Public call for project applications for the Business Infrastructure Development Support Program for 2024

Republic of Serbia Ministry of Economy issues a PUBLIC CALL for project applications for the Business Infrastructure Development Support Program for the year 2024

I. Funds for the implementation of the Business Infrastructure Development Support Program

Funds for the implementation of the Business Infrastructure Development Support Program (hereinafter: the Program) will be allocated in the budget of the Republic of Serbia for the year 2024.

The mentioned funds will be earmarked for the realization of:

1. measures for infrastructural equipping of business areas and connecting business areas with the environment (hereinafter: Measure 1);
2. measures for improving infrastructure capacities with the aim of developing tourism and other economic activities (hereinafter: Measure 2).

II. Project applicant

The project applicant is a local self-government unit on whose territory the implementation of a certain project is planned, and if the project is implemented by several local self-government units, the project applicant is the local self-government units that implement the project together (hereinafter: the Applicant).

The applicant can submit one project application for each measure of the Program.

III. Goal and purpose of the Program

The goal of the Program is to improve the development potential of local self-government units by creating favorable conditions for attracting investments, improving the economic environment and creating new jobs.

The purpose of the Program, which is realized through Measure 1, is to participate in the financing of the implementation of infrastructure projects in the field of traffic, communal, electric power, energy infrastructure, buildings and other infrastructure in the business zone and infrastructure that ensures the connection of the business zone with environment.

The purpose of the Program, which is realized through Measure 2, is to participate in financing the implementation of infrastructure projects in the field of traffic, communal electric power, energy infrastructure, projects for the development of areas for public purposes, areas intended for general recreation and other infrastructure that is in the function of the development of tourism and other economic activities.

IV. Project financing

The Ministry participates in project financing in a certain percentage depending on the level of development of the local self-government unit as follows:

1) up to 100% of the project value without VAT for local self-government units from the fourth and third development groups;

2) up to 60% of the project value without VAT for local self-government units from the second and first development groups.

Regarding the level of development of local self-government units, the valid single list of development of regions and local self-government units is applied at the time of submitting the project application.

The remaining value of the project without VAT is co-financed from the budget of the local self-government unit, as well as VAT on the total value of the project.

V. Conditions for the allocation of Program funds

Conditions for the allocation of Program funds are:

1. that the realization of the project in in accordance with the aim and purpose of the Program;
2. that co-financing of the project is foreseen by the Applicant;
3. that the project is in accordance with the spatial plans and urban projects of the local self-government unit.

VI. Criteria for evaluation and selection of the project

Evaluation and selection of the project is based on the following criteria:

1. justification of the project;
2. sustainability of the project;
3. existence of investor/user intention to invest;
4. project effects:

a) planned number of new jobs after project implementation - for Measure 1;

b) planned number of direct beneficiaries after project implementation - for Measure 2.

VII. Documentation for submitting a project to a public call

Documentation to be submitted when submitting a project to a public call:

1. properly completed Form - Project Application for the Business Infrastructure Development Support Program - which is submitted scanned on a CD;
2. a statement that funds for co-financing the project will be provided in the Applicant's budget within ten days from the allocation of funds;
3. execution project on the basis of which works are performed (in electronic format on CD) ;
4. along with the execution project, the following documentation is also submitted on CD:
   • textual and graphic attachments (technical description/report based on which the bill of quantities and estimates from the execution project were prepared with graphic attachments: situational plan, characteristic transverse and longitudinal sections depending on the object to which the project relates, all details listed in bill of lading and estimate of works);
   • the estimate and estimate of works from the project for execution in Excel format that is fully compliant with the technical description and graphic documentation (formatted text - Cyrillic script, font type Times New Roman, font size 12) in which each type of works and their recapitulation is shown separately in one document. In the same document, on a separate sheet, a summary recapitulation containing all types of works for which a request for co-financing has been submitted is mandatory. The specified estimate and estimate of the works should contain formulas;
   • scanned recapitulation of the works for which a request for co-financing has been submitted with the signature of the responsible designer;
   • scanned situation on the cadastral-topographical basis, certified by the competent institutions;
5. elaboration of geomechanical tests;
6. previous justification study, justification study or feasibility study for projects investment value over 5,000,000 euros in dinar equivalent in accordance with the Regulation on the management of capital projects ("Official Gazette of the RS", no. 51/19 and 139/22).
7. deed of the competent authority on the basis of which the works are carried out;
8. list of real estate;
9. at least five photos of the location where the works will be carried out;
10. statement of the applicant that for the needs of project implementation, provides professional supervision over the execution of works on the implementation of the project;
11. extract from the planning document as proof of the existence of the business zone (only for Measure 1);
12. a contract or other appropriate document with the potential investor/user or the written intention of the potential investor/user, which contain information about the investor/user, activities, previous investment activities and the number of new jobs that he plans to open after the implementation of the project.

All the above documents are submitted in electronic format on a CD, compiled in the order from paragraph 1 of this chapter.

VIII. Deadline for submitting a project application and method of application

The deadline for submitting a project application is 90 days from the date of publication of the public call in the "Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia".

The project application is submitted on the Form - Project application for the Business Infrastructure Development Support Program, which can be downloaded from the Ministry's website: www.privreda.gov.rs.

Along with the project application, all the necessary documentation listed in Chapter VII is submitted. public call.

The applicant submits the project application with documentation to the following address:

Ministry of Economy

Commission for evaluation and selection of projects

11000 Belgrade, Kneza Miloša 20

Untimely and incomplete project applications will not be considered.

The decision on the allocation and use of funds to support the improvement of business infrastructure (hereinafter: the Decision) is published in the "Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia" and on the website of the Ministry.

In the event that the funds determined in the budget of the Republic of Serbia for 2024 intended for the Program are not used in full, i.e. if during the year 2024 there are savings contracting of the project or another reason that prevents the start of the project implementation, the Decision can be made modify or supplement the ranked projects according to the already established order, and if this is not possible for any reason, the Ministry may issue a supplementary public invitation.

Public procurement for the purposes of project implementation will be carried out by the Ministry in accordance with the law governing public procurement.

After the public procurement procedure has been carried out, when concluding the contract for the implementation of the project, the participation of the Ministry of Economy and the Applicant in project financing will be determined in the same proportion as the funds were allocated By decision.

Information necessary to participate in the public call can be obtained by calling the Ministry of Economy, number: 011/333-4132, 011/333-4149 and 011/333-4180.

Ministry of Economy

number: 401-00-1696/2023-11 from June 19, 2023. year

The deadline for submitting applications is September 21, 2023

You can find the application form and criteria for evaluating and selecting the project at: https://privreda.gov.rs/lat/usluge/javni-pozivi/javni-poziv-za-prijavu-projekta-za-program-podrske-razvoju-poslovne-infrastructure-za-2024-godinu