The City of Salerno authorized Iren Smart Solution, the contractor in charge of installing the Luci d'Artista light displays, to subcontract part of the mounting work to Artlux of Paternopoli and Decolight of Pomigliano d'Arco. Both firms had been named in the inquiry into the 2021/2022 Luci d'Artista tender, according to a report in Il Mattino Salerno.
According to that report, Iren Smart Solution requested the subcontracts to speed up the work and to secure the necessary materials. The municipal authorizations covered the two companies identified as Artlux and Decolight.
The earlier case
The two subcontractors had been cited in the investigation concerning the 2021/2022 edition tender. As reconstructed in the published report, proceedings were still pending before the Court of Salerno at the time of publication.
In that case, prosecutors had alleged bid-rigging — turbata liberta degli incanti — against five individuals. That is an accusation, not a conviction, and no finding of guilt is established in the research available for this article.
No further procedural developments after the date of the Il Mattino article have been verified here. The numbers and dates of the municipal authorization acts, and the exact share of work subcontracted, were not directly verified.
The edition in context
Iren Smart Solution was identified as the organizer of the 19th edition and was reported to be the only company to have submitted a bid. The reported project cost was 1,224,000 euros excluding VAT.
The project covered installations in main streets of Salerno, in Piazza della Liberta, and in other city areas. The City of Salerno presented the 2024-2025 edition as a free exhibition of light works in streets, squares and characteristic places of the city, with support from the Regione Campania.
The financial terms and operational scope of the subcontracts were not specified in the sources acquired for this article.
What remains unverified
The documentation from the National Anti-Corruption Authority referred to in the press report was not independently verified. The economic figures and payment arrangements for the subcontracted work are also not specified in the available evidence.
For readers following the event, the practical point is unchanged: Luci d'Artista remains a free, citywide public display organized by the municipality. For readers following the administrative story, the open questions are the precise content of the municipal authorizations and any later decisions by the court in Salerno.
