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Technical Assistance for Institutional Regulatory Reform for Private Sector Development Project

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Country:   Croatia
Publication Date:   Dec 12, 2002
Funding Agency:   World Bank
Buyer:   Technical Assistance for Institutional Regulatory Reform for Private Sector Development Project. Central Bureau of Statistics
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   Mr. Petar Jaksic
Head of Registers Department.
Ilica 3
Zagreb 10000
Croatia
Telephone:   (385-1) 480-6263
Fax:   (385-1) 481-7666
Email:   Click here

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******TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR INSTITUTIONAL REGULATORY REFORM FOR
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

General Procurement Notice
Publication Date: 12 December 2002

CROATIA

Loan No. 44600

The Government of Croatia has received a loan from the International
Bank for Reconstruction and Development in the amount of USD 7,300,000
equivalent toward the cost of the Technical Assistance for
Institutional Regulatory Reform for Private Sector Development
Project, and it intends to apply the proceeds of this loan to payments
for goods, works, related services and consulting services to be
procured under this project. Bidding for contracts financed by the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development will be governed
by the procurement rules of the World Bank.

The Technical Assistance Project for Institutional and Regulatory
Reform for Private Sector Development supports the encouragement for
private sector development, as specified by the Country Assistance
Strategy (CAS), through business improvement, conducive to private
sector growth. The main components of the project include: 1) The
creation of regulatory and institutional frameworks for public
utilities, to include advisory services for the design of a new
organizational structure, and development of detailed regulations, to
assist the Office for the Restructuring and Economics of State-owned
Enterprises (ORESE). Advisory services to the Ministry of Economy will
be available to draft new energy laws, covering power, gas, and
petroleum products. 2) The strengthening of the Agency for the
Protection of Market Competition (APMC), will be accomplished through
the provision of advisory services, for the development of secondary
legislation for the 1995 Competition Law. Assistance will support the
development plan for the APMC, in compliance with the Competition Law.
3) Institutional strengthening assistance will be provided to
financial and statistical agencies, as well as for bank privatization
activities.

The project will include the following goods, works and services:

- The Government intends to apply the proceeds of the loan to
improve the business enabling environment for private sector
growth. The loan will finance consultant services, training and
assistance in the following activities:
- (i) strengthening and improvement of services of Croatian
Securities and Exchange Commission; (Services auxiliary to
financial intermediation)
- (ii) business environment related studies; (Business and
management consultancy services)
- (iii) creation of an appropriate policy, regulatory and
institutional framework for microfinance; (Financial consultancy
services)
- (iv) development of a regulatory and supervisory framework of
Non-bank Financial Institutions; (Financial consultancy services)
- (v) development of the regulations for operation and supervision
of Venture Capital Funds; (Fund management services)
- (vi) institutional advisory services, feasibility studies,
business plans, demand studies, R&D commercialization plans,
related to the Technology Development Program in Croatia,
including some pilot activities in the area of development of
Technology Centers, development of financial instruments for
commercial exploitation of R&D products and advisory services to
technology institutions (Legal, accounting, auditing, business,
management and related services)

Procurement of contracts financed by the loan will be conducted
through the procedures specified in Procurement under IBRD Loans and
IDA Credits[1] of the World Bank, and is open to all bidders from
eligible source countries as defined in the guidelines. Consulting
services will be selected in accordance with Selection and Employment
of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers[2] of the World Bank.

Specific procurement notices for contracts to be bid under
international competitive bidding (ICB) procedures will be announced,
as they become available, in the Development Gateway Market, and in
Development Business and in a national newspaper. .

Interested eligible bidders can contact the implementing agency
directly at the address below, to obtain additional information, or to
be included in the mailing list.

Central Bureau of Statistics
Mr. Petar Jaksic
Head of Registers Department.
Ilica 3
Zagreb 10000
Croatia (Hrvatska)
Tel: (385-1) 480-6263
Fax: (385-1) 481-7666
E-mail: jaksicp@dzs.hr[3]



[1] http://www.worldbank.org/html/opr/procure/guidelin.html
[2] http://www.worldbank.org/html/opr/consult/contents.html
[3] mailto:jaksicp@dzs.hr
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