"Environment is now a decisive criterion in certain calls to tender" (Éric de Balincourt, SYSTRA France)

"In the railways and mass transit sectors, environmental performance is now part of calls to tender. For some contracting authorities, it is a decisive criterion that can differentiate two bids at equal cost. Some still focus on price, but this criterion is gaining importance, and we support them in defining it clearly in their specifications.", Éric de Balincourt, Chairman of engineering company SYSTRA France, told News Tank on 05/11/2025.

At the RNTP (Rencontres Nationales du Transport Public / French Public Transportation National Meeting), in Orléans (Loiret / Centre-Val de Loire Region), SYSTRA presented GAYA, a solution for managing infrastructure projects through environmental performance. News Tank talked to Éric de Balincourt and Pascal Brostin, Director of Consultancy and Development at SYSTRA France.

" The issues raised by associations are becoming increasingly technical, which is why environmental aspects are fully taken into account from the earliest stages of projects. This is not a new subject, but today there are more demands for justification, and project owners have…