In Odesa, an elevator repairer was selected without an auction for 7 million

The Department of Municipal Economy of Odesa City Council has selected a company to pay for the overhaul of elevators in the city's high-rise buildings.

The relevant announcements were published in the Prozorro electronic procurement system, according to the Center for Public Investigations.

Two elevators are to be overhauled in building 10-a on Nebesna Sotnya Avenue. The selected contractor will receive UAH 3 million 810.4 thousand for this work. The second tender involves the repair of three elevators at 146/2 Lustdorfska Road, for which it is planned to pay UAH 3 million 833.5 thousand.

Both auctions took place on September 14, and the winner will have to complete the work by December 31, 2025. The procurement is planned in the format of open bidding with special features.

Apogee Limited Liability Company was chosen as the winner. The company agreed to work for a total of UAH 7 million 640.6 thousand.

Open bidding with special features means that almost all terms are shorter than in open bidding under the Law on Public Procurement. This means that this procurement is much faster than open tenders.

The period for submitting proposals is seven calendar days, and the period for challenging qualifications is five calendar days.

Often, there is no auction during such tenders, so the participant has no competitors.

However, after the beginning of the full-scale aggression of the Russian Federation in 2022, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine temporarily changed the rules of bidding for the period of martial law in Ukraine and within 90 days from the date of its termination or cancellation.

Thus, the government temporarily canceled electronic auctions. Since then, tenders announced in Prozorro can be held without an auction.

Кирило Бойко