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The Social Policy and Veterans Affairs Department of the Solomyanskyi District State Administration 1 in October contracted LLC “Construction Industry CountryInvestBuild” for the reconstruction of a non-residential building into a rehabilitation center for children and persons with disabilities for 688,11 million UAH. This is reported in ProZorro.
By October 2029 year, at Mikhaila Dontsya Street, 18-V, the reconstruction of the existing two-story building with non-residential premises and adjacent structures is planned to create facilities fully adapted for temporary stay, rehabilitation, and career guidance for persons with disabilities. Specifically, it provides for demolition of the main part of the two-story building, construction of a new four-story building with a radiation-protective shelter in the basement for 150 people, installation of a new complete transformer substation in a concrete housing, reconstruction of existing premises and the underground thermal point while preserving the existing boiler room equipment, arrangement of an external entrance to the underground facility of the existing thermal point, demolition of the attached garage and the metal mobile communication tower with fastenings and equipment, etc.
Work is funded from the local budget. This year 19,00 million UAH are planned, in the 2027 year – 324,00 million UAH, in the 2028 year – 240, 00 million UAH, and in the 2029 year – 105,11 million UAH. 90,39 million UAH are allocated for equipment.
Sharpness aimed at a pre-determined winner
In February, the project was ordered for the current contractor “Construction Industry CountryInvestBuild” for 8,94 million UAH. Then a potential tender participant drew attention to a requirement that along with the bid one must provide top-level planning solutions considering the design task and current legislation. The participant asked whether such a condition signals an intention to “push through” a previous contractor, given that the customer already has a developed and approved project stage (P). He also wondered why planning solutions should be submitted as part of the bid if they already exist with the customer.
The customer responded that this requirement is established in accordance with current law and is needed to verify the proposals’ compliance with the design task, technical assignment, and legal requirements. In the customer’s view, top-level solutions can be developed by any potential participant, and the requirement itself does not violate public procurement law or Government Resolution No. 1178.
But how can one manage to develop such planning solutions if the tender was announced in 1 September and the entire package of documents had to be submitted by 17 September – the customer did not explain.
To participate in the tender, two completed analogous contracts for reconstruction of buildings of healthcare facilities and/or social protection buildings under code DK 021:2015: 45450000-6 – “Other finishing construction works” within 2024-2026 years were also required.
It was also required that the revenue for each reporting period (2023-2025 years) be 40% of the estimated procurement value, i.e., 229,37 million UAH.
Additionally the participant had to submit quality management system certificates according to DSTU EN ISO 9001:2018, environmental management system according to DSTU ISO 14001:2015, health and safety management system according to DSTU ISO 45001:2019, anti-corruption management system DSTU ISO 37001:2018, and energy management system DSTU ISO 50001:2020.
Ultimately the company “CountryInvestBuild” received the contract without competition, because no one else entered the open tender.
Overstated costs in the estimate
The positive expert report was issued by LLC “Center for Comprehensive Project Expertise.” The contract price is dynamic and includes 59,67 million UAH for inflation (figures and prices below are VAT inclusive).
In the final resource report for concrete B12,5, ordered at 6 360 UAH per cubic meter. The Kovalska Group and Borispil Construction Materials Plant sell concrete at the same price 4 719 – 5 328 UAH per cubic meter, which is 16-26% cheaper.
Reinforcement of class A500C, diameter 16 mm, ordered at 54 120 UAH/ton. “Bulat Metal” sells it at 40 0035 UAH/ton, and “Iron World” at 48 620 UAH/ton. This is cheaper by 10-26%.
Polymer-cement screed Baumit Solido E225 accounted for at 9,76 UAH/kg. “Bud-Platform” offers it at 7,35 UAH/kg, and the Kub base at 8,68 UAH/kg. This is cheaper by 11-25%.
Brick 250x120x65 mm M100 ordered at 17,16 UAH/pc. “Orange Build” sells it at 12,85 UAH/pc, and “Epicentr” offers it at 14,45 UAH/pc, which is cheaper by 16-25%.
Baumit StarContact glue-putty ordered at 44 UAH/kg. “Skidkoff” offers it at 20 UAH/kg, and “First Line” at 36 UAH/kg. This is cheaper by 18-55%.
Unknown plastic windows accounted for at 12 276 UAH per sq. meter. “Market Windows” offers Rehau seven-chamber profile Synego with wall thickness 80 mm at 5 458 UAH/sq. m, which is twice cheaper. The most expensive window offer on the window manufacturer “Line of Windows” site is Rehau Artevo with double-glazed unit 4-10-4-10-4 width 80 mm at 11 718 UAH/sq. m, which is 5% cheaper.
The probable overpayment on these positions amounts to more than 3 million UAH.
Average monthly wage per worker in full-time employment and at the worker grade 3,8 is 42 888 UAH. Average salary for construction jobs on the Work.ua portal in Kyiv is higher – 50 000 UAH.
Who are these wonderful people?
The Social Policy and Veterans Affairs Department of the Solomyanskyi District State Administration is headed by Tetiana Shakhrai.
The head of the Solomyanskyi District State Administration is Serhii Movenko. Previously he served in the police, from 2020 to 2024 year he was the first deputy head of Volyn Oblast Administration. And in 2025 year he led the Solomyanskyi District State Administration.
Kyiv’s “Construction Industry CountryInvestBuild” is led and owned by Yurii Romashko.
The company has received state contracts for 3,03 billion UAH, but according to Clarity-project the greatest boom occurred from August 2023 year. The largest of them, 930 million UAH, the firm received without bidding at the separate subdivision “Atomprojectengineering” of state concern NE partly Energoatom and other Energoatom divisions. This includes building protective structures at South Ukraine, Rivne, and Khmelnytsky nuclear plants, and at the Centralized storage of spent nuclear fuel.
Recall that building protective structures at NPPs during the invasion appeared in so-called “Movdich tapes” – NABU recordings made in the back offices of a criminal group that controlled Energoatom purchases.
Also since May, CountryInvestBuild has been renovating the Institute of Heart for 841,09 million UAH.
Product name, unit
VAT amount, UAH
Quantity, unit
Estimated cost per unit, UAH with VAT
Market price per unit, UAH with VAT
Possible overpayment, UAH
Concrete B12, 5, sq. m
1 291 080
203
6 360
5 328
209 496
Reinforcement of class A500C, diameter 16 mm, t
10 282 800
190
54 120
48 620
1 045 000
Baumit Solido E225 screed, kg
5 968 962
611 574
9,76
8,68
660 500
Brick 250x120x65 mm M100, pcs
4 242 261
247 218
17
14
669 961
Glue-plaster Baumit StarContact, kg
1 985 456
45 124
44
36
360 992
Metal-plastic windows, sq. m
2 209 680
180
12 276
11 718
100 440
Total:
25 980 239
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3 046 389
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