Mykolaiv has received over ₴20 million in state budget funding for the repair of shelters at two secondary schools

A shelter at one of Mykolaiv’s lyceums, photo by NikVesti

A subsidy of 20.4 million hryvnias from the state budget has been allocated for the renovation of shelters at Mykolaiv Lyceums №38 and №3.

This was announced by Oleksii Savchuk, Head of the Capital Construction Department, in a comment to NikVesti.

Although the funds formally arrived as a grant from the state budget, their source is international aid. The funding is provided under the FELICITY II programme, which is supported by the European Investment Bank and the German government, and implemented by the German state organisation GIZ.

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«These are actually European Union funds. They enter the state budget as FELICITY funds. But for us, for the city, this is a grant from the state budget,» clarified Oleksii Savchuk.

He reported that 8.2 million hryvnias from the state budget had been allocated for the construction of the shelter at Lyceum №38 named after Volodymyr Chaika. A further 3.5 million hryvnias were allocated from the city budget. The department is currently seeking a new contractor to complete the basement renovation.

At the same time, 12.1 million hryvnias were allocated from the state budget for the construction of a shelter at Lyceum №3, said Oleksii Savchuk. A further 5.2 million hryvnias came from the city budget.

Shelter at Lyceum №38

Back in June 2024, the contract for the reconstruction of the shelter at Lyceum №38, worth 20 million hryvnias, was awarded to the company «Master Bud-Montazh». The work was not completed on time, and the prosecutor’s office is demanding that a fine and damages be recovered from the contractor.

The contractor received 11.5 million hryvnias. However, according to the investigation, part of the work may have been carried out with inflated volumes and costs. Total losses are estimated at 2.8 million hryvnias, with overpayments for technical supervision recorded separately.

It later emerged that the State Architectural and Construction Control Department had not inspected the shelter at Lyceum №38 in Mykolaiv, where work has been unable to be completed for the third year running. Officials there noted that restrictions on inspections have been in place since the start of the war: inspections can only be carried out with the consent of the relevant ministry.