INSTITUTIONAL REGULATION OF TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT AT THE LEVEL OF CONSTRUCTION ORGANIZATIONS
Subject: the subject of research is the characteristics of technical equipment at the level of independent construction organizations and integrated formations. Goals: the analysis of the condition of fleet of the construction equipment being used has revealed great problems. These problems have quite persistent nature since 1990, from the moment of unbalancing of the re-equipping process at the level of the entire national economy. The identified problems are associated with a high level of depreciation of construction equipment and a large percentage of obsolete equipment. Therefore, it is necessary to find the most effective mechanisms for regulating technical equipment condition that contribute to reducing operating costs, increasing the work efficiency and, accordingly, to the competitiveness growth in the context of difficult financial situation of construction organizations. Construction equipment is one of the most capital-intensive factors of production, and therefore, its management requires consideration of all costs for both exploited and newly acquired equipment. The costs for owning and operating machinery are an appreciable part of the organization's expenses. Accounting for this circumstance is especially important as modern technologies require the use of a wide variety of fairly expensive machines. Materials and methods: statistical, abstract-logical and computation and design methods of research were applied. Results: the article proposes mechanisms and measures for regulating technical equipment which create the basis for its growth at the level of independent construction units. This includes the compilation of an annual cost estimate for each unit of equipment, a forecast cost estimate for the equipment purchased, creation of mechanization bases with a specific structure and features of functioning. Conclusions: the conclusions proposed in the article focus on the need to comprehensively search for reserves for the renewal of construction equipment, to find mechanisms for efficient use of the existing fleet of available equipment.