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Webinar outlines where to find tenders and financing for Ukraine reconstruction
Summary
AHP International told GoBiz webinar attendees to monitor national tender platforms, USAID Energy Support Fund tenders, EIB and NEFCO programs, and international finance options; presenters said political/war-risk insurance products and DFC-backed transactions are available with minimum sizes and typical premiums.
Consultants briefing California firms on the Rebuild Ukraine mission advised participants where to find tenders, how financing is structured and which insurance products can reduce project risk.
Dmytro Pankratov listed information sources for procurement and project pipelines, including a national electronic tender platform named several times in the webinar (transcript references appear as “Prodoro” and “Prosoro”), USAID ESP (the Ukraine Energy Support Fund procurement agent), the European Investment Bank, the NEFCO Green Recovery Program and an interactive investment map developed by business associations and Ukraine Invest.
Pankratov recommended that companies seeking to bid on national tenders either establish a local representative office or partner with a Ukrainian firm. He noted that many municipal projects are co-financed or supported by international financial institutions such as the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which can create procurement and financing opportunities.
On political and war-risk insurance and credit guarantees, Pankratov said instruments already exist in Ukraine’s market and that minimum insurance transactions referenced in the presentation start around $10 million, with premiums mentioned near 2% of contract volume; he added that the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) had approved political risk insurance transactions “worth over 800,000,000 US dollars” in priority sectors and signed a declaration of intent with the EBRD.
Organizers said prospective participants should track tender portals, engage local partners and use mission briefings and U.S. Commercial Service contacts to prepare for compliance and procurement questions. Presenters cautioned that participation in national tenders typically requires a Ukrainian partner or local presence.
