Dentons’ Public Procurement team has advised the Warsaw Bus Company on a tender worth approximately EUR 93 million for the supply of 130 low-floor articulated electric buses.
According to Dentons, the tender marks the largest purchase of sustainable vehicles for public transport in Europe to date. Pursuant to the contract signed on July 22, 2019, the winning supplier, Solaris Bus & Coach S.A., will deliver electric buses for Warsaw as early as next year. The tender forms part of the “Infrastructure and Environment Operational Programme 2014-2020," which is carried out in the area of transport and roads by the Centre for EU Transport Projects.
Dentons lawyers advised MZA throughout the tender procedure including drafting the tender documents and successfully representing MZA before the National Appeals Chamber in proceedings regarding the Terms of Reference for the contract. The team also prepared objections to the results of an inspection by the Chairman of the Public Procurement Office which were then sustained by the National Appeals Chamber. These actions allowed MZA to complete the tender and sign the contract within the scope originally intended by the Contracting Authority.
The Dentons team was supervised by Partner Aldona Kowalczyk and led by Senior Associate Sylwester Kuchnio.
