US EditionBelgian Council of State halts €3.4bn train deal with Spanish manufacturer after legal challenge
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Railway: Alstom, who challenged the award of a huge contract in Belgium, wins a legal round
the Belgian National Railway Company had entered into exclusive negotiations with the Spanish CAF for the purchase of 4.6 billion euros of self-propelled trains. The Belgian Council of State cancelled the decision due to a lack of transparency.
Council of State suspends choice of CAF for the provision of motor vehicles to SNCB
The Conseil d'État considers that SNCB has failed to provide the necessary transparency in the selection of the Spanish company Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocabriles (CAF) as a "preferential bidder" for a public contract for the purchase of motor cars. ...
No Spanish CAF trains for NMBS/SNCB after all?
The Belgian Council of State has suspended the public railroad company NMBS/SNCB’s decision to designate Spanish CAF as the preferred bidder for purchasing new trainsets. The decision came after co-bidder Alstom went to court to ask for it to be suspended. The Council judges that NMBS/SNCB has not been sufficiently transparent in its decision. As a result, the railroad company may not start negotiations with CAF at this time. Criticism of CAF In…
Council of State suspends SNCB's choice for Spanish CAF for new trains
The Council of State suspends the decision of the SNCB to appoint the Spanish CAF as the preferred bidder for the purchase of new trains. According to the Council, the railway company was not sufficiently transparent in its decision.
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