Transport
Field notes
What happened in transport procurement, what the rules say and what it means for a bidder.
Roads, bridges and tunnels · Field note
To bid on Germany’s motorway bridges, recent references count more than sizeGermany plans to modernise 4,000 motorway bridges in ten years. Two Autobahn GmbH notices show recent references of named kinds decided who could bid.
Roads, bridges and tunnels · Field note
On World Bank-financed works, the 30% local-labour floor earns no points but can sink a bidOn World Bank-financed works tendered internationally, bidders must commit at least 30% of labour cost to local labour. Pass or fail: more earns no points.
Energy and transport · Explainer
Development-bank tenders: which bank pays can decide who may bidWhich development bank pays can decide who may bid: eligibility, local price margins, standstill and complaints at the World Bank, ADB, AfDB, EBRD and EIB.