"CP risks problems with bonus to make new trains in Portugal" (with José Luís Moreira da Silva)

«Faced with this diversity of candidates, José Luís Moreira da Silva believes "there is no illegality or violation of the Public Procurement Code Public Procurement Code and European standards". The Partner at SRS Legal
considers that the alleged illegality "starts from an erroneous assumption that the tender rules at issue here would oblige the contractor to manufacture and/or assemble the trains in Portugal. However, what the tender does only gives a more favourable score to those who do so, but does not exclude those who does not do so".
The leader of the Administrative and Public Procurement department of SRS Legal also said "any economic operator of nationality can present a proposal as he or she wishes, he or she just knows that it can see its proposal valued at up to 15% if it manufactures or assembles part of the trains in Portugal. This rule is the same for any economic operator. You see, the rule does not even require you to manufacture or assemble the train in its entirety in Portugal, but only part of its components". "The solution found is a viable way of restoring know-how in Portugal in the manufacture of trains, as in the past", adds the lawyer, adds the lawyer.»