On approval of the Rules for determining the estimated cost of construction and the contract price of construction in respect of construction facilities located outside the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and financed with public investment
Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 22, 2026 No. 529
In accordance with paragraph 8 of Article 44 of the Building Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan DECIDES:
1. To approve the attached Rules for determining the estimated cost of Construction and the contract price of construction in respect of construction facilities located outside the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and financed with public investment.
2. This resolution comes into effect on July 1, 2026 and is subject to official publication.
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan
O. Bektenov
Approved by Resolution No. 529 of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on June 22, 2026
Rules for determining the estimated cost of construction and the contract price of construction in respect of construction facilities located outside the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and financed with public investment
Chapter 1. General provisions
1. These Rules for Determining the estimated cost of Construction and the contract price of construction in respect of construction facilities located outside the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and financed with public investment (hereinafter referred to as the Rules) have been developed in accordance with paragraph 8 of Article 44 of the Construction Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred to as the Rules). – The Code) and establish the procedure for determining the estimated cost and contractual price of the construction of new construction facilities (their complexes, communications) and (or) their modification (expansion, modernization, reconstruction, capital repairs), installation (dismantling), related technological and engineering equipment of construction facilities located outside the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan (next is the construction of facilities) and those financed with the involvement of public investments.
2. These Rules are intended for entities engaged in architectural, urban planning and construction activities in the development and implementation of investment projects for the construction of facilities outside the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the involvement of public investment in construction, with the exception of facilities that are being built on the territories of another state on the basis of international treaties ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan.
3. The following basic concepts are used in these Rules:
1) project expertise is an expert activity that analyzes and evaluates the quality of construction projects and urban planning projects by establishing the compliance (non–compliance) of design solutions with the conditions of source materials and permits for design provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as compliance in design solutions and calculations with the requirements of urban planning and technical regulations, norms and regulations of the state and interstate regulatory documents;
2) pre–project documentation - the documentation preceding the development of project documentation and including programs, reports, justifications, technical and economic calculations, results of scientific research and engineering surveys, technological and constructive calculations, sketches, drawings, layouts, measurements and results of surveys of objects, as well as other initial materials and materials necessary for decision-making on the development of project documentation and the subsequent implementation of construction projects;
3) engineering services – technical supervision, design support and project management services that ensure the preparation and implementation of construction in order to achieve optimal design performance;
4) construction project – design and estimate documentation containing the relevant requirements of the Code, as well as estimates for the organization and management of construction, engineering preparation of the territory, landscaping. Construction projects also include projects for the conservation and postutilization of construction sites.;
5) Construction activity (construction) – activities related to the creation of fixed assets for industrial and non-industrial purposes through the construction of new and (or) modification (expansion, modernization, technical re-equipment, reconstruction, restoration, capital repairs) of construction facilities (their complexes, communications), installation (dismantling), related technological and engineering equipment, manufacture (production) of building materials, products and structures, as well as carrying out works on the conservation of objects of unfinished construction and the postutilization of construction sites that have reached their end of life;
6) a construction object is an object of an artificial environment in the form of a building or structure, which is the final result of construction activity.;
7) state investments in construction (public investments) – investments in the construction of new construction facilities, engineering and transport communications, as well as reconstruction (expansion, modernization, technical re-equipment) or major repairs of construction facilities, the sources of which are:
funds from the national and (or) local budgets, including targeted funds aimed at budget investments and budget lending to quasi-public sector entities;
targeted funds for non-state loans under a state guarantee or state guarantee;
funds of the National Fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
funds of quasi-public sector entities, with the exception of organizations and legal entities whose shareholder (participant, trustee) is the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
funds of autonomous educational organizations.
Public investments also include funds from the national and (or) local budgets aimed at co-financing and (or) compensating investment costs for public-private partnership projects.;
8) estimated cost of construction – the amount of money required for construction, defined in the design and estimate documentation (if available) on the basis of design materials and estimated regulatory documents;
9) contractor (general contractor) – an individual and (or) a legal entity (including joint ventures) licensed to carry out certain types of activities in the field of architecture, urban planning and construction;
10) contractor's estimate (offer) – estimated documentation as part of the contractor's tender proposal, compiled by him taking into account his own organizational and technological capabilities for participation in tenders for the purchase of contract works and services;
11) estimated documentation – documentation as part of the pre-design documentation or construction project, determining the estimated cost of construction;
12) estimated regulatory documents (cost estimates) – estimated standards, cost estimates, indexes and other regulatory documents on pricing necessary to determine the estimated cost of construction, as well as manuals and methodological recommendations;
13) the customer is an individual or a legal entity operating in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Depending on the objectives of the activity, the customer may be the investor of the project (program), the customer (owner) or their authorized persons.;
14) customer's estimate is the estimated documentation intended for planning investment activities and conducting tenders for the purchase of contract works and services.
4. The regulatory and legal bases for determining the estimated cost of construction of facilities located outside the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan are the budget legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Code, these Rules and state regulatory documents on pricing in construction (including estimated standards), approved in accordance with subparagraph 7) of Article 24 of the Code (hereinafter – state standards).
5. The estimated cost of construction is determined as part of the pre-design documentation and the construction project in order to plan construction costs.
6. When determining the estimated cost of construction of facilities, the reliability and transparency of determining the cost of construction at current prices, procedures and results of estimated calculations, as well as reporting on the expenditure of funds at all stages of the investment project implementation are ensured.
7. The estimated cost of construction is used to form the maximum price of a contract for the performance of contract work in construction (including design, survey, expert, research work for construction, manufacture (production) of building materials, products and structures on orders), as well as engineering services.
8. The costs of investment projects regulated within the framework of industry legislation are included in the consolidated cost estimates of an investment nature.
Chapter 2. Determination of the estimated cost of construction
9. The estimated cost of construction at the pre-design stage (estimated cost of construction) and the estimated cost of construction for the construction project are determined in accordance with state regulations.
10. Depending on the stage of implementation of the investment project, the estimated cost of construction of the facility includes:
1) the cost of developing pre-design or design estimates, engineering surveys for construction;
2) the cost of the project examination;
3) estimated cost of contract construction and installation works, costs and services;
4) the cost of engineering services;
5) value added tax (or a similar indirect tax in accordance with the legislation of the state in which the construction is carried out).
If there are international agreements on the avoidance of double taxation, the relevant provisions are taken into account.
11. The estimated cost of construction is determined in tenge.
The conversion of the estimated cost of construction into the currency of the state on whose territory the construction is carried out is carried out on the instructions of the customer at the official exchange rate of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the date agreed by the customer.
12. When applying international standards or standards of the state on whose territory the construction is being carried out, as well as data from implemented foreign similar projects, double counting and the influence of factors not directly related to the quantitative and qualitative parameters of the construction site and not provided for by state regulations are excluded in order to obtain reliable calculations of the estimated cost of construction.
13. The basis for determining the amount of funds for the implementation of investment projects for the construction of facilities located outside the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and financed with public investment is the estimated cost of construction, approved in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Chapter 3. Determination of the contract price of construction
14. The contractor's estimate (offer) is drawn up on the basis of design estimates and (or) tender documentation approved by the customer and is part of the contractor's tender application.
15. The contractor's estimate (offer) is drawn up taking into account the contractor's own organizational and technical capabilities in compliance with the basic provisions, requirements, conditions and restrictions of state regulations.
16. The contractor's estimate (offer) is drawn up in current prices for construction resources. Current prices for construction resources are accepted based on the contractor's data.
17. When drawing up the contractor's estimate (offer), the names and physical volumes of work on the project, the standard costs of construction resources, the qualitative and quantitative composition of building materials, products, structures, and equipment for the project (the resource part of the customer's estimate) are given in accordance with the customer's estimate without changes.
For other (auxiliary) materials, as well as other (auxiliary) construction machinery and mechanisms performing auxiliary technological functions, the share of which in the total cost of the corresponding group of resources does not exceed 5% (five percent) in a particular type of work, the offer allows the contractor to offer its own version of such resources. The options for other resources are formed by the contractor based on his own practice, without deterioration of quality and violation of the technology of work.
18. The contract price of construction is determined on the basis of the price offer (competitive (tender) price offer) and the contractor's offer, approved by the results of the tender in accordance with the civil legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on public procurement, procurement of certain entities of the quasi-public sector.
19. The contract price of the construction should not exceed the cost set by the customer's estimate.
20. As part of the contract, the customer and the contractor draw up a list of the contract price and a catalog of individual contract prices.
The contract price statement takes into account all contract works provided for in the pre-design or design (design estimate) documentation for construction and tender (tender) documentation.
21. The catalog of individual contract prices is an integral part of the contract price statement and serves as the basis for mutual settlements between the customer and the contractor for the work performed.
22. Single contractual rates are calculated for the accepted unit of work on the project with all relevant additional charges without value added tax.
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