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"Ukrzaliznytsia" held a tender for 154 million UAH: the winner is a Kolomoisky dealer who had neither experience nor money.
On the demand of the sole participant—the future winner—Ukrzaliznytsia lowered substantial conditions and turned out ready to pay one and a half times more than in the previous analogous tender.
Ukrzaliznytsia decided to build several hundred freight wagons, announcing a tender for 154 million to buy parts for their assembly, and during the tender procedure suddenly lifted the requirements for a sole participant. As a result, a firm registered only a year ago won, which had a single contract for expedition of diesel from the 'Medvedchuk pipeline,' and, as the media found out, was associated with Igor Kolomoisky's structures, writes 'Our Money'.
The winner—OOO 'Ukrainian Specialized Logistics'—turned out to be the sole participant in the tender, despite attractive terms, after Ukrzaliznytsia removed the requirement to have the necessary experience in the specified area, and an annual income of 30% of the tender value. Moreover, these conditions were lifted precisely at the request of 'Ukrainian Special Logistics.' The latter stated that it considered such requirements discriminatory. And Ukrzaliznytsia went along.
In fact, during the bidding, the sole participant stated: we do not have either the appropriate experience or the money for such a contract. But we very much want it.
'Our Money' also notes that after lifting all these requirements, no one except 'Ukrspetlogistika' came to such 'open to all' auctions for some reason. And the offer of 'Ukrainian Special Logistics' matched the expected cost to the penny.
Moreover, Ukrzaliznytsia turned out to be willing to pay one and a half times more than in the previous analog tender conducted before the war.
As for 'Ukrainian Specialized Logistics,' it received its sole consecutive contract in April 2022 year. JSC 'Ukrtransnafta', without bidding, under a 'military procedure,' ordered it a package of transport and forwarding services for objects of MNVP 'Samara-Western direction' for 2,24 million UAH. It concerned the shipment of petroleum products by 'Ukrtransnafta' from the LVDs 'Novohrad-Volynskyi' to Ukrzaliznytsia tanks and further forwarding to where 'Ukrtransnafta' would indicate. These services cost 80 UAH per ton. The procurement was carried out on the basis of an agreement under which ARMA in June 2021 year transferred control of the so-called 'Medvedchuk pipeline'—the Ukrainian section of the Samara-Western direction—to Ukrtransnafta. To manage it, Ukrtransnafta created a separate department, reporting to the then general director of Ukrtransnafta, Mykola Havrylenko.
'Ukrainian Specialized Logistics' was registered in Kyiv in July 2021 year under the name 'Pixar.' Its founder and director then was Oleksandr Charnata, head of registration of LLC 'Firm.YA.' However, already after a month, in August 2021 year, 'Pixar' changed its name to the current 'Ukrainian Specialized Logistics,' and also changed the main activity from 'Non-specialized wholesale trade' to 'Other ancillary activities in the transport sector.' One of the founders was Oleh Zimenkov. But in October 2021 year Zimenkov exited the founders.
Oleh Zimenkov owns LLC 'UkrgeoenergoAlliance,' which engages in gas and oil extraction. He is also the director of LLC 'Express Market' of Sviatoslav Lavrinienko and Oleksiy Yaros, the latter listed as founder a citizen of Ukraine and as the ultimate beneficiary—Russia.
Until 2012 year, this firm was led by Andriy Pasyshnyk, who after the Maidan period for some time served as acting deputy head of the board of JSC 'Naftogaz of Ukraine,' and in 2016 year became the first deputy general director of 'Ukrtransnafta' Mykola Havrylenko.
Also Zimenkov in 2011 year was the founder and director of LLC 'Trade Company Slavnaftopostach,' which is now owned and managed by Ihor Yasnolobov. Before Zimenkov, the company belonged to CJSC 'Vik Oil' in 2010 year. Recall that the general director of 'Ukrtransnafta' (2015 year—year) Mykola Havrylenko had previously been the director of the network of gas stations 'Vik Oil'.
Likely, Oleh Volodymyrovych Zimenkov is also a relative of Donetsk businessman Vyacheslav Volodymyrovych Zimenko, who in the 2000-s years was also a manager of 'Vik Oil'.
'Ukrtransnafta' is the operator of Ukraine's oil transportation system and 100% owned by 'Naftogaz.' However, in the 2009-2015 years it was managed by a team led by Oleksandr Lazorko, who is close to Igor Kolomoisky.
In May 2015 year Lazorka was removed from the position, and in August 2015 year he was dismissed upon contract expiry. The main reason for his removal were manipulations with the unloading of technological oil and its placement for storage at factories of the 'Privat' group.
Kolomoisky, in an interview with LB.ua, spoke that he even tried to push for a state award for Lazorko for saving Ukrainian oil that was in pipelines on the temporarily occupied territory.
Source: Our Money
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