Project: Effective Project Management in the Water Sector in Georgia: Implementation of the EU and EBRD Methodologies

Activity: Study tour organised for 7 Georgian experts in Slovakia, focused on learning from the Slovak experience regarding the construction and management of waste water treatment plants, financing of investments and project management, based on EU and EBOR methodologies, and the implementation of EU regulations and directives.
Date: June 28 – July 1, 2016
Venue: Bratislava, Slovakia
Language: English

 

The aim of the study trip to Slovakia is to inform relevant officials from Georgia using manuals for water projects directly at waste water treatment plants in Slovakia. These projects are implemented mainly with co-financing from the EU, while their contractual basis are the conditions FIDIC - mostly in version so-called "Red Book”, modified for Slovak laws. These conditions and their benefits were explained in practice, since those conditions are the basis also for infrastructure projects of bank EBRD.

 

Participants:

1. Mr. Gocha Kajaia, Mayor of Khobi
2. Mr. Irakli Paresishvili, Municipal Development Fund of Georgia
3. Ms. Lali Makharoblishvili, The National Association of Local Authorities of Georgia (NALAG)
4. Mr. David Melua, The National Association of Local Authorities of Georgia (NALAG)
5. Mr. Nodar Sherozia, Deputy Mayor of Rustavi Vity
6. Ms. Mariam Davitashvili, Deputy Head of the Center for Local Reforms, Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure

7. Mr. Givi Chitidze, Head of Design Department, United Water Supply Company

 

NISPAcee participants:
Milan Oleriny

Boris Balog
Ľudmila Gajdošová

Juraj Sklenár
Elena Žáková

Programme:

 

Tuesday / June 28, 2016

1. Visit of Joint-stock company "Bratislava Water Company” (Bratislavská vodárenská spoločnosť BVS)

2. Visit of Water Museum of BVS

3. Coordination meeting:

- Welcome

- Introduction of NALAG and NISPAcee team members

- Review of the planned project activities

- Preliminary discussion on the prepared various manuals and the integration of Georgian comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday / June 29, 2016

1. Visit of two constructions of the project "Draining of parts of the Danube Bratislava region”:

- waste water treatment plant Vrakuna (region of Bratislava)

2. Visit of the the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic, Water Section

 

Thursday / June 30, 2016

1. Coordination meeting

- "Transformation of water companies - experience from Slovakia and other international projects”, presentation of Juraj Lott, CENTIRE

- Final comments to the manual, the discussion of the issues and experience of the visit, the final negotiating task in connection with study tours

- Incorporation of experiences and notes into final manuals

- Preparation of future activities in Georgia: training in Tbilisi and Batumi, PR conference in Tbilisi

2. Welcome at the Primate's Palace

- presentation of Milan Galanda, general secretary of Union of towns and cities and adviser of Mayor of Bratislava
- "Sustainable management of rainwater in residential environment”, presentation of Zuzana Hudeková, expert Municipality Bratislava, department of the main architect

 

 

 

 

Friday / July 1, 2016

1. Visit of of EU financed project "Reconstruction and strengthening of waste water treatment plant in city Modra”

2. Closing sessions of the study tour – evaluation, lessons learned