The deadline for the tender committee to respond to the objections of the two joint ventures that compete for the major construction project of Athens Metro Line 4, expired, according to ypodomes.com.
This, according to sources close to the matter, can be interpreted as a ‘tacit’ rejection.
Nevertheless, the thriller is expected to continue. In the coming days, injunctions are expected to be submitted to CoS starting another waiting period of additional appeal.
«The Council of State is inevitable», a person who closely monitors the process, pointed out and added that «it is the last ‘weapon’ for the two consortia to neutralize each other and get the contract.»
On the other hand, during the period ending with the court proceedings for the appeals, in theory, the tendering committee will still have the right to express its objections, and even if this is a highly unlikely scenario, it cannot be entirely ruled out.
The more time is consumed, the more signatures for the major transportation project will be delayed.
Assuming that the trial will take place soon because of the significance of the case and the appeals submitted to the CoS will eventually be rejected (that is an optimistic scenario), then, as the source argues, the litigation of the tender will come to an end.
The next and decisive step will be the opening of the bids of J/V AKTOR-ANSALDOBREDA-HITACHI and J/V AVAX-GHELLA-ALSTOM.
Upon the opening of the offers, the underbidder will be decided, i.e. the one who has given the highest discount.
Even though AVAX technical offer has been achieved a better rating, the discount will the contract awards. Theoretically, this may have happened in the coming summer.
From there on, a race will start to declare the scheme of the temporary bidder, the contract’s approval by the Court of Audit, its ratification by the Greek Parliament and finally its signing that will allow the launch of the construction period.
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