ZABRZE URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE

The project will support eligible investment schemes in line with the development strategy of the City of Zabrze (Poland) in the 2017-2022 period. It will focus on urban development and modernisation of municipal infrastructure. The loan will be signed under the Programme Loan SILESIA URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME (2017-0117).

The proposed municipal framework loan will support eligible schemes coherent with the Development Strategy (2008-2020) and included in the Multi-annual Investment Plan (2017-2028) of the City of Zabrze. It will contribute to modernisation of public infrastructure and services, and sustainable urban development, particularly through investments in the sectors of urban roads and public transport, water, social, education, culture, sports and other public infrastructure and services, including energy efficiency measures.

The Bank will generally allocate its funds only to eligible schemes which are environmentally sound. All schemes must comply with EU environmental legislation as well as comply with the principles and standards of the Bank's Environmental Policy Statement. With the appropriate conditions in place the project is acceptable for financing in environmental and social terms.

The promoter is subject to the public procurement regime. The Bank will require the promoter to ensure that contracts for the implementation of the project will be tendered in accordance with the relevant applicable EU procurement legislation: Directive 2014/24/EU, as well as Directive 89/665/EEC as interpreted by the Court of Justice of the EU, with publication of tender notices in the Official Journal of the EU (OJEU), as and where required.