BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 26. A Coordination
Commission for Construction Projects has been established in
Azerbaijan.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed the
relevant decree.
Comprehensive reforms have been implemented in the country to
strengthen the institutional foundations of the construction
sector, and construction procedures have been improved through
legislative acts adopted within this framework.
According to the decree, President Ilham Aliyev, based on by
Item 32 of Article 109 of the Constitution of Azerbaijan, made the
decision to:
1. establish a Coordination Commission on Construction Projects
(hereinafter referred to as the "Commission") for improving
administrative procedures in the implementation of construction
projects, coordinating the activities of state bodies
(institutions), ensuring oversight of executive discipline, and
preparing proposals for the study and application of progressive
practices, with the following composition:
Chairman of the commission
Shahin Mustafayev – Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan
Members of the commission:
Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan
Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of
Azerbaijan
Deputy Minister of Finance of Azerbaijan
Deputy Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan
Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport of
Azerbaijan
Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Azerbaijan
Deputy Minister of Health of Azerbaijan
Deputy Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan
Chairman of the State Water Resources Agency of Azerbaijan
Deputy Chairman of the State Agency for Antimonopoly and
Consumer Market Control under the President of Azerbaijan
First Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning
and Architecture of Azerbaijan
Deputy Chairman of the Food Safety Agency of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Head of the State Service for Property Issues under
the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan
Chairman of the Board of the State Agency of Azerbaijan
Automobile Roads
Chairman of the Board of AzerEnergy OJSC
Chairman of Azerishig OJSC
General Director of Azerigas Production Union
2. A Secretariat of the commission must be established for the
purpose of organizing the Commission’s ongoing activities, and the
performance of the Secretariat’s functions shall be entrusted to
the Office of the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan.
3. The commission must:
3.1. ensure the conduct of analyses regarding the current state
of implementation discipline across all existing procedures and
stages during the execution of construction projects financed by
state funds, as well as the status of compliance with execution
timelines at each stage and the reasons for any delays;
3.2. ensure the prompt resolution of delays arising during the
preparation, coordination, and permitting processes for
construction projects financed by state funds; ensure compliance
with the timeframes established by normative legal acts for various
procedures and stages; uphold implementation discipline; and
coordinate the activities of the relevant state bodies
(institutions);
3.3. by obtaining reports from relevant state bodies
(institutions), monitor the processing of applications submitted to
these bodies (institutions) in connection with construction
projects financed by state funds, within the framework of approval
and permitting procedures, ensuring they are reviewed within the
timeframes established by normative legal acts; furthermore,
explore the possibilities of implementing digital solutions, data
exchange mechanisms, and best practices to enhance executive
discipline in this area;
3.4. prepare proposals regarding the following matters and
submit them to the President of Azerbaijan within a period of six
months:
3.4.1. improvement of normative legal acts regarding the
simplification of approvals, permits, and other administrative
procedures related to construction projects, as well as the
optimization of implementation stages and timeframes;
3.4.2. establishment of an open, transparent, and competitive
mechanism for construction projects, specifically those financed by
the private sector, utilizing advanced tools and incentive
mechanisms (including digital tools) in line with international
best practices, with the aim of stimulating investment in the
construction sector;
3.4.3. improvement of the cost-estimation standards and pricing
mechanisms applied to the evaluation of construction projects
financed by state funds, as well as the resource-based method of
pricing;
3.5. submit a report on the work performed to the President of
Azerbaijan once a year;
3.6. involve other state bodies (institutions), as well as
experts (specialists), in the work of the commission whenever
necessary.
4. The Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan must address matters
arising from this decree.
5. The Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of
Azerbaijan must, within a period of six months, prepare and submit
to the commission proposals regarding the improvement of existing
state information resources and systems used for processing
applications for construction permits; the consolidation of
necessary data into a unified database; the enhancement of
inter-agency data exchange and the integration between information
resources and systems; and the expansion of technological solutions
in line with international best practices.
6. The Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication
must, upon the request of the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan,
carry out the monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of
Item 3.1 of this decree.
