Odesa selects a contractor to repair roads in the port without an auction

The Odesa branch of the state enterprise Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority held a procurement to select a contractor to be paid for the overhaul of highways.

As noted in the Prozorro electronic procurement system, the procurement was conducted in the format of open bidding with the participation of a single company - the private enterprise Avtomagistral, the Center for Public Investigations reported.

The company expects to spend UAH 21 million 476.2 thousand on the second and third stages of construction simultaneously, and if the deal is concluded, the work will have to be completed by December 31, 2025.

According to the YouControl service, Avtomagistral PE was registered in Kyiv region in 20001. The owner is Mykola Skorostetskyi.

It should be noted that USPA conducted procurement under these tenders on October 12 and October 13, 2021. At that time, procurement for the second and third stages was carried out separately, and in both cases the winner was SPC Flagman Limited Liability Company. The company entered into agreements with USPA and expected to pay UAH 11 million 583.4 thousand. However, in December 2023, both agreements were terminated due to force majeure on the part of the contractor.

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

Кирило Бойко