Article L2171-2 of the French Public procurement code
A design-build contract is a works contract enabling the purchaser to entrust an economic operator with the task of both drawing up the studies and carrying out the works. Purchasers subject to the provisions of Book IV may only enter into a design-build contract, regardless of the value, if technical reasons or a contractual commitment relating to improving energy efficiency or the construction of a new building that exceeds current…