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Maribor W astewater T reatment P lant Presentation of PPP Model in Maribor - Slovenia Conference Danilo ŠALAMON – Chief of the Infrastructure projects Department. Maribor Wastewater Treatment Plant. MARIBOR WWTP - Legal & Institutional Aspects. Scope
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Maribor Wastewater Treatment Plant Presentation of PPP Model in Maribor - Slovenia Conference Danilo ŠALAMON – Chief of the Infrastructure projects Department .
MARIBOR WWTP - Legal & Institutional Aspects Scope • Separation Main Collector // Treatment Plant Legal Framework • No Concession Law in Slovenia • Public Services Trading Act - (1993) Equivalent to : Law on Public Commercial Companies, or Law on Public Services Applies to State and Local Authorities Allowance for granting Concession through a “deed” and specific “enactment” • Municipal Concession Decree
MARIBOR WWTP - Legal & Institutional Aspects Municipal Concession Decree - (Maribor – July 1994) • Object / scope / duration • Conditions / obligations • Compensation / consumer fee • Process standard • Pre-selection / tender procedures (Evaluation Committee) AQUASYSTEMS d.o.o. (AQS) • limited liability company • Special (Single) Purpose Company
MARIBOR - History • August 1994 Pre-qualification • June 1995 Tender • January 1997 LDE - Preferred Bidder • January 97 / June 98 Negotiation • 29 July 1998 Contract Signing Development Period • 16 November 1999 Signature of the construction contract • 28 April 2000 Signing of the Loan Agreement • 09 June 2000 Starting of the Construction (Phase I) • 09 December 2001 Starting of the Construction (New Phase II) • 10 June 2002 Phase I start of Operation • 08 July 2002 MoU - New Phasing • 31 January 2003 Amendment of Concession (New Phasing) • 27 May 2003 Final Acceptance – Phase I • February 2004 Phase II start of Operation
MARIBOR WWTP - Concession Contract Particulars • Municipality Particular Obligations • Assistance towards authorities • Provide land • Construct main collector • Implement / enlarge collection system • Fix Influent Parameters (monitoring study) • Sludge (transport – discharge and disposal) • Service Fee payment
MARIBOR WWTP - Concession Contract Particulars • Concessionaire Particular Obligations • Obtain all permits • Submit design • Perform Monitoring Study (treatment line recommandation) • Meet construction deadline • Reporting / Monitoring / Testing
MARIBOR Financing Main Collector - (7.7 Km - dia. 1 400 mm) - (Municipality) • Construction Contractunder Municipality leadership • E.U. funds (non reimbursable grant) LSIF : Large Scale Infrastructure Facility – 6.5 M Euro= 20% of WWTP cost Main collector : 5.5 M Euro Maribor South (Miklaus) : 1.0 M Euro
Lessons // Conclusion • Necessity of strong political support and commitment; • Transparency and close cooperation with Municipality, central Authorities and Lenders; • A balance contract (visibility); • Way of financing wastewater infrastructure in a context of increasing technical and performance requirements; • A living model of delegated management in the Region.
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