PETERKA PARTNERS provides a one-stop shop for legal services in the area of Public Procurement for the entire CEE region. Due to the growing development of public procurement law at the national level in the CEE region, as well as in the EU itself, PETERKA PARTNERS recognizes the importance of this area and strongly focuses on all legal matters through its own practice group.
Within the PETERKA PARTNERS group, our Public Procurement practice coordinates services in the area of public procurement law, but especially, it is the main communication channel for clients seeking legal advice in this field and/or wishing to access the CEE market. The highly-regulated area of public procurement creates a potentially dangerous space for businesses and requires public procurement specialists with comprehensive knowledge of local practices and expertise. Our team of experienced lawyers always meets these challenges and aims to find the most suitable solution for clients who are, in particular, tenderers in public procurement or contractors performing the public contracts awarded.
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ALDESA
Comprehensive legal advice relating to the participation of the client in public procurement that was commenced after the entry into force of the new Public Procurement Act. Preparation and review of related documentation and analysis of various legal issues, in particular regarding the use of third-party capacities, the use of subcontractors, analysis of the status of third parties and subcontractors, elaboration of contractual documentation with subcontractors and third parties, proving the fulfilment of the participation conditions in public procurement by the client, third parties and subcontractors, as well as other legal issues related to the participation of an economic entity in public procurement.
ATLAS COPCO
Comprehensive services to a member of major industrial group Atlas Copco, regarding public procurement for Moscow, consulting on tender documents, and representing the client before the Federal Antimonopoly Service (Moscow department).
DESCOURS & CABAUD
Legal advice to Descours & Cabaud, a major distributor of work tools and products for industry and construction. Our assistance included information on the public procurement process in the Slovak Republic.
EM GROUP
Legal advisory services to Ensto Czech s.r.o., an international family business which designs and provides electrical solutions to improve the safety, functionality, reliability and efficiency of smart grids, buildings and transportation, in connection with a participation in a key public tender.
ENEL
Advising a major energy company, regarding the obligations of the company as a company that is part of a vertically-integrated group, with a focus on an analysis of the company´s obligations resulting from the laws governing the energy sector. Our advice also included assessment of the company´s obligations to perform a public tender for the conclusion of specific contracts.
HLAVNÍ MĚSTO PRAHA
Advising Pražská developerská společnost with the Vltavska Filharmonie project - structuring public procurement procedures, drafting and/or reviewing of tender documentation, the drafting of the documents necessary for launching a tender procedure, in particular, contracts and statements related thereto.
IVECO
Representing Iveco Czech Republic, a.s., the biggest manufacturing facility of Iveco Bus belonging to the CNH Industrial N.V. group, before the Antimonopoly Office in disputes related to public procurement procedures exceeding the value of 39 mill. EUR.
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
PETERKA & PARTNERS has been advising and representing Johnson & Johnson s.r.o., a leading medical company, in providing advice on the public procurement rules and competition and providing comments to the Green Paper on the modernization of EU public procurement policy.
KONICA MINOLTA
Assisting RSA Cosmos, a global leader in digital planetariums, with public procurement in the Czech Republic. We navigated the client through the public procurement process and advised by providing comments on the tender documentation.
PSG
Legal advisory services to PSG-International a.s., a construction company which belongs to the holding operating on different markets, on the client’s participation in a tender for the construction of a plant in Novopolotsk, including advice on the establishment of a permanent representative office, taxation, etc.
SAFRAN
Legal assistance to Safran Aero Boosters with the preparation of bids for CVUT public tenders, including further representation of the client in communication with the contracting authority.
SANDVIK
Legal services to Sandvik Mining and Construction Central Europe, a leader in the development and manufacturing of mining devices, regarding the assessment and adaptation of the “Future Agreement” in relation to obligations of suppliers as stated in the Public Procurement Act.
SKANSKA
Continuous legal advisory services concerning tenders and objections by the international construction and development company Skanska against the procedures of public contracting authorities and representing the company in subsequent proceedings on reviewing the acts of public contracting authorities, held before the Office for the Protection of Competition.
SODEXO
Advising Sodexo, one of the largest food services and facilities management companies, in connection with possible steps against untrue or misleading information published in the media. Legal advisory to the Slovak subsidiary of the Sodexo group, one of the largest food services and facilities management companies in the world, in relation to various issues connected with public procurement law and its impact on the clientʼs possible business activities.
VEOLIA GROUP
Advice in connection with the privatisation of water management services in regions in the Czech Republic, including negotiating contractual documents with public authorities and legal analyses of issues concerning public contracts, state support and drawing European funds (the aggregate value of the transactions is put at several hundred million euros).
VIATRIS
Advising MYLAN, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of generic pharmaceuticals, in relation to the legal assessment of various issues relating to the registration of the client and other companies belonging to the client´s group in the Register of Public Sector Partners.
ZEEKO
Legal consultancy to Zeeko Ltd., a UK based technology company with ultra precision polishing solutions for optics and other complex surfaces, in relation to tenders for the supply of polishing machines, and representation of Zeeko in the negotiations with the contracting authority.
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