PRESENT ORGANIZATION OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PROVES INEFFICIENT, HAMPERS INDUSTRIALIZATION

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• Publication Date: November 30, 1950
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPOR
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FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD NO.
COUNTRY ussR
SUBJECT Economic - Construction
HGW
PUBLISHED Daily newspapers
WHERE
PUBLISHED USSR
DATE
PUBLISHED 20 Aug - 3 oct 1950
LANGUAGE Russian
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
PRESENT ORGANIZATION OF CONSTRUCTION WORK
PROVES INEFFICIENT, HAMPERS INDUSTRIALIZATION
MOSCOW ORGANIZATIONS CRITICIZID -- Moskovskaya Pravda, 8 Sep 50
During the recent conference of construction workers in the Moscow City
Committee of VKP(b) the conclusion was reached that it would be necessary to
enlarge and consolidate Moscow construction organizations. The present sys~~
tem of housing construction does not permit full utilization of modern con-
struction techniques. Some construction projects in Moscow use assembly-line
methods, but they are still an exception to the rule. In all city rayons,
construction work is done by numerous organizations of ministries and depart-
ments. This squandering of funds and labor is very harmful.
The present structure of construction organizations should be changed.
As a rule, construction and assembly trusts of ministries have several con-
struction and assembly administrations. They, in turn, supervise one or
two construction projects, situated at some distance from each other. As
a result, a large nu~hber of small construction organizations operate in one
city rayon, where one cr two large trusts could very well handle the work.
Each one of these organizations is obliged to set up a temporary administra-
tive system on a small scale. However, to industrialize housing construction
one should have not semi-industrial, auxiliary enterprises but large indus-
trial plants producing large-sized, finished construction parts. Such enter-
prises should be built according to a uniform plan. Each plant should service
several construction organizations in Moscow. It would be much more profit-
able for the state to have one really progressiv? enterprise than a large num-
ber of inefficient ones. At present, unfortunately, the latter are in the ma-
jority. The existence of small plants created arbitrarily by each construction
organization leads to unnecessary expenditure of state funds.
Due to lack of machinery, the smaller construction organizations cannot
fully apply the methods of assembling large structural units. The word "as-
sembly" should ttot, es a rule, appear in the name of these "construction and
assembly" administrations.
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Contracting organizations usually do not meet their quotes and do not
complete their work within the prescribed periods. All this results in the
squa.ldering of funds and labor forces. During 1949, for example, out of
more than 100 contracting organizations 69 had to meet a plan in the amount
of one to ten million rubles, and no higher. In Izmaylovo, 80 buildings
were constructed by 65 construction organizations of 31 ministries. This
could have b,:en handled by one trust with an annual plan of 90 million ru-
bles. Unfortunately, there are still very few of these large organizations,
such as the "Stroitel "' Trust, "Moszhilstroy" Trust, "Mosuglegrazhdanzhil-
stroy" Trust, and a few others.
Construction and assembly trusts should be assigned to certain city
rayons, regardless of the ministry to which they are subordinated.
LENINGRAD CONSTRUCTION LAGGING -- Leningradskaya Pravda, 19 Sep 50
Not all Leningrad construction organizations are meeting state plans.
A serious laa in +ho ,,..,.v ,.~ -.._.. ___. _ ..
the plan for housing construction in Leningrad will~be fu1fi11edWReAccord-
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ata, only 28 percent of the year plan for housing con-
struction ham boor .....o..i..i..a ,,. o __--" -. _ --
--r....~..~~,, ~`.~ ~~'in~oury; "Lenxnlmpromstroy" (head, pavlyuchenko) "Le-
nakademstrnv' (hanA n .....................~ ~.__- ._ _ _ ._ ~
Machine Buildin "' --~?~ ~'- " ";;` ''~''"'`?`'`y ~l neavy
g (head Gorodilin), and I.envuzstroy (head, Lukin). These
trusts Pt,i1oA +., ..,,m..~..a.. __--~._.__.. .. .. _
CITY CONSTRUCTION IN BASHKIRL4 LACIGS PLANNING -- Moscow, Izvestiya,
20 Aug 50
New towns of petroleum workers are developing in southwest Bashkiria,
including Ishimbay, Oktyabr'skiy, and others. Housing construction has
grown rapidly. Sterlitamak, Beloretsk, and other old towns are being re-
constructed and expanded. Ufa, the capital of Bashkir ASSR, has been
transformed from a small provincial town into an industrial center with
asphalt streets, water pipes, sewer system, streetcars, and parks.
However, there are still many shortcomings in the construction of
towns and settlements in Bashkiria. City construction lacks uniform plan-
ning. Some trusts try to avoi3 capital construction projects. As a rule,
construction of new towns and settlements begins on the outskirts. In
Sterlitamak, considerable funds are spent yearly for housing construction,
but no reconstruction work is done in the city center.
La;:ge industrial enterprises are obliged to take part in construction
of central parts of cities, and to turn over 10 percent of all completed
apartment buildings to thc: city executive committees. Euilders have been
trying to avoid meeting their obligations and have been able to obtain dis-
pensation through their ministries "by way of exception." Owing to this
practice, the central areas of Ishimbay, Oktyabr'skiy, and Chernikovsk are
still largely unbuilt.
A serious disadvantage in the reconstruction ox' these towns is the
lack of sewer systems. Despite existing plans and funds for this purpose,
the construction of sewer systems is being delayed.
In Ufa, the total volume of construction is not very large as compared
with new and rapidly growing cities. Large plants subordinated to the Un-
ion, which occupied the best buildings during the war, are unwilling to va-
cate these buildings and to invest funds in capital construction. For ex-
ample, the "Bashneft"' Association is still occupying the Beahprofsovet
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(Bashkir Council of Trade Unions) and the academic theater. During 15 years
of its existence in Ufa, the association has not constructed a single major
building but is merely building small houses in the suburbs.
A similar situation exists in enterprises of the Ministries of Communi-
cations Equipment Industry and Chemical Industry. Either they do not use the
funds assigned to construction, or squander them, and fail to build up the
central city areas for which they are responsible.
The Ministry of City Construction has been in existence for a whole year,
but it has not had the necessary coordinating effect on subordinate architec-
tural organizations. Until now, the duties and functions of administrations
for affairs of architecture have not been determined. The Administration for
Affairs of Architecture under the Council of Ministers RSFSR has little con-
trol over local architectural activities. Standard requirements in planning
and construction have not been coordinated, especially with regard to fire
prevention, sanitary engineering, and architectural work.
T00 MANY OP.GANIZATIONS HANDLING CONSTRUCTION TIRASPOL' -- Kishinev, Sovetskaya
Moldaviya, 15 Sep 50
Industrial and housing construction in Tiraspol? is being handled by four
construction organizations: construction and assembly administrations of Kon-
servstroy, Pishchestroy, local industry, and Grazhdanzhilstroy. Witb the ex-
ception of Konservstroy, the remaining construction organizations are in no
way equipped to handle the work efficiently. For example, in enterprises of
the local industry all construction work is done by manual labor, and even the
simplest types of construction machinery are lacking. Pishchestroy also has
very inadequate mechanical equipment and most of the work is done by hand.
Grazhdanzhilstroy has a wcodworking combine which might be able to supply the
city of Tiraspol? and adjoining rayons with carpentry products. However, this
enterprise is using only 20-25 percent of its productive capacity.
Pishchestroy completed only 70 percent of the 6-month construction plan.
The main reason for this was the lack of reinforcement iron, and although a
large amount of cement was available it could not be used withcut the neces-
sary iron. Other construction organizations have the required reinforcement
iron but no cement whatsoever, which situation makes it impossible for them
to meet their construction. plans.
Pishchestroy, which has operated in Tiraspol' for 5 years, is unable to
hire more construction workers because of a complete lack of housing facili-
ties. During the past 3 years, no funds have been allotted for housi:!g con-
struction for the needs of the trust's own workers.
It has become absolutely necessary to consolidate all four Tiraspol'
construction organizations into one large trust similar to the "Moldstroy"
construction organization, xhich successfully handled industrial and hous-
ing construction in Tiraspol' and adjoining areas before the xar.
UKRAINIAN TRUSTS STILL INSUFFICIENTLY MECHANIZED __ Kiev, i'ravda Ukrainy,
9 Sep 50
A great deal of construction is going on in Stalino Oblast. New hous-
ing is under construction on an area of 700,000 square meters. During 1950,
miners, metallurgical workers, and machine builders have received 211,000
square meters of housing.
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High-speed, assembly-line construction methods are being used more widely.
The "Stalinzhilstroy" Trust, headed by Shevgalishin, has considerably speeded
up construction of new houses and has reduced construction costs in the last
8 months by almost 500,000 rubles. However, a number of other trusts still
operate very inefficiently and slc+wly, including the "Azovstal'stroy," "Mak_
stroy," and "Yenakiyevtyazhstroy" trusts. Machinery is not bei^g utilized
sufficiently. In the "Yenakiyevtyazhstroy" Trust, 60 percent of loadiag and
unloading is done by hand and a large number of hoisting machines and auto-
matic loaders are idle. In the "Makstroy" Trust, only ~!~ percent of the ma-
chinery is used. In the center of Stalino City, the "Yuzhvadstroy" Trust is
buil3ing a 3-story house, using only outdated construction methods.
MINSK HAS SHORTAGE OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, MATERTATR __ Minsk, Sovetskaya
Belorussiya, 9 Sep 50
Two 5-story apartment houses of the Western Railroad Okrug are under con-
struction in Minsk opposite the railroad statiott. These two buildings, deco-
rated with two high towers, are to serve as a sort of "gateway" to the city.
One of these buildings is to have 110 apartments and should be completed in
November 1950. However, at the present rate of construction it seems doubt-
ful that the building will be finished on schedule. Tu finish the exterior
of the central part of the building by the prescribed date, 50 plasterers
are required, but only 35 are available. The Smolensk construction adminis-
tration of the Ministry of Transportation USSR has promised to send plasterers
from Vitebsk, but so far no help has been received by the roes?,-~;ction prc~ect,
The same situation exists with regard to painters; only seven of these are
available instead of the required 20.
The construction projects also lacks metal for staircase railings and
balcony grilles and there is~a shortage of other materials for the installa-
tion of the central heating system and water anu sewer pipes.. A~.1 'this
prevents the buildings fY?om being finished on time. ~ ?
CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS NEEDED IN CENTRAL RSFSR -- Yerevan, Kommunist,
3 oct 50
Engineers and technicians in the following specialties are required for
work in MVD construction in the central zone of RSFSR: industrial and civilian
construction, operation and repair of automobiles and construction machinery,
hydraulic engineers, power engineers, builders of automobile roads, geodesists,
as well as planning experts, economists, and accounting clerks. Apply to Per-
sonnel Department of MVD, Armenian SSR.
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