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6.2.2 Guidelines for Applicants: The Guidelines will include a standard application format and detailed eligibility and project evaluation (selection) criteria. The Service Unions, assisted by the experts of the TA component of the project, will ensure publicity and awareness among potential beneficiaries. 6.2.3 Eligibility Criteria: In line with the Practical Guide, eligibility criteria will be stated in Guidelines for Applicants according to the type of project. 6.2.4 Evaluation Criteria: Evaluation criteria will include the following: Readiness of the project to be implemented; Relevance of the project and its coherence with the objectives of the schemes; Quality, expected impact and sustainability of the project as well as its cost-effectiveness. Priority will be given to projects with a regional character (e.g. projects with a target area including all of the regions’ provinces) and a strong dissemination potential. 6.2.5 Evaluation Committee: Proposals will be evaluated by an Evaluation Committee set by the CFCU. In line with the Practical Guide, the entire evaluation procedure will be recorded in an evaluation report, which will be submitted to the European Commission for approval. 6.2.6 Grant Awards: Grants will be awarded following the standard procedures set down in the Practical Guide. Individual grants will not be required to be endorsed by the European Commission, but a copy of the contract will be required to be provided to it. 6.2.7 Monitoring Committee: The SPO will establish a monitoring committee to follow the progress of whole project’s implementation (using monitoring indicators as defined in the logframe). The monitoring committee will include representatives from the targeted regions, the Service Unions, provincial administrations, municipalities and any organizations representing the interests of target groups and/or covered sectors. The monitoring committee will meet twice a year. Meeting reports will include monitoring data and will be used to inform decisions related to whole project’s implementation and future programming. 6.2.8 Delivery Mechanisms: In Local Development Initiatives, SME and Small Scale Infrastructure components, grant scheme mechanism will be used. Agriculture / Livestock component will comprise training packages with supplies and materials. Provisions of supplies and materials will be dependent on some conditions such as cooperation in the dissemination activities and preliminary training. Also there will be supply tenders for the supplies and materials under Agriculture / Livestock component and the equipment and materials under Support to Management Structures at NUTS II Level component. 6.3 Twinning No twinning activities are included as part of the grant schemes and the individual investment projects. 6.4 Non-standard aspects 6.5 Contracts There will be a number of small contracts financed through the three grant schemes. Contracting each infrastructure project will remain under the responsibility of the central and regional structures implementing the programme. The public authority being the final beneficiary will be responsible for contracting the individual construction works following Project Fiche Regional development EU Programming 2004 14
procurement according to PRAG rules under the supervision of CFCU. The award of the all contracts above €300.000 will be subject to ex-ante control by ECR. In addition, a service contract for TA with a consulting firm, supply contract(s) for support to management structures at NUTS II level and several supply contracts for supplies to be provided under Agriculture / Livestock component as a part of training packages are foreseen. 7. Implementation Schedule Start of tendering/call for proposals 4Q/2004 Start of project activity 2Q/2005 Project completion 4Q/2007 8. Equal Opportunity Through all the implementation phases, specific provisions will be put in place to guarantee equal opportunity of access to activities and benefits accruing from the grant schemes. Gender related indicators will be adopted and monitored when individual projects are selected for funding. 9. Environment All individual projects and activities supported through the grant schemes will be assessed during the evaluation procedure from the point of view of possible environmental risks and compliance with regulations in use. Only environmentally compatible projects will be supported, while the introduction of environmentally friendly technologies, processes or products will be considered an asset. Equipment to be procured under the private productive sector scheme will conform to environmental standards. 10. Rates of return Rates of return will be calculated for each grant being awarded. More specifically: 1) Rates of return will be calculated for individual projects within the local development initiatives component 2) All business projects supported under the relevant scheme will be assessed from the point of view of their sustainability and longer term business planning. Only projects demonstrating market competitive rates of return will be deemed eligible. 3) Full feasibility studies for projects within the infrastructure component will be required. The eligible projects should demonstrate a considerable social rate of return and proven sustainability by securing funds necessary to cover the operation costs. 11. Investment criteria 11.1 Catalytic effect: The project in line with Accession Partnership and NPAA priorities will have a significant positive effect on economic and social conditions in the four regions as well as on the capacity of institutions at national and regional level to manage regional development schemes. 11.2 Co-financing: A detailed description of the management mechanisms including maximum/minimum EU contribution, and indications as to the level of beneficiary co-financing, will be given in the Project Fiche Regional development EU Programming 2004 15
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