The aim of the project is to provide expert studies, analyses, assessments and other advisory services for the needs of the Managing Authority of the Operational Programme Integrated Infrastructure (hereinafter referred to as “RO OPII”) identified in the process of implementing the operational programme or individual projects. The project will be implemented through one main activity called Ensuring expert studies, analyses, assessments and advisory services to support the management of OPII.This activity includes services in various areas of implementation of the operational programme, in particular: learning studies to strengthen MA decision-making competences, environmental studies and evaluations, process evaluations, project management services; support in managing audit findings or findings of audit bodies and assistance in solving these findings, sociological surveys, specific legal advisory services including legal representation, services related to setting up information and publicity activities, or other services and expert activities related to the OPII implementation process to support the decision-making competences of the MA.  A measurable indicator of the project is the number of evaluations, analyses and studies carried out. Its value has been established on the basis of the MA OPII’s experience so far in using services of a similar nature in the past as well as the expected evolution of the situation in the process of implementing the OPII and the resulting needs of the Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic, as the Managing Authority for OPII and the need to ensure its key competences.