The company “Project Biro Utiber” has denied claims regarding its responsibility for overseeing the reconstruction of the Novi Sad Railway Station, as reported by Beta.

This response was prompted by statements made by engineer Zoran Đajić.

In their statement, they clarified that “another company” within the consortium, which includes “Project Biro Utiber,” was in charge of supervising the station’s reconstruction.

“Therefore, we are puzzled as to why our company’s name is mentioned in connection with the reconstruction of the Novi Sad Railway Station when we had no involvement in that aspect of the project,” the statement reads.

Engineer Zoran Đajić, who worked on the station’s renovation, previously informed the Beta agency that the chain of responsibility for the accident “begins with the subcontractor – Starting doo, through the responsible contractors CRIC and CCECC, the oversight by Utiber, the investor Railway Infrastructure, the financier Ministry of Construction, and the Presidency of Serbia.”

In 2022, six companies were appointed for the professional oversight of the Novi Sad Railway Station reconstruction, with “Project Biro Utiber” from Novi Sad serving as the project leader, as noted by RFE/RL.

The station’s reconstruction spanned three years.

On November 1, a canopy collapsed from the station building, resulting in 15 fatalities and two serious injuries.

Several inquiries are underway regarding the canopy’s collapse. On December 30, the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Novi Sad initiated an indictment against 13 individuals for suspected negligence during the canopy’s reconstruction.

Those facing charges include former Minister of Construction, Transport, and Infrastructure Goran Vesić, his assistant Anita Dimoski, and former director of the public company “Infrastrukture Železnice Srbije” Jelena Tanasković.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime in Belgrade is conducting a pre-investigation regarding the funding for the Novi Sad Railway Station renovation project.

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