A suspicion has been reported against the deputy head of the Municipal Enterprise “Directorate for the Construction of Road and Transport Facilities of Kyiv” for the fact of official negligence that caused severe consequences
This concerns the construction of the Podilsky bridge crossing over the Dnipro River in Kyiv, as reported by the city prosecutor's office.
In April 2017, the municipal enterprise and the general contractor signed a contract. The investigation established that in June 2023, the suspect, without verifying the actual volumes of sand used and expenses for the operation of construction machinery and equipment, signed acceptance acts for the completed construction work for June 2023. This relates to the arrangement of the earthwork on the section of the dam from the Rusanivski Gardens to Perova Boulevard.
The acts contained inflated data on the use of sand, as well as exaggerated volumes of work performed. According to the conclusions of judicial construction-technical and economic examinations, the amount of damage to the territorial community exceeds 3.5 million hryvnias.
Kashтан NEWS reported that there have been regular scandals of various kinds regarding the expenditure of budget funds on this long-term construction.
As early as 2023, at the request of the Podil District Prosecutor's Office, the deputy director of the municipal enterprise “Directorate for the Construction of Road and Transport Facilities of Kyiv” was removed from office. He is suspected of involvement in the embezzlement of over 6 million hryvnias in underwater works during the bridge construction.
The individual, who was at that time performing the duties of the director of the municipal enterprise, did not check market prices for river sand and signed acts of completed construction work with inflated sand costs.
In terms of the number of investigations regarding financial schemes, this bridge may set unfortunate records. In June 2023, law enforcement reported that during the inspection of the Podilsky Bridge construction, financial abuses were uncovered amounting to over 100 million hryvnias. The head of the municipal enterprise received a new suspicion — for the embezzlement of budget funds. Previously, he was only accused of official negligence.
In May 2023, the prosecutor's office forwarded an indictment against the head of the general contracting organization to the court for embezzling over 36 million hryvnias by inflating the cost of work. Additionally, indictments against two other subcontractors were also sent to the court, as reported by the prosecutor's office.