Self-regulation of the project market: the fourth regional meeting of the NSPS was held in Khmelnytskyi
Self-regulation and economic sustainability of the industry became key topics of the fourth regional working meeting of the National Union of Project Business, which took place on February 24, 2026 in Khmelnytskyi. The event continued a series of professional dialogues that have already taken place in Dnipro, Zhytomyr, and Rivne.
The regional work format is gradually turning into a systemic mechanism for professional discussion of project market problems – without declarations, with a focus on specific solutions.
President of the National Union of Ukrainian Students, Doctor of Law Viktor Leshchynskyi emphasized that self-regulation is no longer a theoretical concept.
“Self-regulation is an indicator of the maturity of the professional community. Our task is to develop mechanisms that work in practice and increase the responsibility of each participant in the process,” he emphasized.
Participants and professional positions
The meeting was attended by representatives of design companies in the region: Director of Universal Engineering Private Limited Company Valery Shpak, Head of NDIPROEKTREKONSTRUKTSIYA State Enterprise Andriy Trubenko, Director of Innova-Design LLC Dmitry Shevchuk, Representative of Budivelny Alliance Group LLC Yulia Pidtesana, Representative of Architon Private Limited Company Olga Lyubinetska, and Director of Kapelas-IS LLC Serhiy Vladimirov.
The discussion focused on several areas: the quality of project documentation, the responsibility of contractors, pricing, personnel risks, and the need to improve the legislative framework.
Valeriy Shpak emphasized the need to update the regulatory environment: “Some regulatory mechanisms do not meet modern economic conditions. It is necessary to improve legislation and approaches to regulating the industry so that the market operates according to clear and predictable rules.”
Andriy Trubenko drew attention to the importance of coordinated approaches between state and private structures: “Uniform technical requirements and transparent calculation methods are the basis of market stability and trust in the result.”
Dmytro Shevchuk emphasized the economic aspect: “An undervalued project always creates risks. The cost of work must correspond to the real scope of responsibility and complexity of decisions.”
Yulia Pidtesana emphasized the problem of dumping: “Price dumping and undercutting destroy the professional environment. If competition is reduced only to cost, companies cannot invest in the quality and development of personnel.”
Olga Lyubinetska emphasized the personnel challenge: “We compete not only for orders, but also for specialists. Without decent pay and clear rules, the industry will lose professionals.”
Serhiy Vladimirov raised the issue of the practical content of self-regulation: “A professional association must form mechanisms for influencing and protecting the interests of responsible business. Self-regulation must have real tools.”
From conversations to mechanisms
In Khmelnytskyi, the line initiated in other regions has actually been continued: self-regulation is seen as a response to market imbalances, outdated pricing methods, and competition, which often leads to lowering standards.
Particular attention is paid to the fact that underestimating the cost of design works creates risks for all parties – contractors, customers and the final result. Without a review of approaches to economic justification, the market will remain vulnerable.
The fourth regional meeting confirmed: the request for professional dialogue is not local, but systemic. The regional format of the NSPS work will be continued in other regions of Ukraine.
