{"id":7148,"date":"2025-11-20T14:28:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T13:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/?p=7148"},"modified":"2025-12-08T14:52:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T13:52:39","slug":"weko-eroeffnet-untersuchung-zu-moeglichen-submissionsabreden-im-kanton-jura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/news-insights\/weko-eroeffnet-untersuchung-zu-moeglichen-submissionsabreden-im-kanton-jura\/","title":{"rendered":"COMCO launches Investigation into possible Bid-rigging in the Canton of Jura"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7148\" class=\"elementor elementor-7148\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e192929 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"57702\" data-id=\"5e192929\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99081b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99081b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COMCO launches Investigation into possible Bid-rigging in the Canton of Jura<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f29e2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"5f29e2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>20.11.2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-ec6c601 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMario Strebel, Fabian Koch\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d17332b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d17332b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-4d17332b{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6fdab6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6fdab6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-e6fdab6{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bcb7c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bcb7c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"549\"><strong>According to a press release dated 20 November 2025, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weko.admin.ch\/weko\/en\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swiss Competition Commission (COMCO)<\/a> has opened a new investigation against several construction companies in the Canton of Jura. The authority suspects that these companies coordinated bids and prices in the building and civil engineering sector over several years. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weko.admin.ch\/weko\/en\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COMCO<\/a> has conducted dawn raids and is now examining whether unlawful restrictions of competition took place.<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"911\"><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"911\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weko.admin.ch\/weko\/en\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COMCO<\/a> received indications that six companies may have coordinated their prices and offers in public and private procurement procedures. To secure evidence, dawn raids were carried out at several of the companies involved. The investigation focuses on whether coordinated price or bid arrangements existed that unlawfully restricted competition.<\/p><p data-start=\"913\" data-end=\"1071\"><strong>Assessment<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"913\" data-end=\"1071\">This case highlights the sensitivity of the construction industry to antitrust risks. The construction industry has therefore been the focus of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weko.admin.ch\/weko\/en\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COMCO<\/a> for years.<\/p><p data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1550\">In the context of permissible joint ventures, companies in the construction sector regularly interact with competitors. Such lawful forms of cooperation must be distinguished from unlawful cartels such as bid-rigging agreements. While permissible joint ventures can intensify competition, bid-rigging arrangements weaken competition and drive up prices. They are among the most serious types of collusion and can lead to lengthy proceedings, high fines, and other disadvantages.<\/p><p data-start=\"1552\" data-end=\"1938\">Companies should regularly review their compliance structures and bidding processes to reduce antitrust risks. Regular training sessions may also be advisable. If an investigation is nevertheless initiated, professional legal advice from the very beginning is essential to effectively safeguard rights.\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"1940\" data-end=\"2016\">For the companies under investigation, the presumption of innocence applies.<\/p><p data-start=\"2018\" data-end=\"2054\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">You can find the press release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.admin.ch\/de\/newnsb\/FQe4lnmfryo3Hs3OdIs33\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> (in German only).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b3fb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0b3fb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CORE Attorneys is a boutique law firm in Switzerland, focusing on <a href=\"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/expertise\/wettbewerbsrecht\/\">competition\/antitrust law<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/expertise\/regulierung\/\">regulatory<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/expertise\/vertriebsrecht\/\">distribution law<\/a> matters. Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/news-insights\/\">News &amp; Insights<\/a> and follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/core-attorneys\">LinkedIn<\/a> for regular updates on all our focus areas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gem\u00e4ss Medienmitteilung vom 20. November 2025 hat die Wettbewerbskommission (WEKO) ein neues Verfahren gegen mehrere Bauunternehmen im Kanton Jura eingeleitet. Im Raum steht der Verdacht, dass diese Angebote und Preise im Hoch- und Tiefbau \u00fcber mehrere Jahre hinweg koordiniert haben&#8230;.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"WEKO er\u00f6ffnet Untersuchung zu m\u00f6glichen Submissionsabreden im Kanton Jura","_seopress_titles_desc":"WEKO er\u00f6ffnet Untersuchung zu m\u00f6glichen Submissionsabreden im Kanton Jura","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,9],"tags":[723,722,647,227,719,718,56,721,74,643,720,319,39,76],"class_list":["post-7148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-competition","category-neuigkeiten","tag-angebotsabsprache","tag-ausschreibungen","tag-baubranche","tag-compliance","tag-hochbau","tag-kanton-jura","tag-kartellrecht","tag-offerten","tag-schweiz","tag-submissionsabreden","tag-tiefbau","tag-untersuchung","tag-weko","tag-wettbewerbsrecht"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7148"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7157,"href":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7148\/revisions\/7157"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}