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My advice to companies is to plan at least two or three months in advance, which is usually the deadline for submission of documents. Of course, it is good to have even more time, because if the project includes designing and technological developments, these three months may not be long enough. Apart from that, if it is done in a rush, it will cost more because of the higher costs for consultants. In this case, the risk not to get funding is bigger. And last but not least, tight deadlines lead to lower quality, which can result in serious problems - for example, even if a project is approved, if it is not considered well, it may be impossible to implement it. Generally, it is good to have six to nine months from the concept to the signing of the contract - at least three months for writing, three months for consideration and approval and one month for the contract. After that it is good to plan up to three months to hold the tender procedures, unless the company decides to have prior consultation with the relevant institutions, which we believe is more advisable; then, the project implementation stage starts.
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