Odesa decided to award 148 million tender to a newly created consortium

The Capital Construction Department of the Odesa City Council is planning to conclude an agreement worth more than UAH 148 million with the AVIS consortium.

This is stated in the Prozorro electronic procurement system, according to the Center for Public Investigations.

The procurement concerns the repair and restoration of interior finishing works of the Valikhovsky building of the letter "M", which is part of the municipal institution "City Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital". The procurement was carried out in the format of an open tender with special conditions, and the consortium was the only participant.

Therefore, the company expects to conclude the agreement and receive UAH 148 million 634.5 thousand, and the work is planned to be completed by December 31, 2025.

According to the YouControl service, the AVIS consortium is an absolute newcomer to the market. The company was registered in Odesa on August 12, 2024.

Earlier, the Department of Capital Construction and Roads of the Odesa Regional State Administration had previously selected a contractor for major repairs to insulate the facade, replace window units, and improve the territory of the Balta Multidisciplinary Hospital.

The procurement took place in the format of an open tender with special features, but with the participation of three companies - the AVIS Consortium, Intobud Limited Liability Company and Alliance Design and Construction Company Limited Liability Company. At the second stage of the auction, a consortium that offered to carry out the repairs for UAH 100 million 499 thousand won the bid.

Previously, the repair and restoration of the interior finishing works in the M building were planned to be carried out by the Exterior Design Limited Liability Company. The cost of this renovation is 2.7 times higher than the first one - UAH 148 million 264.8 thousand. However, the company failed to comply with the requirements to eliminate inconsistencies in the tender documentation.

Earlier, the repair and restoration of interior finishing works in the M building were planned to be given to the limited liability company Exterior Design. The cost of this renovation is 2.7 times higher than the first one - UAH 148 million 264.8 thousand. However, the company failed to comply with the requirements to eliminate inconsistencies in the tender documentation.

In May, the department tried to find a contractor for these works, but then the auction was canceled due to the inability to eliminate violations that arose due to the identified violations of the requirements of the legislation in the field of public procurement, namely the discrepancy between the VAT amounts in the contract price and the form of the tender offer. At that time, ABZ Prombud LLC was waiting for the agreement to be concluded, and it was ready to work for UAH 148 million 307.5 thousand.

This is not the first time tenders for the repair of the infectious diseases hospital have been announced. In August 2023, the Capital Construction Department of the Odesa City Council chose a contractor to repair the B building. At that time, the cost of the work was estimated at UAH 64 million 713 thousand. But the tender was later canceled. The agreement was concluded with Olimp Bud Development, a limited liability company. The procurement was conducted in the format of an open tender with special conditions, so the company had no competitors.

Кирило Бойко