Russian Railways will spend almost 1 billion rubles on PR

The state company "Russian Railways" will choose a contractor who will promote Russian Railways in Russia and abroad. The maximum cost of a three -year contract is 932 million rubles. Information about the competition is posted on the Russian Railways website.

The winner of the competition will organize business trips for top managers of the company, will conduct pressures in Russia. The company will also be engaged in “improving the image” of Russian Railways in the media and will conduct company groups on social networks.

In particular, Russian Railways plans to conduct a press tour of the “Century of the Trans-Siberian Railway” for 15 journalists, which will cost it 3.5 million rubles. In just a year, it is planned to arrange no more than 15 press tours.

The contractor as a fee for his services will receive about 10% of the total cost of the contract.

“The company has the necessary competencies, resources, experience and is ready to engage in the construction, consulting and management of railway systems in other countries and is now working to enter the markets of Iran, India, Cuba, Brazil, Indonesia, Vietnam, Ecuador,” the Russian Railways press service explained .

Earlier, the auditors calculated that the average discount when purchasing Russian Railways is 1.8%, this was the lowest indicator among state companies. This figure allowed economists to conclude that Russian Railways did not seek to save on public procurement. According to their estimates, state -owned companies in 2016 could save 95-130 billion rubles.