Overestimated costs during construction of Podilskyi Bridge by UAH 24 million: acting director of utility company served with a notice of suspicion

Overestimated costs during construction of Podilskyi Bridge by UAH 24 million: acting director of utility company served with a notice of suspicion

Kyiv  •  UNN

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The acting director of the Kyivavtodor municipal enterprise is suspected of overstating costs by UAH 24 million during the construction of the Podil Bridge, with the funds allegedly being transferred to fictitious companies.

The acting head of the municipal enterprise enterprise "Directorate for Construction of of Kyiv Road and Transport Facilities Construction was served a notice of suspicion of official negligence during the construction of the Podil Bridge.  This was reported by the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office, UNN reports.

Under the procedural supervision of the Podil District Prosecutor's Office of Kyiv served a notice of suspicion to the acting director of of the Directorate for Construction of Road Transport Facilities of Kyiv was served a notice of suspicion of official negligence that caused grave consequences during the construction of the Podilskyi bridge crossing over the Dnipro River in Kyiv (part 2 Article 367 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)

- the prosecutor's office said in a statement.

Details

According to the investigation, in April 2017, the utility and the general contractor signed a contract for the construction of the Podilskyi bridge crossing over the Dnipro River in Kyiv.

It was established that in June 2023, the ME, the general contractor and the contracting organization signed acts of acceptance of the completed construction works with the cost of operating machines and mechanisms (diesel compressors, cranes, pumps, drilling rigs, etc.) at inflated prices.

According to the conclusion of the construction and technical expertise, the overstatement of the cost of renting these machines and mechanisms is more than UAH 24 million UAH

- the prosecutor's office said.

In addition, the investigation obtained evidence of further transfer of these funds to companies with signs of fictitiousness under the guise of under the guise of purchasing household goods, spare parts, etc. to be converted into cash and distribution among the defendants.

The accounts of all companies involved in the illegal The accounts of all the companies involved in the illegal scheme have been seized.

In the course of further investigation, the actions of other participants in the crime, the prosecutor's office said.

Recall

 In June, the director of a utility company received suspicion in the case of embezzlement of 104 million hryvnias during the construction of the Podil bridge over the Dnipro River.