Odesa city roads spent 183 million on fuel, repairs and roads

Since the beginning of 2026, Odesa's City Roads utility company has made purchases worth more than UAH 180 million. The company spent most of the money on fuel, road works, spare parts for special equipment and materials for the maintenance of urban infrastructure.

Intent analyzed the largest procurements of the department through the Zakupivli.pro platform. It is worth noting that the analysis is based on the expected cost of procurement, as the initial price may decrease during auctions.

In January, the company actively procured resources for the winter maintenance of the city. The largest purchase was technical salt for ice control worth over UAH 4.69 million. Almost UAH 3 million was allocated for diesel fuel for special equipment.

At the same time, more than UAH 2.3 million was allocated for centralized water supply and refueling of special equipment. Another UAH 1.5 million was spent on waste disposal services. In addition, the company paid for heat supply, water disposal, internet services, telephone services, office paper, garbage bags and other business needs. The total amount of purchases in January was about UAH 12.6 million.

In February, the company's expenses increased significantly. The bulk of the budget was consumed by fuel purchases. Two tenders for diesel fuel alone were valued at almost UAH 12 million. More than UAH 600 thousand was allocated for fuel for current needs.

However, the largest projects of the month were the works to restore the road surface after emergency repairs of heating networks in Odesa worth more than UAH 36.5 million, as well as the purchase of spare parts for sweeping and cleaning equipment worth almost UAH 30.1 million.

In addition, the company purchased car batteries, vehicle inspection, AdBlue, glass, cartridges, security services and other goods to support its daily operations. The total volume of February procurement exceeded UAH 80.8 million.

In March, the company announced procurement for the maintenance of the road network in different districts of Odesa. The cost of pothole repair in Kyiv and Prymorsky districts alone was estimated at more than UAH 16.4 million.

Almost UAH 8.7 million was also allocated for the repair and maintenance of equipment. Significant sums were allocated for asphalt mixtures and bitumen emulsion - more than UAH 8.7 million, as well as for the purchase of diesel fuel and gasoline worth more than UAH 5.7 million.

A separate area was the purchase of workwear for employees and car insurance. In total, the company made purchases worth UAH 60.5 million in March.

In April, fuel procurement remained a priority. In just one week, Municipal Enterprise "City Roads" announced a number of diesel fuel purchases for different volumes, the total cost of which exceeded UAH 15 million. Additionally, more than UAH 2.18 million worth of A-95 gasoline was purchased.

The funds were also used to repair vehicles, purchase glass, heat supply and software. April's purchases totaled over UAH 28.3 million.

In May, procurements included logbooks, anti-virus software and grates for repairing stormwater drains. The cost of these purchases was over UAH 42 thousand.

In total, from January to May 2026, the volume of procurement and announced tenders by Municipal Enterprise "City Roads" amounted to more than UAH 183 million.

Also, Miskzelentrest spent more than UAH 32 million in the first months of 2026. Most of the money was spent on fuel, water supply, landscaping of Odesa, maintenance of irrigation systems and repair of urban infrastructure.

Анна Бальчінос