Eligibility criteria i. The CEB finances projects for the construction or rehabilitation of infrastructure and for the conversion of buildings into premises intended for public service use. This includes in particular investments in support of the organization and functioning of administrative and judicial public services as well as training of the related staff. ii. With regard to penitentiary infrastructure in particular, the projects financed by the CEB must respect the principles of the Recommendations made by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe concerning European Prison Rules. iii. Projects in this sector must concern, exclusively, buildings intended for national, regional or local government(s), or for technical agencies in which such bodies have a majority interest as well as related infrastructure. This includes, for instance, penitentiary infrastructures, fire/police stations, training centres or buildings connected to municipal/local/regional administrations. iv .Costs related to equipping and making operational the educational and vocational training components in judicial infrastructure projects may be eligible for CEB financing under the ‘judicial infrastructure’ sector of action. Eligible Costs 1. Eligible costs may include: i. The cost of surveys or studies (technical, economic or commercial, engineering) as well as the cost of technical supervision of the project. These costs should not exceed 5% of the total cost of the project, unless justified; ii. The cost of acquiring land directly linked to a project, at its purchase price, unless it has been donated or granted; iii. Preparation of the land; iv. Construction/renovation/modernization or purchase of buildings directly linked to a project; v. The installation of basic infrastructure such as sewerage, water supply, electricity and telecommunications networks, waste disposal and waste water treatment, roads, etc.; vi. The purchase of materials, equipment and machinery, as well as the related costs linked to the training of staff. vii. Contingencies for unanticipated costs (technical and/or price increases). These represent financial coverage in respect of possible changes in the quantity of work required, or of unit prices, in the type and quantity of equipment to be purchased or in the method of carrying out the project. Depending on the sector of activity and the various components of the project, these contingencies may represent up to 10% of the Project Total Cost. viii. Costs related to p...
Eligibility criteria