Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the cantonal court could treat the respondent's interim award to the second-ranked bidder as lawful after the appellant failed to conclude the contract on time.
Decisione estratta
Yes. The court held that the respondent could regard the contract as failed and, because continuous waste collection was urgent, could use a direct award as an interim solution under the cantonal procurement exception.
Motivazione estratta
The appellant only signed the contract long after the deadline and with reservations; maintaining equal treatment of bidders did not require later contract correction. The respondent's reliance on urgency and on the procurement exception was not arbitrary.