Joint investments for emergency situations in Olt County Council and Dolna Mitropolia Municipality (ROBG – 244)
What’s the goal?
The overall objective of the project is to improve the emergency preparedness and risk prevention capacity in the cross-border area of Olt and Pleven districts, namely Dolna Mitropolia Municipality.
What’s the budget?
916,047.52 euro, out of which 778,640.38 euro ERDF
Who?
Lead Beneficiary (LB): Territorial Administrative Unit – Olt County (Romania)
Beneficiary 2 (B2): Dolna Mitropolia Municipality (Bulgaria)
When?
Start date: 25.08.2018
End date: 24.08.2020
Duration: 24 months
Where?
Olt in Romania
Pleven (Bulgaria)
How?
- Acquisition of specialized equipment
- Common analysis and plan for joint coordinated actions
- Joint trainings and a demonstration in the cross-border area.
Results (what’s the contribution to the Programme)?
Programme outputs: 454,911 people benefiting from actions of risk management; 454,911 people benefiting from flood protection measures and4 joint partnerships in the field of joint early warning and emergency response
Programme results: increased quality of the joint risk management in the CBC area through the joint partnerships created.
Project status (reflected in progress reports)
The project is under implementation.
The following results were reached so far:
v 4 joint partnerships in the field of joint early warning and emergency response have been signed between the project beneficiaries and involved institution from Romania and Bulgaria (4, out of 4 foreseen within Approved Application Form), as follows:
- Partnership agreement between Olt County Council and Dolna Mitropolia Municipality;
- Partnership agreement between Inspectorate for Emergency Situations “Matei Basarab” Olt and Voluntary Organization Dolna Mitropolia;
- Partnership agreement between Inspectorate for Emergency Situations “Matei Basarab” Olt and Municipality Dolna Mitropolia;
- Partnership agreement between Inspectorate Olt General Army CorParps Constantin Dumitrescu” and Dolna Mitropolia Municipality;
v The first opening press conference was held, attended by representatives from Lead Beneficiary - Olt County Council and Beneficiary 2 - Dolna Mitropolia Municipality;
v The Lead Beneficiary has launched the public procurement procedure for acquisition of the specialized equipment (Auto pump with increased tank capacity, Van, ATV, Boat from fiber glass, Rope, Motor vehicles, Rescuing vests) and the contract for delivery of the ATVs was concluded;
v 1 joint training for Voluntary Service from Dolna Mitropolia with the support of ISU Olt and Gendarmerie Olt, was held in Slatina;
v Beneficiary 2 elaborated the documentation for the public procurement procedure for acquisition of the specialized equipment (Aerial platform, SUV, Sledge-car, Tractor, Machine for crushing of wood type trailer with its own engine and hydraulic rotor drive, Submersible drainage pump + hoses, Motor chainsaw, Motor bush cutter, Mini wheel loader, Sweep-collecting brush with water container, Rotary snow-plough).
Also, Beneficiary 2 signed the following contracts: contract for external management team; contract for organization of trainings in Bulgaria and Romania; contract for activities on the analysis of the state of the scale, frequency, geographic concentration, seasonality and prerequisites for disasters and accidents in the target region, which are in implementation.
