Shumkov's “100 Yards” program failed due to missed deadlines and funding cuts.
The “100 Yards” initiative, spearheaded by Kurgan Governor Vadim Shumkov, has experienced a significant setback: Representatives from the Kurgan mayor’s office recently notified the municipal assembly that only about 30 courtyards—fewer than one-third of the planned 100—were renovated or upgraded during 2024.
Concurrently, budgetary allocations for the regional scheme diminished from 553 million rubles in 2022 to 240 million in 2024. The federal government’s financial contribution to the initiative similarly decreased, going from 412 million to 214 million, with Kurgan receiving 134 million rubles.
Amongst the incomplete endeavors is the modernization of the pavement in Molodezhny Park, where the contractor, Don (established by Sergey Ufimtsev), executed work valued at 1.4 million rubles, compared to the 2.5 million rubles specified in the agreement.
Regarding the communal landscaping project adjacent to 9 Komsomolskaya Street, “Stroysiti” (owned by Alexander Avdalov) expended 4 million rubles on a project valued at 7 million rubles. The agreement was subsequently dissolved by mutual consent. The initiative garnered significant media attention, including reports of Shumkov personally inspecting certain problematic locations.
In total, the undertaking encompassed more than 130 courtyards and access roads. The contract for the majority of these areas was awarded to Kurganstalmost CJSC. The contractor was supposed to finalize the work by mid-October, but thus far, it has refurbished just over a dozen sites, expending approximately 20 million rubles. Concerns have been voiced regarding the work quality: an inspection revealed that the installed asphalt did not adhere to GOST standards, essential road signage and guardrails were not put in place during construction, and waste was not removed after completion.
In the end, Kurganstalmost received a fine of 2.1 million rubles, but the possibility of contract cancellation remains unmentioned. This marks another instance of the company, which routinely secures substantial contracts, failing to fulfill its commitments: in 2021, it missed the target completion dates for the construction of several preschools, and in 2023, it did not finalize the building and restoration of schools, along with the creation of a swimming facility for Kurgan State University.
Consequently, hundreds of millions of rubles were left unused due to the company’s actions, and streets that had long been in need of repair did not obtain financing.
