Number and the title
of the operational
programme
Number and the title
of the priority
Number and the title
of the measure
Number and the title
of the activity
Project selection
procedure
Ministry
3.
INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES
3.4.
QUALITY ENVIRONMENTS FOR LIFE AND ECONOMIC
ACTIVITIES
3.4.1.
THE ENVIRONMENT
3.4.1.4.
REMEDIATION OF HISTORICALLY POLLUTED
SITES
Nr.
LIMITED SELECTION OF PROJECT
APPLICATIONS
MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Criteria
Evaluation
QUALITY CRITERIA
1.1.
Readiness of ERDF project documentation:
Terms of Reference is ready to launch the tender for works contracts
according to the procurement legislation;
Detailed design for planned construction purchase contract is
prepared and accepted in accordance with legislations;
Effectiveness of implementation of ERDF project according to
2.
implementation of direct remediation of historically polluted areas:
The total costs for author’s supervision and engineering supervision
2.1.
more than 3% of project eligible costs;
The total costs for author’s supervision and engineering supervision
2.2.
from 2.5% to 3% of project eligible costs;
The total costs for author’s supervision and engineering supervision
2.3.
less than 2.5% of project eligible costs.
3.
Technology which is planned to use in the project:
3.1.
Restricts extension of pollution not removing polluter;
3.2.
Removes polluter not remediating polluted areal;
3.3.
Removes polluter and partly remediates polluted areal.
ERDF project direction towards horizontal policies - balanced territorial
development:
Remediation of polluted area is important in the context of further
4.
development of the region:
The environmental pollution and danger to inhabitant health has
4.1.
been removed – teritory will not be included in economic
activities;
Remediation of the teritory provides it’s further use for the
4.2.
economic activities;
4.3.
Remediation of the teritory provides it’s further unlimited use.
1.2.
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
Marks
1
2
3
The score will be taken into account to prepare the priority list of projects,
necessary in a case of shortage of funding.
1.
Marks
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
ERDF project direction towards horizontal policies – sustainable development
Yes/No
5.
Polluted substance concentration exceeds stated critical limits ( C values).
N
6.
In the result of project realization it is planned to decrease extension of the
pollution and it’s impact on water quality of groundwater, river basins or
theBaltic sea.
N
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The conformity of the ERDF project application:
7.
8.
9.
10.
10.1.
10.2.
10.3.
Yes/No
Project is planned in the historically polluted site registered within Register
of polluted and potentially polluted sites at the Latvian Environment,
geology and meteorology agency.
Project is planned in historically polluted site, which has been admitted as
polluted in accordance with data of the register (Category 1).
Project planned in historically polluted site where principle “polluter pays”
cannot be applied as structure responsible for pollution is no more existing
in the country and has no direct legal successor.
Is the application in conformity with the requirements of the regulation of
the Cabinet of Ministers for such activities:
Target (To improve the quality of soil, ground, groundwater and surface waters, as
well as to restore and improve environmental quality in contaminated sites and
eliminate threats to people’s health);
Beneficiary of financing (State or municipality agencies, special economic
zones);
Activities to be supported (elimination of pollution source; remediation of
polluted areal; utilisation of pollutant removed during remediation )
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Eligible costs
10.4.
10.5.
11.
 (costs for the preparation of feasibility studies and related updates and the costs
for the environmental impact assessment documentation, but not more than 2% of
total eligible costs of ERDF project, fixed in the decision on approval of the
ERDF project application and in contract or agreement on implementation of
ERDF project, excluding large projects;
 costs for the preparation of construction design and related construction expertise,
but not more than 4% of total eligible costs of ERDF project, fixed in the decision
on approval of the ERDF project application and in contract or agreement on
implementation of ERDF project, excluding large projects;
 costs for the author’s supervision, but not more than 0.5% of eligible construction
costs;
 costs for the engineering supervision, but not more than 5% of eligible
construction costs;
 works contracts costs,
 project management costs, but not more than 2% of total eligible costs of EU
funded project fixed in the decision on approval of the ERDF project application
and in contract or agreement on implementation of ERDF project, excluding large
projects;
 supplies contracts costs.
Partly co-financed by ERDF and national public funds.
Does description of the project in application provide necessary
information with regards to the activities to be performed (components):
11.1.
Given technical characterisation of the activities to be performed;
11.2.
Given parameters of result and outcome and their conformation with
the target of the activity;
11.3.
11.4.
11.5.
11.6.
11.7.
12.
P
N
N
Given layout of the activities to be performed within the territory of
the project (map in suitable scale);
Given economical benefit of the activities to be performed;
Given qualitative and quantitative benefits for the environment from
the activities to be performed;
Given qualitative and quantitative inputs in the implementation of
basic requirements of the legislation acts of EU and Republic of
Latvia;
Described observance of the principle „pollutant pays“ by the
implementation of the project.
Time schedule of the ERDF project is relevant to the planned activities.
2
P
13.
13.1.
13.2.
13.3.
Information given in the application confirming that the applicant shall
provide sutainability of results of the project:
Appropriate institutional structure;
After-remediation monitoring costs are properly planned;
Personnel to provide after-remediation monitoring is/shall be
available
15.
Construction works and equipment supply indicators given in ERDF project
application are relevant to the project description and include main works
characterising achievement of the goals set
Requested assistance rate of EU fund financing is estimated accordingly to
the regulation of the Cabinet of Ministers.
16.
Required ERDF assistance rate is based on the results of cost-benefit
analyses of the ERDF project.
14.
17.
18.
18.1.
18.2.
18.3.
18.4.
18.5.
19.
19.1.
19.2.
19.3.
19.4.
19.5.
20.
20.1.
20.2.
20.3.
20.4.
21.
21.1.
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Requested assistance rate from the state budget financing is estimated
accordingly to the order set in legislative acts for allocation of ERDF
project funding and based on results of cost-benefit analyses of ERDF
project
Costs included in ERDF Project budget are justified:
Include all expenses needed for realisation of the project;
Are relevant with cost estimates for construction works prepared
accordingly to the order for estimation for planned contract costs set
in legislative acts regulating public procurement
Are appropriate and reasonable, stating clear assumption for expenses
calculations;
Are directly necessary for realization of the ERDF project;
N
N
N
N
N
N
Are estimated taking into consideration estimated market price as at
the moment of realization of the ERDF project1.
Project cash flow forecast is justified:
Show both request for financing and forecast of expenses;
Is appropriate for planned time schedule;
Is appropriate for procurement plan and specifics of the contracts;
P
Is in accordance with the financial plan of the project;
Is appropriate for the payment preconditions for EU funded projects.
ERDF project procurement plan is justified:
Includes all ERDF project activities and services and reflects it costs;
Breakdown of works in contracts is justified (appropriate to the bill
of quantities and terms of reference);
Implementation of contracts is in accordance with the requirements of
the Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers;
Contract due dates, including procurement procedure are in
accordance with the requirements of the legislative acts and time
schedule of the project.
Planned institutional structure for the implementation of the ERDF project
and provision of human resources reflected in the application are sufficient
for providing functions of the beneficiary of financing as stipulated by the
legislative acts:
Administrative management of the ERDF project (purchases,
management of contracts, records etc.);
Based on the data provided by the Central statistical office as at the moment of submission of application
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P
P
21.2.
21.3.
22.
Financial management of the ERDF project (accounting, monitoring
and making of payments, financial planning etc.);
Technical management of the ERDF project (approvals during
designing and construction, preparation of the reports/reviews on the
progress etc.).
Publicity and information spreading activities planned for the ERDF project
correspond to the legislative requirements set for publicity and information
spreading within ERDF financed projects
3. ADMINISTRATIVE CRITERIA
P
Yes/No/NA
The project was submitted within the time frame set out of by the Ministry
of Environment.
24.
Applicant of the project is invited to submit such project.
The ERDF project application has been submitted in format in accordance
25.
with the requirements set out by the regulation of the Cabinet of Ministers:
The application has been prepared according to the activity application
25.1.
form;
25.2.
The application has been prepared in Latvian;
The application has been written on PC (if the project has not been
25.3.
submitted electronically);
25.4.
The application is signed by the authorized person;
Submitted are 1 original and 1 copy as well as electronic version
25.5.
without appendixes (if the project has not been submitted
electronically);
Both original and copy are submitted binded, pages numbered (if the
25.6.
project has not been submitted electronically).
The application of the ERAF project is formated in accordance with
25.7.
electronic documents regulating legislation acts (in cases if application
of the project is submitted in electronic version);
25.8.
Is signed with safe electronic signature;
The application has been prepared in DOC, XLS, PDF or JPG file
25.9.
formats;
Requested documents (paper document electronic versions included)
25.10.
are prepared and formated in accordance with electronic documents
regulating legislation acts.
26.
The ERDF project application is fully filled in, including all appendixes:
Summary of the plan on the possible use of polluted site (Feasibility
26.1.
study);
Cartographic material of the project indicating layout of the project
26.2.
activities within the territory of the project;
Statement of the Environment State Bureau on the final report of
26.3.
environmental impact assessment (EIA) or decision on nonapplication of the procedure of EIA;
Statement of the municipality that the submitted project is in
26.4.
accordance with the territory planning of the municipality and/or
detail planning;
Confirmation of the authority responsible for the after-remediation for
26.5.
carrying out monitoring in accordance with the legislative
requirements (provision of financial and human resources);
Cost estimates for construction works is in accordance with the order
26.6.
for estimation for planned contract costs set in legislative acts
regulating public procurement.
26.7.
Forecast of the cash flow of the project;
26.8.
Planned procurement plan for the project.
23.
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N
N
N
P
N – in case of negative appreciation, application of the project is rejected,
P – in case of negative appreciation, estimation commission make a decision of approval of the project
with condition (the applicant of the project must ensure accordance to criteria),
DA (don’t apply) – in case if given criteria is not referable towards particular applicant, the project do not
apply this criteria.
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