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Paulina Sawicka

Counsel, Warsaw

Paulina is an advocate with almost 12 years of experience in providing legal advice on public procurement to public and private entities implementing infrastructure investments with particular emphasis on the rail and road sector.
Sawicka Paulina

Experience

In her practice she focuses on advising public entities at each stage of the public procurement procedure, including in particular the preparation of draft tender documentation, providing legal opinions, as well as supporting contracting authorities during the work of tender committees. She advises contractors applying for the award of a contract, including on the correctness of prepared bids, explanations and documents submitted during the tender, and represents the contractors before the National Appeal Chamber. 

The scope of legal advisory services provided by Paulina also includes support for clients at the stage of execution of public procurement contracts, including in particular those based on FIDIC contract templates. She provides comprehensive legal assistance in the area of ongoing client service at the stage of investment execution, including contractors' claims, creation of sub-contractor agreements or negotiation of changes in contractual provisions.

Memberships

  • Advocate - The Warsaw Bar Association

Testimonials

The Legal 500 2023 – Public Procurement – Recommended lawyer (Tier 2)

Recent Cases

- Legal support for the contracting authority at the stage of preparation and conduct of the following procedures, including:

  • "Represented a consortium comprising RUBAU Polska and Poltores before the National Appeals Chamber in an appeal against the decision of GDDKiA to reject the client’s tender in a public procurement process for construction of a section of S19 Expressway."
  • "Advising CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants on a tender procedure published by Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne for the award of an IT contract for the development of the Central Energy Market Information System."
  • Advising a consortium comprising CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive and Vossloh Locomotives on tenders organised in Poland for the supply of rolling stock.
  • "Managing and supervising the execution of an investment task: Performance of construction works related to the reconstruction of the Warszawa Zachodnia station within the framework of the project OPI&E 5.1-13 entitled "Works on the Warsaw cross- line on the section Warsaw Wschodnia - Warszawa Zachodnia" and the project POIIŚ 6.1-22 entitled "Construction of a tram route to Wilanów together with purchase of rolling stock and accompanying infrastructure".
  • Managing and supervising the implementation of the investment task under the project no. 2015- PL-TM-0125-W entitled: "Improving rail access to Szczecin and Świnoujście seaports".