The cost of erecting a cancer center in the Kaliningrad region doubled and reached 9.5 billion rubles

2024

Project cost increase by RUB 1.5 bln

The cost of building a cancer center in the Kaliningrad region has increased significantly, reaching ₽9,5 billion. This became known on August 7, 2024, when the interim governor of the Kaliningrad region Alexei Bezprozvannykh signed a decree on the allocation of additional ₽1,5 billion for the implementation of the project.

Initially, the project, which began in 2018, was estimated at ₽4,2 billion. The oncocenter is being built in the village of Rodniki and includes a polyclinic for 300 visits per shift, a hospital for 200 beds, a diagnostic and radiation therapy department, as well as six operating rooms. The tender for the construction was won by Artel, which planned to complete the work in October 2020.

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However, in December 2019, the contract with Artel was terminated due to a delay in schedule. A criminal case has been opened against the general director of the company Vladislav Borisov - the prosecutor's office believes that ₽107 million of the funds allocated for the construction were supposed to be transferred to third parties. In April 2020, Patrusco LLC became the new contractor, the cost of the contract with which amounted to ₽3,6 billion. Later, the amount was increased to ₽5 billion.

In November 2022, the Ministry of Health of the Kaliningrad Region sent a pre-trial claim to the company in the amount of ₽256,5 million, indicating that in more than two years work was completed for only ₽411,5 million instead of the planned ₽5 billion.

In February 2024, the head of the regional Ministry of Health, Alexander Kravchenko, announced the completion of the technical readiness of the cancer center. The institution was planned to be built by analogy with the N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center in St. Petersburg. In January 2024, Rosatom issued permission to put the center into operation.

In May 2024, the Minister of Finance of the Kaliningrad Region Viktor Porembsky announced an increase in the cost of the project by another ₽2,5 billion. Of this amount, ₽1,7 billion was planned to be received under the state program "Healthcare," which was to be used to complete the construction and equipment of the medical facility.^[1]

Getting Started

On August 19, 2024, a new cancer center began work in the Kaliningrad region, the construction of which cost ₽9,5 billion. This event was an important step in the development of the region's health care system, after the former oncology dispensary was closed in 2009. Residents of the region finally got access to high-tech medical care on the spot, without having to go to Moscow or St. Petersburg.

According to Novy Kaliningrad, the new cancer center is located in the village of Rodniki and already receives patients in a round-the-clock hospital. On the first day of work, specialists performed two operations on the colon, which became evidence of the readiness of the center for full medical care. In addition, the institution began to provide radiation therapy services using modern high-precision equipment, which significantly improves the chances of successful treatment of cancer.

source = Kaliningrad Oblast Government

The history of the creation of a new cancer center began in 2011, when the authorities of the Kaliningrad region realized the fallacy of the decision to close the old oncological dispensary. The construction project was developed by 2015, and its implementation began only in 2018. Despite several delays in the deadlines, construction was completed in 2024, and the institution began to receive patients.

According to data presented by representatives of the regional administration, the cancer center is equipped with advanced medical equipment, which includes devices for radiotherapy, computer diagnostics and radionuclide diagnostic methods. This allows high-precision diagnosis and treatment of various types of cancer. Specialists of the center, including oncologists, radiotherapists and radiation control experts, will work with patients in full in both inpatient and outpatient conditions.^[2]

2020

Decrease in contract value by RUB 587 mln.

On May 15, 2020, it became known that the cost constructions oncological of the center in the village of Rodniki, when changing the general contractor, decreased by 587 million rubles. and amounted to 3.6 billion rubles. The contract price was adjusted for the cost of work performed by the previous contractor, LLC "" Artel from the Moscow Region. Reutova As follows from the documents posted on the public procurement website, the contractor - LLC "" Patruscoe from - Moscow can claim to receive an advance payment of 542 million rubles. from the regional budget. Earlier, the governor Anton Alikhanov commented that the company is ready to build a cancer center at Kaliningrad region its own expense.

The updated contract for the construction of the Kaliningrad cancer center was signed on April 30. In accordance with it, the contractor must resume work within 10 working days, that is, in May 2020. The deadline for the work and commissioning of the facility are scheduled for May 2022.

It follows from the accompanying materials that the amount of the contract includes only construction work and construction work, "not included in other groups. The supply of medical equipment in the documents of this contract does not appear^[3]

Initiation of a criminal case against SMU Artel

As it became known to Zdrav.Expert, on February 10, 2020, a criminal case was initiated against the heads of the Kaliningrad LLC SMU Artel due to embezzlement of budget funds during the construction of a oncological center in Kaliningrad. This was reported by the regional prosecutor's office.

The case under a number of articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation was initiated based on the materials of the inspection of the supervisory authority. It is clarified that the corresponding decision was made by the senior investigator of the investigative part of the Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Kaliningrad Region.

The prosecutor's office checked the use of a subsidy from the federal budget for co-financing the cancer center. The funds were sent to GBUZ "Oncological Center of the Kaliningrad Region," GKU "Regional Department of the Capital Construction Customer," the Ministry of Health of the region.

The company "SMU Artel" belongs to Oleg Bondarenko, he also acts as its general director. Kaliningrad companies - subcontractors of the oncology center conducted calculations with this structure. Kaliningrad business filed more than 15 lawsuits against SMU Artel LLC demanding different amounts. Among the victims are both little-known companies and larger enterprises, including the Baltic Concrete Company. According to the enterprise, about 20 million rubles were arrested on the accounts of SMU Artel LLC.

The statement of the Baltic Concrete Company on the adoption of interim measures noted that SMU Artel does not have its own property, and the authorized capital is 20 thousand rubles.

The Patrusko company will soon sign a contract for the construction of a cancer center in the Kaliningrad region. At the same time, completion is possible at the expense of the company's own budget. This was announced on February 12, 2020 by the governor of the region Anton Alikhanov.

For February 2020, the regional authorities should receive a report from an independent appraiser who analyzed the scope of work performed by the previous general contractor of the cancer center, Artel LLC.

We immediately hand over the final report to Patrusco, they take a week to study it and go for signing. Globally, they talked with the company's management, they have a certain budget that they are ready to allocate in order to complete the cancer center with their, let's say, funds, and then receive payment, said Alikhanov

The Moscow company Patrusko, together with US-200 LLC, participated in the second auction for the construction of an oncology center in 2018. However, a contract for 4.202 billion rubles. was concluded with LLC Artel, which disrupted the terms of work and eventually fell into the register of unscrupulous suppliers.

At a meeting with Kaliningrad business on January 31, 2020, Deputy Prime Minister of the regional government Ilya Barinov said that the regional authorities intend to seek the introduction of external management and bankruptcy of SMU Artel LLC. According to him, the authorities failed to remove the special account regime, since all the actions that the company took "show that they are trying to withdraw money from this account with the help of court decisions." The special account regime provides for the restriction of operations not directly related to the implementation of the Alikhanov state contract^[4].

2019: Termination of the contract with LLC Artel due to violation of the terms of the contract

State contract worth 4.26 billion rubles. for the construction of the oncological center of the Kaliningrad region officially terminated on December 24, 2019. The relevant information is published in the contract card on the public procurement portal. The official reason for the termination is a significant violation by the general contractor, Artel LLC from the city of Reutov near Moscow, of the terms of the contract.

Governor Anton Alikhanov said that the general contractor refuses to accept a notice of unilateral refusal of the contract and resists its termination. At the same time, the head of the region drew attention to the fact that the regional authorities have materials for the trial with Artel. As of December 25, 2019, claims from the government or a technical customer for construction, the structure of the regional Ministry of Health of the State Budgetary Institution "Oncological Center of the Kaliningrad Region" in the file cabinet of the Arbitration Court of the region were not registered. On the contrary, back in November 2019, the Kaliningrad arbitration court accepted the claim of Artel against the Oncological Center for production.

As follows from the accompanying documents, the contractor insists on recognizing as unreasonable the accrual of a penalty in the execution of the contract. In total, from October 2018 to December 2019, Artel accrued 107.7 million rubles. penalties.

At construction medical the center, there were repeated problems with the presence of labor at the site and a lack of building materials. At the same time, the regional government fully provided Artel LLC with advance payments. As of the end of December 2019, the contractor was transferred more than 1 billion rubles. According to, by to data FAS December 1, 2019, the contractor of the Artel cancer center actually fulfilled its obligations by 621.3 million rubles. This is 14.8% of the total, although according to the documents it was planned to carry out work for 3.6 billion rubles. The commissioning date of the facility was postponed to 2021.

2018: Conclusion of a contract with Artel LLC for the construction of an oncology center in Kaliningrad

The contract with Artel LLC for the construction of a modern cancer center was signed in the fall of 2018^[5] was^[6].

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