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Tender for the Award of Concession for Two Montenegrin Airports
January 2023
The tender for concession of two Montenegrin airports, with the deal value of up to EUR 300 million, was launched in 2019 and, following the prequalification phase, three of the four qualified bidders remained interested in the project; namely, Corporation America Airports, Incheon International Airports Corporation and the consortium between TAV Havalimanlari Holding and Aeroports Paris Internacional. The tender has not yet formally progressed to the next phase as the Government is reconsidering its strategy for the airports. It is expected that, during 2023, the Government makes…
Construction of Llogara Tunnel
The Albanian Government has announced in June 2020 the construction of Llogara Tunnel.
Public Procurement under State of Emergency
Following the COVID-19 outbreak in Romania, the President of Romania issued Decree No. 195/2020 (the “Decree”) for proclaiming a 30-day state of emergency effective from 16 March 2020.
Among other rules impacting the day-to-day life and businesses, Article 10 of the Decree has brought up an important derogation from the public procurement rules, allowing “central public authorities and legal entities where the state is a majority shareholder” to “directly purchase materials and equipment necessary for fighting the epidemic”.
A Natural Gas Distribution Network to be Constructed in the Republic of North Macedonia
The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of North Macedonia announced a public call for awarding a contract for establishing a public-private partnership for financing, designing, building, managing and developing a natural gas distribution system in the Republic of North Macedonia.
AD ESM Announced a Public Call for the Construction of 100 MW Photovoltaic Power Plants
AD ESM announced a public call for the construction of 100 MW photovoltaic power plants which are located on the site of the depleted coal mine of REK Oslomej, through a public-private partnership, i.e. two 50 MW power plants.
Cluj-Napoca City Hall Loans EUR 85 million to Finance Investments
Cluj-Napoca City Hall will contract a loan of RON 400 million (EUR 85 million), according to a public procurement procedure published in the Electronic System for Public Procurement in November 2019.
East Mediterranean Container Port
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure plans to construct a new container port in Mersin with an annual 12.8 million TEU capacity.
Integrated Healthcare Campuses
The Turkish Ministry of Health has ongoing PPP tender processes for city hospitals in Sakarya, Istanbul Sancaktepe, Aydin, Denizli, Antalya, Samsun, Ordu, Trabzon, Rize and Diyarbakir. They also plan to construct a city hospital in Izmir Tinzatepe.
Rehabilitation of Hydropower Plant Trebinje 1
KfW tender aimed at data collection, design, manufacture, delivery, installation, testing and commissioning of equipment and systems required for rehabilitation and modernisation of generators, turbines, HSS and interface systems of the hydropower plant Trebinje 1.
A New Concession Procedure for Plovdiv Airport is Expected
Аfter the previous procedure was terminated in October 2018, a new concession procedure for Plovdiv Airport is expected.
COVID-19
Intervention Measures to Encourage Significant Investments in Slovenia After the COVID-19 Epidemic
Authors: Marusa Polak, Miha Hocevar, Natasa Pipan Nahtigal, SELIH & PARTNERJI Law Firm
On 29 May 2020, the Slovenian Parliament adopted the Intervention Act to Remove Obstacles to the Implementation of Significant Investments to Start the Economy After the COVID-19 Epidemic (hereinafter “Act”). Its purpose is to accelerate kick-start of significant investments in the Republic of Slovenia as soon as possible after the COVID-19 epidemic ends, which should enable accelerated commencement of economic activity and growth in key investment sectors of the Slovenian economy.
The new Act sets…
Public Procurement under State of Emergency
Authors: Adriana Gaspar, Adina Chilim-Dumitriu, NNDKP
Following the COVID-19 outbreak in Romania, the President of Romania issued Decree No. 195/2020 (the “Decree”) for proclaiming a 30-day state of emergency effective from 16 March 2020.
Among other rules impacting the day-to-day life and businesses, Article 10 of the Decree has brought up an important derogation from the public procurement rules, allowing “central public authorities and legal entities where the state is a majority shareholder” to “directly purchase materials and equipment necessary for fighting the epidemic”.
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