Estonian appeals court rejects Stadler's complaint over Tallinn streetcar tender

Photo: Stadler

The Tallinn Circuit Court on Monday did not satisfy a complaint by the Swiss train and streetcar manufacturer Stadler Bussnang AG concerning the Tallinn streetcar tender and upheld the rulings made by the Tallinn Administrative Court at the end of last year and on January 8 this year.

The court ordered Stadler Bussnang to pay Tallinn's municipal transport company 2,293 euros and the Spanish manufacturer Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles S.A (CAF) 2,300 euros to cover the appeal procedure expenses, spokesperson for the court Anneli Vilu told BNS.

The ruling can be appealed with the Supreme Court within 10 days.

The capital city's public transport company announced last summer an international tender to buy streetcars for route No 4 of the Tallinn streetcar system at an estimated cost of 44.25 million euros. The city wanted to buy at least 15 new streetcars and auxiliary equipment together with software. The transport company later declared CAF winner of the tender, rejecting Stadler's offer as not consistent with the terms of the tender.

Stadler challenged the decision with the public procurement dispute settlement committee in mid-November. The committee declared invalid the decision that awarded victory to the Spanish manufacturer along with the decision finding the CAF offer to be consistent with the terms of the tender, but did not change the decision of the transport company that found the Stadler offer to be not consistent with tender conditions. The committee's decision was upheld by the Tallinn Administrative Court at the end of December.