As regards the question whether the development agreement c
onstitutes a public works contract, the Court recalls, first of all, that the directive concerning the coordination of procedures for the award of public works
contracts defines a public works
contract as any written
contract, concluded for pecuniary interest between a
contractor and a
contracting authority (State, local authority, body governed by public law) whose purpose is, in particular, the design and/or execution of works, or a work corresponding to
...[+++] the requirements specified by the contracting authority.