On November 27, 2015, the second project meeting was held in Bratislava at the Headquarters of NISPAcee.

The project coordinator and expert, Ludmila Gajdosova, Executive Director of NISPAcee, opened the project meeting and welcomed all participants: leading project expert Milan Oleriny (MP Consulting) and project experts Sylvia Kniezova (SMART F.I.S. sro), Viera Huskova and Miroslav Huska (ENPRO Consult), Boris Balog (Ministry of the Environment of Slovakia) and the NISPAcee project management team, Juraj Sklenar and Elena Zakova.

Mrs. Gajdosova and Mr. Oleriny informed all participants about their travel mission in Tbilisi held on October 25-30, 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The main goals and objectives of the initial mission were the following:

i)To initiate cooperation with the local Partner – NALAG.

ii) To visit various ongoing projects and private agencies in several regions.

iii) To see, study and evaluate existing Tender Documents with recommendations to modify them based on best practice from the EU, EBRD and overseas Tender Procedures.

iv) To discuss existing Tender and Evaluation Procedures as well as Contract bases with local Staff, technicians and procurement departments in the country to obtain an overview of existing practice.

v) To obtain an overview of the current situation in the water sector in the country.

1. Modify and submit a new version of the timeframe for related activities under ToR.

2. Prepare and submit a draft version of Tender Documents for Works/Services.

3. Prepare a draft document for Audit Trail for implementation.

4. Prepare programme for the second Mission to discuss the related documents with NALAG and local authorities.

5. Prepare a draft version of the document: "Guidelines and Methodology for Tender Documents”.

 

Tasks &Recommendations for next Mission

The main targets for the next mission (April 2016) are:

- Study and incorporate materials, Decrees, Laws, and systems into Tender Documents.

- Visit WWTP in Tbilisi county or in the rural region and small cities for FS and water piping.

- Discuss with NALAG and local authorities involved in Tender Procedures a draft version of Tender Documents and useful Annexes to Contracts.

- Discuss with the local staff of NALAG an audit trail for infrastructure projects.