The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) reported suspicions against an official of the housing and maintenance department of Kherson, who was responsible for conducting public procurements. His actions caused the state losses of hundreds of thousands of hryvnias during the provision of solid fuel to the military.
This was reported on the SBI website.
According to the investigation, the official deliberately violated procurement rules to ensure the victory of a predetermined entrepreneur during the purchase of firewood for the needs of the military.
Specifically, during the announcement and conduct of open tenders the official did not conduct an analysis of market prices, did not publish the mandatory justifications for the procurement cost, and also entered false information into the tender documentation regarding the delivery terms of the firewood. This limited competition and effectively excluded other participants.
In addition, he unjustifiably rejected the proposals of several entrepreneurs who offered significantly lower prices, and determined the winner to be the participant with the most expensive offer. As a result, the KEV of Kherson concluded a contract for the supply of 977 cubic meters of firewood for an amount of over 3.2 million hryvnias at prices higher than market.
Subsequently, the delivery term for part of the goods was extended in violation of the law, which led to losses to the state of almost 600 thousand hryvnias.
The official’s actions have been classified under Part 2 of Art. 28, Part 2 of Art. 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – abuse of official position that caused grave consequences.
Recall that in June last year it became known that the head of the unit of the housing and maintenance department of Kherson is accused of abuse of official position.