PROJECT UNIT EU PPF8 – Activities – EU Project Preparation Facilities

| INCEPTION PHASE

RESULT 0: Setting up of the EU PPF8 unit and its structure, and agreement on defining of the infrastructure project that will be subject of TA of the EU PPF8 Unit Team

Activity 0.1 Consultation of the EU PPF Stakeholders;

Activity 0.2 Mobilization of Non Key Experts and establishment of the EU PPF8 Unit project office;

Activity 0.3 Support MEI and Line ministries in initiating project selection phase;

Activity 0.4 Establishment of Project Management and Administration;

Activity 0.5 Clarification of project logic and scope review of existing documentation and preparation of the early cost estimates;

Activity 0.6 Preparation of the general Stakeholders Involvement Plan;

Activity 0.7 Support NIC Technical Secretariat in organizing the National Investment Committee;

Activity 0.8 Drafting and finalization of the Inception report.

| IMPLEMENTATION PHASE

RESULT 1: Priority Investment (Infrastructure) Projects in transport and environment sectors prepared for implementation

Activity 1.1 Preparation of the specific Methodologies for the infrastructure projects subject of PPF8 operations;

Activity 1.2 Realization of the surveys/site investigations for implementation of selected projects;

Activity 1.3 Preparation of selected projects documentation including preliminary assessment work, pre-feasibility studies, feasibility studies, cost-benefit analyses, funding gap calculations, environment impact assessment studies, general project designs, the preliminary project designs, and the main project designs, as well as tender documentation necessary for tendering process;

Activity 1.4 Assistance to the Beneficiary in obtaining construction permits according to Serbian construction law;

Activity 1.5 Appraisal – screening of developed proposals;

Activity 1.6 Submission of projects to NIPAC, LMs and EUD for review and approval.

RESULT 2: Relevant national and local institution staff dealing with preparation of technical documentation in energy and environment sectors is properly trained

Activity 2.1 Assessment of technical basis/knowledge concerning the preparation and implementation of infrastructure projects in environment and transport sectors;

Activity 2.2 Identification and development of new concepts of capacity building for infrastructure project preparation;

Activity 2.3 Defining the tailor-made capacity building program addressing critical findings from the assessment;

Activity 2.4 Development of instruments needed for implementation of tailor made Capacity Building Programme for infrastructure project preparation and implementation;

Activity 2.5 Preparation of training material and delivery of training modules following the Capacity Building Programme for infrastructure project preparation and implementation;

Activity 2.6 Design of the training evaluation system to monitor and assess capacity building performances in structured manner.