Drašković: The money has not disappeared, it is in a blocked account and will be returned after the ongoing procedure

Vladan Drašković, who was dismissed from the position of executive director of Aerodrom Montenegro yesterday, responded to the accusations of the president of the Board of Directors of ACG, Eldin Dobardžić, saying that the money mentioned - has not disappeared.

According to the information from the Crnogorska kommercielja banka, as he said, the entire amount is in the National Westminster Bank in London, on a blocked account and will, as he said, be returned after the ongoing procedure.

"The valid Statute has been in force since September 04.09.2021, 12. Dobardžić and Đoković were members of the Board of Directors then as they are today, and for the entire period there were a total of 100 public procurement procedures worth over XNUMX thousand euros, of which eight were realized. One consent was obtained for all procedures," announced Drašković.

He adds that this is "the first time that additional consent has been requested."

He also says that "there is no question of self-initiated approval" of the payment of 551.000 euros and claims that the approval of the Board of Directors for the disposal of funds above 100 euros has been obtained.

"'Aerodromi Crne Gore' AD, in the annual public procurement plan for 2022, provided for the procurement of 10 passenger stairs with a total value of 700.000,00 euros (Item 69 of the PJN for 2022). The said Plan was adopted by the decision of the Board of Directors of ACG No. 001- 844 at the session held on February 02.02.2022, 28.08.2022. In connection with the aforementioned procurement, at the session held on August 001, 6940, the Board of Directors adopted Conclusion No. 69-2022, which gives consent to the implementation of the public procurement procedure - item 4 of the Public Procurement Plan for 4 which refers to the procurement of 560.000,00 passenger stairs for the needs of Podgorica Airport and XNUMX passenger stairs for the needs of Tivat Airport with an estimated value of EUR XNUMX excluding VAT," said Drašković.

"With the aforementioned Conclusion, the Board of Directors of ACG authorized the Executive Director to carry out the procedure of public procurement of passenger stairs. The Law on Public Procurement clearly defines what it means to carry out a public procurement, starting with the formation of a committee that will carry out the procedure in its entirety, the publication of a public call, the compilation of tender documents, evaluation of bids, compilation of a ranking list that will ultimately lead to the adoption of a Decision on the selection, and finally to the signing of the Contract with the most favorable bidder. on the public procurement of passenger stairs between 'Aerodromi Crne Gore' AD as the Client and 'TBD (OWEN HOLLAND) LTD' as the Supplier, which envisages the procurement of 01 passenger stairs for the needs of Podgorica and Tivat Airports with a total value of 4 euros," he adds.

The signing of the contract itself, as he said, results in an obligation relationship between the contracting parties, as well as the obligation of the Airport to, after the delivery of the goods, i.e. signing the minutes on the qualitative and quantitative receipt of the goods, and the receipt of the invoice, "make the payment within 30 calendar days from the day of receipt the same".

"Article 22, paragraph 3 of the Statute of Aerodromi Crne Gore AD stipulates that the Company's funds over 100.000 euros are at the disposal of the Executive Director with the consent of the Board of Directors. By the aforementioned Conclusion of the Board of Directors, the Executive Director is authorized to carry out the procedure, and is also authorized to carry out the procedure itself, where as the final stage is the payment of the invoice in question. The aforementioned action of both the Executive Director and the Board of Directors is fully in accordance with the ACG Statute, the Law on Business Companies, as well as the Law on Public Procurement," the statement concludes.