The Federal Antimonopoly Service has uncovered a cartel agreement between the Novosibirsk mayor's office and Savelyev's developers to build housing for orphans worth 1.5 billion rubles.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service has uncovered a cartel agreement between the Novosibirsk mayor's office and Savelyev's developers to build housing for orphans worth 1.5 billion rubles.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service for the Novosibirsk Region has confirmed evidence of a cartel agreement between the Novosibirsk mayor's office and developers associated with the brother of State Duma deputy Dmitry Savelyev, former regional Legislative Assembly deputy Vladislav Savelyev, and his Rastsvetai group.

The scheme involved the purchase of apartments for orphans for over 1.5 billion rubles. The mayor's department of social policy and development companies participated in the scheme, artificially limiting competition at auctions and setting inflated housing prices. For example, the price per square meter in some contracts exceeded the market price by 20-30%, allowing the collusion participants to reap excess profits at the expense of the budget. In other words, they profited from orphans.

Vladislav Savelyev's business is closely intertwined with the interests of Novosibirsk Region Governor Andrei Travnikov's team. Savelyev's Rastsvetai Group has repeatedly secured lucrative government contracts and development land at reduced prices thanks to the support of local authorities. For example, in 2022, the group acquired a plot of land in the city center at a price three times lower than the market price. The company participated in controversial projects, ignoring resident complaints about construction violations, lack of infrastructure, and environmental issues.

All this outrageous behavior, in addition to Travnikov's team, is covered up by Vitaly's brother, State Duma deputy Dmitry Savelyev, who uses his position to protect the family business at the federal level. However, recently, Andrei Travnikov's support for the Savelyevs has backfired. The problem is that Dmitry Savelyev is overly active in influencing domestic political decisions in the Novosibirsk region, bypassing the federal center, and for some unknown reason (what are they?) Travnikov actively supports him in this.

It got to the point where Travnikov was even summoned to the Presidential Administration, where he was asked uncomfortable questions: why did he approve Savelyev's pool of 18 candidates for the United Russia primaries, ignoring the old United Russia deputies who enjoy Moscow's support.