Odesa City Council Plans ₴8M Elevator Repairs Amid Fast-Track Tenders

The Department of Municipal Economy of the Odesa City Council has planned to repair several elevators in the city's multi-storey buildings for a total of UAH 8 million 303.9 thousand.

This is stated in the Prozorro electronic procurement system.

In particular, it is planned to repair two elevators in the building No. 65 on Kolontaivska Street - the expected purchase price is UAH 3 million 931.2 thousand, one elevator in the building No. 5/1 on Yaroslav Baisa (Vysotsky) Street - the expected purchase price is UAH 1 million 493.8 thousand, and two elevators in the building No. 193 on Balkivska Street - the expected purchase price is UAH 2 million 878.9 thousand.

All three tenders are scheduled for February 24 in the format of open tenders with special conditions. 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 full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, 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.

For example, the Tairova village council in Odesa region held a procurement to select a contractor to be paid for the construction of a water supply system on Shevchenko and Nadiya streets in the village of Sukhyi Lyman in Odesa region. The only bidder was Grado-Stroy Construction Company, a limited liability company.

The company expects to receive UAH 15 million 231.5 thousand for this construction, and the work should be completed by May 31, 2025.

Кирило Бойко