The contractor (Contractor) is commissioned to carry out the performance check with a focus on the control of profitability in accordance with the VV to §7 BHO, No. 2.2 and VV to §44 BHO, No. 11 and the in-depth examination of interim and usage certificates.

The object of the service contains two service areas:

- Plausibility check of profitability (enforcement efficiency, cf. VV to § 7 BHO No. 2.2) with regard to economical and economical use of funds when reviewing the application (2nd call for funding) and in the case of changes to the measures approved in the grant decision (1st and 2nd call for funding)

- In-depth examination of the interim and use certificates and follow-up control with regard to economic efficiency and appropriate use of funds, including implementation of necessary on-site inspections (1st and 2nd call for funding)

The Contractor will:

A. by carrying out performance studies (ex-ante) and

with part of the profitability controls within the framework of the performance review.

To. A: The Contractor carries out economic feasibility studies for this purpose, which are used as a decision-making aid for the approval of the applications of the 2nd call for funding as well as amendments to the measures approved in the funding decisions in the 1st and 2nd call for funding.

Re B: The Contractor carries out the in-depth examination of the numerical interim and usage records and checks the extent to which the implementation of the approved measures is economical with regard to resource consumption (enforcement efficiency). The other components of the success control, including the target achievement control and examination of the cost-effectiveness of measures, is not part of the assignment and is carried out by the Client. In addition, the cursory examination of the numerical interim and usage records (which goes beyond the sample specified in work package 2) is carried out by the working group or project promoter.

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