We really got them. Congratulations, and thank you to everyone who took part in the sharp-stick poking. Moscow, October 11. INTERFAX.RU — The Ministry of Health and Social Development has canceled the tender for creating a social network for medical workers and patients, which, according to the government procurement website, was worth 55 million rubles (about $1.8 million at the time). ///////
/////// And all it took was two posts. One. Two. The fact that these crooks reacted so quickly and so panic-stricken suggests that: There really is a corrupt arrangement and a kickback scheme. The crooks realized that the FAS (Federal Antimonopoly Service) would cancel the tender. The crooks do not want the FAS and the prosecutor's office digging through the documents — if the tender is canceled, then there is supposedly nothing left to investigate. The crooks do not want to draw attention to their other budget-looting internet projects. Which means we need to keep a very close eye on all of this. The general opinion among specialists is that the site has already been built. And if it has already been built, then the crooks will find one way or another to steer the contract to a particular company. We need to stop that and push for a fair tender — or, better yet, a professional discussion of whether this site is needed at all. Could existing solutions be used to achieve the same goal and save a huge amount of money? The Ministry of Health and Social Development's past and future internet projects need to be examined under a microscope. If anyone has thoughts on this or interesting information, write in. Update. A clarification: “refusal to proceed with an open tender” does not mean they can now hold some kind of “closed tender” — that is just the formal wording. Under the law, they must launch a new procedure for organizing an open tender. Update 2 What the hell is this satanic madness?! It turns out that we have underestimated eyebrow-man Oleg Simakov. The scale of his work suggests that a “little house in Spain” is not enough for him. This man is aiming for a full-fledged villa with pools, fountains, and peacocks. He commissioned a website called “a physician's decision-making system for establishing a diagnosis” for a whopping 20 million rubles (about $650,000 at the time), and he wants that site ready in just 16 days as well. One assumes the miracle system has already been built and is simply waiting to be paid for.
And this is the absolute limit. He commissioned an electronic medical library for 35 million rubles (about $1.1 million at the time). And he wants it — an electronic library!! — built in 14 days.
Now this is really too much. Sure, you're stealing. But you cannot do it this openly. Mr. Simakov. We know you are reading these posts and comments right now and getting nervous. Confess — you'll get a lighter sentence (quote). We are waiting for these two tenders to be canceled, and we should spread this information around. The country should know its heroes.