About 868 million AMD loss. findings in High Voltage Power Grids. a criminal case has been initiated

Based on the documents and information received from the RA Audit Chamber, the legality of reconstruction and other works carried out in several substations and buildings by the state-owned “High Voltage Electric Networks” PB company was examined within the framework of the function of initiating a lawsuit for the protection of state interests at the RA General Prosecutor’s Office.

For this purpose, relevant documents were requested and received from the RA Audit Chamber, “High Voltage Electric Networks” CJSC and the RA Urban Planning Committee.

As reported by the press service of the prosecutor’s office, as a result of the study, it was found that “High Voltage Electric Networks” CJSC in 2017. on June 29 announced an open tender for the reconstruction of the production building for the improvement of the canteen and the administrative part and the adjacent area.

In 2017, by the evaluation committee of “High Voltage Electric Networks” CJSC. On August 9, А CJSC was recognized as the 1st place participant of the purchase procedure of the said tender with 353 mln. 934 thousand AMD (including VAT) on offer.

119 million for the same tender. The bid of another company that submitted a dram-less price offer was assessed as insufficient and was rejected on the grounds of not submitting construction licenses in the field of urban development.

It was found out that in the invitation to the tender, company A applied for the construction licenses of another, almost identical company in the field of urban development, which were issued in 2014. were terminated, and such a license was granted to A company only in 2017. on September 5, i.e. after being recognized as the winner of the competition. In the invitation to the tender, company А also submitted previously signed contracts of the CJSC of the same name as a justification of professional experience.

Այսինքն, «Բարձրավոլտ Էլեկտրացանցեր» ՓԲԸ ծառայողները, իրենց կարգադրիչ կամ այլ լիազորությունները կազմակերպության շահերին հակառակ օգտագործելով, հիմք ընդունելով A ընկերության կողմից ներկայացված մեկ այլ ընկերությանը պատկանող ակնհայտ կեղծ փաստաթղթերը, խախտելով «Գնումների մասին» ՀՀ օրենքի պահանջները, մրցույթում 353 մլն. 934 thousand Company A was recognized as the winner with the amount of drams, rejecting 119 mln. dram less supply and thus causing severe consequences.

The study also revealed that “with the support of the Asian Development Bank, in order to implement the reconstruction projects of 2 substations, in 2016, with a Chinese company.” On May 6, a contract was signed: 14 mln. 805 thousand in US dollars.

According to the information and documents received from the RA Audit Chamber, in 2019, the project manager of the Chinese company on February 25, a letter was sent to the director of “High Voltage Electric Networks” CJSC, in which it was noted that the selection of subcontractors for the design institute, construction works and installation of equipment at the initial stage of the project was carried out under the pressure of the former directors of “High Voltage Electric Networks” CJSC, there was no independent selection, the mentioned subcontractor companies did not have enough potential to carry out the mentioned works.

It also appeared in the letter that the subcontractor submitted more volumes for payment each time than what was realized. In particular, the construction costs for the reconstruction of one substation have almost tripled, exceeding around 1 million. 200 thousand USD (about 576 million drams), and with the other substation about 608 thousand. The US dollar (about 291 million 840 thousand AMD).

Thus, the information and documents received from the Audit Chamber of the RA contain information about the use of executive or other powers by the employees of “High Voltage Electric Networks” CJSC against the interests of the organization, about 867 mln. 840 thousand about causing dram damage and causing severe consequences.

According to the information and documents received from the Audit Chamber of the Republic of Armenia, between “High Voltage Electric Networks” CJSC and LLC in 2017. on June 26, a contract for the performance of cable works was signed through the negotiation procedure, by which the LLC undertook to carry out 110 KV overhead line relocation works with a contract value of 129 million drams, which was later changed to 130.5 million drams. AMD

Although for the performance of contractual works in 2018 130.5 million in January. AMD was transferred to the LLC, but it was found that there was no disconnection (power cut) of the mentioned overhead lines to be moved in 2017 and 2018. And the mentioned works cannot be done without a power cut.

Regarding the above-mentioned facts revealed by the study, a criminal case was initiated by the Prosecutor of the State Interests Protection Department of the RA General Prosecutor’s Office under Article 178, Part 3, Clause 1, Article 214, Part 2, and Article 325, Part 2 of the RA Criminal Code.

The investigation was assigned to the RA National Security Service.