«The pre-qualification stage of the tender has begun», the EIB explained the current stage of the construction of new water treatment plants for Mykolaiv

The first stage of the tender for the construction of new water treatment facilities in Mykolaiv is currently underway. The project is funded by the European Investment Bank and the Danish government. This means that at this stage, the submitted applications are being checked and a list of companies is being formed that will be able to participate in the next stage of contractor selection.

This was stated by Kristina Mikulova, Head of the European Investment Bank's Regional Centre for Eastern Europe, in a comment to NikVesti.

«Our common goal is to provide the city and the population with drinking water. And this is often impossible to do quickly. We need to act in two directions — to have a temporary solution and at the same time work on a long-term solution. We, with the support of the EU, are responsible for the long-term solution — a new water treatment plant. And for this purpose, the first pre-qualification stage of the tender has already begun,» said Kristina Mikulova.

At the second stage, the selected companies will submit specific proposals, which will be used to select a contractor.

«The pre-qualification stage means that we will receive the first bids and select a short list of potential contractors. Then we will need to check all the candidates, and in the next stage, they will submit specific proposals: how they plan to implement the project, with what technologies and in what time frame.

The selected contractor will then prepare project documentation — terms of reference, design and estimate documentation, etc. After that, at the next stage, the implementation will begin,» explained Kristina Mikulova.

Mykolaiv still needs more purified water

Although the launch of a new water supply system for Mykolaiv is promised for October 2025, this does not guarantee that the city will immediately receive drinking water, as a new water treatment system needs to be built, Kristina Mikulova, Head of the European Investment Bank's Eastern Europe Regional Centre, told NikVesti.

At the same time, Deputy Mayor of Mykolaiv and head of the city's recovery working group Serhii Koreniev said that the Mykolaiv Recovery Agency is working to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant and launch it simultaneously with the new water supply system. And Vitalii Kim, head of the Mykolaiv Regional Water Authority, said he did not want to rush to take out a large loan for the construction of water treatment facilities for Mykolaiv, despite the EIB's readiness to allocate more than €100 million.

Later, it became known that the State Agency for the Restoration and Development of Infrastructure is currently upgrading the water treatment system for Mykolaiv on behalf of the government.

Together with the constructed water pipeline, this will allow the city to launch a centralised drinking water supply in August 2025, said Serhii Sukhomlyn, head of the State Agency for Infrastructure Recovery and Development.