Uzbekistan Bans Unjustified Changes to Approved Construction Designs

Uzbekistan's government has approved a regulation on determining the value of design and survey works under Resolution No. 584 dated 21 October 2026. For budget-funded facilities under targeted programmes, author supervision costs must be listed separately in contracts at 10 percent of the design-estimate documentation cost.

Design organisations will receive a one-time advance of 30 percent. Design assignments must be issued digitally and signed electronically. Completed documents will be submitted through the national "Shaffof qurilish" information system and automatically sent to expertise within one working day. Digitalisation will roll out by 1 December 2026 for schools and preschools, 1 September 2027 for healthcare facilities, and 1 June 2028 for other facilities.

From 1 March 2027, budget-funded facilities will follow a unified design approach. Unjustified additions and changes are banned once designs pass expertise and are approved. If the approved object value rises or falls by 1.5 times or more from the initial value used to select the design organisation, the cost will be recalculated. The resolution takes effect three months after official publication.