Summary sheet
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Financing of the construction of a new hospital building on the existing site in Ghent.
By merging the services on one single site, the project will lead to the reorganisation of service delivery, of logistics and to an improvement of the general functioning of the hospital. Unit-cost reductions, shorter patients’ stays, greater comfort are expected results of the operation.
Hospitals are not specifically mentioned in the EIA Directive on Environmental Impact Assessment, though the Project may be covered by Annex II of the Directive in relation to urban development. During appraisal, the Bank’s services will examine the environmental implications of the new hospital project and verify the screening decision of the Competent Authority and whether an EIA is required.
The Promoter is required to respect national and EU legislation applicable to public authorities’ procurement and the Bank requires that all relevant contracts for the implementation of the Project have been, or will be, tendered in accordance with the relevant EU procurement legislation. The Project’s procurement strategy will be examined during appraisal.
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