GWW success in an international tender

GWW successfully represented PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. in a tender, the value of which is estimated at PLN 3 billion

The tender concerns the construction of the ERTMS / GSM-R communication system. The construction focuses on the location of fiber optics and setting up transmission poles along most of the railway lines in Poland. This will allow digital communication between the cabin system in trains and the traffic management system. The ERTMS / GSM-R system is to be an element of introducing interoperability to the European railway network. No other European country decided to conduct a tender on such a scale.

Three consortia participated in the tender: Nokia – PLN 2.644 billion, Kapsch-Porr – PLN 3.724 billion and a consortium of Chinese companies – PLN 4.8 billion. Nokia's offer was considered the most advantageous of all. The Kapsch-Porr consortium questioned the correctness of the winning offer both in terms of technical matters and price. By virtue of a judgment of 19 January 2018, the National Board of Appeal upheld the decision of PKP PLK. Thanks to significant efforts of GWW lawyers – (with the client's representation before KIO, GWW cooperated with Tomasz Siedlecki Law Firm), the State Treasury saved over PLN 1 billion.

Agnieszka Adach, attorney-at-law was the key lawyer preparing the strategy for conducting disputes and representing the PKP PLK before the National Appeal Chamber on the part of GWW.

At an earlier stage of the tender, the GWW team under the supervision of Michał Sękowski prepared the terms of public procurement and supported PKP PLK in answering several thousand questions sent by contractors.