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🏗️Rebuilding Critical and Social Infrastructure: From Comfort to Safety

The second block of the Recovery Construction Forum Ukraine 2.0 focused on socio-economic development of the regions, the safety of critical infrastructure facilities, the rapid restoration of schools, kindergartens, and hospitals, as well as the role of public-private partnerships in implementing the best global practices — swiftly, efficiently, and rationally.

💬An exclusive dialogue moderated by Oleksandr Chervak, CEO of the Confederation of Builders of Ukraine, also took place during this session: “The Ministry of Health of Ukraine, in coordination with the World Bank, recently presented their work on rebuilding healthcare facilities. After speaking with our participants, we realized that the construction sector lacks sufficient information on this issue.”

🏥Ihor Kuzin, Deputy Minister of Health, Chief State Sanitary doctor of Ukraine, HEAL Ukraine Project Coordinator, presented the project’s efforts in strengthening the healthcare system and saving lives. Its total value amounts to 500 million USD.

One of the project’s components includes the restoration and modernization of hospital care facilities in line with reform directions — reconstruction, major repairs of selected hospitals, and the construction of new buildings within existing institutions.

Nearly 600 facilities have already been restored out of 1,984 damaged and 301 completely destroyed medical institutions.

🏗️Yurii Sverba, Deputy Head of Ukraine's State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development, spoke about the agency's current operations: “We plan to implement an e-contracting system. It will cover the full cycle from preparing tender documentation to finalizing work completion reports. We are currently working on the implementation of this project.”

Additionally, a pilot project for the reconstruction of 5 settlements is underway, aimed at the comprehensive restoration of residential areas (housing, administrative buildings, cultural, educational and medical institutions, roads, and safety centers).

💬The discussion was moderated by Konstantin Kovshevatsky, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of PRAGMATIKA.MEDIA: “We continue to talk about the reconstruction of critical and social infrastructure. We are talking about how we live, how we should live, how we can live, and how we will live in the near future.”

🤝Kateryna Yaroshenko, Financial Expert of the UNDP PMCU, shared the specifics of UNDP’s technical support within the implementation of the sub-projects of the Emergency Credit Program for Ukraine's Recovery (ECPU) and the Ukraine Recovery Program (URP).

During the first selection round of projects under the Ukraine Recovery Programme III, carried out through the DREAM ecosystem, a list of initiatives was identified to receive non-repayable funding in the form of a subvention. The selected projects cover several key areas:

✔️construction and deployment of gas piston and gas turbine units, including cogeneration, as well as block-modular boiler houses (37 projects totaling UAH 1.1 billion);

✔️construction, reconstruction, and capital repair of municipal housing facilities (5 projects totaling UAH 0.3 billion);

✔️modernization of water supply and sewage systems (68 projects totaling UAH 2 billion);

✔️reconstruction of medical institutions (21 projects totaling UAH 1.1 billion).

Ms. Yaroshenko listed the key specific requirements for implementing URP III sub-projects, including cost-per-square-meter limitations, special requirements for tender documentation, proof of experience in executing similar contracts, and financial capacity.

The expert also explained how private businesses can participate in the projects, sharing the implementation algorithm for the URP III projects selected for funding.

📜Tetiana Korotka, Deputy Business Ombudsman, provided information on involving the private sector in recovery efforts, how the process is being carried out, and the challenges companies face. There is already a pressing need for projects that can swiftly restore life-support systems.

Ms. Korotka explained the shortcomings of current procedures, which create a number of difficulties for businesses working on critical infrastructure restoration, and how these could be resolved.

🌊Dmytro Novytskyi, President of the Association “Ukrvodokanalekologiya”, emphasized the primary priority in rebuilding Ukraine’s water infrastructure — people’s safety. Out of 589 damaged facilities, 228 have already been restored, but the needs remain vast. In addition, over 830 km of networks require replacement.

Mr. Novytskyi reminded participants of the new water supply standards and outlined key challenges in the sector. Among them are the risks associated with urban development: construction without considering system capacities and overloading the networks.

🏫Angela Makeeva, Acting Head - Secretary of Irpin City Council, spoke about the results achieved in Irpin thanks to the synergy between the community and business. In total, 70% of the social infrastructure was damaged. Only through the cooperation of the authorities, businesses, the community, and international partners was it possible to implement large-scale, impactful projects.

Overall, UAH 1,149.77 million was mobilized for the reconstruction of social and critical infrastructure. Of this amount, regional programs accounted for 4.35%, state programs for 30.34%, and charitable programs for 65.32%.

🌇Tetiana Stoliarenko, Advisor to the Kharkiv City Mayor, informed participants about the rapid restoration of social infrastructure to ensure comfort and safety. In total, there are 4,480 damaged multi-apartment residential buildings in Kharkiv, and this number continues to grow.

Ms. Stoliarenko emphasized that reconstruction is critically important for the return of residents and for creating living conditions for internally displaced persons (IDPs). She outlined the concept for restoring Kharkiv’s neighborhoods and shared information on opportunities for businesses, architects, and builders to participate in competitions organized by the Kharkiv City Council for the city’s reconstruction.

📐Oleksii Popov, Chief Architect at ENVITECH , a Strategic partner of the Recovery Construction Forum Ukraine 2.0, shared a vision of a comprehensive approach that enables the rebuilding of the country. This approach combines traditional and modern forms, contemporary engineering solutions, and energy-saving technologies. Mr. Popov specifically emphasized the security component.

He also shared his experience in developing conceptual projects of various scales and compositions for the city of Trostianets.

🌐More insights from the Recovery Construction Forum Ukraine 2.0 can be found via the link:

https://kbu.org.ua/en/news/how-can-we-balance-the-needs-of-the-state-communities-and-businesses-for-high-quality-reconstruction 

Check out how the event went in photos:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Q8KGZuzzTuteW8Uf9 

Organizers: Confederation of Builders of Ukraine & International Exhibition Operator Premier Expo

Supported by: European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC)

General Partner: Kreator-Bud

Strategic Partners: ENVITEC, Intergal-Bud, Nove Stolittya, ROYAL HOUSE

Official Partners: PENETRON UKRAINE, WÜRTH UKRAINE, CAPAROL UKRAINE, MINISTRY OF DOORS, KOLORIT

Financial Partner: Globus Bank

Roll-up Partners: BUDGILD, YOUCONTROL, BUDMALL

Information Partners: PRAGMATIKA.MEDIA, ProfBuild, Build Portal, RBC Ukraine, ZPP, Academy DTEK, ICC UKRAINE, Ukrainian Quarries

WE WILL WIN AND REBUILD EVERYTHING! 💪

TOGETHER TO VICTORY!

GLORY TO UKRAINE! 💙💛