Kyivshliakhbud road construction company from RDS group of road construction companies intends to participate in tenders for the completion of the N-14 Mykolaiv-Kirovohrad road and the construction of the M-05 Kyiv-Odesa road in Odesa region, company CEO Oleksandr Raschupkin has said.
“There was information that it is planned to build a concrete road that will connect the ports of Kherson and Mykolaiv. We will also be interested in this project. We have already made large investments in concrete laying technologies, and in this segment we are very competitive,” he said in an interview with the Interfax-Ukraine agency.
Speaking about the current work, he noted that Kyivshliakhbud operates at seven sites in Kyiv, therefore, it is in strict compliance with quarantine restrictions. In particular, antiseptics, masks were purchased at all bases and dormitories, sanitary treatments were carried out, rapid tests that are used for the most minimal colds were purchased, 20 medical staff conduct daily temperature measurements for all employees. According to the director, at the end of April there were no COVID-19 patients from the company.
He also said that under a “moderately optimistic” scenario, involving the passage of the peak of the pandemic in the first half of the year, the company will be able to additionally employ about 300 people by the end of the year.
According to the head, despite the quarantine, there is no shortage in the supply of goods and services from contractors.
He also expressed hope that the company will act as a consultant on the further infrastructure development of Kyiv and other cities.
“I see a strategy in that the general plan for building the city is coordinated with Kyivavtodor and it would be possible to lay the replacement of all networks there. We also need studies regarding traffic, this is what you lay for 5-7 years in advance depending on the construction of residential and non-residential buildings,” he said.
The CEO added that despite the pandemic, the company and the group remain interested in entering neighboring markets.
“We constantly monitor announced tenders in Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, Poland, these countries are close to us, although they have their own nuances. If we meet the qualifications of the organizers of tenders, of course we will file bids, we have ambitions and skills,” he said.
Speaking about new technology, Raschupkin expressed the opinion that in Kyiv concrete roads can be built on large avenues or on circular highways.
RDS Group is included in the top three road building companies of Ukraine. Its structure includes Kyivshliakhbud and Rostdorstroy. The core business is construction, reconstruction and maintenance of roads and bridges, construction of airfield complexes.
