Europe

Improvement of Veliko Gradište Water Supply System

Assignment location

Serbia, Europe

Client/Funding

Austrian Development Agency (ADA)

In the context of the implementation of the European Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR), the Republic of Serbia designed the three-year project “Socio-economic Development of the Danube Serbia Region” (SEDDSR) under the IPA Programme. Endowed with a budget of €19.5 million, which combined funds from the IPA 2011 programme and the Republic of Austria’s assistance programme, the project was intended to further exploit socio-economic development opportunities in the area. It was against this background, that HYDROPHIL supported ADA and its partner – the municipality of Veliko Gradište – in the preparation of the water supply improvement investment programme. The programme with a total investment volume 4.4 M EUR included the rehabilitation of existing and the drilling of new wells; the supply of equipment for all wells; the construction of a raw water main, water treatment plant (100 l/s), treated water pumping station (90 l/s); transmission and distribution main including connection to the existing network; and NRW measures. HYDROPHIL’s services included:

  • Assessment and technical review of available documentation
  • Review of available permits and administrative papers
  • Preparation of procurement scenarios and related time requirements based on PRAG and Austrian Procurement Law (strategic options for ADA)
  • Design review, check of appropriateness of suggested technical solutions
  • Support in the definition of efficient implementation modalities
  • Development of technical tender documents for a FIDIC Yellow Book tender
  • Tender evaluation.

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