Morocco public works contract conditions: the CCAG-T, article by article
The CCAG-T (cahier des clauses administratives générales applicables aux marchés de travaux) sets the general conditions of contract for public works in Morocco: it lays down how a works contract is performed, and the rights and obligations of the contracting authority (maître d'ouvrage) and the contractor. It was approved by Decree n° 2-14-394 of 13 May 2016, published in the Bulletin officiel (Official Gazette) n° 6470 of 2 June 2016, and has applied since 1 October 2016. In 2026, this text of 84 articles is still the one the Commission nationale de la commande publique (National Public Procurement Commission) cites in its opinions.
Choosing a construction company in Morocco: a client's guide
A main contractor (entreprise générale) is a construction company that delivers a complete building under a single contract and coordinates all the trades. To choose a construction company in Morocco, check six points before you invite tenders: its qualification and classification, comparable and documented references, its people and plant, the trades it carries out itself, its financial health, and its safety and insurance. This guide gives the checklist, the questions to ask and the way to read a list of references.
Public procurement in Morocco: Decree n° 2-22-431 (2023), a guide for works contractors
Public procurement in Morocco is governed by Decree n° 2-22-431 of 8 March 2023, which came into force on 1 September 2023 in place of the 2013 decree. As of November 2026, no decree has amended it: only ministerial orders have supplemented it or adjusted its thresholds, including the order of 25 February 2026 that lowered the advertising thresholds of article 23. Here is what a works contractor needs to take from it: procedures, thresholds, tender evaluation and subcontracting.
Client and project supervisor: who does what on a building site in Morocco
On a public building site in Morocco, the client (maître d'ouvrage), called the contracting authority in procurement, is the authority that prepares and awards the contract and has it carried out in the name of the public body. The project supervisor (maître d'œuvre) designs the works and supervises them on the client's behalf, and the construction company builds them. Around them come the delegated client, the architect, the engineering consultancy, the technical inspection body, the testing laboratory and the subcontractors.
Contractor classification in Morocco: qualification, classes and certificate
Qualification and classification form the system by which the Ministère de l'Équipement (Ministry of Equipment, Morocco's public works ministry) recognises the activities a construction company in Morocco is able to carry out, then places it in a class according to its resources. The system rests on Decree n° 2-94-223 of 16 June 1994, amended in 2020, and leads to a certificate issued for five years. The class shown on that certificate determines, sector by sector, the maximum annual contract value the contractor may tender for.
Retention, performance bond and provisional acceptance of a works contract in Morocco
In a public works contract in Morocco, retention (retenue de garantie) is deducted at the rate of one tenth of each interim payment and stops growing at 7% of the initial contract amount, unless the special conditions of the contract provide otherwise. It is paid, and the performance bond returned, after final acceptance, which in principle takes place twelve months after provisional acceptance. Here, in the order in which a contract unfolds, are the guarantees and the acceptance stages laid down by Moroccan law.
Morocco tenders: how to bid for a public works contract
To bid for a public works tender in Morocco, a contractor downloads the tender documents from the public procurement portal, prepares an administrative file, a technical file and a financial bid, then submits them electronically before the bid opening session. The common rules are set by Decree n° 2-22-431 of 8 March 2023. The rules specific to each contract are found in its tender rules (règlement de consultation).
