Rotenberg became the general contractor of building a bridge over the Kerch Strait

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed an order of the government, according to which the company of Arkady Rotenberg Stroygazmontazh becomes the general contractor for the construction of the bridge across the Kerch Strait in the annexed Crimea. This was reported by "Kommersant" with reference to several sources familiar with the situation. The disposal will be published on Friday.

The preparation of the order was reported back in the mid-January , however, on the 21st, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, who oversees the project, claimed that the decision to choose the general contractor has not yet been made.

Rotenberg himself told the publication that detailed documentation of the project is still absent, and its final value is not determined. In mid -autumn, construction is estimated approximately at 228.3 billion rubles. The oligarch called this amount real, but does not exclude that the value can be adjusted. Rotenberg also promised to complete the construction on the period staged by Vladimir Putin - by the fall of 2018. Meanwhile, the sources of the publication, familiar with the project, are sure that delays cannot be avoided.

Stroygazmontazh is the largest contractor Gazprom, leading the construction of gas pipelines. The experience of building roads and bridges on the website of Rotenberg is not reported.

At the end of August 2014, sources in the road industry reported thatGennady Timchenko could become the general contractor of the construction of the Kerch bridge. Among the possible subcontractors, the company "Mostotrest" was called the co -owner of which is Rotenberg.

It was decided that in a row for the construction of the bridge it would be issued as a state order without a competition, and it is planned to finance construction from the federal targeted program for the development of Crimea. However, the government’s decree on the only supplier was adopted.

Meanwhile, on December 3, it became known that Stroytransgaz would not take part in the project either as a general contractor or as a subcontractor. The company considered the risks too high and decided to play it safe.

Initially, it was planned to build a bridge across the Kerch Strait with the involvement of foreign contractors, and various options were considered as sources of financing, including the involvement of private capital, as well as FNB funds. It was also argued that Chinese state -owned company China Railway Construction Corporation can be involved in construction.