In Dagestan, blogger claims violation in public procurement system

A Dagestani blogger has discovered at the website of the public procurement the order of the housing and communal services of Makhachkala, the works on which are already underway, although the auction had been appointed only on August 13. This information caused a great response of the blogosphere.

The order No. 0103300019712000041 can be found on the website of the public procurement. 2,684,742 roubles are allocated to it. Bidders are invited to participate in the auction for capital repair of the underground pedestrian crossing in Makhachkala, located near the cinema "Druzhba" (Friendship) with access to the city beach, a blogger under the nickname enrr1ch writes. The date of the deadline for bids for the auction is scheduled on August 10, and the auction is to be conducted on August 13.

However, the blogger notes that the works on repair of the above mentioned pedestrian crossing are already being actively conducted. The blogger has also posted some pictures, which, according to him, confirm the fact of the beginning of the works, in the record in "Live Journal", dedicated to the situation.

According to the blogger, if to look at the estimates of the order, all the works have been listed there. "It turns out that even prior to the deadline of the stage of bid filing, certain company repairs the pedestrian crossing. How a potential winner would be surprised, when he comes to the place and see the works done. The matter is that there are, of course, no any potential winner, and the company, which is supposed to win, will win the auction," the blogger states.

The post has received wide response in the blogosphere and entered "popular posts of the day", according to the "Ljtimes".

"That's why we love social networks. This is a report, worthy of the attention... of the competent authorities," a user under the nickname requs writes.

"They act such insolently for the money. They do what they want," a blogger daganoff expresses his indignation.

The announcement, posted on the website of the public procurement, indicates Ramazan Khalilov, the representative of the administration of the housing and communal services of Makhachkala, as the contact person on the order. However, at present, the indicated contact number of Ramazan Khalilov does not operate. Till present, the "Caucasian Knot" has no comments of the administration of the housing and communal services of Makhachkala with regard to the statement of the blogger.