DIPROMisto warns of bankruptcy and archive loss due to premises transfer

Risk to defence security

The State Enterprise "Ukrainian State Research Institute for Urban Planning 'DIPROMisto' named after Yu. M. Bilokon" objects to the transfer of its premises to the balance sheet of the State Enterprise "Ukrkomunobsluovuvannya". The institute's management points to the threat of the enterprise's bankruptcy and the loss of important archives of urban planning documentation projects.

The relevant letter regarding the consideration of the issue of premises transfer was sent to Mykola Kalashnyk, the Minister for Recovery, Infrastructure and Transport of Ukraine. The document, the text of which the state enterprise provided to the "Interfax-Ukraine" agency, states that "DIPROMisto" is the owner of unique archives of urban planning documentation projects, in particular for temporarily occupied territories or those where hostilities are ongoing. In a situation where the originals of such documentation are lost, the enterprise's archives are the only source for their restoration.

«В проектах містобудівної документації міститься інформація про інженерні мережі, захисні споруди, об’єкти обмеженого доступу, військові об’єкти і втрата таких архівів може напряму загрожувати обороноздатності нашої держави» (Urban planning documentation projects contain information about engineering networks, defensive structures, restricted access facilities, and military objects, and the loss of such archives could directly threaten the defence capability of our state), – it is stated in the enterprise's statement.

Material base and staffing

The institute emphasises that it has specially equipped and certified premises for storing documentation. In addition, the enterprise's material and technical base provides for the availability of high-precision equipment for developing and issuing urban planning documentation. Currently, "DIPROMisto" has stable orders and timely fulfils its contractual obligations regarding the development of urban planning documentation of all levels.

The institute's staff includes 65 people, excluding the teams of three branches. According to the text of the letter, the State Enterprise "DIPROMisto" currently accounts for non-residential premises with a total area of 3,671.6 sq. m. It is noted that in 2022, in accordance with an order from the Ministry of Regional Development, the State Enterprise "Ukrkomunobsluovuvannya" was handed over enterprise areas of over 10,000 sq. m.

Financial consequences and professional experience

As stated in the letter, the decision to transfer the premises will make it impossible for the enterprise to fulfil its existing obligations due to lost revenue, and will also lead to the loss of expensive equipment and data.

«Сукупність означених ризиків призведуть до банкрутства підприємства з багаторічною професійною історією та втрати робочих місць колективом професіоналів» (The combination of the aforementioned risks will lead to the bankruptcy of an enterprise with a long professional history and the loss of jobs for a team of professionals), – the state enterprise notes.

The State Enterprise "Ukrainian State Research Institute for Urban Planning 'DIPROMisto'" is the author of territorial planning schemes for 22 regions of Ukraine, 21 master plans for regional centres, including Kharkiv, Odesa, and Dnipro, the General Scheme for Territorial Planning of Ukraine, and projects for the development of cross-border territories. "DIPROMisto" was the first to develop a project for a comprehensive plan for the spatial development of the territory of the Vinnytsia territorial community.