Background
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD or the Bank) is currently considering to provide financing to extend and improve the sewage network in the east and south-east parts of Sibenik to Vodovod i odvodnja d.o.o., the municipal water and wastewater company.
The City of Sibenik (the City or Sibenik) with approximately 52,000 citizens is a political, industrial and tourist centre of Sibenik-Knin county (the County) with a total population of over 110,000. Sibenik is located on the Adriatic coast in central Dalmatia, 80 kilometres to the north of Split - the second largest city in Croatia. The City has access to excellent transport connections to Zagreb (north) and Split-Dubrovnik (south). In the last two decades the City has developed into a major tourist destination in Croatia after being predominantly an industrial centre as one of the largest ports on the Croatian coast by the 1990’s. The mayor and the City representatives are fully aware of the fact that significant infrastructure investments are necessary for the sustainable long-term development of the City as a tourist destination.
Project aims to:
- Extend the wastewater collection network to residential and tourist areas and to reduce the discharge of untreated sewerage to the
Adriatic sea
- Improve the financial and operational performance of the Company and its environmental and social management systems and
practices
- Create a contractual relationship between the City and the Company. This contractual relationship will encourage continued operating
and financial improvements and efficiencies.
Eligibility
Consultancy firms shall be registered in the Czech Republic and the individual experts proposed must be citizens or permanent residents of the Czech Republic. However, up to a maximum of 25% of the maximum contract amount may be used to finance services of local experts who are nationals of Croatia or employed by consultancy firms of Croatia.
Deadline: 06 March 2013