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In the spring of 2020 the “Great Construction” campaign began. Over two years the state spent 7,5 billion dollars on roads.
Shkil later spoke about business meetings with Minister Krykliy (the secret curator of the MIA service centers), the prime minister, and the president, where the plans of Ukravtodor were announced. Before the launch the company invested about 2 billion UAH in equipment.
Avtostrada became one of the founders of the National Association of Road Workers (NADU) in 2019, and Shkil became vice president. In effect — it is a road syndicate, because six key founders 2020 received 56% of payments and 66% of the tenders. The Antitrust League called NADU a cartel. Avtostrada won tenders in three regions: Vinnytsia, Cherkasy, and Chernihiv.
On 1 October 2020 the League filed a complaint with the AMCU against Avtostrada and the state enterprise Vinnytsia Oblavtodor. The companies operated from the same address. In 13 of 25 joint auctions they did not compete; price differences ranged from 0,03%. Payments between them exceeded 164 million UAH. The law provides for a fine of up to 10% of turnover. But there was no public AMCU decision.
In May 2021 Shkil’s group received permission to buy the Bekhivskyi quarry from two Madeira companies linked to former partner Walter Zacharias. The amount was not disclosed. In July the State Service of Geology and Subsoil (Derzhgeonadra) suspended the quarry’s special permit. Shkil called the decision “groundless” and promised to appeal to NABU. He also left NADU at that time.
The year 2021 was a record. According to Forbes, Avtostrada won tenders worth 46,6 billion UAH and placed first. Actual payments were 12,4 billion UAH, second place. Revenue rose from 5,11 to 10,86 billion UAH. Together with Avtomagistral-Pivden the company received almost a third of the 115,4 billion UAH paid by Ukravtodor.
On 18 February 2022 the competitor Araik Amirhanyan told the media that Shkil and Boyko had “taken over the flows,” and that Great Construction consultant Yuriy Holyk was protecting them. These are the words of a defeated competitor, without documents.
The tender for R-33 worth 3,47 billion UAH — in November 2022 the State Audit Service demanded it be stopped: Avtostrada lacked permits for cranes and there were deficiencies in certificates. The contracting authority itself appealed the conclusion. In May 2023 the court annulled it.
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