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Reference
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R01
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last
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23.05.2002
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Title
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CARDS
2002 integrated return programme for Bosnia and Herzegovina
issued by the European Commission on behalf of Bosnia
and Herzegovina
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JO/budget
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(2002/C
120/09)
Publication reference EuropeAid/114026/C/G/BA
Programme and financing source CARDS 2002
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Directorate
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EuropeAid
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General
objectives
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The
integrated return programme CARDS 2002 is designed to
support the priorities defined by the Reconstruction and
Return Task Force (RRTF),in particular:
(i)support to breakthrough and spontaneous returns;
(ii)consolidation of returns;
(iii) support to regional cross border returns (from Croatia
and FRY to Bosnia and Herzegovina);
(iv) support to the property legislation implementation
plan (PLIP);and (v)sustainability of return.
The project proposals should focus on the following activities:
—return of refugees and displaced persons through rehabilitation
of dwellings (preferably using the self-help approach)
and technical infrastructure, and sustainability measures,
—strengthening the capacity of local institutions active
in the return sector (e.g.associations of returnees or
institutions promoting the creation of employment opportunities
in return areas).
Applicants should tailor their proposals to meet the particular
needs of the return areas as defined in the paragraph
here below and the project design should be developed
in close co-ordination with the regional/local RRTF offices.
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Target
group
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Applicants
must comply with the following conditions in order to
be eligible for a grant:
—be non-profit-making,
—have their headquarters within the European Union or
in one of the countries eligible to participate in the
CARDS programme. |
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Geographical
area
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Project 1:BRCKO —code:IRP-1-BK
Brcko District.
Project 2:CENTRAL BOSNIA —code:IRP-2-CB
Vares,Kakanj,Travnik,Bugojno,Donji Vakuf,Gornji Vakuf,Jajce/Dobretici
Municipalities.
Project 3:NORTH-WEST —code:IRP-3-NW
Sanski Most,Bosansko Grahovo,Bosanski Petrovac, Glamoc
and Bihac Municipalities.
Project 4:SARAJEVO —code:IRP-4-SA
Bratunac,Foca/Srbinje (RS),Visegrad,Srebrenica, Rogatica
(RS),Ilijas and Hadzici Municipalities.
Project 5:SOUTHERN —code:IRP-5-SO
Mostar Old Town,Ravno,Prozor/Rama,Mostar South East,Mostar
North,Konjic and Nevesinje Munici- palities.
Project 6:TUZLA-DOBOJ —code:IRP-6-TD Celic,Doboj,Milici,Lukavac,Sapna,Gradacac,
Valasenica Municipalities. |
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Finance
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Overall
amount available for this call for proposals:
EUR 13 million. Suspension clause:The present call
for proposals and the award of contracts are subject to
the financing decision of the European Commission and
to the approval by the partner State of the relevant project.
In the event that either the European Commission does
not deliver its decision,or the partner State does not
approve the relevant project,the present call for proposals
will be cancelled.
Maximum and minimum grant amounts
The following indicative amounts apply to the grants for
the individual projects,which may be financed under the
programme:
Project 1:BRCKO —code:IRP-1-BK —EUR 1,5 million.
Project 2:CENTRAL BOSNIA —code:IRP-2-CB
— EUR 2,3 million.
Project 3:NORTH-WEST —code:IRP-3-NW —EUR 3,3 million.
Project 4:SARAJEVO —code:IRP-4-SA —EUR 2,2 million.
Project 5:SOUTHERN —code:IRP-5-SO —EUR 1,7 million.
Project 6:TUZLA-DOBOJ —code:IRP-6-TD —EUR 2,0 million.
The European Commission shall cover 100 % of project costs.
Maximum six grant of aid contracts (see above).Should
an applicant apply and be successful for more than one
project,one single contract would be signed.It is understood
that staff,administrative and indirect costs shall be
revised according to the relevant ceilings (see guidelines
for applicants,paragraph 2.1.4,published together with
this notice on the Internet website) and keeping in mind
the need to achieve economy of scale.
Eligibility
Applicants must comply with the following conditions in
order to be eligible for a grant:
—be non-profit-making,
—have their headquarters within the European Union or
in one of the countries eligible to participate in the
CARDS programme,
—be directly responsible for the preparation and management
of the project,not acting as an intermediary,
—have previous experience in the implementation of complex
return projects (minimum three years) and demonstrate
their capacity to manage larger scale activity corresponding
with the size of the project for which a grant is requested
(implemented in previous three years at least one complex
project with a value of more than EUR 1 million ).
Potential applicants are not entitled to participate in
calls for proposals or be awarded grants if:
—they are bankrupt or being wound up,are having their
affairs administered by the courts,have entered into an
arrangement with creditors,have suspended activities or
are in any analogous situation arising from a similar
procedure provided for in national legislation or regulations,
—they are the subject of proceedings for a declaration
of bankruptcy,for winding-up,for administration by the
courts,for an arrangement with creditors or for any similar
procedure provided for in national legislation or regulations,
—they have been convicted of an offence concerning professional
conduct by a judgment which has the force of res judicata
(i.e.against which no appeal is possible),
—they are guilty of grave professional misconduct proven
by any means which the contracting authority can justify,
—they have not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment
of social security contributions in accordance with the
legal provisions of the country where they are established,
—they have not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment
of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the
country where they are established,
—they are guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying
the information required by the contracting authorities
as a condition of participation in a call for proposals
or contract,
—they have been declared to be in serious breach of contract
for failure to comply with obligations in connection with
another contract with the same contracting authority or
another contract financed with Community funds, —they
have attempted to obtain confidential information or influence
the committee or contracting authority during the evaluation
process of current or previous calls for proposals.
Provisional notification date of results of the award
process October 2002.
Application format and details to be provided
Applications must be submitted using the standard application
form attached to the guidelines for applicants mentioned
in point 12,whose format and instructions must be strictly
observed. Applications (application form and annexes)
must be submitted in a sealed envelope (one original and
two hard copies) one marked as ‘ORIGINAL ’and each one
of the two others marked as ‘COPY ’together with an electronic
copy (floppy disk,no CD or ZIP). Applicants must apply
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Duration
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Deadline
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at 16.00
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Contact/Address
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The
Delegation of the European Commission to Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Union Bank Building Dubrovacka 6
71000 Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Any
application received after the deadline will be automatically
rejected,even if the postmark indicates a date preceding
the deadline. Detailed information on this call for
proposals is contained in the ‘Guidelines for applicants
’,which are published together with this notice on the
Internet website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl
and are also available in hard copy from the contracting
authority at the address above.
The ‘call for proposals dossier’ may be sent to potential
applicants by courier at their request and at their
own cost.
Request for clarification
The contracting authority gives all applicant organisations
the opportunity to ask for clarification questions regarding
the call for proposals.
All applicants'enquiries should be sent to:
The Delegation of the European Commission to Bosnia
and Herzegovina
Union Bank Building Dubrovacka 6
71000 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fax (387)33 66 60 37
Attn.Mr Paolo Scialla and Mr Mladen Bevanda, Operations
Section.
The contracting authority shall respond only to those
enquiries or requests for clarification which it receives
by 10 July 2002 at 17.00 .
Questions that may be relevant to all applicants,together
with their answers,will be published on the internet
website of the AIDCO http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl,
as addendum to the CARDS 2002 call for proposal dossier
by 1 August 2002 .
Expression of interest In order to make sure that all
the potential applicants are provided with the clarification
answers given by the contracting authority,all applicants
are requested to fill the attached form of the expression
of interest and send it to the abovementioned address
by 10 July 2002 .
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