Water and Sewerage Programme in Medium Sized Municipalities in Serbia – Phase I

Country: Serbia

The overall objective of the project is to ensure a sustainable, continuous and hygienically acceptable supply of drinking water for eight medium-sized municipalities (50,000 – 200,000 inhabitants) at socially acceptable costs. Phase I includes preparation of feasibility studies for investment measures in the amount of 3 – 5 million Euro for each municipality, including dynamic prime cost calculation and institutional support such as preparation of business plans, tariff models and service level agreements.

• Review of proposed improvement measures
• Preparation of detailed designs and/or review of proposed designs for immediate measures
• Preparation of Tender documents and procurement assistance
• Conducting feasibility studies for the Investment Projects scheduled for Phase II
• Tariff studies aiming at full cost recovery
• Institutional support of the water companies, including commercialisation and preparation of business plans