At the last session of the Poltava City Council, a scandal broke out over the purchase of utility equipment at inflated prices. Anton Yarmolyuk, a deputy from the "Servant of the People" party, sharply criticized his colleague from the party, Kateryna Yamshchikova, who heads the Department of Housing and Communal Services (ZhKG), for non-transparent actions during the tender.
"Poltavshchyna" writes about this.
The purchase took place a month ago. The housing and communal services department was purchased from the Kyiv company "Mashineri Ukraina" LLC, having held a tender with one participant. We did not pay much attention to the purchase then, but now we decided to examine it in more detail.
| Equipment | K-t | Price per piece in the contract, UAH | Total cost in the contract, hryvnias | Price per piece in the store, UAH | Potential overpayment, UAH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branch chopper AM-200TP-K | 3 | 495 000 | 1 485 000 | 255 000 | 720 000 |
| Tractor trailer 2 PTS-4 | 1 | 378 000 | 378 000 | 255 000 | 123 000 |
| Sand shaker Pronar T 131 | 3 | 1 449 000 | 4 347 000 | 750 000 | 2 097 000 |
| Sand and salt spreader Pronar KCT07 | 3 | 783 000 | 2 349 000 | 488 000 | 885 000 |
| Jaw bucket Promin | 1 | 330 000 | 330 000 | 55 000 | 275 000 |
| Rotary mower Wirax Z 069-1.65 | 3 | 93 000 | 279 000 | 80 000 | 39 000 |
| In total | 9 168 000 | 4 139 000 |
If we decided to purchase equipment from the list in stores, the cost would be UAH 4.9 million. We will not claim a potential overpayment of UAH 4 million. For example, the price of the Pronar T 131 sandblaster starts at 750,000 hryvnias, but the exact price must be agreed with the manufacturer. Perhaps Poltava ordered a few additional options from Italian components. However, there is a trend that similar goods are cheaper in stores and sometimes twice as much.
