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Examples of business cooperation between EU and Russia

Delivering Design Services to Russian Market

Mr. Vesa Peltonen, Senior AdvisorVahanen Engineering Consultants

Ficote GroupHelsinki, Finland

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Ficote Groupis a company providing its clients expert services in constructiondesign. The company offers a wide range of services in buildingand renovation. We work in Russia and Baltic states and havemore than ten years of experience in these markets as a locallyestablished palyer. Ficote is owned by two leading Finnishconstruction design consultancies, Vahanen and Projectus Team.

Ficote has offices in Moscow and St. Petersburg with a staff of 90 experts.

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We are a multi-disciplinary consultancy

ArchitectureStructuralMechanicalElectricalGeotechnicalEnvironmental

providing services inProgramming Design

Master PlansBuilding Designs

Getting approvalsAuthor supervisionClient services

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Our project types

HousingIndustry, logisticsRetailOfficesSports, entertainmentetc

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Our clients are• Finnish companies• International companies• Russian companies

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Client profiles

Business clientsProduction companiesRetail companiesLogistics companies

Investor clientsGeneric projectsTailor made projects

Developer clientsGreen field projectsBrown field projectsRe-development projects

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Kolomagi Housing Project

Client: YIT – LentekBiggest housing project of the

client in Russia

Location: St. Petersburg

Design: 2006-2008

Size: 100 000 m2

Tasks:Main design,

All disciplinesAuthor supervision till 2010

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Papula Housing Project

Client:SRV Russia / OOO Papula

High Class housing at the Finnish Gulf

Location: Vyborg

Design:2006-2008

Size: 35 000 m2

Task:Main design, geotechnics, HVAC,

electrical

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Stockmann Nevsky Center

Client: StockmannBig shopping mall investment in St. Petersburg

historic centre

Location: SPB, Nevski Prospekt

Design: project stage 2006-2007

Size: 90 000 m2

Tasks:Geotechnics, structural, HVAC and electrical

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Ahlstrom glass fiber membrane plant

Client: SRV Russia Ltd

Location: Tver

Design: 2006-2007

Size: 11 000 m2

Tasks:Main design, all discplines

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LTM concrete products plant

Client:LTM Company Ltd

Location: Obninsk, Kaluga

Design: 2006-2007

Size: 8 500 m2

Tasks:Main design, all disciplines

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Logistics Center

Client: Kulon

Logistics center project for a Russian-American joint venture

Location: Moscow oblast

Size: 155 000 m2

Design: 2004

Task:Architectural concept

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Client needs

• Spaces for activities• Quality to meet requirements• Cost efficiency• Speed of delivery• Security of the investment• Sustainability?

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Alternative service delivery strategies

Non-Russian design using non-Russian standardsThis will result in the need for extensive localization - big problems

Non-Russian design using Russian standardsThis could be the solution bringing together the best of both worldsVery challenging because of human resources and available tools

Russian design using Russian standardsGood solution to secure the delivery but difficult for the non-Russian

client

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Challenges

Understanding the differences in processesRegulatory basis differentMilestones and their contents differ

Introducing new solutions New building types or new combinationsNew materialsNew technologies

Meeting user demandsNon-Russian clients need unfamiliar solutionsNeed to build for unknown users or uses

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Lessons learned

Things are not as they are at homeSame basic requirements - different solutions

Technical obstacles can be removed CostsScheduleUncertainty

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Expected improvements – a business view

Harmonization of standardsOpens possibilities for wider scope of solutions, materials and

components in projects in RussiaAllows freer movement of goods and servicesAllows the application of experiences gained in projects outside Russia

Performance based requirements e.g. fire safety

Easier delivery of servicesBenefits for clients and usersBetter business

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OOO Ficote Consulting, St. PetersburgOOO Ficote Engineering, Moscow