Public call for projects for the Business Infrastructure Development Support Program for 2016.

THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY issues a PUBLIC CALL for project applications for the Business Infrastructure Development Support Program for 2016.

I. 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.

II. The amount of funds for the implementation of the Program to support the development of business infrastructure for the year 2016

For the implementation of the Program to support the development of business infrastructure for the year 2016 (hereinafter: the Program), funds in the amount of 500,000,000 dinars.
An unknown amount of funds is chosen for the implementation of:
1) measure of infrastructural equipping of business zones;
2) measure of improvement of infrastructure capacities in order to connect business zones with the environment.

III. Goal and purpose of the Program

The goal of the Program is to support the development of business infrastructure, create favorable conditions for attracting investments by improving the economic environment and creating new jobs. environment is participation in financing the implementation of construction, reconstruction or rehabilitation projects of traffic, utility, power, energy and other infrastructure that ensures the availability of the business zone and its functional integration into the environment.

IV. Project financing

The Ministry of Economy participates in project financing up to 60% of the value of the project without VAT.
The remaining value of the project without VAT is financed from the Applicant's budget as well as VAT on the total value of the entire project, in accordance with the regulations governing value added tax.

V. Conditions for the allocation of Program funds

The conditions for the allocation of Program funds are:
1) that the implementation of the project is in accordance with the aim and purpose of the Program;
2) that the co-financing of the project is foreseen by the Applicant in the amount of the corresponding amount;
3) that the project is in accordance with the spatial and urban plans of the local self-government unit;
4) that all previous legal, technical and other procedures preceding the implementation have been completed project.

VI. Criteria for evaluation and selection of the project

Criteria for evaluation and selection of the project are as follows:
1) effects of the project;
2) sustainability of the project;
3) existence of the investor's intention to invest;
4) planned number of new jobs after the realization of the project.

VII. Documentation for submitting a project to a public call

Documentation that must be submitted when submitting a project to a public call:
1) correctly completed Form - Project Application for the Business Infrastructure Development Support Program for the year 2016;
2) an extract from the decision on the Applicant's budget with the position where the funds for project co-financing are provided. If funds for the co-financing of the project are not foreseen at the time of submitting the application, a statement is submitted that the funds for the co-financing of the project will be provided by a decision on the Applicant's budget within ten days from the allocation of funds;
3) the project for implementation or the main project according to which the act of the competent authority on the basis of which the works are carried out has been issued (in the original or a certified copy or scanned in electronic format on a CD);

4) The project for implementation is submitted with a CD with the following documentation:
– scanned pages showing the statement of the chief designer and the statement of the responsible designers confirming that the project was made in accordance with the location conditions, construction permit, project for a building permit, regulations and rules of the profession;
– textual and graphic attachments;
– bill of quantities and estimate of works in Excel format and a scanned recapitulation of the works with the signature and seal of the responsible designer;
– scanned situation on the cadastral and topographical records documents, certified by competent institutions;
– scanned conditions and consents of the competent institutions.
Along with the main project, according to which the act of the competent authority on the basis of which the works are carried out was issued, a CD with the following documentation is submitted:
- scanned pages showing the certificate of technical control and the seal of the authority responsible for issuing the act on the basis of which the works are started;
- textual and graphic attachments; responsible designer;
- scanned situation on the cadastral - topographical basis, certified by the competent institutions;
- scanned conditions and consents of the competent institutions.
5) act of the competent authority on the basis of which works are carried out on the project for which the application was submitted; fact);
7) real estate certificate;
8) an extract from the planning document as proof of the existence of a business zone;
9) at least 5 photos of the location where the works will be carried out;
10) a contract or other relevant document with a potential investor or a written intention of a potential investor;
11) a statement by the applicant that, for the purposes of project implementation, he provides expert supervision over the implementation of the project implementation works. CD.

VIII. Deadline for submitting project application and method of application

The deadline for submitting project application is 15 days from the date of publication of the public invitation in the "Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia" - until February 23, 2016.

The project application is submitted on the Form - Project application for the Business Infrastructure Development Support Program for 2016, which can be downloaded from the website of the Ministry of Economy: www.privreda.gov.rs.

In addition to the project application, all the necessary documentation listed in Chapter VII is submitted. 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.

Decision on schedule and public the use of funds to support the improvement of business infrastructure for the year 2016 (hereinafter: the Decision) is published in the "Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia" and on the website of the Ministry of Economy.

In the event that the funds from Chapter II of the public call are not used in full, i.e. if in the course of 2016 there are savings during the contracting of the project or another reason that prevents the start of the project, the Decision may be amended or supplemented with ranked projects according to the already established order, and if that is not possible for any reason, the Ministry of Economy can announce new public call.

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 financing the project will be determined in the same proportion as the funds were allocated by the Decision.

The information necessary for participation in the public call can be obtained by calling the Ministry of Economy, number: 011/333-4247 and 011/333-4132.

Documentation can be downloaded at the following link: http://www.privreda.gov.rs/javni-poziv-za-prijavu-projekta-za-program-podrske-razvoju-poslovne-infrastructure-za-2016/