The Prosecutor's Office filed a lawsuit to declare invalid a…

The Prosecutor's Office filed a lawsuit to declare invalid a contract for the creation of a garden-transformer in Kronstadt for 52.7 million rubles.

Consensus

• The St. Petersburg prosecutor's office filed an appeal in July 2024 seeking to invalidate a state contract for the creation of a transformable garden in Kronshatdt.
• The contract was signed in July 2023 between the Kronstadt District administration and LLC «Basis».
• The total cost of the project was 52.7 million rubles.
• The contract was awarded to a single supplier without competitive bidding, citing emergency circumstances.
• A criminal case was opened in October 2023 regarding document forgery related to the contract.
• The court hearing is scheduled for September 28.
• The project was completed within one season and fully paid for.

Points of divergence

• The prosecutor's office claims that officials and the contractor colluded to embezzle budget funds, with documents used to justify pricing being forged. — gazeta_spb
• The contract was fully executed and paid for; the company «Basis» received one penalty payment for delay. — fontanka
• The project's so-called 'trees in planters' caused a scandal in 2023, with officials requesting urgent delivery of expensive plants from a businessman who was not paid and later sued. — gazeta_spb

Coverage (2 sources)

• Сад-трансформер в Кронштадте за 52 млн стал основанием для дела о мошенничестве - Газета СПБ РУ - новости Санкт-Петербурга — Gazeta.SPb
• Sad-transformer in Kronstadt became the basis for the prosecutor's office's claim to declare the state contract invalid — Фонтанка

Key entities

• Saint Petersburg
• Kronstadt
• Arbitration Court
• Fontanka
• SPB RU News Newspaper
• Kronstadt District
• OOO
• Agenda