without giving an idea of the decisions effectiveness taken at other life cycle stages. Secondly, the absence of an environmental safety criterion for a particular technology in the model reduces its universality and the adequacy of the decisions taken.
 The article proposes a new approach to management decision-making in construction as to the management of a capital construction object life cycle. A methodology has been developed for making optimal decisions on life cycle management, taking into account the criterion of atmospheric air dust pollution. In order to build the methodology, a block diagram of the formation of dust emissions into the atmosphere from temporary pollution sources at various stages was developed. The dust pollution values for works performed at various life cycle stages of a capital construction object were obtained experimentally. Based on the data obtained, the values of the given optimization criterion are determined for choosing the optimal solution for life cycle management, taking into account the criterion of atmospheric air dust pollution.
 Unlike the existing ones, the developed methodology allows, firstly, to calculate the effectiveness of the options under consideration not only for the construction stage, but also for the entire object life cycle. Secondly, the model introduces a criterion of environmental safety of the control solutions under consideration, quantified by the degree of dust pollution of atmospheric air.
 Subject of research: The processes of atmospheric air dust pollution when performing work at various stages of the capital construction object life cycle. 
 Materials and methods: Theoretical and experimental methods for determining the concentration of dust pollution using the Ecologist program, based on the results of field dust pollution measurements and aerosol dispersed composition analysis.
 Results: A methodology for making optimal decisions on managing the capital construction object life cycle has been developed, including 5 stages.
 1. Identification of work types that cause atmospheric air dust pollution.
 2. Determination of fine dust concentration from each type of work.
 3. Determination of the atmospheric air pollution indicator total value for the implementation of all control solutions (technologies) variants and for all capital construction object life cycle stages according to the proposed model.
 4. Determination of given optimization criterion values for the implementation of all control solutions (technologies) variants and for all life cycle stages according to the proposed expression.
 5. Selection of the control solution (technology) with the lowest given optimization criterion value.
 Conclusions: As a result of theoretical and practical research, a methodology has been created that allows, firstly, to calculate the effectiveness of the options under consideration not only for the construction stage, but also for the entire object life cycle. Secondly, the model introduces a criterion of environmental safety of the control solutions under consideration, quantified by the atmospheric air dust pollution degree.

ESG Practices In Publicly Capital Construction Companies

Objective: The study aimed to qualitatively evaluate the use of ESG concepts by publicly traded Brazilian companies in the construction and development sector. Theoretical Framework: The discussion about the socio-environmental responsibility of companies has gained prominence in recent years with ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance). Considering the relevance of the construction and civil development sector to the economy, it is not exempt from the aforementioned socio-environmental responsibilities. Method: It was necessary to identify, among all the aspects involved in the concept of corporate sustainability, which were most relevant for companies in the respective segment, and then a survey was carried out to identify which practices companies adopt on a daily basis to minimize negative impacts. From the case study of the three companies chosen for the analysis, multiple examples of ESG initiatives were collected and it was possible to make a comparison between them. Results and Discussion: Company A stands out in the environmental pillar as it already offsets part of its GHG emissions. While on the social side, Companies A and B have initiatives that support projects in the education area. And in relation to governance, the three companies have positive indicators regarding independent members on the board. Research Implications: The limitations of the study are based on the superficiality of data from other companies studied during the company selection process, which do not allow for a broader analysis of the sector. Originality/Value: This study contributes to the literature by providing support for construction companies and developers to improve their ESG practices.

Особенности перераспределения финансовых ресурсов между бюджетами Тюменской области, Ямала и Югры

The socio-economic conditions in the North of Russia exert a significant influence on financial relations. Of particular importance is the unique budgetary mechanism within the complex constituent entities of the Russian Federation, exemplified by the Tyumen region and its autonomous districts. This macro-region presents a distinctive case of financial redistribution among subjects, which is governed by the Cooperation program. The objective of this article is to elucidate the nuances of financial redistribution among the constituent entities of Russia within the 2015-2025 timeframe under the framework of horizontal budgetary control outlined in the Cooperation program. The primary redistribution trajectories include the reallocation of financial resources, specifically corporate income tax, from the North, where it is generated, to the South, where it is utilized, and their partial return in the form of budgetary investments, provision of public services, and other intragovernmental transactions to the budgets of autonomous districts. In recent years, a notable shift has been observed, involving the abandonment of spending on capital construction and an increase in other intragovernmental transactions. A direct correlation has been identified between the funding allocated to the program and the redistribution coefficient. This coefficient is proposed to be calculated as the ratio of other intragovernmental transactions to the corporate income tax going into the Tyumen region’s budget from the territories of autonomous districts. Should the trend of substituting budgetary investments and public services provision with other intragovernmental transactions persist, it raises the possibility of a modification in the program’s format or a reassessment of its funding source. The presented case study of horizontal financial redistribution among regions may offer valuable insights for Far East regions with a similar sectoral structure, characterized by a predominant extractive sector in the economy. Elements of this financial redistribution mechanism could prove beneficial within the integration processes in the new regions of Russia.

Analysis of the Cost of Fuel and Energy Resources During the Overhaul of an Apartment Building

The study presents tools for calculating the consumption of fuel and energy resources when carrying out major repairs of a multi-apartment residential building. The purpose of the study is to reduce energy consumption during the work phase and increase the efficiency of the capital construction project. The methodological approaches of the study are based on calculation, analysis and comparison of the obtained values of consumption of fuel and energy resources when carrying out major repairs of an apartment building. Based on the results of the study, it was established that the structure of energy costs during major repairs is determined to a greater extent by the «machinery and mechanisms» consumer group, which may include a different number of subgroups. Analysis of the calculated values of consumption of fuel and energy resources showed that significant energy consumption during repair work is due to the mechanization of labor using construction machines (truck crane, truck) and equipment (roof burner, combined sprayer, etc.).

Life cycle management of capital construction object with minimization of atmospheric air pollution

Life cycle management of capital construction object with minimization of atmospheric air pollution

Повышение эффективности внедрения ТИМ на различных этапах жизненного цикла ОКС

The article analyzes the existing experience in introducing information modeling technology for a capital construction project at various stages of the life cycle. It is noted that the use of technology is considered at individual stages of the capital construction project life cycle , but there is no mechanism for transition from one information model to another. It was revealed that the rules for maintaining as-built documentation, reflecting not only the actual execution of design and working documentation decisions, but also the actual state of the building structure or its individual elements, are regulated, and the existing approach assumes that the operation of the building will be based on working documentation with changes made to reflect the current state object, i.e. on the basis of as-built documentation.
 The feasibility of information model developing with a different set of detail and attribute coating, corresponding to various types of documentation: design, working and executive, is substantiated.
 A universal roadmap for the information modeling technologies implementation in a design company has been developed, a proposed structure for storing information models of a construction project has been given, and further steps have been proposed for the implementation of information modeling technologies at subsequent stages of the life cycle of a capital construction project to increase the efficiency of its application.

Аdministrative responsibility in the field of town planning

The article is devoted to issues of administrative liability for offenses in the field of urban planning. The article draws attention to the shortcomings of the current legislation on administrative offenses and proposes measures to eliminate them. It is noted that urban planning activity is precisely the complex activity of state bodies and citizens for the formation and further development of common interests, territories, spaces, which involves a sequence of stages and is based on a close well- founded relationship and interdependence on socio-economic forecasting conditions. After all, the presence of such interconnection and interdependence is the main feature of urban planning legislation, which occupies a special place in the system of administrative law. Administrative liability in the field of construction arises in case of violation of the requirements of administrative legislation and urban planning. Therefore, the subjects of administrative offenses in the field of construction are social relations regulated by both administrative and urban planning law. This classification of administrative offenses by the subject of the offense is correct, as it allows to identify the signs of this element in the composition of the offense and to resolve the issue of the application of certain norms to the relevant social relations.
 Administrative responsibility for violations of legislation in the field of urban planning activities with a land and environmental component is only a small part of the total volume of «urban planning» components of the Administrative Code of Administrative Offenses. In view of this, it is important to point out the inter-branch nature of the relations of administrative responsibility for violations of the legislation on urban planning activities.
 Summarizing the results, the author concludes that an administrative offense in the field of urban planning is an illegal, culpable act (inaction) of a natural or legal person that violates the requirements of project documentation and normative documents in the field of construction, as well as the established order of construction, reconstruction, capital repair of objects of capital construction, putting it into operation, for which administrative responsibility is established by current legislation.

Training and Development, Work Performance, and Social Capital Constructs of Library Personnel in the South Manila Educational Consortium

Libraries play a crucial role in promoting information access and intellectual growth. To ensure library personnel thrive and meet diverse client needs, it is essential to understand their professional development and performance. There is insufficient research in a library working environment that integrates training and development, work performance, and social capital among personnel into a unified paradigm. This study is being carried out in this context to assess all three variables from library personnel and the findings will serve as a basis for improving training and development programs, enhancing work performance, and fostering social capital among library personnel, thus leading to informed decision-making processes related to human resource development and organizational strategy for optimizing library personnel performance and promoting a conducive working environment. The study utilized descriptive quantitative methodology, collecting data through a structured survey questionnaire from the South Manila Educational Consortium Libraries. Sixty-one (61) questionnaires were completed and returned from the total population, and SPSS was used for analysis, interpretation, frequency distribution, percentages, and mean. The findings showed that seminars, conferences, and workshops were the most available and widely used interventions of the respondents. The study also found that inadequate funding hinders training and development, with library funding being a key strategy to enhance them. Furthermore, respondents demonstrated above-average task and contextual performance, excellent counterproductive work behavior, and high levels of structural, relational, and cognitive social capital. Based on the notable results, it becomes evident that the training and development interventions of respondents were not significantly available. Additionally, it was observed that most of the library personnel made full use of the available interventions. Also, the study discovered positive work performance and the presence of social capital in the examined population. Keywords: Academic Library, Training and Development, Work Performance, Social Capital, Library Personnel

Архитектурно-градостроительный облик объекта капитального строительства: проблемы правового регулирования

In the context of creating a high-quality and comfortable environment, the problem of shaping the external appearance of settlements becomes particularly relevant. Currently, in urban planning, zones with different functional purposes are not always clearly separated. Nowadays, it is not uncommon for residential and office space to be located together in the same building. This necessitates the regulation of architectural solutions and the external appearance of the urban environment. In December 2022, Russian legislation introduced a procedure for approving the architectural and urban planning appearance of a capital construction project. This received a very mixed assessment among experts. The article analyzes the main directions of formation of the legal framework for carrying out this procedure. The authors emphasize the need to regulate architectural solutions and the external appearance of the urban environment in order to preserve its identity.

Развитие законодательства об охране российских объектов всемирного природного наследия в контексте решений сорок пятой сессии Комитета всемирного наследия

The decisions taken at the forty-fifth session of the World Heritage Committee regarding the World Natural Heritage sites located on Russian territory are analyzed. The most common problems characteristic of the majority of Russian unique natural complexes of global importance are noted. Gaps in the regulatory and legal consolidation of the World Natural heritage protection regime in legislation, acute conflicts related to the need to harmonize environmental requirements and infrastructure development are identified. The legal positions of the World Heritage Committee regarding the implementation of capital construction within the boundaries of World Heritage sites are analyzed. The constructive nature of the decisions adopted at the forty-fifth session of the World Heritage Committee is stated, proposals are formulated to improve legislation in the field of protection of World Natural heritage sites. The necessity of introducing amendments to the Federal Law “On Specially Protected Natural Territories”, defining the features of the protection of natural complexes of international importance, is substantiated. The importance of taking into account the modern climate agenda in ensuring the preservation of World Natural Heritage sites is emphasized.

Dobrostan młodzieży jako kluczowy zasób przyszłości – kontekst pedagogiczny

Well-being of youth as a key asset of the future – pedagogical context The aim of the above considerations was to demonstrate how crucial the well-being of the younger generation is as a social asset a form of capital. Drawing upon the relevant literature and available research, the role of educational environments in shaping the well-being of the younger generation was elucidated. The concept of well-being was explicated within the scope of various theoretical frame works and linked to pedagogical concepts, such as education and environment, which are integral components of a young individual’s functioning. It is within the environment that the most crucial life processes of an individual occur, particularly the establishment of peer and social relationships. This ability cannot fully develop without proper psychosocial functioning – without self-awareness and an understanding of the role of others in one’s life. Well-being is an indispensable resource for building relationships with oneself and other social connections. The foundation of this resource lies in the ability to name, differentiate, and express emotions as a neurobiological basis for the need to establish relationships. In this article, mental well-being has been presented as a crucial asset for the future, a competence that will enable the construction and strengthening of this social capital.

Options for adaptation of depressive industrial territories of large cities

The article discusses the issue of adaptation of former industrial buildings in industrial areas. The world experience of transforming industrial heritage is analyzed, the features of working with these objects are revealed, taking into account their historical value and the recorded legislative status of the cultural heritage object. Options for adaptation of depressed industrial areas have been identified, depending on the degree of influence and intervention both in the architectural appearance of the building and its space-planning structure, and in its urban planning characteristics: restoration with adaptation, new non-capital construction, reconstruction, new capital construction. Models for adaptation of industrial heritage sites in the urban environment are proposed, depending on the interaction of the industrial territory with the city infrastructure.