The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has come under criticism for spending over 3 million hryvnias on renovating its toilets.
According to recent reports, NABU has purchased plumbing repair services worth over 3 million hryvnias. This amount is particularly surprising in the context of public spending, especially in a well-known anti-corruption organization that should have high standards of cost-effectiveness and transparency.
It is interesting that for this money you can purchase, for example, about 12 electronic warfare stations “Sinitsa” on 6 bands (the price of one is about 250 thousand hryvnias)
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine purchased toilet repair services worth over 3 million hryvnias in April, according to data from the Prozorro website, UNN .
The tender for services for the current repair of the premises of the plumbing units of the NABU administrative buildings was held in March of this year, and the contract with the winner, Porta Nova LLC, was signed on April 24.
The expected cost of the tender was a little over 4 million hryvnias, but according to the results of the auction, the contract price was over 3 million hryvnias including VAT.
Based on the tender documentation, NABU decided to make major repairs to the restrooms - from replacing the toilets themselves to switches and sockets.
Interestingly, the company “Porta Nova” was already going to renovate the administrative building of the National Bank, but after publicity in the media, it was disqualified. After all, the company’s authorized capital is only 1 thousand hryvnias, and the date of establishment is December 1, 2023. In addition, journalists suspected that the company had forged certificates of similar experience. In particular, because it allegedly carried out two renovations on December 1 and 2, 2023, that is, on the day of registration and the day after registration.
In addition, in February of this year, NABU ordered services for cleaning the sewer networks of administrative buildings. NABU will pay Montazh Tech Service LLC 30.6 thousand hryvnias for two cleanings.
Thus, NABU will spend at least 3 million hryvnias on toilet repairs alone in 2024. Why the decision to update its restrooms was made now is unknown, because only the anti-corruption authorities themselves know how bad things are with their toilets.
But it is worth adding that for this money you can purchase, for example, about 12 “Sinytsia” electronic warfare stations for 6 bands (the price of one is about 250 thousand hryvnias), which protect the Ukrainian military from enemy drones and help save their lives.
Also in 2024, NABU will spend at least 6.5 million hryvnias on translation services.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine is “famous” for its ability to loudly announce the exposure of another scheme and announce suspicion of a top official. However, these cases often fall apart in the courts or do not even reach them.
In addition, a scandal recently erupted in NABU over an alleged leak of information from the bureau. Former head of the Brovary Regional State Administration, advisor to the President's Office, Georgy Birkadze, whose home was searched by law enforcement officers as part of this case, said that the case of the "leak" of data from NABU was turned into a show instead of an investigation.
