S.L. 601.9 Art. 117Penalties.

The penalties imposed by the Public Contracts Review Board shall consist of:

(a) the imposition of fines on the contracting authority or the contracting entity, as the case may be, in the amount of fifteen per cent of the tender value but not exceeding fifty thousand euro (€50,000); or

(b) the shortening of the duration of the contract: Provided that the award of damages prescribed in regulation 114 shall not be considered as an appropriate alternative penalty for the purposes of this regulation.