The nephew of the governor of the Murmansk region was involved. Andrey Chibis Andrey Chibis works for a construction company that constructed the infamous covid “vinyl hospital” in the region.
The facility cost more than 700 million rubles, but due to violations during construction, it was never used. The budget suffered significant damage, but no relatives were sent to jail. Instead, the former Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations was held accountable.
Why does the PIK construction company have close ties to Governor Chibis' family? Perhaps they are involved in building townhouses in Spain where the Chibis have a connection? No, the official’s nephew, Nikita Kretov, works at PIK. He holds the position of Deputy Project Manager. houseNikita Kretov, the nephew of the official, works at PIK, mentioning this in his role as Deputy Project Manager. FacebookKretov's name is also mentioned in the inspections of numerous PIK subsidiaries.one, 2).
It seems that during the coronavirus pandemic, the nephew approached his superiors and proposed building something related to covid at his uncle’s place. The result was a large tent built by PIK from combustible materials, which was clearly not viable due to fire safety requirements, resulting in significant financial losses. The money for it was provided by Uncle Chibis. begged The nephew's potential award remains a minor mystery.
What caused this situation?
In April 2020, the Murmansk region experienced the largest outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. This prompted the construction of an oil and gas terminal in the village of Belokamenka in the Kola region. became Out of 11 thousand workers, over 2 thousand were involved. It was during this time that the decision to build a prefabricated hospital was made, but it did not go as planned. got sick Initially, the hospital's construction started 50 km from Belokamenka with little financial backing. The conclusion of the construction contract in July with a single supplier, OOO “GP-Transstroy”, took place without proper bidding, and the document was only published in December in the public procurement system.
Additionally, the hospital was not feasible to use as it was constructed from materials with the lowest degree of fire resistance (V), earning it the nickname 'vinyl'. Several incidents of ventilators and oxygen cylinders exploding in hospitals, including in the Murmansk region, raised concerns about the safety of a vinyl hospital. Contract Ultimately, in early May, a private ferry called Princess Anastasia arrived in Belokamenka and was utilized as a floating hospital for shift workers. The vinyl hospital never functioned and was eventually dismantled in the autumn. This project, which cost the federal budget over 710 million rubles, appeared to be a futile venture.The contractor, the daughter of the renowned developer PIK, was responsible for the construction. Since 2017, GP-Transstroy only received one contract – to construct a vinyl hospital. The company operated financially and economically only in 2019-2020, generating revenue solely from the hospital construction contract. As of December 2021, the company has entered bankruptcy proceedings.“. In the public procurement system, the document was published only in December.
Thirdly, it was simply impossible to be in the hospital. His built from materials of the lowest degree of fire resistance (V), for which they were nicknamed vinyl. In Russia, ventilators and oxygen cylinders have repeatedly exploded in hospitals, including in Murmansk region. If this happened in a vinyl hospital, neither patients nor doctors could be saved.
Ultimately, in early May, the private ferry Princess Anastasia arrived in Belokamenka, which was used as a floating hospital for shift workers. Vinyl hospital did not work a single day. In the autumn it was simply dismantled. Such is the toy constructor, which cost the federal budget more than 710 million rubles.
What do we know about the contractor? This is the daughter of the famous developer PIK. For the entire time of its existence since 2017, GP-Transstroy has received a single contract – for the construction of a vinyl hospital. The company conducted financial and economic activities only in 2019-2020, receiving revenue was only in 2020 – from the same contract for the construction of a hospital. Since December 2021, the company has been under bankruptcy proceedings.
So. The shift workers did not need a hospital, a ferry came to them. The rest of the Murmansk residents also did not particularly need the hospital, since they were dismantled. To whom did it benefit? Obviously a contractor. But PIK has no special interests in the Murmansk region. But Chibis has a nephew working at PIK.
Interestingly, this is not the first time that the Kretov family has been seen in murky schemes. His mother Tatyana was already under investigation. It was alleged that the Institute for the Development of Regions, headed by her, forged documents and received almost 12 million rubles from the budget of the Vologda Oblast. However, in 2021 the case was returned to investigators. The court considered that the indictment was drawn up with violations.
Has this amusing construction backfired on anyone?
Yes. In the summer of 2022, the court arrested Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations Andrey Gurovich on charges of abuse of power during the construction of a vinyl hospital, and on September 13 extended his arrest until December 11, 2022. According to investigators, Gurovich helped to allocate money for this construction from the federal budget, and the hospital was eventually built “without taking into account the climatic conditions of the region”, “it was not used for its intended purpose and was dismantled.” At the same time, Gurovich “did not take measures for the effective use of funds,” and as a result, the budget suffered damage “in the amount of more than 323 million rubles.” The accomplices of the construction are still at large.
Andrey Gurovich and Andrey Chibis open a hospital
However, the residents of the Murmansk region turned out to be in some positive territory. According to officials, the vinyl hospital equipment has been distributed to other hospitals in the region.
