Budget Support. (WBS 3.4 SOW) The Contractor shall perform the following services:
Budget Support. The Cooperat� Country covenants that it will adequately plan and budget for maintenance for facilities constructed under the Project.
Budget Support. Result 1.1 - Operational Integrated Border Management (IBM) System is developed: Feasibility study for an Integrated Information System (IIS); Procurement of a secured IIS integrating personal data protection; Develop and implement the interoperability with other national IIS; Creation of national Joint Risk Analysis Group at national level tasked with identification of border management risks, including on THB risk analysis; Development of face recognition software (FRS) capabilities in conjunction with Moldovan customs and purchase of hardware; Introduce fixed technical surveillance systems along the land border; Acquire sufficient equipment for second-line checks for every Border Crossing Point (BCP) as recommended by the Schengen Catalogue. Acquire devices for checks on vehicles for the purpose of detecting hidden persons; Develop unified training capabilities for capacity building.
Budget Support. For budget support, main activities are geared towards the policy targets which the Government will commit to achieve in relation to the conditions for disbursement specified in Annex 1, Performance indicators used for disbursements and Annex 2, Disbursement arrangements and timetable.
Budget Support a. The Construction Manager, in consultation with the Owner and the Architect, will develop a detailed schematic design budget. Budget shall identify all costs including construction cost, consulting fees, permit fees, testing and inspection fees, furnishings, equipment, inflation, and contingencies.
Budget Support. The main activities correspond to the expected results: Result 1 - Activities Development and approval by the Government of the VET Sector Restructuring Plan, as well as the corresponding Public Procurement Plan, covering construction works, supply of general equipment and ICT & software; Preparation and implementation of contracts of creating 10 centres of excellence, including securing funding in Ministry of Education, strengthening of infrastructure and provision of modern equipment. Result 2 - Activities Support to the setting up of four Sector Committees: Agriculture and Food Industry; Transport and Road Infrastructure; Information and Communication Technologies (ICT); and Constructions; Support the full functioning of three additional Sector Committees: Trade, Food Services and Tourism; Light Industry: textiles and confection, shoes and leather; Energy; Support seven Sector Committees to draft proposals for new professions, assessment of existing curricula in line with the labour market needs. Result 3 - Activities Develop the institutional framework for performing accreditation and quality assurance in VET (including regulation, design and initiation of the accreditation unit and the National Qualification Framework unit); Result 4 - Activities Develop the legal framework for new funding mechanisms. Result 5 - Activities Reconstruct physical environment for dormitories for eight centres of excellence; Prepare two reconstruction contracts for the Ministry of Education 2017 budget. Result 6 - Activities Drafting of the Strategic Plan and Action Plan for the VET Republican Centre (CRDIP) and its approval by the Government of Moldova. Result 7 - Activities Support to the development and approval of curricula in seven sectors; Support to the publication and dissemination of the above-mentioned curricula and training materials on web platform/digital database; Purchase specialised literature/software for 100%- of VET institution libraries. Result 8 - Activities Install and connect ICT equipment and digital learning materials in a VET network. Result 9 - Activities Promote the availability of courses in foreign languages in 100% of VET institutions.
Budget Support. Up to EUR 58.2 million will be disbursed in four instalments: First instalment of up to EUR 15 million, including EUR 2 million from EaPIC programme; Second instalment of up to EUR 15 million, including EUR 3 million from EaPIC programme; Third instalment of up to EUR 15 million, including EUR 3 million from EaPIC programme; Fourth instalment of up to 13.2 million. The amount and specific timing of each disbursement shall be based on an assessment of compliance with the General and Specific Conditions detailed in Appendix 2 of these Technical and Administrative Provisions. With the exception of the first instalment, which will be fixed, instalments will comprise both a fixed and a variable component. Fixed components relate to management of the sector reform and are considered a prior requirement for successful reform at the subsector level, which is covered by variable components. EaPIC funds also specifically link to additional measures aimed at improving human rights protection. Indicative Disbursement Calendar Budget Support (amounts in EUR millions) Fixed Component (2012 EaPIC programme) 2.0 3.0 3.0 - Variable Component (maximum) - 6.0 9.0 11.9 Total (up to) 15.0 15.0 15.0 13.2 Disbursements will be paid into the Treasury Account, indicatively in the second quarter of each year (subsequent to an independent review of compliance) of the programme operational implementation phase of the Financing Agreement. Instalments will be released subject to compliance with the General Conditions defined in Section 3 of Appendix 2 and the relevant Specific Conditions defined in Section 4 of Appendix 2. The amounts of every fixed and variable component of each instalment, as well as the weight of the conditions linked with the payment of the variable components are further detailed in section 5 of Appendix 2. Amounts under the variable component may be lower than those shown where government fails to fully comply with the specific conditions for disbursement. Funds withheld for limited performance in variable components will be lost at the end of the Programme. In duly justified cases, however, a re-assessment of unmet targets in the following year against the original target will be possible during the implementation of the Programme: if there is an overall positive trend at programme level, and if the government did not reach the target as originally scheduled because of external factors. Complementary assistance will be scheduled as required and will include at l...
