Kim thanked the journalists who wrote about the «billion dollar dispersion»: the amount of the tender will be reduced by 30%

The head of Mykolayiv RMA Vitalii Kim thanked the publication «Nashi hroshi» for the analysis of purchases for the reconstruction of the water main, in which the journalists found significant overpayment several times.

He made such a statement during today's briefing, the correspondent of «NikVesti» reports.

Yurii Nikolov, a journalist of «Nashi hroshi», indicated in the article that the most money should have been spent on water pipes. Their prices are 2-3 times higher than market prices.

Immediately in response to this material, the head of Mykolayiv RMA Vitalii Kim said that he would account for every penny spent, and urged «not to believe bad news.» He said this in his video message, which he published on the Telegram channel.

Later, the Department of Urban Planning, Architecture, Capital Construction and Support of Development Projects, commenting on this investigation, stated that the prices specified in the tender fully correspond to reality.

As the head of RMA reported, during the analysis of the cost, it was found that the contractor included inflation in the prices not only for this year, but also for the next.

— I understood this issue. We analyzed the market prices. What I want to note: this is a two-year project, there are no advance payments, it is not possible to pay earlier, only according to the acts of completed works. They compared conventionally a pipe with insulation and without... But I sincerely thank the journalists, because we found that the contractor included inflation in the price not only this year, but also the next. This is 30% that will not be paid, because the payment and procurement will take place this year. That is, I sincerely thank you, we really found this question. As of now, not a penny has been spent. We also receive market prices through the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and negotiations with suppliers are conducted within the framework of the market price so that no one has any questions. On top of that, we provide our market analysis so that everything is transparent, — said Vitaly Kim.

What about the water in Mykolaiv?

Back in April 2022, Russian troops destroyed the water pipeline through which Mykolaiv received drinking water.

Previously, «NikVesti» wrote that the water in the taps of Mykolaiv residents is dangerous for consumption, as it contains enterococci, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, toxic elements, has an increased content of chlorides, sulfates, dry residue, etc.

More information about the dangers of using «technical» water for citizens and what awaits the city's residents in the future can be found in the «Mykolaiv. The city that holds the defense of the south suffers from thirst».

In March 2023, the director of «Mykolaivvodokanal», Borys Dudenko, announced the possible threat of destruction of the sewage system due to the influence of salt water. According to him, over the past year, the water utility has eliminated more than 1,000 leaks, and after the start of the supply of salty water, the number of accidents per day has increased to 10-15 times. In addition, concrete sewer collectors also begin to degrade.

The European Investment Bank has approved additional credit financing of 20 million euros to improve water supply and drainage in Mykolaiv within the framework of the Municipal Infrastructure Development Program of Ukraine.

Earlier it was reported that 1.2 billion hryvnias are going to be allocated from the state budget for the restoration of the water supply system in Mykolaiv. Such a step is necessary for the city, since salt water corrodes the pipes and over time the entire water supply system will have to be changed in Mykolaiv.

At the same time, the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, Vitalii Kim, considers his team's decision to supply the city with salty technical water from the Southern Bug to be the right one after last April, as a result of Russian shelling, the water main from the Dnipro River was damaged.

The «Vodokanal» is considering six options for arranging a new water intake site to provide Mykolaiv with drinking water.

As you know, the search for an alternative source of water intake began in the summer of last year. At that time, the general director of the water company, Borys Dudenko , talked about only a few options, where to get the amount of water necessary to fill the water supply system of our city and its 24-hour operation.

The first option is to go higher along the channel of the Southern Bug, choose a place with high-quality fresh water, build a water intake station there, lay a pipeline to Mykolaiv.

The second is to continue pumping water from the Dnipro-Bug estuary, but to install industrial-scale reverse osmosis units. Such installations are very energy-consuming.

On August 19, the department of urban planning, architecture, capital construction and support of development projects of Mykolaiv RMA announced tenders for the reconstruction of 12 sections of water mains damaged by salt water in different areas of the city for a total amount of 1 billion 348 million hryvnias.

Recently, the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, Vitalii Kim, announced a possible deterioration in the quality of water in the taps of Mykolaiv residents by the end of 2023.

At the same time, he believes that currently the water from the taps in Mykolaiv, which the townspeople consider technical, is better in terms of quality than «most water in Europe».