Paris public tender: SOMUPI files e pre-contractual summary request
- Paris
Paris, October 20, 2006 - JCDecaux (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one outdoor advertising company in Europe and Asia-Pacific and number two worldwide, announced today that SOMUPI (a joint venture company 66% owned by JCDecaux and 34% owned by Médias et Régie Europe, a Publicis company) has filed a pre-contractual summary request with the Administrative Court in Paris relating to the public tender for the installation and operation of a fleet of bicycles and a range of street furniture in Paris.
- The procedure chosen by the city for this public tender requires SOMUPI to ask the judge to verify whether the rules relating to public procurements in France have been followed.
- The filing has been made at this early stage to avoid any subsequent claims relating to these matters when the final award is made by the city.
Key figures
- 2005 revenues: €1,745.2m, first half 2006 revenues: €945.8M
- JCDecaux is listed on the Eurolist of the Euronext Paris stock exchange, and is part of the Euronext 100 and FTSE4Good indices.
- N°1 worldwide in street furniture (318,000 advertising panels)
- N°1 worldwide in airport advertising with 153 airports and more than 300 transport contracts in metros, buses, tramways and trains (207,000 advertising panels)
- N°1 in Europe for billboards (200,000 advertising panels)
- N°1 in outdoor advertising in China (79,000 advertising panels in 20 different cities)
- 725,000 advertising panels in 48 countries
- Present in over 3,400 cities with over 10,000 inhabitants
- 7,900 employees