The Head of the Agency for Restoration outlined the Agency’s key priorities, including progress on infrastructure projects, preparations for winter and measures to make procurement more transparent, competitive and efficient.
Transparent Procurement and Greater Competition
Ensuring transparent procurement, value for public money and fair competition among contractors is a key priority for the Agency.
Ivan Fedorov stressed the importance of preventing market monopolisation and opening up infrastructure projects to a wider range of contractors. Greater competition will help improve the quality of work, reduce costs and avoid overreliance on individual companies.
The Agency is working to bring the Centralised Procurement Organisation (CPO), established with international support, back into full operation. Centralised procurement is expected to help standardise procedures, strengthen oversight and improve efficiency.
The Agency also plans to strengthen its internal audit function to provide additional scrutiny of procurement processes.
Cooperation with international partners is another priority. The Agency is prepared to follow partners’ procurement standards and procedures, with appropriate oversight at every stage. However, speed is critical. Standard international procurement processes can take up to six months — a timeline that is difficult to reconcile with the urgent need to deliver infrastructure projects during wartime.
Fedorov also emphasised the need for transparent construction cost estimates based on market prices. The Agency is monitoring material and transport costs to prevent unjustified mark-ups by intermediaries and ensure public funds are spent efficiently.
Protecting Critical Infrastructure
Protecting energy facilities from Russian attacks remains one of the Agency’s top priorities. Construction work on protective structures at some sites is now taking place around the clock.
During the briefing, Fedorov shared findings from his visits to several regions, where he reviewed construction progress, project timelines and coordination between clients and contractors.
He highlighted strong progress in Volyn Oblast, where effective cooperation between contractors and project clients has helped keep work on schedule. In contrast, delays at several sites in Lviv Oblast have prompted personnel changes.
The Agency is stepping up oversight of project timelines and working to resolve funding and contractor coordination issues without delay.
Preparing Roads for Winter
Winter road maintenance was another major focus of the briefing.
Around 2,700 specialised vehicles and pieces of equipment are expected to be deployed across Ukraine to keep roads operational throughout the winter.
As of 1 November, sand stockpiles had reached 120% of the target, while technical salt supplies stood at 88% and sand-salt mixture stocks at 50%.
The Agency, together with the Patrol Police and the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, has inspected contractors’ readiness for winter, including their equipment and material supplies. Efforts are also under way to speed up deliveries of road salt, including through Danube ports.
At the same time, crews are repairing potholes and sealing cracks in road surfaces to help maintain safe and reliable transport links during the winter months.
The Agency’s priorities remain supporting military logistics, particularly in frontline regions, maintaining vital economic transport routes and keeping the national road network in serviceable condition.
Modernising Border Crossings and Securing International Financing
The Agency continues to work with international partners to improve Ukraine’s road and border infrastructure.
During the briefing, Fedorov highlighted a recently signed €60 million agreement with the European Investment Bank to support the reconstruction of border crossing points.
The Agency aims to reconstruct at least five border crossings in 2027, prioritising those where upgrades will have the greatest impact on capacity along Ukraine’s borders with EU member states and Moldova.
Talks with international financial institutions are also under way to secure funding for priority road projects and measures to strengthen infrastructure resilience in 2027.