IMPROVEMENT OF STANDARDS IN PRISONS AND DETENTION CENTRES BY RENOVATING INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENSURE RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS NFM BG15-1

Initial budget of the project euro  Additional annexes  October 2014 – three new sites are added, the budget is increased with 980,000 euro and the deadline of the project is extended till 15 January  7. Lovech prison  8. Atlant hostel  9. Stara Zagora prison

Project budget as of October euro  Additional annexes  November 2014 – a new site is added, the budget is increased with further 216,805 euro.  10. Burgas prison

Project budget as of November euro  Additional annexes  February 2015 – new funding is allocated to the sites, amounting to 240,471 euro.  1. Debelt.  2. Razdelna.

Total budget of the project  euro  Or ,67 leva

Sites  1. Debelt  2. Razdelna  3. Training centre Pleven  4. Shumen  5. Lovech prison hospital  6. Sliven  7. Lovech  8. Atlant hostel  9. Stara Zagora  10. Burgas

Implementation as of  Outcome 1: Reconstruction of building complex owned by the Ministry of Justice in the region of Debelt village for use as a new prison hospital to the Burgas prison, with a total capacity of 450 inmates, supplying with the necessary equipment and furnishing of the persons accommodated.  Budget: euro  Investment design project complete;  Selected construction contractor;  Building site started.  Upcoming:  Construction works – 180 days’ term;  Procurement for equipment and furnishing.

 Outcome 2: Renovation and modernization of prison hospital at Razdelna village, part of the Varna prison, supplying with the necessary equipment and furnishing.  Budget: euro  Investment design project complete;  Selected construction contractor on ;  At the moment the selection of contractor is being appealed.  Upcoming:  Contracting the selected construction company;  Construction – 120 days’ term;  Procurement for equipment and furnishing.

 Outcome 3: Renovation and modernization of the Training Centre of the General Directorate “Execution of Sentences” in Pleven, supplying with the necessary equipment and furnishing.  The activity has been completed.  Total costs of construction, delivery of equipment and furnishing ,26 euro

Martial arts hall

Fitness hall

Kitchen

Canteen

 Outcome 4: Building new investigative detention facility and probation service on the basis of reconstruction of a building – ex-military barracks in Shumen, supplying the necessary equipment and furnishing.  The activity has been completed.  Total costs of construction, delivery of equipment and furnishing – ,33 euro

Before

After

Detention centre

 Outcome 5: Renovation and modernization of the hospital and kitchen block in the hospital department of the Lovech prison, supplying the necessary equipment and furnishing.  Budget: euro  Investment design project complete;  Selected construction contractor;  Selected contractors for delivery of equipment and furnishing;  Construction works completed in the kitchen block and first floor of psychiatric dept.  Upcoming:  Accepting the construction work done in the psychiatric dept. until 10 July  Delivery of equipment and furnishing;  Expected to complete activity by

 Outcome 6: Renovation and modernization of medical centre at the Sliven prison, the only female prison in Bulgaria, and supplying with equipment and furnishing.  The activity has been completed.  Total costs of construction, delivery of equipment and furnishing – ,30 euro

Medical centre

Nursery

 Outcome 7: Renovated kitchen block for inmates in Lovech prison  Budget: euro  Investment design project complete;  Selected construction contractor;  Upcoming:  Construction works for 60 days – after launching use of kitchen in the prison hospital;  Starting procurement for equipment and furnishing;  Expected completion of activity until

 Outcome 8: Renovated prison hostel of closed type Atlant to the Lovech prison  Budget: euro  Investment design project complete;  Selected construction contractor;  Upcoming:  Construction works for 60 days – after launching use of kitchen in the prison hospital;  Starting procurement for equipment and furnishing;  Expected completion of activity until

 Outcome 9: Renovated corp of the Stara Zagora prison  Budget: euro  Selected construction contractor.  Upcoming:  Starting the building site;  Finishing construction work in 100 days.  Expected completion of activity until

 Outcome 10: Design, renovation, equipment and furnishing of new kitchen block in Burgas prison  Budget: euro  Investment design project complete;  Committee for selection of construction contractor working until 10 July 2015;  Upcoming:  Contracting and building – after the contractor has been selected without appeals;  Procurement for equipment and furnishing.

Procurement procedures held  Since the start of the project the team has held 32 procurement procedures, of which 2 are still ongoing.  Upcoming: holding 5 procurement procedures for delivery of equipment and furnishing, two of them ongoing.

Risks in implementation of the project  Complex project in which starting procurement depends on the results of previous contracts;  Delay in procurement – complicated procedures with long-lasting appeals;  Financial risks – limited security of financial resource, delay or relocation and approval, delay of verification;  Delay in contracts;  Insufficient administrative capacity of the project promoters.

Real delay  Complex projects in which starting procurement procedures depends on results from previous contracts.  Delay in starting construction because of delay in design contracts.  - Activity 1 Debelt;  - Activity 2 Razdelna.

Real delay  Procurement delay – complicated and long-lasting procedures, possibilities for appeal.  Appeal of procurement for design  - Activity 1 Debelt – delay of 180 days;  - Activity 2 Razdelna – delay of 180 days.  Appeal of procurement for construction  - Activity 2 Razdelna – delay of more than 200 days.

Real delay  Delay in contracts.  Delay in design contracts  - Activity 1 Debelt – delay of 73 days.

Risk delay  - Activity 1 Debelt – more than 250 days;  - Activity 2 Razdelna – more than 380 days.

Project progress: Predefined project 1 „Improve standards in prisons and IDFs by refurbishment of infrastructure to ensure respect for human rights”

Project progress: Predefined project 1 „Improve standards in prisons and IDFs by refurbishment of infrastructure to ensure respect for human rights”

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