Hans Wilhelm Alfen, Andreas Leupold

European Procurement & Public Private Partnership Law Review, Volume 5 (2010), Issue 1, Page 8

I. Introduction One of the most important measures to handle the growing traffic volume in cities is an efficient traffic- management system. As obligatory instructions for road users and due to their visibility, traffic lights are the most relevant element of a traffic management system. In order to meet the high safety requirements related to traffic lights, cities have to make big efforts not only to install but also to maintain and modernise their

Hans Wilhelm Alfen, Andreas Leupold

European Procurement & Public Private Partnership Law Review, Volume 2 (2007), Issue 1, Page 5

I. Introduction The following paper gives an overview of the development of Public Private Partnerships (PPP) as a new public procurement method in Germany. It focuses mainly on the standardisation process and other aspects of the general political and institutional framework as well as on the market development. At the same time, it constitutes the start of a series of articles providing a more detailed insight in different sectors like transport and