Choosing a Strategic Partner in PPP Projects

Introduction

In response to the new duties contained within the new statutory framework for the treatment of residual waste, the city of Halle, like many other German municipalities, decided last year partly to privatize some of its responsibilities connected with the treatment of residual waste and to form a new company in this context, which it intends to manage with a strategic partner.

In order to select a strategic partner, an EU-wide procedure for awarding contracts must be carried out and has accordingly been organized by Halle. There are three types of procedure that may be carried out:

• the open procedure;
• the restricted procedure; and
• the negotiated procedure.