Payment for Additional Works in Fixed-Price Contracts: A Welcome Clarification from the Conseil d’État
Article written by Nathalie Dupuy-Loup, Partner in the Insurance, Construction & Industrial Risks Department, in Issue No. 9 of the France Edition of The Legal Industry Review .
In brief : in a decision dated March 17, 2025 (CE, No. 491682), the Conseil d’État recognizes that the holder of a fixed-price public contract may obtain payment for additional works carried out at the written or verbal request of the project owner or project manager, even in the absence of a formal service order and without having to prove that the work was necessary to complete the project in accordance with industry standards. This is a significant development that takes into account the operational realities of construction sites.
Read more in The Legal Industry Reviews – France, Issue No. 9