Release date: 21 October 2015
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
AUTOROUTES DU SUD DE LA FRANCELocation
Description
Relocation works of the A9 around Montpellier in southern France
Objectives
The main benefits of the project are expected to be improvements to the environment and safety and in traffic fluidity and management, leading to reduced congestion.
Sector(s)
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
EUR 410 million
Total cost (Approximate amount)
EUR 825 million
Environmental aspects
The project falls under Annex I of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive 2011/92/EU. Compliance with the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Directive 2001/42/EC, EIA Directive 2011/92/EU, Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC and Birds Directive 79/406/EEC will be reviewed at appraisal.
Procurement
The promoter has been assessed by the EIB as being a private company not operating in the utilities sector and not having a status of a contracting entity, thus not subject to EU rules on public procurement. However, if after the project appraisal, the EIB were to conclude that the promoter is after all subject to EU public procurement legislation (i.e. Directive 2004/17/EC), then the Bank would require the promoter to ensure that contracts for the implementation of the project have been/will be tendered in accordance with the relevant applicable EU procurement legislation (Directive 2004/17/EC and Directive 92/13/EEC), with publication of tender notices in the EU Official Journal, as and where required.
Status
Signed - 7/04/2016
Disclaimer
Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. The information and data provided on this page are therefore indicative.
They are provided for transparency purposes only and cannot be considered to represent official EIB policy (see also the Explanatory notes).