Official statement of LLC "Three O" regarding the blocking of tenants' access to the premises of BFC Gulliver by representatives of JSC Oschadbank
Dear partners!
The actions of representatives of JSC Oschadbank, who, instead of ensuring the uninterrupted operation of a fully functional complex, block its operation, warning tenants about this in a few hours, are not subject to analysis and assessment. Today at 9 am, representatives of the bank blocked access of employees and representatives of tenants to the premises, citing a malfunction of engineering systems, which poses a threat to the safety of employees and visitors.
We emphasize: All structural elements, engineering systems, equipment and mechanisms of BFC Gulliver are in working order and can operate normally, there are no technical reasons for closing the facility stated by representatives of JSC Oschadbank, as well as there is no danger to tenants and visitors.
All employees of the “Three O” team are at their posts, our presence guarantees the safe operation of the facility. In return, representatives of JSC “Oschadbank” are setting tasks for their contractors to stop the operation of high-risk equipment, thereby independently creating the threat of accidents, and are also trying to prevent critical specialists who are absent from JSC “Oschadbank” from entering the territory, who ensure the normal functioning of engineering systems. The creation of a situation that has been going on since this morning only indicates the impossibility of JSC “Oschadbank” ensuring the proper, safe and uninterrupted functioning of BFC Gulliver. It is obvious that in order to avoid responsibility for the safety of employees and visitors while independently managing BFC Gulliver, representatives of JSC “Oschadbank” have resorted to the only solution that suits them exclusively – to stop the operation of the complex. All false statements by representatives of JSC “Oschadbank” about the reasons for blocking the complex are nothing more than justifications for their own incompetence.
As a result of these actions, tenants are removing goods and equipment, moving their projects to other locations, and the vacancy rate of retail and office space in the complex is rapidly increasing. This harms businesses and creates reputational risks for them, and most importantly, it reduces the market value of the asset. This deprives tenants' employees of their earnings, especially in cases where their earnings depend on the results of their activities. This hits small businesses especially hard, for which this retail outlet is the only source of income, a blow to dozens of entrepreneurs and thousands of employees who are left without earnings.
After loud statements by state-owned banks about "victory", we have the reality: paralyzed operation of the facility, loss of business, increased vacancies, removal of goods, outflow of customers, loss of market value, and a blow to the economy of the capital. Will businesses want to continue investing and working where state decisions have destroyed trust in institutions and jeopardized elementary predictability in the market? The answer to this question is obvious.
