[{"bbox": [96, 127, 1134, 182], "category": "Text", "text": "EU or by other development partners, the relevance of the proposed action to the objectives of the programme, the design, effectiveness, feasibility, sustainability and cost-effectiveness of the action."}, {"bbox": [234, 207, 763, 234], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.3 Indirect Management with a pillar assessed entity"}, {"bbox": [85, 251, 1089, 307], "category": "Text", "text": "This modality will be used to achieve outcome 1 through indirect management implemented by **UN-Habitat**, which has been selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [85, 325, 1118, 381], "category": "Text", "text": "- Its distinct competencies in the operationalisation of in providing guidelines and revisions on the elaboration of architectural and urban designs"}, {"bbox": [85, 399, 928, 426], "category": "Text", "text": "- Its experience in supporting and ensuring coordination of different actors and programmes"}, {"bbox": [85, 470, 1142, 713], "category": "Text", "text": "UN-Habitat, in collaboration with governments, is responsible for promoting and consolidating collaboration with all partners, including local authorities, private and non-governmental organisations in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular, Goal 11 of \"*Making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable*\", as well as the task manager of the human settlements chapter of Agenda 21 and focal point for the monitoring, evaluation and implementation of the New Urban Agenda adopted during the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), held in Quito, Ecuador in 2016. In Guinea-Bissau UN Habitat has implemented in recent years various projects and studies with EU funding as well as those of other donors, and has shown an excellent performance, thanks to an excellent presence in the country and a dynamic and motivated staff."}, {"bbox": [85, 732, 1071, 787], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity entails the implementation for specific outcome 1 (urban governance and management)."}, {"bbox": [234, 809, 789, 837], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.4 EFSD+ operations covered by budgetary guarantees"}, {"bbox": [85, 850, 1145, 907], "category": "Text", "text": "Not foreseen directly under this Action Document, however, it is expected that future EFSD+ windows could complement or even expand this Action."}, {"bbox": [234, 966, 1098, 1021], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.5 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [96, 1048, 1134, 1129], "category": "Text", "text": "In case the envisaged implementation modality point **4.4.1** would need to be replaced, the Commission's services may carry out the action in indirect management, with UNOPS, which could be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [96, 1129, 705, 1155], "category": "Text", "text": "- strong experience in infrastructre construction and management"}, {"bbox": [96, 1156, 569, 1183], "category": "Text", "text": "- long and recognised experience in Guinea-Bissau"}, {"bbox": [96, 1194, 1134, 1274], "category": "Text", "text": "In case the envisaged implementation modality point **4.4.2** would need to be replaced, the Commission's services may carry out the action in indirect management, with UNOPS, which could be selected by the Commission's services using the following criteria:"}, {"bbox": [96, 1275, 705, 1301], "category": "Text", "text": "- strong experience in infrastructre construction and management"}, {"bbox": [96, 1302, 569, 1328], "category": "Text", "text": "- long and recognised experience in Guinea-Bissau"}, {"bbox": [96, 1339, 1134, 1419], "category": "Text", "text": "If negotiations with the entity mentioned above in section **4.4.3** fail, part of this Action may be implemented under direct management via a combination of procurement and grants, in accordance with the criteria and methods of implementation mentioned below."}, {"bbox": [134, 1447, 520, 1474], "category": "Section-header", "text": "* **Direct Management (Procurement)**"}, {"bbox": [96, 1474, 1134, 1554], "category": "Text", "text": "This modality will be used to achieve Output 1.1 (Policy development and monitoring mechanisms are set up) and 1.2 (Institutional capacities of actors at the municipal/local level for urban planning & management and project development are improved)."}, {"bbox": [96, 1554, 640, 1580], "category": "Text", "text": "The maximum amount for procurements is EUR 4 000 000"}, {"bbox": [134, 1608, 458, 1635], "category": "Section-header", "text": "* **Direct management( Grants)**"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1145, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 23 of 27"}]