Who is getting the billion-dollar contracts for resilience plans: Maksym Shkil reported problems with contractors

Companies are receiving multi-million advances and government contracts despite slow progress on work, while debts accumulate with other contractors. Such issues in the public procurement sphere were raised by businessman Maksym Shkil, drawing attention to contracts in transcarpathian region and the Kyiv regional military administration.

He wrote about this in a post on his Facebook page.

According to Shkil, the problem lies in the approach to evaluating tender participants, where price becomes the key criterion, while the ability of a company to complete the order on time and with quality falls to the back burner.

He notes that companies with large staffs, their own equipment, and experience find themselves in unequal conditions with contractors who, in his assessment, do not have enough resources to fulfill multi-million contracts.

Billions of volumes of work: what is known about “Budinvestallians”

Separately Shkil drew attention to LLC “Construction Firm “Budinvestallians” (EDRPOU code 42481278). In his post he cited the following company work volumes:

2022 year — 19,16 mln UAH;

2023 year — 1,01 bn UAH;

2024 year — 739,2 mln UAH;

2025 year — 623,61 mln UAH;

2026 year — 1,21 bn UAH.

According to Shkil, in 2026 year the company’s volume of work exceeded 1,2 bn UAH.

The author of the post also stated the possible influence of ties with government representatives on access to public orders. In particular, he claims that in the Zakarpattia region qualification requirements for participants can be formed around specific bidders.

At the same time, the statements above require separate verification based on tender documents, information about the owners of the companies, and circumstances of contract signing.

Advances of hundreds of millions and unfinished work

Another problematic issue Shkil highlighted is funding of contractors who, according to him, do not have sufficient resources to timely fulfill state orders. He asserts that some advances stay repaid for months, while other companies face delays in payments for completed work.

As examples, the businessman cited two companies that received advance payments from the Kyiv regional military administration’s Department of Regional Development:

LLC “Consulting-Bud” (EDRPOU 34531842) — 377 mln UAH;

LLC “Y.B.C.” (EDRPOU 39636449) — 279 mln UAH.

According to Shkil, all 23 contracts for resilience plans were awarded to companies owned by a single beneficiary. He also spoke of a low level of work completion and uncleared advances.

These data require verification against contracts, payment documents, and information about actual work performed.

Shkil called to review procurement approaches

In the businessman’s view, the public-contracts situation may negatively affect those companies that have the necessary resources and fulfill orders but must operate under debt conditions. He asserts that as a result, enterprises reduce staff, while other contractors continue to receive significant advances.

Shkil urged raising the issues of qualification requirements for participants in public procurement to government leadership and to hold a professional discussion on contractor selection criteria.

The editorial office is preparing corresponding inquiries and a large material in which it will analyze state contracts, volumes of advance payments, the status of work, and connections among procurement participants. We will thoroughly dissect this “successful success” and determine what really lies behind the billion-dollar contracts.

Earlier we reported: AUTOSTRADA CEO Maksym Shkil reported billions in debt for already completed road works. Due to delayed state funding, the company incurs losses and may be forced to halt road repairs that are critically important for military logistics and the country's economy.