Representation in case files was successfully ensured both before the National Council for Solving Complaints (CNSC) and before the competent Courts of Appeal
Bucharest, February 08, 2023 – Voicu & Filipescu lawyers in the public procurement practice have successfully represented a group of companies, among the most important ones active in the field of biodiversity in Romania in the elaboration, substantiation, approval of studies and management plans regarding habitats and national parks, in litigations regarding public procurement in relation to contracts whose cumulative value is of millions of Euros.
The team of specialized lawyers ensured the representation of the client in various cases in which, based on solid arguments and pleas, obtained favorable solutions for the client which involved, among others, the requalification in the procedure as a result of the abusive disqualification based on an alleged conflict of interest, demonstrating that there is no real conflict, which would harm competition and which was not proven in any case, the cancellation of a decision issued by a mayor’s office in the Municipality of Bucharest to cancel the tender due to the alleged lack of funds, maintaining the result of a tender procedure organized by the Regia Naţională a Pădurilor Romsilva (Romanian state-owned enterprise responsible for dealing with protection, preservation and development of publicly owned forests of the Romanian state, and the management of hunting and fishing grounds), which was contested by a disqualified participant for the lack of specific professional experience of a key expert, as well as winning and signing an important contract with the same contracting authority after numerous appeals, complaints and requests to intervene in a tender in which three reports of the procedure were issued, there is a close battle to challenge the score given to key experts for specific professional experience.
Representation and assistance were ensured under the coordination of Partner Raluca Mihai, with the active involvement of Laura Pricop, Senior Associate, and Delia Nagy, Associate, during the last several months.
“I am very pleased that I managed to deepen a field as specific as that of biodiversity and to be able to successfully support the arguments invoked in each case and I thank our clients in this way for their special collaboration and all the explanations provided with professionalism and a lot of dedication.” said Raluca Mihai, Partner Voicu & Filipescu and coordinator of the client representation team.
The practice group specialized in public procurement within Voicu & Filipescu includes lawyers who have extensive experience in providing assistance on the entire range of legal services both for bidders, consortia/associations in tenders, and for contracting authorities under specific Romanian legislation, supporting clients to protect their interests and achieve the right balance of benefits for both parties. At the same time, the Firm provides legal representation in the procedures initiated by clients to challenge the award decisions issued by the contracting authorities, both before the National Council for the Resolution of Appeals and the competent courts, with a significant success rate.
