Russian court blocks AmurDorStroy from unlawful state contract win

A high-stakes procurement battle ends in disqualification. The ruling exposes gaps in bidder compliance—and could bar the firm from future state tenders.

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2026 April 25 . 2:14 AM

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Russian court blocks AmurDorStroy from unlawful state contract win

A Russian arbitration court has upheld a ruling by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) that a state contract for hydraulic engineering works in Primorsky Krai was awarded in violation of procurement laws. The contractor, AmurDorStroy LLC, had submitted a housing construction agreement in Khabarovsk—scheduled for completion in 2023—as proof of experience, despite the project being unrelated to the tender's subject matter.

The state contract was signed between Primorsky Krai's Agency for Hydraulic Structures, Land Reclamation, and Hydrology (the client) and AmurDorStroy LLC (the contractor). To verify its qualifications, the company provided a residential building contract in Khabarovsk, listing 2023 as the completion year. However, the work had no connection to hydraulic engineering projects.

An investigation revealed that the company's performance guarantees were backed by an independent bank guarantee, initially naming Primorsky Krai's Ministry of Natural Resources as the beneficiary. The antimonopoly authority determined that the bidder failed to meet mandatory qualification requirements, violating public procurement regulations.

The court sided with the FAS findings, effectively blocking the contractor's attempt to secure the state contract using irrelevant experience. The agency has forwarded the case for further proceedings, and the company now faces inclusion in the register of unreliable suppliers—a measure that would restrict its participation in future tenders.