PART TWO: PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

In order to select the subcontractors, the holder must indicate in the notice or, in the absence of such a notice, in another consultation document: 1° The obligation of the subcontractor to provide a declaration stating that it is not placed in one of the cases of exclusion listed by the legislative provisions of Chapter I of Title IV; 2° The requirements relating to fitness to carry out the professional…

The holder is not obliged to subcontract if he can prove to the satisfaction of the purchaser that none of the potential subcontractors taking part in the competition or none of the tenders submitted meets the criteria set out in the notice.

The contractor may decide to award the sub-contracts on the basis of a framework agreement as defined in 1° of Article L. 2325-1 and under the conditions set out in this sub-section. In this case, it is deemed to have met the competitive tendering requirements. Sub-contracts based on the framework agreement must comply with the following requirements: 1° They are awarded within the limits of the conditions laid down in…