Asset Management. (a) adoption of a specialized railway infrastructure asset management system encompassing the functionalities of the LCC analysis, cost-benefit, failure mode effects and criticality analysis and reliability, availability, maintainability and safety as IZS’s standard tool for planning and decision making for financing activities; (b) provision of technical assistance to develop railway infrastructure implementation plans aiming at rationalizing the scheduling of railway improvements to minimize delays and uncertainties for cargo and passenger operations during the carrying out of civil works; and (c) acquisition of machinery to carry out critical repairs of track infrastructure and to refurbish existing passenger trains.
Asset Management. (a) adoption of a specialized railway infrastructure asset management system encompassing the functionalities of the life-cycle-cost analysis, cost-benefit, failure mode effects and criticality analysis and reliability, availability, maintainability and safety as IZS’s standard tool for planning and decision making for financing activities; (b) provision of technical assistance to develop railway infrastructure implementation plans aiming at rationalizing the scheduling of railway improvements to minimize delays and uncertainties for cargo and passenger operations during the carrying out of civil works; and (c) acquisition of machinery to carry out critical repairs of track infrastructure and to refurbish existing passenger trains. Component 2: Institutional Strengthening and Project Management Provision of technical assistance and financing of investments to strengthen the governance of the IZS, RD, Serbia Cargo and Serbia Voz, and improve their efficiency and results, including, inter alia: (a) the provision of support to IZS, Serbia Cargo and Serbia Voz to adopt commercially oriented, independent management and modernize their internal structures and systems through wider adoption of ICT technologies and introduction of business support systems, asset management systems, financial reporting systems, and document management systems; (b) the carrying out of training and provision of technical support to enhance RD’s capacity as a railway market and safety regulator; and (c) the provision of assistance to complete proper contractual arrangements in the railway sector by developing and implementing a Statement of Requirements.