EU Delegation in Serbia

1. EU Delegation in Serbia • 103 staff • 3th in the World • ≈ € 200 million / year • in centralized management • 1st in the World EU Delegation in Serbia

2. Current portfolio of projects • > € 600 million contracts ongoing ( number of contracts: >500) • > € 250 million tenders ongoing or about to be launched • € 850 million in total EU Delegation in Serbia

3. Programming of IPA European Partnership by European Council Multi-Annual Indicative Programme by Commission Annual programme: draft by Serbian Authorities adoption by European Commission Financing Agreement signed by both EU Delegation in Serbia

4. New IPA programmes • IPA 2011 – Tenders should start in April 2011 • IPA 2012 – Programming started in first quarter of 2011 EU Delegation in Serbia

5. Oportunidades para empresas • All tenders are published on the EC web-site https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome • Types of contracts: • Services • Supplies • Works

6. Service Contracts • Service contracts of > € 200,000 are awarded by restricted tender procedure • international publication of • a contract forecast and • > 30 days: a procurement notice (valid between 30 and 45 days) • the Delegation (Contracting Authority) invites a limited number of candidates to tender (shortlist of candidates –criteria: professional, economic and technical capacity) • Submission of Application ( Letter of Intent and proof of capacity)

7. details (annexes of the Tender dossier ) are availableonline http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/procedures/implementation/services/index_en.htm • Practical Guide - Services section • Standard tender dossier (including contract) • Letter of invitation to tender • Instructions to tenderers • Draftcontract: Special conditions • Draftcontract: General conditions (Annex I) • Draftcontract: Terms of referenceFee-based (Annex II) • Draftcontract: Terms of referenceGlobal (Annex II) • Draftcontract: Organisation & methodology (Annex III) • Draftcontract : list and CV's of key Experts (Annex IV)

8. Works contracts Contracts between 300.000€ and 5.000.000€ Open tender procedure published locally, a procedure in which the procurement notice is published only in the beneficiary country. The European Commission publishes the references of such tender procedures (publication reference, country, Contracting Authority and type of contract) on the EuropeAid website with the address where firms can obtain further information Contract above 5.000.000€ International open tender procedure. A contract forecast and a procurement notice is published for every open tender procedure. • TENDER DOSSIER CONTENT • Volume 1: Instructions to tenderer and tender forms • Volume 2: Draft contract and conditions • Volume 3: Technical specifications • Volume 4: Model financial bid • Volume 5: Design documents and drawings

9. Details for Works Contracts http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/procedures/implementation/works/index_en.htm • Individual contract forecast • Procurement notice • Local Advertisment • Standard tender dossier (including standard contract) • Letter of invitation to tender • Instructions to tenderers • Draft contract • Draft contract: Special Conditions • Draft contract: General Conditions • Technical Specifications • Technical Offer Questionnaire • Technical Offer Form 4.1 • Technical Offer Form 4.2 • Technical Offer Form 4.3 • Technical Offer Form 4.4 • Technical Offer Form 4.5 • Bank account notification form • Legal Entity File (private companies) • Legal Entity File (public bodies) • Technical Offer Form 4.6 • Financial Offer

10. PRAG • The “Bible” for procurement procedures of the European Commission is the PRAG • can be downloaded from the site of the EC: • http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/procedures/implementation/practical_guide/index_en.htm

11. World Bank, EIB, EBRD Apply FIDIC rules, in particular the Red Book Conditions of Contract for CONSTRUCTION FOR BUILDING AND ENGINEERING WORKS DESIGNED BY THE EMPLOYER

12. Current situation • Political Momentum • Visa liberalization • Interim Agreement Dec 2009 • Serbian application for membership • Council asked Commission’s opinion – Oct 2010 • Commission should deliver in – Oct 2011 • Financial Crisis • Reduction of staff in Serbian Administration • Higher unemployment, higher poverty • slow economic growth • Rotation of staff / low salaries EU Delegation in Serbia

13. Priority - Accession to the EU • Rule of law and good governance • Predictability and fair treatment for citizens & econ. operators. • Fight Organized crime and corruption • Efficiency of the Administration for citizens & econ. operators. • Transparency on functioning and public procurement • Human rights • Economic development • Acquis EU Delegation in Serbia

14. Economic development • Danube basin (corridor VII) • Motorway North South (Corridor X) • SMEs • Development at Municipal level • Training – VET , High Education • Instruments: tenders for TA, Supplies, Works EU Delegation in Serbia

15. Future • Help Serbia in its choice to join the EU • Reinforce areas required for future EU accession negotiations • Complete the legal framework for reforms • Reinforce implementation capacities • Support economic, social and infrastructure development • SWAP – Sector Wide Approach • Strengthening strategic planning, management and monitoring EU Delegation in Serbia

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