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The largest construction deal on Prozorro in 2024 year — the Vinogradar metro for 13,79 billion UAH. It was awarded to Maksym Shkil’s Avtostrada. It entered the tender alone.
2018 the metro was built by Kyivmetrobud for 5,98 billion UAH. According to the State Audit Service’s findings, budget advances were used for purposes other than intended, some went to deposits. Nearly 4 billion UAH turned into overdue debt. In December 2023 the contract was terminated. In March 2024 the head of the metro Braginsky left, and Viktor Vygovskyi began acting as his replacement.
On 13 May 2024 a tender was announced for 13,96 billion UAH. Preparations were given three weeks. A participant had to have revenue for 2023 year of at least 7 billion UAH. According to Nashi Hroshi’s estimate, there are only a few such companies in the country. Spanish Cobra requested an extension to translate the documentation — it was denied. The Antimonopoly Committee rejected complaints from Miskbud Invest and NewHouse. One complaint argued that the condition “may be written by the Customer for a specific participant.”
On 12 July 2024 Avtostrada won with a price of 13,785 billion UAH. The discount — about 1,2%. For comparison: in a tender in Zhytomyr region with three participants the price fell by 45%. The contract was signed on 14–15 August. On 2024 it included only about 150 million UAH, the rest — to be covered by future additional agreements.
In July 2024 acting metro head Vygovskyi was placed under house arrest in a case of official negligence during tunnel flooding. The same tunnel was being repaired by Avtostrada. The tender and the signing took place under his leadership. In September 2024 the State Audit recorded a project cost increase by 2,5 times, by 8 billion UAH, due to the previous contractor and the “inaction” of the city authorities.
In November 2024 the deadline was postponed to April 2027.
In October 2025 Klitschko promised to open at least one station 2026.
In September 2026 Shkil said that funding for the year was cut from 10 billion to 1,6 billion UAH. In August a project adjustment of 80,1 million UAH was announced. By the end of October 2026 year no station had been opened.
It is proven that there was a single participant, a discount of about 1,2%, and strict but formally legal tender conditions. It is not proven that the conditions were written specifically for Avtostrada in agreement with it, that the price was inflated, or that Klitschko personally influenced the choice.
In the next part: Vinnytsia, June 2024 year. Three contracts for 10,5 billion UAH with a discount of 3% and pothole repairs almost three times more expensive than in the neighboring region.
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