Administrative & Public Procurement Law
The firm advises companies and institutions in their dealings with public authorities, in particular regarding public procurement.
Contracting with the State, a local authority or a public enterprise follows its own rules: award procedures governed by the Public Procurement Code, the administration’s prerogatives in performing the contract, short time limits for challenges and specific review routes. A technically sound bid can be rejected for a formal defect; a properly performed contract can end in non-payment if claims are not submitted in the required form.
FN & PARTNERS advises bidders and contractors, as well as public purchasers, at each stage of public procurement. More broadly, the firm acts in dealings with the administration: authorisations, administrative sanctions, liability of public authorities and challenges to adverse decisions.
Issues We Handle
- Public procurement procedures
- Administrative litigation
- Administrative contracts and concessions
- Relations with public authorities
Clients We Serve
- Bidding companies
- Public institutions
- Private partners of the State
How We Work
Bid preparation
Review of tender documents, checking of administrative documents, consortia and subcontracting, questions to the contracting authority.
Award challenges
Challenging an exclusion or an award before the contracting authority and then the regulatory body, within the applicable time limits.
Contract performance
Service orders, amendments, late-delivery penalties, claims, default interest, termination and settlement of accounts.
Administrative litigation
Applications for reconsideration and hierarchical review, actions for annulment and liability claims before the administrative courts.
Our Approach
A thorough command of administrative procedures to secure every stage of dealings with public authorities.
Legal Framework
- Chad’s Public Procurement Code and its implementing regulations
- Public procurement control and regulatory bodies
- Rules applicable to public service delegations and public-private partnerships
- Rules of administrative litigation and organisation of the administrative courts
- Criminal provisions on breaches of integrity in public procurement
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, the firm advises on the compliance of bid submissions and the handling of any related appeals.
Yes. A bidder who considers it was wrongly excluded has remedies, first before the contracting authority and then before the regulatory body. Time limits are short: action must be taken as soon as the rejection is notified or the results are published.
Check the payment terms in the contract, submit a written claim in the contractual form and time limits, then consider amicable and judicial routes. Keeping evidence of performance is decisive.
Yes. The firm assists public purchasers in preparing tender documents, securing procedures and managing performance disputes, in compliance with the rules on preventing conflicts of interest.
This information is general in nature and does not constitute legal advice. Every situation calls for specific analysis: please contact the firm before making any decision.
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