The state announced an auction for the privatization of the warehouse center in Odesa
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On January 18, 2024, an auction for the sale of a large warehouse center in Odesa will be held. We are talking about the single property complex of SE “TVK”. The starting price is UAH 208 million. This state-owned enterprise makes a profit, has no salary debts and is located very well: near the Seventh Kilometer industrial market.
Andriy Lupenko, chief lawyer of SE “TVK”, told more about this facility, its features and advantages. And the head of FDMU Vitaliy Koval explained why the state is selling a profitable object.
Warehouses 800 m from the “7th kilometer” market
Andriy Lupenko
The name “TVK” stands for “trade and exhibition complex”. But exhibitions and trade have never been held here. Instead, premises with an area of almost 35.4 thousand m² were located on the territory of 6.5 hectares of land. Among them are 17 warehouses, an administrative building, a garage and infrastructure facilities.
SE “TVU” provides goods storage services. His clients are entrepreneurs who sell goods on the “7th kilometer”, located 800 m from the warehouse center.
“In our warehouses, we store mainly industrial and household goods: fabrics, children’s items, shoes, electronics, etc. The absolute majority of them are sold in the nearby market. In fact, our enterprise is a warehouse center. In addition to sellers from the “7th kilometer” , among our customers are online stores. Of the 17 warehouses, all are currently occupied,” says Andriy Lupenko, chief lawyer of SE TVK.
According to him, currently TVK earns about UAH 3.6 million in gross income every month. From them, about 500,000 UAH of net profit is paid to the state every month, another 500-700,000 UAH remains with the company.
Their state-owned enterprise invests in maintaining proper condition of premises and infrastructure.
Vitaly Koval
SE “TVK” was included in the list of privatizations back in 2018. By order of the CMU, the Fund received the object. The reason is the lack of further prospects for its development in state ownership. The enterprise is an attractive object, but it is not included in the list of strategic objects of the country . The state should not engage in non-core activities in the form of trade networks or logistics. That is why it was decided to prepare the object for privatization and put it up for sale. After all, today, in the conditions of war, every “liability” must become an “asset” and for this it is very important to find the shortest way. Today, every hryvnia should go to support the Defense Forces,” explains the head of the FSMU Vitaliy Koval.
Why should you buy “TVK”: profitability, convenient logistics and free land
The enterprise was built 24 years ago. But thanks to constant maintenance, warehouses are in good condition: they are renovated, equipped with protection systems and store goods in proper conditions.
Victoria Lysyuk
Despite the “state” status, the enterprise makes a profit and has no debts from wages and to the state budget. At the same time, TVK’s balance sheet includes almost UAH 9 million of other payables.
It arose at the end of the 2000s, but it is not overdue, its investor will not pay.
“Despite the fact that the statute of limitations expired in 2012-2013, now there are no legal grounds to consider this creditor debt overdue. At the moment, the cases are in the courts or in the prosecutor’s office, and TVK does not have primary documentation for these amounts. Before the court recognized the debt of one company as invalid, and the rest of the enterprises are in a state of termination. Therefore, the future owner will not pay these loans, because they are hopeless,” explained Viktoria Lysyuk, head of the FSMU Regional Office in the Odesa and Mykolaiv regions.
Another advantage of this facility is its convenient location at the entrance to Odessa. That’s why it’s convenient to go to warehouses with vans and trucks. Also, the railway runs just one kilometer from the enterprise.
“Our enterprise has vacant land. Only three of the 6.5 hectares are built. So the new owner will be able to set up production here, build new storage facilities or even build a residential complex. The purposeful designation of the land allows this to be done,” explains the chief lawyer of the state-owned enterprise.
In addition, since the facility is located in a large city, it is easier to find skilled workers if the new owner wants to expand production. Currently, the company employs 20 people – mostly administrative staff.
According to the terms of privatization, jobs for them must be preserved for 6 months after the conclusion of the agreement on the ownership of the object.
The company orders security services from another company. The territory is equipped with modern security systems: video surveillance, alarm system, control systems, electronic pass system, etc.
“Buying this enterprise, the investor gets a ready-made business that brings profit. There are few such among state-owned enterprises. You can not make additional investments here,” explains Andriy Lupenko.
This article was produced with the support of the American and British peoples through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (UKaid). The views and opinions of the authors expressed in these publications do not necessarily reflect those of USAID, the US Government, UKaid or the UK Government.
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