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PVG 2008 25 ΓÇó Missing signature on tender not a valid exclusion ground
PVG 2008 25Autre juridiction31 déc. 2008Dismissed
The appellant argued that the successful bidder’s offer should have been excluded because it was signed by only one shareholder, while the commercial register required collective signature. The court held that an internal power of attorney is sufficient to validate a single signature in procurement matters, and that insisting on registry signatory powers alone would be excessive formalism. Since the successful bidder credibly proved longstanding internal authorization for the signatory to submit offers and conclude contracts in the relevant business area, the award was not invalidated.
Art. 22 lit. b SubG; tender exclusion for missing or incomplete signature; internal authorization under Art. 32 ff. OR. A tender is not excluded where a shareholder signs alone on the basis of a valid internal power of attorney, even if the commercial register provides for collective signature. The decisive point is whether the bidder can prove an effective power to bind the company in the ordinary course of business. Procurement formalities are not self-purpose; demanding strict adherence to registry signature rules despite proven internal authority would constitute excessive formalism (consid. 1-2).
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**SubG. VorwurfUnvollständigkeit derOfferte. Unterschrif-**tenmangel.
Lap. Censura dell’incompletezza dell’offerta. Mancanza della firma.
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weisder erforderlichenUnterschriftslegitimation jenesSohnes für dasGeschäftsgebaren derfavorisierten Anbieterindamit aberein- wandfrei erbracht werden konnte, besteht für das Gericht keine Veranlassung mehr, von dieser bewährten Praxis abzuweichen und so im Resultat eben nochhöhere Formerfordernisse an die Gültigkeit solcherOfferten zustellen. Daswirtschaftlich günstigste Angebot*(Fr.** 161241.55) derberücksichtigten Anbieterinaus Scoul wurde somit von der Vorinstanz zuRecht nichtnach Art. 22 lit. b SubG vom Wettbewerb – wegen Nichtbeachtung formellerVor- schriften**–** ausgeschlossenbzw. fürungültig erklärt.*
U08 51Urteil vom19. Juni**2008
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