ECJ SAYS EU DEVELOPMENT PLANNING DEALS MUST GO OUT TO INTERNATIONAL TENDER
February 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLMAJOR development planning contracts issued by public authorities must be tendered publicly, even if some construction is later sub-contracted, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled. The European Union (EU) precedent-making case involved French municipality Roanne engaging semi-public development company, Société d'équipement du department de la Loire (SEDL). It was instructed to acquire land earmarked for redevelopment, obtain funding, make studies, organise an engineering competition, undertake construction and coordinate the ...
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