FICOL : Technical Assistance to 29 Municipalities in Tunisia

Project information:

Name: Financing Local Governments (FICOL) Phases I and II

Location: Tunisia

Year: 2018 to 2026

Financing: German-Tunisian Finacial Cooperation through KfW-Entwicklungsbank

Status: Ongoing

Partners: GOPA-Infra, SCET-Tunisie, GOPA GmbH, SWECO, Concept; Implémentation through Caisse des Prêts et de Soutien des Collectivités Locales (CPSCL)

tri-lo's contribution: Programme Management (Team Leader)

Scope:

Strengthening the decentralisation process in Tunisia through financing investment measures and knowledge transfer for 29 newly created municipalities and 177 existing municipalities

Overall: Technical assistance to 206 municipalities Tunisia as well as to CPSCL
Assisting in the participatory approach to identify investment priorities
Refining the selected project scopes for e.g. public buildings, road and settlement rehabilitations, public commercial and cultural projects and street lighting
Funding urban development plans, waste management plans, website development and energy audits for new buildings
Assessing environmental and social impact of the projects and proposing mitigation measures
Assisting during the tender procedures for services, works and goods
Supervising the studies, planning, works and supply of equipment
Financial monitoring of the programme
Reporting and evaluation of programme objectives and goals
Capacity building through knowledge transfer to municipality staff
Compiling standard bidding documents applicable to all Tunisian municipalities' public tendering procedures
Creating technical guide books and a maintenance manual for public buildings
Developing a digital application to assist municipalities with financial and economic feasibility studies for commercial projects
Introduction of TruBudget, a blockchain based workflow tool to guide and monitor programmes