HALIFAX CONSULTING BEOGRAD - NAJZNAČAJNIJE REFERENCE U PERIODU 2005-POČETAK 2009

Project title

Duration

Name of client / origin of funding

Project Description

PPF IPA 2007

03/2009 – 03/2011

GTZ / EU

Introduction of IPA components 3 and 4. Development of the Strategic Coherence Framework and Operational Programmes with associated capacity building. Halifax’ task covers writing the technical proposal and providing project management support.

Translation of the acquis

09/2008 – 09/2010

EU

Translation of 16,000 pages of the EU acquis communautaire into Serbian as a basis for legislative approximation.

Handling and storage of lead-acid batteries

April-October 2008

IFC

Production of a manual on the handling, storage and recycling of lead-acid batteries, with training for company employees and publicity material.

DREPR Danube River Pollution Reduction programme

03/2007 – 03/2008

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Resources

Production of a Code of Good Agricultural Practice, covering all aspects of agricultural pollution likely to affect water resources. Production, translation, design and layout. (In consortium with Niras Scan-Agri)

Support to the Ministry of Public Administration and Local Government

03/2008 – 04/2009

ECO/VNG/EAR

FWC, joint proposal and execution with VNG International. Development of a local government training strategy.

Workshop for Serbian institutions dealing with refugees and IDPs

Jan 2008

IOM/EAR

Design and facilitation of a 1-day workshop aimed at enhancing cooperation between the major Serbian institutions dealing with displaced persons and refugees.

Support to IPA Programming Project Preparation

11/2007 – 05/2008

HTSPE/EAR

Review of current state of affairs and assistance to line Ministries and DACU in fiche preparation for the 2008 IPA Financing Agreement.

Project proposal for Exchange II

Nov 2007

GTZ

Design of project and writing of proposal for the 4m€ EAR Exchange II project in support of local government (Organisation and Methodology scored highest of all offers by EAR)

Regional Facility for Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency Facility, Serbia

09/2007 – 09/2010

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management / KfW

Training in the field of municipal finance.

Local economic development in Balkans

08/2007 – 08/2012

Carl Bro/DANIDA

Local economic development project in Niš area led by Dutch/Danish consulting company Grontmij | Carl Bro A/S – provision of 3 local key experts

Municipal Support programme NE Serbia

06/2007 – 06/2010

EAR

Together with Consortium leader VNG International, – 3-year development programme for the Banat and Braničevski regions to assist municipalities develop municipal and regional competencies and carry out major investment projects.

Financial and legal due diligence

06-07 / 2007

Tradelda SA

Analysis of Eterna, a Serbian leather-processing company for a potential buyer.

IPA 2007 fiche for local government support

04-05/2007

EAR

Preparation of 20m€ project fiche for IPA 2007.

Country Programme Evaluation

03 – 05/2007

Opto/Sida

Evaluation of Sida’s country programme with the purpose of assisting the development of a new multi-annual intervention strategy.

Training in Municipal Financial Management

10/2006 – 04/2008

UNDP/EAR

Assistance to 13 municipalities in the South of Serbia in the introduction of decentralized tax collection, budgeting, treasury systems, Capital Improvement Planning etc.

Business Consulting services

09/2006

Pompea S.p.A, Italy

Preparing company data, business plan and production relocation strategy to form a successful application for Serbian government support for investment in new production facilities in Serbia (600,000€ grant awarded on this basis).

Various EC framework contract tenders

2005 onwards

Various

Sourcing local (and increasingly also international) expertise for framework contracts in the region.

Cross-boundary spatial planning Lake Skadar Region, Albania and Montenegro

06/2006 – 12/2006

SNV International

Environmental protection through cross-border planning

Audit and Valuation of EAR Counterpart funds 2005 - Montenegro

06/2006

ECO3/ EAR

Audit of EAR revolving fund in Montenegro

Introduction of CAF Management measurement system

05/2006 – 09/2006

SNV International

Advice on introducing an EU tool for performance measurement in the municipality of Kotor

Technical Assistance to Termomit

03/2006 – 04/2007

ICCS / EAR

Improvement of district heating company in Kosovska Mitrovica

Services to support ETF project activities in Serbia

02/2006 – 02/2008

ETF – European Training Foundation

Organisation of training events and activities in Serbia.

Bankable projects Documentation Team

04/2005 / 02/2006

EAR

Feasibility studies of municipal infrastructure projects of 4 to 15 million Euro for financing by EAR and International Financial Institutions for Valjevo, Krusevac, Smederevo i Leskovac.

Capacity building of the Directorate for Environmental Protection

04/2005 / 2007

NIRAS/SIDA

Management capacity building in the Directorate of Environmental Protection. Provision of deputy Team Leader and practical organisation.

Workshop,

Exchange I programme

04/2005 / 05/2005

VNG/EAR

Training in EC (PRAG) and local procurement procedures.

Evaluation MIR

01/2005 / 03/2005

VNG / UNDP

Complete evaluation of UNDP/EAR MIR South Serbia programme.

Organizational restructuring of the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities

10/2003 - 03/2005

UNDP / Sida

To help introduce a new management system to the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM, the local government association of Serbia)