PROJECT TITLE: PREPARATION OF A FEASIBILITY STUDY (COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS) AND PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR SUBMISSION TO THE OPERATIONAL PROGRAM "ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" REGARDING THE PROJECT: SEWAGE DESIGN FOR MUNICIPALITY OF KERAMOTI, KAVALA PREFECTURE
Client: Municipality of Keramoti, Greece
Date: 2010
Construction cost: 7.535.000€
Origin of Fund: Municipality of Keramoti
PROJECT PURPOSE
The scope of the project was a feasibility study and a project proposal preparation and submission in order wastewater management works to be funded by the Cohesion Fund. The feasibility study included a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) and it was submitted to the Operational Programme "Environment and Sustainable Development". The project proposal was submitted under measure 2.9 of the Programme.
The purpose of this project was the acquisition of the fund for the works below:
-sewage networks
-pressure pipelines
-pump stations
-wastewater treatment plant (4.100 PE).
KEY INFORMATION
The project included:
- Identification and presentation of the proposal's contribution to the accomplishment of the special targets set by the priority axis of the Programme and demonstration of the implementation of relative monitoring indicators.
- Feasibility study with cost benefit analysis (CBA) for the works involved.
- Estimation of the duration of all intermediate stages for the completion of the project in accordance with the maturity state of the actions involved and deadlines setting for the absorption of the fund.
- Assurance of the selectability of the included actions-works and hence related costs.
- Completion of the Application for EU funds (Cohesion Fund).
- Identification of critical management issues with respect to the approval of the application (prioritizing required actions, organizing internal approvals among involved parties, identifying obligations of the project Beneficiary and Operator etc).
- Support of the Beneficiary and Operator in a technical and administrative aspect throughout the appraisal phase.
RESULT
The provision of the aforementioned services was in line with the requirements for applying for EU funds for the construction of wastewater management works and resulted in the acquisition of the fund.