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688 million hryvnias for a rehabilitation center for people with disabilities: the contract went to a firm without competition
The Department of Social and Veteran Policy of the Solomianska RDA 1 October commissioned LLC “Budivelna Inndustria Kantriinvestbud” to reconstruct a nonresidential building into a rehabilitation center for children and persons with disabilities for 688,11 million UAH.
This is reported in “Prozorro.”
By October 2029, on Mykhailo Dontsia Street, 18-V, the existing two-story building with nonresidential premises and adjacent structures are to be reconstructed to create facilities fully adapted for temporary stay, rehabilitation, and vocational orientation of persons with disabilities. In particular, the main part of the two-story building is planned to be demolished, a new four-story building constructed with a radiation shelter in the basement for 150 people, a new complete transformer substation in a concrete housing installed, existing premises and the underground heating unit reconstructed while preserving the existing boiler plant technological equipment, an external entrance to the underground structure of the existing heating unit arranged, the attached garage and the metal mobile communications tower with mountings and equipment demolished, etc.
The works are financed from the local budget. This year 19,00 million UAH are allocated, in 2027 year – 324,00 million UAH, in 2028 year – 240, 00 million UAH, and in 2029 year – 105,11 million UAH. 90,39 million UAH are set aside for equipment.
A tender tailored to a predetermined winner
The project was commissioned in February to the current contractor “Budivelna Inndustria Kantriinvestbud” for 8,94 million UAH. Then a potential bidder drew attention to a requirement that floor-by-floor planning solutions be submitted with the proposal, taking into account the design task and current legislation. The participant asked the procuring entity whether such a condition did not indicate an intention to “push through” the previous contractor, since the procuring entity already has a developed and approved project stage (P). He also asked why planning solutions should be submitted as part of the proposal if they are already held by the procuring entity.
The procuring entity replied that this requirement is established in accordance with current legislation and is needed to verify the compliance of bidders’ proposals with the design assignment, technical specification, and legislative requirements. In the procuring entity’s view, any potential bidder can develop floor-by-floor solutions, and the requirement itself does not violate public procurement law and Cabinet of Ministers resolution No. 1178.
Thus “Kantriinvestbud” received the contract for construction design.
To participate in the construction tender, bidders had to provide two executed similar contracts for reconstruction of healthcare facility buildings and/or social protection buildings under CPV code 021:2015: 45450000-6 – “Other finishing construction work” within 2024-2026 years.
They also required that revenue for each reporting period (2023-2025 years) be 40% of the expected procurement value, i.e., 229,37 million UAH.
In addition, the participant had to provide quality management system certificates according to DSTU EN ISO 9001:2018, environmental management system according to DSTU ISO 14001:2015, occupational 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.
In the end, the firm “Kantriinvestbud” won the contract without competition, because no one else came to the open tender.
Overpriced items in the estimate
A positive expert report was issued by LLC “Center for Comprehensive Project Examinations.” The contract price is dynamic and includes 59,67 million UAH in inflation costs (amounts and prices hereinafter are stated with VAT).
In the final resource statement, concrete B12, 5 was ordered at 6 360 UAH/cu. m. The Kovalska Group and Boryspil Construction Materials Plant sell such concrete at the same price 4 719 – 5 328 UAH/cu. m, which is 16-26% cheaper.
Rebar class A500C, diameter 16 mm was ordered at 54 120 UAH/ton. “Bulat Metal” sells it at 40 0035 UAH/ton, and “Iron World” at 48 620 UAH/ton. That is 10-26% cheaper.
Polymer-cement screed Baumit Solido E225 was accounted for at 9,76 UAH/kg. “Bud-Platforma” offers it at 7,35 UAH/kg, and the Kub store at 8,68 UAH/kg. That is 11-25% cheaper.
Brick 250x120x65 mm M100 was ordered at 17,16 UAH/piece. “Apelsyn Bud” sells it at 12,85 UAH/piece, and “Epicenter” offers it at 14,45 UAH/piece, which is 16-25% cheaper.
Adhesive-putty Baumit StarContact was ordered at 44 UAH/kg. “Skidkoff” offers it at 20 UAH/kg, and “Persha Liniia” at 36 UAH/kg. That is 18-55% cheaper.
Unknown metal-plastic windows were accounted for at 12 276 UAH/sq. m. “Market Vikna” offers Rehau seven-chamber Synego profile windows with a thickness of 80 mm at 5 458 UAH/sq. m, which is twice as cheap. The most expensive window offer on the window manufacturer “Liniia Vikon” website is Rehau Artevo with a double-chamber glass unit 4-10-4-10-4 width 80 mm at 11 718 UAH/sq. m, which is 5% cheaper.
The probable overpayment on these items amounts to more than 3 million UAH.
The average monthly salary for one worker in full-time employment and labor grade 3,8 is 42 888 UAH. The average salary for construction vacancies on the Work.ua portal in Kyiv is higher – 50 000 UAH.
Who are these fine people?
The Department of Social and Veteran Policy of the Solomianska RDA is headed by Tetyana Shakhrai.
The head of the Solomianska RDA is Serhiy Movenko. He previously served in the police; from 2020 to 2024 he was the first deputy head of the Volyn Regional State Administration. And in 2025 he headed the Solomianska RDA.
Kyiv’s “Budivelna Inndustria Kantriinvestbud” is managed and owned by Yuriy Romashko.
The company received government contracts worth 3,03 billion UAH, but according to “Clarity-project,” its biggest boom came during the period from August 2023. The largest of these, 930 million UAH, the firm received without bidding in the separate subdivision “Atomproektinzhyniring” of SE “NAEK Energoatom” and other Energoatom subdivisions. Including contracts for the construction of protective structures at Pivdennoukrainska, Rivne, and Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plants, and at the Central Spent Fuel Storage Facility.
Recall that the construction of protective structures at NPPs during the invasion was featured on the so-called “Mindich tapes” – NABU recordings made in the back offices of the criminal group that controlled Energoatom’s procurements.
Also since May “Kantriinvestbud” has been renovating the Heart Institute for 841,09 million UAH.
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688 million hryvnias for a rehabilitation center for people with disabilities: the contract went to a firm without competition
Authors: Hanna Kysliakova, Anna Sulima, “Nashi Hroshi”
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