News archive - Call for Business related infrastructure grant scheme in Croatia
Croatian Central Finance and Contracting Agency is seeking proposals for infrastructure investment (development of new and existing business related infrastructure in existing business zones and new and existing business incubators and other business support entities grouping and servicing SMEs or investing in the development of and upgrading public tourism infrastructure appropriate to the health, culture and activity tourism) as well as investment into the accompanying services in Croatia’s counties designated within the Regional Competitiveness Operational Programme as “lagging behind regions” (Virovitica-Podravina, Vukovar-Srijem, Brod-Posavina, Sisak-Moslavina, Šibenik-Knin, Osijek-Baranja, Lika-Senj, Požega-Slavonia, Karlovac and Zadar) with financial assistance from the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA).
The deadline for submission of proposals is September 1, 2009.
The global objective of this Call for Proposals is to support the SMEs growth and job creation in Croatia’s lagging behind regions.
The specific objectives of this Call for proposal are:
• Development of business-related basic communal infrastructure within established business zones, where the lack of such infrastructure is an impediment to SME development;
• Establishment and development of regional business support institutions grouping and directly servicing SMEs, such as economic zones, business incubators, innovation and technology transfer centres and development of existing business zones registrated by MELE ;
• Development and improvement of public tourism-related infrastructure;
• Provision of support services designed to maximise the benefit of the investment.
The planned duration of an action may not exceed 18 months.
Types of activity
• The construction, renewal , or expansion (material enhancement) of business-related basic communal infrastructure within established business zones, where the lack of such infrastructure is an impediment to SME development (i.e. impedes access or functioning of zones). By basic communal infrastructure the following is meant: access roads, gas, water and waste water, sewage, electricity, energy and communication networks, landscaping, etc.;
• Establishment and development of regional business support institutions grouping and directly servicing SMEs, such as business zones, economic zones, business incubators, innovation and technology transfer centres, etc. through a) purchase of machinery and equipment and b) broadening and improving the quality of services (information network, provision of complex physical services, property protection, disposal and utilisation of waste);
• Development and improvement of public tourism-related infrastructure, including through infrastructure and capital investments and “soft” investments into improved service delivery;
IPA2007/HR/16IPO/001-0401
The full Guidelines for Applicants are available on the following internet site: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome and http://www.safu.hr/ (in section: Tenders/IPA component III c). The deadline for submission of proposals is September 1, 2009 at 16:00.
Entry created by Elke Dall on July 15, 2009
Modified on July 16, 2009
