In Odesa, repair of administrative building damaged by Russians may cost more than 10 million

Odesa has announced the repair of the administrative building No. 2 of the Odesa regional utility company "Service for the operation of the integral property complex of the administrative building No. 2" on Kanatna Street.

This became known from an announcement in the Prozorro electronic public procurement system.

On October 2, the Department of Capital Construction and Roads of the Odesa Regional State Administration announced an open tender with specifics on the overhaul of the window blocks of the 15-storey building and the overhaul of non-residential premises of the Administrative Building No. 2. Bids are accepted until October 17, and the auction is scheduled to take place on the same day. The expected cost of these works is UAH 10 million 521 thousand 643. The work must be completed by December 31, 2024.

According to the announcement, the administrative building was damaged as a result of the Russian attack on Odesa.

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 for conducting tenders 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.

Earlier, the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service in Odesa Oblast held a procurement to select a contractor to be paid for the maintenance of the first floor lobby of its building on Prokhorivska Street.

For example,Odesmisksvitlo, a municipal enterprise of the Odesa City Council, signed an agreement with Asvit Electric Installation Company LLC for UAH 5.6 million to repair outdoor lighting and power supply networks in Arcadia following an open tender.

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