No appeals board for first part of power station selection procedure

Aggrieved bidders in the gas power station project will not be able to appeal the selection board’s decisions, but can only recover their costs by going to court, according to the call for expressions of interest. This appears to contradict Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi’s statements on Bondìplus where he said an appeals board would be set up and bidders would be able to progress to the next round. “If the court finds for the complainant, the damages shall be limited to the costs incurred by the complainant in making its submission,” the document says. When questioned, Dr Mizzi’s spokeswoman said bidders for the first part of the procedure may only go to court, but there would be an appeal procedure in the second part of the process, which would be the detailed request for proposals. Full story in The Times.