«Mykolaiv parks» have purchased ₴2 million worth of clothing and footwear for their employees since 2022

Since 2022, the municipal enterprise «Mykolaivski Parks» of the city council has purchased footwear and clothing for its employees for 2 million hryvnias. In total, these are 2142 pieces of clothing and 782 pairs of shoes.

This is evidenced by data from the Prozorro public procurement system, according to NikVesti.

In 2022, «Mykolaiv Parks» spent ₴172,174 on clothing for employees, including:

• 42 pieces of overalls with a straight-sleeved jacket for ₴1115.
• 20 pieces of overalls with a jacket with an elastic band for ₴1,115.
• 62 pieces of insulated overalls for ₴646.
• 42 pieces of insulated splash-proof jackets with knitted fabric on the inside for ₴1,016.
• 20 pieces of insulated splash-proof jackets with knitted fabric on the outside for ₴1,016.

In 2023, the company spent ₴521,302 on the purchase of clothing, including

• 120 pieces of working suits (jacket, trousers) for protection against contamination at ₴1,397 each;
• 120 pieces of working suits for low temperatures (jacket, trousers) at ₴1,765 each;
• 2 pieces of class 2 welder's suits at ₴1216 each;
• 400 T-shirts for ₴147 each;
• 50 elongated raincoats for water protection at ₴625 each;
• 20 pieces of insulated vests with zips at ₴480 each;
• 200 baseball caps for ₴198.

In 2024, «Mykolaiv Parks» purchased workwear for a slightly lower amount than in the previous year — ₴379,995. In particular, these funds were spent on the purchase of:

• 80 jackets for protection against general industrial pollution for ₴601 each;
• 80 pieces of trousers for protection against general industrial pollution at ₴601 each;
• 70 jackets for protection against low temperatures at ₴900 each;
• 70 pieces of trousers for protection against low temperatures at ₴900;
• 1 class 2 welder's suit for ₴1,395;
• 200 T-shirts for ₴146 each;
• 50 elongated waterproof raincoats for ₴490 each;
• 100 baseball caps for ₴140 each;
• 50 pieces of trousers against general industrial pollution at ₴700;
• 6 pieces of cotton overalls against general industrial pollution at ₴810 each.
• 9 pieces of gowns to protect against general industrial pollution at ₴520 each;
• 50 pieces of signal vests at ₴120 each;
• 200 hats for low temperatures at ₴133 each;
• 20 pieces of insulated vests with zips for ₴580.

In 2025, the utility company spent ₴408,513 on clothing for its employees, including

• 100 jackets to protect against general industrial pollution for ₴1,339 each;
• 100 pieces of trousers for protection against general industrial pollution at ₴837 each;
• one 2nd class welder's suit for ₴2,454;
• 200 T-shirts for ₴390 each;
• 70 elongated raincoats to protect against water at ₴632 each;
• 100 baseball caps for ₴249 each;
• 150 signal vests for ₴261 each;
• 2 pieces of PVC+Nylon waterproof sets (jacket+pants) at ₴710 each.

It is worth noting that after an audit of the tender, the utility company entered into an additional agreement, reducing the total price by ₴40.8 thousand: the cost of almost every item of clothing was reduced by ₴50-200.

«Mykolaiv parks» also spent ₴536 thousand on work shoes in 2023 and 2024.

In particular, in 2023, the company spent ₴373,968 on the purchase of

• 180 pairs of demi-season boots at ₴645 each;
• 180 pairs of sandals at ₴660;
• 12 pairs of sneakers for ₴1104;
• 180 pairs of winter boots for ₴699.

And in 2024, ₴162,000 will be spent on purchasing:

• 80 pairs of demi-season boots at ₴704;
• 70 pairs of sandals at ₴699;
• 80 pairs of winter boots for ₴709.

Read the article NikVesti «How does the municipal enterprise «Parks» green Mykolaiv during the war?».

The article says that as of August 2024, the municipal enterprise «Mykolaiv Parks» employed 262 staff members. This is six times more than in 2021, when the figure was 39 people. At the same time, the utility company announced plans to increase its staff by 150 employees who will be engaged in landscaping the city's Korabelnyi district.

New equipment for KP «Parks»

A year ago, in September 2024, deputies of the Mykolaiv City Council approved a loan of ₴43 million for the utility «Mykolaiv Parks» to purchase new equipment. As reported, it will be used for winter and summer cleaning of the city.

The loan amount is 60% of the total cost of the equipment, which is €1 million.

The draft decision, published on the city council website on 28 August 2024, initially stated that Denmark should finance 40% of the purchase of equipment.

However, in the updated draft decision published on the city council website on 23 September 2024, the information about the Danes' 40% funding disappeared. It only states that «part of the funds will be paid for by grants from the Danish Export Investment Fund», but it does not specify what percentage of funding is involved.

After that, the budget committee recommended that the session consider the draft decision, but only if the document states that the advance payment of 40% of the total amount will be covered by grant funds from the Danish Export Investment Fund.