The Brussels office
Ramboll Management Consulting
92, Avenue d'Auderghem
1040 Brussels
Belgium
Phone +32 (0)2 737 96 80 (Reception) - Fax +32 (0)2 737 96 99
E-mail brussels@r-m.com
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Besides the experience in working on assignments for the major EU institutions, one of the core competences in the Brussels office is supporting local authorities in managing EU structural funds. Within this field, we especially have extensive experience in supporting local authorities in their application to the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) co-financing major projects in public transport, under the specific procedure for the so-called “major projects”.
Below are some examples of the major project that our Brussels team has most recently been working on. The projects generally concerned compilation of EU cost benefit analyses and applications to the European Regional Development Fund in France, including such tasks as: Financial analysis, cost-benefit analysis, risk analysis, and composing the application form to the European Commission. The projects pertain to the specific procedure for the so-called “major projects” eligible to the European Regional Development Fund with total costs exceeding EUR 50 million (Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006).
Technical assistance for an application for ERDF co-financing of a Major Project in public transport (LeTram) in Brittany, France
Duration: 2009-2010
Client: SemTram, Brest, France
Project description: EU cost benefit analysis and application to the European Regional Development Fund.
Overall contract value: EUR 64.500
Technical assistance for an application for ERDF co-financing of a Major Project for a university in French Guiana
Duration: 2008-2009
Client: Regional authority, French Guyana
Project description:Compilation of EU cost-benefit analysis and application for ERDF funding – Priority Axis: Innovation – for the local education office of French Guiana regarding the Prefecture of French Guiana’s project of a University Campus, which will welcome 3000 students in 2013.
Overall contract value: EUR 92.000
Technical assistance for an application for ERDF co-financing of a Major Project for a train line in Puy de Dôme
Duration: 2008-2009
Client: Regional authority, Puy de Dôme
Project description: Compilation of EU cost-benefit analysis and application for ERDF funding – Priority Axis: Environment – for the County Council of Puy de Dôme regarding its rack-train establishment. Ramboll Management Consulting realizes the financial, economic, multi-criteria and risk analyses and leads negotiations with the European Commission.
Overall contract value: EUR 57.000
Technical assistance for an application for ERDF co-financing of a Major Project in public transport (Viavil)
Duration: 2008-2009
Client: Syndicat Mixte, Val de Sambre, France
Project description: Compilation of EU cost benefit analysis for an environmental-friendly public transportation scheme in Maubeuge. This assignment was ordered by the Syndicat Mixte du Val de Sambre.
Overall contract value: EUR 112.000
Technical assistance for an application for ERDF co-financing of a Major Project for the nature park Terra Botanica
Duration: 2008-2009
Client: Region of Maine-et-Loire, France
Project description: EU cost benefit analysis and application to the European Regional Development Fund.
Overall contract value: EUR 51.000
Technical assistance for an application for ERDF co-financing of a Major Project in public transport (Tramway Valenciennes)
Duration: 2007
Client: SITURV, Valenciennes, France
Project description: Within the context of the Transvilles programme implemented by SITURV (an ongoing project), we realized the second step of the construction of the Valenciennes’ tramway. Regarding the requirements for Major Projects of infrastructure (MP) under the European Regional Development Fund (period 2007-2013), Ramboll Management Consulting realized the socio-economic, financial, sensitivity and risk analyses. The company made those analyses for the second phase of the IMP from the analysis realized in the IMP first phase, which included revising the missing links between the three analyses. Ramboll Management Consulting is in charge of writing the application form to the European Commission (from the document elaborated by SITURV and the SGAR).
Overall contract value: EUR 23.800
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