One of the favorites of state orders wins a tender in Odesa for 700 million

The Odesa branch of the state enterprise Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority has conducted a tender to select a contractor for the overhaul of the third stage of the port's transport overpass.

The relevant information is available in the Prozorro electronic procurement system.

The tender was held on October 18 and the winner was Avtostrada Group of Companies Limited Liability Company. The competitor was Avtomagistral-Pivden LLC. Avtostrada Group of Companies LLC agreed to work for UAH 771 million 770 thousand, which is UAH 194 million 30.4 thousand less than the expected purchase price.

Earlier , analysts of the Ukrainian online analytical system YouControl calculated that.

Over the past year, Avtostrada Group LLC, which is engaged in the construction and repair of roads and infrastructure facilities, has received about UAH 12 billion in public funds. The company is part of MS Capital, the ultimate beneficiary of which is Maksym Shkil.

Avtomagistral-Pivden LLC received UAH 10.5 billion from the state. A 2021 article by Forbes Ukraine states that the company became a key contractor of the Big Construction program before the war started. The total value of the company's won tenders is about 580 billion hryvnias, and its beneficiary is Oleksandr Boyko, who is also associated with Shlyakhovik-97 LLC. This company is also an important supplier of materials and services to Avtomagistral-Pivdenna.

Open bidding with special features means that almost all terms are shorter than in open bidding under the Law on Public Procurement. That is, 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