/ world today news/ In connection with the publication of BGNES from Tuesday – “The Metropolitan Municipality will spend over 100,000 BGN for the hiring of “researchers” in Sofia, the creation of a website and the purchase of media presence”, from “Vision for Sofia – Strategy for long-term development of Sofia and the region” insisted on making certain clarifications.
“It will cost Sofia’s budget 66,166 BGN to recruit “researchers” for all 7 thematic groups within the scope of the Vision for Sofia, which are: People, Identity and Culture, Transport, Environment, Urban Environment, Economy and Management”. points out Adriana Mihailova, who is responsible for “Communications” of “Vision for Sofia”
On the occasion of the information that the municipality is also looking for a contractor for a public order for the development of an internet platform to collect ideas for the Vision for the development of Sofia and the suburban areas. The price of the site, its one-year maintenance and hosting will cost BGN 19,500, excluding VAT. And for another BGN 21,500, the municipality wants to hire a PR team that will provide it with the purchase of media time and space, Mihailova specifies that, in fact, it was not a PR team that was to be hired, but a media agency. We publish Ms. Mihailova’s comment on this issue, without editorial intervention: “The competition for a communication agency for the project has already ended and judging is currently underway. The entire communication budget for the project will be intended to reach as many citizens of Sofia as possible and to involve them in giving opinions and feedback and participating in the process of creating the Strategic Vision for the Development of Sofia and the Suburban Territories “.
“Vision for Sofia” also disagrees with the statement that the documentation of the two public procurements for over BGN 100,000 does not make it clear – what necessitates the creation of an entirely new site for the development of Sofia, given that the municipality has portal – sofia.bg, as well as why the study of the vision of the capital and its adjacent territories is necessary, given that the new chief architect of Sofia held a series of discussions and discussions, including with foreign architects, about the future development of Sofia.
In order to respond to this comment, “Vision for Sofia” sent a press release dated July 24 this year, from which it is understood that at a special press conference with the participation of the Mayor of Sofia Municipality, Yordanka Fandakova, the Chairman of the Municipal Council, Elen Gerdzhikov, the chief architect of the municipality arch. Zdravko Zdravkov and the director of OP Sofproekt – OGP arch. Lyubo Georgiev was officially launched the initiative “Long-term vision for the development of Sofia and the suburbs”. “The project is an initiative of the Sofia Municipality and will serve as the basis of all future strategies for the development of the city until 2050”, we also understand from the specially created “temporary page” of “Vision for Sofia”, which will be interactive from autumn, if the public procurement for BGN 19,500, excluding VAT, be completed and completed on time.
“In the summer months of 2017, the available information about the city will be collected, and in the fall, the public discussion of the various topics will begin. Based on the discussions, a working version of the Vision will be proposed in the spring of 2018, which will again be discussed by the general public through an informed dialogue. In the autumn of 2018, the Vision should be adopted by the Metropolitan Municipal Council to serve as a platform for the development of Sofia and to start a sustainable system for long-term interaction”, it is also clear from the written on the Internet address: www.vizia.sofia .bg.
Although very little is known about the very idea of the Sofia Municipality for the strategic development of the city until 2050, and successful communication with the media has so far been lacking, it is clear that a team of seven people is already working for “Vision of Sofia” . On the “temporary website” of “Vision for Sofia” there is a short biographical reference for each of the team members, but there is no general information – on what principle, and for what remuneration, each of the participants in the so-called “team” fulfills its commitments. There is also no clarity about the overall budget that the municipality has set aside for the entire project “Vision for Sofia – Strategy for the long-term development of Sofia and the region”.
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