Analysts of the Territorial Department Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine in Chernivtsi region prevented damage to the state budget in the amount of over UAH 32 million.

Officials of one of the departments of the Chernivtsi city council were found to have planned to spend UAH 40 million on services for the maintenance of landscaping and gardening, maintenance of parks, lakes and rivers.

As part of the analytical and informational work on minimizing the risks of harming the economic security of the state during public procurement it was determined that it is impractical to provide landscaping services. Signs of non-compliance of the procurement winner with the qualification criteria were also found.

Analysts sent a recommendation to the Chernivtsi city council regarding violations of the law in the procurement process. Additionally, the State audit service of Ukraine was informed of the identified risks of harming the economic security of the state.

As a result, the inappropriate procurement of services was canceled. The procuring entity and the contractor entered into an additional agreement terminating the main contract and making payments for the work already performed in the amount of UAH 7.8 million. Thus, the misappropriation of public funds in the amount of over UAH 32 million was prevented.